[Brajesh]

 It appears so. Also, appears NOT to be the superior extended/director's cut version. Even w/MPEG4, I can't see how the even 3-hour theaterical cut can look as good as it should on a single BD25. If it's the 4-hour version on a BD25, forget it. We'll know for sure when it's out, but doesn't sound good to me.

 

[Dave Mack]

Man, this and now the announcement that LOTR will be the theatrical versions only...


grrrrr....

 

[bboisvert]

MGM has screwed the pooch on just about every release so far. Among other things, I don't understand the fear they have of including previously-produced extras on $40 BDs.

 

[H9K_]

What a sad ending to a good day, first lotr adn then this

Lets hope this info is wrong.


I see Amazon lists it as 115 min not 180 like highdefdigest

 

[skibum5000]



Quote:
Originally Posted by benes /forum/post/0


I did some rough calculations based on the movie length and the size of a DTS-HD track. Assuming the movie uses all 25GB it would have a video bitrate of around 13-14 Mbps. Speed is 14Mbps AVC and it got positive reviews. And the VC1 folks claim transparency to master at 9Mbps so I think 13 or 14Mbps AVC should be fine. Not ideal but I'm sure Fox will do everything they can to make the disc look good.


And the double-dip with the director's cut is inevitable.

KK on HD DVD is VC1 and 30GB and said to be one of the best looking titles and that is a 3hr 8 min movie. it had a few extras on it too. OTOH, it did lack lossless audio,was not the extended cut, didn't have nearly as extensive extras as the ult SD DVD edition, and 30GB is an extra 5GB.


yeah, i don't get it. this BD25 stuff is really dumb or devious (recall the 12,137 SD DVD editions for T2, for one, or King Kong or LOTR, etc.). one or the other. and both suck.

 

[Kroenen]

Considering that this was a great film and that it also garnered numerous Academy Awards; I was hoping that this release would get a 50GB disc. This is very disappointing news if true.

 

[giantchicken]

At least we aren't getting any special features on our $40 disc.





Can't wait for a $40 Casino Royale with no special features!


Or is $40 the bargain catalog release price? Maybe the shiny new Bond will be $50 with no special features.

 

[tkbryant]

I was disappointed to hear this, as well as a little shocked. Thats alot of info even for MPEG4 plus the DTS HD Lossless audio track. I guess they know what they are doing but one can just wonder about compression issues on this one.

 

[provenflipper]

I was hoping that was a typo.

 

[Jonathan Hickey]

If Mr. & Mrs. Smith gets a BD50 then I would hope that Dances With Wolves would get the same.

 

[eightninesuited]



Quote:
Originally Posted by giantchicken /forum/post/0


At least we aren't getting any special features on our $40 disc.





Can't wait for a $40 Casino Royale with no special features!


Or is $40 the bargain catalog release price? Maybe the shiny new Bond will be $50 with no special features.

Bond comes with several featurettes. It's been confirmed.

 

[dpags]



Quote:
Originally Posted by giantchicken /forum/post/0


At least we aren't getting any special features on our $40 disc.





Can't wait for a $40 Casino Royale with no special features!


Or is $40 the bargain catalog release price? Maybe the shiny new Bond will be $50 with no special features.

Casino Royale will have all the xtras of the DVD.

 

[swifty7]

face it guys! all future AAA movies on BD will all be 25GB with no extras and crappy titles on 50gb. It seems like these studios do not want to learn.