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Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

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Old 28-03-2008, 9:42 AM   #1
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Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

I brought Enchanted as a blind buy, i hadnt seen much on it so didnt know what to expect.
Much to my surprise i loved it, quite possibly my favorite blu-ray this year, everything about it is just amazing ang highly recommend it.

So my surprise hit is Enchanted, whats yours?
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Old 28-03-2008, 9:48 AM   #2
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

gotta be Disturbia
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Old 28-03-2008, 9:53 AM   #3
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

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gotta be Disturbia

One of my Fav surprises so far this year too..


Although I got it on HD-DVD
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Old 28-03-2008, 12:20 PM   #4
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

August Rush. Refreshing, different, see the ending coming a mile off. Warm, fuzzy feeling, tear jerker. Delightful
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Old 28-03-2008, 5:42 PM   #6
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Old 28-03-2008, 6:39 PM   #7
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Old 28-03-2008, 8:03 PM   #8
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

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gotta be Disturbia
Might give that a try as its cheap enough on HDDVD at the moment.

For me it has been Blood Diamond, and Shooter, both rented on BD but purchased on HDDVD as they are currently cheaper. I thoroughly enjoyed them both

Not quite sticking to the thread title but a revalation has been Dune on HDVD, it is a bit of a favourite of mine as i have loved it since the first time i watched it on TV about 18 years ago, watching it in High def was like watching a different movie, it is simply amazing and makes you totally appreciate the sets etc, there is just so much detail that i have totally missed before
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Old 28-03-2008, 8:48 PM   #9
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

I bought many a title, but this is my No. 1 surprise hit:

Stranger than Fiction.

I must say Happy Feet, Ratatouille, Dave Matthews and several more have ended up often in my HD-player as well. Those are more used as demo material though.
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Old 28-03-2008, 11:44 PM   #10
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

Shooter as well, from a rental copy.
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Old 30-03-2008, 5:37 PM   #11
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

The Lookout for me - got it on Reg A BD earlier this year, mainly because of the director (he wrote Out of Sight) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Great little film, with some great performances and storyline (think Memento crossed with Brick, expect with language you can understand ).

Also, I really liked Across the Universe. I'm not the worlds biggest Beatles fan, but seeing some of their tunes in the context of the film's narrative really affected me. So this came out of nowhere, whereas The Lookout was one I knew I'd probably like.

Mark
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Old 30-03-2008, 8:48 PM   #12
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it was so sweet and dear for Val Kilmer to appoligize for saying F___ so much during the credits.
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Old 30-03-2008, 9:40 PM   #13
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

I must say Ice Age 2 blew me away.............
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Old 30-03-2008, 10:45 PM   #14
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

Sunshine was the biggest surprise, especially given I dont like sci-fi but the film was outstanding.
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Old 31-03-2008, 5:11 AM   #15
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Re: Whats your surprise hit on blu-ray?

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Sunshine was the biggest surprise, especially given I dont like sci-fi but the film was outstanding.
HD demo material that one, what an amazing movie.
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