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Wallace and Gromit Shorts Coming to Blu-ray
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Posted July 6, 2009 06:37 AM by Juan Calonge
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  Our favorite English clay-made inventor/cheese connoisseur and his very resourceful pet dog are stop-motioning their way onto BD. Hit Entertainment, which specializes in TV products for children, is entering the Blu-ray arena with the release of 'Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection' on September 22.
The disc will include all four Wallace and Gromit shorts: "A Grand Day Out", "The Wrong Trousers", "A Close Shave" and "A Matter of Loaf and Death". There is no information on technical specifications or special features at this time.
The original aspect ratio of the first three shorts is 1.33:1, whereas "A Matter of Loaf and Death" is 1.78:1. Hopefully Hit Entertainment will respect the respective original aspect ratios, unlike what they did with the Wallace and Gromit spinoff 'Shaun the Sheep', which is cropped to 1.33:1 in the US DVDs.
It might be noted that this is not really a complete collection, as it lacks the only feature film starring these two characters: 'Wallace and Gromit in: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'. However, the rights for that movie belong to Dreamworks Animation. Similarly, no mention is made of the "Cracking Contraptions" webshorts.
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Source: Blu-ray.com |
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prkprkprk
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Jul 06, 2009
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interesting..... might take a look at it... |
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Josh
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Jul 06, 2009
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Awesome! Can't wait to get my hands on this! But you're right, we still need Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away on Blu-ray! |
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cosomotion
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Jul 06, 2009
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great news,
now they only need to announce the Curse of the Were-Rabbit. |
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whiggles
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Jul 06, 2009
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Great news - I've been hoping these would show up on BD for some time. However, given that they were made for British television and were therefore film at 25 frames per second, I'm a little concerned as to how these will be treated for a US release. |
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HotRats
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Jul 06, 2009
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I'm hoping it'll include the Cracking Contraptions shorts but the deal breaker will be whether Happy Birthday and How Much Is That Doggy In The Window? will be on the soundtrack of The Wrong Trousers instead of the substitutions made on the DVD issues |
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Cplhicks
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Jul 06, 2009
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Always liked these. If it includes extras from the DVD, I'm in. |
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mntwister
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Jul 06, 2009
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Yeah I'll take Were-Rabbitt too. Unfortunately, it looks like Dreamworks finds little value in releasing its catalog titles to Blu-ray, like Shark Tale or Prince of Egypt, Shrek 1-2 or the others. |
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whbinder
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Jul 06, 2009
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My DVD has "How Much is That Doggy?" and "Happy Birthday". The old CBS Video one in the green box. |
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Morriford
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Jul 06, 2009
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I've seen A Matter of Loaf & Death when it was released over here, personally I taught it looked great but I was holding out for a boxset. Yipee, good things come to those who wait! |
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Titanicfave
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Jul 06, 2009
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YEEEEEES! I will definitely pick these up on day 1! These 3 short films are great and very back in the day, my little brother and I grew up watching these short films~Especially The Wrong Trousers! |
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monkeyjb1988
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Jul 06, 2009
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Can't wait to get these shorts. They should look great in HD, even the low budget Grand Day Out. I'll be able to finally see Loaf and Death. Hopefully, Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run will come out soon too. Like I said before, 2009 is the best year so far for classics on Blu. |
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Trogdor2010
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Jul 06, 2009
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I would love some cheese with that. I'm very happy this is coming to blu ray, and to think of it in 1080p on a big projection screen. |
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STARSCREAM
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Jul 07, 2009
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My wife is gonna be pumped, she loves these! |
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