Hitler Bluy-ray video

Hitler isn't jiving about Paramount. The word for the last week or so is that it's only a matter of time before they capitulate to Blu-Ray. A brilliant piece. "Blades of Glory?...are you fucking kidding me?"

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on January 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM

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Mr. Muckle Author Profile Page says ...

OMG, that's freaking hilarious. Funniest thing I've seen for a long time. Good catch, Jeff.

Posted by Mr. Muckle Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:21 AM

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Mumbleboy Author Profile Page says ...

Well, if Hitler thinks the HD-drive should have been bundled with the 360, who am I to disagree?

So, if Blow-Ray has won, how long will their victory last before the internet becomes the main delivery method? I'm sure it won't be the 10 years that DVD has enjoyed. I heard Netflix is almost ready with their internet to TV movies. Isn't that the first nail in the next-gen disk coffin?

Posted by Mumbleboy Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:26 AM

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Caustic712 Author Profile Page says ...

Brilliant is right. Complete with shout-out to Bill Hunt and The Digital Bits. Made my day.

Posted by Caustic712 Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:28 AM

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christian Author Profile Page says ...

Who comes up with this shit? Hilarious.

Posted by christian Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:28 AM

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wayne76 Author Profile Page says ...

I loved that.

Posted by wayne76 Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:43 AM

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jcbkny Author Profile Page says ...

Wells -- I'm curious about where this fell on your personal expression of humor meter. Did you nod knowingly, quietly recognizing its funny smarts? Or did you outright guffaw and slap thigh?

It was the former for me. Very good stuff, indeed.

Posted by jcbkny Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:44 AM

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gruver1 Author Profile Page says ...

Wells to jcbkny: Outright guffaw and slap-thigh.

Posted by gruver1 Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:55 AM

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actionman Author Profile Page says ...

Wow...those 4 minutes were funnier than most 90 minute Hollywood comedies. Laughing at my desk, people wondering what I'm laughing about. Thanks Wells.

Posted by actionman Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 10:57 AM

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Alex Author Profile Page says ...

This is the second of these Hitler comedy videos I've seen. Being a big XBOX fan, I loved the XBOX + Downfall mash up done maybe a year ago.

This scene is rife for lampooning - despite it being Hitler.

Posted by Alex Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 11:09 AM

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MASON Author Profile Page says ...

Brilliant. The only thing missing was a line about paying off Knowles and his AICN cohorts. "I knew paying the Fat Man was a strategic mistake!"

Posted by MASON Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 11:13 AM

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Rob Author Profile Page says ...

Considering what Apple just announced today about HD Apple TV movie rentals, I'm thinking this whole conversation is going to be obsolete sooner than we thought:

http://www.apple.com/appletv/rentals.html

Posted by Rob Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 11:56 AM

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Aguirre Author Profile Page says ...

after bitching about all the stupid mash-ups wells posts, i can admit that this was fucking BRILLIANT (though it could have used a jab at the hilariously ignorant harry knowles).

Posted by Aguirre Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 11:58 AM

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EU Author Profile Page says ...

I'm curious how much of a difference it would make if George Lucas decided to only work with HD-DVD.

Posted by EU Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 12:02 PM

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lesterg Author Profile Page says ...

"Considering what Apple just announced today about HD Apple TV movie rentals, I'm thinking this whole conversation is going to be obsolete sooner than we thought"

The "HD" quality of the video is going to be the big issue, though. I won't even get into download time.

Posted by lesterg Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 12:32 PM

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lesterg Author Profile Page says ...

"Considering what Apple just announced today about HD Apple TV movie rentals, I'm thinking this whole conversation is going to be obsolete sooner than we thought"

The quality of the "HD" video is a big question mark as of right now, though. I won't even get into download time.

Posted by lesterg Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 12:32 PM

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GlassFamily Author Profile Page says ...

This is easily the funniest video you've ever posted Wells. Bravo for that. The Bill Hunt reference is great.

For what it's worth, Blu-Ray is pretty fantastic, although my upconverting DVD player looks great enough that I don't feeel the need to completely re-buy everything.

Oh, and the one thing that Hitler does have is Zodiac in HD-DVD only. Fucker.

Posted by GlassFamily Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 1:38 PM

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Mr. Muckle Author Profile Page says ...

The problem with the idea of internet downloads overtaking Blu-ray discs is that you have to have a high speed internet connection. What's the proportion of the population with that? Around here, Comcast broadband costs about $50 a month, and that's BEFORE you rent any videos. Plus, you have to buy the AppleTV box. Compare that to around $20 a month for unlimited rentals from Netflix or Blockbuster and it's quite a premium.

Also, the file sizes are huge. I record HDTV on my Mac and an hour's show is about 6 or 7 GB, and that's not even 1080p. You're looking 20 GB for some movies. So you could hold two of them on an AppleTV's 40 GB hard drive. Any compression they do in the process degrades the quality. I think Blu-ray is going to have a good life.

Posted by Mr. Muckle Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 1:50 PM

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Karsten Author Profile Page says ...

Ey, Wells - no credit for handing you the link?

Posted by Karsten Author Profile Page at January 15, 2008 2:15 PM

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