CHTrilogy Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Is there a possibility that the Bionicle movies will get some kind of Blu-ray release? How would you feel about it? I'd buy it; seeing the trilogy in particular would be doubly awesome in HD. Edited February 28, 2016 by CHTrilogy 1 Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchirox580 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Won't happen. Those films didn't make enough of an impact to warrant an HD re-release. Plus with the rise of online streaming I doubt lego would invest in such a thing. 1 Quote It's time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yeah, chances are slim. It's not that the movies don't exist in HD (I know that at the very least Web of Shadows has been broadcast on Cartoon Network HD in the past), but rather that the movies are not timeless or successful enough to merit a new and more expensive physical release in an era when physical media in general is giving way to digital downloads and streaming services. 2 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 As others have said, its doubtful the movies will get a blu-ray release. And even if they were, I wouldn't get them because I don't have a blu-ray player. 2 Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I would have bought them right away. If Journey to One gets a Blu-Ray release, I'd buy that too. I love high-def. -NotS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 You do have a point. At least it was a suggestion. 1 Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Wiseman Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't The Legend Reborn on Netflix in HD? I'd love if they upgraded all the Netflix versions to HD. Like others have said, HD versions do exist, at least higher definition than the DVDs. It's common practice to render the movie to cinema standards, even if it's not intended for cinema, and then scale it down to fit on physical media. Quote -L- to the -K- Sometimes, I look at my desk, and think, "What am I doing with my life?" ... Then, I go back to my videogames. I used to be known as 'Gresh's Thornax...Ouchy!!!', before I realised what a silly name it was. Other previous names include Lihkan435 and Chip Biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) As far as I know the only film produced in HD was TLR. Yeah, chances are slim. It's not that the movies don't exist in HD (I know that at the very least Web of Shadows has been broadcast on Cartoon Network HD in the past) !!! This is interesting to me. Are you sure it aired in HD? It didn't just air in SD on the HD channel? Edited February 29, 2016 by TheSkeletonMan939 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSciFiGuy Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Yea, it'd take a personal investor to take the hit for releasing the movies on blu-ray. Not gonna happen, but would be a nice dream Quote Bionicle: ANP aims to create narrated versions of all the Bionicle books, with voice actors for each character, and music taken from various media to enhance the story. Check here if you're interested in voicing a character, and here for the chapters that've already been released!Formerly: Tahu Nuva 3.0Looking for a Bionicle Beanie. Black one with the symbol on it. Contact me if you are willing to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Nah. No need for 'em. Quote Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 ^ need for em. I'd love to see an HD mask of light film 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) BZPower actually was given a screengrab from LoMN in HD. It's beyond even 1080p. I think it came directly from the rendering software. Here's the full article. You'll note that the other screengrabs seem to be upconverts from the SD source. It's too bad there isn't anyone we could easily contact to get to the bottom of this mystery. Edited March 1, 2016 by TheSkeletonMan939 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Ice - 1987 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 It very unlikely with such old movies since blu-ray is not the most dominant format. If you go to any store, market or dvd rental store youll see that dvd's are a very dominant format and very small ammount of movies has blu-ray movie editions. Playstation games are gaining dominance in their category since Sony stopped using dvd for games inmediately when they launched project ps3 and it's unknown why sony does not allow microsoft competitor to use blu-ray discs as well although they are rivals . Even blu-ray movie players are expensive and many often wonder if those are backwards compatible with dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 It very unlikely with such old movies since blu-ray is not the most dominant format. Don't be so sure about that. Lots and lots of older films are being released on Blu-ray. I don't know about it not being "the most dominant format" compared to DVDs - although I'm sure most people in the world do stick to DVDs - but that's no reason not to release it on Blu-ray. The only type of video that doesn't seem to be getting Blu-ray releases is children's television, because kids don't care about video quality. Unfortunately that means great stuff like Mystery Incorporated and the recent TMNT series only get DVDs, but that's the way it goes. Like SciFiGuy said... a private investor would have to want to release the films if we ever want to see them in HD. Playstation games are gaining dominance in their category since Sony stopped using dvd for games inmediately when they launched project ps3 and it's unknown why sony does not allow microsoft competitor to use blu-ray discs as well although they are rivals Wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xboxtravis Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 BZPower actually was given a screengrab from LoMN in HD. It's beyond even 1080p. I think it came directly from the rendering software. Here's the full article. You'll note that the other screengrabs seem to be upconverts from the SD source. It's too bad there isn't anyone we could easily contact to get to the bottom of this mystery.Oh my gosh; the rendering level on that is so high it makes it look like a completely different film! Still I don't really care to see them in Blu-ray because they weren't that great of films anyway. Fun; but nothing groundbreaking or classic. Quote All aboard the hype train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 It's not going to happen. Those movies were forgettable anyway, and even if they were to release them, they won't while G2 is out Quote Visit my Bionicle 2001 site recreation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHTrilogy Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Yeah, I guess you're right. It was worth bringing it up anyway. Quote ~ CHTrilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Mirrors Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) Look, even if there isn't a Blu-Ray rerelease, they have these HD versions of the movies somewhere. So couldn't they release them as an HD Digital Download, like Bionicle 4 did on iTunes? That wouldn't be as expensive as a Blu-Ray release but just as high-res, and at least as many people would buy it as bought The Legend Reborn. Edited March 13, 2016 by Tren Krom Quote Come see my story-corrected Tahu And Takanuva MoCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Look, even if there isn't a Blu-Ray rerelease, they have these HD versions of the movies somewhere. So couldn't they release them as an HD Digital Download, like Bionicle 4 did on iTunes? That wouldn't be as expensive as a Blu-Ray release but just as high-res, and at least as many people would buy it as bought The Legend Reborn.Yeah, I don't see any reason why they couldn't do that. The only question is, WOULD they? And considering Lego has little to gain from them being rereleased in that fashion, that falls almost entirely on Miramax (or whoever it is that currently holds the rights to them). Who knows? Maybe that's the kind of thing they might consider doing around 2018, when Mask of Light has its fifteenth anniversary. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 they have these HD versions of the movies somewhere Says who? For all we know the master files are SD. I'm willing to bet they are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Mirrors Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Either way, according to Amazon, Universal Studios rereleased a new version of The Legend Reborn last month, with a new cover that's a close-up of Mata Nui's face, the tagline "All-New Movie" removed from the back, slightly different DVD numbers, and the phrase "© 2016 Universal Studios" on the back credits. If they've so recently made a slight update to such an old DVD, it's not too far a stretch to imagine them making a Blu-Ray release of the HD version. Quote Come see my story-corrected Tahu And Takanuva MoCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Either way, according to Amazon, Universal Studios rereleased a new version of The Legend Reborn last month, with a new cover that's a close-up of Mata Nui's face, the tagline "All-New Movie" removed from the back, slightly different DVD numbers, and the phrase "© 2016 Universal Studios" on the back credits. Woah, really? pics or it didn't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Mirrors Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Here's the pic from Amazon: Edited March 16, 2016 by Tren Krom Quote Come see my story-corrected Tahu And Takanuva MoCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Interesting. Of course, there's no Blu-ray release... I guess companies still think kids are too dumb to know the difference. Or maybe Blu-rays of kids' television have been proven to not do well in sales, I dunno. Edited March 16, 2016 by TheSkeletonMan939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Interesting. Of course, there's no Blu-ray release... I guess companies still think kids are too dumb to know the difference. Or maybe Blu-rays of kids' television have been proven to not do well in sales, I dunno.Combination of both, most likely. Though it's not just "thinking kids are too dumb to know the difference."—I doubt most kids actually care about the difference in the first point. More to the point, a reprint of an old merchandise-driven movie like this isn't exactly shooting for the most discerning audience in the first place. There's not much of a collector's market for the movie, and if I were feeling particularly conspiratorial I might suggest that the only reason the TLR DVD was reprinted in the first place was to pick up sales from G2 fans and their parents who might not be aware that it doesn't actually have anything to do with the current sets or story. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onepu the Protector Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) What's the point of watching the Bionicle movies on Blu-ray anyway? The CGI is pretty dated and I'd even go as far as to say it wasn't too great to begin with (it was OK for a merchandise-driven straight-to-video film based on a toyline but nothing spectacular). Edited March 17, 2016 by Onepu the Protector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Mirrors Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 It's the simple fact that everything looks better in HD, and Mask of Light was a classic as far as Bionicle movies go, plus a Blu-ray or HD rerelease would give an excuse to watch it again. Quote Come see my story-corrected Tahu And Takanuva MoCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) BZPower actually was given a screengrab from LoMN in HD. It's beyond even 1080p. I think it came directly from the rendering software. Here's the full article. You'll note that the other screengrabs seem to be upconverts from the SD source. It's too bad there isn't anyone we could easily contact to get to the bottom of this mystery.I don't think that shot is even from the movie, which makes it even stranger. If you look at the scene it'd be from, the background appears to be different and the Toa are never in the precise positions seen in that shot. Also, on the far left of that image the background appears to just... end. I think it's a 2D thing set up behind the Toa and the floor that doesn't stretch to fill the whole screen. In conclusion: what the heck Edited March 19, 2016 by Pereki Quote believe victims. its actually not that hard, and youd look kind of bad if you were to, say, side with an abuser because theyre your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Yeah, like I said, I think it came directly from the rendering software... meaning that the background and animation could have very well changed. Maybe it was one of the earlier shots compiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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