'Stardust' Bound For HD DVD this December

[TJ Weissel]

'Stardust' Bound For HD DVD this December

Though it failed to sprinkle much fairy dust on the summer box office, Paramount has announced it will bring the big-budget fantasy 'Stardust' to HD DVD this December.
With a reported production budget of over $70 million and starring such heavy hitters as Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro, 'Stardust' was one of the most high-profile and eagerly-awaited adventure films of the year. But despite a heavy marketing push from Paramount, the movie received only a tepid from both critics and audiences, eventually scrapping up a total worldwide gross of $64 million.



Fantasy fans will have another chance to decide the fate of 'Stardust,' however, when Paramount debuts the flick day-and-date on both HD DVD and standard-def DVD on December 18. Tech specs include 1080p video and (continuing Paramount's recent trend of not including high-res audio on their HD DVD releases) Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround tracks in English, French and Spanish.

Technical Specs

• HD DVD
• HD-30 Dual-Layer Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/VC-1

Aspect Ratio(s)

• 2.35:1

Audio Formats

• English Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
• French Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround
• Spanish Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 Surround

Subtitles/Captions

• English SDH
• French Subtitles
• Spanish Subtitles
• Portuguese Subtitles

Supplements

• TBA

Exclusive HD Content

• TBA

[TJ Weissel]

Jammer van het ontbreken van de True HD tracks, echter mag ook wel gezegd worden dat Dolby Digital + zeker niet low res is .... Voor mij 'n zeker aanschaf (ondanks dat ik m nog niet gezien heb).

[Joris Springer]

Heb me uitstekend vermaakt met de bioscoopfilm, zal dat ook zeker gaan doen met de HD-DVD versie. Deze komt absoluut in mijn collectie.