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DVDs & Films Forum - I Got The Blu-ray Blues... - Page 1
Reviewer
After all that palaver with the format war, you'd think that the Studios would be rushing out product to entice consumers into going Blu, wouldn't you?
I've just been looking at the Blu-ray release slate over at Play, and between now and Xmas, there's absolutely nothing announced that I'd consider picking up.
I'm sure folks with different tastes will probably be looking forward to a title or two, but I'm shocked at the lack of recent big-name titles. I'm also surprised there's at least one high-profile family title (Spiderwick) which is out next week on SD DVD, but will be the first of September for its Blu-ray debut.
I thought the second half of this year was going to be the feeding frenzy for Blu-ray from what the Studios were saying directly after Toshiba signed the armistice.
Maybe its another one of those Region A deals - concentrate on the domestic US market and screw the rest of the world.
J Mark Oates
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Elite
Feel the same at the mo - keep looking at Movietyme hoping to see a decent region free title - but nothing there either 
Just waiting for Iron Man / Hulk 2 / and I suppose Hancock but that ain't gonna be for quite a while.
Though did just get 'There Will Be Blood' which deserves a re watch after last seeing it at the cinema.
About time the Lucas machine stuck our Star Wars and Indy on the new format. Cos I'd have to buy them again BASTARD 
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Elite
Ha ha ha...I miss read the title as "I Got The Blu-ray Cases..."
Still haven't bought myself a Blu-ray title. Probably won't till the prices drop to about a tenner.
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If I had a Blu-ray player, I'd go out and buy Diary of the Dead, There Will Be Blood, The Orphanage and The Assassination of Jesse James and that's without looking at any of the charts. There's always the Attenbrough stuff and double-dipping on the Pixar films, Blade Runner and Pan's Labyrinth etc.
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This item was edited on Tuesday, 8th July 2008, 10:22
Reviewer
There's quite a few things I want to pick up, but I can't as of yet justify the price tags for most of them. So I'm just waiting for a few sales, and a slight price drop, before dipping in too much.
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Elite
Yeah, I've noticed Blu-Ray is a bit weak at the moment. I bought the HD DVD add-on for the Xbox thanks to firesales, and for £70 I have a player and nearly 20 films, which satisfies my HD needs. I'll probably go Blu before the end of the year mind...
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Elite
I'm in the same boat as Chewie. Over the last few months I have built up my HD-DVD collection to nearly 50 titles as most HD-DVDs are now being sold off for about 5 or 6 euro. For anyone on a budget and looking to get into the HD movie experience I'd still recommend going the HD-DVD route... you can still pick up a good Toshiba HD player (which is also an excellent SD upscaler) for next to nothing these days.
When BluRay players and discs come down in price then I'll dip my toe... but until then I'll be happily watching The Matrix, Planet Earth, The Adventures of Robin Hood, King Kong, Blade Runner, The Searchers, etc in stunning HD on my 140 incher... and all for a fraction of the cost of BluRay 
Elite
You could always download some HDTV rips... Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars in HD 
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Reviewer
Like I said, David, folks with different tastes might think differently. TBH, none of the titles you suggested appeal to me but then none of the titles I've bought so far would float your boat, I suspect.
I think that anyone coming into Blu-ray could probably pick between ten and fifteen titles that appealed to them, but then they'd run out of options both currently on the catalogue and upcoming.
I think what's needed is for the Studios to get some of the summer blockbuster titles announced well in advance - stuff coming out in Q42008 - to give punters something to look forward to and create some interest.
J Mark Oates
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The Sprocketeer
My latest blog: Sick Of The Dark Knight?
sprockethole.myreviewer.com
Competent
Yeah I second the Indi trilogy as well as Star Wars.
Titles I'd like to see released on Bluray would also include:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Gladiator
Toy Story
the Shrek movies
and personally I' like to see Star Trek Voyager released on BD- that would be so cool.
I aint holding my breath though 
