The Fifth Element on Blu-Ray to be Remastered

[Singh400]

Originally Posted by http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/17/the-fifth-element-on-blu-ray-to-be-remastered/

Not even the most devout Blu-ray fanboy would argue that Blu-ray got off to a good start. Sony was responsible for the initial movie push and many of their titles looked like they were transfered from film in an alley. The one title that stood out among the rest -- as bad -- was The Fifth Element, because many of us had previously enjoyed this title on an HD movie channel and the quality was so good that it left an impression. When the title was announced on Blu-ray, many were very excited to own such a great looking HD movie, but then were very disappointed by almost every aspect of the Blu-ray disc. Well, it finally seems that Sony is ready to admit its mistake and re-release the title on July 17th, but hopefully they'll do it right this time. Of course this does nothing for everyone who bought the first version, but hey what do you expect?

Originally Posted by http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=847370&page=1&pp=30

Seems like Sony is finally ready to say that they messed up on "The Fifth Element".

We got word from Sony on 5/11 and figured we'd post the official word here. The old version of "The Fifth Element" is officially discontinued. Sony is no longer supplying the title to retailers or distributors now. Retailers can continue to sell the title until they sell out.

The new release date for the Remastered version is 7/17. Sony has not stated if the new version will contain any new features, most likely it is just a copy of the old disc with new video. Sony is specifically calling the new version "Remastered" though, at least to retailers, it's unclear how they will make the new version look different from the old Blu-Ray version package-wise right now.

All the information below is provided to prove that this information is accurate.

New Catalog Number: 21520
New UPC Code: 043396215207
New Retailer Pre-Order Date: 6/14
New Street Date: 7/17

And there is a trade-in program. So have fun!