According to digitalbits.com, Paramount will release Event Horizon, Truman Show, Ghost, Last Holiday & Days of Thunder all on Dec 30th this year. Finally Paramount is really starting to dig into their catalog.

Thanks, that is great news. I hope the do a great job with Even Horizon's PQ and SQ!


"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see." :eek:

Where we're going, you don't need HD to see.

where we're going, you don't need hd to see.

lol :o
:)

Thanks, that is great news. I hope the do a great job with Even Horizon's PQ and SQ!


"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see." :eek:


Should look pretty good, the DVD got a remastered 10th anniversary edition last year and it looked great. The sound in TrueHD should be fantastic! This movie is a guilty pleasure of mine! :D

Well that's good to hear then! I have some older DVD that I've had for a very long time, but I don't recall thinking it was horrible or anything.

A few of my friends really like it as well. I did come across a friend of a friend who refuses to watch it again as it gave him nightmares!

Guilty pleasure would be Anaconda (the women around my friends and I are not fond though, haha).

Finally! Event Horizon is mine...

Yes! The Truman Show!

I don't suppose they'll release it in its proper 1.66:1 aspect ratio, will they? The last DVD was 1.78:1 so I guess not.

Cool. Will get Event Horizon, fer sure.

Alright! Event Horizon has been a guilty pleasure of mine for the last year. I find it compulsively watchable with a very cool sense of design, set dec, mood etc. I'm super happy it'll be available in HD!

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Where we're going, you don't need HD to see.

SOB, I actually laughed at that one.

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD
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That'll learn ya....buying SD in this day and age.

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Almost picked up the DVD last weekend at Fry's but the line was too long! Love this movie & can't wait for the Blu release!

Event Horizon and Days of Thunder for me.

According to digitalbits.com, Paramount will release

Event Horizon.



yahooooo!:D

Any word if the blu-ray release of event Horizon will be the so-called Unrated/Extended Director's cut? The last dvd release was supposed to be but turned out to be the standard theatrical release which kept me from buying it despite the very low price ($6.99 - $9.99) I see it nowadays in most stores.

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Much obliged then. :D I was hoping it would come out in HD.

According to digitalbits.com, Paramount will release Event Horizon, Truman Show, Ghost, Last Holiday & Days of Thunder all on Dec 30th this year. Finally Paramount is really starting to dig into their catalog.

Should look pretty good, the DVD got a remastered 10th anniversary edition last year and it looked great. The sound in TrueHD should be fantastic! This movie is a guilty pleasure of mine! :D

Alright! Event Horizon has been a guilty pleasure of mine for the last year. I find it compulsively watchable with a very cool sense of design, set dec, mood etc. I'm super happy it'll be available in HD!

Its been a guilty pleasure since viewing it at the cinema many years ago :)

Thats a very meaty news break...Event Horizon, Truman Show, Dexter, and Braveheart before the end of January? Yes, please!

Event Horizon a guilty pleasure? No way. Thats a flat out effective piece of horror IMO. Sam Neill is one creepy SOB. Hopefully his In the Mouth of Madness will be on Blu soon.

Not 100% sure about Event Horizon, but The Truman Show...At last!! :cool::cool:
...Wait, I managed to actually spend $20 on 88 minutes, so yes, I'm pretty sure I'll get Event Horizon!:)

Much obliged then. :D I was hoping it would come out in HD.

LOL you're welcome :D

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Could you pick up Jaws please... thanks!

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Please buy Titanic, Saturday Night Fever, Logan's Run, Rollerball, Hair, Romeo is Bleeding, State Of Grace and the Star Wars movies now on DVD...

:)

Sweet news, I'm a huge Event Horizon fan.

Paul W.S Anderson should be forced to change his name. I don't know why I even watch his movies. I want to see Death Race again for some reason though. Event Horizon falls into this same category, I've never sat down to watch the whole thing all the way through. If the PQ is right I'll pick it up when it's under $15.

And Why doesn't the thread title have Days of Thunder with large letters and !!!. Days of Thunder:eek::D One of my all time favorites. "Gimme some lovin":cool: And you know that since it's from one of the Scott brothers(they both rock) it's guaranteed to have awesome audio.

I'm so psyched for DoT it's not even funny.

Dexter too - man those leading male(drama/comedy) and best drama categories were tough. Dexter is one of the top 5 shows on TV, I held off on the dvd for that one. Very cool.

And Why doesn't the thread title have Days of Thunder with large letters and !!!. Days of Thunder:eek::D One of my all time favorites. "Gimme some lovin":cool: And you know that since it's from one of the Scott brothers(they both rock) it's guaranteed to have awesome audio.



No, they don't both rock. Tony Scott is the worst kind of hack. While his brother Ridley sometimes falls off the edge of the style-vs-substance cliff, Tony wallows at the bottom at all times. Days Of Thunder is the epitome of flash-over-anything-resembling-good-movie-making "look ma, look how pretty I can make a movie by having EVERYTHING shot at a long lens, just like all my commercials!"

Tony Scott is a hack. I don't care if he did score one with Top Gun. If Einstein were alive he would provide objective proof of this with a Hackinsian formula with "Tony Scott" at the end of the equal sign.

Just...you know...my 2 cents....

:)

Tony Scott is a hack. I don't care if he did score one with Top Gun. If Einstein were alive he would provide objective proof of this with a Hackinsian formula with "Tony Scott" at the end of the equal sign.

Just...you know...my 2 cents....

:)
They do both rock. Although If I had to pick one it would hands down be Ridley.

How can you say Top Gun is any less "style over substance" than any of his other films. I enjoyed sitting through TWBB for 2.5 hours(all 3 times). But sometimes you want to turn your brain off and see bright lights, fast cuts, filtered frames and hear loud noises. Tony Scott can do that.

And come on this thread has a movie by Paul W.S. Anderson and you say Tony Scott is the most hackish? Come one.

Could you pick up Jaws please... thanks!

Unfortunately, I've already had that one for like 2 years, so I guess it doesn't always work :(

I knew Event Horizon was destined for a Blu-ray release.

They aired it on Cinemax HD just a few weeks ago.

There is also a brand new DVD version that came out on Sept. 9. I picked up the two-disc Collector's Edition (2006) last year. Anyone know what's new in this release?

event horizon scared the *beep* out of me when I was a kid watching that on vhs and 2 channel stereo sound, omg, idk if i can handle the blu even being an adult now lol

Ghost and Officer and a gentleman were scheduled for over a year ago, i miss the second one in that line up!!

Days and Ghost for me...

event horizon scared the *beep* out of me when I was a kid watching that on vhs and 2 channel stereo sound, omg, idk if i can handle the blu even being an adult now lol

I was going to say something similar... this may be the only movie that I would prefer in SD... not sure I really want any more detail.

But then, I'm not really a horror or gore fan... like this one more for the sci-fi setting, sets, and costumes. Wish it was a bit less scary and gory.

No, they don't both rock. Tony Scott is the worst kind of hack. While his brother Ridley sometimes falls off the edge of the style-vs-substance cliff, Tony wallows at the bottom at all times. Days Of Thunder is the epitome of flash-over-anything-resembling-good-movie-making "look ma, look how pretty I can make a movie by having EVERYTHING shot at a long lens, just like all my commercials!"

Tony Scott is a hack. I don't care if he did score one with Top Gun. If Einstein were alive he would provide objective proof of this with a Hackinsian formula with "Tony Scott" at the end of the equal sign.

Just...you know...my 2 cents....

:)

I kind of agree with your comments but he did make three superb movies - True Romance, Crimson Tide and Spy Game and two movies which were almost superb but for the endings with Man On Fire and Enemy Of The State....He has done a lot of hack stuff though as well and The Hunger and Top Gun and Domino were all style over substance.

Looking forward to Event Horizon and Ghost on Blu Ray.

According to Amazon germany Leon is just 1 month away for import!!:):cool:

According to Amazon germany Leon is just 1 month away for import!!:):cool:

Droool!!!

Give us the US release of this fantastic flick!

"No women, no children!"

According to Amazon germany Leon is just 1 month away for import!!:):cool:

Region free? :)

Tony Scott is a hack. I don't care if he did score one with Top Gun.



He's scored more than "one". Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Man on Fire....

And, while it didn't do much business, True Romance is amazing.

Just because you don't prefer his style doesn't automatically make him a "hack".

And having Days of Thunder not only be on Blu-Ray, but finally being anamorphic.... 12/30 can't come soon enough.

They can keep Event Horizon (I don't even like typing it). I blind bought the laserdisc, then gave it away the next day. I've never been freightned by a movie like I was that one.

They can keep Event Horizon (I don't even like typing it). I blind bought the laserdisc, then gave it away the next day. I've never been freightned by a movie like I was that one.

You blind bought a laserdisc? Weren't those things insanely expensive?

EVENT HORIZON's old 1080i transfer, which aired on HBO long ago (in the day of 19mb/ps bit rates) was astonishing. Better than most HD today. Hopefully the newer transfer is at least as good. Newer does not = better.

My fingers are crossed on this one because despite the flaws, EH is a terrific horror/sci-fi film and Paul Anderson's only good film.

You blind bought a laserdisc? Weren't those things insanely expensive?
It got good a/v reviews, what else was I supposed to do?:D

EH is a terrific horror/sci-fi film and Paul Anderson's only good film.No arguements there. It was just a little too creepy for my tastes.

DAMMIT, I just broke down and finally picked up Event Horizon on DVD. That is the ONLY reason it is now coming out on BD :mad:

Please buy all of the Star Trek movies, even the bad ones. Thank you for your cooperation.


Truman Show is an instant buy for me, I love that movie. Not so sure about Event Horizon, that movie was just so-so.

Event Horizon and The Truman Show for me!

Dam, I had to check out Tony Scott's resume after the hack comments. I must love hacks as I really enjoyed at least six of his movies.

Tony Scott is a hack. I don't care if he did score one with Top Gun. If Einstein were alive he would provide objective proof of this with a Hackinsian formula with "Tony Scott" at the end of the equal sign.

Just...you know...my 2 cents....

:)

Wow you obviosly haven't seen Man on Fire one of the best movies in the last 10 years, True Romance another classic as is Crimson Tide. So Hack he is not!

Wow you obviosly haven't seen Man on Fire one of the best movies in the last 10 years, True Romance another classic as is Crimson Tide. So Hack he is not!

Maybe Uwe Bolle is more his taste :0

You know I wanted to like EH so much but in the end I just got bored with it. It's creepy and sci-fi so that should be a winning combination. Still the movie was just a bit too sluggish. Good to see Paramount cranking out some catalog titles though. Now if they could get Collateral out I'd be a happy camper.

And, while it didn't do much business, True Romance is amazing.


Agreed. True Romance is my favorite Tarantino film. I'll bet if Quentin had directed it wouldn't have been nearly as good.

:)

You blind bought a laserdisc? Weren't those things insanely expensive?
Only the boxsets really were. I've paid more for most BR discs at $29 and $34 than I did for most laserdiscs.

Please buy Titanic, Saturday Night Fever, Logan's Run, Rollerball, Hair, Romeo is Bleeding, State Of Grace and the Star Wars movies now on DVD...

:)

Saturday Night Fever was supposed to come out last year but was canceled. I was not happy when it was pulled.

BTW, where is Team America: World Police? It was in the first promos in 2006.

You blind bought a laserdisc? Weren't those things insanely expensive?
I still remember my first blind-buy Laser Disc. It was Lethal Weapon 2 for US$30 in 1990 dollars. Very much worth the price at the time. It looked fantastic on a Sony XBR Pro monitor.

I will definitely buy Days Of Thunder on Blu-ray. It looked pretty good in HD a few years back when I made an HD data-disc copy from a satellite channel. That movie does indeed have some nice surround-sound scenes.

Please buy all of the Star Trek movies, even the bad ones. Thank you for your cooperation.
.

and the aliens movies/star wars/etc...

Regarding Event Horizon.... this quote pulled from IMDB:

In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.)

We can hope! :eek:

Regarding Event Horizon.... this quote pulled from IMDB:

In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.)

We can hope! :eek:
I wouldn't count on it. It's been re-released several times already and if it was something they could easily do or something Anderson still had real interest in, it would have been done already to wring out a few more triple-dip sales.

Regarding Event Horizon.... this quote pulled from IMDB:

In the meantime Anderson directed Event Horizon (1997) from a script by Philip Eisner, which featured Anderson regulars Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs. The science fiction/horror film, a gothic horror version of Solyaris (1972), was stylish and scary, but was critically panned and did not do well in the box office, which Anderson blamed on studio-enforced cuts to the story. (Anderson has promised a Director's Cut, though none has been announced as of yet.)

We can hope! :eek:

There will be no directors cut....The last 2 disc special edition put paid to all those rumours and Anderson talks at length on the subject matter.

EVENT HORIZON's old 1080i transfer, which aired on HBO long ago (in the day of 19mb/ps bit rates) was astonishing. Better than most HD today. Hopefully the newer transfer is at least as good. Newer does not = better.

My fingers are crossed on this one because despite the flaws, EH is a terrific horror/sci-fi film and Paul Anderson's only good film.

You're right. I still have a copy of this that I transferred from DVHS to a BD-R. I'll be happy if the BD simply matches it; anything better will just be fantastic.

Yes!!!!!

Event Horizon has been my number one most desired title to have on HD for quite a while now.

I just really, really, really hope that the transfer does it justice and isn't DNR'd to hell. Event Horizon really is a fantastic looking movie and to have anything less than a five star transfer would be a massive let-down.

Yes!!!!!

Event Horizon has been my number one most desired title to have on HD for quite a while now.

I just really, really, really hope that the transfer does it justice and isn't DNR'd to hell. Event Horizon really is a fantastic looking movie and to have anything less than a five star transfer would be a massive let-down.

The special edition DVD looks great, so I suspect that even if they recycle that master, we'll be OK, provided they don't DNR it to hell during encoding.

Days of thunder !!! that and event for me

Getting all of these except last holiday, once they are available at $15.99 or less.

Paramount officially announced this today per "thehdroom", formerly TMR.

Not long now !! :)

Dvdbeaver has some screencaps from Event Horizon BD and it looks fantastic, I hope my copy ships early!!

Dvdbeaver has some screencaps from Event Horizon BD and it looks fantastic, I hope my copy ships early!!
I wish this movie didn't scare the living crap out of me so much.:( Now that I've decided never to watch it again, it'll probably be the best Blu-ray out there.:p

Unfortunately, The Truman Show looks like it's bitten by the DNR bug, and has some EE as well. Crap, that was the one I really wanted out of the bunch. The reviewer thought it looked great though.

On the other hand, Ghost, while a bit soft, appears to have its grain structure intact.

On the other hand, Ghost, while a bit soft, appears to have its grain structure intact.
If the movie is soft anyway, does having the grain there become a benefit at all? I thought removing the grain meant an inherent loss of detail, so I guess removing the grain would lead to an even softer picture. Right? (I'm asking, since I'm really not sure)

If the movie is soft anyway, does having the grain there become a benefit at all? I thought removing the grain meant an inherent loss of detail, so I guess removing the grain would lead to an even softer picture. Right? (I'm asking, since I'm really not sure)

Well, to me, not using DNR is really about preserving the look of the film. That it removes detail is a bad side effect. It's not that the grain is beneficial; I think it's supposed to be there if it was in the released film. I realize that some people feel that the only reason not to remove grain is to preserve detail, but I don't share that opinion.

^ Gotcha.

Dvdbeaver has some screencaps from Event Horizon BD and it looks fantastic, I hope my copy ships early!!

From DVDbeaver:
Another 10-year old film that looks pretty strong in high-definition. Paramount are continuing to produce highly competent Blu-rays in terms of image quality. Event Horizon is very dark and the 1080P MPEG-4 transfer seems up to support the film's characteristics very well. Everything is toned down - muted (often non-existent) colors which are accentuated when they do appear in the frame - and detail remains sharp - very notable in close-ups. This is presented in the original 2.35 aspect ratio - the disc takes up 40 Gig (the film itself 32 Gig) with another powerhouse bitrate of 45.o6 Mbps! Event Horizon shows a few speckles (mostly early in the film) and doesn't exhibit extensive depth but the dual-layered disc seem to do a faithful job of representing how the film may have originally looked. I found no reasons for strong complaints - most will be pleased with the appearance.

OMG I can't wait for Event Horizon. It's killing me.

Wow, the screen caps on dvdbeaver do look impressive.

That's a crazy bitrate.. The highest ABR yet? Doesn't look like there is much DNR or EE. I guess Paramount got the memo?? Excellent.

Looks like The Truman Show has DNR and EE though.

Ghost maybe some minor DNR but better than The Truman Show.

It definitely is an old film, but it looks to be in great shape. I'm excited!

Going by the screen captures Ghost looks much better than I anticipated, Event Horizon looks okay (old transfer with EE), and Truman Show is a trainwreck. Damn.

I agree with Scaul. I saw the scene with the red headed guy and the EE was easily noticed, even on my 42" screen, and on the boat, and on Trumans neck in the 11st shot. It's to bad Event horizon got a decent transfer since its such an awful movie (IMHO. My family actually uses it as a joke "Is it (insert film) as bad as E.H.?" " No, nothing is that bad").

Dvdbeaver has some screencaps from Event Horizon BD and it looks fantastic, I hope my copy ships early!!

For others convenience:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews43/event_horizon_blu-ray.htm

For others convenience:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews43/event_horizon_blu-ray.htm

This does look great. I'm so happy, because I was worried we might get a crappy transfer. The detail in those shots is amazing.

Yup, the Event Horizon caps posted at dvdbeaver looks great.:) Not satisfied with Truman Show caps which looks to be slightly grain scrubbed.:(

Wow. Even Horizon sounds like its going to be a very nice disc, indeed. Can't wait.

Does anyone remember the frankly INSANE LFE level of the original US AC3 Laserdisc?! That thing damaged my 1st subwoofer!! :eek: Cant wait for this one!! A guilty pleasure of mine too!:)

I have that LD. Wish my player was still working. Loved the sound of those AC3 discs.

I agree with Scaul. I saw the scene with the red headed guy and the EE was easily noticed, even on my 42" screen, and on the boat, and on Trumans neck in the 11st shot. It's to bad Event horizon got a decent transfer since its such an awful movie (IMHO. My family actually uses it as a joke "Is it (insert film) as bad as E.H.?" " No, nothing is that bad").

No need to threadcrap in here...

Oh man I can't wait for Event Horizon.

DVD Beaver nailed it regarding films you think are "ok" on first viewing but which grow on you afterword.

For me BladeRunner was like that: I had high hopes for R. Scott's next film after Alien, but walked out of BladeRunner feeling I'd just seen the most dazzling visuals I've ever seen coating a rather bland story, told with little passion. But the visuals drew me back again to see it and with the initial "disappointment" already registered and expectations lowered, I began to appreciate more of the movie, until it became (as for many viewers) one of my all time favorite films.

Likewise with Event Horizon: I LOVED the Lovecraftian sensibility of the movie and the hell scenes freaked me out almost on a Exorcist level. Yet I thought the script was often terrible, especially the part written for Laurence Fishburne who seemed constrained by the script only to saying variations of "Just tell me what's going on!" in authoritative tones.

But wanting to re-visit this title for the horror I finally got the DVD last year and found I REALLY enjoyed the movie. Fantastic horror stuff and mood! It's become a true guilty pleasure and I'm so happy to see it coming on Blu Ray. It has some gorgeously moody visuals I can't wait to enjoy in hi-def.

Lovecraftian sensibility

Very well put, that's exactly the feeling of Event Horizon.

I.

Can't.

Wait.

Very well put, that's exactly the feeling of Event Horizon.

I.

Can't.

Wait.

I agree as well. Though it's a pretty big ripoff of DOOM (game not film), cool little film that could have been a disaster.

My apologies Dave, I should have just said that I wish the other transfers where as good as Event Horizon's,

no worries, man.

:)

Event Horizon is a true overlooked horror classic. I am eagerly waiting for its release. The screen captures look very nice at DVDbeaver but they are listing the video bitrate wrong. They are listing the entire bitrate for the disc (which includes audio, video, and extras). You can see from the BDInfo scan video bitrate graph that the average appears closer to somewhere in the high 30's, which makes more sense than an average in the 40's. Still a very high video bitrate. Fox and Paramount really like to keep the video encoding average high.

Glad I held out on buying the EH DVD, but I sitll hope Paramount does the $10 rebate offer witht his movie too.

The old 1080i transfer shown on HBO years and years ago blows most modern BD's away, so one hopes that this new transfer is up to par.

Greetings,

I received the December 30 release titles from Paramount last week. I popped Event Horizon in over the weeked. Fans are going to happy with it....;)


Cheers,

Greetings,

I received the December 30 release titles from Paramount last week. I popped Event Horizon in over the weeked. Fans are going to happy with it....;)


Cheers,

Oh man, you're killing me. Can't wait.

So excited, I have been waiting on this one. Those screens look fantastic.

This will be a great cure for my New Year's hangover. :D

KT

http://www.amazon.com/Event-Horizon-Blu-ray-Laurence-Fishburne/dp/B001GMH8TC

???

Since Event Horizon is a catalog title, maybe some stores will break street date. I'm going to start looking regularly at my local Fry's. I want this ASAP, LOL.

Anyone know why High Def Digest took Even Horizon off their upcoming Blu Ray list?

Anyone know why High Def Digest took Even Horizon off their upcoming Blu Ray list?

Did they replace it with Event Horizon?

Kidding, kidding. Very strange, considering Amazon has it up now.

KT

LOL! Sorry, but the furnace picked the coldest day of the year to stop working and my fingers as well as my brain ain't properly working!

Greetings,

I received the December 30 release titles from Paramount last week. I popped Event Horizon in over the weeked. Fans are going to happy with it....;)


Cheers,

No rebate form I'm guessing?

Greetings,

I received the December 30 release titles from Paramount last week. I popped Event Horizon in over the weeked. Fans are going to happy with it....;)


Cheers,

Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, you can't say that and not have it posted in your review section yet!!

Event Horizon has some of the best LFE of any movie out there IMO, and its almost entirely throughout the whole movie too. Cant wait to get this tittle.

Oh Ralph you tease!! I'm hoping you are referring to PQ and AQ and not just the PQ.. Day 1 purchase for me :D

edit: Just read the DVDbeaver review "Audio:
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 3452 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3452 kbps / 24-bit " :D

Plus the reviews of the PQ and SQ are positive.

She has almost returned.... to my home theater.

Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, you can't say that and not have it posted in your review section yet!!

Greetings,

Soo sorry....

It's posted there as well. ;)


Cheers,

Greetings,

Soo sorry....

It's posted there as well. ;)


Cheers,

Hi Ralph, Thanks but its not there yet, maybe later today :)
Here are the extra features for those that like em!

Bonus Features:
COMMENTARY by Director Paul W.S. Anderson
and Producer Jeremy Bolt.

THE MAKING OF EVENT HORIZON - 5 Documentaries:
Into The Jaws Of Darkness: The Body Of The Beast:
Liberate Tutume Ex Infernis: The Scale To Hell: The Womb Of Fear

THE POINT OF NO RETURN: The Filming of Event Horizon with Director Commentary.
The Revolving Corridor: The Crew Gathers: Shooting Wire Work: The Dark Side

SECRETS with selectable Director Commentary:
Deleted Breifing Scene: Extended Medical Bay Scene: Extended Burning Man Confrontation

THE UNSEEN EVENT HORIZON with Director Commentary:
The Un-filmed Rescue Scene: Conceptual Art

Theatrical Trailer HD
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1675/event001qb1.jpghttp://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6430/event002xp3.jpg

Very much looking forward to Event Horizon and Days of Thunder

Oh, what a tease.

That white Photoshop masking on the back is lazy, though.

Did you get `The Truman Show'? if yes, how is the PQ? Is there EE and/or DNR? Thanks.

Hi Ralph, Thanks but its not there yet, maybe later today :)
Here are the extra features for those that like em!

Bonus Features:
COMMENTARY by Director Paul W.S. Anderson
and Producer Jeremy Bolt.

THE MAKING OF EVENT HORIZON - 5 Documentaries:
Into The Jaws Of Darkness: The Body Of The Beast:
Liberate Tutume Ex Infernis: The Scale To Hell: The Womb Of Fear

THE POINT OF NO RETURN: The Filming of Event Horizon with Director Commentary.
The Revolving Corridor: The Crew Gathers: Shooting Wire Work: The Dark Side

SECRETS with selectable Director Commentary:
Deleted Breifing Scene: Extended Medical Bay Scene: Extended Burning Man Confrontation

THE UNSEEN EVENT HORIZON with Director Commentary:
The Un-filmed Rescue Scene: Conceptual Art

Theatrical Trailer HD
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1675/event001qb1.jpghttp://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6430/event002xp3.jpg

Greetings,

Whoops sorry I thought you meant a post indicating it had arrived..:p

The official review will be up tomorrow morning.. ;)


Cheers,

Greetings,

OK its up now...:)

Here is the link:

AVS Forum BD review of Event Horizon (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1097710)


Regards,

Greetings,

OK its up now...:)

Here is the link:

AVS Forum BD review of Event Horizon (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1097710)


Regards,

A little off topic, when will you be reviewing Serenity?

liberate tutame ex inferis

Can hardly wait!!!!

liberate tutame ex inferis

Can hardly wait!!!!

What he said.

what he said.

+1

"We don't need eyes"

-1 :D

I'm really hoping some places put this one (Event Horizon) out early, as I have to brave the snow, cold and crowds before next Wednesday to finish my shopping.

Anywhere have it early?

Had this one on laserdisc back when I was a wee lad. It was one of the creepiest, scariest movies I'd seen and a very under appreciated movie in my opinon.

My order from Best Buy shipped today. Since I received so many Blu Rays for Christmas, I'll be glad to get it at least by Tuesday.

Had this one on laserdisc back when I was a wee lad. It was one of the creepiest, scariest movies I'd seen and a very under appreciated movie in my opinon.

I agree, not sure I'm going to get this one, it does creep me out. I have the the DVD and I remember thinking how good the picture looked on DVD, so I suspect this will look awesome on Blu Ray.:)

So I heard that EH does in fact come with a $10 MIR. :D

best buy had all new blu rays out yesterday up to dec 30 just got EH they did not have DoT though

So HDD has their review up for Event Horizon:

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1830/eventhorizon.html

Not too shabby. Paramount definitely could have done a better job though. My preorder from Amazon is shipping today and I'll have it tomorrow :)

Sweet, I like Ken Brown's reviews and of course love Ralph's :)

Soi now to find the best deal?

best buy had all new blu rays out yesterday up to dec 30 just got EH they did not have DoT though

Not my Best Buy :(

I think EH BD worth buying,Recollected those day saw this movie in the theater,I was not impression with this movie cause the soundtrack in Dolby Digital is front and LFE heavy but surround is just used as ambient,little split surround.This experience is opposite with SQ in the review so I must purchase to prove it that may be I am wrong.

Event Horizon is looking great, very happy with the purchase.

Just waiting on the mail...

To answer my own question earlier. I got it for $18.99 at Fry's. It also has a $10 coupon for people who own the DVD which I do own :D

Has it been delayed in Canada? I visited 2 future shops and a Best Buy with nothing.

I sure hope it's got the $10 off coupon like Disney/Buena Vista did.

Has it been delayed in Canada? I visited 2 future shops and a Best Buy with nothing.

I sure hope it's got the $10 off coupon like Disney/Buena Vista did.
For the most part, Best Buy just isn't carrying this title in stores.

For the most part, Best Buy just isn't carrying this title in stores.

That's why I just ordered it online, something I usually don't do that often, but my record with finding catalog titles at B&M has been pretty bad.

Just ordered it from Amazon and can't wait!!! :)

Has it been delayed in Canada? I visited 2 future shops and a Best Buy with nothing.

I sure hope it's got the $10 off coupon like Disney/Buena Vista did.

Event Horizon...picked mine up this morning in Winnipeg at the St.James Street Best Buy. They had at least half a dozen copies. I also found it across the street at the HMV in Polo Park. I just watched it.

And...yes...it has the $10.00 coupon.

checked my local best buy last night as I love this movie, and 0 copies. I'm going to order online (I was holding onto a gift card for just this)

And...yes...it has the $10.00 coupon.

Can you find out when the coupon expires, if at all?

Expires 12-31-2009.

Got mine on Dec 26th at my local BB...couple days early as well as Days of Thunder & The Truman Show. I'm really pleased with EE. As a fan, it's never looked better. Days looks ok. A cleanup job would really help. Truman show isn't too shabby but better than I thought it would look.

Event Horizon...picked mine up this morning in Winnipeg at the St.James Street Best Buy. They had at least half a dozen copies. I also found it across the street at the HMV in Polo Park. I just watched it.

And...yes...it has the $10.00 coupon.

Just wondering how much it cost at BB? Couldn't find it on their website at all. I found it at my local Rogers Video for $23.99, which I thought was a fair price. Was it any less than that?

Just wondering how much it cost at BB? Couldn't find it on their website at all. I found it at my local Rogers Video for $23.99, which I thought was a fair price. Was it any less than that?
I have no idea why you've had issues finding it on their website: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9142493&st=event+horizon&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=28661

They want $24.99 for it right now. Up until the day of release, however, it was only $19.99 on their website.

The reason it can't be found at the Best Buy website is that we're in Canada and we look at bestbuy.ca...which has one of the worst search engines ever devised by a guy who hasn't programmed anything since the VIC-20.

That being said, the Rogers Video price was better anyway. It's $25.99* at the local Best Buy.

Related note to fellow Canadians: Did you find SWEENEY TODD at Wal Mart for $9.97? Picked up my copy today and it has the $10.00 discount coupon. So if you own the DVD, you can get the BD for free!


*That's Canuck bucks which translates to a respectable $21.32 U.S at todays exchange rate.

Ahh, Hyp Toad didn't have a location listed.

Event Horizon is only available on DVD on Best Buy's Canadian website. The search engine there seems like the same one here in the US as I found the DVD quite easily.

Ahh, Hyp Toad didn't have a location listed.




The give away in Hyp Toad's post is "Roger's Video"...Roger's being a Canadian telecommunications conglomerate with hands in everything from disc sales to cell phones.

The search engine at Best Buy Canada and it's Future Shop operation are deceiving. They APPEAR to be perfectly normal...until you realize that many titles which DON'T show up in a search, will show up if you browse through a a specific category. One of the sites (can't recall if was Best Buy or Future Shop) wouldn't show either of the Grindhouse movies in a BD search. But if you went to the Blu-ray listing, you could find both of them. Even if you cut-and-pasted the titles directly from their BD listing and put them into the search box, they STILL returned as "no match found".

To answer my own question earlier. I got it for $18.99 at Fry's. It also has a $10 coupon for people who own the DVD which I do own :D

Brain;

Where is this Frys that you got it for $18.99? My Frys in Austin Texas had it for $22.99 Completely surprised how creepy this movie is, how well the picture and sound are and how well the special effects hold up from 11 years ago.

Mr Ian B

I just ordered EH from tower.com for only $16.99 with free shipping as long as you spend $25. I can't wait for my EH & robocop to arrive;)

Brain;

Where is this Frys that you got it for $18.99? My Frys in Austin Texas had it for $22.99 Completely surprised how creepy this movie is, how well the picture and sound are and how well the special effects hold up from 11 years ago.

Mr Ian B

Palo Alto, CA

If you click on the 12-31 tab you'll see it there for $18.99, but this is for the San Francisco, CA bay area stores.

Opps

Event Horizon looks very good, bitrate in the 30's much of the time.

Palo Alto, CA

If you click on the 12-31 tab you'll see it there for $18.99, but this is for the San Francisco, CA bay area stores.

Thanks Brian. It is on sale today here in Austin, Texas on their Friday big ad.

Mr Ian B

I watched it last night. Its well worth a purchase and is a clear upgrade over the DVD.

The LFE in this move kicks ass.

There is an issue over possible vertical stretching near the top of the image on the BR compared to the DVD. I haven't opened my copy so I would appreciate if someone can confirm. It's in the AVS review forum.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1097710&page=2

Event Horizon looks and sounds wonderful. What a fantastic catalog title.

I wish we could see the directors cut of this, but as mentioned in the special features, it is just not possible.

either way, great buy...

hello all,

EH didn't sound all that great. pix was great but sound C-.

There is an issue over possible vertical stretching near the top of the image on the BR compared to the DVD.

Try as I might, I could not detect or measure any vertical stretching.

I was aware of this report before I bought the movie. I think it originates with highdef digest.

After watching the movie, I went back and paused the film on several occasions whenever there was a large, circular object centered in the frame. then I took a clear ruler and measured the circle from top to bottom and from left to right. Everything measured perfectly symmetrical. I stared at faces looking for the vertical pinching and could see none. Even with the forewarning, I simply couldn't see any issue at all.

If somebody else sees it, I'm in no position to argue the point. We all have different displays and I'm not going to tell some guy 1000 miles away that he's seeing it wrong. If he says he sees it, I assume he sees it. I don't. No matter how hard I try to see it, I just don't. It looks absolutely normal to me.

I've got an 5.5 year old rear projection CRT (51" Hitachi). Maybe it looks different on a fixed pixel display. I'm not an expert so I won't try to guess.


**Related note: When I do DVD screen caps with my computer using Power DVD, the screen caps are slightly vertically stretched...or they appear so on my LCD monitor. They look fine on TV. Could that be a related issue? Don't know but I'm happy to hear from the experts.

hello all,

EH didn't sound all that great. pix was great but sound C-.

Sounded pretty strong to me. Not a demo disc as far as audio, but it's no worse than a solid B imo.

Try as I might, I could not detect or measure any vertical stretching.
I noticed it but it was only in a couple scenes later on in the movie. I have a 42" 1080p LCD.

hello all,

EH didn't sound all that great. pix was great but sound C-.

Hrmmm, it sounds pretty damned good on my system.

There does appear to be a small amount of vertical stretch, and that is disapointing. It's an otherwise good looking release. I'll try A/Bing with the SE DVD to be sure.

There is an issue over possible vertical stretching near the top of the image on the BR compared to the DVD. I haven't opened my copy so I would appreciate if someone can confirm. It's in the AVS review forum.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1097710&page=2

I only watched the first 20 minutes or so, but I saw what looked like fairly clear stretching in the "crew wakes up" scene. Also fairly apparent sharpening. I thought the results looked ugly.

I guess getting older and not having as sharp eyes as before has it's benefits. Looked decent to me and the subwoofer action in the expected shots were very nice. Of course, I didn't pay for this one, as it came via Christmas gift cert.

There is some vertical stretching which is very odd but it's only in a couple of shots not the entire movie.

There is some vertical stretching which is very odd but it's only in a couple of shots not the entire movie. No it's the whole movie and only noticeable in some scenes. Such as a shot were there are circular objects appearing as tall ovals.

The movie was shot in anamorphic scope so the stretching could be attributed to that. Hmm... (http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews43/event%20horizon%20blu-ray/large/large%20event%20horizon%20blu-ray6.jpg)

But the DVD does not exhibit the stretching.

But the DVD does not exhibit the stretching.
Apparently it first appeared in the Special Edition DVD. Noted here:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews43/event_horizon_blu-ray.htm

The stretching is related to the transfer then if it also appeared on the latest dvd release. Out of curiosity I measured the active picture area and the aspect ratio comes out to about 2.34:1 (1920x820 without the bars). Reducing the vertical height by 10 pixels looks about right to me.

Hrmmm interesting.

did days of thunder have $10 off coupon for previous dvd owners as did event horizon?

Where can I get the rebate form for Event Horizon?

I like this BD,great PQ AND SQ.Bought it and saw twice times.

Where can I get the rebate form for Event Horizon?


Anyone?

Where can I get the rebate form for Event Horizon?

It's inside the BD and you have to use original only, not a copy.

It's inside the BD and you have to use original only, not a copy.


Mine didn't have one and it came from Best Buy.

Even Horizon has old style EE with thick halos. Disappointing.

Wow! I just watched Event Horizon for the first time. How did I ever miss this title??? What a great movie! I am definitely going to add this to my collection, this ended up being much more of a horror flick than I thought it would be and had some impressively graphic scenes.

The Blu Ray for event horizon: I am getting massive, I mean massive artifacts... These horizontal areas where the picture is offsett and stairstepped. It is like a horizintal line where the picture is in different sopt above than below this horizontal 'line'... Its unwatchable... what is going on??

The Blu Ray for event horizon: I am getting massive, I mean massive artifacts... These horizontal areas where the picture is offsett and stairstepped. It is like a horizintal line where the picture is in different sopt above than below this horizontal 'line'... Its unwatchable... what is going on??

Sounds to me like you got a bad disc.

I have the OPPO BD player. All other movies working fine as usual. The artifacts are horrible, it is unwatchable...

Does not seem like a bad disc since it plays fine otherwise... I'm wondering if anyone else with an OPPO BD player can stick this movie in for me and verify....

Wow! I just watched Event Horizon for the first time. How did I ever miss this title??? What a great movie! I am definitely going to add this to my collection, this ended up being much more of a horror flick than I thought it would be and had some impressively graphic scenes.

I missed this one too, and it became one of my favourites instantly. I've already watched it 3 times and plan to watch it again soon.

this movie is terrible I think it ended sam neill's career

this movie is terrible I think it ended sam neill's career

Thread, meet crap. Crap, meet thread...

this movie is terrible I think it ended sam neill's career

Thank god you decided to enlighten us all with your in depth review and your opinion which matters so much to us all.

Event Horizon is awesome.

It is weird that I haven't seen him in anything since JP3.

At least Sam has had a good run in horror. Now when are we going to get In the Mouth of Madness on blu?

It obviously wasn't Event Horizon or Laurence Fishburn would be in the same boat.

It's funny people mentioning Sam Neill as it's his birthday today ( Mine's is two weeks today so everyone get the presents ready )

Looks like Sam has done a lot of television work in recent years including The Tudors and Merlin.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000554/

Just bought the Region B release of this film.

I have always kinda thought that there was a better film in there somewhere, and the special features do comfirm that to a certain degree. I wish that the missing elements could be found to do a proper re-cut, I think as it stands the film is about 15 minutes too short, I liked the briefing scene at the start which I think should be included (but probably re-edited), though apparently his first cut was 2hrs 10 minutes. Thats 35 minutes longer than the theatrical cut...

The Blu Ray disc itself is ok, I can tell its stretched a tad, the colours look a little off (everything has a blue hue to it, and I recorded a version off TV the other day and it wasn't this "blue" at all). If you compare the trailer to the film, I think you will see what the film should look like, the trailer looks gorgeous, very filmic, by comparison the film print looks washed out, artifically sharpened and stretched.

I hope there is enough demand to perhaps do whatever kind of recut they can manage and also sort the master out.

I just picked up Event Horizon on Blu. I went with the the one with the original cover art and upon watching it I noticed the image was vertically stretched and strange looking...
Just wondering if the re-issue corrected this problem or if it is simply the same disc with a fancy new cover...

I just picked up Event Horizon on Blu. I went with the the one with the original cover art and upon watching it I noticed the image was vertically stretched and strange looking...
Just wondering if the re-issue corrected this problem or if it is simply the same disc with a fancy new cover...

It's just a new cover. Paramount recently changed up the cover art on several catalog titles.

The aspect ratio of Event Horizon has remained uncorrected for a very long time across multiple releases on multiple formats. At this point I wonder if it will ever actually be fixed. It's a shame too, as Paul W.S. Anderson's films go, Event Horizon was actually one of the better ones.

Yea I figured as much. It's his fluke-tastic one good movie....like M. Night's "Unbreakable" (yea I said it)

Yea I figured as much. It's his fluke-tastic one good movie....like M. Night's "Unbreakable" (yea I said it)

You didn't like The Sixth Sense? That was great too. The other ones, well...

Event Horizon was creepy. Cool, but creepy. I blind bought the laserdisc way back when and just knew I'd have nightmares after watching it. Creepy movie.

E.H. was fairly overrated imo. It started decent enough but some cheesy action sequences near the end and over the top acting by Sam Neill sealed it's fate for me. Deadspace, a game you can pretty much define as E.H. the game is the better experience in my book.

Now, to stay on topic, is the stretching that apparent?

Now, to stay on topic, is the stretching that apparent?

It bothers me. Same problem with Truman Show Blu.

I wonder how something like this got through without being corrected.

Just bought it yesterday. This is still a really creepy film even though i haven't watched it in years. Great performances from Sam Neill and and Lawrence Fishburne. Richard T. Jones(you may know him as James Ellison from Sarah Connor Chronicles) was a lot of fun to watch. The effects hold up pretty well too after so many years. The zero grav is looking as cool as ever. The bd has excellent pq for a medium budget sci-fi like this and great extras to boot. Paul W. Anderson's best film so far. :cool:

It's unfortunate because I really have a soft spot for this flick. I refuse to buy it until the correct the issue. As noted else where on that likelihood, I will never have this title.

Any comparison pics for the aspect ratio issue? :confused:

Hard to say exactly, but those shots are out there. I think you can see them on DVD Beaver. It's not TOO noticeable, but it is really apparent when you compare the two releases (one good, one bad).

It's funny people mentioning Sam Neill as it's his birthday today ( Mine's is two weeks today so everyone get the presents ready )

Looks like Sam has done a lot of television work in recent years including The Tudors and Merlin.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000554/Sam was really good in NBC's Crusoe mini last year. A bit dissapointed that one never made it to Blu.

This is one of my favorite horror movies and I finally bought it on BD. While the picture is sharp, it is way darker than the SD-DVD. When the characters come out of cryo-sleep it is as if the director of photography had all the lights off. The "dark skinned" character had almost no definition in his form as all you could see was a dark shape.

I saw this movie in the theater and still have the SD-DVD and can't believe that this version is what the director wanted us to see. Am I the only one who thinks this?

Greg

I didn't see anything unusual about the BD in terms of brightness.. the aspect ratio's off slightly, but everything else looked okay.

Oh great, so it's too dark AND the ratio is off.

I didn't notice when I watched it on BD, but I damn sure will now.

This is one of my favorite horror movies and I finally bought it on BD. While the picture is sharp, it is way darker than the SD-DVD. When the characters come out of cryo-sleep it is as if the director of photography had all the lights off. The "dark skinned" character had almost no definition in his form as all you could see was a dark shape.

I saw this movie in the theater and still have the SD-DVD and can't believe that this version is what the director wanted us to see. Am I the only one who thinks this?

Greg

If I understand you correctly you're saying there is black crush on the BD that is not present on the previous dvd, correct? Do you have the means to provide a screencap comparison by chance? It's just that I've read a lot of comments reviews/on the BD and this is the first I've ever heard of that issue (I'm aware of the slight vertical stretch, and am ok with it). Everything I've read seems to echo the color pallete/contrast more or less duplicates that of the previous Paramount 2-disc dvd (which makes sense, since clearly the same HD master was used for both). Are you sure it's not something with your settings, the result of different color space settings for SD/HD, etc? Also, which dvd version are you referring to? There was a barebones non-anamorphic release way back in the day, and later a 2-disc deluxe release, with which Paul Anderson was apparently extensively involved. Never had the old dvd but it wouldn't surprise me if color timing/contrast varies considerably between them, and presumably the transfer on the 2-disc and BD would be how Anderson wants it. Could be he always wanted the sequences in question darker.

Edit: Caps-a-holic comparison (http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/index.php?vergleich=event_horizon) between the BD and 2-disc DVD. In every sample shot, color/contrast are identical

It's interesting looking at those shots in terms of the aspect ratio issue. Despite the stretch in the BD version, it looks like the DVD was actually worse. I never actually had the 2-disc set, I had the old non-anamorphic release, which is why I was so keen to get the BD in the first place. But yeah, color looks the same to me.

If I understand you correctly you're saying there is black crush on the BD that is not present on the previous dvd, correct? Do you have the means to provide a screencap comparison by chance? It's just that I've read a lot of comments reviews/on the BD and this is the first I've ever heard of that issue (I'm aware of the slight vertical stretch, and am ok with it). Everything I've read seems to echo the color pallete/contrast more or less duplicates that of the previous Paramount 2-disc dvd (which makes sense, since clearly the same HD master was used for both). Are you sure it's not something with your settings, the result of different color space settings for SD/HD, etc? Also, which dvd version are you referring to? There was a barebones non-anamorphic release way back in the day, and later a 2-disc deluxe release, with which Paul Anderson was apparently extensively involved. Never had the old dvd but it wouldn't surprise me if color timing/contrast varies considerably between them, and presumably the transfer on the 2-disc and BD would be how Anderson wants it. Could be he always wanted the sequences in question darker.

Edit: Caps-a-holic comparison (http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/index.php?vergleich=event_horizon) between the BD and 2-disc DVD. In every sample shot, color/contrast are identical

Picture 3 in your link is the exact same scene I am referring to. Maybe my PJ setup is off but HD-DVD's and SD-DVD's look just fine. I'll point out that The Postman and Cliffhanger also appear much darker. In the case of The Postman it is for the better as the SD-DVD appears overexposed to me. There is an opening scene in Çliffhanger where Stallone is hanging below a cliff and there is a bright sky in the background and the area below the cliff is in shadow. The SD-DVD appears to favor the shadow region below the cliff and the BD version the highlights are preserved better. It is as if the contrast ratio is to great to be captured by either format and the SD-DVD goes for the shadows at the expense of highlights and BD saves highlights at the expense of the shadows.

I'll see if I can post something.

Greg