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The Official "Blu-Ray" Thread; Discuss all things Blu-Ray DVD here
Topic Started: Jan 5 2008, 10:02 AM (1,282 Views)
packmule	Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Post #286
Site founder - Searching for Cropsy Posts: 32,747 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #1 Joined: January 29, 2006 Favorite giant monster film: Gojira(1954) Favorite horror film: House Of Wax(1953) Favorite sci-fi film: 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)	Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html
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gojira84	Oct 6 2009, 06:58 PM Post #287
Monsterland Associate Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #232 Joined: July 22, 2009	i hope this will mean dvd will soon be heading out
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Russzilla	Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM Post #288
Monsterland Charter Member Posts: 630 Group: Members Member #55 Joined: February 14, 2007 Favorite giant monster film: Destroy All Monsters, Terror of Mechagodzilla, War of the Gargantuas Favorite horror film: Jaws Favorite sci-fi film: Aliens	packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so)



G2Kmaster	Oct 12 2009, 04:05 PM Post #289
BIGGEST GODZILLA NERD HERE!-Monster Island Hall Of Famer Posts: 4,525 Group: Moderator(staff) Member #108 Joined: November 11, 2007 Favorite giant monster film: Gamera 3: Incomplete Struggle Favorite horror film: Stephen King's Children of the Corn Favorite sci-fi film: John Carpenter's The Thing	http://journalismg2km.blogspot.com/2009/10/director-shusuke-kaneko-interview-new.html Oh yea! Blu-ray and maybe the interview on the blu-ray discs...
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josh TX	Oct 14 2009, 11:03 PM Post #290
Monsterland Hall Of Famer Posts: 3,331 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #80 Joined: July 29, 2007	Russzilla Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so) I'm with you there, Russ. I like Blu-Ray but with my current financial situation, paying more than 20 bucks for a single film is just out of the question. I'd like to see standard (non-special edition) new releases priced around 20 and older catalog titles priced around 10-15 apiece. These kinds of prices can sometimes be found on sites like Amazon, but stores like Best Buy are still charging too much for older catalog titles.



gvamp	Oct 14 2009, 11:49 PM Post #291
Monsterland Associate Posts: 162 Group: Members Member #36 Joined: June 14, 2006	I agree Josh, the best place to get movies is going to be online since well you basically cut out the middle man.



gojira84	Oct 17 2009, 05:06 PM Post #292
Monsterland Associate Posts: 45 Group: Members Member #232 Joined: July 22, 2009	http://www.blu-ray.com/deals/ i recommend this to all of you who are bargain video shoppers!
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Russzilla	Nov 20 2009, 08:05 PM Post #293
Monsterland Charter Member Posts: 630 Group: Members Member #55 Joined: February 14, 2007 Favorite giant monster film: Destroy All Monsters, Terror of Mechagodzilla, War of the Gargantuas Favorite horror film: Jaws Favorite sci-fi film: Aliens	Russzilla Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so) Has anyone else noticed that prices on a number of Blu-Ray titles are being released with the price of $19.96-$19.99? I mean, I bought Star Trek, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe each for $19.96. (the same average price of most DVD's) If these titles were released last year, the price of them almost certainly would've been between $25-$30. Looks like we got our wish. Slowly, but surely, the price of BD's are coming down.



josh TX	Nov 20 2009, 11:57 PM Post #294
Monsterland Hall Of Famer Posts: 3,331 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #80 Joined: July 29, 2007	Russzilla Nov 20 2009, 08:05 PM Russzilla Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so) Has anyone else noticed that prices on a number of Blu-Ray titles are being released with the price of $19.96-$19.99? I mean, I bought Star Trek, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe each for $19.96. (the same average price of most DVD's) If these titles were released last year, the price of them almost certainly would've been between $25-$30. Looks like we got our wish. Slowly, but surely, the price of BD's are coming down. I was noticing this as well. It makes the decision between buying the standard DVD and Blu-Ray versions a whole lot easier. The price difference used to often cause me to not buy Blu-Rays unless they were "favorite" films- now that the gap has closed somewhat I think I'll see a lot more of these in my collection.



gvamp	Nov 21 2009, 07:12 AM Post #295
Monsterland Associate Posts: 162 Group: Members Member #36 Joined: June 14, 2006	josh TX Nov 20 2009, 11:57 PM Russzilla Nov 20 2009, 08:05 PM Russzilla Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so) Has anyone else noticed that prices on a number of Blu-Ray titles are being released with the price of $19.96-$19.99? I mean, I bought Star Trek, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe each for $19.96. (the same average price of most DVD's) If these titles were released last year, the price of them almost certainly would've been between $25-$30. Looks like we got our wish. Slowly, but surely, the price of BD's are coming down. I was noticing this as well. It makes the decision between buying the standard DVD and Blu-Ray versions a whole lot easier. The price difference used to often cause me to not buy Blu-Rays unless they were "favorite" films- now that the gap has closed somewhat I think I'll see a lot more of these in my collection. Before if I knew I was going to buy a movie I'd buy it on Blu-Ray as long as it wasn't a comedy with the exception of comedies like Land of the Lost or Tropic Thunder. I bought Forgetting Sarah Marshall on Blu-ray just because I couldn't find the SE DVD. To me Comedies just don't justify the extra cost for a BD however with prices coming down I'll most likely buy all movies on Blu-Ray.



josh TX	Nov 21 2009, 10:22 AM Post #296
Monsterland Hall Of Famer Posts: 3,331 Group: Administrator(staff) Member #80 Joined: July 29, 2007	gvamp Nov 21 2009, 07:12 AM josh TX Nov 20 2009, 11:57 PM Russzilla Nov 20 2009, 08:05 PM Russzilla Oct 7 2009, 12:56 AM packmule Oct 5 2009, 08:25 PM Sales of Blu-Ray DVDs are up 50% from 2008: http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_14903.html I think it's safe to say that blu-ray is here to stay. The price drops on blu-ray players helps also. The thing i'd like to see now is a little price drop on the blu-ray discs themselves. ($5 or so) Has anyone else noticed that prices on a number of Blu-Ray titles are being released with the price of $19.96-$19.99? I mean, I bought Star Trek, Transformers 2, and G.I. Joe each for $19.96. (the same average price of most DVD's) If these titles were released last year, the price of them almost certainly would've been between $25-$30. Looks like we got our wish. Slowly, but surely, the price of BD's are coming down. I was noticing this as well. It makes the decision between buying the standard DVD and Blu-Ray versions a whole lot easier. The price difference used to often cause me to not buy Blu-Rays unless they were "favorite" films- now that the gap has closed somewhat I think I'll see a lot more of these in my collection. Before if I knew I was going to buy a movie I'd buy it on Blu-Ray as long as it wasn't a comedy with the exception of comedies like Land of the Lost or Tropic Thunder. I bought Forgetting Sarah Marshall on Blu-ray just because I couldn't find the SE DVD. To me Comedies just don't justify the extra cost for a BD however with prices coming down I'll most likely buy all movies on Blu-Ray. Good point, gvamp...the lack of special effects and choreography in most comedies make them a little less effective in touting the visual prowess of a blu-ray disc.



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