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jphuff on 09 January 2008
LordTheNightKnight said:

No, they are trolling because they want to feel superior, which just HAPPENS to involve blu-ray.

Those that have actually LIKED blu-ray, aside from getting a few facts wrong (which DOES happen to me, and I admit it when I see I'm wrong), I haven't had the beef with.

It's those that make posts basically just to call anyone a loser for supporting HD-DVD. 


 Hey, I'm with you here.  People unfortunately feel the need to gloat over others.  Some people do this when honestly lining up on one side or the other and some just flop around to any winning side to get their need for this out.  It's unfortunate.  But the best thing is to just ignore them if at all possible.  It happens with things like the HD format wars, computers, Operating Systems, gaming systems....just about anything.

 Back on topic, no I don't believe that LOTR was being held back by the format war at all.  There WAS some mention in a few interviews that they wanted to put it on as few disks as possible, but no specific mention vis a vis HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray.  The fact is, that they also said they wanted to make the HD releases special even compared to the standard def DVD extended releases.  This means the production of new features, etc, and Peter Jackson was taking some time off after King Kong since he hadn't had a real break since BEGINNING the LOTR project several YEARS before.

For the person questioning who would direct "The Hobbit": An official announcement was made I believe about a week ago which confirmed that Peter Jackson has been signed to direct the Hobbit.  They plan on making it a two part movie/story with the second part releasing a year after the first.  As a Tolkien fan this concerns me a bit but regardless I'll wait to see what the end result is.  Hopefully that helps you out!

By the way, is it apparent to anyone else that BD dual layer is soon going to be the norm, at least for newer releases?  I keep hearing a LOT about how a lot of extra features (no offense, but especially on single and dual layer HD-DVD) have had to be put on in standard definition supposedly due to space concerns and the same with BD single layer disks.  Seems like that in order to truly put everything on disks, including special features and all in HD, dual layer disks really are needed.  If that's the case, dual layer would soon be the norm and it seems to be swinging this way.  Thoughts? 



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makingmusic476 on 09 January 2008
jphuff said:
LordTheNightKnight said:

No, they are trolling because they want to feel superior, which just HAPPENS to involve blu-ray.

Those that have actually LIKED blu-ray, aside from getting a few facts wrong (which DOES happen to me, and I admit it when I see I'm wrong), I haven't had the beef with.

It's those that make posts basically just to call anyone a loser for supporting HD-DVD.


Hey, I'm with you here. People unfortunately feel the need to gloat over others. Some people do this when honestly lining up on one side or the other and some just flop around to any winning side to get their need for this out. It's unfortunate. But the best thing is to just ignore them if at all possible. It happens with things like the HD format wars, computers, Operating Systems, gaming systems....just about anything.

Back on topic, no I don't believe that LOTR was being held back by the format war at all. There WAS some mention in a few interviews that they wanted to put it on as few disks as possible, but no specific mention vis a vis HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray. The fact is, that they also said they wanted to make the HD releases special even compared to the standard def DVD extended releases. This means the production of new features, etc, and Peter Jackson was taking some time off after King Kong since he hadn't had a real break since BEGINNING the LOTR project several YEARS before.

For the person questioning who would direct "The Hobbit": An official announcement was made I believe about a week ago which confirmed that Peter Jackson has been signed to direct the Hobbit. They plan on making it a two part movie/story with the second part releasing a year after the first. As a Tolkien fan this concerns me a bit but regardless I'll wait to see what the end result is. Hopefully that helps you out!

By the way, is it apparent to anyone else that BD dual layer is soon going to be the norm, at least for newer releases? I keep hearing a LOT about how a lot of extra features (no offense, but especially on single and dual layer HD-DVD) have had to be put on in standard definition supposedly due to space concerns and the same with BD single layer disks. Seems like that in order to truly put everything on disks, including special features and all in HD, dual layer disks really are needed. If that's the case, dual layer would soon be the norm and it seems to be swinging this way. Thoughts?


Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have been signed on as Executive Producers, by they are not directing or writing the script. Of course, they have the power to choose who gets to do so, and I hope they choose themselves, but considering how many projects PJ is currently involved with, that probably won't happen.