Midnight Express – Blu-ray Disc Review

Tags: Alan Parker, BD-Live, Bo Hopkins, Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, John Hurt, Norbert Weisser, Oliver Stone, Paolo Bonacelli, Randy Quaid, Sony

has an average rating of 7.6 on IMDb
1080p in AVC MPEG-4 on a 50gb disc
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 & Mono
are mostly in Hi-Def with a book
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– 1978
– 121 minutes
– Sony
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Street Date: July 21st, 2009
This uses 30.2GB for the movie out of 45.1GB total.

Overall Verdict – Recommended

Buy it for $26.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review written by: Justin Sluss —

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The Unborn – Blu-ray Disc Review

Tags: BD-Live, Cam Gigandet, David S. Goyer, Gary Oldman, Idris Elba, James Remar, Jane Alexander, Meagan Good, Odette Yustman, Universal

has an average rating of 4.5 on IMDb
1080p in VC-1 on a 50gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
include a mere 7 minutes
– &
– 2009
– 88 Minutes & 89 Minutes (UNRATED)
– Universal
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Street Date : July 7th, 2009
This uses 44.6GB total.

Overall Verdict – Crap Film/Solid V/A

Buy it for $27.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review by: Brendan Surpless —

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – Blu-ray Disc Review

Tags: Adam Sandler, Dan Aykroyd, Dennis Dugan, Jessica Biel, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, Universal, Ving Rhames

has an average rating of 6.2 on IMDb
1080p in VC-1 on a 25gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
include commentaries & U-Control
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– 2007
– 116 Minutes
– Universal
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Street Date : July 21st, 2009
This uses 21.0GB for the movie out of 21.6GB total.

Overall Verdict – Worth A Rental at Best

Buy it for $19.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review by: Brendan Surpless —

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Sony is bringing the critically acclaimed 2008 independent film “Sugar” to Blu-ray Disc in September

Tags: Algenis Perez Soto, Anna Boden, BD-Live, Rayniel Rufino, Ryan Fleck, Sony

Sony has announced today in a PRESS RELEASE plans to bring the 2008 indie film “Sugar” to Blu-ray Disc on September 1st. The film tells the story of a boy from the Dominican Republic that comes to play baseball in the minor-leagues here in the United States. During it’s limited theatrical run and film festival screenings it received a great deal of critical acclaim and is now finally receiving a Hi-Def release. Tech specs include full 1080p Hi-Def in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio and Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround sound. The title isn’t yet available for pre-order but stay tuned and we’ll keep you updated. Below you will find a list of bonus materials to be included along with BD-Live (taken from the PRESS RELEASE).

* Making Sugar: Run the Bases
* Play Béisbol! The Dominican Dream including interviews with MLB players David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Sammy Sosa
* Casting Sugar: Interview with Algenis Perez Soto
* Deleted Scenes
* Audio: Spanish (some English)
* Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French

Bruce Almighty – Blu-ray Disc Review

Tags: BD-Live, Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Steve Carrell, Tom Shadyac, Universal

EDITORIAL NOTE: This marks out 500th Blu-ray Disc Review. Hard to believe that both we and the format have come so far in just a little over 2 years.

has an average rating of 6.5 on IMDb
1080p in VC-1 on a 25gb disc
DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio
include ports and BD-Live
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– 2005
– 145 Minutes
– Universal
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This uses 20.5GB for the movie out 23.1GB total.

Overall Verdict – For Fans Only

Buy it for $20.99 @ Amazon.com

— Review by: Brendan Surpless —

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Warner bringing the DC Universe movie “Superman / Batman: Public Enemies” to Blu-ray Disc in September

Tags: Batman, DC Universe, Digital Copy, Superman, Warner

Warner has plans to bring the latest in the “DC Universe” series of comic book inspired animated films, “Superman / Batman: Public Enemies” to Blu-ray Disc on September 29th. Tech specs include 16:9 (Widescreen) video in VC-1 on a BD-25 disc and Stereo 2.0 sound, likely just in Dolby Digital but possibly in TrueHD 2.0 codec. Bonus materials are set to include some Blu-ray Exclusives as well as a Digital Copy of the film and other supplemental materials. The title is already available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $20.99 price tag. You can find a trailer for this over on The Official Website and details regarding bonus materials below (taken from a recent Trade Ad e-mail sent by Warner.

Universal bringing the 2009 Kevin Macdonald film “State of Play” starring Russell Crowe to Blu-ray in September

Tags: BD-Live, Ben Affleck, Bonus View, Kevin Macdonald, Russell Crowe, Universal

UPDATE: This title is now available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $27.99 price tag.

Universal has just issued a PRESS RELEASE announcing plans to bring the 2009 Kevin Macdonald Directed film “State of Play” starring Russell Crowe to Blu-ray Disc on September 1st. Tech specs include full 1080p Hi-Def video on a BD-50 disc and DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound. Bonus materials will include BD-Live and Universal’s “U-Control” feature using Bonus View to deliver Picture-In-Picture. Below you will find full details regarding bonus materials (taken from the PRESS RELEASE).

EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def: Unleash the power of your HDTV and experience State of Play with perfect picture and the purest digital sound available.

— U-CONTROL(TM): Universal’s exclusive signature feature puts the viewer
just one click away from going deeper into the making of the film
without ever leaving the movie.
— PICTURE IN PICTURE: Without leaving the movie, watch featurettes
about the making of State of Play.
— WASHINGTON, D.C. LOCATIONS: Through interactive graphics and
Picture in Picture, get historical insight on the fascinating
areas of Washington, D.C.
— BD-LIVE(TM): Access the BD-Live(TM) Center through your
Internet-connected player to download more exclusive content, the
latest trailers and more!
— MY SCENES SHARING: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the movie
then share with your BD-Live buddies!

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF and DVD):
— DELETED SCENES
— THE MAKING OF STATE OF PLAY: With interviews from director Kevin
Macdonald and cast members Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Rachel
McAdams, take a behind-the-scenes look at creating State of Play.

Universal is bringing both Simon Pegg & Nick Frost comedies “Shaun of the Dead” & “Hot Fuzz” to Blu-ray

Tags: BD-Live, Bonus View, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Universal

Universal has just issued a PRESS RELEASE announcing plans to bring the two (already) cult-followed British comedies “Shaun of the Dead” & “Hot Fuzz” to Blu-ray Disc on September 22nd. Both films star Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and I’ll say are two of my personal favorite comedies from the past decade. Tech specs on both titles include full 1080p Hi-Def video on BD-50 discs with DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio. The two new improvements here over the previously available HD-DVD releases are the disc capacities and obviously the huge improvement of DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio over Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 on the ill-fated format releases. A PRE-ORDER listing is already available for “Shaun of the Dead” which carries a $19.99 price tag — while no pre-order listing exists yet for “Hot Fuzz“. Stay tuned and we will keep you updated there. As for the bonus materials, each title will include the DVD/HD-DVD ports plus the addition of BD-Live as well as redux “U-Control” this time using Bonus View to deliver Picture-In-Picture. Below you’ll find full details regarding bonus materials for each film (taken from the PRESS RELEASE).

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Warner bringing the 2009 made-for-TV movie “Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins” to Blu-ray in Setember

Tags: Brian Levant, Cartoon Network, Digital Copy, Frank Welker, Warner

Warner has plans to bring the 2009 made-for-TV (Cartoon Network) movie “Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins” to Blu-ray Disc on September 22nd. Tech specs include Hi-Def video in VC-1 codec and Dolby 5.1 Surround (likely Dolby Digital and not TrueHD but we’ll see) on a BD-25 disc. The release will be a 3-Disc set, the other two discs will be a DVD and Digital Copy of the film. The title isn’t yet available for pre-order but stay tuned and we’ll (try to) keep you updated when it does. Bonus materials will be comprised of the following listed below.

* The Mystery Begins Pop-Up Trivia Track [Blu-ray Exclusive]
* Coolsville Yearbook – Character Time Capsule The Mystery Inc.
* Personality Quiz
* Deleted scenes
* Gag Reel
* Character Pop Up Factoid Track
* Coolsville News Network

Warner decides to change the cover art & packaging for “Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season” on Blu-ray Disc

Tags: Aaron Ashmore, Allison Mack, Cassidy Freeman, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley, Sam Witwer, Smallville, Superman, Tom Welling, Warner

Warner has decided to change the cover art and it would seem (from appearance in the image above) packaging as well for the upcoming (August 25th, 2009) Blu-ray Disc release of “Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season“. The title is available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon with a $54.99 price tag. HERE you can find a view of the back of the package with tech specs and details regarding bonus. Also be sure to refer to our previous post HERE for more details regarding tech specs and bonus.

Blu-ray Disc Releases for June 30th, 2009

Tags: Weekly Releases

The following titles will be released tomorrow, June 30th, 2009 on Blu-ray Disc:

12 Rounds (FOX)

Do the Right Thing (Universal)

Flawless (Magnolia)

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience (Walt Disney)

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (FOX)

Two Lovers (Magnolia)

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