**Official Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Thread Part II**

[DTX3]

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Blu-Ray.com gave Hitman a 3.0

20th Century Fox brings Hitman to Blu-ray with a pretty good 1080p high definition transfer. As always, the movie is framed in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The stylized image of many scenes provide whacked-out contrast and grain galore. Nevertheless, this is a serviceable transfer, but one that is not without flaws.

Fox has once again delivered a fine DTS-HD MA soundtrack for this release, but compared to the ones I recently heard in Independence Day and I, Robot, this one seemed slightly lacking, especially in the clarity and fidelity departments.

Hitman is a movie I wanted to like, and despite my affection for the genre in which it resides, I found myself bored stiff throughout. The simple fact that the movie is derivative in so many ways (Soldier, Shooter, The Matrix, and Vantage Point, to name a few) may account for my ho-hum reaction.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=683&show=review

Ill be watching it later tonight after work to decide for myself.

[DTX3]

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I love the Transporter movies, so hopefully Hitman will be good to me. Thanks.

Transporter 2 was awesome on Blu-Ray.

[CaptainZombie]

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I love the Transporter movies, so hopefully Hitman will be good to me. Thanks.

Sweet, you will enjoy this for sure.

The story is confusing in some spots and my biggest beef is that this was a 94 minute movie that could have benefited from about another 20+ minutes. 'Hitman' games have such a nice storied past to them that they could have done a little more.

When you get a chance, check out Dan in Real Life like I said earlier. That was another good one. Not for everyone.

[aukevin]

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Sweet, you will enjoy this for sure.

The story is confusing in some spots and my biggest beef is that this was a 94 minute movie that could have benefited from about another 20+ minutes. 'Hitman' games have such a nice storied past to them that they could have done a little more.

When you get a chance, check out Dan in Real Life like I said earlier. That was another good one. Not for everyone.

Sadly blockbuster didn't have Dan this afternoon either, but they did have the Blu-ray of No Country, so I have that rented too. Should be a good weekend of movies

[The Chef]

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So is Hitman a good movie? I rented it yesterday because Blockbuster didn't have any copies of No Country or Dan in Real Life. Just wondering what kind of expectations I should have.

I know others have already replied but, for me atleast, Hitman was average at best. It didnt seem like they followed the story from the games much at all and instead just wanted to make an action movie while borrowing small things from the game so they could bank on the brand name itself. Like candy said, there are some things that arent really explained, and the action is good but it was a letdown for me atleast.

On a side note, did anyone notice that they actually had Timothy Olyphant walk exactly like the character does in the game? It threw me off for awhile.

EDIT- Dan in Real Life is actually better imo then Hitman and really shows that imo Steve Carrell has passed Will Ferrell as an actor, it seems that Ferrell is stuck in this never ending cycle of doing the same type of movie (minus Stranger then Fiction) while Carrell showed that he can actually act in this movie as opposed to stumble around making jokes.

[RockyTop1]

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Run, don't walk..

http://www.amazon.com/Am-Legend-Blu-...5537733&sr=8-1

I am Legend blu for $18.95

[bigfnjoe96]

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Gotta love AMAZON... My BR 1/2 Price order shipped yesterday & guess what's waiting in my mail-box as I get home...

Layer Cake
Sunshine
Transporter 2
Black Hawk Down

[Village Idiot]

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Amazon is fantastic. Waiting on my $10.89 BR copy of American Psycho. Should be here today. To think, buying at the store would have ran me $30, not to mention gas money.

[CaptainZombie]

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aholbert.....

Sammy Up5000
down to $487 at Amazon.

Here's another reputable and authorized retailer with it $459, they are not too far from me: http://www.abt.com/product/29919.html

[Kearnzo]

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Hell yes. Took advantage of the deal for I Am Legend on Amazon. Amazon is definitely the #1 place to shop for HD movies.

[Misfit]

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I don't know how Amazon can afford to sell BR stuff this cheap, but I don't care. Just snagged American Psycho, No Country..., and Gone Baby Gone. Damn tax return burning a hole in my pocket...

[Spectre]

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aholbert.....

Sammy Up5000
down to $487 at Amazon.

Here's another reputable and authorized retailer with it $459, they are not too far from me: http://www.abt.com/product/29919.html

Wow, that price seems to keep dropping. It's getting closer to affordable for me

I have a price I'm waiting for but I'm still waiting for the rumored firmware for the LG model before I make a move.

[Holic]

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Run, don't walk..

http://www.amazon.com/Am-Legend-Blu-...5537733&sr=8-1

I am Legend blu for $18.95

Thanks for posting this man. Estimated arrival date of March 20th for me, can't beat that as I was planning on picking it up next weekend.

[CaptainZombie]

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Wow, that price seems to keep dropping. It's getting closer to affordable for me

I have a price I'm waiting for but I'm still waiting for the rumored firmware for the LG model before I make a move.

Spectre, everything that I have read about the 2 (LG and Sammy), the Samsung is the more reliable of the two.

[SidVish]

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Thanks for the heads up on the Target BOGO deal RockyTop. I picked up the following BD's for $96.xx:

Spider-man 3
Live Free Of Die Hard
3:10 To Yuma
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End
The Simpson’s Movie
Ratatouille