How about you?

Here's my wish list. Releases I'd love to see upgraded.

Just copy, add, and paste to include your favs.

Anna and the King
Once Upon a Time in the West
Lawrence of Arabia
Gladiator
The Mummy
Das Boot
Moulin Rouge
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Fistful of Dynamite...for starters

Some of those are Sony titles.....so it may be a while.

I would love to see Gladiator.

call this weird but I saw a movie on HBO "The Big Bounce" holy lord that was some good looking HD, I would love to have this on HD-DVD, are you listening Warner ?

the cinematography was killer looking, vibrant colors etc.

The Mummy D-Theater tape is in a league of it's own, I would love to see this on HD-DVD soon

-Gary

War Of The Worlds (2005) that is universal right?

I am 23, but there is a kid movie that I would love to see remastered in hd. Hook. I don't who made it. If it is Sony, that is going to be long wait.

War Of The Worlds (2005) that is universal right?Paramount.

Hook. I don't who made it. If it is Sony, that is going to be long wait.Yup, it was a TriStar release, so that'd put it in Sony's court.

Do you think somebody is going to figure out a illegal way to copy a blueray movie to a blank hd dvd disk in the future. I am not for that. It only seems somebody always does something illegal with these technologies.

The Mummy I and II
The Matrix
Jurassic Park / Lost World
Extra-Terrestrial (Vibrant colours; contrasted shades of darkness; good demo material)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Batman Begins
All Batman/Superman feature films
Disney's Platinum Edition Line
The Mask (The latest DVD release was superb in terms of video/audio when compared to original release)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Titanic (1997)
Star Wars (Entire feature film series)
Deep Impact
Harry Potter (Entire series 1 - 7)
All the Pixar Animated Features
X-Men (The Entire series 1 - 3)

When are some good titles coming out on HD-DVD? I am just sitting back and waiting because there is nothing drawing me to HD-DVD yet as far as media. I thought Batman Begins and Matrix were coming? Right now I have much better movies on DVHS, yes it is a dying format, or some say it is dead, but the collection of films on D-Theater is going to be superior to HD-DVD for some time to come at this rate.

I would love to see/hear what top gun would be like, great film.
Also the blade trilogy

How about the Lethal Weapan value pack.

For me, it would be any disaster movie (Twister)

Twister is coming in June or July.

Blade Runner.

Twister would be a good sound and picture test, theres a lot of scene with high movement. THe first release was crappy (1997) , the re release was better..but there still mpeg artifact here and there..

Battlestar Galactica
Excalibur
Where Eagles Dare
Kelly's Heroes
Highlander-Anchor Bay, does anybody know where they stand in War?
The Longest Day
Force 10 from Navarone
Once Apon a Time in the West-Good One CMRA
Jurassic Park-All Three Movies
Jaws-First II
Sin City
The Wild Bunch
Casino Royal-1968 Original
The Towering Inferno
The Entire Bond Collection

When is Paramount going to release anything and when are we going to see day and date releases (will V for Vendetta come out along side the DVD)? I haven't bought an HD-DVD player yet but I plan too before the end of the year and would love to see more dual format releases like Rumor Has It. I would buy the dual format release instead of the standalone DVDs right now even without a player. I just bought The Producers(musical) on DVD but would have gladly waited if an HD-DVD version was on the way. I hope MI:III gets a day and date release later this year. I thought King Kong was going to be one of the first titles. I would think that they would release some big titles to try and get the attention of the average consumer. I just don't think Rumor Has It is going to sell players but, LOTR might. I'm sold on HD-DVD (going to get either the 360 add-on or one of the Toshibas) and the only way they loose me as a costumer is if Universal begins to support Blu-Ray but, I'd still love to see more big titles released.

Band of Brothers

Seven
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Star Wars
Gladiator
Scarface
American History X
Saving Private Ryan
Blade 1 and 2

Do you think somebody is going to figure out a illegal way to copy a blueray movie to a blank hd dvd disk in the future. I am not for that. It only seems somebody always does something illegal with these technologies.

You simply can't, because Blu-ray is not a DVD..it's disc size and structure are different.

Blu-ray is a totally new different format, While HD-DVD is more related to DVD.

So the simple answer is no.

Here are my movies i look foward to seeing in HD

The Terminator (Blu-ray)
T2: Judgement Day (Blu-ray)
Predator (Blu-ray)
Jurassic Park (HD-DVD)
King Kong (HD-DVD)
Pulp Fiction (Blu-ray)
Die Hard 1-3 (Blu-ray)
Jaws (HD-DVD)
Deep Blue Sea (Both)
Snatch (Blu-ray)
The Jackal (HD-DVD)
007 collection (Blu-ray)
Star Wars 1-6 (Blu-ray)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Both)
House of Flying Daggers (Blu-ray)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Blu-ray)
X-MEN 1-3 (Blu-ray)
Spiderman 1-3 (Blu-ray)
The Punisher (Blu-ray)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (HD-DVD) not sure if it will be on Blu-ray also.
Pirates of the Carribean: COTBP (Blu-ray) and future sequels
The Fifth Element (Blu-ray)
Highlander (Both) not sure on this one either if it's on both formats
Cliffhanger (Blu-ray)
The Fast and the Furious (HD-DVD)
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells (HD-DVD)
Tomb Raider (Both)

Off the top of my head that is all i could think of that i wanted for movies in either format.

I want to see Kill Bill on HD-DVD sooooo bad!

You can put a blu-ray managed copy on hd dvd r and vice verse. :)

Assuming there's enough capacity both ways.

You simply can't, because Blu-ray is not a DVD..it's disc size and structure are different.

Blu-ray is a totally new different format, While HD-DVD is more related to DVD.

So the simple answer is no.

The physical disc size of Blu-Ray is different?

confining this list solely to what could be released on HD DVD (no offense as there are PLENTY of titlesI would want from now Bd exclusive studios)



Peter Pan (2004)
Apocolypse Now
Prophecy
LOTR
Jaws
Jaws 2
12 Monkeys
Superman: the movie
Mutiny On The Bounty
The Searchers
2001
The Shining
Grease
Wolfen
Excalibur
Outland
Year Of Living Dangerously
Body Heat
Gone With The Wind
Flash Gordon
Dracula ('79)
Urban Cowboy
V For Vendetta
Wizard Of Oz
The Bandwagon
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Papillion
The Getaway
Bullit
East Of Eden

The physical disc size of Blu-Ray is different?I believe Blu-Ray disc is thicker.

Well, there's the European version of T2 from Studio Canal... assuming it'll play on the Toshiba.

SurfingMatt, your signature "BLU-RAY: THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE HIGH DEFINITION FORMAT OF CHOICE," is funny. If BR is truly the one and only true HD format, how can there be a choice? :D

Matrix
Jurassic
Twister
Saving Private Ryan
Top Gun
Titanic
Gone in 60 Seconds(the Nic Cage one)
Armageddon
Master and Commander

And don't laugh, but Fast and the Furious! :D I'm 40 this year, but despite the film's obvious technical errors, I enjoy the fast-moving, entertainment-only film that mainstreamed import modding. Granted, I can't stand "riced-out" cars, foreign or domestic, but I would never have been interested in buying my S2000 had I not seen that film.

I'm surprised to see Fast and Furious 3 is getting some positive press. It might be the sleeper hit of the summer.

Well, this is my 'starter' list :p:

Apocalypse Now (not Redux)
Braveheart
Crimson Tide
Gladiator
The Hunt for Red October
The Italian Job
la Femme Nikita (not Point of No Return)
The Magnificent Seven
Man on Fire
Master and Commander
Open Range
Platoon
Road to Perdition
Rob Roy
Spartacus (Kirk Douglas version)
Spy Game
To Live and Die in LA
The Usual Suspects

Anyone know what Lost in Translation would come out for? HD-DVD or Blue-Ray. I'm planning on getting the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add on if its not too much and would love to see Scarlett Johansson in HD goodness. :D

Other movies I would like to see in on HD-DVD.

Top Gun
Pulp Fiction
Resivoir Dogs
Kill Bill vol 1&2
Sin City
Braveheart
Fight Club
and many many more....

Old movies can be made into HD?

If so, I'd like to see Grand Prix on HD DVD or Blu-ray.

Most of the films already posted. I would like to add:
Underworld
Memoirs of a Geisha

Willow
Army of Darkness
Brainscan
The Big Hit
The Big Lebowski
Captain Ron
Conan (both)
Cheech and Chong (all)
Leprechaun (1-3)
Natural Born Killers

I'd like to see:

Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Rocky
Braveheart
Titanic
Crimson Tide
2001
2010
X-Men 1+2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
amoung others...

My X List I don't know if I will go either format yet waiting to see a pssible univeral player will exist.

Akira*
Saving Private Ryan*
Last of The Mohicans (Theatrical Cut please)
HEAT*
Band of Brothers*
The Crow*
Batman Begins
American Psycho*
Ben Hur*
Alien Quadrilogy*
Matrix (1-3+Animatrix)*
Harry Potter (1-7)
Lord of The Rings (EE 1-3)*
Blackhawk Down*
Heartbreak Ridge
Apacolypse Now (Redux)
Pale Rider
Where Eagles Dare
Kelly's Hero's
The Exorcist *
Citizen Kane
Tom Clancy Movies

LOL My list is long...but I own the ones with stars so I'd have to really like the difference in quality to rebuy...IDK I may just buy those listed w/o star in SD-DVD then maybe sell em when I get em in a HD format

Casablanca
My Darling Clementine
Shane
Right Stuff
The Man Who Would Be King
Lawrence of Arabia
Dr. Zhivago
Bridge on the River Kwai
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Once Upon A Time in The West
2001
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove
Barry Lyndon
Close Encounters
Dark City
Gattaca
My Fair Lady
The Name of the Rose
Star Wars Trilogy
all Hitchcock films

I am sure I missed a lot!

Stan

Oh! man there are so may movies I can mention....here's a few:

LORD OF THE RING TRILOGY
STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY
INDIANA JONES TRILOGY
ALIEN AND ALIENS
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY
T2
TRUE LIES
2001
2010
GLADIATOR
BLADE RUNNER
WITNESS
BEN-HUR
CLOSE ENCOUTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
STAR TREK THE MOTION PICTURE
STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT
STAR TREK VOYAGE HOME

and many many other great movies.

CLOSE ENCOUTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
I've seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind in HD, Unfortunately, that film is too old to look good in HD. The film imperfections are enhanced if anything.

I'd love to see Equilibrium also.
I know it is being released overseas, but hopefully it gets released here also.

I'm surprised to see Fast and Furious 3 is getting some positive press. It might be the sleeper hit of the summer.
Off topic, but I find that hard to believe. :D I've seen the previews and it looks kinda corny.

I could have a list a mile long, but here are the titles I'm *DYING* to see on HD DVD... both because I like the movies and they'd look great if they transfers are good.

Back To The Future 1/2
The Matrix Trilogy (coming soon!)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Minority Report
2001: A Space Odyssey (might be too old to benefit from HD)
Stargate

Here are some others that will, at least initially, only be on Blu-ray:
Star Wars (Episodes 3, 4, and 5)
Fight Club
Finding Nemo
X-Men 1/2

And a few that will be Blu-ray only until hell freezes over:
Men in Black
Ronin
Starship Troopers
Hellboy

Gattaca and the Red Violin since those are two of my favorite movies. Also The Count of Monte Cristo.

I'd love to see Equilibrium also.
I know it is being released overseas, but hopefully it gets released here also.
Ohh nice one there. I'd love to add that one too.

One Eyed Jacks

Tombstone (this would be a must have in HD or SD)

Add "The Messenger". The SD DVD is excellent. The HD HBO broacast was superb.
What was I thinking? It's Columbia Tristar! What the heck, I still want this one in Hi Res.

Jaws.
The Shining.
Aliens.
Blade 1 & 2.
Dawn of the dead orignal & remake.
Indiana Jones trilogy.
Xmen 2.

These are video and not movies, but I'd be willing to buy some HD-DVD versions of the demo D-VHS stuff that came out early on like "Smart Travels with Rudy Maxa" and the one about Japan that I think Pioneer produced. Heck, Id even like to see a copy of a non compressed HD (Super Bowl?) sporting event. I don't think many of us have ever seen this. I'd also like to see many more concert events and Music Video released.

Since Universal refuses to release Timecop on DVD in Widescreen (in R1), i hope they eventually release it on HD DVD.

Since Universal refuses to release Timecop on DVD in Widescreen (in R1), i hope they eventually release it on HD DVD.
I'm sure they will. I recorded a HD Widescreen broadcast from HDNet Movies a couple months ago and it looks stunning. The HD disc will only look better.

Animal House
Used Cars
The Blues Brothers
The Towering Inferno
North by Northwest
WarGames
The Andromeda Strain
Die Hard (all three)
Speed
Ghostbusters (both)

And a bunch of the ones others have mentioned...

Old movies can be made into HD?

If so, I'd like to see Grand Prix on HD DVD or Blu-ray.
ALL theater movies since at least 1930, except low-budget ones, are "higher-than-high-definition" on film. The only "catch", ever, is how high of quality the original copies exist in.

Grand Prix (in its original 2.55:1 or so format) would be excellent on HD-DVD.

I'd like to see ALL movies in HD. :D

The New World
Quest For Fire
The Sweet Hereafter
The Mosquito Coast
Bend Of The River
The Bad & The Beautfiul
Peyton Place

Slaughterhouse V

Master and Commander

Is this a Universal title ??

Master & Commander is a 20th Century Fox title, and is rumored to be among their first 20 releases for the Blu-Ray Disc format. It's a title I anxiously await.

I'd like to see ALL movies in HD. :D

I second that ... and since I don't watch movies more than once - I don't really care about movies I've already seen. The rest I want in HD.

I second that ... and since I don't watch movies more than once - I don't really care about movies I've already seen. The rest I want in HD.

And to think, I thought this was a throwback to the days when you couldn't see the movie again.
I find many movies watchable again and again, especially musicals and animation.
(Some ,of course, sorry for viewing once.)

Besides the obvious (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc.)

Hallowe'en
Psycho (1960)
Jaws
Alien
Aliens
The Shining
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Thing (1982)

Barb Wire (1996)

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

Hardware (1990)

Barb Wire (1996)

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

Hardware (1990)


:eek:


;)

Goodburger :)

Seriously....

The Fifth Element :(

Shrek

Star Wars: Any/All of them

:eek:


;)

I know I know, no accounting for taste.:o

If I could pick any movies in the world, my top ten would be as follows:

1. The Rock
2. King Kong (2005)
3. Batman Begins
4. Casino
5. The Shawshank Redemption
6. Cliffhanger
7. Eraser
8. Primal Fear

And my last two, since I think it'll probably be a while:
9. Any solid anime film or series (especially Ninja Scroll or Trigun)
10. Any solid Asian action movie (especially Ong-Bak or Hard-Boiled)

Now that I look at it, it's amazing that a significant amount of them have already been confirmed to be coming to HD DVD soon. Yay!

Also, high on my list would be Indecent Proposal (since as a notorious action-junkee, it happens to be the only romance-related film I really like - and one of the only films in general that I don't already have on SD DVD). Anything from the Terminator trilogy would be nice too (I understand only #3 has a shot at coming to HD DVD any time soon though, right?).

EDIT: Hmm, well you could also swap Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, or Braveheart for any of the above also...

Anything I'd want to buy on DVD right now but can't because I know it will eventually be an HD release

The IMAX film Beavers. That what my favorite thing to use for demo material prior to HD DVD.

Definitly BASEketball ! LOL i think it my most viewed dvd ever.. and the transfert is horrible... seriously , it can't be worst than that..

Matrix Trilogy and Bourne Identity

American Werewolf In London

Adventures of Superman (color episodes)

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
V For Vendetta
Matrix
Natural Born Killers
Pulp Fiction
Fifth Element
Blade Runner
Big Lebowski
Run Lola Run
Any film directed by Theo Angelopoulos

And thousands more :D

Big Momma's House 2!

Hmmm...my personal would-buy-on-sight list probably goes like this:

the Lord of the Rings trilogy
Die Hard
Hero
Spartacus
Ben-Hur
Wonderful Days
The Fifth Element
the entire Ridley Scott film library (honestly I only really want Blade Runner, Kingdom of Heaven, and Gladiator--but if it means we have to get Thelma and Louise and White Squall along with them, do it)
Starship Troopers
Titanic

A few vivid titles... :)

Aside from all of the blockbusters that we would all love to see on HD-DVD, you know what I would love to own in HD? Those BMWFilms starring Clive Owen. Am I the only one that loves those? What a great set of short films! I remember the early days of HDNET when they would play those constantly...boy, I wish I had my HD DVR then!

Hmm...I may have to fire that DVD up prior to our Movie Night instead of Nothing But Trailers. To bad the BMWfilms DVD isn't anamorphic! :rolleyes:

Without regard for format and trying not to repeat (apologies up front):

Enemy at The Gate
Godfather Trilogy
Heat
Casino
Saving Private Ryan
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Star Trek I, II, IV, and VI.
Snatch
Trainspotting
The Killing Fields
We were Soldiers
Glory
Gettysburg

Glad to see everyone is basically in agreement on what are good movies and what people want.

Braveheart
Galdiator
Saving Priate Ryan
Schindlers List
Star Wars (All)
LoTR (All)
King Kong
Fight Club
V for Vendetta
Sin City
Jurassic Park (All)

What i'd want more then anything is the origonal Jurassic Park, which is my number 1 movie period.

Flash Gordon (1980) - owned by Sony so I guess it'll take forever and Blu Ray
Classic Disney animated features
Evil Dead 1, 2 and Army of Darkness
Maltese Falcon
Hunt for Red October
Matrix Trilogy
Master and Commander (a reason to buy Blu Ray)
Gladiator
Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut
Blade Runner
the entire Ridley Scott collection actually
Clockwork Orange
2001
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Gremlins
Nightmare Before Christmas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney)
... just a few samples... I'm going to support both HD-DVD and Blu Ray... don't care about format, just give me the HD goodness! :D

Flash Gordon (1980) - owned by Sony so I guess it'll take forever and Blu Ray
Classic Disney animated features
Evil Dead 1, 2 and Army of Darkness
Maltese Falcon
Hunt for Red October
Matrix Trilogy
Master and Commander (a reason to buy Blu Ray)
Gladiator
Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut
Blade Runner
the entire Ridley Scott collection actually
Clockwork Orange
2001
Platoon
Apocalypse Now
Gremlins
Nightmare Before Christmas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Disney)
... just a few samples... I'm going to support both HD-DVD and Blu Ray... don't care about format, just give me the HD goodness! :D

Flash Gordon was a Universal reslease. Are you sure Sony owns it? I have it on SD DVD and it is Universal released by Image.

I read somewhere, Digital Bits I think, that Army of Darkness is coming to HDDVD.

I agree with many of the other suggestions, LOTR Trilogy, Matrix Trilogy, Star Trek, Star Wars, etc.

How about some titles that were never released anamorphically?

The Abyss
Cut Throat Island
True Lies
Flash Gordon (assuming Sony doesn't own it)
Time Cop
The Shadow (SDDVD is full screen)(I have Laserdisc WS)
A Night at the Roxbury
Wing Commander
Howard the Duck (never released on SDDVD)(I have Laserdisc WS)
Escape From LA

I'm sure I'll get ripped for some of these, but my son and I watch these movies and love them all! :D

Stace

Legend w/ Tangerine Dream Score in DD+

I'm sure I'll get ripped for some of these, but my son and I watch these movies and love them all! :D

Stace

Content is KING. It is written.

That out of the way, another title I'd love to see that never even made it to SD DVD:
"The Night of the Generals"

So, does anyone have a link to post on the upcoming HD-DVD titles and release dates?

Did everyone stop dreaming? No more wish lists?

Blade Runner.
Give me Blade Runner and I'll be watching it so many times I probably won't have time to post for a few days. In fact, the release date will be a national holiday in my house to be celebrated with reverence for years to come. A shrine will be erected near my DVD rack upon which offerings of food and lit candles will be a daily ritual. :D

How about you?

Here's my wish list. Releases I'd love to see upgraded.

Just copy, add, and paste to include your favs.

Anna and the King
Once Upon a Time in the West
Lawrence of Arabia
Gladiator
The Mummy
Das Boot
Moulin Rouge
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Fistful of Dynamite...for starters
The Taking Of Beverly Hills

pretty much everything listed in other post

my top few are

King Kong 2005
Sin City
Fantastic four
Moulin Rouge
The Island
Into the blue (this is a must just for Jessica alba in those Underwater scenes :D


This is what sucks about hd-dvd/Blueray, movies only available on one format right now

You know, I often wonder just how the studios go about selecting titles for HDDVD transfer? Anybody know?

I seriously wonder sometimes if it's a dartboard-type scenario, combined with some guy poring over ticket gross figures and green-marker-highlighting things...

I would like to see Willow in HD. I think that movie would look pretty dang nice. Top Gun would be a good one too especially with TrueHD.

When are some good titles coming out on HD-DVD? I am just sitting back and waiting because there is nothing drawing me to HD-DVD yet as far as media. I thought Batman Begins and Matrix were coming? Right now I have much better movies on DVHS, yes it is a dying format, or some say it is dead, but the collection of films on D-Theater is going to be superior to HD-DVD for some time to come at this rate.

No it won't. I believe there are approx. 92 or so D movies. For the length of time that format has been out it is paltry. On the other hand, HD-DVD has been out for approx. 5 months and already there are over half that amount available and by the end of the year there will likely be well over the 90 or so figure for D.

I'd love to see movies by my top 3 favorite directors. I don't know what studios distributed all of them, so I don't know what I can reasonably expect. These guys all make movies with distinctive visual style ... I can't wait to see them in crystal clear HD.

Wes Anderson:

Bottle Rocket
Rushmore
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wim Wenders:

Wings of Desire
Faraway, So Close!
Until the End of the World (never released on DVD, at least in the U.S. - probably my favorite movie of all time.)
Paris, Texas
Buena Vista Social Club

David Lynch:

Eraserhead
Elephant Man (coming to HD DVD!)
Dune (coming to HD DVD!)
Blue Velvet
Twin Peaks - the TV show, mostly
Lost Highway
Wild at Heart
Mulholland Drive

These guys all make movies with distinctive visual style ... I can't wait to see them in crystal clear HD.



Now, there's a thought: opulent, decadent, sumptuous eye candy from years gone by. You know, movies bursting with color and cinematic grandeur.

Moulin Rouge (Kidman) certainly comes to mind. What say the rest of you?

I want (on either format):

Gladiator
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption
Drugstore Cowboys
Kill Bill I/II
A Time to Kill
Lawrence of Arabia
Fantasia
Dances with Wolves
Shaka Zulu mini-series
Forest Gump
The Golden Child
Indiana Jones series
Record of Lodoss War
Big Fish

Amadeus
Legends of the Fall
BraveHeart
Gladiator
Shawshank Redemption
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Saving Private Ryan
Glory
Jurassic Park
DragonHeart
Last of the Mohicans
A Few Good Men
The Rock
Matrix
The Shining
Field of Dreams (coming soon)
Dances With Wolves

the list goes on and on and on... but these are some of my most favorites.

This entire thread is Deja Vu circa 1998 just after DVD came out.

New vistas.

You know, now that I have seen what Warner can do with older technicolor restorations (ergo, The Searchers) I may just have to broaden my horizons. I'm a thinkin'.

How about you?

Here's my wish list. Releases I'd love to see upgraded.

Just copy, add, and paste to include your favs.

Anna and the King
Once Upon a Time in the West
Lawrence of Arabia
Gladiator
The Mummy
Das Boot
Moulin Rouge
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Fistful of Dynamite...for starters

apart from a few titles I would say thats the gayest! list I have ever seen as a must want.

Big trouble in little china
star wars
lord of the rings
Rocky
Predator
Blood sport

Oh, so so many. Most of the main stream ones have probably already been mentioned, so I'll list some of the more obscure movies I'd love to see on HD-DVD:

Casshern
Bird People of China
In the Mood for Love
The Twilight Samurai
Chunking Express
Green Chair
A Tale of Two Sisters
Tokyo Drifter
Sword of Doom

Just to name a few lol

This entire thread is Deja Vu circa 1998 just after DVD came out.

History does have a way of repeating itself. Imagine, in a few more years we could be doing it all over again. Just imagine the cutting edge imaging technology that awaits in the digital domain. Not to mention grainless and artifact free originals.

i wish Fight Club would come out for HD-DVD, too bad its a Fox film

Hmm..
I like to see all the chris farley, adam sandler, sylvester stallone movies on HD.


Star wars I-VI. Saw them once on D* , so I'd be great to really see them in HD...
All the harry potter films
All the star trek films as well as the shows.
Ill think of more...

Snatch and layer cake. Both from sony. =(

Snatch and layer cake. Both from sony. =(


Along with the other guy richie movies
Lock stock,snatch,mean machine (unedited version), revolver (not in US yet even)

Green Street Hooligans. I loved that movie. I'm tempted just to buy it on DVD and then redip for it on HD DVD if it comes out down the road.

Braveheart, like many others.

But mostly the thin red line and the new world.

T2, The Thing.

The New World has to make it out some day...you would think.
The producer was talking about an extended cut for HD DVD in the fall, but New Line decided to hold back everything till next year. I hope they get this one out soon. I'm almost ready to buy the sd version.

I would love to see Badlands make it out soon too. Even the sd is in desperate need of a remaster.

Nightmare Before Christmas would be my #1 choice.

Braveheart, like many others.

But mostly the thin red line and the new world.

T2, The Thing.


the thing is out...

for me it would be the indiana jones movies and braveheart. if we're extending the list to non hd dvd supporters, the alien movies would be there as well

Saving Private Ryan and Open Range! I am begging for those two DVDs to come out. I have always used them as my reference DVDs. I would pay 50$ a piece to watch those two great films on HD-DVD.

How about The Bear or The Mission, for some awesome cinematography?

The Game and The Princess Bride. Looking at IMDB.com looks Princess Bride is heading to BR eventually :(

Love to the fifth element on HD-DVD.
The SB DVD was amazing, if they gave it a good treatment you'd really get that 3D pop.
I've heard the blu-ray was not so good.


Star Wars trilogy
LOTR trilogly in its full extended glory

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but how about The Matador? That was the most surprising DVD I've ever seen in terms of picture and sound quality.......and the beaufitul cinematography would look fabulous on HD DVD! I forget what production company it is though.

I would love to see The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Not sure who owns the rights, but it was fantastic looking on HD NET. Great movie...

I would love to see The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Not sure who owns the rights, but it was fantastic looking on HD NET. Great movie...

MGM owns the man with no name trilogy.

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but how about The Matador? That was the most surprising DVD I've ever seen in terms of picture and sound quality.......and the beaufitul cinematography would look fabulous on HD DVD! I forget what production company it is though.

Pre-order

http://www.hddvdworld.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16350&cat=0&page=1

This'll probably be a Blind Buy for me.

Forrest Gump
Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (sony)
All Miyazaki films (disney) (especially Howl's Moving Castle!!)
All Pixar films (disney)
Star Wars (fox)
Harry Potter
LoTR
The Matrix Trilogy
Disney animated films (i.e. Aladdin, Lion King, etc)
American Graffiti
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Ace Ventura 1 and 2

Here's to dreaming! :cool:

Add Firefly the series to that list too!!

The Outlaw Josey Wales
Eastwood Man With No Name series
Dirty Harry Series
Jaws
LOTR Trilogy (Extended)
Papillon
Tom Horn
Jeremiah Johnson
Romero Dead Series
Pirates of the Caribbean (1-2)
High Plains Drifter
Kill Bill (Vol 1-2)
The Exorcist
Seven
Band of Brothers
Patton
Heat
Godfather Series
Spiderman Series
X-Men

Mean Girls, Just My Luck and Rumors music-video

Lindsay Lohan's bouncing boobies in HD glory :p

Amadeus (director's cut)
Vanilla Sky
LOTR EE
Life Aquatic
American Beauty
Gladiator
Brokeback Mountain (coming in Jan, I think)
Ghostbusters 1
Exorcist (expanded edition)
SW (complete series)
Close Encounters
Jarassic Park 1
Jaws 1-2
Angels in America
Hunt for Red October
Godfather series
Titanic
Platoon
The Right Stuff
Van Wilder 1 (we need more good comedies in HD)
many more...

Dark World

Brazil
Blade Runner
2001

and...

RAD simply because it was never released on DVD! :p

The Abyss
Never released in anamorphic SD-DVD

Spike Lee's work including but not limited to the following....
Malcolm X
Do The Right Thing
Mo' Better Blues
When The Levees Broke.... Releasing Dec 19 in SD but I want HD-DVD;)

Blade Trilogy
The Art Of War
The Lion King
Finding Nemo
Bad Boys 1 & 2
I Robot

Eddie Murphy Movies including but not limited to the following....
Boomerang
Harlem Nights
Beverly Hills Cop
Coming To America

The Godfather Collection
Rides the TV series
Playmakers The TV Series ESPN
Independence Day
Undercover Brother

Denzel Washington's Movies including but not limited to the following....
Remember The Titans
The Siege
The Hurricane
Crimson Tide
Courage Under Fire
Philadelphia

Saving Private Ryan
Men Of Honor

Concerts and Videos by...

Prince
Earth Wind & Fire
Sade
Luther Vandross
Mariah Carey
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Whitney Houston
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
Jennifer Lopez

A ClockWork Orange
Blade Runner
2001
LOTR Trilogy
Watership Down
PF The Wall

The Big Lebowski

The Godfather
The Godfather II

All of Kevin Smith's movies. I noticed Blu Ray has J&SB SB so I am unsure if I will see that one on HD DVD. Now if I can just find a good deal on a Blu Ray player I would pick one up and put up with sleeping on the couch for a few months. =)

MAXHEADROOM TV SERIES!!! Actually I'd be glad to see it in any format

The Mission. Just saw it last week with my A1 and HP 1080p DLP 65" and holy smokes. Beautiful scenes in the jungle. And the sound was magnificent. I can imagine what an HD DVD transfer would look like.

The Assignment with Aidan Quinn

Since I know it's unreasonable to hope for my favorite Bresson and Antonioni films on HD :( my next choice would be 2001.

Purple Rain
Drumline
Man On Fire
The Score
The Punisher
The Matrix Trilogy
Shaft..Starring Samuel L. Jackson
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Public Enemy Live At The House Of Blues
Allosaurus
All of the Walking with series...Dinosaurs...Prehistoric Beast

Bringing Up Baby
Big Trouble in Little China
The Big Lebowski

Do you think we'll see TV shows in HD on DVD?

Don't know if it was been listed before but I'll throw in TOP GUN as one I would love to have when I get my HD DVD add on in a few weeks

I forgot to mention both rush hour films. Chris Tucker cracks me up.

Do you think we'll see TV shows in HD on DVD?
Yep.
We already have:
SmallVille Season 5
Sopranos Season 6


Announced:
Deadwood
From Earth to the Moon
Band of Brothers

The Abyss
Never released in anamorphic SD-DVD

It was in PAL land.

I have one :D

Touch Of Evil (Universal)

Gremlins!

Demolition Man for sure.

Along Came Polly (Universal)
American Outlaws (Warner)


I have a long wait though because no one gives a crap about these 2 besides me :)

My wish list (some of which I KNOW will show on hd as they're Universal :D ):

Shawshank
American Pie I & II
The Patriot
Braveheart
LOTR
Gladiator (FWIW, the older SD disc - with the Ridley Scott sig on the front, I.E. the better one :D, looks effin' great upscaled on the A2, can't imagine a true hd version though)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (another fantastic one on SD - should make a sweet HD)
My Cousin Vinny
Cheech and Chongs Nice Dreams :p
Carlitos Way
Master And Commander
I Know What You Did Last Summer (talk about a flick having eye candy, pop and 3D....and then there would be the PQ :D ;) )
Se7en
The Ring
The Usual Suspects
Scarface
Spider Man II
and FWIW, I'd love to see what Young Frankenstein would look like despite being b&w

if the majority of these surface, I'd be just about content, save any newer stuff that we've yet to see...

a river runs through it
days of heaven
apocalypse now
die hard
la confidential
vertigo

Anyone know where touchstone pictures and icon productions fit in? Will these movies find their way to HDDVD?

The Mummy I and II
The Matrix
Jurassic Park / Lost World
Extra-Terrestrial (Vibrant colours; contrasted shades of darkness; good demo material)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Batman Begins
All Batman/Superman feature films
Disney's Platinum Edition Line
The Mask (The latest DVD release was superb in terms of video/audio when compared to original release)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Titanic (1997)
Star Wars (Entire feature film series)
Deep Impact
Harry Potter (Entire series 1 - 7)
All the Pixar Animated Features
X-Men (The Entire series 1 - 3)


ditto...

Anyone know where touchstone pictures and icon productions fit in? Will these movies find their way to HDDVD?


I seen a special edition of Payback (Payback: Straight up) listed on some coming soon lists for HD DVD so I think Icon is on board also seen Braveheart on a few lists I think.

Back to the Future (MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD!!!)

Star Trek First Contact
Star Trek Nemesis

The Office (all seasons)
Shawshank
Forest Gump

The Bounty
Walkabout
Das Boot
Youth of the Beast
Coup de Torchon
Black Orpheus
The River (1951)
Le Samourai

I understand that a lot of those are huge stretches, but still... I can hope, right?

i may have missed this ( first time poster. yah! ) but is everyone forgetting the overly under appreciated "the fountain"? that movie had some of the best cinematography over the past few years. the end had me in tears. pure beauty. by the way this should come to hd all thanks to the total crap, total hd via WB right?

Star Wars(all of them)
Lord of the Rings(all of them)
Matrix(especially the first, but a trilogy set would be nice)

I guess thats my favorites, but there is plenty more I could really enjoy watching in HD.

Once Upon a Time in the West - Paramount - possible
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Paramount - possible
The Great Escape - MGM/UA - ??? (don't know who has the rights now)
The Last of the Mohicans - Fox - not yet
Kill Bill - Weinstein??? - possible

among many others.

i may have missed this ( first time poster. yah! ) but is everyone forgetting the overly under appreciated "the fountain"? that movie had some of the best cinematography over the past few years. the end had me in tears. pure beauty. by the way this should come to hd all thanks to the total crap, total hd via WB right?
Indeed a good visual movie. Hopefully when I get it on HD I be able to understand it better. I was hoping for more of a Sci Fi movie though.

The movie I want in HD now is Pan's Labyrinth. I thought that movie was excellent.

Nobody has mentioned Baraka?
This is a movie I once owned on VHS, LaserDisc AND DVD. I'm not sure where my DVD has gotten off to, but if there was ever a movie deserving of HD treatment... originally shot in 70mm, this movie NEEDS to be an HD-DVD :)

I actually think that, if the format wars don't settle out before Baraka is released, it will guide my player purchase :)

My turn!!

Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Eating Raoul
Weird Science
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Annie
West Side Story
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Sixteen Candles
Some Kind of Wonderful
Uncle Buck
Police Academy series except the Moscow trip
Sleepaway Camp
The Great Outdoors
The Lost Boys
Friday The 13th series
Nightmare on Elm Street series
Evil Dead 2
Moving
Total Recall
True Lies
Glengarry Glen Ross
Mighty Aphrodite
Teen Wolf
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Beverly Hills Cop
Coming to America
The Golden Child
Twins
Kindergarden Cop
The Running Man
Leon: The Professional
Demolition Man
Star Wars movies
Transformers: The Movie
Boogie Nights
The Goonies
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Matrix Trilogy
There's Something About Mary
The NeverEnding Story
Revenge of the Nerds
Easy Money
Back to School
Ladybugs
Natural Born Killers
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill 1 and 2
Reservoir Dogs
The Night Shift
Jackie Brown
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Cheerleaders
Toxic Avenger
Cinderella (The good movie) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075849/
Airplane
Jokes My Folks Never Told Me http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134751/
Beetlejuice
Office Space
Robocop
Austin Powers Trilogy
Summer Rental
Stir Crazy
Ghostbusters

Ok that's all I can think of for now.

I want Tremors. I know it is a Universal title so I am hoping that is one that gets released this year.

Fingers crossed that Paramount's special edition DVD re-release of Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief in May will make it to HD DVD and Blu-ray.

Blood sport

Great now i'm gonna have to pop THAT in tonight... :D

Nobody has mentioned Baraka?
This is a movie I once owned on VHS, LaserDisc AND DVD. I'm not sure where my DVD has gotten off to, but if there was ever a movie deserving of HD treatment... originally shot in 70mm, this movie NEEDS to be an HD-DVD :)

I actually think that, if the format wars don't settle out before Baraka is released, it will guide my player purchase :)

I was only partially right - the movie was shot in 65mm Todd-AO format - apparently a
"high definition" film format - then transferred to 70mm to accommodate sound tracks. So I think it would be an IDEAL candidate for HD treatment.

as i sit here and watch my non-anamorphic WS version of this movie, i realize how much i want it in HD-DVD

The Hunt for Red October

with a Dolby TrueHD track please ;)

Top Gun.

Great list so far.

As for me...and from Universal..

I would like to see:

"Far and Away" [the Ron Howard Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman movie]
This film was shot on Super 70mm---it should look glorious on video..but the current DVD is from the LaserDisc master in my opinion. It's my guilty pleasure.

I was also like to see Walter Hill's "Streets of Fire" on HD-DVD.

I second "Mallrats"

As for the other Kevin Smith movies, who owns them overseas? Dogma was released on DVD by Sony in the US, and the rest are released by Miramax, so we won't see US HDDVDs of them...

have you seen the turtles ninja trailer from PS3 site? it's WB right? so why it 's on Sony site...the trailer looks treamendous!

Most of mine have been mentioned but the top ones that aren't obvious would be:

The Mission (have it on LD - the soundtrack is beyond excellent)
Dead Calm (This one needs a big screen)
The Lost Boys
Heavy Metal (the original - not the lame remake)
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Barry Lyndon (soundtrack & cinematography are typically Kubrick - excellent)
Blade Runner
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (soundtrack in lossless should be pretty good)

How about you?

Here's my wish list. Releases I'd love to see upgraded.

Just copy, add, and paste to include your favs.

Anna and the King
Once Upon a Time in the West
Lawrence of Arabia
Gladiator
The Mummy
Das Boot
Moulin Rouge
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Fistful of Dynamite...for starters

Well, one year later I at least got The Mummy (Universal) :eek:
LofA (BD) and Gladiator have been announced.

2001.
How long do I have to wait? :(
(sorry, I'm a child of the 60's :p )

Friday (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113118/) To me, one of the funniest movies of all time.

"Hi Ms. Parker" :D

"Remember it ,Write it down, take a picture, I don't give a ****"

"The f*** you stealing boxes for? What you trying to build, a clubhouse?"

"No sugar? Damn. Y'all ain't never got two things that match. Either y'all got Kool-aid, no sugar. Peanut butter, no jelly. Ham, no burger. Daaamn"

War Of The Worlds (2005) that is universal right?
This would be good!

I think Chris Tucker is so funny.

Rush Hour (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120812/) , Rush Hour 2 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266915/) , Rush Hour 3 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293564/)

Well..here it goes.....

1. Gladiator
2. O Brother Where Art Thou
3. Shawshak Redemtion (sick of seeing it on the little inlets)
4. Glory (Whats up with Tri-Star??)

Once Gladiator comes out, I'll be all smiles.

Once Gladiator comes out, I'll be all smiles.

Won't we all. It's been announced but no release date has been posted that I know of.

My tastes are kinda strange, but here it goes:

Legend of 1900
Red Violin
Emperor's New Clothes
Dog of Flanders
Cinema Paradiso
All the Star Trek movies

Just a little bit OT. What's driving me crazy is Columbia House has yet to offer either HDDVDs or BDs. Come on now. Netflix has been renting for a year now. Blockbuster has followed suit. What's with these guys?

Just a little bit OT. What's driving me crazy is Columbia House has yet to offer either HDDVDs or BDs. Come on now. Netflix has been renting for a year now. Blockbuster has followed suit. What's with these guys?


Rumor is that they will be offering both HD and BR in the fall.

Jurassic Park
Titanic
Gladiator
Last of the Mohicans
Sin City
Se7en
Fight Club
Braveheart
Heat
Zoolander
Kill Bill 1&2
Aliens
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Boondock Saints

I finally got Brotherhood of the Wolf!!! So I'm good for a while!!!

With that said my list begins and ends with

Se7en

Tombstone (this would be a must have in HD or SD)

Tombstone is definately a must have on HD DVD. The perfect scenery and killer audio, this one must have TrueHD track though. :D

The Score..Edward Norton and Robert Deniro.

Since we're talking about movies we'd like, I go for Cutthroat Island :D

Gladiator is a must make must have for me. Loved the movie very much, the soundtrack is top notch.

I'd like to see this on a double disc. With PIP commentary and bluescreen for many of the battle scenes. Dolby TrueHD. (Homer like salivating).

The other given to me is Lord of the Rings. And it would have to be the extended version. Again Lossless audio would be a must and some kick ass special HD Features.

Shrek would be another release I would like to see, maybe with a PIP of the cast recording their lines or something.

There are very few titles that I am really interested in replacing in HD though. Of the ones I have, the following would be rebuys for me:

Gladiator
LOT Trilogy
Shrek
The Incredibles
Star Wars Prequels (especially #3)
Seven
Jurassic Park (maybe)
War of the Worlds
The Matrix

as i sit here and watch my non-anamorphic WS version of this movie, i realize how much i want it in HD-DVD

The Hunt for Red October

with a Dolby TrueHD track please ;)

This is another one that I am looking forward too.

These are the 2 that I am willing to wait on. BD for now....HDDVD somewhere sometime?

Toy Story
The Rock

Videodrome
The Man Who Would Be King
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Demolition Man
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Toy Story 1 & 2 please.

War Of The Worlds (2005) that is universal right?

Dreamworks, so both formats

Videodrome
The Man Who Would Be King
Demolition Man

Great choices .. The Man Who Would Be King would be amazing in HD... but Demolition Man? come on..

I want to see the "Class of 1999" cyborgs in FULL HD glory.. hell yeah! :D

Have to agree on Gladiator.

There are several Michael Mann movies I would love to see on HD DVD.

I would love to see Collateral on HD. I believe it was filmed in Digital and would be similar to Miami Vice in terms of PQ right? Even though almost all of it was shot at night I think it would look great.

I would also love to see The Insider on HD. Great story, haunting music and great performances by Pacino and Crowe.

Ali, which is listed as a possibility of coming out in France on HD DVD.

Last of the Mohicans would look and sound awesome.


Finally, HEAT. "Mann" would that look and sound great on HD DVD. Can you imagine the shootout after coming out of the bank in downtown LA? WOW!



What do you guys think?

The Wild Bunch . . .

That's all that needs to be said

I would love to see Collateral on HD. I believe it was filmed in Digital and would be similar to Miami Vice in terms of PQ right? Even though almost all of it was shot at night I think it would look great.
Collateral and Miami Vice were both shot with a mixture of (primarily) the Thomson VIPER Filmstream, the Sony F900 CineAlta and (believe it or not) 35mm film cameras (for slowmotion and probably any shot that wasn't purely 24fps). I don't think it would be fair to compare the two precisely because Collateral has so many exterior night scenes. Also, no doubt it was a learning experience for all involved. The VIPER was also used to shoot Zodiac, which, aside from a few shots, looks amazing.

The Viper, another three-sensor camera design, captures a 1920 × 1080 pixel image. In addition to uncompressed RGB output, the Viper is also capable of outputting RAW sensor data, which allows for more control in post-production.

The camera has a unique feature known as Dynamic Pixel Management, which allows the camera to change its aspect ratio by vertically ganging pixels. This allows the cinematographer to shoot at different aspect ratios without cropping the image (thus losing resolution) or using anamorphic lenses.

[...]The first major motion picture shot using the Viper was Michael Mann's Collateral, which was followed by Miami Vice, which was shot with the Viper to HDCAM. The first feature film to be shot entirely in the Viper's uncompressed digital data format is Zodiac.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cinematography#Thomson_Viper

Also, have an article on the shooting of Collateral:
http://www.theasc.com/magazine/aug04/collateral/page1.html

Dragon The Bruce Lee Story

Saving Private Ryan

[SIZE=4]How about you?



You know, I'm still waiting for....
























...Gladiator!!!

Toy Story 1 + 2
Incredibles
LOTR

and TOMBSTONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LoTR
and Hamlet--whatever happened to the planned HD DVD release? :confused:

These may be 2 off the beaten path. Not exactly thought of as high picture quality needed titles, but to me, very much replay material.

Driving Miss Daisy
American Graffiti

Dragon The Bruce Lee Story
Isn't this is already available on HDDVD? ... Oh wait, no, you're correct this one is not out yet. I have it on DTS-LD.

I mixed this up with "Enter The Dragon". Do you know it? Worthwhile if you like the Bruce Lee fights.

Here some of my whishlist candidates:

Chaplin's "The Great Dictator", "Modern Times", "The Kid", and other

I think they are in Warner's hands.