Category Archives: Disc details

January 2010 – Big Month for Disney on Blu-ray

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just been trawling through the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment publicity website and noticed that come January the following Blu-ray discs will be released: G-Force (2009 – 4.7/10 on IMDB), Up (2009 – 8.6/10) and Monsters, Inc. (2009 – … Continue reading →

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Accompaniments to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

As is Disney’s way, the recent Blu-ray release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (provided to me by the company) is lavish. Three discs: movie on the first with some extras, including a Walt Disney commentary pieced together from … Continue reading →

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6.09GB

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been belatedly scanning some of my older Blu-ray discs and this morning I did GoodFellas. This Australian version (released by Warner Bros here) turned out to have exactly the same specifications as the US version shown here, including the … Continue reading →

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BD-Live on Star Trek

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

The Star Trek Blu-ray comes with an excellent package of extras: Commentary; Starfleet Vessel Simulator (graphical info feature); 9 Deleted scenes with Optional Commentary (1080p24, MPEG4 AVC, 2 x DD2.0 @ 224kbps – 14 mins); 30 Featurettes (1080p24, MPEG4 AVC, … Continue reading →

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Star Trek

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Consider marking 29 October down in your diary. That’s the date that the new Star Trek movie is appearing on Blu-ray (and on DVD, but isn’t it better to watch it properly?) The Blu-ray version is a special three disc … Continue reading →

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Director’s Cut

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Warner Bros has released a bunch of new Blu-rays covering legacy titles (don’t worry, new titles are coming too: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will be available on Blu-ray from 18 November, and The Hangover from 25 November). … Continue reading →

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Blu-Dendy

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Whenever a new format appears, we enthusiasts wonder: ‘Will my favourite items appear in this format. If so, how long will I have to wait?’ I’ve been through this when the CD came in, then the DVD. In both cases, … Continue reading →

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‘NDAs are evil’

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I just wrote a 650 word email to Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment. My editor, Jez Ford, used just three words to basically say the same thing in response: ‘NDAs are evil’. Trying to keep in contact with the various … Continue reading →

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Region A

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Madman Entertainment today sent me the Blu-ray versions of Afro Samurai and Afro Samurai: Resurrection. Both look like they are going to be very interesting. The reason for this Blog post is just to chuckle over an interesting little quirk … Continue reading →

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Woodstock on Blu-ray

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

The latest issue of Australian HI-FI magazine carries my reviews of the Blu-ray versions of Sleeping Beauty and Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music. As I note in the latter review: No chapter listing is provided with this version … Continue reading →

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