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Doesn't seem too convinced about it coming to Blu-Ray....

Doesn't seem too convinced about it coming to Blu-Ray....


Funny, I read the "and Blu ray too, right Warner" comment as referring to including lossless audio on the Blu ray version

The viewing on BD will be the first viewing for me, very excited.

The viewing on BD will be the first viewing for me, very excited.

same. :)

Funny, I read the "and Blu ray too, right Warner" comment as referring to including lossless audio on the Blu ray version

Thats how it reads to me also...PCM or DD THD on the BD version also.

None of this is official though.

If they do this right (PCM), I will definitely buy it... saw the movie at the theaters and it was awesome, but I refuse to buy something that is gimped.

I saw the movie in the theater as well and thought it was great.

I'm not so sure about buying it on a TotalHD disc though. I see that as a costly waste. Hopefully Warner will reconsider their position regarding TotalHD and just release the individual versions. I certainly don't need both versions and refuse to pay extra for software I'm never going to use.

300 is a highly recommended film though.

same. :)

Me too. :)

You guys should have seen it in theatres, this is definatly not a high-def kind of movie.

I would never buy a movie on total hd and I hope nobody else would either. Nothing would send a msg to warner like the total hd titles stayin on shelves.

That said if they release it on regular br disc I will be camping in front of best buy on launch day to get it. The movie was awesome.

You guys should have seen it in theatres, this is definatly not a high-def kind of movie.

I saw it at IMAX....it looked to have quite a few high-def moments to me.
But like others have posted...if it ends up being a THD or has no PCM/DD THD...I will also be skipping this one.

Loved 300 in the theater and will definitely pick up the eventual BD release.

It better have PCM on it. I can take TrueHD but if this is a TotalHD disc or has no lossless audio track...ugh.

You guys should have seen it in theatres, this is definatly not a high-def kind of movie.

What exactly do you mean? The 1080p trailer I've seen on my PS3 certainly makes it seem to me that 300 will shine in high-def.

You guys should have seen it in theatres, this is definatly not a high-def kind of movie.

Any and every movie, imo, should have uncompressed or "lossless" sound. Regardless. Video? Eh, I couldn't care less but this movie will look better in HD. Must I mention the "Oracle" scene? :)

Good movie --- great on Imax. But you can tell that it was shot against a blu/green background because there was something going on at the edges of the characters (on Imax) and there's a whole ton of grain in there that are deliberately added to mask the compositing of fake imagery.

There's so much grain that the same no-grain crowd will be upset by this.

I don't mind. I really liked the "Get out of my face" way Leonidas delivered the "This is Sparta!!!!!" line --- a great escapism fare even if the PQ will be a point of contention.

You guys should have seen it in theatres, this is definatly not a high-def kind of movie.

When it was released, it was on the buildup to finals week and I'm a senior in EE.


I had bigger things on my priority list. I barely got 5 hours of sleep a night for 4 weeks straight between work, a girlfriend, projects, and school.

I had my reasons to wait. Now I'm on an internship with all the freetime in the world..... never thought I'd say this.. but thank God for work!

I for one have no intentions of buying any TotalHD crap disc's and if Warner doesn't release this on a stand alone Bluray I wont be purchasing this movie.

If they do this right (PCM), I will definitely buy it... saw the movie at the theaters and it was awesome, but I refuse to buy something that is gimped.
It wasn't PCM at the theater.

It wasn't PCM at the theater. With 35mm, it's either DD, DTS or SDDS.

With Digital Cinema or Imax, it can be.


fuad

Good movie --- great on Imax. But you can tell that it was shot against a blu/green background because there was something going on at the edges of the characters (on Imax) and there's a whole ton of grain in there that are deliberately added to mask the compositing of fake imagery.


Well sure you know is was all shot in a studio on a green screen. Sin City was also, that's the intent of the film - to give it that semi-animated, graphic look.

When it was released, it was on the buildup to finals week and I'm a senior in EE.


I had bigger things on my priority list. I barely got 5 hours of sleep a night for 4 weeks straight between work, a girlfriend, projects, and school.

I had my reasons to wait. Now I'm on an internship with all the freetime in the world..... never thought I'd say this.. but thank God for work!


all I can say is.. thank god I don't have school anymore... ;)

I'll buy it as long as:

A. It isn't one of those TotalHD discs.
B. They don't filter out the grain.
C. Contains a lossless audio track.

Ehhh.. the movie was all right. But in the spirit of good action, Ill be picking it up.

Ehhh.. the movie was all right. But in the spirit of good action, Ill be picking it up.

The movie was great, the ending was allright.

I saw it at IMAX....it looked to have quite a few high-def moments to me.
But like others have posted...if it ends up being a THD or has no PCM/DD THD...I will also be skipping this one.

Likewise on all points. Looked awfully grainy on IMAX to me, but I definitely enjoyed the movie. :crosses fingers for 24/48 PCM on BD50:

No no NO THD!

I just hope it isn't dummied down to HD-DVD limitations and then put on a TotalHD disc. :(

I haven't seen 300 yet...but from what my kids said...I will be picking this one up on HD DVD or BD...which ever has the best audio feature. :)

Likewise on all points. Looked awfully grainy on IMAX to me, but I definitely enjoyed the movie. :crosses fingers for 24/48 PCM on BD50:

No no NO THD!


even the digital projection (DLP) screening I saw displayed alot intended graininess - get over it folks ;)

The viewing on BD will be the first viewing for me, very excited.

it is really just an ok movie to be honest. The story is fairly lame and very weak.

I seemed like such an epic movie, but i saw it on the Imax and the only thing that saved it were some of the battle scenes. Of course it will be great on BD or HD, but i think i will just rent it because it just was not the best movie.

It was really a great movie to be honest. The story is interesting and very compelling.

I enjoyed the movie as much as anyone, but if this is a totalHD flipper with HDDVD30 on one side and BD25 on the other I won't buy it. sorry warner.

I enjoyed the movie as much as anyone, but if this is a totalHD flipper with HDDVD30 on one side and BD25 on the other I won't buy it. sorry warner.Thats why I like having both formats at my disposal...its called being able to cherry pick the most featured title. :)

Though I haven't seen this flick I would like to have it in one of the next gen format.

I just hope it isn't dummied down to HD-DVD limitations and then put on a TotalHD disc. :(


What HD-DVD limitations are you referring to? Are you talking about the limited disk space as compared to Blu-ray? Thanks.

It was really a great movie to be honest. The story is interesting and very compelling.

if you dont mind me asking why you thought this was a GREAT movie. I mean a great movie is considered to me like the Shawshank Redemption or the Green Mile.

This movie had very little in the way of a story. They allegedly fought an army hundreds times their size and somehow staved them off for some time.

It was very forgettable as a story, i dont even remember it. People like it for the action and that is justified completely, but as for an epic story that is not what you get.

I will buy only if uncompressed or lossless audio and not a THD Disk.

What HD-DVD limitations are you referring to? Are you talking about the limited disk space as compared to Blu-ray? Thanks.

when in the blu section its best to ignore anti hd-dvd comments. it'll lead to about 10 pages of name calling followed by a lock by the mods.

but on topic tho, has this been confirmed for july or is it still speculation. its up on target.com w/ no set date. im not an audiophile so i think i'll be getting whatever is cheaper. i hope it's not totalhd....it'd be way overpriced.

There is no HD-DVD limitation, Flags of our Father has proved that even when a movie is on a 50GB Bd disc with an high quality AVC transfer that features maxed out Mbit rates, the HD-DVD version still looks the exact same, has the same features, and still has the better audio. I think most of the supposed BD superioty is more hype than fact, and both are pretty much the same.

There is no HD-DVD limitation, Flags of our Father has proved that even when a movie is on a 50GB Bd disc with an high quality AVC transfer that features maxed out Mbit rates, the HD-DVD version still looks the exact same, has the same features, and still has the better audio. I think most of the supposed BD superioty is more hype than fact, and both are pretty much the same.

again please lets not get into that. everyone could use the search button and research the topic. this will just turn into a "my format is better than yours" thread

I think it's funny people keep criticizing this movie for the (true) story sucking.

HAHA, when I went to watch it there were a couple of teens saying it was BS that the Spartans died, its obivous their history teacher laxed on his job.

There is no HD-DVD limitation, Flags of our Father has proved that even when a movie is on a 50GB Bd disc with an high quality AVC transfer that features maxed out Mbit rates, the HD-DVD version still looks the exact same, has the same features, and still has the better audio. I think most of the supposed BD superioty is more hype than fact, and both are pretty much the same.

Where is this proof that they look the same?
And you reffering to the low end 720p pj comparison from the Spot?

The first real double dip is hitting. 300.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/300,_JFK_Lead_Warner_Blu-ray_Fall_Catalog_Brigade/1852

Count me out. I just switched out my HD-DVD copy for the BD. I never watched the PiP thing. Not even an MA track would make me change my mind.

The first real double dip is hitting. 300.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/300,_JFK_Lead_Warner_Blu-ray_Fall_Catalog_Brigade/1852

Count me out. I just switched out my HD-DVD copy for the BD. I never watched the PiP thing. Not even an MA track would make me change my mind.

Well I have 2 copies of the SD DVD, 2 copies of the HD-DVD, and one of the regular Blu-ray already. What is one more Blu-ray movie going to hurt me?

The movie is on my all time top 5 movies list so I think I will just have to pony up for this new version.

Will the video be re-mastered at all?

The first real double dip is hitting. 300.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/300,_JFK_Lead_Warner_Blu-ray_Fall_Catalog_Brigade/1852

Count me out. I just switched out my HD-DVD copy for the BD. I never watched the PiP thing. Not even an MA track would make me change my mind.

The PiP is pretty interesting, actually. They run the unaltered footage in the small window, so it is cool to see the final effect in every scene.

Not even an MA track would make me change my mind.

Why would it? It already has PCM and TrueHD.

I see no need to repurchase based on additional material (namely green screen pip) that wasn't important to me when I had the choice available before.

The only thing that could get me to double dip would be an extended/directors cut that had significant additions.

Count me out. I just switched out my HD-DVD copy for the BD. I never watched the PiP thing. Not even an MA track would make me change my mind.

In my opinion, and my opinion only, this movie isn't worth a double-dip, no matter what is added to it.

Brandon

Some of us did not dip the first time because it was well known there would be a second time. :)

So is Warner actually going to remaster the video for ANY of their BD rereleases or HD DVD ports?

Glad they're actually doing this, too bad I just dropped 12 bucks on the current BD the other day. Looks like I can pawn it on eBay sealed for a slight profit still at least.

Wonder what the MSRP will be. "Limited Collector's Edition"...

I don't see how they could "remaster" the video. Isn't it already from the DI without filtering? Hopefully their first re-encode though, but I imagine that would just get people more pissed about The Matrix, etc. not being optimized.

Just wanted to update this thread:

New Blu-ray Release of 300 Confirmed (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1043240)

Looks like there will be a new release of 300 that will be coming out in Fall 2008

According to the Bits (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents):

Also, a 300: Limited Collector's Edition box set will be available this fall on DVD only, as a special box set including all the previous DVD extras along with two new documentaries (Recreating the Spartan Era and 300: Legend Filtered Through History, Graphic Novel and Film), as well as other exclusive memorabilia (a lenticular hologram, artwork cards and more). The reason it's DVD only? The studio tells us that a much more elaborate Blu-ray Disc version is currently in production for release in 2009, complete with new BD-Live and Bonus View content. It's tentatively set for about mid-year, so watch it to arrive in stores about a year from now. We'll have more details as they become available.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/SombreArtist/300lceboxopen.jpg

It looks like I am Legend is getting the double-diparoo as well:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/SombreArtist/iamlegenduceopen.jpg

No word on a release date for that one, though.

Brandon

Uh, so this Blu-Ray should be avoided because another Blu-Ray is coming in 2009?! God, can I ever buy this fricken thing?!?!?

You don't have to avoid anything. The Blu-ray is great if you just want the film. It's not like all this extra nonsense is going to be free either.

Wow, what a shelf hog. I want discs, not giant books and crap.