Paramount Releases: 5/20 - Bee Movie, Next, Face/Off & 6/2:Cloverfield, TWBB

[JaylisJayP]

Will get Cloverfield and There Will Be Blood. Have Face/Off and Next already on HD DVD.

Bee Movie I heard was poop.

Anyone know if these will carry a new release price or a catalog price? Speaking of Cloverfield and TWBB, of course. I'm guessing new release, but was just wondering what everyone thought.

[Ph8te]

Ouch my pockets are going to be hurting this summer .......TO the people upset about Transformers, just be happy they announced SOMETHING....Its only a matter of time before Transformers comes out. I for one am happy about the announcement

[ilovenola2]

Originally Posted by Kyle_D

Sweeney Todd will be released in the UK on May 19 if you can't wait. It should be region free, but it'll run you a bit more (total = $37-38 shipped) than a domestic release though.

It will be worth it!!!!!

[kreepy]

Originally Posted by iontyre

Cloverfield was a far better movie. Transformers was totally juvenile! Rented the HD DVD once, had no interest in buying.

You are joking right?? Cloverfield was an absolute piece of trash...by far one of the worst movies I have see...it ranks up there with Halloween H20, Blairwitch, and the remake of Amityville

I really wanna see a Sweeney Todd announcement...There will be blood is a blind buy for me on BR, and bee movie kinda lost its edge when they decided not to release it on HDDVD...

How about a Rocky Horror, or some more anime or even better Sin City...OH wait, give me a star wars and lord of the ring announcement....GIVE ME THAT!!

[lgans316]

My sixth sense says the blu-ray version of Face/Off will be encoded using MPEG-4 AVC with no DNR and will feature LPCM audio. The HD DVD was heavily DNR-ed.

[mcrexx]

Lossless audio PLEASE!!!

[giantchicken]

Looking at Paramount's track record, I will be quite surprised if they include lossless audio. It would be great if they worked towards that, but I am not expecting it with their first few titles since their return to Blu-ray support.

[mpgxsvcd]

Bee movie is a decent movie for kids. My kids have watched it about 20 times since it came out. It isn't bad but I don't think it is as good as cars.

[almostgoth]

Originally Posted by oldschool JAWA

D@mn, still waiting on Transformers release announcement.

seriously ...they did blu-ray a favour not releasing that Michael Bay P.O.S.

[shadowrage]

Originally Posted by giantchicken

Looking at Paramount's track record, I will be quite surprised if they include lossless audio. It would be great if they worked towards that, but I am not expecting it with their first few titles since their return to Blu-ray support.

Maybe. Just in case, I suggest that everyone boycott Iron Man this week. And I'm not just saying that because I want a really good seat.

[wakashizuma]

Cloverfield was a total trash!
I'll like Face Off though; good thing I didn't buy it on HD DVD.

[bobbyg1983]

WOOOO!! There Will Be Blood... thank God!! I've seen it twice now, and as good as it was the first time, I enjoyed it even more the second time. The near 3 hour running time just flew by, I was so engrossed. I can't wait to re-watch it again on Blu!

[Jay Mammoth]

Just Cloverfield for me, I will gladly upgrade from the DVD. Awesome flick.

[luigionlsd]

There Will Be Blood for me. As if 6/3 wasn't packed enough as it is... Ninja Gaiden II on the console front, Dirty Harry box on the BD front. Poor wallet!

[shadowrage]

Originally Posted by kreepy

You are joking right?? Cloverfield was an absolute piece of trash...by far one of the worst movies I have see...it ranks up there with Halloween H20, Blairwitch, and the remake of Amityville

Originally Posted by wakashizuma

Cloverfield was a total trash!

It was not total trash. They made a monster movie and dropped the ball on the monster design.

It could have been something, because behind all that shaky(awesome) camerawork is a really good idea that came close, but didn't quite get there.

If it's a Lossless track you will both change your tune. The sound is amazing on Cloverfield. Plus it's only around 47 minutes long.

[phisch]

I rented the sd version of Bee Movie last weekend and didn't like it very much, so I will pass on the Bluray. Cloverfield is a definite buy though.

[Adam_G]

Home Theater Forum has specs:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ease-here.html

Not sure on Next and Face/Off, but all the others have English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, so yes to the lossless question.

[shadowrage]

Originally Posted by Adam_G

Home Theater Forum has specs:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ease-here.html

I can't find them there.

Could you post them here by title?

[BStecke]

Right before their defection, Paramount had stated that their Blu-ray releases, starting with Blades of Glory, would include lossless audio, if I'm remembering correctly. Hopefully they haven't forgotten that.

[giantchicken]

Originally Posted by Adam_G

Home Theater Forum has specs:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ease-here.html

Not sure on Next and Face/Off, but all the others have English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, so yes to the lossless question.

That is a very pleasant surprise! I was skeptical but if this unofficial info is verified, I will be happy. They did initially mention a lossless track for Beowulf that didn't end up on the final disc, but I hope that they have learned their lesson and this time it will stick with this first batch of titles. They are deserving of TrueHD audio.

[BStecke]

I'm missing where it says anything about TrueHD. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[giantchicken]

The official information does not mention it at all.

A post on the forum claims that a reliable source indicated that there will be TrueHD tracks.

[shadowrage]

Originally Posted by giantchicken

The official information does not mention it at all.

A post on the forum claims that a reliable source indicated that there will be TrueHD tracks.

Oh. A friend of a friend, so to speak.

I'll wait for official specs before I pop the cork. But TrueHD seems to make sense.

I just hope they don't ask for their same old prices.Even though they bring the extras in HD, I'm not interested in paying $30 for Cloverfield. Or TTWBB(they should give me a discount on the BD for paying for that piss-poor packaging).

[DCSholtis]

Eh. I'll be passing on these initial titles. MIGHT import Sweeny Todd from Japan though.

[paulstachniak]

sucks about Transformers not making it. thanks god Bee Movie is coming tho. the world was missing out.

[HDPeeT]

I was kind of hoping that Paramount would have a huge Blu-ray comeback where they release all the titles that were previously available on Blu/HD in one day.

Wouldn't that be like totally awesome?!?!

[lgans316]

CONSOLIDATED INFO

May 20th: Bee Movie, Next and Face/Off

Bee Movie: Special features include "Barry's Trivia Track" with pop up trivia, changeable menus, Build-A-Bee avatar creation, lost scenes, alternate endings and more.

Next: Special features include a making of featurette, "Visualizing the Next Move", the Next Grand Idea" and Two Minutes in the Future with Jessica Biel".

Face/Off: Special features include multiple commentaries, deleted scenes, alternate ending, making of and more.

June 3rd: Cloverfield and There Will Be Blood

Cloverfield: Special features include feature-length "Special Investigation Mode" with added details about the film, directory commentary, making of featurettes, deleted scenes, alternate endings with commentary and more.

There Will Be Blood: Special features include a slideshow of vintage photos selected by director Paul Thomas, deleted scenes, a featurette on dailies and more.

June 24th: The Spiderwick Chronicles (first day and date release)

The Spiderwick Chronicles: special features include behind the scenes featurettes, an exploration of the Spiderwick world, and exclusive peek inside Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide and much more.

August (International releases)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, Cloverfield and No Country for Old Men

Rumor Mill

There Will Be Blood (BD50)
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, English (SDH), French, and Spanish
Most extras are in HD

Bee Movie (BD50)
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, English (SDH), French, and Spanish
Most extras are in HD

Cloverfield (BD50)
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, English (SDH), French, Spanish and Portuguese
Most extras are in HD

The Spiderwick Chronicles (BD50)
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, English (SDH), French, Spanish and Portuguese
Most extras are in HD

It looks like most (if not all of them) are VC-1 with a peak bit rate of around 38Mbps. One of the titles had three encodes done: VC-1, Brand X AVC and Brand Y AVC. The director chose the VC-1 encode for the Blu-ray release.



Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
US Rating: PG - For mild suggestive humor
Blu-ray Features:
• Commentary: Jerry & Filmmaker Commentary
• Featurette: The Animators' Corner
• Featurette: Barry's Trivia Track
• Featurette: My Menus
• Featurette: The World of Bees
• Featurette: Build A Bee Avatar
• Featurette: Inside the Hive: The Cast of Bee Movie HD
• Featurette: Jerry's Flight Over Cannes
• Featurette: Meet Barry B. Benson
• Featurette: Tech of Bee Movie HD
• Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Lost Scenes with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Commentary
• Other: Jerry's NBeeC TV Juniors
• Music Videos: "We Got The Bee" Music Video HD
• Other: DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox HD
• Other: DWA Kids
• Trailers: Kung Fu Panda Trailer HD
• Trailers: Madagascar: The Crate Escape Trailer HD
• Trailers: The Spiderwick Chronicles Trailer HD




Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
US Rating: R - For some violence
Blu-ray Features:
• Additional Scenes: 15 Minutes
• Trailers: Teaser
• Trailers: Trailer
• Additional Scenes: Fishing
• Additional Scenes: Haircut/Interrupted Hymn
• Additional Scenes: Dailies Gone Wild
• Featurette: The Story of Petroleum



Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
US Rating: PG-13 - For Violence, Terror And Disturbing Images
Blu-ray Features:
• Commentary: Commentary by Director Matt Reeves
• Featurette: Special Investigation Mode
• Featurette: Document 01.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield
• Featurette: Cloverfield Visual Effects
• Featurette: I Saw It! It's Alive! It's Huge!
• Featurette: Clover Fun
• Additional Scenes: Congrats Rob
• Additional Scenes: When You're in Japan
• Additional Scenes: I Call That a Date
• Additional Scenes: It's Going to Hurt
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Optional Commentary - Alt Ending 1
• Additional Scenes: Alternate Endings with Optional Commentary - Alt Ending 2
• Other: www.cloverfieldfiles.com
• Easter Eggs: #USGX-8810-B467 Supplemental Files
• Easter Eggs: Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #18 English
• Easter Eggs: Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #19 Spanish
• Easter Eggs: Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #20 French
• Easter Eggs: Alpha Encounter - UNCONFIRMED - TAG VD - #21 Japanese
• Easter Eggs: Org. of Interest - TAG VD #12
• Easter Eggs: Slusho!
• Easter Eggs: Person of Interest - JLVD
• Easter Eggs: Video 2
• Easter Eggs: Video 5
• Easter Eggs: Video 9
• Easter Eggs: Video 11
• Easter Eggs: Rack 'Em & Pack 'Em
• Easter Eggs: Fighting the X



Audio: 5.1 PCM (Uncompressed), 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital
US Rating: PG-13 - For crude and sexual humor, language, a comic violent image, and some drug references.
Blu-ray Features:
• Other: Return to Glory: The Making of "Blades"
• Other: Celebrities On Thin Ice
• Other: Cooler Than Ice: The Super-Sexy Costumes of Skating
• Other: Arnett and Poehler - A Family Affair
• Other: 20 Questions with Scott Hamilton
• Other: Hector: Portrait of a Psychofan
• Additional Scenes: Deleted Scenes:
• Additional Scenes: Stranz and Fairchild Watch Kate's Video
• Additional Scenes: Chazz Offers the Verticoli, Flashback
• Additional Scenes: Blades of Glory Song
• Additional Scenes: Hector Shoots Darren
• Music Videos: Music Video "Blades of Glory" by Bo Bice
• Bloopers: Gag Reel
• Other: Alternate Takes
• Other: Moviephone unscripted with Will Ferrell, Jon Heder and Will Arnett
• Other: MTV Interstitials (3):
• Other: Montage
• Other: Chazz
• Other: Stranz & Fairchild

Paramount to reissue 14 Blu-ray titles on May-20-2008

1. Aeon Flux
2. Babel
3. Black Snake Moan
4. Coming to America
5. Disturbia
6. Dreamgirls
7. Face/Off
8. Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow
9. Sleepy Hollow
10. Trading Places
11. The Untouchables
12. The Warriors
13. We Were Soldiers
14. World Trade Center



Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
US Rating: PG - For scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements.
Blu-ray Features:
• Featurette: Spiderwick: It's All True!
• Featurette: It's a Spiderwick World!
• Featurette: Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide
• Featurette: Spiderwick: Meet the Clan!
• Featurette: Making Spiderwick!
• Featurette: The Magic of Spiderwick!
• Featurette: A Final Word of Advice!
• Additional Scenes: Mom & Jared
• Additional Scenes: Boys in Bedroom
• Additional Scenes: Messy Kitchen
• Additional Scenes: Meet Lucinda
• TV Spots: A Guide to Seeing The Spiderwick Chronicles
• TV Spots: Cinema Spy
• TV Spots: Confessional Jared
• TV Spots: Confessional Mallory
• TV Spots: Field Guide – Tomato Sauce
• TV Spots: Field Guide – Seeing Stone
• TV Spots: Field Guide – Creatures
• TV Spots: What If You Had a Seeing Stone
• TV Spots: The Spit Spot
• Trailers: Good v. Evil
• Trailers: Secrets


http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67617

[BerserkerTails]

Whoo! Cloverfield and There Will Be Blood for me! Of course, not until July or so... Just because I'll be broke after the Rambo movies, Doctor Who boxset and GTA4...

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by giantchicken

Looking at Paramount's track record, I will be quite surprised if they include lossless audio. It would be great if they worked towards that, but I am not expecting it with their first few titles since their return to Blu-ray support.

Bee Movie: TrueHD
Blades of Glory: PCM
Cloverfield: TrueHD
Face/Off: no lossless (boo, hiss!)
Spiderwick Chronicles: TrueHD
There Will Be Blood: TrueHD

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67617

[Schils]

Originally Posted by DCSholtis

Eh. I'll be passing on these initial titles.

+1

But the announcement definitely has me excited about what the future holds now...the holiday season should be awesome - we'll probably all be buying more BR discs than we'll have time to watch, unlike right now where I'm already in "reruns" with my measely 20.