Independence Day on Blu-ray delayed
" Independence Day on Blu-ray.
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Fox originally had "Independence Day" on Blu-ray for release this December 4th. Now they have delayed the title until March 11th 2008.
The reason for the delay was a technical error on the disc that would affect 5% off all Blu-ray players. Fox probably want to avoid the same public storm that they found themselves in when "Fantastic Four: Silversurfer" was released with playback problems.
Extras include Commentary by Oscar-Winning FX supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith, Interactive Games and more.
The disc will feature the theatrical cut of the movie.
Synopsis:
One of the biggest box office hits of all time delivers the ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determinded band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of all mankind.
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tony1569
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Since they delayed it til March, do you think that they could possibly sneak some profile 1.1 features since this is a good choice of movie for HD playback or is the disk features finalized and they will stick with fixing the playback issues with players?
[Post edited by tony1569 on Dec 2, 2007 - CST 11:26 AM]
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kucoloco
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View profile »You have to give Disney credit that they're willing to admit a mistake, even if it applies to a single scene, and swallow the huge cost of re-releasing the movie with a free exchange program. Sony was kind enough to do the same with the The Fifth Element because of softness. It pisses me off that studios like Paramount and Universal on the other hand just think the consumer will double-dip in a few years when they release a "remastered" version of their problem titles. Perhaps because they still consider us "early adopters" and that we represent such a small proportion of the whole media market share, they just don't care. I'm glad that at least Disney and Sony seem to care about us little guys when it comes to correcting mistakes that impact such a small proportion of the market.
And as a purple guy, I was a little disappointed that Independence Day was being delayed by Fox, but I'd rather see it done right rather than disappointing even 5% of Blu-ray owners. At least the delay will help my pocketbook, since I had also planned to pick up Cast Away for me, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith for the wifie. Luckily nothing out on HD DVD this week or I'd be broke.
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[Post edited by tony1569 on Dec 3, 2007 - CST 10:13 AM]
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My only problem with these studios (for both formats) is why release this crap and call it "hidef"? Bluray did it with Robocop, Fifth Element. Pirates, etc...HD DVD does it with Tremors and from what Skyhawk is reporting Top Gun, maybe other also?
Don't they check these out before replicating them? Yes it's great when they replace it with a good copy but it's annoying. Especially when you purchase it on hdef, go home and get the popcorn out to watch the movie only to have the whole thing ruined with a crappy transfer.
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View profile »Falcon i'm not crazy about most of those movies. except for maybe 5th element. i have not seen tremors though.
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View profile »Like with standard DVD, both HD DVD and Blu-ray have a lot of duds with their earliest efforts. They have gotten better over time - just not consistently. Although I know the source has much to do with transfer quality, IMO neither format should be rushing to release catalog titles out without cleaning up the source and retelecining the masters. Then fix it up frame-by-frame if need be. Sure it cost money - so delay the specific release until the market size makes it worthwhile. I can't remember the movie now (or if it were HD DVD or Blu-ray), but I even saw an eyelash on a frame once while watching a title. Come on, there is no excuse for that.
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View profile »Well, seriously the PIRATES movies don't look like "crap", even with the small/brief glitch in the first movie. Most people didn't even notice the cropping on the panning shots (during the 9-minute segment), until AFTER it was pointed out on newsgroups and highdefdigest.com. Both PIRATES Blu-rays look and sound fantastic, and have received recommendations on the various online reviews. Still, once Disney offers the exchange, those of us who have the movie will want to exchange it for a "perfectly"-mastered copy.
As for HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, the PCM soundtracks is incredible, but the video mastering, although in high-def, it is much too soft, and this is one disc that because of it's poor video mastering, WOULD benefit from added edge enhancement (ironically). As it is, I watch my copy and INCREASE the sharpness (just for this title), so as to make it look the best. Still, Sony ought to replace/exchange it too, like they did 5th Element.
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