Posts Tagged ‘DVD’
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
This certainly nothing new, but it was “new” to me. Today when I purchased Star Wars: The Clone Wars it had a nice little sticker on it that said it included a digital copy. I don’t know if any of the other movies in my library included this, and if they did and I didn’t get the digital copy, well I’m an idiot.
For those of you that don’t know the digital copies can be downloaded to your PC or Mac, and even transferred to your iPod. And it’s free with the DVD purchase. Not bad, you get two for the price of one.
How painful was the process? That’s the thing, it wasn’t. I simply put the “digital copy / bonus disk” into my Mac, opened up iTunes, and input the redemption code that came with the DVD. iTunes downloaded the movie, and now I have a digital copy… just like that. There is a similar process for PC+iTunes or PC+WMP.
Yes, I’m still one that buys physical media. Usually I’ll go for the Limited Edition or Special Edition copies first. After this, I’ll be looking to buy more movies with digital copies.
Tags: digital copy, DVD, iTunes, Mac, Star Wars, The Clone Wars
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
During the whole marketing blitz that accompanied the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated movie, I really had no desire to see it. That was until I started watching the animated series that followed. I’m really enjoying the series… funky animation and all.
I went to Wal*Mart today to pick up a few things, and was back in the electronics section looking for a speciffic gift for my father-in-law, when I found myself facing the newly released DVD of The Clone Wars. So, I decided to pick up a copy.
The movie was fun to watch, and certainly less painful to watch than Star Wars: Episode I – Episode III. The animation, though different, makes the lightsaber battles even cooler.
Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee return in the animated film reprising the roles of Mace Windu and Count Dooku. And believe it or not, Anthony Daniels also returns as C-3PO (he’s been C-3PO in all the movies).
Aside from that, it’s just Star Wars. Some will like it, some won’t. I did.
Tags: animated, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, DVD, movie, review, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars, The Clone Wars
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Everyone refers to the Xbox 360, PS3, and to a lesser extent the Nintendo Wii as a “next gen” gaming console. Does that mean the next round of consoles (Xbox 3602, PS4, Wii2) will be third gen, or will they just be the new “next gen”? I know, who cares, right?
A while back Apple announced to investors that there would be a “product transition”. No one is really sure what this is, or when it would be. Some think it was the new iPod Nano, the change to the iPod Touch, or even the new MacBooks. Others think it may be some kind of NetBook or Apple Tablet. Still others think it could be a new networked type TV. And some people think we have yet to se it.
Well, what if Apple were to venture into the realm of console gaming systems… better yet, what if they already had, and you didn’t know it. Perhaps you already have an Apple console in your living room, office, or bedroom. It may not be as big of a stretch as you think. (more…)
Tags: Apple, Apple TV, Blu-Ray, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, Mac, Mac Mini, Microsoft, Playstation, PS3, Sony, TiVo, Xbox 360
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Just about everywhere you look, you’ll see people comparing Batman: Gotham Knight to The Animatrix. Any why not, both were straight-to-DVD, animated films, made up of a number of short stories that rode on the back of a highly successful movie franchise.
While Gotham Knight offers more action than The Dark Knight, it really doesn’t offer much more than that. While the animation wasn’t bad, I’ve seen better on Saturday morning TV. If this was a few years ago, I might have been impressed.
Story wise, they all pretty much tie in together. Covering some events between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight… and even a bit of a Batman Beings prequel in the form of a flashback.
Tags: anime, Batman, DVD, Gotham Knight, review, The Dark Knight
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Stargate: The Ark of Truth felt like a glorified episode. While it was nice to wrap up the story, see a few old faces, and of course see the SG-1 team in action, it really didn’t do much for me. I just dismissed it thinking “they’re trying to wrap it up, the next one will be better.”
Nope. At 97 minites long, we’ve basically been given another glorified episode. Or at least an episode and a half. (more…)
Tags: Amanda Tapping, Beau Bridges, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Cliff Simon, Don S. Davis, DVD, Michael Shanks, movie, review, Richard Dean Anderson, Stargate
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
The first of two straight to DVD Stargate movies was released a few days ago. Stargate: The Ark of Truth brings an end to the Ori story arc that began during season nine.
To be honest, I had forgotten most of what had happened during season nine and ten. Heck, it’s been a year now since season ten ended with a whimper. I highly recommend that if you pick up this movie that you first watch the prologue contained on the DVD. It recaps the last few seasons (previously on Stargate: SG-1…) and it’s only a couple of minutes long.
Yes, it really does wrap up the story, and you’ll find out if the ascended being killing device did the job. You’ll also be introduced to a few new faces, and of course get to see several old faces, including an encounter with an unexpected enemy. I really want to elaborate more, but I won’t.
The movie is about an hour and a half long, so it doesn’t feel like it’s much more than a normal episode. Though it’s pretty obvious the production quality went up a bit.
In all, it was really nice seeing Ben, Amanda, Christopher, Michael, and Claudia together again. Too bad there wasn’t any RDA action, I really miss his character. Oh, and Amanda is the Carter we all love in this movie, not the dud that she’s ended up being on Atlantis. I cannot wait for the next movie due out later this year.
Tags: Amanda Tapping, Beau Bridges, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, DVD, Michael Shanks, Morena Baccarin, movie, review, Stargate
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
It’s official, HD-DVD is dead, which sadly means that Sony’s Blu-Ray format has won the war. I wasn’t a fan of Blu-Ray for the simple fact that I don’t like Sony. None-the-less, this is good news for the consumers as now there is only one high definition disk format.
Of course many still believe that HD downloads will triumph over physical media. You know, they might be right. Look at the success iTunes, Napster, and other services have had with downloadable music. Only recently have I jumped on the iTunes bandwagon. I’ve always been a fan of having the physical CD and book, but why? iTunes now offers the same book in a PDF format.
Digital storage space is so cheap these days, and once you’ve purchased several hundred DVDs, CDs, and other disks you’ll probably end up in a predicament like me. Where to put everything. With digital space, I can just add more. That’s a bit harder to do for physical media, unless I want to add on to my house.
So yes, I’d have to side with digital downloads. It looks like the way things are headed.
Tags: Blu-Ray, DVD, HD-DVD, high definition, iTunes, Napster
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
In case you haven’t heard, on Friday it was announced that Warner Bro would be releasing content exclusively on Blu-Ray. The next day New Line Cinemas (owned by AOL Time Warner) announced that they too would be going exclusively Blu. This is a major blow to the HD-DVD community.
While it’s bad news for HD-DVD fans and supporters, this could be a good thing for consumers. With two competing high definition disk formats (HD-DVD and Blu-Ray) things were a tad bit confusing for the average consumer. You’ll still be able to pick up WB and NLC movies on both formats until May, which is when WB’s contract ends with HD-DVD.
This pretty much only leaves Paramount and NBC Universal supporting the HD-DVD format.
Tags: AOL, AOL Time Warner, Blu-Ray, DVD, HD-DVD, high definition, NBC, NBC Universal, New Line Cinemas, Paramount, Sony, Time Warner, Warner Bro
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