Universal Studios Announces More Than A 'Handful' of HD DVDs for May 29

[aloneindark]

Source: hddvdformat.blogspot.com

Universal Studios Home Entertainment have announced the following titles on HD DVD. All will due at retail on May 29. Each will be priced at $29.98 (SRP). None will be released on HD DVD/DVD Combo discs. Bonus materials from the respective title's DVD release are expected to be present on these HD DVD versions, though full list of bonus materials TBC.

The Big Lebowski


1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1
Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English & French)
English [SDH] & French subtitles
Dragonheart

1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1
Dolby Digital-Plus (5.1 English & 2.0 French)
English [SDH] & French subtitles
The Frighteners Director's Cut

1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1
Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English)
English [SDH] & French subtitles
Lost In Translation

1080p High Definition Widescreen 2.35:1
Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English & French)
English [SDH] & French subtitles
Midnight Run

1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1
Dolby Digital-Plus (5.1 English & 2.0 French)
English [SDH] & French subtitles
The River

1080p High Definition Widescreen 1.85:1
Dolby Digital-Plus (5.1 English & 2.0 French)
English [SDH] & French subtitles

[MrChaos]

Definitely have to get Dragonheart and Lost in Translation out of this bunch. The rest I'll have to wait and see. And a $29.98 MSRP means prices as low as $19.99 on amazon

[tranzparentl]

Ineresting that all these titles were on the leaked schedule so it looks like the rest of the year might be correct too with some minor changes.

[dandeeswish]

The Frighteners...I forgot all about that movie-I will pick up this one and Midnight Run-Thanks for the Info!

[willpooted]

Lost in Translation for me

[MasterOB1]

The Frighteners! Yes! Dragonheart is a good one too..

[skywalkr2]

Frighteners has been shown in HD on TV a million times and it is always good.

[BerserkerTails]

Big Lebowski, Frighteners and Lost in Translation, thank you very much Universal!

[Brad1963]

Fantastic! Welcome back into the HD DVD fold Universal, you are great.

[MfumeRising]

Originally Posted by BerserkerTails

Big Lebowski, Frighteners and Lost in Translation, thank you very much Universal!

Me too...now move that release date up a few weeks for us! That will be a nice day for HD DVD!

-TK

[DVDTherapy]

I've been reading these forums and visiting the site for a while now....I thought it was about time I posted!

Anyway, this is much better news for HD-DVD! Out of that lot I will be picking up:

The Big Lebowski
The Frighteners Director's Cut
Midnight Run

I've been waiing a long time for decent release of Midnight Run!

[Brad1963]

May - Alpha Dog, The 40-Year-Old Virgin: Unrated, Smokey and the Bandit, The Hurricane, The Skeleton Key, The River, Midnight Run, The Frighteners, The Big Lebowski, Dragonheart, Lost in Translation, The Hitcher (listed at April, Now May 1)

All of the May titles promised have been announced. There are 11 titles in all for May. If June stays as planned, it will have 15 titles from Universal. The HD DVD output for May and June is getting strong again.

June - Breach, Bruce Almighty, Liar Liar, Sneakers, Born on the 4th of July, Scent of a Women, Daylight, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Meet Joe Black, Mallrats, Being John Malkovich, Mystery Men, American Me, The Watcher, Bulletproof

[Iggytx]

Just when I thought I was done with my pre-orders and I could start saving money again. Oh, well - The Big Lebowski, Dragonheart.

[sascha23]

Woohoo for Lost in Translation. Can't wait...it'll wash out the bad taste in my mouth from Marie Antoinette.

S

[wingnut]

Lebowski, Lost in Translation and Frighteners are must buys for me.