UltimateDisney & DVDizzy Have Gone Blu

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:49 pm

UltimateDisney.com and DVDizzy.com is pleased to announce the introduction of Blu-ray Disc coverage on our site. Our first Blu-ray review is now up: The Love Guru: Digital Copy Special Edition.

Look for more to come soon, starting with next week's release of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

-Aaron

Just Myself · Post by **Just Myself** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:25 pm

Good review Aaron, but I have just one question - Are the screencaps representative of the Blu-ray release? They don't match the framing on the aspect ratio, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

Cheers,
JM

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:43 pm

Of all the Blu-Ray films out there that could have been "the one that started it all" for UDizzy's Blu reviews...The Love Guru?!?!

Other than that little complaint (which isn't really a complaint but just a way to get a jab at the movie), it was a good read though I can safely say I will never ever click the "Buy from Amazon" link since I will never ever see this movie.

I look forward to future Blu reviews, especially Disney's Prince Caspian, I'd love to know more about the Circle-Vision feature.

albert

Fflewduur · Post by **Fflewduur** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:05 pm

Aaron, if you're interested I'd be willing to loan my copy of the Japanese release "The Art of Disney" Blu-ray for review. PM if you like.

CJ · Post by CJ » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:36 pm

Fantastic job on UD's first Blu-ray review, Aaron. I absolutely loved this line:
"Such a ridiculous premise hopefully means that you don't need to read any further to know that this movie is awful. But just in case you do -- this movie is awful."

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:49 pm

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate that you read the review and commented on it.

Just Myself - At this time, I am unfortunately not able to take Blu-ray screencaps, so the images in the review of The Love Guru are from publicity stills.

Our second Blu-ray review is now up: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which is available on Tuesday.

Our Blu coverage will continue soon with the upcoming 007 releases:
*Dr. No
*Die Another Day
*Live and Let Die
*For Your Eyes Only
*From Russia with Love
*Thunderball

PeterPanfan · Post by **PeterPanfan** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:02 pm

I thoroughly enjoyed the Sweeney Todd review, Aaron. No Sleeping Beauty or Wall-E Blu-Ray reviews?

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:52 pm

It's still a little early for Wall-E... as for Sleeping Beauty, see Luke's note on that in the review:

Considering this title a worthy one with which to dip into the waters of high-def coverage, we did request a Blu-ray version for review, but all we could get from Disney was the standard DVD version, covered in detail below and beyond.

-Aaron

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:47 pm

Oh, thank you so much for finally covering Blu-ray!

I also want to say that with the way Disney was, and is, pushing Blu-ray, I can see that maybe the majority of the UD reviewers were upset not at Blu-ray itself but the way Disney was trying to make people upgrade to it.

I think Blu-ray should only be aimed at hardcore fans and collectors for now, and Disney should ease up. But then again, they're only releasing some movies on Blu-ray, and they're being nice by providing the DVD with the Blu-ray...it's just that the way they talk about it, they make it sound like you need to get into Blu-ray really soon.

As for Sleeping Beauty...is there ANY chance that...later...if one of you comes into possesion of the Blu-ray...you will review that, too?

And I would really LOVE to see the Art of Disney Blu-ray reviewed!

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:36 pm

Disney Duster wrote:As for Sleeping Beauty...is there ANY chance that...later...if one of you comes into possesion of the Blu-ray...you will review that, too?

I have a copy of it on BD, but the problem is my Sony player doesn't have Profile 1.1, which is the firmware needed to view the visual commentary. Chances are I'll be getting a BD player for my bedroom for Christmas (and perhaps even a new computer with a BD drive), and when that happens, I'll finally be able to view the most substantial addition to the BD. I wouldn't mind reviewing the title at the end of the year, even if it'd be late. That's how UD started, anyway. Luke and I just reviewed Disney DVDs we had already owned for some time until eventually we caught up and started getting review copies from the studio.

And for those wondering what and when my first BD review is going to be, it looks like it's going to be Planet of the Apes at the beginning of next month. Only time will tell, though.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:56 pm

Yay, thank you Kelvin! I don't mind waiting till next year, I just think it should happen some time!

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:08 pm

Kelvin wrote:That's how UD started, anyway. Luke and I just reviewed Disney DVDs we had already owned for some time until eventually we caught up and started getting review copies from the studio.

*cough*Jack, Captain Hook, and netty too!*cough*

And YAY to the forthcoming Planet of the Apes Blu-Rays!

albert

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:23 pm

Escapay wrote:"cough*Jack, Captain Hook, and netty too!*cough*

Yes, but my bad sophomore grammar and I were both here before they were, so there.

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:35 pm

True!

I still remember your Bedknobs & Broomsticks review. It's what prompted me to buy the DVD on Amazon.

albert

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:51 pm

Our third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth Blu-ray discs are reviewed in my new James Bond Blu-ray Collection, Volumes 1 and 2 Review.

The movies reviewed are:

Dr. No
From Russia with Love
Thunderball
Live and Let Die
For Your Eyes Only
Die Another Day

-Aaron

Disneykid · Post by **Disneykid** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:33 pm

Planet of the Apes, my first Blu-Ray review, and the site's ninth, is now posted.

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:26 pm

Hang on here!

So you, Disneykid, were Captain Hook!? And what about Jack Seiley?

Keep in mind that I started visiting UD long before I registered on the forum (which I never realised the site had until that fateful day on the 12th of March, 2006 ... man was I living on the moon!). Possibly even years before in 2003 or 2004 (aaargh! If only I'd noticed that link ... I'd be a UD vet by now!

) and I always noticed these "funny-named people" writing the reviews. So what's the story behind them?

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:42 pm

Jules wrote:Hang on here!

So you, Disneykid, were Captain Hook!? And what about Jack Seiley?

Disneykid is Kelvin Cedeno, and he was part of the earliest UD review team (Luke and him). Jack Seiley and Captain Hook are former members who also were part of the early review team. As of 2004 (Captain Hook) and 2005 (Jack), neither are active members on UD or reviewing anymore.

Jules wrote:I always noticed these "funny-named people" writing the reviews.

I think only Captain Hook ever reviewed under his forum name. On occasion, MickeyMouseboy and MichaeLeah reviewed under both their forum names and their real names.

albert

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:25 pm

A new Blu-ray review: WALL-E: 3-Disc Blu-ray

-Aaron

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