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UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported

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Old 26-01-2007, 7:17 AM   #1
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UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Universal has announced plans for 100 HD DVD titles in the US this year. Titles will include:

- 'Children of Men,' (Day & Date)
- 'The Good Shepard' (Day & Date)
- 'Smokin' Aces' (Day & Date)
- 'Scarface' (1983)
- 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin'
- 'Bruce Almighty'
- 'Meet the Fockers'
- 'American Pie'
- 'Inside Man'
- 'Pride & Prejudice' (2005)
- 'The Big Lebowski'
- 'Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels'
- 'Brazil'
- 'Erin Brockovich'
- 'Shaun of the Dead'
- 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004)
- 'Slap Shot'
- 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

...plus it will include TV on HD DVD - specifically 'Battlestar Galactica: The Complete First Season'.

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Old 26-01-2007, 7:22 AM   #2
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Ain't it great when your fave film gets announced (Big Lebowski). Some good titles there
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Old 26-01-2007, 7:25 AM   #3
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
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Ain't it great when your fave film gets announced (Big Lebowski). Some good titles there
Quite agree - a few 'must buys' on that list for me: in particular 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Dawn of the Dead' (2004) will be getting pre-orders soon But it's 'Battlestar Galactica' that is the pinnacle IMHO - this is my favourite TV show at present and should really excel in high def.
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Old 26-01-2007, 7:41 AM   #4
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Children of men's a good one too. Those war torn city scenes will look fantastic in hd.
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Old 26-01-2007, 8:47 AM   #5
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported


Some good movies coming then.

It would be nice to see the original living dead movies on HD though....


Of course Liar Liar is the must have movie for me...
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Old 26-01-2007, 9:07 AM   #6
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
have they announced the high proportion of well priced combos yet? 90%?

Edit now read the article, yes they have!
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Old 26-01-2007, 9:33 AM   #7
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
One thing has cheered me up - Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels . I've had my fingers & toes crossed for this one...
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Old 26-01-2007, 9:57 AM   #8
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
hddvd.highdefdigest.com reports

In addition to the titles unveiled in the press release, Universal also
informed us that they will release at least some of their classic
Alfred Hitchcock catalog to HD DVD this year, with the
first title expected to be his 1960 masterpiece 'Psycho.'
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Old 26-01-2007, 12:27 PM   #9
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Great news, and about time too! I was starting to get a bit worried but now I can see the grass is definitely greening up on this side of the fence

BSG and Scarface will be definite purchases for me, although not too sure how much of an improvement HD will make to Psycho - my SD version is pretty ropey by SD standards...
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Old 26-01-2007, 12:58 PM   #10
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Alot of people seem to have adopted one format and are supporting it, surely when the dual format players are readily availble* who cares if its HD or Blu-ray movies, the films are the important factor.

*when are they due?
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Old 26-01-2007, 1:14 PM   #11
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Haven't got BSG on DVD yet, so would definitely look forward to getting it in HD.

Quite a good list of titles here.
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Old 26-01-2007, 1:30 PM   #12
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Scarface thats excellent news
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
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surely when the dual format players are readily availble*

...

*when are they due?
The first dual format player (LG) is already on sale. However it's quite expensive at present and isn't as good as the standalones. That will change as more companies go dual (BluRay supporters Samsung and Pioneer are likely to be next).
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Old 26-01-2007, 1:53 PM   #14
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
shame about no speiberg releases in the list---i want
to see jaws and j park
clad to see some hitchcocks films coming thou
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Old 26-01-2007, 2:06 PM   #15
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Reading the article over at HTF, it also appears that we will get Evan Almighty (sequel to Bruce Almighty) and The Bourne Ultimatum this year.
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That is great news!
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
Well I'm really pleased to see Children of Men on that list, kind of restored my faith in Universal a bit, especially as its day & date (will that be next week then?). Must go and removed it from my Amazon rental list quickly before the SD turns up in the post.

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hddvd.highdefdigest.com reports

In addition to the titles unveiled in the press release, Universal also
informed us that they will release at least some of their classic
Alfred Hitchcock catalog to HD DVD this year, with the
first title expected to be his 1960 masterpiece 'Psycho.'
That's great news. Vertigo (Universal) and North by Northwest (Warner) will hopefully look as stunning as the only other VistaVision film we've already seen on HD DVD; The Searchers.
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Well I'm really pleased to see Children of Men on that list, kind of restored my faith in Universal a bit, especially as its day & date (will that be next week then?). Must go and removed it from my Amazon rental list quickly before the SD turns up in the post.

Allan
The DVD/HD DVD release date of 'Children of Men' has yet to be confirmed in the US given it was only released theatrically over there about 3 weeks ago. As such, it will probably be around April/May when we see the HD DVD.
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slapshot woooooo hooooooo
great film
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shame about no speiberg releases in the list---i want
to see jaws and j park
Jaws, JP, Schindlers List, Indy Movies etc etc

Suppose he will wait till the format(s) are more established though?
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Jaws, JP, Schindlers List, Indy Movies etc etc

Suppose he will wait till the format(s) are more established though?
Indeed. By 2007 Q4 we'll have cheap players in supermarkets, a wide selection of CE players, Media PCs and maybe an integrated Xbox 360 all supporting HD DVD. It'll be after this that AAA titles will arrive.
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Re: UNIVERSAL - 100 HD DVD titles in 2007 - BluRay Remains Unsupported
ET, Jaws and Jurassic Park now on HD-DVD release from the promotional group

See here

Universal add E.T, Jaws and Jurassic Park to their line-up
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I honestly can't wait for Jurassic Park. It's one of the films i've wanted from this new format, the only thing that concerns me is how the CGI will look, 1994 was a long time ago. Maybe they'll do some touch ups?
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This format war is ridiculous. There I was, almost completely convinced I would get a PS3 and now all these films are announced and HD-DVD only! Now I am just going to wait. I can't see anyway for anyone to win as long as this farce continues (rant over ).
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ET, Jaws and Jurassic Park now on HD-DVD release from the promotional group

See here

Universal add E.T, Jaws and Jurassic Park to their line-up
Excellent news.
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