No Blu Ray Cloverfield 4 U.K?

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Does anyone know whats going on?? I read online that the movie was out on Blu Ray for the 9th the same day as the dvd.

Does anyone know whats happening @ Paramount?

Cheers:D
 
It looks like Paramount have not got up to speed in the UK getting back to Bluray since HD DVD died.

But dont worry.

All Paramounts Bluray discs including Cloverfield are region free - so you can buy the US one - and probably cheaper than what the UK one will be
 
They've probably still got the hump that they got burned over HD DVD & are sulking as a result.

It's deja vu as they never really got behind DVD & could always be relied upon to put out shoddy discs.
 
If they were sulking then why is the film out on BD in the US?:rolleyes:

Its doubtful they got burned over HD DVD.

They supported both formats to start with and were paid millions to drop BD.

Its safe to say it hasnt cost them a penny.

I agree their dvd's never went that extra mile that many releases from other companies did.

Even their Star Trek releases never really had many extras
 
It's cost them their reputation though.

Universal at least had the courage of their convictions by plumping for HD DVD outright.

Paramount are just a bunch of chiselling spivs who took a bribe to prolong a format war that had already been won.
 
Personally I prefer a better quality picture than better quality packaging especially when the Bluray is only a few pounRAB dearer
 
I've not seen any indication that Paramounts reputation was damaged.

Warner's reputation hasnt been damaged and they accepted the same incentives to drop HD DVD

Warner and Paramount both supported both formats to start with .

Unfortunately the region coded Bluray won the day but the playback reliability of Bluray compared to HD DVD seems far better in my experience so in the long run we may be better off
 
WB came across more as peace brokers by effectively ending a futile battle that the HD DVD camp had already lost.

Paramount on the other hand have got form for being snakes in the grass.

DVD sunk their stupid plan for "Super-VHS" & they've obviously been smarting ever since.
 
I didn't say there was no difference, I notice a difference thank you, but it's not mind blowing enough for me to change players.
 
But if you ever get a screen big enough to see the major improvement ( on most titles) all those dvd's you buy now will be wasted.

While I still buy dvd's (mostly tv stuff) I go for Bluray if the option is there.

I no longer buy titles on DVD if there is also a BD.

But your initial post made it sound as if the packaging on the dvd was what swayed you from BD.

If your set is 32" or above you should see a significant improvement from dvd.

As I said before - shop around and BD prices are just as good.

Just got the first 3 Rambo films on BD for
 
I think the issue is more over you insisting it's "a slight improvement". The difference in picture quality is somewhat more enormous. But to each his own.
 
Yep each to 'his' own. :)

I'm interested in knowing the technical details of the following:

Is the quality of a dvd closer to how the film maker filmed it or is blu ray closer to the quality? blu ray compared to the cinema film run?
 
Its not a waste now but a few years down the line when HD is the norm you will need to shell out again.

Isnt going for nice boxes and covers a little bit odd when the option of a better picture is there.

The Bluray Kubricks all have the additional features of the dvd's and the
 
Cinema films are made mostly on 35 mm film.

The quality that is possible from 35mm far exceeRAB that of current HD standarRAB.

So the HD version is closer to the way the director intended you to see it as the picture is clearer.

And if you have a recent amp the sound is actually 100% identical to the way it was supposed to be.

DVD sound is compressed but the sound formats available on HD discs are lossless and matches the sound as produced in the studio.

A 32" screen is probably the smallest screen where a major improvement is noted from dvd but obviously the bigger the screen the better the improvement

I wonder how many times over the next couple of years we will have people asking how a film thats 40 or 50 years old can be released in HD when it was made before HD so it wasnt filmed in HD?:rolleyes:
 
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