I dont know about you guys but I would be MEGA pissed if this movie got delayed.

I wouldn't be at this point. Fox has done its very best to get the announced titles to the street on time. It is an impressive list and it was worth the wait. Don't get me wrong I want "I, Robot" but I am willing to cut Fox some slack at this point since they have made me very happy in the last two weeks. Every title I have sampled is impressive on every level. If it is a slight delay I won't worry. There are so many other great titles on the way that I don't think I would miss it too much.

Fox seems to have some kind of problem that the other BD studio's don't; I don't know if it's over-aggressive scheduling (since BD+ came out), BD+ issues, excessive use of BD-J, or what. But it seems like mystery surrounds every release as to whether it'll be delayed, cancelled, whatever.

I wouldn't be at this point. Fox has done its very best to get the announced titles to the street on time. It is an impressive list and it was worth the wait. Don't get me wrong I want "I, Robot" but I am willing to cut Fox some slack at this point since they have made me very happy in the last two weeks. Every title I have sampled is impressive on every level. If it is a slight delay I won't worry. There are so many other great titles on the way that I don't think I would miss it too much.

I concur.

I agree, Fox has a terrible trackrecord. I, robot is one that I really want but we will just have to wait and see if it's released on schedule. And that's a shame.

I'm still surprised when someone actually says that Fox has been a top notch studio considering their history, their lack of usuable lossless audio and price. How are these good things from such a supposed staunch supporter?

I agree fully. If this title gets delayed along with Independence day I would be very very angry, both are titles I'm really looking forward to regardless of the price. And people lets not give them a pass because they actually released movies that were announced on time in the last few weeks. Fox has lots of catching up to do and Fox NEEDS to release every single title they planned on or else there "big" announcement will not be a success. Let's not forget Master and Amityville have been "delayed" so there still off to a rocky re-start. Don't get me wrong I love Fox and have ALL their movies so far on Blu-Ray I just feel they still need to do a lot more to earn my respect :D

I agree, Fox has a terrible trackrecord. I, robot is one that I really want but we will just have to wait and see if it's released on schedule. And that's a shame.

I'm still surprised when someone actually says that Fox has been a top notch studio considering their history, their lack of usuable lossless audio and price. How are these good things from such a supposed staunch supporter?

Ummm..can you tell me who said that?

Probably the very best looking D-vhs title so hopefully this will be the case when its released on BD.
Now lets get Xmen 1/2, Man on Fire, Alien/s ect a release date Fox.

"Hold ma pieh!"

When is this title supposed to hit the streets?

hd dvd gets a movie with robots and shia labeouf and blu ray gets a movie with robots and shia labeouf :)

looking forward to i,robot as well. But more than anything if i had to pick a will smith movie i want already on blu ray it is bad boys.

I too hope I, Robot isn't delayed but honestly I don't expect it will be. Aaron is correct. Fox has been impressive in their return and I doubt they'll let us down with this gem.

When is this title supposed to hit the streets?

November 13

I,Robot is another blind buy for me and many Japanese robot lovers. I expect Fox to give it a red carpet treatment in all departments.

hd dvd gets a movie with robots and shia labeouf and blu ray gets a movie with robots and shia labeouf :)



But really which robots would you bring to a fight?:)

I say Bad Boys 2. If anything will make me like it, it will be demo material.

I still have my excellent DTHEATER version! ;)

But the shia labeouf in I,Robot is effective only in the climax that too for few seconds.

this isn't looking good. I don't see this available for pre-order anywhere and it's supposed to be out in a month? Also, don't see coverart or anything listing on the fox bd site....

not good...

this isn't looking good. I don't see this available for pre-order anywhere and it's supposed to be out in a month? Also, don't see coverart or anything listing on the fox bd site....

not good...

Yeah, this is why I have been concerned. However, the Fly apparently never went up for pre-order and it is "out" Right?

Yeah, this is why I have been concerned. However, the Fly apparently never went up for pre-order and it is "out" Right?

Exactly. I believe I Robot will be released on time though why it may be in limited release like The Fly I have no idea.

Here is to hoping they release I, Robot to a wider audience than the Fly. Hell, Ill be happy if gets the release that Day After Tommorrow gets.

I keep looking for the pre-order on Amazon, but it is still not up yet. I really like this movie, so I hope the November release date sticks.

Here is to hoping they release I, Robot to a wider audience than the Fly. Hell, Ill be happy if gets the release that Day After Tommorrow gets.

I don't think it has anything to do with the studio. Some retailers just aren't gonna stock a wide selection of catalog titles. That's another factor that favors one format: limited shelf space.

Fox is definitely doing something "weird" compared to most studios, and I'm not sure why.

They are clearly not delivering stock to the distributors nearly as far ahead of the street date as other studios. They also seem to not be communicating as well with distributors to inform them of upcoming street dates.

Maybe this because they are so paranoid about piracy, they don't want pirates to have a chance to get their hands on discs (via a distributor source) before they street?

Or Maybe this is because they scheduled their manufacturing & release windows so tightly that they didn't adequately plan for shipping time?

Or maybe manufacturing at the somewhat limited number of BD pressing plants is behind schedule overall, and Fox didn't schedule enough slack into their schedules to anticipate this?

I fear the last explanation may be the one. There's a lot of competition right now for BD pressing lines. And all the last batch of Fox stuff I got was all BD-50, which means more competition. Think of all the Christmas season stuff that everyone is trying to get stamped right now, INCLUDING PS3 games for the Holiday season. Games, even more than movies, really spike around Q4.

Then we have the statement made by someone about Master & Commander. They said it was delayed from October to next year because that was the next "window" they could get for pressing. That means the schedule is entirely booked from now until 2008 for BD50.

This is ALL SPECULATION but depending on how you look at it, this is either good news (tons of stuff being manfuactured for BD!) or bad news (supply of stuff might be starting to be limited by the capacity of the manufacturers).

It don't think BD-25 is very constrained, however. We recently released a PS3 game on BD-25 and it went from submission to shelf in only around 2 weeks with minimal advance notice. But I suspect BD-50 lines are running 24/7 with not a lot of slack.

Maybe someone with better sources can dig into this more.

I thought all games released so far are all on BD25? If they use the same lines for 25 and 50 replication then it could be a factor. I just don't know if they do that, I doubt it though.

The reason I bought the PS3 was for Master & Commander and it's been delayed twice. I,robot is another film I really want. I just have serious doubts about Fox and thats not a good thing for BR. The word gets around very quickly about canceled or delayed titles, especially when no reason is given.

I keep looking for the pre-order on Amazon, but it is still not up yet. I really like this movie, so I hope the November release date sticks.

Agree! Awesome Film!

I keep looking for the pre-order on Amazon, but it is still not up yet. I really like this movie, so I hope the November release date sticks.

+1

November 13 if fast approaching and no annoucement....what gives?

I wouldn't be at this point. Fox has done its very best to get the announced titles to the street on time. It is an impressive list and it was worth the wait. Don't get me wrong I want "I, Robot" but I am willing to cut Fox some slack at this point since they have made me very happy in the last two weeks. Every title I have sampled is impressive on every level. If it is a slight delay I won't worry. There are so many other great titles on the way that I don't think I would miss it too much.

Huh? after 6 months of NO releases FOX is the LAST studio that deserves any slack. They get no sympathy from me if they start delaying titles again

Huh? after 6 months of NO releases FOX is the LAST studio that deserves any slack. They get no sympathy from me if they start delaying titles again

They've had a nice little string of very strong titles out as of recent. So they sure has hell have earned a little slack from me for that. A very, very small amount of slack. But credit where credit is due, they've made me very happy this month. More so than any other studio.

They've had a nice little string of very strong titles out as of recent. So they sure has hell have earned a little slack from me for that. A very, very small amount of slack. But credit where credit is due, they've made me very happy this month. More so than any other studio.

When you consider the titles they have recently released were supposed to come out 6-8 months ago or like the Title "From Hell" which was delayed multiple times for almost a year I give them no slack at all. Factor that in with bare bones, no extra's and a 40$ retail price and I have to wonder why people would be so quick to forgive them. Wow they finally released a few titles they had 6 months to press these discs why on earth would they NOW be having supply issues?

I'm glad I finally got From Hell,TDAT and Robocop this week but was not happy about no extra's and paying about 8$ more for these titles on amazon when compared to other BLU-RAY releases.

When you consider the titles they have recently released were supposed to come out 6-8 months ago or like the Title "From Hell" which was delayed multiple times for almost a year I give them no slack at all. Factor that in with bare bones, no extra's and a 40$ retail price and I have to wonder why people would be so quick to forgive them. Wow they finally released a few titles they had 6 months to press these discs why on earth would they NOW be having supply issues?

I'm glad I finally got From Hell,TDAT and Robocop this week but was not happy about no extra's and paying about 8$ more for these titles on amazon when compared to other BLU-RAY releases.

Agreed. I do not see how people can rationalize the crap Fox does with delaying titles and then charging new release prices for bare bones catalog titles. People should be upset with this crap Fox does but nope, they get a pass.

I was looking to pick up a couple of recent Fox catalog discs today but saw the 28 buck price at amazon and passed. To hell with them trying to screw the consumers.

When you consider the titles they have recently released were supposed to come out 6-8 months ago or like the Title "From Hell" which was delayed multiple times for almost a year I give them no slack at all. Factor that in with bare bones, no extra's and a 40$ retail price and I have to wonder why people would be so quick to forgive them. Wow they finally released a few titles they had 6 months to press these discs why on earth would they NOW be having supply issues?

I'm glad I finally got From Hell,TDAT and Robocop this week but was not happy about no extra's and paying about 8$ more for these titles on amazon when compared to other BLU-RAY releases.

Well I'm not telling you to go paint a watercolor portrait of duckies for them. But the fact that they have released some solid titles this month, just might be a good enough reason to put down that tall glass of haterade and pick up a frothy mug of "wait and see".

They've also had a solid release for 28 weeks/days later, edward scissorhands, FF4-ROSS and the fly. Not quite enough to forigve them of all their past sins. and yes I hate their prices also. But for being on topic and if this will be delayed or not. I think Fox has very well earned a "wait and see" stance. Which is more than they had from me before this month.

you know the way you guys are talking down fox ...you could get banned from posting at blu-ray .com
relax guys just making a joke.

I have no problems with Fox at this point. In fact, I am ecstaic. If you don't like the prices, stop whining and don't buy them for chrissake!

People should be pissed with Fox for realeasing discs at $40 with no extras.

If you don't like the prices keep whining(send letters, emails etc.) and stop buying.

But I totally would have picked up Robocop for $15 if my CC had it in stock.

if you're paying $40 for them then you don't know how to shop. everyplace i've seen that at have them for under $30.

I love I,Robot. The DTS track in the original DVD was awesome. I am looking forward to DTS-HD-Ma, however, I won't watch it until PS3 gets internal decoding of DTS-HD-ma.

People should be pissed with Fox for realeasing discs at $40 with no extras.

If you don't like the prices keep whining(send letters, emails etc.) and stop buying.

But I totally would have picked up Robocop for $15 if my CC had it in stock.

Robocop (no extras) + Silver Surver (loaded with extras) = $30 BOGO at CC.

Of course, you had to act fast and be perseverent.

I'm glad I couldn't find Robocop the first week it was out. My $15 reards went a lot further.

Hopefully, Fox will get the message that their titles only sell on BOGO sales and they'll drop their prices. At least they're hitting store shelves at $29.99 now instead of $34.99. Side by side at every CC wa F4 ROTSS for $29.99, with the original F4 still priced at $34.99.

I won't buy the original until the extended cut hits Blu-ray. Then they'll probably get me with an extended cut of the sequel.

Til Fox gets the message you just have to hold out for the sales. I've only violated my "under $20" rule once or twice now. It is disappointing they didn't do the full 20th anniv Robocop release, but maybe they wanted to do as many extras as they could in HD and didn't have them compressed yet. At least the theatrical trailer was in HD.

Fox seems to have some kind of problem that the other BD studio's don't; I don't know if it's over-aggressive scheduling (since BD+ came out), BD+ issues, excessive use of BD-J, or what. But it seems like mystery surrounds every release as to whether it'll be delayed, cancelled, whatever.

I think fox doesn't do stuff half-assed (see Jack Ryan Collection for hd dvd). IF you have seen any of the titles they have put out the last couple of weeks you would notice that. I would definitely rather have something that is good quality instead of a POS one.

I think fox doesn't do stuff half-assed (see Jack Ryan Collection for hd dvd). IF you have seen any of the titles they have put out the last couple of weeks you would notice that. I would definitely rather have something that is good quality instead of a POS one.

Like Die Hard 4.0?

ROTSS was worth the $27, and I wouldn't mine getting "Die Hard 4" for $27, BUT, I hate the freaking kiddie PG-13 version of DH4. It really suck when all the excitement build up, and all of a sudden, got smacked in the face just because of the stupid PG-13 cut. Even worse, the cut is so crappy that you know there are things that missing. That's just lame. However, I'll still get DH4(kiddie version) when they another BOGO. The ending is worthy of $15. :)

ROTSS was worth the $27, and I wouldn't mine getting "Die Hard 4" for $27, BUT, I hate the freaking kiddie PG-13 version of DH4. It really suck when all the excitement build up, and all of a sudden, got smacked in the face just because of the stupid PG-13 cut. Even worse, the cut is so crappy that you know there are things that missing. That's just lame. However, I'll still get DH4(kiddie version) when they another BOGO. The ending is worthy of $15. :)

I will get the kiddie version first day it's released only because I felt it was a great movie. But I completely agree with you on how it felt like a "kiddie" movie, you can tell where things where changed around to bring the rating down and also you can clearly see in some scene the actors where saying one thing but we were hearing something completely different. Either way looking forward to it!

I,Robot is another blind buy for me and many Japanese robot lovers. I expect Fox to give it a red carpet treatment in all departments.

I would suggest trying to rent it first.... its a great storyline that, IMO, is marred by an ultra-annoying Will Smith who just cant play a character like this and robots that just dont look very convincing. I dont think its that great...... but do as you wish.

:)

Fox does not know how to initiate new formats very well. When they began standard DVD's they were overpriced, non-anamorphic and feature-less (except Yng Frankenstein). But once they got going they produced great DVD's. It will probably take them about 2 years to totally get it together with BLU RAY.

And yeah....where is I ROBOT?

I would suggest trying to rent it first.... its a great storyline that, IMO, is marred by an ultra-annoying Will Smith who just cant play a character like this and robots that just dont look very convincing. I dont think its that great...... but do as you wish.

:)

There is no need for me to rent I,Robot coz I have already watched the movie in cable HD 10 times. I don't want to get whipped by my better half for not purchasing this extremely good title.:D

if you're paying $40 for them then you don't know how to shop. everyplace i've seen that at have them for under $30.
Name all the retailers aside from Amazon.com that are selling Fox titles for under $30.

Deepdiscount
DVD Destiny
SuperDuperClub.com
Bestprices.com
The Movies and More Store
FoxStore
Best Buy
FYE
are a few stores that sticker price is less than $30.

In fact FYE has 28 weeks later for $20.99 bucks right now!:eek:

I think fox doesn't do stuff half-assed (see Jack Ryan Collection for hd dvd). IF you have seen any of the titles they have put out the last couple of weeks you would notice that. I would definitely rather have something that is good quality instead of a POS one.

Sadly, Robocop is the definition of a half-assed release. Very mediocre transfer with no extras, not to mention the high MSRP. Sadly, I still had to have it.:mad:

There is no need for me to rent I,Robot coz I have already watched the movie in cable HD 10 times. I don't want to get whipped by my better half for not purchasing this extremely good title.:D

I didnt know that....thought blind buy meant you hadnt seen it at all. Hey, enjoy....

:)

Any word?

Well, they finally listed "Independence Day" and released cover art. I'd have to give Fox high marks for following through on almost all of the announced Fox and MGM titles.

People should be pissed with Fox for realeasing discs at $40 with no extras.



Yeah, AND somewhat underwhelming picture quality too. The Fly was quite a disapppointment, IMO. This movie was highly anticipated and for me it is barely an upgrade over the SD DVD. I got it at an OK price, but still.... DAMNIT! :mad:

Im thinking their gonna delay I Robot, less then a month from release and no preorders anywhere !

Im thinking their gonna delay I Robot, less then a month from release and no preorders anywhere !

The Fly and From Hell were both absent from Amazon and then showed up at the last minute. I Robot could be the same.

Well....2 weeks to go and its still not available for pre-order anywhere. Not to mention its not even present on Fox's official Blu website. I'm a little upset as I already sold my SD copy and really like this movie. I smell another delay coming guys...this just has that Fox feeling all over again. This is the type of title that shows off the format...Come on Fox prove me wrong! :rolleyes:

if you're paying $40 for them then you don't know how to shop. everyplace i've seen that at have them for under $30.
just think. If Fox priced their older catalog titles the same as everyone else, we'd be able to buy them for only $19.99 on Amazon.com, as opposed to $27.99.

Alas I have a bad feeling that I, Robot will not be released Nov. 13th. :(

I, Robot has been delayed.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/613/irobot.html

Inconceivable!

WOW!! And I went and sold my SD copy in anticipation for this title in HD. I actually enjoyed this movie very much and couldn't wait to have it! Damn you Fox! First Master and commander and now this? This is BS!

They just announced at the Blu-ray festival that it will be out sometime in 08. No firm date though. Sunshine will be out in 08 as well and their first 1.1 profile title.

Inconceivable!

Ahh, The Princess Bride, yet another excellent movie distributed by Fox that has gone MIA.

What the hell! The only movie I really wanted has now been posponed again. Fox you suck! Not only are your disk barebones, and expensive you can't seem to do a damn thing you claim you will. Boy, this sure helps sell a lot of overpriced BR players, doesn't it.

They just announced at the Blu-ray festival that it will be out sometime in 08. No firm date though. Sunshine will be out in 08 as well and their first 1.1 profile title.

AND we gotta wait til 08 for Sunshine...? That sucks even more lol

I wouldn't be at this point. Fox has done its very best to get the announced titles to the street on time. It is an impressive list and it was worth the wait. Don't get me wrong I want "I, Robot" but I am willing to cut Fox some slack at this point since they have made me very happy in the last two weeks. Every title I have sampled is impressive on every level. If it is a slight delay I won't worry. There are so many other great titles on the way that I don't think I would miss it too much.I agree that we ought to cut Fox some slack. They, along with Sony, are clearly committed to producing high quality Blu-ray products. They are also blazing some new territory perfecting BD+ and some other features that MAY WELL be the deciding factors that "tip the balance" and help Warners make their decision to go with the most capable format. And that would be a blessing to all of us consumers. And I include current HD-DVD customers because that action by Warners would "liberate" them from the HD-DVD spell in which they are currently ensnarled -- and eventually they will thank Warners for doing that as will millions of others who would rapidly move to Blu-ray from DVD.

And I don't know if Fox, Warners or other studios are doing any surveys, but I find collecting quality Blu-rays to be an addiction. An addiction that I didn't have for DVD.

What could possibly be the reason for this ?

Art

Please don't cancel Cast Away too.

Please don't cancel Cast Away too.

PLEASE DON'T CANCEL ID4!!!

It's sad when we are surprised when Fox titles actually come out on time... :(

WOW!! And I went and sold my SD copy in anticipation for this title in HD.

So did I. This is very dissapointing.

I refrained from buying the SD version of this title since the pick-up of Blu-ray format from Jan'2007.

I agree that we ought to cut Fox some slack. They, along with Sony, are clearly committed to producing high quality Blu-ray products. They are also blazing some new territory perfecting BD+ and some other features that MAY WELL be the deciding factors that "tip the balance" and help Warners make their decision to go with the most capable format. And that would be a blessing to all of us consumers. And I include current HD-DVD customers because that action by Warners would "liberate" them from the HD-DVD spell in which they are currently ensnarled -- and eventually they will thank Warners for doing that as will millions of others who would rapidly move to Blu-ray from DVD.

And I don't know if Fox, Warners or other studios are doing any surveys, but I find collecting quality Blu-rays to be an addiction. An addiction that I didn't have for DVD.

WHY DOES FOX DESERVE SLACK??????? They are the most ridiculous excuse for a "supporting" studio out there!! Who needs enemies when 20th Century Fox is one of your allies????
All the studios have had delays or reshuffles but this is INCREDIBLE!! It's total BS propaganda to announce these titles the day Paramount goes exclusive knowing damn good and well they aren't coming out this year!!
This isn't even including all the numerous titles that were completely yanked and never given new release dates and lets not forget their 5 month hiatus!!
This is BS!!! :mad:

All we're asking for is to announce titles with a definite release date?? How hard is that? Sorry, NOT my problem their damn specs weren't finished and you're trying to play catch up!! Just be honest, hey these are the titles we got coming out this year, these titles over here will be out next year. Not that hard!!! :rolleyes:

According to retailers (in other threads) I, Robot was never officially announced (unlike others). So it's not really a delay from a given date.

Where's the bully pic from Simpsons...


*points fingers at Fox HDM apologists: HA HA!

I agree that we ought to cut Fox some slack. They, along with Sony, are clearly committed to producing high quality Blu-ray products. They are also blazing some new territory perfecting BD+ and some other features that MAY WELL be the deciding factors that "tip the balance" and help Warners make their decision to go with the most capable format. And that would be a blessing to all of us consumers.


Wow, so many negative things to express.... so little time. Really though, you think if there had been no HD-DVD the masses would have been flocking to Bluray at this point??? I think you are a bit delusional and don't know your history very well. Particularily with the many technical bombs that Sony has produced. Without competition Bluray would have received half the marketing that is has, and would be twice the price! There would be no need to innovate at all. Competition has quickly driven prices down and THAT really benefits the consumer not some Kafkaesque dream of BD+ being a good developement (for anyone other than a movie studio). DRM slows down production efforts and has caused widespread problems amongst consumers!! That is not good my friend. Finally, through the all the arguments of the superiority of the Bluray specs, I have yet to see any visual proof of this. HD looks very nice on both formats. Neither have an advantage in this respect. I really wonder how many on this board are Sony shills and on their payroll (really). This would not be the first time I have seen company men lurking in customer forums....

anyone actually surprised here? I was really looking forward to Robot as well but knew I was going to get kicked in the jimmy :(

Die Hard films will be next :mad:

-Gary

Countdown to the next Fox-delay announcement....cue 24 sound effect.

I guess that is one more Fox movie I can scratch off my list to pick up this year.

On the bright side, my wallet will take a little less of a hit this holiday season. :p

Look on the bright side, at least it'll give me time to get a DTS-HD decoding or bitstreaming BD player so I can take advantage of the soundtrack ;)

anyone actually surprised here? I was really looking forward to Robot as well but knew I was going to get kicked in the jimmy :(

Die Hard films will be next :mad:

-Gary

If Die Hard were to get canceled I would be beyond pissed! I mean I would never buy another FOX title AGAIN and I NEVER EVER make comments like that. But I think we"ll see this one for sure so I have no worries :):D

If Die Hard were to get canceled I would be beyond pissed! I mean I would never buy another FOX title AGAIN and I NEVER EVER make comments like that. But I think we"ll see this one for sure so I have no worries :):D

we better:mad: this is one reason I own a BD player ;)

-Gary

What the hell! The only movie I really wanted has now been posponed again. Fox you suck! Not only are your disk barebones, and expensive you can't seem to do a damn thing you claim you will. Boy, this sure helps sell a lot of overpriced BR players, doesn't it.

The specs they're giving for I, Robot look anything but bare-bones.

If Die Hard were to get canceled I would be beyond pissed! I mean I would never buy another FOX title AGAIN and I NEVER EVER make comments like that. But I think we"ll see this one for sure so I have no worries :):D

I'm sure they'll miss you.

HDD says that Fox plans additional material for the I, Robot release and THAT is the reason for the delay...hmmm we'll see.

I don't understand why people get so worked up over a movie! If a movie is delayed who cares its not the end of the world.

Ok, I just want to know what Fox still has scheduled for release this year. All of these delays and cancelations are worse than any video game publisher.

HDD says that Fox plans additional material for the I, Robot release and THAT is the reason for the delay...hmmm we'll see.

Yeah, probably a fresh BD+ VM.