someone had to start one, colin already said they were finishing the color on the blu ray, so hopefully they rush it out on dvd since they do have the power to do that now. i think it will look alot better on blu ray than the first one, just cause of the look of the film
errrrm, No shit?
I have just read a interview on IESB.net with the 2 brothers and they have said that there is going to be a Unrated Cut of AVP Requiem with about 6 to 8 minutes added to the film, and there isgoing to be 2 releases on dvd one being the R rated cut and the other being th Unrated Cut ;D
Also in this interview there are discripsion of some scences here they are -
Clip 1 - Opens with a Predator escape pod that lands on Earth looking for the crashed Predator ship (it crashed shortly after take-off after the new Predalien was born) from the first AVP film. This Predator is here to destroy this new breed. He lands in a lake and begins his hunt for the crashed ship and Predalien. He finds the ship, he finds a dead Predator body inside and destroys all remnants with the self-destruct device. He leaves the burning wreckage behind in search for the Predalien at large.
Clip 2 - Opens with townsfolk in a hospital morgue. It's raining and electricity is down. A dozen or more cadavers are lying around with their chests busted open. The town sheriff is looking around for survivors in the hospital, concurrently the Predator arrives at the same hospital and breaks down the door. The people find themselves in a stairway filled with familiar alien bio-material covering the walls and floors. An alien appears and attacks and kills one of the people. The sheriff fires his rifle and kills the alien and the people run out of the stairway. One of the people, a girl named Jessie, runs down the hallway. Cut back to the Predator, he has found the human bodies in the morgue and soon finds himself in an alien bio-covered area as well. The Predalien quickly attacks the Predator. Other Predaliens join the fight and the Predator is fighting them all. He takes them all out. The last two he kills he uses these giant ninja star weapons, as the stars rip through the Predaliens they continue to fly toward Jessie, our human girl, who just ran in (seriously bad timing) and becomes impaled on the wall.
Hope U all like this
sounds good :)...any expectations about DVD version ( unrated or theatrical ) release date??...thanx
There is no date set as far as the interview says but I would think it will be out around April, May time with both editions being released at the same time
thanx...i was hoping for sooner release
You cant tell the release date at this time it may come out before that time it might do the same thing as AVP did with it coming out at one time in the USA and another time in Japan and another time in UK who can tell thats way i have 3 copyies of the first DVD all with diffrent covers :)
Those scenes are in the cinema release too...
Yes they are in the film, these are not the deleted scence there was no discripsion of what the deleted scence are at this time.
Heres some more information for the site -
The IESB asked about the AVP R DVD cut of the film. Will it be much different? Strause Brothers say yes, there is 6 to 8 more minutes of unrated footage on the DVD cut for fans to see. The DVD will be released in it's theatrical cut and the special DVD cut. The extra footage was never intended for theatrical release and is strictly for the unrated DVD version of the film.
Regarding another sequel, they said they already have ideas for a third installment in the franchise and say there are plenty of clues in this film to point you in the direction they are headed.
Obviously, if they get a chance to do another AVP film, they already know it's going to be set in space, not on Earth as this film and it's predecessor were. Where this movie ends, there is no other place to go story-wise except for space.
AVP R ties together the original AVP film along with Alien and Predator story cannon. They are taking all the films made from both franchises into consideration.
What are the Strause Brothers working on next? Two options, one is science fiction and the other is fantasy. They wouldn't give up any more details, believe me, we tried but they did say both scripts are completely original, not remakes or sequels.
From what we've seen so far, the Strause Brothers have been able to repair the damage caused to the franchise by AVP director Paul W.S. Anderson. The clips we saw today at Hydraulx, the five minutes of footage plus the chat with the Strause Brothers proves it!
Lets hope that the Unrated Cut of the Film is a 18 in the UK as the cinema cut is a 15 like AVP was.
Thats if they release it out side the US.(Which I thick will happen) :)
http://themanwhonevermissed.blogspot.com/2007/10/yautja.html
So, when the new Aliens versus Predator: Requiem movie comes out, there will eventually be a DVD/BlueRay of it. As you most likely know, on the expanded versions of these things, there are sometimes bonus features: outtakes, director's comments, and interviews with assorted folks connected to the project -- actors, producers, writers, all like that.
As it happens, in theory, I'm supposed to be interviewed for this project, as one of the writers in the Aliens, Predator, and Aliens versus Predator universes. (All of which are tradmarked and copyrighted, by the by.)
My contribution here is tiny. My daughter, who writes under several names, (mostly "S.D. Perry,") and I did the novelization of the AvP graphic novel(s) for the first AvP book, in 1994.
What this means is, we translated the comics into book form. The credit mostly goes to the artists, writers, editors, and publisher at Dark Horse Comics -- guys like Chris Warner, who came up with the idea, Randy Stradley, and Mike Richardson. They did the heavy lifting.
The one thing that we added of which we were proud was the first interior look at the Predator culture. We wanted one of the viewpoint characters to be a Predator, and in order to make that work, we had to get inside his head.
The powers-that-were at the time didn't want us to do that, but we did it anyway, and it turned out they liked it, and the fans liked it, so we didn't get fired. (That's happened on other projects, they didn't't want something, but once they saw how it played, decided it was worth keeping. Remind me to tell you the Shadows of the Empire story about the droids flying the Falcon.)
The Predator revelations spawned some controversy at the time, but eventually came to be accepted and used by other writers. Not movie canon -- yet, anyhow -- but if you goggle "yautja," which is the name we came up with for the Predator species, you get more than 82,000 links, so it's definitely out there now.
We tried to come up with a background that used what had been shown in the movies and comics, to make the Predators characters to whom readers could relate. And my daughter did most of the work.
We were pleased with the results, and it seemed to work. Last time I looked, the first AvP novelization -- Aliens Versus Predator: Prey was up to twenty-something printings ...
I hope there's one DVD that contains both cuts, like how the Quadrilogy discs do.
Im sure it will.
So does that mean that it's been comfirmed that there will be a bluray edition? If so, whohoo!!!!!!!!!!! Allthough I will be pissed off if only the theatrical version is available in bluray, then I would possibly have to purchase 3 versions!
Let us hope that the unrated version comes to bluray, and to Autralia at the same time as the US (unlike the 1st AVP, damn you Fox!)
i hope there is a double disk set that has booth films and lots of extras and that it comes out the same time.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Dec 26, 2007, 10:28:32 AM
So does that mean that it's been comfirmed that there will be a bluray edition? If so, whohoo!!!!!!!!!!! Allthough I will be pissed off if only the theatrical version is available in bluray, then I would possibly have to purchase 3 versions!
Everything comes out in HD now.
Quote from: D-101 on Dec 27, 2007, 06:24:49 AM
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Dec 26, 2007, 10:28:32 AM
So does that mean that it's been comfirmed that there will be a bluray edition? If so, whohoo!!!!!!!!!!! Allthough I will be pissed off if only the theatrical version is available in bluray, then I would possibly have to purchase 3 versions!
Everything comes out in HD now.
Fox has delayed TONS of BOOO-Ray titles.. it's almost as if they can't make up their mind if they want to support the format. :P
Really though, wish it would come out on HD-DVD.. This format war is rediculous..
I'll get the DVD version. :-\
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 27, 2007, 09:37:42 AM
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
If you're refering to D-101's post, I think he meant that all movies come out on a high definition format, not hD-DVD.
I hope the unrated has some dubbed audio in it... I mean the whip, acid face, shuriken, predator sounds don't sound like they should from the trailers and footage we have had >:(
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 27, 2007, 09:37:42 AM
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
My guess is you don't know shit about the formats... if you did, you would know that HD-DVD picture quality wins almost every time in a side-by-side comparison with Blu-Ray. :)
Fox only chooses Blu-Ray because Sony and Fox struck a deal well before the format war broke out, it has nothing to do with your (incorrect) claim that HD-DVD "sucks". Go back and play your PS3 now.
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 28, 2007, 05:44:05 AM
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 27, 2007, 09:37:42 AM
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
My guess is you don't know shit about the formats... if you did, you would know that HD-DVD picture quality wins almost every time in a side-by-side comparison with Blu-Ray. :)
Fox only chooses Blu-Ray because Sony and Fox struck a deal well before the format war broke out, it has nothing to do with your (incorrect) claim that HD-DVD "sucks". Go back and play your PS3 now.
While I agree that HD-DVD doesn't suck, From what I have read, They are both almost identicle with only two main diffrences, HD has better sound, and Blu ray have a larger storage on most disks (however HD-DVD are working on a larger storage thingy.)
And from the way you got all defensive, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you own an HD-Dvd player?
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Dec 28, 2007, 05:51:51 AM
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 28, 2007, 05:44:05 AM
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 27, 2007, 09:37:42 AM
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
My guess is you don't know shit about the formats... if you did, you would know that HD-DVD picture quality wins almost every time in a side-by-side comparison with Blu-Ray. :)
Fox only chooses Blu-Ray because Sony and Fox struck a deal well before the format war broke out, it has nothing to do with your (incorrect) claim that HD-DVD "sucks". Go back and play your PS3 now.
While I agree that HD-DVD doesn't suck, From what I have read, They are both almost identicle with only two main diffrences, HD has better sound, and Blu ray have a larger storage on most disks (however HD-DVD are working on a larger storage thingy.)
And from the way you got all defensive, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you own an HD-Dvd player?
Yeah, picked one up for $99 (thought that would be clear from my first post in this thread). That's not why I got defensive ...I got defensive because of the lack of knowledge AdamJZ has. It's very aggrivating sometimes to read comments where its obvious someone is clearly uninformed. If he knew anything, he would know that the formats are near identical (as you also said). They are actually very similar in tech. So if HD-DVD "sucks", then Blu-Ray would have to. :-\
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 28, 2007, 06:50:35 AM
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Dec 28, 2007, 05:51:51 AM
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 28, 2007, 05:44:05 AM
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 27, 2007, 09:37:42 AM
Fox only supports Blu-Ray, which is good because HDDVD sucks.
My guess is you don't know shit about the formats... if you did, you would know that HD-DVD picture quality wins almost every time in a side-by-side comparison with Blu-Ray. :)
Fox only chooses Blu-Ray because Sony and Fox struck a deal well before the format war broke out, it has nothing to do with your (incorrect) claim that HD-DVD "sucks". Go back and play your PS3 now.
While I agree that HD-DVD doesn't suck, From what I have read, They are both almost identicle with only two main diffrences, HD has better sound, and Blu ray have a larger storage on most disks (however HD-DVD are working on a larger storage thingy.)
And from the way you got all defensive, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you own an HD-Dvd player?
Yeah, picked one up for $99 (thought that would be clear from my first post in this thread). That's not why I got defensive ...I got defensive because of the lack of knowledge AdamJZ has. It's very aggrivating sometimes to read comments where its obvious someone is clearly uninformed. If he knew anything, he would know that the formats are near identical (as you also said). They are actually very similar in tech. So if HD-DVD "sucks", then Blu-Ray would have to. :-\
I know what you mean, I have an xbox 360, and whenever I tell someone I have one, they just say "Xobox's suck, PS3's are way better!" It makes me so angry, especially since these people usually only own a PS2 or gamecube. >:(
Ninja Star lol its called a Shuriken
I hope that the blu ray version will look a lot better because the movie was too damn dark.
PS3 owners will be laughing on the other side of there faces as xbox hae just anouence a six figure deal with Fox to release there films and advertising on xbox with the first being thems of AVPR on xbox live. this will hopeful mean all Alien and Predator films being relased on HDDVD which works unlike blueray (just look at Terminator 3 Disc)
Quote from: spawn_se7en on Dec 28, 2007, 08:44:45 PM
PS3 owners will be laughing on the other side of there faces as xbox hae just anouence a six figure deal with Fox to release there films and advertising on xbox with the first being thems of AVPR on xbox live. this will hopeful mean all Alien and Predator films being relased on HDDVD which works unlike blueray (just look at Terminator 3 Disc)
The Alien and Predator films will never be released on HDDVD, Fox already has an exclusive deal with Blu-Ray. the only way you can get hi def Alien and Predator films outside of Blu-Ray, will be from xbox live, and that wont be 1080p. and the only reason you have problems with your disc is because you probably have a gen1 player. try to get 1080p picture on a gen1 HDDVD you wont be able to, its a developing technology and there will be problems. however, Blu-Ray has been ahead in sales 65% since its initial release. Im not saying this because Im a PS3 fan, I prefer Xbox360, however Blu-Ray is simply the better format, and all the signs are pointing towards it winning, if not staying in the lead of the Hi Definition format war.
Thats crap as blueray have all ready said they have put out the wrong disc for T3 and Microsoft have anouced the NEW deal with fox and xbox live has HDDVD on live look at 300
Quote from: spawn_se7en on Dec 29, 2007, 03:00:01 PM
Thats crap as blueray have all ready said they have put out the wrong disc for T3 and Microsoft have anouced the NEW deal with fox and xbox live has HDDVD on live look at 300
So you're saying that HD-DVD is now able to release fox movies? Link?
yeah, they announced a plan to release content on XBOX live, which does NOT mean that Fox will also release on HDDVD simply because microsoft supports it.
I son't give a sh** about xbox live. I can't use it, and even if I could, it would not be the same definition as an HD or Bluray disk. :(
I agree, I was arguing what Spawn Se7en said.
Quote from: AdamJZ on Dec 30, 2007, 02:49:17 AM
I agree, I was arguing what Spawn Se7en said.
yeah, I know, I wasn't trying to start a fight with you, I was just stating my opinion. :D
Sorry i was not starting one either
I the article i read said that this was likly to lead FOX to release there films on HDDVD and Bluray to make more money as the stats are showing that althought there are more PS3 selling at this time than HD players, there pordick that HDDVD will start to sell more as u can buy a HD player for under a £100 and $100, either a xbox 360 one or a Tobshia player (can remember which one probley a crap one)
Yets just hope this happens as it will be great ;)
The one very rubbish thing about downloading films from Xbox live is that it takes over 8 hours to download a HD film which is rubbish and it takes up lots of memory. The one good thing is that the article stated that the AVP R film could come out quicker and before its out on DVD.
Let's never fight again! ;D
OK :-*
Quote from: spawn_se7en on Dec 30, 2007, 07:20:38 PM
Sorry i was not starting one either
I the article i read said that this was likly to lead FOX to release there films on HDDVD and Bluray to make more money as the stats are showing that althought there are more PS3 selling at this time than HD players, there pordick that HDDVD will start to sell more as u can buy a HD player for under a £100 and $100, either a xbox 360 one or a Tobshia player (can remember which one probley a crap one)
Yets just hope this happens as it will be great ;)
That good news, i want to get a HD player but there that many movies on HD DVD.
^^
get a combo player (blue ray/ HD dvd) thats what I did ;D
Quote from: bloodjigsaw on Dec 31, 2007, 04:38:51 AM
^^
get a combo player (blue ray/ HD dvd) thats what I did ;D
Same!
Quote from: bloodjigsaw on Dec 31, 2007, 04:38:51 AM
^^
get a combo player (blue ray/ HD dvd) thats what I did ;D
Cool, i will try that once i get a HD T.V.
Wait, I'm confused...
You can buy movies on Live in HD I think up to 720p or something, but will the movie be available on HD-DVD? I have a 360 and I was just planning on buying the add-on...
Quote from: Otnip on Jan 01, 2008, 12:43:12 AM
Wait, I'm confused...
You can buy movies on Live in HD I think up to 720p or something, but will the movie be available on HD-DVD? I have a 360 and I was just planning on buying the add-on...
No, I don't think they are going to release them on HD DVD, which is stupid because 720p isn't a very high Defeinition.
1080p FTW ;)
At this point in just all rumor, they might as well release eveything on both they would make more money and both can be update through the phone line
If the DVD has remaster lightening, extra scenes, and documentaries.
I am fu@% buying it. ;D
Quote from: Rafael S. on Jan 02, 2008, 04:24:05 AM
If the DVD has remaster lightening, extra scenes, and documentaries.
I am fu@% buying it. ;D
What if it's just the film?
That would be a wast of time, if it happens they should put something extra like in picture extra
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Jan 01, 2008, 02:01:28 AM
Quote from: Otnip on Jan 01, 2008, 12:43:12 AM
Wait, I'm confused...
You can buy movies on Live in HD I think up to 720p or something, but will the movie be available on HD-DVD? I have a 360 and I was just planning on buying the add-on...
No, I don't think they are going to release them on HD DVD, which is stupid because 720p isn't a very high Defeinition.
Some of the movies on Live are available in HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray. Also, I have a 47" 1080p LCD and you can BARELY notice the difference between 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. It's very minimal, and if you are comparing side by side, you COULD not tell the difference unless you are running a 50"+ TV. However, you can tell the difference between a HD-DVD and a HD movie off Live since they are highly compressed and HD-DVD aren't compressed near as much. From my experience, the biggest advantage of 1080p over 1080i/720p is that it is noticeably higher resolution when using as a computer monitor.
^^
have a 60'' in my basement with the mix player man I LIVE by that TV :)
Quote from: Cellien on Jan 02, 2008, 08:45:52 PM
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Jan 01, 2008, 02:01:28 AM
Quote from: Otnip on Jan 01, 2008, 12:43:12 AM
Wait, I'm confused...
You can buy movies on Live in HD I think up to 720p or something, but will the movie be available on HD-DVD? I have a 360 and I was just planning on buying the add-on...
No, I don't think they are going to release them on HD DVD, which is stupid because 720p isn't a very high Defeinition.
Some of the movies on Live are available in HD-DVD and/or Blu-Ray. Also, I have a 47" 1080p LCD and you can BARELY notice the difference between 720p, 1080i, and 1080p. It's very minimal, and if you are comparing side by side, you COULD not tell the difference unless you are running a 50"+ TV. However, you can tell the difference between a HD-DVD and a HD movie off Live since they are highly compressed and HD-DVD aren't compressed near as much. From my experience, the biggest advantage of 1080p over 1080i/720p is that it is noticeably higher resolution when using as a computer monitor.
.................................. (processes information and tries to think of a witty come back) I like chocolate :)
I like dark chocolate!
I'm going to buy the both Unrated version and Blu Ray version (The Blu Ray version never has any of the exarts that the unrated version does).
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Jan 03, 2008, 09:23:50 PM
I'm going to buy the both Unrated version and Blu Ray version (The Blu Ray version never has any of the exarts that the unrated version does).
I'll probabaly do that as well, unless the unrated version doesn't come to Australia like last time >:( (It was on the bluray version, but it didn't come with all the special features)
I want to get it on Blu Ray because the picture woun't be so dark.
I am definately getting this on Blu Ray, good film. :)
Just some FYI about Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD. HD - DVD will now die a slow death. Warner Brothers and New Line cinema are now Blu exclusive, which for those who didnt know, is a HUGE deal. So, bye bye Hd DVD, thanks for playing, you wont be missed.
quote from IGN:
"A number of publications and pundits are calling this announcement an essential death-blow to the HD DVD format, highlighted by a headline in the Los Angeles Times, concluding, "Blu-ray Wins Format War." While it's likely too early to make such a dramatic call, the shift certainly gives Blu-ray a substantial -- and potentially industrying-defining -- victory. Stay tuned to IGN DVD for more as it develops."
And for Cellien, your comment about HD DVD films looking better than Blu-Ray was valid when Blu first came out, now the picture quality between the two are 100% identical. Don't believe me, research it.
And yes, 1080p on 46" and up TV's looks 2 times better than 720P does. Anything smaller than that 1080p isn't really all that important. For the most part. So, I agree with ya there.
http://digg.com/tech_news/Warner_Brothers_Goes_Blu_Ray_Exclusive
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/843/843709p1.html
http://www.highdefdigest.com/featurewarnergoesblu_10608.html
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Dec 31, 2007, 04:13:47 AM
Quote from: spawn_se7en on Dec 30, 2007, 07:20:38 PM
Sorry i was not starting one either
I the article i read said that this was likly to lead FOX to release there films on HDDVD and Bluray to make more money as the stats are showing that althought there are more PS3 selling at this time than HD players, there pordick that HDDVD will start to sell more as u can buy a HD player for under a £100 and $100, either a xbox 360 one or a Tobshia player (can remember which one probley a crap one)
Yets just hope this happens as it will be great ;)
That good news, i want to get a HD player but there that many movies on HD DVD.
Never going to happen. Especially not now. Not after what just happened to HD DVD at CES this past weekend.
Quote from: Otnip on Jan 01, 2008, 12:43:12 AM
Wait, I'm confused...
You can buy movies on Live in HD I think up to 720p or something, but will the movie be available on HD-DVD? I have a 360 and I was just planning on buying the add-on...
Don't buy that add on now.
I thought y'all might be interested in these couple of quick quotes and news links I posted over at Rotten Tomatoes.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_view.php?journalid=100005187&entryid=470467&view=public (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/vine/journal_view.php?journalid=100005187&entryid=470467&view=public)
It looks like AvP-R will be showcasing the latest Blu-ray tech, for better or worse.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Fox/CES_2008/CES:_Fox_Touts_BD-Live,_Previews_Alien_vs._Predator:_Requiem_Blu-ray/1346
Sounds pretty neat to me. Can't wait to try it out.
I was going to put this in the DVD section, but it's always so lonely in there. :-\
Sounds very interesting, especially about the interactive game part.
So the disc is going to have an online game on it?
To bad I don't have Blu-ray.
well, for me, that just means Fox has some serious plans for the movie especially when it comes to this. So hopefully it means that they really do care about this movie and its future. Its nice to see the film get past 37 mill here in the US. This is what I think the final budget was. Let's hope it can sustain the million plus per day for a while yet.
That looks nice :-)
Bummer that I don't have a Blue-ray DVD player :-X
get a ps 3
and what type of game is it?
will you have to buy a blu-ray player in order to play this game or can you use a ps3?
I aint gonna buy a PS3 just for blu-ray, i don't want a PS3, way too expensive ;D
Here are some photos of the Blu-ray game that will be featured with the AVP-R BD. for some reason the game seems to be from the first film, but you can see the AVP-R tentative Blu-Ray Case below.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg175.imageshack.us%2Fimg175%2F8213%2Favpvy1zl2.jpg&hash=c47dfec74267d63aa0afb1be85791ca56aa70953)
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for more photos go to:
http://www.blu-ray.com/ces2008/
As usual, looks like Fox put alot of effort into this... ::)
Looks awesome, i want to play but i don't own a Blu-Ray player.
I wouldn't mind playing that looks cool, might be as good as Aliens Extinction arcade.
So how does the game work :-[ ???
Cool? lol...
Hey, at least it's something! :D
Looks very RPGish to me. Pokemon RPGish. I'd love one of those. Alien-e-mon, gonna infect 'em all.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 30, 2008, 03:51:59 PM
Alien-e-mon, gonna infect 'em all.
That's pretty good.. ;)
I would so buy that.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 30, 2008, 03:51:59 PM
Looks very RPGish to me. Pokemon RPGish. I'd love one of those. Alien-e-mon, gonna infect 'em all.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi78.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj118%2FRuss_Diesel%2Frofl.gif&hash=ceef04ef1e5cec648349e7ab1b597a9987ce8d2b)
How can you be a marine in a game based off of AVP? Fox is retarded.
I might have to sell my Xbox for a PS3 now....
They're making a Blu-Ray 360 attachment. I'd keep it.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 30, 2008, 05:47:41 PM
They're making a Blu-Ray 360 attachment. I'd keep it.
are they!! Brill!!
I'd wait and get a stand alone player instead of a
George Forman: Lean Mean Fat Grillin' Machine.. What an eye-sore for the living room.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.makezine.com%2Farchive%2Fps3grill_2006-11-21.jpg&hash=3efb09dc70c0d83d174418198b32c9db3a8f18d9)
Quote from: That Yellow Alien on Jan 30, 2008, 05:18:15 PM
How can you be a marine in a game based off of AVP? Fox is retarded.
Yeah, that is pretty stupid..
^^ frost isnt gonna like that :D
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jan 30, 2008, 03:51:59 PM
Looks very RPGish to me. Pokemon RPGish. I'd love one of those. Alien-e-mon, gonna infect 'em all.
Xeno-chu I choose you!
I'll get the blu-ray.... if I have a lot of cash to spare, or someone gets it for me.
Quote from: severen76 on Jan 30, 2008, 05:59:14 PM
^^ frost isnt gonna like that :D
That picture is like from late 2006,pretty clever really,why would I not like it?
I doubt you will ever see a blu-ray player in a 3fixme :'(
Quote from: frost on Jan 30, 2008, 06:26:28 PM
Quote from: severen76 on Jan 30, 2008, 05:59:14 PM
^^ frost isnt gonna like that :D
That picture is like from late 2006,pretty clever really,why would I not like it?
I doubt you will ever see a blu-ray player in a 3fixme :'(
It's a good thing the PS3 can play blu-rays or you'd have nothing to do on your Delaystation 3. ;)
Back on topic...starting...
NOW.
So how does the game work :-[ do you shoot the aliens in the film or do more come up like a time crisis game ??? :-[
That's what I want to know.. It looks like you shoot at a video that plays.. Looks like a mix of Area 51 (arcade) and Dragons Lair.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Fox/Disc_Announcements/Fox_Readies_Alien_vs._Predator:_Requiem_Blu-ray/1428
:) Same day as Predator 1.
Cool... I just noticed it on High Defs website too.
they will get cheap and ether play both formats or one will replace the other. it the betamax of the 21 century.(beta is better than vhs).
With credit to "deezelboy" on AXP who found this first, but the BBFC have listed the titles for the extras on the AVPR DVD...
- AUDIO COMMENTARY BY DIRECTORS COLIN AND GREG STRAUSE AND PRODUCER JOHN DAVIS
- AUDIO COMMENTARY BY TOM WOODRUFF AND ALEC GILLIS
- BUILDING THE PREDATOR HOMEWORLD (6m 35s)
- FIGHT TO THE FINISH: THE MAKING OF AVPR (12m 13s)
- SCIENCE OF THE HUNTER (10m 44s)
- THE NIGHTMARE RETURNS - CREATING THE ALIENS (7m 33s)
- SCIENCE OF THE XENOMORPH (11m 16s)
- DELETED SCENES (19m 52s)
- CROSSBREED: THE PREDALIEN (8m 19s)
- PRIMITIVE DESIGN: CREATING THE PREDATOR (10m 24s)
- PREPARE FOR WAR: THE MAKING OF AVPR (15m 50s)
http://www.alienexperience.com//index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=542&topic=3781.msg99129#new (http://www.alienexperience.com//index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=542&topic=3781.msg99129#new)
Great stuff! 20mins of deleted scenes :o
Sounds good, looks like the bros got to add some deleted scenes after all.
Awesome, no info about the lighting.
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Feb 12, 2008, 06:41:47 PM
Awesome, no info about the lighting.
Colin already confirmed here that they did the lightning from scratch for the dvd.
I got this from the DVDTIMES website on an article about a Blu Ray conference, follow the link...
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=67038
Next, David Stevens, the International VP for Fox, played a demo reel which concentrated solely on ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR: REQUIEM. The demo reel featured the line, "The future is Blu! The future is BD Live!", which is sure to delight owners of Profile 1.0 and 1.1 players. AVP: REQUIEM is said to feature a real-time first-person shooter style action game, "ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR VERSUS YOU", and apparently, you'll be able to play "with your friends around the world". Another point explicitly made in the Fox reel was that BD Live features "go beyond a web-connected player", which I interpreted as a comparison against HD DVD's already existing (and honestly, quite unthrilling) web connectivity.
So, the AVP:R got released in Russia yesterday only with The Making of feature. Too bad.
http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=5921
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Wow that's one cool cover.
Thats pretty darn good!
That actually makes the Predalien look cooler than it does in the movie.
Indeed.
That`s a cover!
Thats the colour the PredAlien should be!
The box looks beeter than the movie was!
That's awesome, love it.
I wonder if it will look the same in Germany.
DB
Looks sweat.
Looks very very cool ... but i dont like the silver bars above and below. Looks like Terminator :D ..
A bit Blackwould be better with a blue color for the writings!
greetz
Bet the UK cover will be the crappy Wolf/Alien/Around Earth logo. :P
Quote from: War Wager on Feb 14, 2008, 07:25:24 PM
Thats the colour the PredAlien should be!
Yep, the Predalien in black looks awesome!
Just to echo, but yeah the Predalien looks much better in that colour. I wonder why the title uses the first AVP font though?
It saves Fox money. The layout of the background and the font are that of the AvP Lenticular Edition. Fox are all about saving the $!
I hate the letter Style,the ones from the movie should have been used. >:(
finally, font on the cover puts this movie right where it belongs - next to andersons 'masterpiece' as a faithful and close continuation to the predecessor :D :D :D
looking forward to the 2 disc version
Here's a bigger version:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fshocktillyoudrop.com%2Fnextraimages%2Favp-rDVD2.jpg&hash=43351a67a8ef8d78694fa5d6c569523248a40a6a)
Now that's a cover! 8) :)
Thanks for the bigger cover ;D.
Quote from: TheUrbanPredator on Feb 14, 2008, 09:17:19 PM
Here's a bigger version:
http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/avp-rDVD2.jpg
Now that's a cover! 8) :)
it almost looks like there isnt a crown
teasing us of what could have been
Sucks that we don't get the deleted scenes.
Very nice cover though. More impressive than the predalien ever was on the actual film.
I hope the bluray cover looks the same.
Quote from: LukaKovach on Feb 14, 2008, 09:23:03 PM
Sucks that we don't get the deleted scenes.
Very nice cover though. More impressive than the predalien ever was on the actual film.
Yeah, you're right. I agree with everything you just said. Why do we UK fans always get everything late or not at all? ??? >:(
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Feb 14, 2008, 09:27:37 PM
I hope the bluray cover looks the same.
Yeah, or better. ;)
Nice Predalien pic and the tint of blueish grayish looks great but I hate the font and the VP style things behind the Predalien.
Haha. Extreme Unrated Edition. I bet we see a quote about how gritty and hardcore the film is on the back.
Quote from: LukaKovach on Feb 14, 2008, 09:23:03 PM
Sucks that we don't get the deleted scenes.
Very nice cover though. More impressive than the predalien ever was on the actual film.
cus the Deleted scenes are in the movie, AvP had deleted scenes on disc 2 then the unrated came out the deleted where gone cus they was in the movie.
Yeah, but the deleted scenes on the Region 2 DVD amount to just over 19 minutes. That's more than the extra footage that's on the Region 1 Unrated DVD. Alas, it looks like we're not getting the unrated version in England, so I'll just have to buy the American one. The joys of having a multi-regional DVD player!
Quote from: vehtam on Feb 14, 2008, 08:16:29 PM
finally, font on the cover puts this movie right where it belongs - next to andersons 'masterpiece' as a faithful and close continuation to the predecessor :D :D :D
good job I likw both then ;)
Quote from: Krueger on Feb 14, 2008, 10:37:26 PM
Yeah, but the deleted scenes on the Region 2 DVD amount to just over 19 minutes. That's more than the extra footage that's on the Region 1 Unrated DVD. Alas, it looks like we're not getting the unrated version in England, so I'll just have to buy the American one. The joys of having a multi-regional DVD player!
i think it will be rather some feature than deleted scenes themselves. you know, 2 seconds of added gore and 2 minutes of Colin and Greg saying, why it wasn't in the movie, stuff like that. As i remember, they wanted all the rest of deleted footage besides added 7 minutes to never see the daylight, ever.
The Normal DVD/R Rated version will most likey have the Wolf and Alien Around the Earth logo.
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I LOVE IT!!Chet's dreads look really awesome right here!Along with the rest of her :o
Quote from: vehtam on Feb 14, 2008, 10:55:17 PM
As i remember, they wanted all the rest of deleted footage besides added 7 minutes to never see the daylight, ever.
Consider for a moment how many times the Strauses did not get their way.
I'm lovin the cover.
It has Grid's tail?
Anyway, if it looks like that in the newly colored film, ;D
Wishful thinking.
hey guys question that scenes were jesse gets cut in half IF anyone knows will that be on the dvd as part of the movie or is it ganna be like a deleted scene were u gatta through the menu and stuff?
well i must say that us at the USA always gettign treated liek step childs looks like only the over seas ppl (UK FOR EXAMPLE) will be seeing those 20 mins of deleted scenes on their dvds chueck out the US aspec of the features and look at the UK one see any diffrence ?
More DvD artwork!
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/aliens-vs-predator-requiem.html
Quote from: LukaKovach on Feb 13, 2008, 07:10:25 AM
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Feb 12, 2008, 06:41:47 PM
Awesome, no info about the lighting.
Colin already confirmed here that they did the lightning from scratch for the dvd.
Nice :), good thing i didn't Cancelled my Preorlder.
UK blu-ray release May 19th:
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/5175482/Alien-Vs-Predator-Requiem/Product.html
I presume that's when the DVD will be released too. Also looks like there's gonna be a double pack with the first film coming out.
Yikes...the "Extreme Edition" cover is awful... :P
Quote from: Demonio Cazador on Feb 15, 2008, 03:27:13 PM
Yikes...the "Extreme Edition" cover is awful... :P
Agreed... They wanted to keep the style closer to the cover of the unrated and Definitive editions of AVP, but that cover is idiotic for two reasons: first of all, where is the Predator...? This is an AVP, not a movie called 'Predalien'... and second, the AVP logo with the Requiem placed where it is looks dreadful... I also agree that the two upper and lower silver bars disfigure the cover unnecessarily...
Hopefully this is still a work in progress, not the final versions... ::) Don't get me started on the cover for the regular DVD... Bleaarrgh! ::) ;D ;)
When did Earth have that explosion? :o :-X :-\
Yes the Blu Ray version is Unrated!
HD-DVD is now officially DEAD, just a heads up. :'(
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba-pulling-the-plug-on-hd-dvd-already/
Sad day for the people's format. On the flipside, I'm gearing up to purchase a Blu-Ray player (not a PS3).
Quote from: Cellien on Feb 16, 2008, 07:48:10 PM
HD-DVD is now officially DEAD, just a heads up. :'(
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba-pulling-the-plug-on-hd-dvd-already/
Sad day for the people's format. On the flipside, I'm gearing up to purchase a Blu-Ray player (not a PS3).
"The people's format" LOL! Why have you called it that?
http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/findresults_title.asp (http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/findresults_title.asp)
Quote from: DazAvP01 on Feb 16, 2008, 08:18:54 PM
Quote from: Cellien on Feb 16, 2008, 07:48:10 PM
HD-DVD is now officially DEAD, just a heads up. :'(
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba-pulling-the-plug-on-hd-dvd-already/
Sad day for the people's format. On the flipside, I'm gearing up to purchase a Blu-Ray player (not a PS3).
"The people's format" LOL! Why have you called it that?
Reason 1: Because even if you bought a HD-DVD player on day 1, all the functions work to this day. Blu-Ray on the other hand didn't work that way. If you bought a profile 1 player for a $1000+, you're screwed unless it was the PS3. Profile 1 players cannot play most of the special features on newer Blu-Ray movies.
Reason 2: Price. $99 got you into HD movies (or $149 retail), compared to $400 for Blu-Ray.
Reason 3: Region free. You can import any movie from any country and watch on an HD-DVD player no problem. Not the case with Blu-Ray which is region locked so no imports. :(
Like I said, the people's format. It's not my term, it's a pretty general term if you frequent audio/video sites. It's a little sad HD-DVD is now going to be history, but at least I can look forward to one format. :)
does anyone know if Unrated version will hit region 4? for example Australia?
because i sure hope so, or im gonna have to wait until the end of the year to get it from usa because im going there.... :-\
Quote from: Corporal Harrison on Feb 17, 2008, 12:01:54 PM
does anyone know if Unrated version will hit region 4? for example Australia?
because i sure hope so, or im gonna have to wait until the end of the year to get it from usa because im going there.... :-\
Isn't there any store there that imports dvds? If we import region 1 dvds here in South America, surely some store has to import them in Australia...
or just by them on ebay i guess....
Looks really sweet.
I also do like the normal DVD cover, it does look better then the movie poster.
I hope we dont get short changed here in the UK. I really want to see the unrated extended version. Plus i want the 2 disc edition.
Anyways, does anyone kno wheter the Brothers Struase plan to do some colour correction for the dvd?
I saw the film twice at 2 different cinemas and it still felt to dark to me. Especially the Predalien scenes, my friend didnt even recognize it as a hybrid, lol i had to tell him.
The US is being short changed, not the UK.
Quote from: That Yellow Alien on Feb 17, 2008, 11:10:25 PM
The US is being short changed, not the UK.
WE ARE!!!!! :o :o :o
How can you decide NOT to include 19min of deleted scenes and chop off a bunch of featurettes? Like someone mentioned elsewhere, another edition with that footage and features may surface down the road. I'll just rent the blu-ray and wait for a potential future release.
The unrated single-disc and Two-Disc Special Edition will be available in widescreen only (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and DTS audio, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. Individual disc bonus materials include:
Rated/Unrated Single-Disc Version
· Commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis
· Commentary by creature effects designers/creators Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis
Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition
Includes all above single-disc content with the following extra material featured on the second disc:
· Digital Copy feature
· Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
· Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R
· Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R
· AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns – Creating the Aliens
· Crossbreed: The PredAlien
· Building the Predator Homeworld
· Still Design Galleries
· Designing the Predator
· Designing the Alien
· Designing the PredAlien
· On Set: The Rooftop
· On Set: The Sewer
· On Set: The Hive
· On Set: Cast & Crew
· Theatrical trailers (including Restricted Audience trailer)
Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Blu-ray disc features both the theatrical rated and unrated versions of the film seamlessly branched in widescreen format, with all above standard-def DVD special features included, plus the BD-exclusive interactive picture-in-picture reference guide "Weyland-Yutani Archives" which allows viewers access into the movie-based corporation's top-secret computer mainframe to discover information on all things Alien and Predator. The disc will be presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG 4) compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French / Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Do these Specs apply for US, UK, or both ??? I wasn't quite sure but I thought it was both.
The UK edition is getting a couple more featurettes and 19 minutes of deleted scenes. The US isn't. Piss off FOX.
Quote from: That Yellow Alien on Feb 17, 2008, 11:51:10 PM
The UK edition is getting a couple more featurettes and 19 minutes of deleted scenes. The US isn't. Piss off FOX.
f**king assholes...
Awhile back I read something about an interactive game that was to be included on the blu-ray disc that could be played online or something. Did they scrap that?
As far as I know, it will still be on the Blu-ray version.
Anyway, you can bet that Fox will release the "ultra-extreme edition" this Christmas, which will finally have the Uk special features. They did the exact same thing with AVP.
Quote from: XxSaNdMaNxX on Feb 15, 2008, 02:48:14 AM
well i must say that us at the USA always gettign treated liek step childs looks like only the over seas ppl (UK FOR EXAMPLE) will be seeing those 20 mins of deleted scenes on their dvds chueck out the US aspec of the features and look at the UK one see any diffrence ?
I say we blow up Fox's f**king house up... >:( >:( :P :o
dont worry. the featurettes and deleted scenes will end up on youtube or some place similar so those of us in the U.S. will get to see them.
Then how come the AVP special features aren't on Youtube or Bittorrent? I have wanted to watch those, but I have not bought the unrated version. Unless I ask, no one will do it.
Quote from: That Yellow Alien on Feb 18, 2008, 12:22:38 AM
Then how come the AVP special features aren't on Youtube or Bittorrent? I have wanted to watch those, but I have not bought the unrated version. Unless I ask, no one will do it.
well if you cant find it then you should ask for someone to upload it for you...although i am sure its
somewhere on trhe internet.
They pulled the same bull shit when they released AVP.
We got that shitty one disc version and had to wait a year and a half to get that 2 disc.
Bull shit.
Exactly, it's just Fox holding back just so they can have new stuff for a second release, that way they can get fans to pay twice for the same movie, doubling profits. I hate that shit.
What pisses me off the most though is that they don't do this for the R2 version, they give everything to them with the first release. >:(
Man that sucks we don't get all the stuff that UK does (Just like when japan got Budokai 2 and they got more stuff then the USA version did).
Those who have patience will win this meager special features war.
I'm hoping when The bros change the lighting and colors for the dvd,it will at least be good like the first trailer
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Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Feb 17, 2008, 05:05:10 PM
I also do like the normal DVD cover, it does look better then the movie poster.
Yes, but that Predator 'glovy' hand... :P ::)
Quote from: XenoVC on Feb 18, 2008, 04:37:09 AM
I'm hoping when The bros change the lighting and colors for the dvd,it will at least be good like the first trailer
http://www.sagray.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/avp2.jpg
I think that's the point. I love the lighting and angles, but the colors are too fake looking in the actual film, too high in contrast. I want it to have a more silverish look.
I'm tired of the monochromatic look. They don't need to repeat Anderson's mistake to make it look worthy of watching.
Quote from: The Chibi Kiriyama on Feb 18, 2008, 07:08:07 PM
I'm tired of the monochromatic look. They don't need to repeat Anderson's mistake to make it look worthy of watching.
Anderson had some bad lighting. Not bad like dark, but bad like boring. AVP-R had good lighting, but they need to calm down with the colors.
Quote from: Alienseseses on Feb 18, 2008, 07:12:10 PM
Quote from: The Chibi Kiriyama on Feb 18, 2008, 07:08:07 PM
I'm tired of the monochromatic look. They don't need to repeat Anderson's mistake to make it look worthy of watching.
Anderson had some bad lighting. Not bad like dark, but bad like boring. AVP-R had good lighting, but they need to calm down with the colors.
It felt like a comic book. Personally, I don't mind it but the Aliens don't suit that look at all.
Quote from: echobbase79 on Feb 18, 2008, 07:52:40 PM
Quote from: Alienseseses on Feb 18, 2008, 07:12:10 PM
Quote from: The Chibi Kiriyama on Feb 18, 2008, 07:08:07 PM
I'm tired of the monochromatic look. They don't need to repeat Anderson's mistake to make it look worthy of watching.
Anderson had some bad lighting. Not bad like dark, but bad like boring. AVP-R had good lighting, but they need to calm down with the colors.
It felt like a comic book. Personally, I don't mind it but the Aliens don't suit that look at all.
The colors did that. I agree. But if the colors are being changed, than it would look great.
What doesn't the american 2-disc not have?
I have a multi region player I'll just get the UK edition.
Quote from: Cellien on Feb 16, 2008, 07:48:10 PM
HD-DVD is now officially DEAD, just a heads up. :'(
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba-pulling-the-plug-on-hd-dvd-already/
Sad day for the people's format. On the flipside, I'm gearing up to purchase a Blu-Ray player (not a PS3).
Soooooooooo gald!
According to Amazon.com, the 2-Disc edition
Price: $23.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
Now doesn't that sound better than the $34.98 that the release article stated?
The atmosphere eating nuke pretty much describes everything about avpr in a nutshell.
When was it again the dvd came out?? both the extended and the normal, that if there will be an extended verson.
Shitty cover with shitty tacked on AvP1 logo.
Do you think that it might be one of those badass 3D slipcases?
Is this the two disk unrated?
http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-vs-Predator-Requiem-Two-Disc/dp/B001451HXO/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1203701846&sr=1-32
Quote from: TheUrbanPredator on Feb 14, 2008, 09:17:19 PM
Here's a bigger version:
http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/avp-rDVD2.jpg
Now that's a cover! 8) :)
I've just noticed something I didn't notice in the movie, the dreads look like miniature Alien tails!
That's the point.
Chet has a new tail in the cover. Looks like a photoshop of Grid. In AVP-R, it's a club.
Has anyone happened to catch a pic of the back cover of the 2-disc unrated? I want to be able to see on there if both the unrated and theatrical cut are in that set (as with AVP1's unrated DVD set, as well as Die Hard 4's). I know we got info that the Blu-Ray will have both versions, but it hasn't been said about the standard DVD (as it never is until the damned thing comes out). So, anyone gather that kind of info or find a shot of the back cover? Thanks.
http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-vs-Predator-Requiem-Two-Disc/dp/B001451HXO/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1203701846&sr=1-32
that is the combo set of avp and avp2 both unrated.both 2disc.
If you're responding to me, that wasn't what my question was about. My question was about finding hard evidence about if the 2-disc set of AVP-R (only) has both the unrated and theatrical cuts of the film included, or just the unrated.
Quote from: Newsfop on Feb 20, 2008, 04:46:25 AM
According to Amazon.com, the 2-Disc edition
Price: $23.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
Now doesn't that sound better than the $34.98 that the release article stated?
Blu-Ray edition price would be
$39.98.
QuoteFurther Details:
Fox Home Entertainment has announced 1-disc rated (94 minutes) and 2-disc unrated (101 minutes) editions of Aliens vs Predator: Requiem which stars Steven Pasquale and Reiko Aylesworth. Both will be available to own from the 15th April. Each will carry an anamorphic widescreen presentation, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround track. The only extra material on the rated edition will be a commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis, and a second commentary by creature FX designers/creators Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis. The unrated edition will include the commentaries, along with 5 behind the scenes featurettes (Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R, Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R, AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns - Creating the Aliens, Crossbreed: The PredAlien, and Building the Predator Homeworld), multiple stills galleries on the creature design and sets, a digital copy download feature, and the AVPR trailers (including the Restricted Audience trailer).
A Blu-ray release will also be available from the 15th April. This will include both cuts of the film seamlessly branched, all of the extra material above, along with an exclusive Weyland-Yutani Archives picture-in-picture reference guide to the warring alien races. This will retail at around $39.98.
=From http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/aliens-vs-predator-requiem.html
DVD Features:
Number of Discs: 2-Discs
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Audio:
5.1 Dolby Surround – English
5.1 Dolby Surround – Spanish
Dolby Surround - French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Disc 1: Widescreen Special Edition Unrated Feature
Prepare for War: The Making of AVP R
Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP R
Deadly Prey: Alien
Unstoppable Hunter: Predator
Crossbreed: The PrediAlien
Building the Predator Homeworld
Science of the Hunted:Aliens
Science of the Hunter: Predators
Trailer Farm: Jumper, Babylon AD, In The Name of The King
Commentary by Directors Colin and Greg Strause and writer Shane Salerno
Commentary by Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis
Deleted Scene with Optional Director Commentary: 121-124 Extended Power Plant
Fox On DVD: Onion Movie, Hit Man, Bachelor Party 2: The Last Tempation, Posession, Male Action TV
Disc 2: Digital Copy
AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns - Creating The Aliens
Designing the Predator
Designing the Alien
Designing the Predi Alien
On Set: The Rooftop
On Set: The Sewer
On Set: The Hive
On Set: Cast & Crew
Unseen Sketches
Behind the Scenes
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
is the blu ray missing any of the special features of the dvd version or does it just have more?
i just got a blu-ray player. its 1.1 so i cant play that online game but it may work on my bro"s ps3.
Quote from: dimelives on Mar 06, 2008, 08:17:27 PM
If you're responding to me, that wasn't what my question was about. My question was about finding hard evidence about if the 2-disc set of AVP-R (only) has both the unrated and theatrical cuts of the film included, or just the unrated.
I just checked on the official website (http://www.avprdvd.com (http://www.avprdvd.com)), and it definitely says that the Blu-ray release has both versions of the film; I don't know if the 2-disc standard DVD has them both, though.
Quote from: bobcunk on Mar 19, 2008, 03:06:42 AM
i just got a blu-ray player. its 1.1 so i cant play that online game but it may work on my bro"s ps3.
Gotta love the incomplete Blu-Ray specs. :) F*ckin' Sony..
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 04, 2008, 03:36:03 AM
Quote from: bobcunk on Mar 19, 2008, 03:06:42 AM
i just got a blu-ray player. its 1.1 so i cant play that online game but it may work on my bro"s ps3.
Gotta love the incomplete Blu-Ray specs. :) F*ckin' Sony..
Sony really fubar'd that whole system.
*updates BD player on PS3 ;D
We probably won't see some really interesting applications of those capabilities for awhile. Is that online game still on the blu-ray version? Cause aside from that press release awhile back I've heard nothing of it.
Quote from: fluxcap on Apr 04, 2008, 05:47:38 AM
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 04, 2008, 03:36:03 AM
Quote from: bobcunk on Mar 19, 2008, 03:06:42 AM
i just got a blu-ray player. its 1.1 so i cant play that online game but it may work on my bro"s ps3.
Gotta love the incomplete Blu-Ray specs. :) F*ckin' Sony..
Sony really fubar'd that whole system.
*updates BD player on PS3 ;D
The PS3 is profile 2 compliant I believe which I think means: Has an internet connection so it can get updates. Lol.. I recall a certain dead format that had that from day one.. even on the $99 players. :)
Your always twisting that knife Cellien. :D
..I'm bitter. :P
OK, well I got my Blu-Ray player now! Still think HD-DVD is better.. but whatever! I'm ready for AvP-R in HD. :)
What makes you think HD is better? cheaper price, better picture?
Quote from: severen76 on Apr 07, 2008, 05:28:41 PM
What makes you think HD is better? cheaper price, better picture?
Copied from another post I did a while back:
Reason 1: Because even if you bought a HD-DVD player on day 1, all the functions work to this day. Blu-Ray on the other hand didn't work that way. If you bought a profile 1 player for a $1000+, you're screwed unless it was the PS3. Profile 1 players cannot play most of the special features on newer Blu-Ray movies.
Reason 2: Price. $99 got you into HD movies (or $149 retail), compared to $400 for Blu-Ray.
Reason 3: Region free. You can import any movie from any country and watch on an HD-DVD player no problem. Not the case with Blu-Ray which is region locked so no imports. Sad
Thank you. :)
So when do the multi region blu ray players come out. ;D
I think Blu-Ray can play region-free discs, and I think they are releasing some movies region-free. However, it's not manditory so best bet is to buy movies in your own country.
ya i just got a blu-ray player fior $400 it is the Panasonic DMP-BD30 i think its a fairly good one, its profile 1.1 so i think it can play all the features except for online stuff. but im thinking now i shoulv just got a $80 upscaling dvd player cus i dont see that much of a differance between standard and blu-ray. the only disk i have so far is the 5 disc bladerunner set(witch looks amazing)
Well, if it looks "amazing", then it amazed you... so it must look better. :P What size is your TV, and what are the specs?
I just got a Sony BDPS300 for $200. Only movie I have is SWAT, which is a pretty lame movie. It looks great, but it's not demo material. I can't wait to see some Pixar movies on this. They are 100% digital transfer (since they are CG films), so you can't get a better picture. I'm viewing on a 47" 1080p LCD. I'm going to be using Netflix for most of my Blu-Ray viewing because Blu-Ray movies seemed to go OFF sale now that HD-DVD is officially dead. All the Blu-Rays at stores are all back to retail pricing. :(
My HD-DVD player is only 720p/1080i my Blu-Ray player is 1080p, so nearly double the resolution!
my tv is only 32 720. and by amazing i mean it looked a little better. but it wasnt as big a differance as dvd and vhs. i also found out my tv has a digital reseverr so i can watch hd on a regular antenna. and it looks as good as my satalite or cable.
I have been seeing TV adds for the DVD already.
Is the U.S. Blu-Ray release an extended cut?
It has both versions.
Quote from: dimelives on Apr 14, 2008, 10:10:46 PM
It has both versions.
As in the 20 extra minutes cut?
has it been confermed that they forgot to put the jessie cut in half scene in the blu-ray?
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 14, 2008, 10:51:47 PM
Quote from: dimelives on Apr 14, 2008, 10:10:46 PM
It has both versions.
As in the 20 extra minutes cut?
No; it has the theatrical cut and the unrated cut with 7-8 added minutes. As far as I know, it's still an up-in-the-air mystery about whether or not the rest of the 20 extra minutes will be included as deleted scenes on the blu-ray.
Quote from: bobcunk on Apr 14, 2008, 10:59:13 PM
has it been confermed that they forgot to put the jessie cut in half scene in the blu-ray?
Don't think it's been confirmed one way or the other, but it's a very easy thing to miss even in the standard DVD unrated version (it's a blurred, foreground shot on the very edge of the screen), so whoever wrote what said it wasn't in there may simply have not caught it.
It's in it. I have a screeny of it.
The DVD is out today in the USA? Anyone have it yet?
It's between 4:45-7:45 AM in the U.S. right now ::) ;D
(But people who pre-ordered online have most likely gotten it already.)
Lol.. I have it in my Netflix to ship and it says "Very Long Wait". Bastards should have anticipated everyone trying to rent it.
I'm geting my copy after i get off my school around 2:30 PM.
Anyone thinking to pick up the 2-disc version should know that the 2nd disc is simply a copy to put on your portable devices or computer.
It contains nothing that isn't on the single disc version, as far as I can tell.
- Lenbo
In germany i´m getting the 3- disc version, the unrated and normal version are on two seperate discs and then the bonus disc.
I was going to get it last night but it has been sold out.
Quote from: Lenbo on Apr 16, 2008, 10:03:02 AM
Anyone thinking to pick up the 2-disc version should know that the 2nd disc is simply a copy to put on your portable devices or computer.
It contains nothing that isn't on the single disc version, as far as I can tell.
- Lenbo
Don't think so. I'm pretty sure there are a ton of features as well, as the features score 7/10 on most DVD reviews.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Apr 16, 2008, 11:43:56 AM
Quote from: Lenbo on Apr 16, 2008, 10:03:02 AM
Anyone thinking to pick up the 2-disc version should know that the 2nd disc is simply a copy to put on your portable devices or computer.
It contains nothing that isn't on the single disc version, as far as I can tell.
- Lenbo
Don't think so. I'm pretty sure there are a ton of features as well, as the features score 7/10 on most DVD reviews.
But this has been reported before on this site. Not sure who it was though.
I rented it last night and colin nice additions to the unrated but what the f**k! its darker then what it was in the movie theatre!
When is it out in the UK?
May 12th.
So is the uncut version better then normal version just like the Daredevil uncut version was.
Going by members of the AVS forum, I'm not buying this movie unless I find it under $20. They say the Blu-Ray is just too dark and suffers from constant "crushed blacks", meaning the blacks aren't defined, they just mush all together to make one dark spot. With the price Fox charges for HD media, they should be the best on the market.
People are already demanding a recall... :P
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 16, 2008, 05:03:52 PM
Going by members of the AVS forum, I'm not buying this movie unless I find it under $20. They say the Blu-Ray is just too dark and suffers from constant "crushed blacks", meaning the blacks aren't defined, they just mush all together to make one dark spot. With the price Fox charges for HD media, they should be the best on the market.
What is AVS? The normal version of the Uncut DVD is 18 doller.
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 16, 2008, 05:32:17 PM
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 16, 2008, 05:03:52 PM
Going by members of the AVS forum, I'm not buying this movie unless I find it under $20. They say the Blu-Ray is just too dark and suffers from constant "crushed blacks", meaning the blacks aren't defined, they just mush all together to make one dark spot. With the price Fox charges for HD media, they should be the best on the market.
What is AVS? The normal version of the Uncut DVD is 18 doller.
I'm talkin' about the Blu-Ray.
AVS is Audio/Video Science forum. Talk about everything to do with audio and video components like TVs, HD movie players etc etc.
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 16, 2008, 05:37:03 PM
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 16, 2008, 05:32:17 PM
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 16, 2008, 05:03:52 PM
Going by members of the AVS forum, I'm not buying this movie unless I find it under $20. They say the Blu-Ray is just too dark and suffers from constant "crushed blacks", meaning the blacks aren't defined, they just mush all together to make one dark spot. With the price Fox charges for HD media, they should be the best on the market.
What is AVS? The normal version of the Uncut DVD is 18 doller.
I'm talkin' about the Blu-Ray.
AVS is Audio/Video Science forum. Talk about everything to do with audio and video components like TVs, HD movie players etc etc.
Oh i thought you where talking about the normal DVD. My bad.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Apr 16, 2008, 11:43:56 AM
Quote from: Lenbo on Apr 16, 2008, 10:03:02 AM
Anyone thinking to pick up the 2-disc version should know that the 2nd disc is simply a copy to put on your portable devices or computer.
It contains nothing that isn't on the single disc version, as far as I can tell.
- Lenbo
Don't think so. I'm pretty sure there are a ton of features as well, as the features score 7/10 on most DVD reviews.
I just checked to make sure there's nothing extra on the R1 2nd disc. There truly isn't. Even on the back of the DVD's case it lists the Disc Two features as simply, "Digital Copy of
AVP-R for Portable Media Players."
My point is, buy the single disc version because it's contains everything in the 2-disc version. That is, unless you want this somewhat superfluous digital copy. I was unaware of this and spent an extra eight dollars for no reason.
Although the cover art is pretty terrible for the single disc edition.
- Lenbo
I just got my copy of the two disc editon (The one with the Predalien) today. I'm going to watch it.
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 07:34:38 AM
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
DVD or Blu-Ray?
I hope it's not DVD because I don't have a Blu-Ray player...
The DVD is still dark and it looks even worst. Then again it my be my TV (I have a small tv in my room).
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 17, 2008, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 07:34:38 AM
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
DVD or Blu-Ray?
The DVD. Ridiculous. The worst picture Ive ever known.
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 17, 2008, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 07:34:38 AM
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
DVD or Blu-Ray?
I have not seen the Blu Ray version. Here are some from Bluray.com
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.blu-ray.com%2Freviews%2F337_1_large.jpg&hash=246e285ef2289b565d6b5536ded61edbe9567f84)
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Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 17, 2008, 05:20:16 PM
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 17, 2008, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 07:34:38 AM
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
DVD or Blu-Ray?
I have not seen the Blu Ray version. Here are some from Bluray.com
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.blu-ray.com%2Freviews%2F337_1_large.jpg&hash=246e285ef2289b565d6b5536ded61edbe9567f84)
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Do you have anymore? That looks alot clearer. You cant see that much detail of the Predator in the DVD.
I must've seen the Blu Ray at the cinema then.
Quote from: PHANTOM on Apr 17, 2008, 11:35:00 PM
You couldn't make that movie look anymore darker on blu-ray, no joke if you lowered the brightness just alittle more the whole film is black.
It's really a dam shame, because if I could see all the great detail of the film is normal contrast the movie would seriously look amazing! And I could really enjoy it.....but I can't see a MOTHA F---KIN THING BRO?!!! >:( ::)
This is not what I saw in theaters, thats for dam sure! It had great picture quality in the theaters, I don't know what the hell this is, that ain't the same AVP-R, this is way too f--king dark and a huge mistake on their part.
Pictures please!
lol well said.
PHANTOM, that was cracking me up. :D
I downloaded the film, it's the unrated cut...and wouldn't ya know it? Jesse's body split in two when she gets hit with the shuriken, WTF, I thought that was taken out...
I think the one I got is the Blu-Ray rip so as far picture quality goes: vastly improved over the theatrical version. Obviously the picture is much clearer and the colours are much nicer. The darkness is actually easier to handle with this version.
Quote from: PHANTOM on Apr 17, 2008, 11:19:49 PM
Well I finally got my copy of AVP-R on blu-ray. First off when I first saw this movie in theaters it looked perfect! I could see all the great details and everything was just amazing. But....
The blu-ray version of AVP-R f--king sucks! It so dam dark I could hardly see anything. For the people who thought it looked dark in the theaters just wait until you see it on blu-ray.
I have no idea what they were thinking, all the extras are great and everything else is just perfect. But the movie looks way too dark! This has to be the darkest DVD I have ever owned in my life. It's so dark you can clearly tell someone made a bigmistake and just didn't f---g fix it.
-- This movie looked great in the theaters, I don't get it?! From a scale of 1-10 what I saw in the theaters was a 9/10 in picture quality. It was great!
Blu-ray on the other hand, made everything look waaaayy too dark, I would give it a 5/10 in picture quality on blu-ray :-\
It's really too bad because I love this movie a lot, but for the first time I have to say I can't see a motha f--kin thing >:(
It's almost like someone said "Hmmm this picture looks kind of dark...lets make it more darker so it looks black the whole time!".
lol no joke, this movie looks black because it's so dark.
Honestly, I think you're partially blind if you think the film in HD made the darkness worse. Like I said, the picture was much clearer and the darkness was more tolerable.
Its your TV Phantom, not the Blu-Ray, mine looks fine, just adjust the brightness and contrast settings.
also, I noticed that Jessie does not split in half on the BD as she does in the DvD, was kinda dissapointed in that, I thought that effect looked way good in the unrated DvD.
was it the unrated version? also i was watching i am legiond on blu-ray and the scene when he was looking for his dog seemed way to dark. but i never had a problem seeing avp-r in the theater.
Quote from: bobcunk on Apr 18, 2008, 06:38:27 AM
was it the unrated version? also i was watching i am legiond on blu-ray and the scene when he was looking for his dog seemed way to dark. but i never had a problem seeing avp-r in the theater.
I hate that movie.
Congratulations?
Quote from: AdamJZ on Apr 18, 2008, 04:35:19 AM
also, I noticed that Jessie does not split in half on the BD as she does in the DvD, was kinda dissapointed in that, I thought that effect looked way good in the unrated DvD.
Really?? That's odd. Like I said, she does in one I downloaded and it's a really stupid move.
I can't wait for May 12th. I have to buy one of the DVDs and then comment on it.
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 06:41:41 PM
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 17, 2008, 05:20:16 PM
Quote from: Cellien on Apr 17, 2008, 03:42:10 PM
Quote from: Horhey on Apr 17, 2008, 07:34:38 AM
Shits darker than it was in the theatre. Like watching a bunch of shadows fight. I had to watch some of it in slow mo to make it out.
DVD or Blu-Ray?
I have not seen the Blu Ray version. Here are some from Bluray.com
Do you have anymore? That looks alot clearer. You cant see that much detail of the Predator in the DVD.
That all i have. Sorry!
What's your TV model, size, and specs?
I'm suprise the DVD is selling very well. I went to Blockbuster last night and the movie was sold out.
Told ya' its a fun movie to watch :P
Cool. I must get this movie. Roll on May 12th ;D
Well...I got it last Night at Bestbuy,Bought the Single Disc Unrated Version,I do like it better than the Theatrical Version ;D
Does Jesse get split?
yes she does but i i heard she doesnt in the blu-ray. not shure if fox fixed that yet.
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2008, 09:34:05 PM
Does Jesse get split?
Yes,Her entire lower half Falls off And All her guts are hanging out
Quote from: XenoVC on Apr 20, 2008, 11:12:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2008, 09:34:05 PM
Does Jesse get split?
Yes,Her entire lower half Falls off And All her guts are hanging out
Oh for f**k's sake, I was afraid of that...WHAT THE HELL, I thought that was taken out...man, that totally ruins what was an otherwise awesome death scene.
^^^ Cool. More blood and guts.
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2008, 12:45:22 AM
Quote from: XenoVC on Apr 20, 2008, 11:12:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2008, 09:34:05 PM
Does Jesse get split?
Yes,Her entire lower half Falls off And All her guts are hanging out
Oh for f**k's sake, I was afraid of that...WHAT THE HELL, I thought that was taken out...man, that totally ruins what was an otherwise awesome death scene.
it's really not that bad, you can barely see it, and it definately doesn't ruin scene.
Oh, I wanted it to be a blood waterful with small parts of intestine as canoes or something :D
Quote from: Purebreedalien on Apr 21, 2008, 06:43:32 AM
Oh, I wanted it to be a blood waterful with small parts of intestine as canoes or something :D
its pretty close to that actually.
Quote from: AdamJZ on Apr 21, 2008, 08:29:09 AM
Quote from: Purebreedalien on Apr 21, 2008, 06:43:32 AM
Oh, I wanted it to be a blood waterful with small parts of intestine as canoes or something :D
its pretty close to that actually.
No it isn't. You see a shot of the main characters with Jessie sort of off to the side, and you can sort of make out a shadowy body part fall of, followed by some 'yucky' (that's the best word I could think of to describe the sound) noises.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on Apr 21, 2008, 06:39:44 AM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 21, 2008, 12:45:22 AM
Quote from: XenoVC on Apr 20, 2008, 11:12:40 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on Apr 20, 2008, 09:34:05 PM
Does Jesse get split?
Yes,Her entire lower half Falls off And All her guts are hanging out
Oh for f**k's sake, I was afraid of that...WHAT THE HELL, I thought that was taken out...man, that totally ruins what was an otherwise awesome death scene.
it's really not that bad, you can barely see it, and it definately doesn't ruin scene.
It's just more unnecessary gore though.
I read that The Blu Ray version comes with "an exclusive Weyland-Yutani archives picture-in-picture reference guide to the warring alien races"Can Anyone scan this if they have it?
sorry, you would need a Blu-Ray compatible Computer to do that, and Im not planning on putting my TV on my scanner either. the feature is there though, and its pretty intresting.
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi258.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh265%2Fsuziq60%2Fcryingbig.gif&hash=5bbecbd43fd0a31cac9dcd46418eaeadcd7b08af)
Well the DVD is doing well. It #2 so far of the week next to Juno.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dvd/top_rentals.php
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 23, 2008, 09:48:30 PM
Well the DVD is doing well. It #2 so far of the week next to Juno.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dvd/top_rentals.php
i'm not surprised
We are going to see a AVP3 soon in 2009 because the DVD is selling so well.
:o Oh no... I hope they get it right this time.
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 24, 2008, 04:39:50 PM
We are going to see a AVP3 soon in 2009 because the DVD is selling so well.
Don't get ahead of yourself. But with any luck.
Quote from: Ratchetcomand on Apr 24, 2008, 04:39:50 PM
We are going to see a AVP3 soon in 2009 because the DVD is selling so well.
More likely 2010.
Fox usally make there movies fast for the Summer or the X-mass Season.
I finally ordered the Blu-Ray off ebay. $19 shipped brand new! :)
May 12th just wont come >:( Someone fast forward time :D
Oh it'll be here sooner than we think. Exactly 2 weeks to go. :)
does anyone know if when the next wave of avp-r blu-rays are made if they will have the jessie thing fixed.
perhaps, I'm waiting on purchasing it in case they release another version down the road.
there will be another version with a second disc thats not jsut a digetal copy.
Yeah, there will be another version, but it's going to be at least a year from now, if not longer I would imagine.
I'm buying the blu-ray this summer. With any luck, I'll get what's currently out and not a revision coz I don't want the new Jesse sequence.
I can't wait. I really need this movie.
^Don't get your hopes up. The DVD is still dark as hell!
Gah! I'll just turn up my brightness on my TV ;D
On 2nd thought, I'm gonna wait on the BR version...for w/e reason, it doesn't have the behind the scenes material the 2-disc DVD does ??? :'(
i have the Blu ray dvd and when u see it with the HDMI cable installed.This movie is sick ass hell.The darkness is so well seen in it.Very good movie in Blu ray , on regular dvd it stinks ass hell..but in blu ray very good
^ No. I just watched the Blu-Ray this weekend via HDMI on a 47" 1080p TV. It looks terrible. It's very crisp, when there is light.. but there is rarely ever ANY light! There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better. AvP-R was rediculously dark. I should have listened to the hundreds of people saying stay away from it on all those forums. Out of the many many HD movies I have watched, this takes the cake as the absolute worst picture of them all...
Only 7 days to go for the UK people now :D
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
^ No. I just watched the Blu-Ray this weekend via HDMI on a 47" 1080p TV. It looks terrible. It's very crisp, when there is light.. but there is rarely ever ANY light! There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better. AvP-R was rediculously dark. I should have listened to the hundreds of people saying stay away from it on all those forums. Out of the many many HD movies I have watched, this takes the cake as the absolute worst picture of them all...
I know that you shouldn't have to do this, but maybe you should turn the brightness up.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on May 05, 2008, 09:02:57 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
^ No. I just watched the Blu-Ray this weekend via HDMI on a 47" 1080p TV. It looks terrible. It's very crisp, when there is light.. but there is rarely ever ANY light! There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better. AvP-R was rediculously dark. I should have listened to the hundreds of people saying stay away from it on all those forums. Out of the many many HD movies I have watched, this takes the cake as the absolute worst picture of them all...
I know that you shouldn't have to do this, but maybe you should turn the brightness up.
Yeah, but like you said, you shouldn't have to. However, upping the brightness on a source that is THAT dark would probably just turn the black to grey. My TV does decent with dark scenes, but wow this movie has crushed blacks all over the place.
Here is a Pic Of the Front and Back cover of The Edition of the AVP Requiem dvd,that I bought
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg90.imageshack.us%2Fimg90%2F9146%2Fr1avp09rf3.jpg&hash=c516dac8c8be59f354fb06a70aac9151ce7802c4) (http://imageshack.us)
SLAM-BANG HORROR-ACTION? Are FOX confusing this with the greatness that is PREDATOR?
It wasn't Fox that said it...
Oh OK then. Whoever it is they got it wrong. So wrong.
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not.
Glad I held off on that purchase. What a disgrace of an hd release. My recommendation is to sell it, you saw the features, and you "saw" the film. Get more money selling it now than you will when the eventual uber-extreme-killer-fantastic edition comes out in a year or so.
Quote from: Purebreedalien on May 06, 2008, 03:14:19 PM
SLAM-BANG HORROR-ACTION? Are FOX confusing this with the greatness that is PREDATOR?
Its A Quote from Daily Variety.....
"Slam Bang Horror Action"
-Daily Variety
Quote from: fluxcap on May 06, 2008, 10:25:24 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not.
Glad I held off on that purchase. What a disgrace of an hd release. My recommendation is to sell it, you saw the features, and you "saw" the film. Get more money selling it now than you will when the eventual uber-extreme-killer-fantastic edition comes out in a year or so.
You're probably right. :( I may do that..
Quote from: PHANTOM on May 07, 2008, 04:03:38 AM
Yeah don't worry, the film just needs a patch, they are working on it ::)
I can't wait to download it.
Really?
Quote from: fluxcap on May 07, 2008, 06:05:23 AM
Quote from: PHANTOM on May 07, 2008, 04:03:38 AM
Yeah don't worry, the film just needs a patch, they are working on it ::)
I can't wait to download it.
Really?
Heh, I was gonna ask the same thing.
Where did you hear about this patch? I find it hard to believe they can patch a bad video source... :-\
I've just imported a load to the UK from Australia (region B), works a treat! I've got them on ebay.
Quote from: fluxcap on May 07, 2008, 06:05:23 AM
Quote from: PHANTOM on May 07, 2008, 04:03:38 AM
Yeah don't worry, the film just needs a patch, they are working on it ::)
I can't wait to download it.
Really?
Of course I'm joking lol AVP-R ain't no PC video game son lol. Don't buy the DVD though, it's not worth it, if you want to see AVP-R just close your eyes for an 1 hour 40mins and then open them! Bam! You just saw AVP-R ;)
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better.
Dude no offense, but I think you're blind. I saw the film in HD on a movie theatre screen, and there were no 95% black shots.
Different threatres have different brightnesses.
I can't wait now.
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 09, 2008, 03:07:12 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better.
Dude no offense, but I think you're blind. I saw the film in HD on a movie theatre screen, and there were no 95% black shots.
I saw it at the theater too and it looked fine...very dark, but it was passable. The Blu-Ray is a different story...it's ridiculously dark. I'm definitely not blind. ::) There's hundreds of posts of many forums about it being crazy dark... So dark some posters are suggesting a recall.
I have a calibrated 1080p 47" screen at home that I regularly watch Blu-Rays/HD-DVDs on and all of them look outstanding as far as lights and darks go. AvP-R is full of "crushed blacks" meaning all the scenes with large amounts of black have no definition. Most movies with lots of black scenes are lit that you can see a variety of definition and make out what everything is. AvP-R is just a terrible transfer. The trailers are lit great, but the home video versions are just absolutely dreadful.
Quote from: Chocolate man! on May 05, 2008, 09:02:57 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
^ No. I just watched the Blu-Ray this weekend via HDMI on a 47" 1080p TV. It looks terrible. It's very crisp, when there is light.. but there is rarely ever ANY light! There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better. AvP-R was rediculously dark. I should have listened to the hundreds of people saying stay away from it on all those forums. Out of the many many HD movies I have watched, this takes the cake as the absolute worst picture of them all...
I know that you shouldn't have to do this, but maybe you should turn the brightness up.
That only makes it worse. Just looks more blury.
So UKians, tomorrows the day. What version/s are you getting?
I was planning on getting the Ultimate Combat Edition on Blu-ray, but since that ain't happening, I'm gonna go for the Unrated Boxed Set with the first AvP.
I've ordered the Ultimate Combat Edition DVD. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow, as it was dispatched on Friday.
I got the 2-disc UK set in the post yesterday. Just finished watching all the extras - pretty nice. And yes, this set does contain the extended version of the movie.
Quote from: DazAvP01 on May 11, 2008, 03:34:08 PM
I got the 2-disc UK set in the post yesterday. Just finished watching all the extras - pretty nice. And yes, this set does contain the extended version of the movie.
:D YES!!!!
Thank you for letting us know. Since I can't afford Blu-Ray, I'll be going after the 2 disc DVD. I'll be going up to Asda tomorrow after school to go get it (I'm 16 years old, so I'll be finishing secondary school soon); loads of other new DVDs I bought there were cheaper than anywhere else, so who's to say it won't be the same with AVPR? Thanks again for letting us know that the British AVP fans won't be losing out, DazAvp01. I've always said on other subjects that I was sure we'd get the extended/unrated version as well, and I knew I'd be right! ;D
Quote from: PHANTOM on May 11, 2008, 04:20:42 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 09, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 09, 2008, 03:07:12 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better.
Dude no offense, but I think you're blind. I saw the film in HD on a movie theatre screen, and there were no 95% black shots.
I saw it at the theater too and it looked fine...very dark, but it was passable. The Blu-Ray is a different story...it's ridiculously dark. I'm definitely not blind. ::) There's hundreds of posts of many forums about it being crazy dark... So dark some posters are suggesting a recall.
I have a calibrated 1080p 47" screen at home that I regularly watch Blu-Rays/HD-DVDs on and all of them look outstanding as far as lights and darks go. AvP-R is full of "crushed blacks" meaning all the scenes with large amounts of black have no definition. Most movies with lots of black scenes are lit that you can see a variety of definition and make out what everything is. AvP-R is just a terrible transfer. The trailers are lit great, but the home video versions are just absolutely dreadful.
I agree with you 100% they should fix this problem the next time they release it. Add some new stuff to the DVD and redo the film from head to toe color grading wise because it looks like shit and it's safe to say the rest of world agrees with me on that point. Almost everyone who has gotten the DVD has said it's too dark. This is not how you make money, this is how you lose money. I just hope Fox and The Strause Brothers get their heads out of their asses and just f**king fix it already ::)
Somehow I doubt that since I don't.
Quote from: DazAvP01 on May 11, 2008, 03:34:08 PM
I got the 2-disc UK set in the post yesterday. Just finished watching all the extras - pretty nice. And yes, this set does contain the extended version of the movie.
Brilliant. Thanks for putting my mind at ease! :D
Quote from: The_G-Man on May 11, 2008, 05:07:24 PM
Quote from: DazAvP01 on May 11, 2008, 03:34:08 PM
I got the 2-disc UK set in the post yesterday. Just finished watching all the extras - pretty nice. And yes, this set does contain the extended version of the movie.
Brilliant. Thanks for putting my mind at ease! :D
No worries :) The slipcase cover is pretty cool in that the Predalien and the movie logo has an embosed effect. I still wish both cuts of the movie were on one disc though.
TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW! I have to get this as a reward for doing good on my exams. I hope. I spent my other money on an NECA Wolf :P
Whoopie. ;)
Yay ;)
Quote from: Purebreedalien on May 11, 2008, 07:27:44 PM
TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW!
Don't get your hopes up, the movie is still dark as ever.
Quote from: Purebreedalien on May 11, 2008, 07:27:44 PM
TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW, TOMMOROW! I have to get this as a reward for doing good on my exams. I hope. I spent my other money on an NECA Wolf :P
Haha, enjoy it buddy, I know you will ;) :)
say, i've checked all upon the interwebs, but i haven't found the DVD available here in The Netherlands? on the official avprdvd site, you can order it, but i doubt there will be dutch subtitles?
the site though clearly indicates its available since 15 - 4 ....when will we be getting it over here?
Today! I'm not getting it until tommorow though. Hows the Unrated version?
Quote from: PHANTOM on May 11, 2008, 04:20:42 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 09, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 09, 2008, 03:07:12 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 05, 2008, 06:34:58 PM
There are literally some scenes where the screen is 95% black, I shit you not. AvP1 Blu-Ray looks 100% better.
Dude no offense, but I think you're blind. I saw the film in HD on a movie theatre screen, and there were no 95% black shots.
I saw it at the theater too and it looked fine...very dark, but it was passable. The Blu-Ray is a different story...it's ridiculously dark. I'm definitely not blind. ::) There's hundreds of posts of many forums about it being crazy dark... So dark some posters are suggesting a recall.
I have a calibrated 1080p 47" screen at home that I regularly watch Blu-Rays/HD-DVDs on and all of them look outstanding as far as lights and darks go. AvP-R is full of "crushed blacks" meaning all the scenes with large amounts of black have no definition. Most movies with lots of black scenes are lit that you can see a variety of definition and make out what everything is. AvP-R is just a terrible transfer. The trailers are lit great, but the home video versions are just absolutely dreadful.
Almost everyone who has gotten the DVD has said it's too dark. This is not how you make money, this is how you lose money. I just hope Fox and The Strause Brothers get their heads out of their asses and just f**king fix it already ::)
Actually, it didn't seem that dark to me. I just got the 2 disc edition today and watched it all the way through. Apart from the sun coming through the window and shining on my telly, the film didn't seem too dark to me Either way, it didn't disappoint me. The Strause Bros may not have made a film as good as the classic Alien and Predator films, but at least they managed to best Paul Anderson's effort; they deserve a pat on the back for that.
I got it for a bargain as well; the 2 Disc edition costs around £16.74 at the Asda in Chadderton that I got it from
Regardless of what some isolated viewers say, the home video version of the movie is obviously darker. Some of you may have TVs that are abnormally bright.. which normally isn't a good thing, unless you want to watch AvP-R. :)
Quote from: Cellien on May 12, 2008, 08:30:15 PM
Regardless of what some isolated viewers say, the home video version of the movie is obviously darker. Some of you may have TVs that are abnormally bright.. which normally isn't a good thing, unless you want to watch AvP-R. :)
No, not at all, my TV is normal, the brightness is perfect for evry film, including AvP2, so it is not "obviously darker" if people are able to see it fine on their tv's at home with no brightness adjustment, like me.
I had no issues with the darkness when I watched my DVD. It was a little dark, but perfectly watchable. (I could see what I was supposed to be able to see just fine).
Quote from: The_G-Man on May 13, 2008, 06:50:07 AM
I had no issues with the darkness when I watched my DVD. It was a little dark, but perfectly watchable. (I could see what I was supposed to be able to see just fine).
Quote from: stemot on May 12, 2008, 09:42:02 PM
No, not at all, my TV is normal, the brightness is perfect for evry film, including AvP2, so it is not "obviously darker" if people are able to see it fine on their tv's at home with no brightness adjustment, like me.
Isolated people saying it looks fine to them doesn't change the fact it's darker.
Refer to the pics shown here, courtesy of Yellow Alien: http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=17358.135
I brought the Ultimate Combat Edition, is it the same as the Unrated?
Quote from: Cellien on May 13, 2008, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: The_G-Man on May 13, 2008, 06:50:07 AM
I had no issues with the darkness when I watched my DVD. It was a little dark, but perfectly watchable. (I could see what I was supposed to be able to see just fine).
Quote from: stemot on May 12, 2008, 09:42:02 PM
No, not at all, my TV is normal, the brightness is perfect for evry film, including AvP2, so it is not "obviously darker" if people are able to see it fine on their tv's at home with no brightness adjustment, like me.
Isolated people saying it looks fine to them doesn't change the fact it's darker.
Refer to the pics shown here, courtesy of Yellow Alien: http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=17358.135
You should know by now, that most rabid fanboys will ignore even the most concrete of facts
Yeah I know :-\ .. But I noticed they have a low post-count so figured I'd try and steer them in the right direction. :)
Quote from: Cellien on May 13, 2008, 03:40:11 PM
Yeah I know :-\ .. But I noticed they have a low post-count so figured I'd try and steer them in the right direction. :)
There's hope for the hopeless I should think :P
I wathed the Ultimate Combat Edition. It is exactly the same as the Unrated, judjing by what Darkness wrote in the Thearetical vs Unrated, I really enjoyed it. It only has 2 commantaries as extras but it was a great film. Better than the thearetical IMO.
Quote from: Purebreedalien on May 13, 2008, 07:59:28 PM
I wathed the Ultimate Combat Edition. It is exactly the same as the Unrated, judjing by what Darkness wrote in the Thearetical vs Unrated, I really enjoyed it. It only has 2 commantaries as extras but it was a great film. Better than the thearetical IMO.
So it's the same thing, minus the behind-the-scenes stuff? What a waste :P
Saw this While Searching Around Ebay.....
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This too
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Aliens-Vs-Predator-2-Requiem-Giftset-w-Predator-Mask_W0QQitemZ310049388234QQihZ021QQcategoryZ617QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
Wow, that's pretty sweet.
The Japanese dvd covers have the best designs in the world IMO
Come to think of it, $79.99 seems rather cheap for something that comes with a collector's mask.
Quote from: jimmyboy on May 15, 2008, 09:16:06 AM
The Japanese dvd covers have the best designs in the world IMO
Definitley. Their covers are more stylish than everyone elses, which are made just try to look cool.
All the covers would've been much better had the original font used in the posters been used rather than the font from the original AvP.
Quote from: Cellien on May 13, 2008, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: The_G-Man on May 13, 2008, 06:50:07 AM
I had no issues with the darkness when I watched my DVD. It was a little dark, but perfectly watchable. (I could see what I was supposed to be able to see just fine).
Quote from: stemot on May 12, 2008, 09:42:02 PM
No, not at all, my TV is normal, the brightness is perfect for evry film, including AvP2, so it is not "obviously darker" if people are able to see it fine on their tv's at home with no brightness adjustment, like me.
Isolated people saying it looks fine to them doesn't change the fact it's darker.
Refer to the pics shown here, courtesy of Yellow Alien: http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=17358.135
Yep, it does, if it's not darker for us.
I'm not saying it's not on your set ups, but if some people are getting darker images and same are not, that's not really proof is it. Especailly when that so called proof supplied is comparisons between a trailer and a final film, rather than the theatrical film and the final DVD version.
I guess I'm just a fanboy though, even though all I'm doing is telling the truth, then again, maybe you just can't expect haters "facts" to be so believeable :D
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2008, 12:01:56 AM
Quote from: Purebreedalien on May 13, 2008, 07:59:28 PM
I wathed the Ultimate Combat Edition. It is exactly the same as the Unrated, judjing by what Darkness wrote in the Thearetical vs Unrated, I really enjoyed it. It only has 2 commantaries as extras but it was a great film. Better than the thearetical IMO.
So it's the same thing, minus the behind-the-scenes stuff? What a waste :P
Yep, pretty much.
any blue ray screen shots?
Quote from: stemot on May 15, 2008, 05:08:06 PM
Quote from: Cellien on May 13, 2008, 03:30:57 PM
Quote from: The_G-Man on May 13, 2008, 06:50:07 AM
I had no issues with the darkness when I watched my DVD. It was a little dark, but perfectly watchable. (I could see what I was supposed to be able to see just fine).
Quote from: stemot on May 12, 2008, 09:42:02 PM
No, not at all, my TV is normal, the brightness is perfect for evry film, including AvP2, so it is not "obviously darker" if people are able to see it fine on their tv's at home with no brightness adjustment, like me.
Isolated people saying it looks fine to them doesn't change the fact it's darker.
Refer to the pics shown here, courtesy of Yellow Alien: http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=17358.135
Yep, it does, if it's not darker for us.
No it doesn't. It's an extremely dark movie. Perhaps you aren't aware that it's overly dark. I don't know. But the fact is that the movie is extremely dark.
i just got done watching this on my PS3 my cuz lend me the movie and i must say the movie looks really good of course is blu ray but i remember seeing posts saying that it look as bad a the DVD quality and is not true u can actually looks good so just thought i would give my quick review on the blu ray so yea
Can anyone post any screenshots of the Blu-ray Edition?
Too dark. ^
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 15, 2008, 01:44:55 PM
Come to think of it, $79.99 seems rather cheap for something that comes with a collector's mask.
i bet its like 2 cm height.
I just watched the AvP:R Blu-Ray and quite frankly...to all of you who say it's too dark: I think you're blind.
The picture quality was terrific, the colours were nice to look at, I saw more detail throughout the film, and the sound quality was top notch.
Let the flaming begin.
I re-watched the BR with my friend last night on his 50 inch TV and I have to say: SWEET JESUS, this movie was incredible, picture-wise ;D
I noticed more this time in terms of detail; hell I only just noticed the rain falling when Kelly and co. are flying past in the chopper, then the jet flies past them as well.
That's great that you finally saw it on a decent TV and just now saw rain! However, the movie IS overly dark, regardless how sharp and clear the transfer is (it is very crisp). You don't have to take my word for it. You can read the reviews.
http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/aliens-vs-predator-requiem-bluray-1508.shtml
http://dvd.ign.com/articles/862/862970p2.html
Or some quotes from Amazon reviewers:
"Thanks goodness I'm not the only one who thinks they need to watch this with night vision" May 21, 2008
"Okay, there is dark and then there "I can't see a darn thing" dark. While it's nice to see some homage paid to the earlier Alien films which were all dark and a bit wet (which can create an incredibly tense atmosphere), this film does go a bit too far"
"The whole movie takes place in pitch darkness."
We are not blind, you just are much more forgiving about picture quality than videophiles. :)
The film is dark, but the darkness didn't bother me in the least bit. The picture crystal clear and I saw right through it.
It is indeed sharp. It was all filmed digitally in HD I believe, so it's about as good as it gets... For now. I bet they release a "remastered" version down the road still that has better lighting like the trailers. lol
I was amazed at how clear the picture was though. Even the Alien crawling on the store wall was visible.
I realize little things like that may seem insignificant but considering how much some people complain about the darkness, it's real eye-opener. I loved watching the Predator hmoeworld sequence in HD; the orange and reds were so deep ;D
Quote from: Cellien on Oct 11, 2008, 04:18:42 PM
It is indeed sharp. It was all filmed digitally in HD I believe, so it's about as good as it gets... For now. I bet they release a "remastered" version down the road still that has better lighting like the trailers. lol
I really hope the bros do remaster it, I think it would be a great move on their part, a wise idea and something very positive for the film. There are like 29 pages at Amazon.com of people who purchased the AVP-R disc and almost every review of the dvd and blu-ray circles around the darkness problem one way or another.
But hey, you know what? Heres the good news, it can be fixed! Take the theatrical release and unrated version of AVP-R, re-color grade the entire film from head to toe to where it looked like the trailers. Create a new disc menu and add 30 minutes of deleted scenes. Put the dam movie in tin cover and f**king cash in.
I'm a firm believer if they did that the fans would go crazy, the film would get a lot better reviews and it would still make more money. So, I hope they do it.
Quote from: PHANTOM on Oct 11, 2008, 06:34:04 PM
There are like 29 pages at Amazon.com of people who purchased the AVP-R disc and almost every review of the dvd and blu-ray circles around the darkness problem one way or another.
Kinda like every one of your posts here?
I understand my words effect a lot of people here, it's quite flattering :P
QuoteI'm a firm believer if they did that the fans would go crazy, the film would get a lot better reviews
Heck no. As SiL pointed out in an earlier thread, it would just be one less thing to bitch about. The reviews would be the exact same just minus that one gripe. Hardly enough to make fans go 'crazy'.
Well, as far as the Blu-Ray review goes, it's my only real gripe. The movie, on the other hand....
You gotta love that staircase scene lol ::)
It's quite impressive how they were still able to edit that scene together. All you see is shadows walking around, a wet floor, night vision scope....and a lot of screaming......
Wow ::)
Phantom I agree with your earlier post, they should brighten it up - insert scenes and it'll be a better movie, shame the script won't change much! lol
The staricase scene on the regular version isn't that bad at all, how could the bluray version be that bad?
Quote from: The Wolf on Oct 17, 2008, 06:07:26 PM
The staricase scene on the regular version isn't that bad at all, how could the bluray version be that bad?
It isn't.
Remember this: whenever PHANTOM watches AvP:R, he magically goes blind. So consequently, he never sees anything.
Naw.. He exaggerates some, but for the most part shares the same opinion as most of the viewers have; That it's overly dark.
Yeah but most of us don't take the darkness as a personal insult.
Quote from: Cellien on Oct 17, 2008, 10:07:28 PM
That it's overly dark.
I find that extremely hard to believe since I can see things just fine whenever I watch it.
Quote from: severen76 on Oct 17, 2008, 10:09:10 PM
Yeah but most of us don't take the darkness as a personal insult.
It's an insult to the franchise and to the people who paid money to watch the film and not being able to see it clearly. Read these reviews if you don't believe me.......
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B00147F8Z0/ref=cm_cr_dp_hist_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar
And I give a shit what those fools think?
I can see things in AvP:R just fine.
Thats other people. We see it just fine. You should form an opinion about something you see with your own eyes, not people from another forum.
Quote from: The Wolf on Oct 18, 2008, 02:39:13 AM
Thats other people. We see it just fine. You should form an opinion about something you see with your own eyes, not people from another forum.
This guy...
He knows what he's talking about.
lol ;D
But you gotta admit those are a lot of people reviewing and bitching about the samething that I've been saying. You should read the reviews though, because they are pretty dam funny lol.
This one gets me the best lol ;D
"By B. Merritt "filmreviewstew.com" (WWW.FILMREVIEWSTEW.COM, Pacific Grove, California United States)
This review is from: Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (Unrated Edition) (DVD)
There's bad cinema, and there's really bad cinema. And then there's AvP Requiem. I do sympathize with the cast and crew, however, having a budget of only $40 million. With today's high-tech blue screens, CGI and special effects computers, $40 million ain't much. But it should still be possible to make a fair film from that meager amount.
Regardless of budgetary constraints (Pitch Black cost only $23 million to make), one would hope for at least some cool camera shots, great action sequences, and good gadgets. Not so. The filming is dark. Too dark. In fact, it was so dark I couldn't tell who was doing what to whom. "Are they having sex? Or is that blood spurting from someone's eye?"
You've proabably copy-pasted some of those reviews on here haven't ya PHANTOM :D
I got the Blu-Ray today...
Still very very dark.
Lot brighter than the regular DVD, and much more clarity in the picture.
But still... Very dark. Still gotta up the brightness on my TV.
Not super impressed with it... But like I said, the picture looks better, but it doesn't matter when you can't see anything.
Mikey with respect friend, I think you're equipment is messed. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I watched the Blu-Ray on my 26" LCD and the picture was perfect. Everything was crystal clear and the darkness wasn't a problem in the least.
Now, I don't want to sound like I am attacking back but... I work at Best Buy, sell TVs and set them up every day. I know what they need to be set at. My computer monitor shows AvPR just fine, cause it is at a higher contrast ratio. But the T.V. is a different story, it's set up to show something completely different.
Smaller also means brighter, on your 26'' LCD it could look fine. But on a 62'' plasma, it will look totally different. I also think, personally, when I have it on my computer monitor, it looks washed out, because it is calibrated to be used for image editing, not video viewing.
If I really want to watch this movie, without having to turn up the brightness on my T.V. I will have to watch it in a pitch black room, and I still see myself having a little issue with seeing certain things.
But like I said in my earlier post, the Blu-Ray is much brighter than the regular DVD, also sharper and crisper. But not bright enough for my liking.
Sorry if I came off preachy, or rude. But I am just stating the facts. I don't want to trick myself into seeing, read what I said about the Predator Blu-Ray... I was dissapointed, but I also think I had too high of expectations.
Oh no, you weren't coming off as rude. No no.
Though you raise an interesting point regarding screen size; the larger the display, the more the image is stretched, thereby resulting in a loss of quality.
@Mikey: Not to mention plasmas have really good contrast ratios. In other words, your darkness problem you were experiencing probably had nothing to do with your TV. :)
Or better yet
You don't get tired of that do you?
Sweet Jesus, here we go again.
It's overly dark. :)
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 25, 2008, 05:41:18 AM
Oh no, you weren't coming off as rude. No no.
Though you raise an interesting point regarding screen size; the larger the display, the more the image is stretched, thereby resulting in a loss of quality.
I'm guessing (hoping) his TV is 1080p. If so, then he's not losing anything at all, infact he's utilizing that 1920x1080 resolution. My 47" is the same resolution and AvP-R's picture is sharp as hell, but it's stupidly dark. No other movie has been as bad in the TONS of Blu-Rays I've watched (I have Netflix and get Blu-Rays weekly and own about 13 Blu-Rays and 21 HD-DVDs).
You know, one thing I like about you DoomRulz is that you reply so fast. :)
It's something I'm good at ;)
Quote from: DoomRulz on Oct 29, 2008, 01:52:18 AM
Sweet Jesus, here we go again.
lol oh I'm done.....for today atleast ;)
Yes, I am playing at 1080p, with 120HZ also.
Nice! What do games look like at 120HZ? Blu-Rays look so smooth it looks almost... well...fake. :P
My friend is the one with the 120 HZ on his tv. So it isn't technically mine... haha.
But the games play MUCH smoother, much like the movies play much smoother, but the gaming looks more... Realistic? And not fake? Haha.
I do love 120 HZ though... Love it!
has there been any news of a new blu-ray. there are several deleted scens and documenters not on the previous dvd. i also hope they redo the color.
I wouldn't be surprised if they re-release the movie next year at some point. They've got to sort out the murkiness though, it's mentioned in every review.
and fix the scene were jessy is saposed to slit in half but doesnt even though we here the sounds and the commentary sais its been changed.
Thats one of many scenes that just went too far ^ They'd be doing themselves a favour by sticking to the original stick-to-the-wall death.
It's the same death as in the theatrical cut. On the Blu-Ray anyway, her insides don't fall out.
Quote from: DoomRulz on Nov 09, 2008, 07:29:30 PM
It's the same death as in the theatrical cut. On the Blu-Ray anyway, her insides don't fall out.
i know thats what i was saying. they rely screwd up the blu-ray.
You get all the added unrated scenes in the Blu-ray special features anyway.
Only way I'm buying this movie on Blu-Ray again is if James Cameron and Ridley Scott re-edit the whole thing and they call it The Camer-cott Cut. Bonus points for remaking the whole gawd damn thing. :)
Needless to say, if they try to tempt me and re-release it again: Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice...well you can't.
it says there is an avp blu-ray reisue coming out next year all it says is alien vs. predator i dont know why they would rerelise the first one so i hope its avpr.
never mind it was just an old post.
Most of us still hope for one, don't worry.
The re-release of AvP has some sort of game you can play on Blu-ray Live. Think thats about it though.
Yeah, I even read it's the same video encode so most likely no bump in quality. :\
No doubt I'll go buy it anyways. I've got a habit of that.
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 13, 2008, 08:29:48 PM
Yeah, I even read it's the same video encode so most likely no bump in quality. :\
not surprised :-\
Quote from: Cellien on Dec 13, 2008, 08:29:48 PM
Yeah, I even read it's the same video encode so most likely no bump in quality. :\
was there anything wrong with the video. unlike the second one avp actualy had pretty good lighting and camera work.
No, nothing wrong with it. I own it and it looks good. But, if I remember correctly, it's an older mpeg 2 codec, and while that's still nice, some of the newer codecs like VC1 are much better.
The reason why AvP looks better than AvP-R is because it was just shot with better lighting and whomever was doing the final color grading on AvP1 actually knew what the hell they were doing. :P Technically, AvP-R Blu-Ray should blow away the picture of AvP because it uses MPEG4 AVC and was shot with hi-definition cameras. But, it doesn't, sadly because of the aforementioned reasons.
Not sure if any of you guys have seen this... but for anyone who cares:
Ya, pretty old. On the plus side it reminded me that I don't hate the BS because they made a bad movie, I hate them because they're arseholes.
Ok, so I'm just too slack to go through 30 odd pages, so I have a question:
Once and for all, what is the story with that dark transfer on the AVPR DVD? The digital copy is bright, as was the cinema print, why is the DVD so darkly tinted? Its driving me mad.
I apologise if its been retread before, but I am new - newbie concession! - I WILL NEVER ASK AGAIN! :D
Wait, the digital copy isn't dark?
Quote from: SiL on May 13, 2009, 06:41:13 AM
Wait, the digital copy isn't dark?
Nope. If you do a direct comparison it is a brighter transfer. The darker tint seems to be on the DVD edition only. I compared them both on my laptop - same colour levels, brightness and contrast - the digital copy is a brighter transfer. Thing is, I really don't want to just watch it on my laptop!
For some reason the Brothers Strause decided the best course of action would be to tint the movie way, way dark. It's like that on the DVD and blu-Ray versions.
Could you take a screenshot of the brighter Digital copy? Or is it one of those things that's only really noticeable side-by-side?
Quote from: SiL on May 13, 2009, 06:41:13 AM
Wait, the digital copy isn't dark?
No, not really. It's quite viewable on my PSP, believe it or not. Some areas are dark, but those are the scenes that occur at night. Even then, it's tolerable.
Quote from: SiL on May 13, 2009, 07:22:50 AM
For some reason the Brothers Strause decided the best course of action would be to tint the movie way, way dark. It's like that on the DVD and blu-Ray versions.
Could you take a screenshot of the brighter Digital copy? Or is it one of those things that's only really noticeable side-by-side?
Well, screenshots are great and all, but its best to see it for yourself.
What I did was, I loaded the Digital Copy onto the laptop and then I watched the Digital Copy and then I watched the DVD Copy and lo and behold, the difference is definitely noticable.
This little experiment only came about because I was watching the DVD with my girlfriend and even before the first scene finished I said, "its like watching it through a plate of tinted glass...", to which she agreed.
This was on the R1 DVD, so we checked the local R4 edition in Australia and its exactly the same.
Only the Digital Copy has the tinting absent.
Yes, screenshots are great and all - And it'd be nice to see a screenshot of the movie from before the trailers where stuff is visible :P
Quote from: SiL on May 14, 2009, 06:25:07 AM
Yes, screenshots are great and all - And it'd be nice to see a screenshot of the movie from before the trailers where stuff is visible :P
I will do a few screenshots and post them here tonight.
Here's one of the multitude of other threads across the net on the same subject:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20357162-DVD-AVPR-TOO-DARK
Seriously, I can't get a decent screen capture. I do the whole print screen thing, then paste it into a document, but the framing is all off and the media player window 'moves' across the image.
There has to be a better way to get a screen capture. I have to admit I have never really tried it. ???
Go to the AVPR screen caps thread. I posted tons of pics in the last couple pages.
Quote from: That Yellow Alien on May 15, 2009, 02:05:34 AM
Go to the AVPR screen caps thread. I posted tons of pics in the last couple pages.
From the digital copy? Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks for that. :)
Weren't the Brothers suppose to correct the lighting issue?
Not the lighting, the colour correction. Which they did, but the picture wasn't as good as anyone wanted.
And the theatrical version is clearer than the unrated/additional scene edition?
No, it's the same. What I meant was, the picture was slightly clearer in the theatre. No idea why they messed it up for the official release.
You'd think that with all this negative feedback over the darkness issue that the Brothers would simply re-release the DVD! >:(
There' been negative feedback about the movie since before it was released, so don't hold your breath.
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 30, 2009, 10:18:33 PM
There' been negative feedback about the movie since before it was released, so don't hold your breath.
Fu#k balls...
Quote from: TJ Doc on May 31, 2009, 04:02:25 PM
Quote from: DoomRulz on May 30, 2009, 10:18:33 PM
There' been negative feedback about the movie since before it was released, so don't hold your breath.
Fu#k balls...
Indeed my friend, 'f**k balls'. How does that even work? Its like a 'piece of piss'. Hmm... ;)
...seriously, though, I'm not holding my breath either.
Till this very day I'm still asking myself that question, what in gods name where they smoking for the both of them to agree on destroying every single shot and scene in the editing room? I never seen such an insane, rookie, careless mistake in the history of film-making. Two directors wanting his own shots to be destroyed, my god thats like committing suicide as an artist.
How they both went out of their way to rig the film to make sure you hated it lol. Why? It's astonishing in a very creepy way. Everytime I see the redband trailer I swear I'm looking at a completely different movie and asking myself "cool, when is the movie coming out?" ::)
You're still crying about that?
Hehe. Well honestly as long as this thread continues, it seems reasonable to bring it up. I still can't believe how much they botched the release either. I haven't watched it since I bought it (Blu-Ray)...when it came out.
The Blu-Ray looks fine to me. It always has, and always will.
I finally got me a Blu-ray player for x-mas and finally got around to buying the AVP collection, and noticed something strange about the AVP-R DVD, it was not the unrated cut, I don't know why I am complaining, its AVP-R, its just that when something says its one thing, you should not get something else.
Now, I read online that this is what comes with the AVP collection and that there is no known 'unrated' Blu-ray version, I am probably not the first to talk about this, but, I am still new to Blu-ray and there dodgy happenings.
This says unrated:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.booksamillion.com%2Fcovers%2Fdvd%2F0%2F24%2F543%2F507%2F024543507642_1755616.jpg&hash=fdb83addd63cf5c6d3ee80575c4b79f5b0eb1669)
http://www.booksamillion.com/product/K024543507642
I have that version only on standard DVD.
I believe it's inly the USA region A Blu Ray which is the unrated edition. The UK region B is the extended edition which is different to the unrated cut.
The US had the unrated cut on blu ray and DVD, in the UK we only had the theatrical on Blu ray and the unrated on DVD.
One thing i dont understand is why are they gone put the AVP films in the upcomming Alien antholgy box when they are allready out on blu ray ?
The Alien saga is not part of the AVP serias
Quote from: coolshow on Feb 25, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
One thing i dont understand is why are they gone put the AVP films in the upcomming Alien antholgy box when they are allready out on blu ray ?
The Alien saga is not part of the AVP serias
That hasn't been confirmed as true yet.
Quote from: Mikey on Feb 26, 2010, 12:38:42 AM
Quote from: coolshow on Feb 25, 2010, 12:08:36 PM
One thing i dont understand is why are they gone put the AVP films in the upcomming Alien antholgy box when they are allready out on blu ray ?
The Alien saga is not part of the AVP serias
That hasn't been confirmed as true yet.
Didn't they do that with the Predator films once, added the AVP films in with a Predator box set, they are not part of the Predator movies, but they are still the sequels, and prequels to the Alien films, but I don't think they will be in the Aliens Blu-Ray set.
Yeah, they called it the Predator Quadrilogy. It wouldn't surprise me if they did it. Surplus discs they need to get rid of.
It wouldn't surprise me either, I am just hoping that they don't.
They will charge more.
And I don't want to pay for them again.
Quote from: Mikey on Feb 27, 2010, 02:49:26 AM
It wouldn't surprise me either, I am just hoping that they don't.
They will charge more.
And I don't want to pay for them again.
My either, I just bought the damn AVP blu-ray collection a few weeks ago, don't want it again, unless its comes with the actual unrated version of AVP:R.
But still to much.
The Predator Quadrilogy was the one, I can't remember what it looks like now, but I will look it up after.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026L7E50/ref=asc_df_B0026L7E50574529?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=7974&creativeASIN=B0026L7E50
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 27, 2010, 05:26:22 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0026L7E50/ref=asc_df_B0026L7E50574529?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=7974&creativeASIN=B0026L7E50
I think I only ever saw that once in some HMV, never saw it again, box art isn't that great.
As anybody noticed in the 'Weyland-Yutani' archives section, the small Predator picture is actual the child size Predator mask:
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fceobycody.com%2Fuploads%2FproductImages%2F0011209_thumb.jpg&hash=98342e1c6304c139b139f965858c2c4c1e20bf16)
I made the mistake of buy that mask online. Only when it came, they cut off the dreadlocks, the eyes and there was no mask. So basically it was a chopped up Predator face that hung in front of your face with a black strap that wrapped onto your head. It was awful.
why would someone do that? i used to see at at cd stores all the time and it looked like the pic but it was very cheap looking but was like $60
I payed $40 some dollars for that garbage. I was beyond disappointed.
Quote from: Mr. Weyland on Feb 27, 2010, 08:31:00 PM
As anybody noticed in the 'Weyland-Yutani' archives section, the small Predator picture is actual the child size Predator mask:
http://ceobycody.com/uploads/productImages/0011209_thumb.jpg
Wait... wha??? (Runs to see how that snuck in there...)
Sorry if this has been asked before but i can't be bothered reading through all the threads but does anyone know why the australian release of AVP-R on blu-ray is just the standard edition with the unrated extra bits in the special features. The dvd version is unrated but not the blu-ray even though it says the extended combat edition on the cover. See i want a blu-ray copy of the unrated but all the other copies from overseas are not region free.
Any help would be appreciated. ;D