New HD-DVD Reviews - BEOWULF, and ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES (by Eddie)

DVDTOWN Message Board member Eddie Feng (known as 'posters5') has 2 new brief HD-DVD reviews of current releases BEOWULF (deluxe 2-disc set), and THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (combo disc). View them in succession on his website -

> http://hddvdreviews.blogspot.com

BEOWULF - "The Beowulf: Director’s Cut HD DVD is yet another comprehensive, two-disc high-def release from Paramount. In addition to excellent picture and sound, you get a rich set of supplements that are all in high-def video. Due to the substantive nature of the extras and the aggressively forward-thinking technology used by the production, this release is quite possibly the best HD DVD yet."

A. OF JESSE JAMES... - "The Assassination of Jesse James is a beautiful character study. Its deliberate pacing and length reflect the drawn-out death that hard-charging gunslingers faced when American society began maturing. The title isn’t just a “spoiler” it also functions as an allusion to literary eulogies."

Thanks Eddie - that Beowulf release is surely a 'must own' by HD-DVD fans.

-LH (The Loverboy)
~ HI-DEF DUAL FORMAT SUPPORTER ~

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Feb 15, 2008]

I'll have to check out the SD version of Beowulf before I decide whether I want to buy the HD version or not.

Hi Mike... Well, for me I hope to enjoy this film better than 300 (that was just too 'over the top' in SPARTAN machoness ). BEOWULF looks to be an improvement over similar live actor/animation techniques used by the director for The Polar Express. The trailer has that -wow- factor. And I think I'll enjoy this CGI sword 'epic' compared to the slow-mo/blue-screen sword epic of 300.

And it might be one of the last great HD-DVD releases. Just look at that comment Eddie gave (my original post above). And I want to see this in HIGH-DEFINITION the 'first' time. (not SD-DVD)

-LH (The Loverboy)

Beowulf might be the first HD-DVD title to let me down PQ wise. I saw it in 3-D at an IMAX theater and the 3-D effects were fantastic. So I'm little worried that the HD-DVD won't hold up to that experience. I'm buying it regardless.

I've got Beowulf on pre-order from Amazon, along with "Across the Universe" and "30 Days Of Night" and err... *cough* "Resident Evil" on Blu-ray that's supposed to ship February 26.

On a separate future pre-order shipping March 18, I've got: Enchanted, Gattaca, Independence Day and I, Robot.

Movielover316... (good comment) - yeah, that's what I've been reading too (about the amazing 3-D, compared to 2-D for home video). But since I haven't seen it in 3-D, I'm just going to enjoy it for everything it does great -apart- from not being in 3-D.

And I'm not bothered by alot of CGI effects, especially done well. LOFRings has much CGI (especially the 3rd film), but it compliments the great acting/screenplay etc.

I'm aware that this BEOWULF isn't 'accurate' to the original story, but I never read it anyway(!), and don't care - just hoping it's a much more pleasing sword/battle film than 300 was. So, I'm buying the HD-DVD too.

-LH (The Loverboy)

I remember one of the people I went with to see Beowulf. Thought they just Motion captured the actual voice actors. Which made me laugh because Ray Winstone who plays Beowulf looks like this.



and Beowulf looks like this

Skyhawk... I'm just waiting patiently until that REvil Blu-ray Box Set gets reduced on one of those 'special' 1-day sales, or something similar. Don't want to pay more than $10 for each film, so when that set is lowered from the current $50 down to $30, I'll pick it up. Otherwise, I can rent if needed.

FYI: I only have the first film on DVD (Superbit edition - $10 on sale).

-LH (The Loverboy)

loverboy,

thanks for your show of support.

however, i'm still voting for nader and not jeb bush.

eddie

Quote:
Don't want to pay more than $10 for each film

Actually with the various BOGO sales, I don't think I've paid much more that $10 averaged out for all 3.