No bonus features have been announced for 'Creepshow', 'Dead Calm' or 'Over
the Top'. Extras for the other titles follow.
'Catwoman':
Alternate ending and additional scenes
Two Featurettes:
Behind the Scenes
The Many Faces of Catwoman
Theatrical Trailer
'Freddy vs. Jason':
Commentary by director Ronny Yu, Robert Englund (Freddy) and Ken
Kirzinger (Jason)
Deleted/alternate scenes including the original opening and ending
Featurette gallery covering the film's development, art direction, makeup
effects, stuntwork and more
Visual effects exploration with the creative team
Storyboards and production art galleries
Publicity/promotion vignettes
Ill Niño, "How Can I Live" music video
Theatrical trailer and TV spots
'The New World: Extended Cut':
Making 'The New World': comprehensive 10-part documentary
Theatrical trailers
'The Postman':
Commentary by creative team members
Theatrical trailer
'Snakes on a Plane':
Commentary by Samuel L. Jackson, Director David R. Ellis and Others
Blooper reel
Deleted scenes
Cobra Starship, "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" music video, including
behind-the-scenes
Featurette gallery:
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
Meet the Reptiles
Visual Effects
Snakes on a Blog
Theatrical trailers & TV spots
'Sphere':
Commentary by Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson
Featurette: Shaping the Sphere: The Art of the Visual Effects
Supervisor
Theatrical trailer & TV spots
'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre':
Three commentaries on production, story and technical aspects with
producer Michael Bay, director Marcus Nispel, stars Jessica Biel and Eric Balfour
and More
Alternate opening and ending
Severed Parts: deleted scenes featurette
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre: feature-length documentary
chronicling the movie's origins, casting and production
Ed Gein: The Ghost of Plainfield – shocking profile of the real-like killer that
inspired the movie
Screen tests of Jessica Biel, Eric Balfour and Erica Leerhsen
I'll buy Snakes On A Plane if they incorporate the TV version using seamless branching. You know, "I've had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!". I'll also pick up TCM and The Postman and Creepshow.
Definitely getting TCM remake. Which cinematically is a wonderfully shot film and should just look stunning on BD. Can't wait, now if they'd just announce the prequel to it as well.
I would not expect too much from these in terms of picture quality/transfer and sound. These are they kinds of catalog titles that in 6 months end up in the $9.99 bargain bin at Wal-mart. They are good movies just not a lot of work and/or effort went into the transfers to help keep the cost low.
They are a good way to show the average guy who bought a $179.00 Blu-ray player on Black Friday that Blu-ray Disc movies can be cheap too.
I hear so many people say things like they would buy a Blu-ray Disc player if the movies did not cost $30.00. Well with catalog titles like these come this Christmas they will get their wish. This is all really a good thing for the format, and will increase market share.
Creepshow would be nice in hd would buy over the top but have the dvd and see no need for an upgrade.
Freddy vs. Jason umm already have had for a few months now.
nothing too amazing here wb's has a vast amount of movies and this is what they choose to release oh wel.
A pretty disappointing list to be honest. I think only Texas Chainsaw Massacre would be worth a rent, but really it should be called "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 90 Minutes of Jessica Biel in Tight Jeans"
was going to make a joke the other day about the bass in Over the Top when he slams his hand down in the arm wresting competition....awesome, and 'no' I'm not buying it....ever.
I'll take the following: Snakes on a Plane, The Postman, Creepshow, Freddy vs. Jason, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), and Dead Calm (Nicole Kidman is so hot in this!).
CREEPSHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome. Hopefully it is a new remastered transfer because the original Region 1 transfer is hurtin' for certain. A special edition was released in the UK recently with a beautiful anamorphic transfer. If it looks anything like that, it will be totally worth the upgrade.
Man, some people are so negative. All 10 titles DNRed with lossy DD soundtracks? What cynics!
The last big batch of Warner/New Line catalogue titles was the 10 we got on April 7th (2010, American History X, Point of No Return, Tango &Cash, etc.). If I'm not mistaken, every single one of those had lossless TrueHD. And while the transfers on some weren't perfect, they were far from terrible - and some, like 2010 and American History X, were fantastic and far exceeded expectations!
So please, let's stop with the Warner hate. Now that they've embraced TrueHD, they're really not worse than some of the other studios. Sure, Sony and Disney have been pretty untouchable save for a few misteps, but Paramount, Universal, and Lionsgate hardly have pristine records. I remain optimistic, and hope that many of these titles are good. I'm in for Dead Calm, Creepshow, Snakes On A Plane, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).
WB have been putting lossless audio on just about all titles for months now, why would you expect regular DD? DNR, yes, EE, yes, but DD? Not likely. Should be all TrueHD.
I'll get Over The Top, took about 7 years to see a DVD release, good for Blu!
Well it looked for a while like all the studios were getting better with thier catalog titles but after reading the reviews of Robin Hood Prince of Theives and True Romance I see that's not the case for Warner. They seem to have taken a step backward so I'll wait on the reviews before I buy any of these.
Never seen CREEPSHOW, but hoping that they produce a decent retrospective featurette for the Blu-Ray to justify it's existence. I'd like to see this.
But of the ones mentioned, THE NEW WORLD is the one I'm really excited for. And I echo the above sentiments. If this is done right, this will look AMAZING. We need more Terrence Malick on Blu-Ray. Hopefully Criterion will re-issue DAYS OF HEAVEN on Blu, and that Warner's does a newer edition of BADLANDS.
i couldn't care less about the other titles, but i am DEFINITELY picking up the postman w/ kevin costner when it comes out. one of my favorite films of his along with waterworld .Sick release!!
Can't wait for Malick's "The New World" -- truly one of the most mesmerizing and beautifully photographed films in decades! I'm hoping that Criterion releases "Days of Heaven" on Blu, as well -- and soon! "The Thin Red Line" and "Badlands" would be far-out, too...! (Naturally, I'm a Malick admirer....)
CREEPSHOW is day one for me. I only hope they release it with ALL the extras from the Special Edition Region 2 DVD. What a great movie that will look amazing in 1080p. Now where's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD so us Romero fans can complete our DEAD collections?
The most interesting one for me is Freddy Vs Jason and I already own Alliance's Canadian release from earlier this year which was a stellar transfer (bare bones but I don't care). So from this list, the only title I might pick up is Over the Top. I'm a huge Stallone fan!
Big titles are saved for big announcements. They won't announce Heat along with 9 other budget movies. When Heat comes, it will be a considerably bigger to-do. Studios can't just release the mega popular ones - they also release lower-profile titles at lower prices. This is a wave of lower-profile titles. It in no way means the big titles aren't coming.
I love The Postman. These are all guilty pleasures really. I liked Freedy vs Jason and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Sphere was boring as crap. As for Catwoman, that shouldn't even be put on Betamax.
There--Now you've GOT "The Postman", "Catwoman" and "Snakes on a Plane" on "special Blu-ray editions"...
Whaddya gonna make jokes about NOW, Smartypants?? ;p
(Oh, please, not the "Good Burger" one again, we've heard it!)
New World is the only one that's of any interest to me.
Pretty disappointed in those WB guys as of late, so anything they put out has got to be decent, else they can keep it. Grinding out junk that's not much better than DVD quality isn't cutting it for me. Hint to WB: Put some effort into your releases, that's the way to get people to buy your product.
I know I'll take alot of flak for this but I might just have to get CATWOMAN, anybody who doesn't think they could turn down the sound & watch Helle Berry is sorely mistaken about the entertainment value - Sphere, Dead Calm, The Postman bare bones; these studios just aren't getting it & they wonder why they lose money, blu-ray should be celebrated not just thrown labels and put out like a candybar
Like the rest of you, I'm baffled by some of the choices. Catwoman and The Postman really made enough money on home video to warrant blu-ray releases before other better contemporary movies? Well, I'm glad to see more catalog titles regardless, but nothing here interests me. Although, The New World certainly seems perfect for a high definition release.
I can see Warner's justification for The New World on Blu-ray. That one is a must for me. And I'll be tempted to plunk down $20 or so for The Postman as well (I was thinking I was the only person who actually thought it was an okay flick - glad to see I'm not the only one). That being said, other than The New World, I'm shocked that Warner has chosen these titles for release on Blu over other options in their vast catalogue. Also, I agree, where the hell is "Heat" ??
I never thought Sphere would make it to blu before Jurassic Park. Glad to see the TCM remake and Creepshow on blu though. I hope the alternate and deleted scenes on FVSJ are included in 1080p, that'd make it one step above the Canadian release. I'm curious whose idea it was to put Catwoman on blu though. Did somebody seriously think they'd make money off of this?
I don't think most people get it. These titles will be cheap and attract then non movie afficiando to blu-ray. I see most of these titles at Wal Mart for 10 bucks.
4 of those suckers are New Line... keep 'em coming! The Canadian Freddy vs. Jason disc will be going OOP right about that time too.
I just bought the Creepshow 2-Disc SE DVD from the UK recently. Sad that we don't get the 2+ hours of bonus material on the blu-ray here. The film is distributed by Universal over there.
I would probably pick all of these up, bar Catwamon. I still haven't seen Snakes On A Plane either. I'm happy with the releases though. Creepshow & Freddy vs jason are Day 1!!
I like "Freddy Vs. Jason", but it's gonna be the Canadian version (currently available from Alliance) for me with it's DTS-HD MA. Probably the only reason to buy the Warner (New Line) version would be for the commentary with Mr. Englund (Freddy) and the guy behind the hockey mask (Jason).
Cant wait for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Freddy Vs Jason..
but some of these other realeases... over The Top??? That movie can't possibly be any better in HD. I don't think half the people on here know what movie that is, because everyone's complaining about Catwoman... like that's the worst release for a HD movie. At least a semi action flick with Halle Berry in hd. Over the Top/Sylvester Stallone arm wrestling in HD can't be better than catwoman as bad as it is.
Looking forward to Sphere so I hope they do a good job on it. As for Freddy vs Jason, I have the import already but if this release is considerably better I'll probably pick it up as well.
Damn!!!!! Got excited when i saw Warner Announces Catalog. Am dying to see Poseidon 2006 on Blu-Ray. Know its not everyone's cup of tea but i loved it. Catwoman!!!!! Come on !!!! I for one have been really pleased with Warners blu-rays they are certainly better(Surprisingly)Than Sony/Colombia(Have already sent back Da Vinci Code, Close Encounters, Hollow Man). Can only hope Poseidon is released soon.!
Over the Top? Seriously, there's a market, a BLU-RAY market, for this Stallone flop the whole world would be better off forgetting (and most of the world already has)?
I don't usually get indignant when a studio squanders catalog release slots for dogcrap movies but.... OVER THE TOP?!? Are they really f&@$ing serious?
When I first saw the news I just saw Catwoman and thought who cares but when i read the article I became eccstatic because as the one person in the world that enjoys the TCM remake, Ive been looking foward to this title for a long time. Will also get Freddy vs. Jason. Yay!!
Hmmmm.....already own all of 'em on DVD (except for Sphere, Postman and Catwoman) and, just for my opinion, none of these are worth double dipping just to have it in BD.
Please provide some features for Creepshow. I'll be happy with a great transfer, though. That film has such beautiful color, and I don't care what anyone says...it's the film that most resembles the look and feel of a comic book without overindulging and forgetting that it's a movie first. It's the best Romero film outside of his original 3 Dead movies. As for The Postman I've always been curious, and it seems to have an unexpectedly devoted fanbase. I'm happy to see Over the Top in the mix, because it probably means more Stallone is right around the corner (Cobra, Demolition Man, and Lock-Up work for me).
Wow for me; The New World is great, Snakes on a Plane is fun, so is Freddy vs. Jason, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sphere and Catwoman makes me forget all those serious superheroes and get to watch Halle Berry in a Catsuit. Now I know what my cats do at night.
Great that "The New World" is being released (the rest of the titles (except maybe "The Postman)" are garbage.
How about the other films by Terrence Malick, especially "The Thin Red Line" and "Days of Heaven" (Criterion recently released a DVD of the latter title).
- Sphere, Dead Calm, The Postman bare bones; these studios just aren't getting it & they wonder why they lose money, blu-ray should be celebrated not just thrown labels and put out like a candybar 
