The Dark Knight dvd thread
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The IMAX scenes are incredible on the BR disc. This will definately set the benchmark for future BRs. Sound and picture were close to perfect. Worth the $30.
Saw this last night on a friend's 52" and on BR and it was amazing. If it wasn't for the IMAX stuff, I would be okay with the DVD, but it must be seen in HD. Amazing.
Now I sort of just want to rent a bunch of IMAX movies in BR and bring them over.
It's annoying that the SD DVD seems to have been screwed on the IMAX scenes. Do you think they're doing it on purpose to get people to buy BR? Ah well, it won't be that long before I switch to BR anyway.
Why would it be surprising that someone didn't know that? They're not heard of that often, and I think "digital copy" is a really dumb way of describing a version in a transferable file format. If I hadnt heard the term and someone told me their DVD had a "digital copy" I'd probably say, "well, duh!".
Why would it be surprising that someone didn't know that? They're not heard of that often, and I think "digital copy" is a really dumb way of describing a version in a transferable file format. If I hadnt heard the term and someone told me their DVD had a "digital copy" I'd probably say, "well, duh!".
I wasn't sure what they were either. Of course I'm still wondering what a "pharce" is. I'm familiar with farce.
I picked up my copy at Walmart, went for the $14.95 version.
Also sent a copy to my nephew for his birthday, they were shocked that they received in the mail on the release date. Anyway he and his brothers watched it right after their dinner.
I picked up my copy at Walmart, went for the $14.95 version.
Also sent a copy to my nephew for his birthday, they were shocked that they received in the mail on the release date. Anyway he and his brothers watched it right after their dinner.
They do seem to be a little more common than they were. Before about 2 months ago, I hadn't seen any dvds released here in the UK that mentioned "digital copy". I had to look it up to see what they meant
Well, being on a DVD does mean the material is recorded digitally. Considering that the studio knows what it's doing - all naievete aside - it stands to reason that this is separate from the disk's film. Hence the wondering to what purpose it serves for a second copy of the film. It does sound a bit helpful to have a separate copy, so you can take the film with you on portable devices. As if TDK isn't going to be pervasive enough. 
They do seem to be a little more common than they were. Before about 2 months ago, I hadn't seen any dvds released here in the UK that mentioned "digital copy". I had to look it up to see what they meant
Again, are you serious? Are R2 releases not getting the digital copies enmasse like we are here in R1?
This has been a joke around the DVD community (those that follow release news from DVD news sites) for well over a year now.
What it is is that the studios are artifically inflating the prices of their 2-disc sets just so that they can provide this digital copy. The extras that they put on the second disc can usually fit on the first disc, but they also slap this digital copy on it and charge an extra $10 or so for the 2-disc set.
This TDK 2-disc set is a abomination. Basically what we got was a single disc release with miniscule extras along with a digital copy. I mean we got two short little doumentaries with a run time of about 25 minutes, the 6 IMAX scenes and a 45 minute mock news cast by GCN detailing events leading up to the start of the film. Barely anything about the making of the film. I be there'll be a 3-disc edition come out later. Again, with the 3rd disc being a digital copy.
They do seem to be a little more common than they were. Before about 2 months ago, I hadn't seen any dvds released here in the UK that mentioned "digital copy". I had to look it up to see what they meant
Again, are you serious? Are R2 releases not getting the digital copies enmasse like we are here in R1?
This has been a joke around the DVD community (those that follow release news from DVD news sites) for well over a year now.
What it is is that the studios are artifically inflating the prices of their 2-disc sets just so that they can provide this digital copy. The extras that they put on the second disc can usually fit on the first disc, but they also slap this digital copy on it and charge an extra $10 or so for the 2-disc set.
This TDK 2-disc set is a abomination. Basically what we got was a single disc release with miniscule extras along with a digital copy. I mean we got two short little doumentaries with a run time of about 25 minutes, the 6 IMAX scenes and a 45 minute mock news cast by GCN detailing events leading up to the start of the film. Barely anything about the making of the film. I be there'll be a 3-disc edition come out later. Again, with the 3rd disc being a digital copy.
I agree! After considering it for a while, that's why I decided to get the single disk. It actually wasn't a hard decision, and I spent only 15 bucks
Those have only really started popping up over the last year or so. I'm just pissed off to hell & back that they put all of this emphasis on adding a digital copy but have zero decent bonus features for the rest of us. I'll never forgive Warner Bros. for conning me into buying the 2-disc I Am Legend when all of bonus documentaries are on the internet and not the 2nd disc!
And it sounds like, with the 2-disc The Dark Knight, they aren't even trying to win my forgiveness.
Quite serious I'm afraid. I don't frequent the dvd news sites so the first time I'd ever seen this was either Hancock or X-Files 2. It does look like it will become more popular, but I don't think I'll be using it much, if at all. (One of the films did mention that the digital copy was time limited though?)
Yes we are serious, they're pretty much unheard of in the UK. I think you're over reacting a little - it's not a crime for someone to have not heard the term! And like I said, the term is so vague that it's in no way obvious what they mean the first time you hear it.
From what you've said though, I sympathise. That sucks. In the UK TDK doesn't have the portable version and you can get it for a reasonable price. Although I did get annoyed by the usual "special edition" stamp on the cover, especially since the extras are so shit. But I wonder if they've done that on purpose this time to avoid having to mention anything "awkward". Actually, I did get annoyed on the feature where Christopher Nolan discusses the car chase and he mentions what a shame it was that an IMAX camera got smashed. Yeah what a shame, the worst thing to happen while filming that I'm sure...
Well Begins was extremely bare bones for a so-called "special edition" so I was expecting and resenting this for Dark Knight. Weird how the #1 and 2 biggest moneymakers of all time got treated on initial DVD release. When Titanic was released it was completely bare bones and remained that way for like eight years. Dark Knight fares just a tad better. Though at least we all know how the game works and are expecting to have to fork over more money for some real special features. Personally I've decided that releases like the 2-disk Dark Knight shouldn't be called special editions. They should be called special ed-itions just so everyone knows what they ain't getting.
Titanic wasn't even anamorphic! I don't know why they bother tacking "special edition" onto the front of every DVD. People are so used to it that it doesn't mean anything anymore, even as a marketing ploy (which I'm guessing is why they're allowed to do it).
I got my copy in the mail today. I watched it and enjoyed seeing the movie again.
I was surprised my one disk copy came with a digital copy. I thought that only the two disk releases were getting that.
I was surprised my one disk copy came with a digital copy. I thought that only the two disk releases were getting that.
Siwilliams
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It is just a reason for them to re-release it
I think everyone will find this bit of info fun...
The Dark Knight has set the record for the most Blu-Ray discs sold in one day:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/10/the-dark-knight-breaks-blu-ray-sales-record-in-one-day/
The Dark Knight has set the record for the most Blu-Ray discs sold in one day:
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/10/the-dark-knight-breaks-blu-ray-sales-record-in-one-day/
Are you guys kidding? Or maybe you guys haven't watched that many Blu-ray movies. It's a very good transfer especially the IMAX scenes but it doesn't match the best quality reached by some other Blu titles and it certainly didn't set any benchmark.
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