[mainaman]

I watched the movie yesterday and enjoyed it(one of the better movies this year so far).
It is already out on DVD in USA and on Sony Blu-Ray next month.
However it is distributed by Universal in UK,so we will surely see it on HD DVD this autumn.
While the movie is not a contemporary classic,it is the perfect movie for a hi-def release-exquisitely crafted costumes and decors brimming with small details and myryad ornaments and colours as well as many scenes with whole armies against a massive background...and again there are so many details and colour variations everywhere...
The movie looked a bit soft in the nightime battles and less so in the less populated and the more closely shot indoor scenes,but it still was not up to "Apocalypto" and "Shooter" standard.
I hope the Blu-Ray version will not dissapoint in PQ and i am sure that the PCM track will be stellar,because the soundtrack(score,effects,dialogue,etc) was simply the best i have heard in cinemas this year.

[Tejstar]

I'm not sure whether I can wait till September for the HD DVD. I just hope the US BD version will be compatible with UK players!

[mainaman]

I am not waiting for the HD DVD either,but unfortunately it is coming on bd-25 with space eating mpeg-2 and PCM-not a good sign for any non-animated movie over 90 minutes long!

I have the Region 3 DVD, which will do me for now. If they do release it on HD DVD later this year I will buy it and give the DVD to a friend as a Xmas present (but NOT pretend it's new! Huh!)