Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#451 Post by PfR73 » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:45 pm

beamish13 wrote:the question remains-will 1941 include the original theatrical cut, or just Spielberg's longer version?
As I said above, according to this press release...1941 will contain both cuts.

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#452 Post by manicsounds » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:26 am

Universal Monsters Coffin Edition is coming back in print in the UK

I just wish they would upgrade all the sequels to HD instead of just releasing the same discs of the same titles as before...

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#453 Post by John Doe » Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:08 am

Holiday Inn (1942) - 10/7

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#454 Post by domino harvey » Fri Aug 08, 2014 3:32 pm

Jean-Claude Van Damme 5-Movie Blu-ray set with three new to Blu-ray titles on October 14th

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#455 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:59 pm

Was honestly expecting Timecop to be in that, but I guess Warner Bros. has it in a double-feature with Bloodsport. I really liked that one, as it had some cool FX for it's time and an interesting enough story (I'm a sucker for time-travel stories).

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#456 Post by flyonthewall2983 » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:14 pm

Charlie Wilson's War, The Constant Gardener and The Good Shepherd will come out January 6th.

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#457 Post by domino harvey » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:31 pm

Those have all been out for a while in the UK from Universal on region-free Blu-rays, these will just be the exact same discs, so might as well import 'em for cheap (they're actually part of the 3 for 17 pounds promo at Amazon .co.uk right now)

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#458 Post by solaris72 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:30 am

domino harvey wrote:Those have all been out for a while in the UK from Universal on region-free Blu-rays, these will just be the exact same discs, so might as well import 'em for cheap (they're actually part of the 3 for 17 pounds promo at Amazon .co.uk right now)
I think the UK version is bare bones, whereas (according to blu-ray.com) the US version will retain the special features from the DVD.

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#459 Post by captveg » Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:18 pm

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) - 2/3/15

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#460 Post by captveg » Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:41 pm

Kull the Conqueror (1997) - 2/3/15

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#461 Post by cdnchris » Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:35 pm

I have a list of films in my head that I figure will never see the light of day on Blu-ray and that was one of them, right under Rage of Honor and above Knockoff.


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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#463 Post by med » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:17 pm

They'll have DNR'ed his abs into a smooth flatness, alas.

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#464 Post by captveg » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:40 pm

Kull seems like an obvious result of a catalog re-issue/generation cycle, which is approximately every 7-8 years.

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#465 Post by Gregory » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:05 pm

The time between releases varies a lot from film to film. Kull was released on DVD, VHS, and laser 16 years ago when it was a new release. And there are surely many Universal properties that they'll never get around to releasing on Blu-ray, just like there are some they never even released on DVD. One of our former members even compiled a list of them some years back.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#466 Post by captveg » Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:40 pm

3/3/15

Curious George (2006)
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
Mobsters (1991)

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#467 Post by domino harvey » Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:23 pm

Mobsters? Seriously? What's next month's announcement, Kuffs?!

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#468 Post by FrauBlucher » Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:34 pm

Look on the bright side, they'll all be shitty transfers.

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#469 Post by AfterTheRain » Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:58 pm

domino harvey wrote:Mobsters? Seriously? What's next month's announcement, Kuffs?!
Yeah, that's an 'out of left field' announcement there; didn't expect that to get a Blu-ray upgrade.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#470 Post by Ashirg » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:10 am

It was on HD DVD and never upgraded to blu. Other films released on HD DVD by Universal and not on blu in region A -
Accepted (2006), American Me (1992), Balls of Fury (2007), Breach (2006), Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005), Dead Silence (2007) (released in UK), Evening (2007), For Love of the Game (1999), The Getaway (1994), Half Baked (1998), Hollywoodland (2006) (released in UK), In Good Company (2004) (released in Germany), The Interpreter (2005) (released in UK), Midnight Run (1988), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007) (released in UK), Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps (2000), Patch Adams (1998), The Pianist (2002) (released in UK), The River (1984), Sneakers (1992) (released in UK), Streets of Fire (1984) (released in UK), Talk to Me (2007) (released in UK), The War (1994), The Wedding Date (2005)

So expect any of them released on blu at anytime..

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#471 Post by captveg » Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:03 pm

Also, while they have Region A releases, Universal has yet to release US BDs of The Hitcher (2007), Slither (2006), and White Noise 2

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#472 Post by aox » Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:11 pm

I would welcome The Pianist.

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#473 Post by hearthesilence » Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:37 pm

Never wished for any of those, which may help explain why I never got into HD-DVD.

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#474 Post by domino harvey » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:18 pm

Hollywoodland is a piece of shit, so I'm sure that's next

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Re: Universal Catalog Titles on Blu

#475 Post by scubadonc » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:26 pm

I really want Streets of Fire to hit Blu-ray. I'd get it from England, but I intend to lend it to several non-all region people.

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