The DVD/Blu-Ray Thread

[T9Flake]

Picked up Thor, there's a typo on the back cover

I never knew Chris Hemsworth was in Star Trek.

EDIT: My brother made me remember that he's [is]Kirks Dad who dies at the beginning [/is]

[FatDaz]

Alien Anthology is going for £13.99 at the moment on HMV.com. Had to snap it up at that price, fantastic release.

Ordered this last week, checked my order and it says waiting for stock allocation? When I ordered it said it was in stock and would be dispatched within 24hrs. This is first time I've used HMV is this normal?

Edit: just checked price has gone to £38 but it still says in stock?!?

[KjGarly]

Has anyone bought Once Upon A Time In The West on blu ray?

Just wondering if it's worth shelling out for when the two disk special edition is £5 on DVD.

I have it on Blu Ray and looks lovely it does! Buy the Blu Ray. It has a few special features not even mentioned on the box.

[Rubix]

Rocky for £17.99

[Banjo]

Has anyone bought Once Upon A Time In The West on blu ray?

Just wondering if it's worth shelling out for when the two disk special edition is £5 on DVD.

I have it on Blu Ray and looks lovely it does! Buy the Blu Ray. It has a few special features not even mentioned on the box.

From what I heard it's pretty much the same extras as the DVD release, but as you say they aren't mentioned on the box.

[tomvek]

Rocky for £17.99

There really are a lot of decently priced BluRay boxsets at the moment, my Alien one should hopefully arrive tomorrow

[Rubix]

I am really thinking about getting my CC out.

Inception is also £9.99 at Amazon

[Rubix]

Also at HMV + Quidco

[Garth]

Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-rays Launch in 2012

You've heard the rumors, and now StarTrek.com can officially confirm it: Star Trek: The Next Generation will be released in high-definition Blu-ray, starting in January with a sampler of several popular episodes, followed by a season-one set to be released later on in 2012, and subsequent seasons beaming down after that. Each of the 178 episodes spanning The Next Generation's seven seasons will be transferred to true high-definition 1080p for release in the Blu-ray format and, eventually, for runs on television and digital platforms in the U.S. and across the world. Star Trek: The Next Generation will, as fans know, be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2012.

“Fans have been clamoring for a high-definition release of Star Trek: The Next Generation," Ken Ross, Executive Vice President and General Manager of CBS Entertainment, said in a statement. “Transferring the series to high-definition presented difficult technical challenges, but our team has come up with a process to create true 1080p HD masters with true HD visual effects. We can’t wait to show fans how pristine the series looks and sounds with our upcoming Blu-ray releases.”

CBS is, in fact, returning to the original film negatives, a mother lode of material encompassing 25,000-plus reels of footage, and editing the episodes together precisely as they were when they originally aired between 1987 and 1994. Visual effects will not be upconverted from videotape, but instead will be recompositioned. The freshly cut film will ultimately be transferred to high definition with 7.1 DTS Master Audio. And all of the work is being done in conjunction with respected, longtime Star Trek figures Denise and Michael Okuda, who are on board as consultants.

http://www.startrek.com/article/the-nex ... ch-in-2012



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[Call and Answer]

Goddamn, that trailer went bad fast.

[Wedgie]

Holy gooseberry fool... I didn't realise Star Trek: The Next Generation is going to be 25 years old. I thought it would be around 15 years.

[TigaSefi]

I was in my teens when I was watching it!! I am 36 now

[Wedgie]

i was in my teens too and I'm going to be 33 soon.

Soon.

Soon.

Soon.

Soon.

Soon.

Oh christ.

[Victor Mildew]

I'm 31 next month. I remember watching the premier and arguing about the new enterprise at school.

[Ironhide]

My free Star Wars original trilogy Blu-Ray arrived yesterday, I'm going to pop episode IV on in a bit to see just how much damage Monsieur Lucas has done to his own work.

[Garth]

Enterprise comparison:

[Meep]

Holy gooseberry fool... I didn't realise Star Trek: The Next Generation is going to be 25 years old. I thought it would be around 15 years.

Seriously? I remember watching it as a kid and thinking it must have been made recently, but it would have been over a decade old even then. Pretty good production values.

[tomvek]

The remastering on TNG looks fantastic. I'd love to pick the series up on BluRay when it eventually comes down in price.

[NickSCFC]

Are those images just comparing the TV/DVD image to film/Blu-ray, or have they made new assets?

[Garth]

Are those images just comparing the TV/DVD image to film/Blu-ray, or have they made new assets?

It's all taken from the original stuff they made AFAIK:

returning to the original film negatives, a mother lode of material encompassing 25,000-plus reels of footage, and editing the episodes together precisely as they were when they originally aired between 1987 and 1994. Visual effects will not be upconverted from videotape, but instead will be recompositioned. The freshly cut film will ultimately be transferred to high definition with 7.1 DTS Master Audio.