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    What's in your HD collection?

    Now a lot of us are upgrading our dvd collections (or should that be buying films for the umpteenth time! ) I thought it'd be interesting to see which films we're collecting on HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray.

    So, to start, here's my list:

    HD-DVD

    Batman Begins
    Brokeback Mountain
    Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
    The Departed
    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
    Goodfellas
    Jarhead
    Matrix - The Complete Trilogy
    Million Dollar Baby
    The Prestige
    Superman Returns
    Transformers

    Blu-ray

    A Clockwork Orange
    Casino Royale
    Flags Of Our Fathers
    Pirates Of The Caribbean
    Spiderman - The High Definition Trilogy

    Ordered/pre-ordered

    2001 (blu-ray)
    Apocalypto (blu-ray)
    Full Metal Jacket (blu-ray)
    Letters From Iwo Jima (blu-ray)
    The Shining (blu-ray)
    Last edited by TonyDA; 28-10-2007, 22:10.

    #2
    My disturbingly-quickly-growing list In my defence though, I'm only buying a HD movie if:

    a, I don't already own it on DVD (Die Hard, Casino Royale, Fantastic Four: ROTSS etc)
    b, I do, but it's a dreadful DVD or it's censored/edited (Starship Troopers, for example, or Face Off)
    c, It's absolutely one of my favourite films, and I want the best version of it (Terminator 2, Batman Begins, Kung Fu Hustle etc)

    Bluray

    300
    Apocalypto
    Air Force One
    Blood Diamond
    Casino Royale
    Con Air
    Devil's Rejects
    Die Hard 4.0
    Face Off
    Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four: ROTSS
    Flags Of Our Fathers
    Ghost Rider
    Gone In 60 Seconds
    Hellboy
    Kung Fu Hustle
    Letters From Iwo Jima
    Mission Impossible Trilogy
    POTC: COTBP
    POTC: DMC
    Prestige
    Reaping
    Resident Evil: Apocalypse
    Rock
    Rocky Balboa
    Saw
    Silent Hill
    Spiderman Trilogy
    Starship Troopers
    SWAT
    Superman Returns
    Syriana
    Talladega Nights
    Tears Of The Sun
    Terminator 2
    X-Men 3


    HD-DVD

    Batman Begins
    Bourne Identity
    Bourne Supremacy
    Children Of Men
    Complete Matrix Trilogy
    Constantine
    Dawn Of The Dead
    Serenity
    Last edited by RLench; 27-10-2007, 19:42.

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      #3
      Here's mine...

      HD-DVD

      16 Blocks
      300
      American Gangster
      Apollo 13
      Backdraft
      Big Lebowski, The
      Black Rain
      Bourne Identity, The
      Bourne Supremacy, The
      Bourne Ultimatum, The
      Brave One, The
      Bullitt
      Carlito's Way
      Casino
      Chronicles Of Riddick, The
      Deer Hunter, The
      The Departed, The
      Enter The Dragon
      Face/Off
      Fast And The Furious, The
      Field Of Dreams
      Firewall
      Fugitive, The
      Game, The
      Getaway, The (1972)
      Goodfellas
      Hot Fuzz
      Inside Man
      Jarhead
      King Kong (2005)
      Last Samurai, The
      Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same
      Letters From Iwo Jima
      Manchurian Candidate, The (2004)
      Miami Vice
      Ocean's Eleven
      Out Of Sight
      Pitch Black
      Planet Earth
      Red Dragon
      Spartacus
      Thing, The
      Top Gun
      Tremors
      Unforgiven
      Warriors, The
      Zodiac

      Blu-Ray

      2001: A Space Odyssey
      A Clockwork Orange
      Avaiator, The
      Black Hawk Down
      Blade Runner: The Final Cut
      Casino Royale
      Close Encounters of the Third Kind
      Deja Vu
      Eyes Wide Shut
      First Blood
      Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe)
      King of New York, The
      Prestige, The
      Reservoir Dogs
      Robocop
      Shining, The
      Simpsons Movie, The
      Terminator, The
      Terminator 2
      Untouchables, The
      Vacancy
      Wild Bunch, The
      Last edited by Kubrick; 21-10-2008, 09:00. Reason: New discs

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        #4
        All the stuff on those lists is great. Except for one that I just don't get at all. Batman Begins. I'm still struggling to see what the appeal is. Radio1 listeners' fave film of last year it was.... Seems so popular on this forum too. And crops up in everyone's lists. It's the sort of thing on paper I should have loved, but it wasn't to be. One of my worst films of the year

        edit: see. It's in his too vvvvvv
        Last edited by charlesr; 27-10-2007, 21:30.

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          #5
          HD DVD

          300
          Band of Brothers
          Batman Begins
          The Bourne Identity
          The Bourne Supremacy
          Children of Men
          Clerks 2
          The Departed
          Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
          Hot Fuzz
          King Kong
          The Last Samurai
          The Matrix
          The Matrix Reloaded
          The Matrix Revolutions
          M:I-III
          Planet Earth
          Serenity
          Slither
          Superman Returns
          Terminator 2: Judgement Day
          The Thing
          Top Gun
          Transformers
          World Trade Center

          Blu-ray

          Apocalypto
          Big Fish
          Casino Royale
          Hellboy
          Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

          Preorders

          2001: A Space Odyssey (HD)
          Blade Runner Complete (HD)
          The Bourne Ultimatum (HD)
          Cars (BD)
          Die Hard (BD)
          Face/Off (HD)
          Independence Day (BD)
          Pan's Labyrinth (HD)
          Ratatouille (BD)

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            #6
            Hardly a huge collection, basically because I don't really watch films!

            HD-DVD

            Batman Begins
            Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
            King Kong
            The Ultimate Matrix Collection

            Blu-Ray

            AKB48 First Concert Aitakatta (Normal)
            AKB48 First Concert Aitakatta (Shuffle)
            Casino Royale
            Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
            Talladega Nights (came with the console, never watched)
            X-Men: The Last Stand

            That is it! I do intend to buy the new Harry Potter, and that Blu-Ray DBZ Brolly pack at some point.

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              #7
              I only tend to buy movies that I really love or haven't seen on high-def, or that I find at a bargain price. And from the list you can obviously see which is my favourite format

              Blu-Ray
              Casino Royale
              Con Air
              Die Hard 4.0
              Donnie Brasco
              Full Metal Jacket
              Kung Fu Hustle
              Gone in 60 Seconds
              Hellboy
              Layer Cake
              Lord of War
              Memento
              Pearl Harbour
              The Rock
              Xmen 3

              HD-DVD

              300
              Babel
              Batman Begins
              Blood Diamond
              Bourne Identity
              Bourne Supremacy
              Casino
              Children of Men
              Departed
              Dog Day Afternoon
              Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
              Face Off
              Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift
              Flags of Our Fathers
              Goodfellas
              Heroes Season 1
              Hot Fuzz
              King Kong
              Letters from Iwo Jima
              Last Samurai
              Lost in Translation
              Million Dollar Baby
              Mission Impossible Trilogy
              Mummy
              Mummy Returns
              Planet Earth
              Prestige
              Shaun of the Dead
              Transformers
              Untouchables
              V for Vendetta
              Warriors
              Last edited by HaHaUK; 28-10-2007, 18:24.

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                #8
                Originally posted by charlesr View Post
                ... Batman Begins... crops up in everyone's lists...
                Haha, it really does.

                I have on HDDVD

                Batman Begins
                Corpse Bride
                Eternal Sunshine
                Black Snake Moan
                Sleepy Hollow
                Knocked Up
                Heroes Season 1
                Matrix boxset
                King Kong
                Bourne Supremacy

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                  #9
                  Blu-ray
                  • Cloverfield (US)
                  • Iron Man (US)
                  • The Incredible Hulk (US)

                  HD DVD
                  • 2 Fast 2 Furious (UK)
                  • 300 (US Combo)
                  • American Gangster (UK)
                  • Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Unrated) (US)
                  • Apollo 13 (US)
                  • Arctic Tale (US)
                  • Back Draft (UK)
                  • Batman Begins (US)
                  • Beowulf: Director's Cut (US)
                  • Blades of Glory (US)
                  • Blood Diamond (UK)
                  • Carlito's Way (UK)
                  • Casino (UK)
                  • Constantine (UK)
                  • Dante's Peak (UK)
                  • Dawn of the Dead (2004): Unrated Director's Cut (US)
                  • Daylight (UK)
                  • Doom (UK)
                  • Enter the Dragon (UK)
                  • Equilibrium (Japanese - Rebellion)
                  • Face/Off (US Special Collector's Edition)
                  • Fantastic Four (German)
                  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (German)
                  • Fearless (UK)
                  • Goodfellas (UK)
                  • Happy Feet (UK)
                  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (UK)
                  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (UK)
                  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (UK)
                  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (UK)
                  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (UK)
                  • Hot Fuzz (UK)
                  • Hulk (UK)
                  • Jarhead (UK)
                  • King Kong (UK)
                  • Lady in the Water (US Combo)
                  • Lucky # Slevin (US)
                  • March of the Penguins (UK)
                  • Miami Vice (US Combo)
                  • Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions Collection (UK)
                  • Ocean's Eleven (UK)
                  • Ocean's Thirteen (UK)
                  • Ocean's Twelve (UK)
                  • Out of Sight (UK)
                  • Payback: Straight Up Director's Cut (US)
                  • Planet Earth (UK)
                  • Poseidon (UK)
                  • Ray (UK)
                  • Serenity (US)
                  • Shaun of the Dead (UK)
                  • Shooter (US)
                  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (US)
                  • Smokin' Aces (UK Combo)
                  • Superman: The Movie (US)
                  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (US)
                  • Superman Returns (US Combo)
                  • Terminator 2: Ultimate HD-Edition (German)
                  • The Bourne Identity (US)
                  • The Bourne Supremacy (US)
                  • The Bourne Ultimatum (US Combo)
                  • The Chronicles of Riddick (UK)
                  • The Fast and the Furious (UK)
                  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (US Combo)
                  • The Frighteners (UK)
                  • The Italian Job (2003) (US)
                  • The Kingdom (UK)
                  • The Mummy (US)
                  • The Mummy Returns (UK)
                  • The Scorpion King (UK)
                  • The Thing (US)
                  • TMNT (US)
                  • Tomb Raider (US)
                  • Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (German)
                  • TransFormers (2007) (US)
                  • Tremors (UK)
                  • Troy (US)
                  • Troy: Director's Cut (US)
                  • The Ultimate Matrix Collection (US)
                  • Underworld (Dutch)
                  • Underworld (Japanese)
                  • Underworld Extended Cut (German)
                  • Underworld Evolution (Spanish)
                  • V for Vendetta (US)
                  • Van Helsing (US)
                  • We Were Soldiers (US)
                  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (US)
                  Last edited by MJ; 10-10-2008, 16:11. Reason: New title(s) added.

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                    #10
                    Totally agree with Chaz on Batman. Felt more like a documentary. Have yet to make it to the end, after a few attempts.

                    I have about 6 Blu rays now, and 2 HD DVD's, and tbh very disappointed with the reams and reams of Hollywood cheese on both formats. Also, i don't think the improvement is so great as to rebuy movies i already have. Considering avi files are what i watch the most of, the 'upgraded' picture of HD can stay in its fancy slim case for an extra tenner.

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                      #11
                      I never bothered buying films before, nearly always rented, but for some reason I've gone collecting mad since getting HD DVD! Luckily it means no re-buying previously owned DVDs as I own so few The HD DVD's I have are:

                      12 Monkeys
                      2001: A Space Odyssey
                      A Scanner Darkly
                      Babel
                      Batman Begins
                      Being John Malkovich
                      The Big Lebowski
                      Black Rain
                      Blood Diamond
                      Born on the Fourth of July
                      The Bourne Identity
                      The Bourne Supremacy
                      Carlito's Way
                      Casino
                      Children of Men
                      A Clockwork Orange
                      Dawn of the Dead
                      The Deer Hunter
                      The Departed
                      Derailed
                      Dog Day Afternoon
                      The Dirty Dozen
                      Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
                      Eyes Wide Shut
                      Full Metal Jacket
                      The Game
                      Goodfellas
                      The Good Shepherd
                      Hot Fuzz
                      The Hunt for Red October
                      Inside Man
                      The Interpreter
                      King Kong
                      Lost in Translation
                      Lucky # Slevin
                      Meet Joe Black
                      Midnight Run
                      Mullholland Drive
                      The Perfect Storm
                      Red Dragon
                      Sea of Love
                      Scent of a Woman
                      Serpico
                      Shaun of the Dead
                      The Shining
                      Spy Game
                      The Sting
                      The Thing
                      Traffic
                      Unforgiven
                      The Untouchables
                      V for Vendetta
                      World's Fastest Indian

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by charlesr View Post
                        All the stuff on those lists is great. Except for one that I just don't get at all. Batman Begins. I'm still struggling to see what the appeal is. Radio1 listeners' fave film of last year it was.... Seems so popular on this forum too. And crops up in everyone's lists. It's the sort of thing on paper I should have loved, but it wasn't to be. One of my worst films of the year
                        It is an excellent, reference quality HD-DVD. Considering how dark the film is (cinematography wise), the amount of detail revealed is staggering - it is a definite step-up from the standard dvd. I'd guess that makes it an essential purchase for any fans of the film who are buying into HD-DVD.

                        Mind you, that doesn't really answer your question, does it? After the appalling Batman Forever and Batman and Robin, Begins is so much more loyal to the original comics - maybe that's it? The main gripe I have with the film is that there's not enough Batman; instead we get the opening hour where Bruce Wayne trains himself to become Batman. To a fan of the comics, it's an interesting take on the subject - to someone wanting more action, like a traditional comic-book movie, I'd guess it could be rather boring.

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                          #13
                          My pitifully small list is:

                          Blu-Ray:
                          Casino Royale
                          Paprika

                          In my defense, I don't have a proper surround sound setup and I'm only watching on a 26" LCD so I haven't yet seen a necessity to re-buy any of the films I have on DVD. Any new releases that interest me will be bought on Blu-ray, but the variety isn't particulary big at the moment, especially as I'm more into foreign and arty type films than the bid budget blockbusters that fill a large proportion of the Blu-ray catalogue.

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                            #14
                            i dont have that much stuff to be honest, never owned batman on HD-DVD

                            HD DVD
                            • 300
                            • Matrix trilogy
                            • Transformers
                            • Troy
                            • Troy directors cut
                            • The Thing
                            • 40 year old virgin
                            • total recall
                            • sahara
                            • smokin aces
                            • mission impossible 3
                            • constantine
                            • knocked up
                            • dawn of the dead
                            • blades of glory
                            • shooter


                            Blu Ray - all region B
                            • Spiderman 3
                            • casino royale
                            • x-men 3
                            • tears of the sun
                            • hellboy
                            • click
                            • black hawk down

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                              #15
                              I have not buy much at the moment recently.

                              HD-DVD
                              • Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift
                              • Flags of Our Fathers
                              • Letter from Two Jima
                              • The Departed
                              • The Prestige
                              • Superman Returns
                              • Mission Impossible 3
                              • Syrannia
                              • The Deer Hunter
                              • Holiday
                              • King Kong
                              • Hot Fuzz
                              • Nacho Libre
                              • The Good Shepherd
                              • Top Gun
                              • Planet Earth

                              Blu Ray
                              • Casino Royale
                              • Spiderman Trilogy
                              • Rocky Balboa
                              • Talladega Nights
                              Last edited by Salsa Party Animal; 28-01-2008, 18:23.

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