AVS Forum Blu-ray Disc Reviews - General Discussion Thread - Page 3

Mr.Potts, any news on the release of The Lord of the Rings on BD????

I don't know if this is really appropriate to post; "titles that we WISH would appear on Blu-ray".

I want Stephen King's "Storm of the Century". So far all I can find for sale is DVD.

I imagine a lot of people think this movie overly long and interminable. I liked it, it has some intriguing aspects (The Roanoke Colony, etc).

There is something a little confusing about it - just who or what is Andre Linoge ("Give me what I want and I'll go away!" "Born in sin, come on in!")? Throughout most of the movie, you have the distinct impression that he is a demonic figure. But the last scenes in the movie imply something else.

There is the potential for some interesting extras;

1. The so-called 1993 "Storm of the Century" that hit the east coast of North America (I was active duty military at the time, stationed at Fort Devens Massachusetts as an instructor).

2. The mysterious Roanoke Colony disappearance.

3. An explanation, perhaps a mini-feature, "Andre Linoge - Demon or Sorceror?"

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I am keeping an eye out for Roadside Picnic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_Picnic
... an intruiging SciFi story by two russian authors. Apparantly there are plans on bringing it to the big screen, it is said that John Travolta will star in it. When I first spotted this news, though, it was supposed to be in development for a 2008 release.

At that wikipedia link, look at the bottom - they have made a legal .PDF download of the novelette (english) available.

I received an announcement that the long awaited Blu Ray version of "THE WIZARD OF OZ", 70th anniversary collectors edition, is scheduled for release on September 29,2009, a month before Holloween. This has to be one of the most viewed and loved movies of all time. It is near the top on my list of all time favorites. It is the reason, I have bought a Blu Ray, in anticipation of recreating the visual experience of the original theatrical release of this movie. I am hopeful that I won't be disappointed, since this movie is seldom being shown in theaters any more. I can't wait to see every mole and hair on that green witch's face, as I recall seeing only in the original. Am I the only one who is as excited to relive in my home that scarry childhood theater experience?

Ralph- Thanks for the reviews, I always enjoy reading them. Any chance you will ever get the original Star Trek motion picutre collection? I have never seen any of these movies, but the fact that all six are together and on Blu Ray got me interested.

Me too!

Great request i'd love to see what ralph makes of the ST collection.

I would like to see a review of Cars. Thanks!

Ralph,

Any slated review date for "Push" or "Knowing"?

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Hey Ralph.

Is there any way to arrange all your reviews here alphabetically...or to make it so? Thanks, John

Hmm. I had never noticed that. Thank you for the prompt response and your in depth reviews!

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for your incredible effort! Money is tight for a lot of people,and your detailed reviews make selecting the right purchase much easier! God bless you! JB

OKay, so the Oppo 83 and the Kuro 500M arrive shortly and, after break in and calibration I want to blow the wife and kid away with a BluRay DVD.

Which one (doesn't matter if we have seen it already in regular DVD) is going to make them DIE and say "Oh my, you have spent wisely oh great one"?

Kid is 7 and a boy. Wife is 43 and a girl

Any Pixar title will do

Another good choice would be "Caroline" from Universal.

Caroline? Or did you mean Coraline?

You are correct sir...my bad! I kept pronouncing it that way too...must be a mental block.

Another one I have/had is "The Dark Knight." I kept typing "The Black Knight," which is a stupid Martin Lawrence movie

I will do a poll with a choice of six movies and see which one they want to watch.

Coraline; Cars; Ratatouille; Wall-E, Bugs Life and Ant Bully (my wife's suggestion).

I will let you know what happen in a couple of weeks

Thanks for the input.

I'd add Dragon Hunters to that poll as well.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies...78&show=review

lol :d

Thank you for that recommendation. I grew up on foreigh language films (well, since about 1985) so this is definitely on my playlist.

Maybe i missed it but was there any review for Lust, Caution?

Was watching it last night when in the middle of the movie it froze and gave me an error. Tried re-loading it and now my PS3 won't even read any of my movies?

You're most welcome. I hope that you and your family enjoy it.

I just got "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and I must say, the reviews are extremely overrated. The film is DNRed to death. Every freckle on the kids' faces and the hairs on the animals are all smeared. There is absolutely no film grain in the picture, which explains why the picture is quite soft. The picture does pop and has beautiful colors, so I guess that's what all the hype was about. But as far as detail is concerned, it was all DNRed away.

And don't tell me my setup is messed up. When I watch movies like Mission Impossible 3 or I, Robot, the picture if freaking beautiful. The picture on those movies is razor sharp from beginning to end. No DNR was done, so those are gorgeous transfers. When you watch those two movies and then you watch the Narnia BD, that disc looks disappointing.

Itching for a Gladiator, BH, or Earth review..very good week for releases even for NON BR dvds!
agree 100%...pic was nowhere near sharp enough even on the beach scene( beside the dull faces). It did show off the best stream overshot I've ever scene in a fiml though....definately thought the CG was very well done however!