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post #1 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:14am
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The Ron Howard boxing drama Cinderella Man staring Russell Crowe has been cleared for a Blu-ray Disc release on March 26.

Cinderella Man was previously available exclusively on HD DVD during the high-def format wars. This upcoming Blu-ray Disc release marks its first appearance on the winning format.

Tech specs include a 2.35:1 1080p transfer, likely identical to the HD DVD transfer, and a new 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio mix.

Bonus features are virtually identical to the HD DVD version with the exception of BD-Live functionality.

* User Guides - My Scenes, Registration, BD Live
* BD-Live - My Scenes Sharing
* Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard
* Feature Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman
* Feature Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth
* Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
* The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man
* For the Record: A History in Boxing
* Ringside Seats
* Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind The Legend
* Pre-Fight Preparations
* Lights, Camera, Action: The Fight From Every Angle
* Braddock Vs. Baer Fight Footage
* Photo Montage
* The Sound Of The Bell
* Cinderella Man Music Featurette
* The Human Face of the Depression
* Russell Crowe's Personal Journey: Becoming Jim Braddock

Look for Cinderella Man to be priced around $21 at Amazon.com based on its $29.98 SRP.

http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Cinder...r_Blu-ray/4438

Although HDRoom says March 26 for this title, I'm pretty sure they mean May 26.
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post #2 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:17am
Nice to see the SE DVD extras ported over. That SE DVD was hard to come by back in the day.
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post #3 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:21am
Sweet!
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post #4 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:36am
Very nice. This was one of the most underrated movies of 2005 in my opinion.
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post #5 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:40am
i thought this movie stunk, but good to hear about some of the last HDDVD holdovers making their way over...
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post #6 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:44am
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i thought this movie stunk

Why?
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post #7 of 14
3/19/09 at 11:48am
Great flick. Will definitely add this one to the collection.
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post #8 of 14
3/19/09 at 12:02pm
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Why?

I thought it was shmaltzy and unoriginal. Worth a rental, perhaps, but i'm not too big on the whole feel-good sports movie thing.
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post #9 of 14
3/19/09 at 4:14pm
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I thought it was shmaltzy and unoriginal. Worth a rental, perhaps, but i'm not too big on the whole feel-good sports movie thing.

So, the true story was unoriginal?
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post #10 of 14
3/19/09 at 4:21pm
I'm not usually big on the feel-good sports movie either, but I really enjoy this film. I've seen it many times so it's going to be an automatic double dip for me.
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post #11 of 14
3/19/09 at 4:41pm
Looking forward to seeing how Universal's BD release compares to Disney's. I remember Universal's HD DVD fell short of the Disney BD.
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post #12 of 14
6/3/09 at 7:51pm
I own Cinderella Man on HD DVD, and when it was released, I remember most of the reviews being so-so on the picture quality. Every review I've read about the BD says it's excellent, with Dvdtown giving it a perfect score of 10. Is this a brand new transfer? I haven't seen anyone do any direct comparisons on them yet and am wondering if anyone else has? I wouldn't think that Universal would be spending money to remaster these titles, I kept thinking they were the same, just with loss-less audio.
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post #13 of 14
6/3/09 at 9:46pm
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Originally Posted by MattGuyOR View Post

I own Cinderella Man on HD DVD, and when it was released, I remember most of the reviews being so-so on the picture quality. Every review I've read about the BD says it's excellent, with Dvdtown giving it a perfect score of 10. Is this a brand new transfer? I haven't seen anyone do any direct comparisons on them yet and am wondering if anyone else has? I wouldn't think that Universal would be spending money to remaster these titles, I kept thinking they were the same, just with loss-less audio.

Interesting... If it's a new transfer, it would be the first from Universal.
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post #14 of 14
6/4/09 at 2:13pm
It's not a new transfer and it doesn't look all that good. Still a little filtered. Now in a direct comparison to the HD-DVD, I don't have it, so I don't know which one comes out better.
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