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**kal** · Last edited by kal on Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:53 pm; edited 2 times in total

An article in the most recent edition of Agent DVD magazine confirms that Paramount will release the summer blockbuster hit 'Iron Man' for Blu-ray on September 30th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No technical specs have been announced at this time, but we have learned of some of the special features to be included with the release.

Extras include:

Screen Tests
"I am Iron Man" Behind-the-scenes featurette
"The Invincible Iron Man" featurette
Visual Effects featurette
Image Galleries
"The Actor's Process" featurette
The Onion trailer gag
Deleted and Extended Scenes

Click here to preorder 'Iron Man (Special Collector's Edition) ' on Blu-ray from Amazon

Kal

dropzone7 · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 1069 Location: Charlotte, NC

Now this is one I can get excited about! Thumbs Up

**kal** · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject:

Yup. Me too - I've heard nothing but good things about this movie, and not just from comic book fans.

Your avatar's another one I'm looking forward to (Bond). Wink

Kal

dropzone7 · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 1069 Location: Charlotte, NC

**kal** · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

Agreed. Daniel Craig is fantastic as Bond. I much more enjoy a relunctant Bond who gets hurt/beat up over the suave/debonaire stuff from earlier bonds. From what I understand the books were a lot grittier than what the earlier movies showed - more like the last one (Casino Royale). Hopefully the next movie due out later this year will be just as interesting.

The next month is a bit slow for releases but the next 6 months after that will be especially busy. Time to save my pennies for some Blu-rays. Smile

Kal

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

**kal** · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:43 am Post subject:

Gino · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:59 am Post subject:

Iron man was a definite buy on my list since watching it at the cinemas. It has everything going for it for awesome demo material videa and audio and d-box wise, so hopefully the transfer is top notch.

**kal** · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:12 pm Post subject:

More new information:

**kal** · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

Official box art:

Click here to preorder 'Iron Man (Special Collector's Edition) ' on Blu-ray from Amazon

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

I have not seen this movie yet. Did Robert Downey Jr.do a good job in it? I have to wonder after I keep laughing at his role in Tropic Thunder.

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Downey is good, and the movie rocks. It's a fun action movie, and they actually did a good job of making Iron Man plausible. (Assuming you believe a wunderkind genius billionaire could actually create the kinds of things he uses in the movie, like an uber-capable AI that runs his house and his design workbench.)

**kal** · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:42 am Post subject:

It's official - it's a MUST HAVE disc!

Order Iron Man (2008) from Amazon - save 35! Video: 4.5/5 Audio: 5/5

HD Video Quality: 4.5/5

'Iron Man' comes to Blu-ray as easily the most anticipated Paramount title of the year, and perhaps that of any major studio. This is the kind of film you hope will deliver a new demo disc, and the kind of film that you bought a Blu-ray player for in the first place. While I don't think this 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 encode (framed at 2.40:1 and spread across a BD-50 dual-layer disc) is absolutely reference-quality, it's a mighty fine presentation that largely hits the bull's-eye.

The film has a split personality for a visual style. Shot with both traditional anamorphic and Super35 film processes, the early desert scenes have a much starker, grittier quality, while the latter half of the film is much more glossy and slick. As such, while the source is spotless, there are some apparently intentional inconsistencies in contrast, blacks and color saturation.

Some of the early scenes suffer from a color palette that tends to be slightly oversaturated, which mucks up fleshtones a bit and can leave the image looking fuzzy and slightly flat. Darker scenes here also tend to flatten out a bit, while contrast runs hot which results in blown out whites. There is also slight grain here, though I welcomed it as it added a film-like look and offset some of the digital-ization due to the more stylized elements of the transfer.

When the film really kicks into gear and introduces Iron Man 2.0, is when the presentation really soars. Colors are vibrant and lush, blacks excellent, and detail and depth quite wonderful. Fleshtones also become a bit more realistic, giving the film a very polished look yet still retaining a natural and dimensional picture. There are many sequences here (particularly Iron Man's first night flight, as well as the climactic battle) that can easily serve as demo material.

Despite some inconsistencies, Paramount has produced an impeccable encode. There are no obvious artifacts, noise or any motion jaggies. Edge enhancement is also not an issue. 'Iron Man' doesn't quite earn a five-star rating from me, but this is still a generally excellent presentation that shouldn't disappoint.

HD Audio Quality: 5/5

Paramount provides a English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround mix (48kHz/24-bit) for 'Iron Man,' and it's terrific. Now, this is what home theater is all about, and this Blu-ray is bound to be a new showroom staple at Best Buys across the nation.

'Iron Man' is so much fun because the character himself is a one-man crash test dummy. He clangs, he bashes, he bursts, he blows sh*t up. Discrete effects alight the surrounds every moment he's on-screen, especially as he's usually in the middle of some big-budget action sequences surrounded by gunfire, explosions and lots of screaming baddies. The rears creating a completely convincing, three-dimensional environment with airtight imaging between channels and a depth of fidelity to dynamic range that's top-notch. Minor ambiance is also very well sustained, so there's rarely a dull moment on this soundtrack.

Dynamics are also superb. Low bass is some of the best I've heard since titles like 'Transformers,' with the film's climactic battle in particular a real scorcher. The full frequency spectrum is note-perfect, and at a loud volume, the level of clarity and detail is reference-quality. Dialogue is firmly placed in the center channel except for a few vocal effects, and is never overwhelmed by the action. 'Iron Man' is definitely going to be one of this year's most justifiably-praised demo soundtracks on Blu-ray.

Order Iron Man (2008) from Amazon - save 35! Video: 4.5/5 Audio: 5/5

Kal

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

Very enjoyable flix, Robert Downey Jr & Gwyneth Paltrow were superb.

Kal, you might want to fix the links, they don't seem to work anymore.

Mike

Bucketfoot · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 698 Location: Centennial, CO

I guess I'll have to get out and pick this one up tomorrow.

Call me whatever you want, but the one I am really looking forward to is Sleeping Beauty. Classic Disney in HD Thumbs Up

wallace123456 · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 2236 Location: Northwest VA area

**kal** · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

Link fixed:

Order Iron Man (2008) from Amazon - save 35! Video: 4.5/5 Audio: 5/5

It's also 35% off now instead of 30%.

Got mine in the mail a couple of days ago... haven't had time to watch it yet. Wife wanted to watch "Sex and the City" first last night. Wink

Kal

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

**kal** · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

Yep. They're starting to show their age for sure. To be expected.

Kal

overclkr · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 4227