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Multi-format-mayhem @ Oct 11th 2008 2:26PM
One movie.
Hell, I might even buy it myself to check out the audio some are raving about - and then probably regret doing so cos I'll most likely never watch it again.
Be honest, much as I like RDJ & JB it's a pretty poor & shallow movie - and it's a prime example of the suspicious nature of movies primarily aimed at young men, there are no women in it other than a single 2d woman (and 2d is being generous) - can you say 'a bit gay'?
It (along with Batman) is primarily appeal to all those PS3 owners and it would appear (this time, it doesn't always) to have worked.
However bright some want to see this it is still no basis for embedding a movie format in the a/v mainstream or suggesting the format is about to become adopted widely.
Almost $27 million v $144.5 is still a trouncing
(and that is still taking the figures that flatter Blu-ray the most and underplay DVD's mature market position - DVD might not have the margin nor the appeal at launch that it once had but it is still clearly profitable in at least the 1st year, otherwise they would not be produced).
why not the LS2LS7? @ Oct 11th 2008 2:53PM
You are the only one who thinks that BluRay should be equaling DVD at this point in its lifespan. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Your comments about the movie and homosexuality are completely out of place here. The homoeroticism of a movie is not going to determine the success of failure of a format it was released on.
Multi-format-mayhem @ Oct 11th 2008 3:45PM
@ why not the LS2LS7?
You're wrong to say that I think "that BluRay should be equaling DVD at this point".
Sure I have grave doubts about Blu-ray's future, not especially because of the numbers selling although if you take Iron Man out of this picture it's really dire, there's precious little sign of any real broad-based appeal at work here at all.
I happen to think their strategy is all wrong for establishing it as 'the' sustainable means of delivering HD movies with any kind of serious future.
Their approach was all right for defeating HD DVD but that is hardly anything like the same thing.
As for homo-eroticism?
Well, again I think this is fair comment and only saying it how it is.
It's precisely what you get when you gear a movie format largely to game console owners (who, despite the a/v enthusiast element are largely that single adolescent male demographic).
I'd dearly love to see Shawshank repeat this kind of performance (and better) but you & I know that that's highly unlikely.
Transformers 2 probably will, which takes us right back to the whole thing about gamers.
Now you might not agree (as is your - or anyone's - right) but it's surely not exactly unreasonable never-mind heresy to actually come right out and say it.
@ Vic
I'm not truthteller or nfinity nor anyone else - do you seriously imagine these views are rare or something? ;)
Mike @ Oct 12th 2008 1:17AM
They make BD porn if you want 3D women. I have not seen Iron Man yet...but when I get my $120 BD player I will buy IM for the explosions...not women.
Multi-format-mayhem @ Oct 12th 2008 8:42AM
Mike @ Oct 12th 2008 1:17AM
"They make BD porn if you want 3D women."
OMG