We
already saw that
Sound & Vision felt that Mel Gibson's
Passion of the Christ should be loosed on Blu-ray, and lo and behold, here we have confirmation that it will indeed be going Blu. On February 17th of next year, the film will be released in a "Definitive Edition" that offers up a 2.4:1 1080p video presentation and a 5.1-channel DTS-HD Master Audio track. As predicted, the audio will be in Aramaic for both the theatrical cut and the uncut version. This edition will also include "several new extras not found on the previous DVD edition including a pair of featurettes and four audio commentaries," and the exhaustive list is hosted up in the read link below. Per usual, the MSRP on this one sits at $34.99.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Phil @ Nov 3rd 2008 5:49PM
I never though I would say this as an HD fanatic, but this movie is TOO detailed for HD lol.
Josh @ Nov 3rd 2008 6:04PM
Seems like releasing it during Easter would be a smarter move
clara @ Nov 3rd 2008 6:20PM
I think releasing it just before the US elections would be even more interesting.
phanbouy @ Nov 3rd 2008 6:58PM
no thanks
digitalbt @ Nov 3rd 2008 8:17PM
I owned a copy of this movie on the long lost (and mostly unheard of) D-VHS format. (HD on VHS...yes...it did happen). It looked great in HD on that format. Too bad I'll never buy a Blu ray player.
Matt @ Nov 3rd 2008 10:06PM
You're sure making all the right picks on formats.
Valicore @ Nov 3rd 2008 11:31PM
If you can't get the point of the movie in SD, you aren't gonna get it in HD either. Ugh...
FLskydiver @ Nov 4th 2008 2:46AM
Can't wait to see the alternate ending.
RadDude @ Nov 4th 2008 6:12AM
Ha ha, you sir would be correct if Hollywood were calling the shots. For an alternate ending though all you have to do is look at your life and the overall sum of its permanence lol.
LonnieDvD @ Nov 4th 2008 8:42PM
This is just my personal opinion, but if they want to release a Mel Gibson film on Blu-Ray, Braveheart would be a much better choice. I know it's an older movie, but it is one of my all-time favorites.