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Supes/Bats together on DVD/Blu-ray

bill — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:36:32 +0000

I’m a real fanboy when it comes to Marvel and DC’s animated direct to DVD titles and this one looks to be no exception. Can’t wait to pick it up!

[youtube width="480" height="295"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGn4IN_rY74[/youtube]

Big & Green vs. Short & Mean

bill — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:06:32 +0000

Watch the First Hulk vs. Wolverine Animated Trailer!

In January 2009, Hulk will be coming to Blu-ray/DVD in a two shot animated feature: Hulk vs. Thor and Hulk vs. Wolverine. If you follow the link, you will see a VERY short snippet that Marvel is calling a trailer. Nothing yet on Hulk vs. Thor, but I think both of these sound like a lot of fun and I know I’ll be adding the Blu-ray to my collection!

Firefly Special Edition?

bill — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:42:40 +0000

Firefly DVD news: Rumors for Firefly – The Complete Series: Special Edition | TVShowsOnDVD.com

I really hope this is true, but only if we get a Blu-ray version. I own the previous version and I don’t really buy DVDs any longer, but I would double-dip for a Blu-ray version. This should be very doable given that Firefly shows on HDNet or UHD (can’t recall which right now) quite often and it looks darn good.

Here’s hoping for a bit more brown coat celebration in my future

UPDATE:

TV Shows on DVD has confirmation from Fox that it will be coming out on Blu-ray!

War, Inc. limited release, then DVD & Blu-ray…

bill — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:48:31 +0000

This film looks pretty funny, but I usually like movies with the Cusacks in them. I would explain it, but watching the trailer would probably work better as War, Inc. has a fairly unusual plot Given that this has a limited theatrical release and is then going to DVD & Blu-ray, I might pick it up on Blu-ray sight unseen as I REALLY think I may like this one. I’ll make up my mind once the reviews start coming out…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daFGJkKFevI]

As usual, thanks to the IMP Awards for the poster…

Another step towards Blu-ray

bill — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:15:29 +0000

Hmmmm… so Paramount and Dreamworks Animation have cancelled many of their upcoming HD DVDs. So, as of now they’re basically only releasing DVDs, but you just know they’re about to announce some Blu-ray titles

Death of the format war?

bill — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:57:13 +0000

I thought it was about time I posted on the high-def format war that has been going on for some time. I initially considered both formats, blu-ray and HD DVD. I finally came to the conclusion that with the affordability of the HD DVD drive for Xbox 360, it would be the better choice for me initially. I got it late last year as an anniversary gift at the low price of $129 from Amazon. I proceeded to buy some discs and I got Planet Earth for $65 for Christmas last year. I always assumed that given it’s advanced features, cheap hardware prices, etc. that it would either eventually win out or that there would continue to be a stalemate for 12-18 months. Given the later, I assumed that I would buy a PS3 at some point

Well, hmmm…maybe not so much? Warner has now switched from neutral to Blu-ray exclusive as of June 2008. This only leaves 2 studios in the HD DVD camp. I believe that this is a blow that they cannot recover from. this lead me to order a PS3 2 weeks ago. I returned any unopened HD DVDs and now I am going Blu-ray exclusive. I will still submit my MIR for 5 free discs and I will watch the discs I already have or rent, but no new HD DVD purchases.

This does pain me somewhat as I have about $250 in to HD DVD, but that isn’t the end of the world. I simply don’t believe HD DVD will be able to hold onto Universal and Paramount at this point and it is only a matter of time before the format sinks into irrelevancy. I believe the HD DVD format should die off gracefully. They should cut their losses and move on, but it isn’t clear what will take place in the coming months…

Now before any of you paint me as a fanboy or negative, I would suggest this for either format given the same circumstances. This is especially true given that I started out with HD DVD first.

Hence, the moving on…

And now the moving on…

bill — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:12:45 +0000

Hmmm…I’ve had time to consider Warner’s HD DVD abandonment. I’m not really angry so much as a bit annoyed at Warner’s obvious duplicity. They claimed back in December that they had made no decision to abandon their neutral stance, yet this deal didn’t happen overnight (things this big never do). So, either they are a completely inept company or they outright lied to their customers…

Not that any of that matters, but I think they should seriously consider a trade in program to help ease the transition. It is the only way to clean up their rep in light of this gaff. However, I’m not advocating a boycott or anything foolish like that, but more simply stating that I very much like Warner and this move simply takes some of the shine off for me…

As I had originally planned, I went ahead and used my Christmas money to buy a PS3. Sonystyle.com is having a good deal where if you apply for a Sony Credit Card, you’ll get $100 credit to your card and 12 months no interest for spending $299 or more. Well, the PS3 40GB is my $299 or more $427 shipped – $100 = $327 … not too bad!

We’ll see what I order to go with it.

YES! Flash Gordon on DVD again!

bill — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:55:45 +0000

DVD Review – Flash… Ahhhh

I love this movie, Flash Gordon, the stylistic popcorn flick/Queen rock opera and I have wanted to own it for some time, but the previous DVD release was pulled due to licensing issues with the music (I believe). Now, it is being released again in a “Saviour of the Universe Edition”. I know I’ll be picking this guy up on release day and hopefully no lawyers will get between me and my enjoyment of this flick again

Hooray, Browncoats: Serenity SE DVD Coming!

bill — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:22:33 +0000

According to Joss Wheedon, he’s hoping and expecting the SE to include a full-bore cast commentary (which will ndoubtedly be awesome), the “Tam Session” videos, all of the Aussie DVD’s extras (which look like a lot of stuff!), and (yes) new cover art. I’ll say it again: shiny.

Woohoo…I will definitely be picking this up when it streets!

Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition

bill — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:55:22 +0000

This IS what I want for Christmas…

Here are some better pictures… (Found on SuperHeroHype.com)