The recent news certainly has upset many BR supporters to the point that I’m sure Paramount will have to endure some grief in the near future.

Anyway I thought it would be nice to show Paramount that there are those of us that are happy with there decision by purchasing an extra Paramount title.

Not necessarily one that you were planning on purchasing anyway but an additional blind buy to show support for the format and appreciation to Paramount.

Any that decide to join in please come back to the thread and post the title or titles that you order or purchased.

I suggest we put Blades of Glory at number 1 on the amazon HD rankings.

I just ordered Blades of Glory :)

I really want to pre-order a Paramount title to show my appreciation but I can't bring myself to order Blades Of Glory, is there any good Paramount flicks for pre-order?

Oh god please no.... I was thinking about picking one title also but oh how I hate movies like that... If were going to single a specific movie out can we agree on one that most would find tolerable.

Here are a list of Paramount titles and there released and announced:

1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 25-Jul-06
2 Sahara 25-Jul-06
3 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 25-Jul-06
4 Sleepy Hollow 25-Jul-06
5 Four Brothers 1-Aug-06
6 Manchurian Candidate, The 1-Aug-06
7 We Were Soldiers 1-Aug-06
8 Aeon Flux 8-Aug-06
9 Italian Job, The 8-Aug-06
10 U2: Rattle & Hum Unleashed 8-Aug-06
11 Nacho Libre 24-Oct-06
12 Mission: Impossible III 30-Oct-06
13 Mission: Impossible III – Ultimate Collection 30-Oct-06
14 Reds 7-Nov-06
15 World Trade Center 12-Dec-06
16 Black Rain 23-Jan-07
17 Babel 20-Feb-07
18 Payback 10-Apr-07
19 Failure to Launch 24-Apr-07
20 Dreamgirls 1-May-07
21 Freedom Writers 22-May-07
22 M:I:2 22-May-07
23 Mission: Impossible 22-May-07
24 Coming to America 5-Jun-07
25 Trading Places 5-Jun-07
26 Black Snake Moan 26-Jun-07
27 Hustle & Flow 26-Jun-07
28 Untouchables, The 3-Jul-07
29 Warriors, The: Ultimate Director's Cut 3-Jul-07
30 Shooter 31-Jul-07
31 Disturbia 7-Aug-07
32 Blades of Glory 28-Aug-07
33 Face/Off 11-Sep-07
34 Saturday Night Fever 18-Sep-07
35 Jack Ryan Collection, The 25-Sep-07
36 Next 25-Sep-07
37 Top Gun 2-Oct-07
38 Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One 10-Nov-07

I'm going to go download Shooter in HD on the Xbox 360 Marketplace now.




That was for you Bill!



:rolleyes:

I'm going to go download Shooter in HD on the Xbox 360 Marketplace now.

That was for you Bill!

:rolleyes:

Thanks for reminding me, in the past I have always posted that for each of Bills stupid articles I would show my disgruntlement buy purchasing an additional HD DVD movie that week.

So I guess I'm up for two blind buys tomorrow, one for Paramount and one for HD in general dedicated to Bill-ray

Another way to show your support is to E-mail
Brad_Grey@Paramount.com
Hes the CEO of Paramount, and the Blu-Ray guys are e-mailing him whining about their decision.

I'm up for Face/Off!

Just ordered Mission Impossible.

I was going to wait a little longer, but for this I will buy Untouchables tomorrow.

Ordered Aeon Flux and Italian Job to show my thanks to Paramount.

Just ordered:

Blades of Glory
Shooter
Disturbia
Meet the Fockers
Dawn of the Dead
Matrix Trilogy
An American Werewolf in London

I just pre-ordered Top Gun and Face Off myself!

Preordered Face/Off and Top Gun just now. More to come in the next week or two.

I just pre-ordered Top Gun and Face Off myself!

I did that as well...however it was prior to the announcement. Either way...it's a sale!

I need to get the Jack Ryan Collection here too.

I'll grab the Jack Ryan Collection for sure, and possibly Face/Off and Top Gun.

Got Untouchables and Tomb Raider!!!

Temptation got the better of me...

I dare you to buy up all of the remaining Blu-ray copies of MI3 & Shooter...

Then eBay them starting at $100 each :-P


The profits will help fund your HD DVD collections :-)

Not necessarily one that you were planning on purchasing anyway but an additional blind buy to show support for the format and appreciation to Paramount.

Any that decide to join in please come back to the thread and post the title or titles that you order or purchased.

I'm sorry but this is really stupid, the ONLY reason I will ever buy movies is because they are good not because I want to say "Oh thankyou Mr. Paramount for blessing us with your precious films!"
YOU are the consumer and its your choice as to whether you fill up your house with crap movies. Is it just me or has this happened before, oh yeah! Warner did it, didn't they?
Expect to see more 'swapping sides' in the future
BTW I am a HD DVD owner.

I'm sorry but this is really stupid, the ONLY reason I will ever buy movies is because they are good not because I want to say "Oh thankyou Mr. Paramount for blessing us with your precious films!"


I agree. But rather, it would be, "Oh thank you Mr. Paramount for preventing the Blu rabble from getting their paws on your precious films." It's not like they weren't releasing on HD DVD before.

(And I'm an HD DVD owner too.)

I'll pick up The Warriors tomarrow, I already ahve the majority of the Paramouunt titles but that one I have held off on. And I'll definatly be picking up Blades of Glory on it's release, and I'm greatly anticipating Top Gun and the Jack Ryan Collection, aswell as Zodiac ( though I know that's not coming this year ) but I'll definatly be showing some support and upping my Paramount section of HD-DVD's.

I agree. But rather, it would be, "Oh thank you Mr. Paramount for preventing the Blu rabble from getting their paws on your precious films." It's not like they weren't releasing on HD DVD before.

(And I'm an HD DVD owner too.)

Agreed, it is pretty satisfying :D

I had not decided whether or not to get Face/Off or the Jack Ryan set, but I just ordered both. The $90 Amazon is charging for three Spider-Man movies will just have to go to five others instead.

Not enough of a fan to get Blades of Glory, though.

WHAT THE...? Show your appreciation????? Don't you do that EVERYTIME you spend $$$$ on one of their titles??? Buy a disc we weren't planning on purchasing???? Ok, this is getting out of hand, we've reached the point of absurdity on these forums. I thought it was bad over in the Blu-ray forums with all of their doom and gloom rhetoric, but this is just as ridiculous. Tell you what, I will get EVERY SINGLE HD MOVIE I CAN AFFORD, FROM ANY STUDIO AND IN ANY FORMAT, but here's the catch...I have to actually want the movies!!!! It's what being a consumer is all about, they provide what we "want" at a price we can afford, and we "pay" for it. The good news is, Paramount/Dreamworks have a lot of titles I will one day purchase because I have a 360 add-on...the bad news, is that I don't have a PS3 yet for the other studios' titles.

Can we please get Tomb Raider 2, now?

I'm not saying to purchase titles that you think are stupid, my own posts say that I wont get BoG for the same reasons. My point was if you wanted to show you appreication consider purchasing an extra movie out of the titles that are sitting on top of the fence that may not be a must own on your list but one that you would still be interested in anyway.

If showing your support for the format buy buying content is stupid to you then move on to the next thread...

If showing your support for the format buy buying content is stupid to you then move on to the next thread...

Ditto! Thank you.

Anywho I'm going to order Trading Places. One of my favorite comedies.

I'll also buy Antz, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shark Tale, Madagascar, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Over the Hedge, Flushed Away, and Bee Movie once announced. To name a few:D

I'm pre-ordering Blades of Glory.

I pre-ordered "Blades" last night... and 3 other movies!

Haven't see Blades of Glory so that will remain a rental. But thanks for the list.

I already own the following:
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 25-Jul-06
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 25-Jul-06
Aeon Flux 8-Aug-06
M:I:2 22-May-07
Coming to America 5-Jun-07
Untouchables, The 3-Jul-07

So to show my continued support, I will order the following:
Face/Off 11-Sep-07
Saturday Night Fever 18-Sep-07
Jack Ryan Collection, The 25-Sep-07
Top Gun 2-Oct-07
Transformers???

And please don't mess up the transfers (PQ/AQ) or we'll yell SABOTAGE! ;)

Ordered Untouchables and Warriors. Love this news still.

Ironically, I bought "Trading Places" a couple of weeks ago....who knew Paramount/DW was thinking just that, lol! =)

They could really flex some muscle now if they wanted, and with only some of their biggest titles...just imagine if they announce and put out soon Braveheart, Gladiator and Shrek - the thought is amazing, no?! Those are MIGHTY titles that will sell players...this move at this point in time, no matter how it came to pass, was brilliant and it may even be influential - maybe, just maybe the likes of Warner will follow...

I have this HD DVD from Paramount:

1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2 Sahara
3 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
4 Aeon Flux
5 Italian Job
6 Mission: Impossible I
7 Mission: Impossible II
8 Mission: Impossible III
9 Black Rain
10 Dreamgirls
11 Untouchables
12 Shooter 31-Jul-07

And I awaiting for:
(Pre ordered in Amazon)
Face/Off 11-Sep-07
Jack Ryan Collection, The 25-Sep-07
Next 25-Sep-07
Top Gun 2-Oct-07
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season One 10-Nov-07

Awaiting for:
Transformers
Shrek I
Shrek II
Shrek III
Indiana Jones I
Indiana Jones II
Indiana Jones III
The Godfather I
The Godfather II
The Godfather III
Madagascar
Antz
Ghost
Days of thunder.........

Paramoubt have wonderfull movies.........

Shrek the Third will be day and date with the DVD, which makes it November 13.

BTW, I'm wondering if within this big agreement between HD DVD and Paramount\DW, if they made it clear they want particular titles released within X amount of time or no deal? Could something like that have been included, do things like that happen in these situations, especially if the rumors are true and they simply lined some pockets to make it happen? Or would Paramount\DW say "no, we'll put out what we want, when we want."

I'm up for Face/Off!

Same here. I like that movie enough to get it on HD DVD.

Not a fan of Will Ferrell but I heard "Blades" was pretty funny so I ordered it as a "thank you" to Paramount.:)

Another way to show your support is to E-mail
Brad_Grey@Paramount.com
Hes the CEO of Paramount, and the Blu-Ray guys are e-mailing him whining about their decision.

Just sent this to Mr. Grey:

Just wanted to express my thanks for your companies support of HD DVD. The consumers with normal incomes out here who are interested in this hi-def media know that HD DVD is where the best value is, and I am now committed to supporting Paramount in my future disc purchases. Thanks again!

Does anyone know if Face/Off will now have lossless audio like the now-canceled BD was due to have? If so, I'm ordering.

Blades of Glory has been preordered :p Now I just hope I won't be disappointed...

Paramount Officially Cancels Blu-ray SKUs (http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/High-Def_Retailing/Paramount/Paramount_Officially_Cancels_Blu-ray_SKUs/879)
Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 12:45 PM ET
Tags: Paramount, High-Def Retailing (all tags)

In a note to retailers, Paramount has officially canceled all previously-announced upcoming Blu-ray releases.

As expected, Paramount won't release a single of its previously-announced upcoming Blu-ray titles, including 'Blades of Glory,' 'Next,' 'Top Gun,' 'The Jack Ryan Collection' and 'Face/Off' Instead, each of the titles will now be HD DVD exclusive.

Retailers received official word late Monday that all five Blu-ray titles would be cancelled, and that existing orders would not be fulfilled.

Within hours, pre-orders for these titles disappeared from sites like Amazon.com, DVDEmpire and others. (We've updated our own Blu-ray release schedule, as well.)

It remains unclear how long Paramount's previously-released Blu-ray titles will remain on store shelves, and/or whether they're even included in the terms of the studio's exclusivity pact with HD DVD

I emailed Brad @ Paramount, congratulating him for the decision. I figure a few nice emails mixed in with all the hate mail he's getting will be a breath of fresh air.

I'm going to go buy Untouchables today (not interested in Blades of Glory next week...)

got an auto-response from the paramount mail server saying Brad's mailbox has exceeded its limit. :(

I guess I'll buy Shooter, too!

Gladiator and Braveheart, Where are you two? MUST HAVE U BOTH !!!!!

I emailed Paramount today ([URL="http://Mary_Kincaid@ Paramount.com"]) to confirm my support of their decision to go HD DVD exclusive. And said I will make a point of looking to Paramount/Dreamworks HD DVD for future purchases. I am sure they are getting a fair amount of negative feedback from the BD camp so a little positive reinforcement was called for.

Thank You to Paramount for making my decision of which format to go with for the Jack Ryan Collection... Put my Pre-Order through just now... I'm also thinking I'll pick up Face Off when it comes just to show some more appreciation.

I will pick up Warriors today.

I'll pick up Over the Hedge when it eventually comes out.

More recently I will be picking up Shrek 3 and Probably the new TF movie.

I will buy Dreamgirls and then some... :D

MY EMAIL WAS REJECTED :( mail box full

On the UK's BBC's Radio 4 programme at about 08.40 this morning:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_0830_20070823.ram

Starts at about 9mins 45 secs.

we should have a buy paramount day . A day when we all buy paramount / dreamwork hd dvds from amazon . Send all their titles sky rocketing up there.

There are 4 or 5 announced i'd order that day

I actually bought 3 Paramount Blu-rays for the first time ever, Trading Places, Italian Job, and Sky Captain. I wanted to collect some Paramount Blu-ray while they were still available. You never know how much they may be worth some day. The big irony is that it took Paramount going HD DVD exclusive for me to purchase Paramount Blu-ray discs.:)

WHAT THE...? Show your appreciation????? Don't you do that EVERYTIME you spend $$$$ on one of their titles???How would you feel if all you ever got out of your job was a paycheck... no accolades, no "thank yous," no recognition of any kind from your boss or coworkers that you ever actually contributed something? I'd sure never want to work for a company like that.

I gotta wait until I get home to buy anything...check w/ the SO and see what she wants in addition to my list. I figure I'll buy 3 min.

BTW, anyone looking for the current movers & shakers it can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/movers-and-shakers/dvd******pd_ms_d_nav/105-2972915-1423663

Well, that's stupid; it won't let me link right into the DVD items; you'll need to select that option on the left hand side of your screen

Well, I was already going to get Transformers and Saturday Night Fever and a few others. But, I was on the fence about Star Trek - Ultimate Movie collection and the Jack Ryan Collection. Those will be purchases now. Paramount's transfers have really grown on me. Very film-like (or at least the ones I've seen).

ordered Shooter

I'm up for Face/Off!

I will also be buying Face/Off despite the fact that I am happy with my DVD version. Paramount should be rewarded. I also never realized how much the Critics liked Face/Off; 92% Fresh overall and 100% with the Cream of the Crop:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/faceoff/

How would you feel if all you ever got out of your job was a paycheck... no accolades, no "thank yous," no recognition of any kind from your boss or coworkers that you ever actually contributed something? I'd sure never want to work for a company like that.

Yes, because being a consumer is exactly the same thing as being an employee. :rolleyes:

Paramount didn't do this for YOU, they did it for $100 million in cash and incentives.

And I must have missed something, but when has Paramount NOT been supporting HD-DVD? Haven't they been releasing software on HD-DVD for about a year now?

And I must have missed something, but when has Paramount NOT been supporting HD-DVD? Haven't they been releasing software on HD-DVD for about a year now?

Paramount has always been with HD DVD. However now since they are exclusive HD DVD might get more movies since there doesn't have to do a separate encode for a Blu-Ray version. So instead of doing an encode of Transformers for Blu-Ray, they can do a encode for another movie for HD DVD and release two HD DVD movies instead of one version of Transformers for two formats.