Band of Brothers coming to Blu-ray this year
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Jeff @ Apr 2nd 2008 12:56PM
SCORE!
plozen @ Apr 2nd 2008 1:20PM
Can't wait. I was just wishing for this movie on HD (among others) the other day. Check out my list of hopefuls on HD:
http://philsplace.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/hd-wish-list-no-1/
DrXym @ Apr 2nd 2008 1:20PM
I liked the series but it overused the Saving Private Ryan style photography and some of the effects were quite ropey.
Mike @ Apr 2nd 2008 1:55PM
SWEET! Now let's hope that it's subtitled in English (unlike the DVD version).
Doc @ Apr 2nd 2008 2:48PM
Weren't they supposed to make a continuance of the series; over in the Pacific theater? I have to say it was great watching this on A&E HD while they were running it. Made me remember why I couldn't stop watching in the first place.
Killer @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:47PM
It's another 10 part series with Hanks and Speilberg executive producing. They want to tell the story of the other front druing World War 2. The story will follow 3 charaters that throughout the series will be intertwined. It's got a huge budget too =D. I can't wait for it. 2009 needs to roll around faster.
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374463/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pacific_(miniseries)
Killer @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:39PM
OH MY GOD! THANK YOU! It's about damn time. It better have DTS MASTER Audio though, which would be expected since it is a Spielberg project. =D Now if we can bring out Saving Private Ryan on Blu-ray I'll be set for a long time. It will be like having WW2 battles in my living room. =) I can't wait.
Doc @ Apr 2nd 2008 5:17PM
Thanks for the info on the continuance, I'm really getting excited! Do you know if HBO still holds the rights to the series? Watching the series in HD would be the icing on the cake IMO!
DeadPixel @ Apr 2nd 2008 7:42PM
i cant wait for the pacific story, since i have family that fought in the pacific!
Killer @ Apr 2nd 2008 8:09PM
@Doc
From what I know, HBO holds most of it and Dreamworks holds a small share since they were in association with HBO on it. Since HBO is apart of New line Cinema (aka. The new part of Warner Brothers). It alittle difficult to say who owns the exact full rights. The company that owns the History Channel and A&E home entertainment have a contract that only allows them to air the series. Just like Comedy Central has done with Futurama.
WebDev511 @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:41PM
I suppose the fact that I've had this on HD DVD doesn't mean much.
If the BR release has the same quality and features as the HD DVD, people will be quite pleased. I know I've been very happy with my copy.
plozen @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:52PM
Where did you get Band of Brothers on HD DVD?
Killer @ Apr 2nd 2008 4:00PM
You can import it from Japan. It's in Japanese and English. I never did it because it was expensive and I really wanted better audio then the 5.1+ they offered on the HD DVD version.
FreeRange @ Apr 2nd 2008 3:53PM
Yet another reason I may buy Blu-Ray. And, like the others, it isn't available today so I'm waiting still.
DeadPixel @ Apr 2nd 2008 6:32PM
I dont have blue ray right now, but im definitely getting it now in anticipation of this!
James @ Apr 2nd 2008 9:37PM
I was tempted on a few occassions to import the HD DVD but it is too damn expensive.