'Dreamgirls' -- pre-release buzz

[PeterB]

'Dreamgirls' on HD DVD, and a first for DreamWorks?

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...Dreamgirls/485

Official confirmation should be coming soon...

[Blurry]

Originally Posted by PeterB

'Dreamgirls' on HD DVD, and a first for DreamWorks?

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...Dreamgirls/485

Official confirmation should be coming soon...

Excellent, excellent news. I will be looking forward to it.

[Atomic Age]

I wonder out all the Dreamworks co-productions are affected by this? For example, Minority Report is a co-production with Fox. Who owns the home video rights...Fox or Dreamworks? Gladiator is a co-production with Universal.

I believe they are all released on the Dreamworks Home Video banner, but I'm not totally sure. Does Dreamworks have the home video rights to all their movies?

Doug

[Blurry]

Originally Posted by Atomic Age

I wonder out all the Dreamworks co-productions are affected by this? For example, Minority Report is a co-production with Fox. Who owns the home video rights...Fox or Dreamworks? Gladiator is a co-production with Universal.

I believe they are all released on the Dreamworks Home Video banner, but I'm not totally sure. Does Dreamworks have the home video rights to all their movies?

Doug

Whoever is distributing the DVD version also will distribute the HD version. A good way to see who is distributing the DVD version is to go to www.amazon.com and look up the movie and see who is listed next to Studio. That is typically who is distributing it. Dreamworks in both cases for "Minority Report" and "Gladiator".

[dandeeswish]

Nice to see Dreamworks is finally stepping into the scene of HD!!!

[Atomic Age]

Yeah in looking in IMDB it looks like for the most part the co-production partner IE Fox or Universal or Paramount, had the theatrical distribution rights and Dreamworks had the Home Video rights.

I'm very much looking forward to some of these movies. I think Dreamworks has made some of the best movies of the last 10 years or so.

Doug

[Glenmulder]

Dreamworks is a dream come true

[dandeeswish]

Originally Posted by Glenmulder

Dreamworks is a dream come true

It truly is!

[MasterOB1]

Thank you Dreamworks. Finally...haven't seen this one yet but hopefully this means other titles are on the way.

[Paul R.S.]

I wonder out all the Dreamworks co-productions are affected by this? For example, Minority Report is a co-production with Fox. Who owns the home video rights...Fox or Dreamworks? Gladiator is a co-production with Universal.

I believe they are all released on the Dreamworks Home Video banner, but I'm not totally sure. Does Dreamworks have the home video rights to all their movies?

A good way to see who is distributing the DVD version is to go to [amazon.com] and look up the movie and see who is listed next to Studio.

Generally speaking, on these co-financed co-productions, the studio listed first in the film's billing block has domestic home vid rights.

Paramount now owns the rights to the DW library.

[timbobarry]

Originally Posted by Atomic Age

I wonder out all the Dreamworks co-productions are affected by this? For example, Minority Report is a co-production with Fox. Who owns the home video rights...Fox or Dreamworks? Gladiator is a co-production with Universal.

I believe they are all released on the Dreamworks Home Video banner, but I'm not totally sure. Does Dreamworks have the home video rights to all their movies?

Doug

You can look them up also at wikipedia to see who distributed them:

Gladiator (Potentially both formats)
Dreamworks (USA)
Universal (International)

Minority Report (Potentially both formats)
Dreamworks (USA, just for the home video release)
Fox (International)


Example of exclsivity:

Seabiscuit (HD DVD)
Universal (USA & Canada)
Dreamworks (Germany/Japan/Switzerland/Spain)
Touchstone (All other areas)

I cant think of the one Blu-ray has.

[ben1080p]

Im glad dreamworks is getting into the HD DVD seen... We could really use the support!!
Although this is a must buy..I am particalularly waiting for them to annouce some favorites of mine..Like Eurotrip!!!! & Mouse Hunt!!!! (I know its a stupid movie, but i personally love it..as well as my kids.)

[Blu-News.com]

I'm going to purchase this, not only was it a good movie, but show Dreamworks there is interest in their titles haha.

[Paul R.S.]

Bumpin' an old thread to (re-)express my mad love for this movie and this HD DVD. The HD DVD's higher rez aud compared to the BD is one of the top 5 reasons to have an HD DVD player IMO.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Paul R.S.

Bumpin' an old thread to (re-)express my mad love for this movie and this HD DVD. The HD DVD's higher rez aud compared to the BD is one of the top 5 reasons to have an HD DVD player IMO.

Funny he gives 4 stars to the audio on both versions while admitting there's a difference. Whenever BD has higher res audio they automatically give it an extra 1/2 star even though they can't distinguish them apart.