Thanks a lot for the list, I truly appreciate it..... I've ordered so many movies because of this list, and gotten them nice and early... cheers. I look at it a few times a week.
The choice of films being released on BD is a mystery to me. Most are old and new ones, with a few exceptions, are not in the top tier. But if my memory is correct, 'they' did this for DVD as well when it first came out. I know the situation is more complicated now because of HD-DVD but BD looks so good on my new 1080p set that I consider movies like Bad Santa on BD a felony. North by North West and Ben Hur and Laurence of Arabia, old films for sure, but beautiful crafted ones, which have been restored to almost pristine condition and they would look sparklingly new on BD. Sony shows a short piece of L of A in their 'what's coming' previews and it looks wonderful. And after seeing Spiderman in HD on NBC; Sony where are thos films? I know they have been announced for the EU so they must be coming here this fall........ug.
All that said; thanks for this thread and the heads up on the new releases!!!!
The choice of films being released on BD is a mystery to me. Most are old and new ones, with a few exceptions, are not in the top tier. But if my memory is correct, 'they' did this for DVD as well when it first came out. I know the situation is more complicated now because of HD-DVD but BD looks so good on my new 1080p set that I consider movies like Bad Santa on BD a felony. North by North West and Ben Hur and Laurence of Arabia, old films for sure, but beautiful crafted ones, which have been restored to almost pristine condition and they would look sparklingly new on BD. Sony shows a short piece of L of A in their 'what's coming' previews and it looks wonderful. And after seeing Spiderman in HD on NBC; Sony where are thos films? I know they have been announced for the EU so they must be coming here this fall........ug.
Think of it this way...a new format is an opportunity to resell your classics...and your not so classics. It's a balance...dumping all your best stuff right at the beginning would be great for us the consumer, but mixing it up with some classics and many so-so films gives the opportunity for the other stuff to sell. It wouldn't really be the best financial decision to just put out all your best stuff...right at the beginning.