'Patton,' 'Longest Day,' 'Sand Pebbles' -- pre-release buzz

[PeterB]

Fox has finally set a June 3 touchdown for it's Father's Day war promo:

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/patton.html
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/longestday.html
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/sandpebbles.html

There's no supplement details yet, but each is a single disc, with 1080p video and English DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio tracks.

Full specs should be in with the full media announce, due soon.

Retail is $39.95 a pop.

[dmarvin]

"Patton" might be a blind buy for me, pending the disc reviews. Always wanted to see it.

[Arkadin]

wonder where the other "Father's Day" war films are?
any word on those?
also: can't wait to see if Fox can FINALLY knock one out of the park with a catalog release. I'm certainly not holding my breath.

[Lastyear]

The Sand Pebbles is a definite must.Always been one of my favorite films.

[jjt]

Blind Buy x3 for me.

Mrs. Doubtfire and Master and Commander have also been officially dated. Now, where the hell is Ronin?

[simon1288]

Longest Day I'd certainly buy.

I've seen Battle of Britain with a June release date on a couple of online stores recently - not that I'd put too much faith in that.

[Diatom]

I really hope there is no region coding on Patton but then it's fox so it will nearly be guaranteed to be there.

I should have gotten a US/Japanese player.

[Blu-Balls]

Buy. Buy. Buy.

Here's hoping Amazon or Best Buy has a trio purchase discount for these bad boys.

[MNTWISTER]

This is great news, all 3 are buys for me! Thanks Fox for starting to give us your great pre-1970 catalog in high def and DTS Master Audio, too!!

[GJN]

All three will be must buys for me; they all deserve high definition re-releases. Now how about "Hello Dolly" for Mother's Day?

[MNTWISTER]

Originally Posted by GJN

All three will be must buys for me; they all deserve high definition re-releases. Now how about "Hello Dolly" for Mother's Day?

Deninately Hello Dolly....not to mention my eagerly awaited titles, the Rodgers and Hammerstein films: South Pacific, Carousel, King and I, Oklahoma, State Fair, and especially The Sound of Music (1080p and DTS MA audio, my mouth is watering).

[armistead]

Love Patton and The Longest Day. Really hoping the PQ is high.

[irrob]

Patton for me without hesitation.

[Rachael3000]

I'm planning on Fox cancelling and delaying these releases. It's what they typically do with their announcements. Wake me up if they can be bothered to stand and deliver.

[thebluemax]

"PATTON" AND "THE SAND PEBBLES" ARE OUTSTANDING FILMS ENCASED WITH SUPERB SCORES BY JERRY GOLDSMITH.