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Look, I love to see things in the sharpest resolution possible. I watch the world through 1080p eyes. I would rather watch TBS Superstation in HD than Friday Night Lights on a standard definition television. (That is not true, but it is an example that makes my point.) I’m a pixel snob. But so far I’ve satisfied myself with my PAUPER’S up-convert DVD player. The Blu Ray thing just reminds me of the Mini-Disc Player fiasco of the mid-90s, and I VOWED NEVER TO BE BURNED AGAIN. But that doesn’t mean I don’t see the appeal. Admittedly, in our current ECONOMIC CRISIS, spending 300 dollars on another DVD player in order to watch SLIGHTLY CRISPER movies that I have already seen seems a bit excessive, and yet I remain CURIOUS and KIND OF WANTING ONE. (Why am I YELLING SO MUCH?)
As with any nascent technology, there is a limited selection of compatible releases as the entertainment companies slowly acclimate consumers to the idea of replacing the DVD collections that they just started building up a few years ago, and, um, I was going through them today, and, um, there are a bunch of movies on Blu Ray that do not need to be movies on Blu Ray. Like, obviously The Dark Knight and Planet Earth are going to be great. Sold. I’m even willing to accept that someone might want to see Kung Fu Panda at its most vibrant. But something tells me the world could do without a Super High Definition copy of ROUNDERS. After the jump, please help me figure out which is the least necessary movie released on Blu Ray (to date):
Honorable Mention: Employee of the Month.
Obviously, it’s not So I Married an Axe Murderer. Anyone who bought that on boring old regular DVD is going to want to UPGRADE immediately. I’m pretty sure it’s either National Security (the original Paul Blart: Mall Cop) or Chain Reaction. That movie isn’t even exciting in 480p! (Resolution jokes are the sharpest jokes. Get it? Do you even get it?)
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woman…whoa. man. whoaaaaaaaaa…man.
she was a thief, you gotta belief,
she stole my heart and my cat.
Chain Reaction is totally essential, dude!
BLU-RAY: COUNT THE SPARKS.
Are you sure about So I Married An Axe Murderer? I know it’s the special edition, but, I mean, are you sure?
It’s definitely Chain Reaction or National Security, though I’m going to say Employee of the Month is a close third, not an honorable mention.
‘so i married an axe murderer’ is convincing me to upgrade!
Johnny Number Five is on Blu-Ray? SOLD.
I’d go with National Security. Chain Reaction is pretty inessential, but I think that the (comparatively) best Martin Lawrence movie, whatever that is, probably shouldn’t even be on Blu Ray. And no, Do the Right Thing doesn’t count as a Martin Lawrence movie.
i’ve always wanted to count the pores on colin firth’s nose.
can someone point me in the direction of this Pauper’s up convert dvd player gabe speaks of? i’m not quite ready to convert to blu-ray yet (stop laughing!) so this might work for me. thanks!
Most newer DVD players will up-convert as much as they can if you plug them into an HDTV.
@Scott, not to reiterate something said once again, but Blu-Ray’s got at least a 50/50 chance of going to LaserDisc route or truly being the next video format in a market that’s being eaten into by on-demand viewing and downloading. You’re winning as of right now.
Holy shit! this is the Netflix instant viewing lineup!
Am I the only person who thinks everything on Blu Ray looks British? You know what I mean? Like watching Pirates of the Caribbean on Blu Ray at Best Buy looks like they’re showing the making of documentary produced by the BBC.
I know exactly what you’re talking about and I think the same thing when they have Pirates playing there. It’s a weird framerate or something, it’s really bizarre and subtle.
It’s not the BluRay. It’s a setting on some HDTVs. It’s terrible.
I think a lot of women will want to see Colin Firth’s dripping wet body in the sharpest resolution possible.
I’m holding out till My Girl 2 is available
My parents have so many laserdiscs its not even funny. I think they still use them.
I watch most everything from foreign websites. Although if What Dreams May Come ever comes out on Blu-Ray I think flat screen tvs will fall off the wall all over America and canada.
…How dare you insult Chain Reaction…
No, this is the single least necessary movie to (soon) be released on Blu Ray:![]()
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3463744000/tt1164647
Talking space dogs whose suits include built-in tail covers. For space. Dogs. Making jokes about doing the moon walk. Available on February 3rd, according to the commercial.
what the hell is wrong with Short Circuit? That totally belongs on bluray.