Universal HD DVD in May

06-03-2007 13:55 | 7318 views | Dave Foster

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Universal Studios Home Video have announced two waves of US HD DVD catalogue titles for May. Wave 1 is due on the 22nd and includes The Skeleton Key and Smokey and the Bandit.

Wave 2 follows a week later on the 29th and includes Dragonheart, The Frighteners (Director’s Cut), Lost in Translation, Midnight Run and The River.

All titles are presented 1080P Widescreen with English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround audio and optional English SDH and French subtitles. French audio options are also present on most titles, while all extras from the standard definition editions are ported over (except for The Frighteners which retains the commentary but loses the lengthy documentary).

Retail is $29.98 SRP each.

Individual disc specs follow...

22nd May 2007

The Skeleton Key

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
English SDH and French subtitles
Behind the Locked Door - Making the Skeleton Key
Exploring Voodoo/Hoodoo
Recipe and Ritual: Making the Perfect Gumbo
Blues in the Bayou
Kate Hudson's Ghost Story
Plantation Life
Casting the Skeleton Key
John Hurt's Story
A House Called Felicity
Gena's Love Spell
Audio Commentary with Director Iain Softley

Smokey and the Bandit

HD-15 Single Layer
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
English SDH and French subtitles
Loaded Up and Truckin' - Mkaing Smokey and the Bandit
Snowman, What's Your 20? - The Smokey and the Bandit CB Tutorial

29th May 2007

Dragonheart

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
French Dolby Digital Plus 2.0
English SDH and French subtitles
The Making of Dragonheart
Theatrical Trailer
Outtakes
Feature Commentary with Director Rob Cohen

The Frighteners

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 2.35:1 Widescreen
English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
English SDH and French subtitles
Intro by Peter Jackson
Feature Commentary with Director Peter Jackson
"The Making of The Frighteners" Documentary
Theatrical Trailer

Lost in Translation

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
English and French Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
English SDH and French subtitles
Lost on Location
Matthews Best Hit TV
Kevin Shields' "City Girl" Music Video
Deleted Scenes
A Conversation with Bill Murray and Sofia Coppola
Theatrical Trailer

Midnight Run

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
French Dolby Digital Plus 2.0
English SDH and French subtitles
Making of Midnight Run
Theatrical Trailer

The River

HD-30 Dual Layer
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
English Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround
French Dolby Digital Plus 2.0
English SDH and French subtitles

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#1 Posted: 27-02-2007 13:39
James Lee Member Posts: 519	No mono on Smokey And The Bandit

#2 Posted: 27-02-2007 14:30
mcjw_serenity Member Posts: 91	Why is the Spanish audio and subtiles options not present on the HD-DVD version of Smokey and the Bandit and The Skeleton Key? I'm just curious, because it seems as though Universal is only catering to the U.S. and Canadian crowd with the English and French inclusions.

#3 Posted: 27-02-2007 15:07
camaj Member Posts: 119	It hasn't been mentioned but Weinstein are holding back some of there releases

#4 Posted: 27-02-2007 22:56

Michael Mackenzie
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Posts: 1651

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Originally Posted by camaj:
It hasn't been mentioned but Weinstein are holding back some of there releases

So are Fox/MGM.

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#5 Posted: 28-02-2007 00:04

chris21
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Posts: 197

Quote:
Originally Posted by James Lee:
No mono on Smokey And The Bandit

Barstools!!:D

#6 Posted: 28-02-2007 08:48
RichB04 Member Posts: 31	Ugh The Skeleton Key, could Kate Hudson be any less 'caring' in this!?

#7 Posted: 06-03-2007 16:21
THX Member Posts: 11	The Frightners OH! YES! there is a god :D

#8 Posted: 07-03-2007 01:52
spinning_disc Member Posts: 44	Glad Universal is using that Big Lebowski artwork for the HD-DVD! :)

#9 Posted: 12-03-2007 17:53
valmont_74 Member Posts: 205	Wonder if all the extras from the 3 disc set of Frighteners have survived, not likely huh?

#10 Posted: 12-03-2007 18:07

DaveF
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Posts: 2301

Quote:
Originally Posted by valmont_74:
Wonder if all the extras from the 3 disc set of Frighteners have survived, not likely huh?

I wouldn't rule them out just yet. Superman Returns is a longer film and included a lossless audio option and they still managed to include the 3hr documentary, some 15mins of HD Deleted Scenes and other small extras.

#11 Posted: 12-03-2007 18:11
Michael Mackenzie Contributor Posts: 1651	Yes, Universal and Warner have been consistently excellent as far as porting extras is concerned. ------ Reviews \| DVDs \| My Web Site

#12 Posted: 27-03-2007 15:36
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2301	The Hurricane has been taken off the release schedule.

#13 Posted: 04-05-2007 10:23
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2301	"The Big Lebowski" has been pushed back to June 26th.

#14 Posted: 15-05-2007 13:39
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2301	Individual disc specs confirmed. Sadly The Frighteners isn't the complete package, shame they couldn't have just put the documentary on a 2nd disc really.

#15 Posted: 01-06-2007 22:21
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2301	Scratch that, despite not listing the documentary in the official specs reviews and comments from people with The Frighteners HD DVD confirm the documentary is there.

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