For those interested, looks like it's coming to HD DVD (German import) through Highlight Video.

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

1080p High Definition 16x9 2.35:1
DTS-HD 5.1 (English & German)
German (HoH) subtitles
3 Audio Commentaries by the cast, director and production crew
Production documentary and featurettes
Extended/Deleted Scenes
Animatics/Storyboards
Interviews http://reviews.avsforum.com/data/3/large/FFRise.jpg

Edit: This is actually the first Fantastic Four movie. Rise of the Silver Surfer is also expected but has not yet been announced.

mmm...jessica alba in HD :D

haven't seen either of the fantastic 4 movies...rental for me :)

omg - exclusive My Bottom! has the movie announced in Blu-ray in USA?

No it has not. Movie is a Fox release and they havent announced their Blu-ray plans yet. Retailers are though expecting the regular DVD version Oct 2 according to http://videobusiness.com/article/CA6463809.html

Not worth it to import it for twice the price. I'll just get it on BD and save the money.

Not worth it to import it for twice the price. I'll just get it on BD and save the money.

Ah the beauty of being format neutral.

No it has not. Movie is a Fox release and they havent announced their Blu-ray plans yet. Retailers are though expecting the regular DVD version Oct 2 according to http://videobusiness.com/article/CA6463809.html

You mentioned two things there that the OP did not; Fox and Blu-ray.

This is a discussion about a film being released on HD DVD in Germany by the legal Home Video Distributor for the German market; in this case Highlight Video. Since HD DVD has no region coding one can import this HD DVD and play it on any HD DVD in the World.

It looks like this film will join the likes of Underworld, Reign of Fire and M&MS as "Blu Ray Exclusive" films that were announced (and sometimes released) on HD DVD first.

You mentioned two things there that the OP did not; Fox and Blu-ray.

This is a discussion about a film being released on HD DVD in Germany by the legal Home Video Distributor for the German market; in this case Highlight Video. Since HD DVD has no region coding one can import this HD DVD and play it on any HD DVD in the World.

It looks like this film will join the likes of Underworld, Reign of Fire and M&MS as "Blu Ray Exclusive" films that were announced (and sometimes released) on HD DVD first.

I was replying to the post before mine...

omg - exclusive My Bottom! has the movie announced in Blu-ray in USA?

Nothing sweeter than getting a Fox or Sony movie on HD DVD! Definate buy for me.

I was replying to the post before mine...

Sorry my bad.

No english subtitles? Damn... :(

There's no demo material in this movie at all. Or acting, story, or silver surfing(3mins count) or film for that matter. It's like it was made for TV.

28 Weeks Later has much better sound and beautiful cinematography(what's the deal Fox?).
when's that coming to HDDVD?

For those interested, looks like it's coming to HD DVD (German import) through Highlight Video.


Link? :)

Link? :)

No it's not. Check the import thread.

That's a link for the FIRST Fantastic 4 movie. They just made up the artwork.

I got the pic from this site: http://www.anixehd.tv/shop/index.php?cat=c2_HD-DVD.html

I have no idea when the title will be released. Maybe August 2nd?

www.anixehd.tv has the picture, however it is shown under the first Fantastic Four moive.
If Fantastic Four 2 is going to be available in Germany on HD, it begs the question; will Die Hard 4 be as well?

www.anixehd.tv has the picture, however it is shown under the first Fantastic Four moive.
If Fantastic Four 2 is going to be available in Germany on HD, it begs the question; will Die Hard 4 be as well?
Upon a closer look the run time is 105 minutes. Isn't this what the first Fantastic Four movie was, and Silver Surfer is about 96 mins?

For those interested, looks like it's coming to HD DVD (German import) through Highlight Video.

Director: Tim Story
Video: Widescreen (2.35:1)
Language: German, English
Audio: German DTS HD 5.1 , English DTS HD 5.1
Subtitles: German for the hearing impaired

http://www.anixehd.tv/shop/images/product_images/popup_images/290_0.jpg
That's what I am talking about! :) :) :)
I am a diehard FF fan.

omg - exclusive My Bottom! has the movie announced in Blu-ray in USA?
Nnnnnnnope! :D

We have full studio support in practice, not on paper like the other fellers.

www.anixehd.tv has the picture, however it is shown under the first Fantastic Four moive.
If Fantastic Four 2 is going to be available in Germany on HD, it begs the question; will Die Hard 4 be as well?
Please don't tease me, I am an avid fan of every Die Hard movie.

www.anixehd.tv has the picture, however it is shown under the first Fantastic Four moive.
If Fantastic Four 2 is going to be available in Germany on HD, it begs the question; will Die Hard 4 be as well?

Silver Surfer is a Constantin Film production. These titles are released by Highlight, whereas Die Hard 4.0 is a Fox production and will be released by Fox in Germany.

But you can expect Resident Evil 3: Extinction being released on HD-DVD cause this movie is also a Constantin movie. I think in the US it is a Sony movie.

www.anixehd.tv ships overseas but they accept payments only via bank transfer. May be you can deposit enough money and buy stuffs on periodical basis.

Not worth it to import it for twice the price. I'll just get it on BD and save the money.

That's if Fox bothers to release it on Blu-ray. They haven't offered any new titles since April.

Not worth it to import it for twice the price.

It's not worth it to import it because the movie is terrible.

mmm...jessica alba in HD :D

haven't seen either of the fantastic 4 movies...rental for me :)

Yeah..... If I were you skip this one and get another movie with her in it. For some reason or other, she looked quite Man-ly in this one which allowed me to focus more on the movie. Don't ask me how it's possible but the make-up artist needs to be fired! She did look much better in the first FF movie however.

But as far as the movie itself, I'll buy it on BD. It was actually pretty damn good...

Die Hard? Keep dreaming, its FOX in germany as well. No chance for HD DVD.

Die Hard? Keep dreaming, its FOX in germany as well. No chance for HD DVD.
Thanks for your input, but Germany is not the only country in Europe that releases HD DVD movies. : :p

Thanks for your input, but Germany is not the only country in Europe that releases HD DVD movies. : :p

Good Luck :D

BTW. i was answering to
www.anixehd.tv has the picture, however it is shown under the first Fantastic Four moive.
If Fantastic Four 2 is going to be available in Germany on HD, it begs the question; will Die Hard 4 be as well?

He was asking about germany :p

This has really got to bug the BD hardcore. There are so many "exclusive only" or not even announced BD movies available from Europe on HD DVD. Yes, you have to pay more, but if you only really want a few then it is a pretty good alternative to buying a BD player!

Cheers,

Grant

Good Luck :D

BTW. i was answering to


He was asking about germany :p
You obviously weren't. :p

This has really got to bug the BD hardcore. There are so many "exclusive only" or not even announced BD movies available from Europe on HD DVD. Yes, you have to pay more, but if you only really want a few then it is a pretty good alternative to buying a BD player!

Cheers,

Grant
Why, like HiddenDepth for instance? :D

I heard this movie was pretty bad, so I have to debate whether it is really worth the additional cost of importing it. I have to admit however that it is pretty cool that we have the option of importing many of these BD-exclusives.

Being format neutral though, I would personally rather wait for the BD release to purchase or in this case, to rent.

I got the pic from this site: http://www.anixehd.tv/shop/index.php?cat=c2_HD-DVD.html
That is not Fantastic Four 2 they're selling. It's the first Fantastic Four movie - the shop is using an incorrect cover which they probably made themselves. This was already covered in the Import thread.

That is not Fantastic Four 2 they're selling. It's the first Fantastic Four movie - the shop is using an incorrect cover which they probably made themselves. This was already covered in the Import thread.


Indeed i just noticed that as well, sorry HD DVD folks, no Fantstic four 2 on HD DVD yet :)

Why, like HiddenDepth for instance? :D

You wish :D no FF4 for HD DVD :p
The OP is wrong, you can check it on www.anixehd.tv

Its Part 1, with wrong cover! But nevermind, keep dreaming, ill keep watching.

Ahhhhhhh :(

Thanks for getting my hopes up ...............OP

Well if they are releasing the first movie, you have to imagine they will release the second one as well at some point, right?

You wish :D no FF4 for HD DVD :p
The OP is wrong, you can check it on www.anixehd.tv

Its Part 1, with wrong cover! But nevermind, keep dreaming, ill keep watching.
I don't know what you are so happy about, we are getting the first one, from your country. :p So the next one should be on its way next. :p

Hey, did you get King Kong, Batman Begins, Matrix Trilogy, Troy, etc on BD over there yet? Oh yeah you cant. :p

Well if they are releasing the first movie, you have to imagine they will release the second one as well at some point, right?

NO! because its not fact that the 2. is also from "constantin film" in germany.
example:
Final Destination 1 = kinowelt
Final Destination 2 = Warner Bros.
Final Destination 3 = Warner Bros.

You know what i mean?

But like i said ,best wishes and good luck from me :) i dont care if its going to be released by constantin film or FOX, as long as it gets released.

Hey, did you get King Kong, Batman Begins, Matrix Trilogy, Troy, etc on BD over there yet? Oh yeah you cant. :p


ehm?? Nooo? but can u get them there in the U.S ? i dont think so.
and by the way u want me to tell you the movies you wont get on HD DVD? senseless.

ehm?? Nooo? but can u get them there in the U.S ? i dont think so.
and by the way u want me to tell you the movies you wont get on HD DVD? senseless.
HD DVD has no region code so we can buy them from anywhere in the world. We are more likely to get BD exclusive movies on HD DVD than you are to get any HD DVD exclusive. :p
It wouldn't matter soon anyway, everyone will be supporting HD DVD soon. I hope you didn't pay too much for your BD player, I only paid $249 for mine. :p

Why did they make another one when the 1st one was absolutely horrible? Even Jessica Alba in HD can't save this crap.

Why did they make another one when the 1st one was absolutely horrible? Even Jessica Alba in HD can't save this crap.

Then get out of this thread.

ehm?? Nooo? but can u get them there in the U.S ? i dont think so.
and by the way u want me to tell you the movies you wont get on HD DVD? senseless.

Xploited has a bunch of HD-DVD imports.

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/hd-dvds-c-35.html

Fox's pricing on blu-ray was awful high back when they were still releasing. The suggested list price for Mr and Mrs Smith was about the same as what xploited is charging for it's Poland import of the title on HD-DVD.

And since Fox canceled it, it's an HD-DVD exclusive too. :)

'FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER' is now available for purchase at Xploited!!!! :D

Damn I wish Tony offered rentals. :D

May have to pick this up. I liked it better than the first movie.

May have to pick this up. I liked it better than the first movie.

+1

May have to pick this up. I liked it better than the first movie.I haven't seen this new one but I liked the older one. And I'm not a diehard fan of comic movies (eg I didn't like Hulk & X-Men).

I haven't seen this new one but I liked the older one. And I'm not a diehard fan of comic movies (eg I didn't like Hulk & X-Men).

This one is better by far than the other.

just put in my order. :)

This one is better by far than the other.Well, I'm sad I think I have to wait over Christmas to buy FF2. I've been buyin too much movies lately..I Can't wait to buy FF2.

mine will be in the mail today just heard from Xploited.

OP updated with correct box art. :)

OP updated with correct box art. :)

You should also change your update to available now from Xploited.:D

Ordered!!

Ditto.

I know it's not a great movie, but I been a 'FANTASTIC FOUR & SILVER SURFER' fan since I was a kid in the early 70's

I am going to have to order these two movies after Christmas, but I am so getting them.

Received today my copy of Fantastic Four ROTSS on hd dvd.
The picture quality is good but not fantastic. There are a few grainy scenes
but this was also the case on the blu-ray disc!

Received today my copy of Fantastic Four ROTSS on hd dvd.
The picture quality is good but not fantastic. There are a few grainy scenes
but this was also the case on the blu-ray disc!


Really? I just watched it tonight. I loved it. Better than the first movie, for sure.

Where did you see a grain problem? What was the timing? My blu-ray didn't look bad at any point that I can remember.

Not worth it to import it for twice the price. I'll just get it on BD and save the money.

Not worth a cent on any format - a classic utter PoS product of Hollywood and I am being truly format neutral here. :cool:

Originally Posted by aaronwt
Not worth it to import it for twice the price. I'll just get it on BD and save the money.
The BD copy is $39.95 but being sold at a discount price of $27.95 at Amazon.
For $10 more I get to watch a FOX BD exclusive (One of my favorite comic book heroes) in HD DVD...it's worth it to me.:D

Not worth importing IMHO. I saw this on BD and while it looked and sounded good, the movie itself was trash. Alba as a blonde doesn't do it for me either.

Maybe i am expecting to much of it! But you are right of course, the PQ was good but i think i am just a critical guy! It is likely that quality gets used very fast!

Not worth importing IMHO. I saw this on BD and while it looked and sounded good, the movie itself was trash. Alba as a blonde doesn't do it for me either.

You are obviously not a fan of Fantastic 4 at all.

Not worth importing IMHO. I saw this on BD and while it looked and sounded good, the movie itself was trash. Alba as a blonde doesn't do it for me either.

I saw this on BD too and both PQ and the movie was fantastic. I thought it was better than the first. Special effects was amazing. I guess I'm just not that picky cause I'll take Alba with any color hair as long as she got that body.The only thing i didn't like was Galactus. They should have kept his character true to the comics. They probably didn't want to spend all that $$ on computer graphics.

Cast commentary? I have the 2-disc edition which only contains 2 commentaries: the director and then the producer/writer. Just curious if there is that third track and if so, how is it and who participated?

Not worth importing IMHO. I saw this on BD and while it looked and sounded good, the movie itself was trash. Alba as a blonde doesn't do it for me either.

Jessica Alba doesn't do it for me at all with any hair color. I've always thought she was a dog.

I thought the movie was decent. Not the best Marvel to Movie, but still worth watching. I'll probably get it. I do wonder if Fox gets numbers from us importing these? Maybe if they see that HD-DVD sales are strong, they will support it.

Jessica Alba doesn't do it for me at all with any hair color. I've always thought she was a dog.

"Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said young man, pick your feet off the ground..."

So can anyone comment on the picture quality of the HD DVD vs the BD version? Everyone is either talkin about how the movie is or how they like/dislike Jessica Alba... what about PQ/AQ comparisons!

"Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said young man, pick your feet off the ground..."

I was thinking the same thing. :D:D:D

So can anyone comment on the picture quality of the HD DVD vs the BD version? Everyone is either talkin about how the movie is or how they like/dislike Jessica Alba... what about PQ/AQ comparisons!


This should be the main topics being discussed. We can all drull over Miss Alba once we know we can see and hear all the great detail she will provide. :D

Received today my copy of Fantastic Four ROTSS on hd dvd.
The picture quality is good but not fantastic. There are a few grainy scenes
but this was also the case on the blu-ray disc!

I believe that grain was intentional ... that's why you saw it on both discs.

imo, the 'look' the director wants and the quality of the master are far more important than which format you put the movie on.

Everything else comes down to extras features and cost/value.

Not worth importing IMHO. I saw this on BD and while it looked and sounded good, the movie itself was trash. Alba as a blonde doesn't do it for me either.

Blasphemer! Heretic! :p

Had to update to 2.4 to play Fantastic Four 2 (import) last night, and now my A1 that I never ever had a problem with in over 11 months with any other software is freezing all over the place with Fantastic Four 2. Once I had to unplug to get it unfroze. It freeze in the same spots everytime.

Anyone else having problems with a 1st gen player and Fantastic Four 2?

thx

Did you reinitialize? Clear persistent storage?

No I didn't, just did both.
Did not fix my problems, still freezing in the same spots every time.

Seeing no one else is making any complaints here I guess I lucked out an got a bad disk. Or maybe it's a problem with my 1st generation player. Oh well

Thanks for the reply

So can anyone comment on the picture quality of the HD DVD vs the BD version? Everyone is either talkin about how the movie is or how they like/dislike Jessica Alba... what about PQ/AQ comparisons!

Who is buying the BD version then paying x2 the price for the HDDVD version? If you already have a BD player then why spend more money?

BD was $13 or $14 on outpost.com (or fry's) a few weeks ago..not worth $40.

Finally made it through freezing and all. WEAK movie, and this is coming from a huge FF4 fan as a teen in the 70's

Silver Surfer and Galactus was seriously underpowered in this movie.

The PQ and audio was was great. But 40 bucks for a import.........ahhhhhhh :p

Finally made it through freezing and all. WEAK movie, and this is coming from a huge FF4 fan as a teen in the 70's

Silver Surfer and Galactus was seriously underpowered in this movie.

The PQ and audio was was great. But 40 bucks for a import.........ahhhhhhh :p

Perhaps ... but the fact that the entire format is region free and you can import at your leisure? Priceless. :D

BD was $13 or $14 on outpost.com (or fry's) a few weeks ago..not worth $40.

Yeah right!:rolleyes:

The cheapest price for this FOX title was $27.95 from Amazon. Post your link.:rolleyes:

Who is buying the BD version then paying x2 the price for the HDDVD version? If you already have a BD player then why spend more money?

Because a lot of times the HD DVD import blows the BD version away(ie Terminator 2), and a few times, the HD DVD version sucks (Lord of War).

Yeah right!:rolleyes:

The cheapest price for this FOX title was $27.95 from Amazon. Post your link.:rolleyes:

http://shop3.outpost.com/%7BCnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3%7D/product/5388598;jsessionid=CnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3?site=sr:SE ARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

http://shop3.outpost.com/%7BCnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3%7D/product/5388598;jsessionid=CnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3?site=sr:SE ARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

+ $6.39 for S&H. Still beats 27.95 or $40. You got to call for availability first. They had that price for while now. Where have you been 5thDan?


EDIT:
I was just checking out fry's for any sales and the FF2 availability has been change to "same day" now. They still got about 1 and half page of hd-dvd for 16.99 if anybody interested.

http://shop3.outpost.com/%7BCnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3%7D/product/5388598;jsessionid=CnVDvn4LYDJIKa8HdLcnKg**.node3?site=sr:SE ARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

thank you

this also explains the folding table they had set up at fry's with a bunch of fox blurays...all bogo

thank you

this also explains the folding table they had set up at fry's with a bunch of fox blurays...all bogo

$15 more for the HD DVD copy of a BD exclusive movie is still a great deal. A much better deal than say $300 for a BD player.:D

Finally made it through freezing and all. WEAK movie, and this is coming from a huge FF4 fan as a teen in the 70's

Silver Surfer and Galactus was seriously underpowered in this movie.

The PQ and audio was was great. But 40 bucks for a import.........ahhhhhhh :p
I have the same stall issue with Rise of the Silver Surfer. I emailed exploited to echange.

$15 more for the HD DVD copy of a BD exclusive movie is still a great deal. A much better deal than say $300 for a BD player.:D

$15 more is not a great deal. You didn't even believe me when I said it was $13 and now you're trying to say that it's okay to pay more than double?

Imports add up pretty quick. It's better to go purple and not have to rely on some country in Scandinavia to release it on HD-DVD for $50.

$15 more is not a great deal. You didn't even believe me when I said it was $13 and now you're trying to say that it's okay to pay more than double?

Imports add up pretty quick. It's better to go purple and not have to rely on some country in Scandinavia to release it on HD-DVD for $50.

$38 not $50.:rolleyes:

And yes it is worth it for a lot of HD DVD owners.:D

Who the heck wants an uncompleted BD player right now? If BD players had completed BD specs, and sold for the same price as say an A30, then your argument would hold water.
Buying an uncompleted BD player that one would have to replace in 6 months, if, and when all BD players are fully compliant, is a waste of money imo.:rolleyes:
In the end it would end up costing $600.

Get me a fully compliant BD standalone player for the price of an A30 (that can decode TrueHD internally), and I would be PURPLE in a heartbeat!

Not to thread crap or anything... But, just a quick question on imports.

Does the studio get the numbers for imports? If they see a lot of people buying up BD exclusives for HD-DVD imports, would they eventually start supporting HD-DVD also?

I have the same stall issue with Rise of the Silver Surfer. I emailed exploited to echange.



Let me know how your exchange copy works for ya.

thx

I love this movie! I'll get it very soon. I had the first one and I love it!

No issue here whatsoever. Grain? What friggin' grain? A gorgeous transfer that is top tier in my book. The soundtrack is no slouch either. Highly recommended.

I too had the issue of freezing about 5 minutes into FFROTSS.

I did upgrade my A1 to the latest and greatest.... Did the intialize and cleared.

So, anyone else have issues?

I am returning to xploited cinema for an exchange...

Dugger

Has anyone had any issues playing this on a 360 HD-DVD drive?

I too had the issue of freezing about 5 minutes into FFROTSS.

I did upgrade my A1 to the latest and greatest.... Did the intialize and cleared.

So, anyone else have issues?

I am returning to xploited cinema for an exchange...

Dugger
No problems with my copy in the ol' A2. But other A1/1st gen owners (2-3 in this thread) have reported freezing issues. No idea if there are bad disks in the mix or if it's a 1st gen problem.

Let us know how it works out.

finally watched FF2
pretty crappy transfer IMO

Anyone own both the BD and the HD import? How does the HD DVD hold up against the blu-ray version?

Let me know how your exchange copy works for ya.

thx
Tony said it appears first gen players have playback issues with this disc. I have arranged an exchange for a different title HD DVD. Working with Tony was very smooth.

Tony said it appears first gen players have playback issues with this disc. I have arranged an exchange for a different title HD DVD. Working with Tony was very smooth.


Thanks for the report back. This is the only movie my first gen ever had a problem with.................oh well:)

played on mine fine
Has anyone had any issues playing this on a 360 HD-DVD drive?

Interesting that Tony hasn't updated his website to let purchasers know of the issues on the A1...

Dugger