a lot of disney fans but i'm not impressed. Movie was alright. I'll probably end up picking up the whole trilogy eventually.

12/14/2007 11:47:13 AM

Warner's totally going Blu at CES.

12/14/2007 12:48:40 PM

probably...and with sony FINALLY pulling their collective penis out of the consumers' collective asshole, blu-ray players will be affordable and worth buying (not trying to start the ps3 argument again, but i'd rather pay $130 - give or take - less and get a standalone player)

if i had to suggest one over the other at this point, i'd say go blu

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 1:00 PM. Reason : closer to $130, i guess]

12/14/2007 12:59:19 PM

This is pretty cool:

http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/13/microsoft-unveils-xbox-360-hd-dvd-emulator-hopes-to-speed-up-de/

12/14/2007 1:29:28 PM

SuperBad

Couldn't find that shit on Blu Ray locally.

I was so mad .

12/14/2007 1:34:58 PM

if only sony could have this kind of relative success with games for their 'uber' console.

12/14/2007 2:08:45 PM

WOW THAT'S A GOOD POINT GOLOVKO, THANKS FOR POINTING THAT OUT!!!!

IT CERTAINLY HASN'T BEEN COVERED BEFORE!!!!!1

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 2:15 PM. Reason : dd]

12/14/2007 2:15:11 PM

fanadick.

12/14/2007 2:16:02 PM

man that was a zinger. Seems like you put a little more though than usual behind that post. A++

12/14/2007 2:28:43 PM

Quote :

"man that was a zinger. Seems like you put a little more thought than usual behind that post. A++"

seems like you didn't put enough though in your post.

12/14/2007 2:35:52 PM

is this the correct English and grammar message board?

i thought it was tech talk!

12/14/2007 4:27:54 PM

it's actually the "Golovko show" board. He runs in circles in here, trying to prove to himself that he's not stupid.

[Edited on December 14, 2007 at 4:34 PM. Reason : d]

12/14/2007 4:33:30 PM

Bl Ra is pretty awesome!

12/14/2007 4:36:05 PM

Yeah, Bourne is selling very very well. It may be the first red week we've had this year -- and not a moment too soon, either.

12/14/2007 5:57:36 PM

Im more interested in how Harry Potter does since its on both formats...this should be very telling of whos ahead, and give us an indication of where Warner might go if they do indeed declare exclusivity.

Superbad, Lost, The Simpsons Movie, and the Pirates and Spider-man movies all have me wanting to go purple though.

12/15/2007 3:05:50 AM

After being fairly neutral since the release, I'm leaning bluray solely because

1) I plan on getting a PS3 in the next few months
2) Content wise, bluray seems to have slightly better content (imo)
3) Lost (i almost bought a ps3 yesterday solely to watch lost in hd)

12/16/2007 10:44:52 AM

the kingdom on hddvd dec 23rd. Must have for me. Really great movie.

12/16/2007 2:11:52 PM

yeah i still want to see that one...looked really good

12/16/2007 2:41:04 PM

i'm not gonna read all of this....

what is gonna decide this "war"???

12/16/2007 3:06:30 PM

imho, it'll be the price of the hardware and content (if the studios mantain split), otherwise it may very well come down to which studios support which format (assuming they'll all eventually support one and not the other)

[Edited on December 16, 2007 at 3:22 PM. Reason : .]

12/16/2007 3:21:13 PM

Tomorrow is the last big release day for 2007. Blade Runner should be HUGE, a lot of people have been waiting a long time for this. It was originally going to be released in October, but was delayed. Terminator 3 and Stardust will probably sell well too. The Simpsons movie was good, but comedies in HD usually don't sell well. Robert De Niro in Stardust was a lot better than John Travolta in Hairspray.

HDM Releases for December 18, 2007

* Balls of Fury (HD DVD)
* Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.) (Blu-ray)
* Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Ed.) (HD DVD)
* Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.) (Blu-ray)
* Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Ed.) (HD DVD)
* The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live (HD DVD)
* R. Kelly Live - The Light It Up Tour (HD DVD)
* Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night (HD DVD)
* Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour (Blu-ray)
* The Simpsons Movie (Blu-ray)
* Stardust (HD DVD)
* Sunrise Earth: American Sunrises Vol 1 (Blu-ray)
* Sunrise Earth: American Sunrises Vol 1 (HD DVD)
* Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Blu-ray)
* That’s Entertainment: Complete Collection (Blu-ray)
* That’s Entertainment: Complete Collection (HD DVD)
* Underdog (2007) (Blu-ray)

12/17/2007 11:55:08 AM

i mean how could you not put R. Kelly Live in bold? that will be the hottest selling disc of the year!

12/17/2007 12:04:13 PM

Quote :

"comedies in HD usually don't sell well"

I'd buy them if they released something other than 30 first dates....

12/17/2007 12:29:30 PM

Superbad, Bad Santa, Happy Gilmore, National Lampoon's Van Wilder, and Anchorman come to mind as really weak sellers in HD DVD and Blu-ray. Fans of Ice Cube won't want to miss "Are We Done Yet?".

12/17/2007 1:17:26 PM

Superbad is the only one i would consider picking up out of those (1/2 aren't on Blu, the other 1/2 suck).

12/17/2007 1:31:17 PM

Picked up The Simpsons movie and Superbad on blu ray today.

Going to pick up Blade Runner and Bullit in a couple weeks as well.

12/18/2007 11:31:31 PM

Don't forget Amadeus in Feb!!! I'm so pumped for that one.

12/19/2007 1:17:45 PM

no new nielson numbers?

12/20/2007 11:32:20 AM

its official. Movies are better in hi def

I wasn't a big fan of superbad. Saw it once in theaters. Saw it again on blu ray and I actually really liked it lol.

12/20/2007 11:34:53 AM

^^61:39. No new charts or anything yet, but they are from the same guy who leaks the numbers around this time every week.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=12540884#post12540884

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 11:42 AM. Reason : :]

12/20/2007 11:38:40 AM

not as bad as last weeks..... but still

12/20/2007 11:50:10 AM

Quote :

"its official. Movies are better in hi def I wasn't a big fan of superbad. Saw it once in theaters. Saw it again on blu ray and I actually really liked it lol."

Virtually every aspect of this post is making my eyes bleed.

12/20/2007 11:57:01 AM

^i wouldn't say it was badass but it was actually funnier the 2nd time through

of course it could be the drink I had earlier.

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 12:00 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2007 11:59:55 AM

You can't deny the anecdotal evidence:

Before watching superbad on blu ray:

Mark: "I wish I could erase the memory of ever watching that movie"

As soon as we push play

Mark:"loloololololoololololol" x the running length

I mean, in this website where anecdotal evidence = clear fact, none of you can deny the validity here.

12/20/2007 12:08:42 PM

It must have been all the pictures of dicks. The veins were 100% clearer in HD

12/20/2007 12:24:04 PM

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

12/20/2007 12:25:13 PM

haaaaaaaaaahaahahahahaha

12/20/2007 12:28:42 PM

I DON'T KNOW WHICH TO BUY, HELP.

12/20/2007 1:31:18 PM

i think i will end up siding with Blue Ray because the technology is better and just hope Sony pulls away from Microsoft

12/20/2007 1:39:55 PM

Quote :

"the technology is better"

try explaining this to some of these people, you'll get burned at the stake.

You sony fanboy.

12/20/2007 3:04:47 PM

I don't need to explain nor do I give two shits about anyone's opinion on this forum...

I'm not really a Sony person but their product has the better technology

http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division/
that link pretty much sums it up in a nutshell

look at the specs for yourself, Blue Ray is superior

[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 3:54 PM. Reason : its not opinion, its just simple fact]

12/20/2007 3:26:05 PM

^ at this point in time, given that sony FINALLY stopped being assholes about the whole "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL A BLU-RAY PLAYER CHEAPER THAN A PS3 BLAH BLAH BLAH RAWR RAWR RAWR" thing, yeah, it's superior technology and it's FINALLY worth paying for

12/20/2007 4:06:02 PM

Nothing says "relevant to technology" like an article that's over two years old.

12/20/2007 4:14:55 PM

Quote :

"Blue Ray is superior"

nothing says reading comprehension like someone who read an article with the word blu ray two dozen times yet still some how writes it blue ray.

12/20/2007 4:26:42 PM

Volcom, that's outdated. Really, it boils down to studio support. Content is king. As it stands, no matter which format you buy, you're going to be locked out of certain titles.

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates_historical.html
vs
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates_historical.html

Studios listed as supporting members:
Blu-Ray
Sony
Fox
New Line*
Lion's Gate
Buena Vista (aka Disney, Pixar)
MGM

HD DVD
Universal**
Paramount**
Dreamworks**

*Technically, they're owned by Warner, but they operate as their own entity. As far as I can remember, they've released only one high-def movie so far (Hairspray). Right now it's only on Blu-ray, however they've said they're waiting until the worldwide theatrical run to end before releasing it on HD DVD (HD DVDs are region-free). http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/997's Dec 23 release on Blu-ray, and HD DVD "sometime in 2008". Pan's Labyrinth will be released on HD DVD and Blu-ray both on Dec26.

**AKA Viacom

Warner is still neutral, and has not voiced any preference toward either format. A lot of their earlier releases were HD DVD exclusive (e.g. Batman Begins), however lately they've been releasing on both formats on the same day (e.g. Harry Potter)


[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 4:35 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2007 4:30:41 PM

^Universal is owned by NBC-Universal and not affiliated with Viacom in any way.

I didnt realize Blu-ray wasnt region free like HD-DVD. Many bonus points for HD-DVD.

12/20/2007 4:49:20 PM

Oh come on now

You didn't honestly expect Sony to do something in the best interests of the consumer, did you?

12/20/2007 6:06:02 PM

i'm leaning toward HD DVD because its a little cheaper and a lot more ppl i know have HDDDVDs so i can borrow them

12/20/2007 6:38:32 PM

^^ which is the ONLY reason the success of blu-ray would piss me off

12/21/2007 8:11:59 AM

Got the Toshiba A3 last night.

HD DVD + TrueHD sound on my new system = flippin sweet!

12/21/2007 10:34:53 AM