The Blu-Ray Upcoming, News & Info Thread

[Sweet Rabbit]

I've been using the digitals that come in the package just so I don't have to mess with the physical copy

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

I've been using digital a lot recently because I haven't been able to get shelves yet, so my movies are in a a shamble mess. Once i ger them in order, i rarely use them; but my family do.

 

[Centurion]

Maybe I didn't look hard enough, but I didn't see this posted yet:

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/249723/20th-century-fox-mgm-announces-new-halloween-collection-reveals-fantastic-artwork/

20th Century Fox and MGM have announced that they will be celebrating Halloween this year by re-releasing 19 horror-centric films with stunning new artwork from Mexican-Cuban-American artist Orlando Arocena, who fused his contemporary street style with the themes of each film, ultimately creating phenomenal pieces of art.
These limited editions will hit major retailers on September 12th. Furthermore, anyone who purchases these at Walmart starting September 19th will also get an exclusive coloring book featuring all 19 designs.
Films featured in the collection include:
* 28 Days Later
* Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
* Black Swan
* Carrie (1976)
* Child’s Play
* Devil’s Due
* The Fly (1986)
* From Hell
* The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
* Jeepers Creepers
* Jennifer’s Body
* Joy Ride
* Killer Klowns from Outer Space
* The Other Side of the Door
* Poltergeist (2015)
* The Return of the Living Dead
* Victor Frankenstein
* Wrong Turn
* Young Frankenstein

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I'd be interested in a couple of those

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

I got the Jennifer's Body one like 3 years ago...and still haven't seen it lol. I'll grab 2 of those.

 

[Prime Clone]

That's definitely something to consider, although it's tough for me to imagine leaving physical media. I've never had much luck with streaming anything. Also what audio formats are supported? That's been a big selling point for blu ray for me, the full 7.1 or Atmos audio track.

That iTunes list seems to differentiate between Dolby Vision and HDR versions, but I'm not 100% sure of the options. If you're a purist you may want to stick with physical media - if you don't mind the prospect of repurchasing the 8K, 16K etc.

Also, I tend to rip or download then stream locally, so bandwidth isn't so much an issue for me.

Every physical item I have ever owned retains some form of value either thru Ebay, a trade or even a gift.

I can't stress enough to my brother when buys all digital videogames and movies for his kids then has nothing to barter with.

Everything that my son has out grown I have traded in for credit, sold or gifted.

You can't do any of that with digital.

I'd normally agree, but the prospect of not having to repurchase each new format is making me lean heavily toward downloads.

Of course the big trouble with digital is the DRM, if the vendor goes belly-up your purchases can be worthless. So DRM removal is mandatory.

 

[DinoDB1975]

Two more Best Buy steel books:

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Atomic Blonde

Updated Transformers: The Last Knight artwork

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

So artsy ...

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

So artsy ...

I hate it.


Might grab Atomic. It was meh. Enough for a steel. Screw Valerian. And the SB is weird.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Might grab Atomic. It was meh. Enough for a steel. Screw Valerian. And the SB is weird.

I didn't like it enough to buy

 

[Prime Clone]

Worth keeping an eye on this list. It's growing by the day.

iTunes 4K movies have started rolling out. List of titles being updated here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=14083346&postcount=61

 

[Prime Clone]

So, if my 1080p TV is only a few years old and in no need of replacement anytime soon, am I better off waiting for 8K? What's the time frame until it hits mass market?

 

[jye4ever]

Time frame will be clearer come CES 2018 in January but there is a battle going on behind the scenes with some in the consortium wanting 8K releases to be pushed up to 2019 for the States and Europe and 2018 in Asia!!!

I can see it being released in 2019 the technology is already there in place.

It's all about content because some of the 1% of the world already own 8K tv's just to say they have one to go along with their super car collections lol.

 

[Prime Clone]

Hehe thanks.

Will all modern movies translate to 8K? And what's the highest most "classic" films can go?

 

[jye4ever]

Oh yeah definately anything can be translated to 8K.

But it's definately a niche format because movies today aren't even filmed at 4K and are kept at 2K during post production.

Not all but many.

It's a mess lol

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

It'll be like when widescreen came out, some won't be able to be converted

 

[jimjimmyjones85]

I hate it.


Might grab Atomic. It was meh. Enough for a steel. Screw Valerian. And the SB is weird.

Art on Atmoic is cool. Goes with the look of the film.

Valerian steel is just odd. I hope they change it.
I know the film might hae bombed, but that may be due to the subject.
It appeared to be a marvel to look at. Or maybe I just wait for the 8K version :

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

The Zavvi To Kill a Mockingbird steelbook is pretty dope

 

[jye4ever]

I can't stop playing with the Close Encounters 4K box, I keep pushing the button to light up the aliens lol.

Has to be my favorite bluray box gimmick of all time.

 

[Khev]

I can't stop playing with the Close Encounters 4K box, I keep pushing the button to light up the aliens lol.

Has to be my favorite bluray box gimmick of all time.

Okay that's pretty awesome.