Buy a PS3? Get 5 Free Blu-Ray Movies

[Dr.Finger]

Actually you get five free Blu-Ray movies with the purchase of any Blu-Ray player, but the PS3 is the big hook here. From Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6173335.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6173335).
From July 1 to September 30, customers who purchase qualifying Blu-ray players--yes, the PS3 qualifies--will receive five free Blu-ray movies from a list of 21 choices.The participating movies are:
Babel
Black Rain
Blazing Saddles
Chicken Little
The Corpse Bride
The Devil's Rejects
The Guardian
Hart's War
Invincible
The Italian Job
Kiss of the Dragon
The Last Waltz
The Omen [2006]
Pearl Harbor
The Phantom of the Opera
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Species
Stealth
Stir of Echoes
The Transporter 2
Underworld: Evolution

[Disgustipated]

Is this from any retailer? I'd assume so.

Also, this still isn't incentive to buy a PS3. It's a bonus.

[Heretic Machine]

While it is a cool promotion, I actually couldn't pick out five movies on that list that I'd want to see, nevermind own on an HD format.

[WastelandDan]

While it is a cool promotion, I actually couldn't pick out five movies on that list that I'd want to see, nevermind own on an HD format.

Amen to that. Five free movies is great but not when they're stuff like Pearl Harbor and Stealth.

I am surprised to see Corpse Bride on there though. Definitely the gem in what is otherwise a selection that's pretty much garbage.

[Sandman]

I would maybe want 1 or 2 of those movies, but not really.

[violentp]

While it is a cool promotion, I actually couldn't pick out five movies on that list that I'd want to see, nevermind own on an HD format.

Get 5 copies of Blazing Saddles.

[Dr.Finger]

I've been doing a lot of list-based news today for some reason

[BlackPete]

If they threw BBC's Planet Earth on that list, then I'd maybe consider it... but I'd still prefer to see a price drop first.

[violentp]

If they threw BBC's Planet Earth on that list, then I'd maybe consider it... but I'd still prefer to see a price drop first.

70 bucks, Amazon.

[jspeak32]

wow, 5 crappy movies to go along with a crappy game system.

[violentp]

wow, 5 crappy movies to go along with a crappy game system.


Go to the kitchen, your milk is ready.

[shpankey]

i would pay to not have to take any of those shit movies, ugh

[DeathtollWRX]

Well that's not a bad deal at all. I'd do that if the PS3 was 399.00

[PsychoticVile]

If I were forced to pick it would be these 5. Blazing Saddles is definitely the best of the bunch, Kiss of the Dragon is a decent action flick one of Jet Lee's first US flicks. The last 3 are just the least awful of the rest in my opinion and would at least look good in HD.

Blazing Saddles
Kiss of the Dragon
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Underworld: Evolution
The Corpse Bride

[Gott]

Thing doesn't have any games...might as well watch movies on it...Who still buys movies anymore? Same people who still buy cds? I used to buy movies but after you watch them 2-3 times you're stuck with a big stack of dvds you don't want to watch anymore...
Seems like a shallow attempt to try and trick people into buying a ps3

I have no need for HD dvds yet...the normal ones look just fine. I'll wait until there is a clearcut winner or consensus that they both will be around in which case i'll get a player that works for both.

[digitalErich]

I was going to say I'd be moving my eventual PS3 buy up to coincide with this deal, then I saw the list. I can't find 2 movies I want from that list. Oh well, I guess it's back to waiting on a Jak or Ico team game.

[digitalErich]

Seems like a shallow attempt to try and trick people into buying a ps3.
Sony obviously wants people to buy PS3s, there's no trick about it. It's like saying the King Kong HD-DVD is a "trick" to try to get you to buy the HD-DVD addon. There's no trick to it, it's a simple, tried and true, promotion strategy.

Secondary to the console wars is the HD disc wars, and this is where Sony has an advantage over MS. Every PS3 is a Blue-ray player, unlike the HD-DVD addon which requires a second purchase. Again, this is secondary, but don't think someone on both sides isn't looking at this.

For everyone that takes Sony up on this deal, it really raises the average attach rate for movies to players for Blu-ray. From some perspectives, it's a pretty smart move on Sony' part.

[Joestar]

Thing doesn't have any games...might as well watch movies on it...Who still buys movies anymore? Same people who still buy cds? I used to buy movies but after you watch them 2-3 times you're stuck with a big stack of dvds you don't want to watch anymore...
Seems like a shallow attempt to try and trick people into buying a ps3

I have no need for HD dvds yet...the normal ones look just fine. I'll wait until there is a clearcut winner or consensus that they both will be around in which case i'll get a player that works for both.

Gott, dude. I think I speak for everyone here when I say that you need to get laid.

[Rafer]

There are five categories (5 different studios I think?) and you pick one movie from each category, so there's even less choice (scan) (http://www.uwants.com/attachments/day_070627/20070627_640bc1b6bf658f8a400dCDKlYCq8WthG.jpg) .

That being said, nobody is interested in Babel? And too bad Invincible likely not the Werner Herzog film.

[sflufan]

Ack! What an awful list of films!

[BPM]

Excuse me for going off Topic - I know "The Bad Guy" from Stir of Echoes, was friends with his Step-son. Yeah, thats a pretty crappy list of movies to pick from (except blazing Saddles) I can see why they're giving them away.

[donkeydrop]

While it is a cool promotion, I actually couldn't pick out five movies on that list that I'd want to see, nevermind own on an HD format.

ebay for a quick $70 or so.

[DaXIthR]

Corpse Bride is solid. Blazing Saddles as aged as well as Anna Nicole Smith.

That's one crappy list. Anyone who was on the fence until this piece news and is now running to their nearest Ps3 stockpile is an asshole.

[donkeydrop]

Go to the kitchen, your milk is ready.

His mom still brings it to him in his high chair.

[Durka-Dan]

Well that's not a bad deal at all. I'd do that if the PS3 was 399.00

Well if you pry out the blu-ray player then it'll cost about that.. but then no blu-ray player.. and then you realize you can charge people $200 for it while still advertising your consoles costs 400.. and then you get sued by MS for stealing their ideas.

[tombofsoldier]

Wow, only 1 good movie available and Sony (I assume Sony is taking the loss anyway) loses another $125 for every PS3 sold.

[DubiousQuality]

You know.. perhaps putting out some must have games would sell more game systems than movie deals. This is just more evidence that Sony's aim with the PS3 IS all about Bluray and movies first, and games as an afterthought.

They have a decent piece of technology with Cell, marketed as a playstation game system but virtually zero games to go with it. I don't understand.

[Dekker_Lentz]

The Last Waltz is pretty solid also, great music.

[Banacek]

Black Rain

You mean I can watch Michael Douglas be a racist fuck in HD? I'm in!

[Khash]

Seems like a shallow attempt to try and trick people into buying a ps3
Oh shut the fuck up. Trick people? Where's the trick? If the movies are unappealing than that's another argument but you speak as though this is some sort of bait-and-switch.

[Khash]

This is just more evidence that Sony's aim with the PS3 IS all about Bluray and movies first, and games as an afterthought.
The PS3 isn't the only blu-ray player available. It helps if you actually know what you're talking about.

[TalkingOctopus]

It's amazing how people are complaining and whining about this. THEY'RE FREE! If you don't like any of the movies, don't take them...

I'd probably take 3 of them:

Corpse Bride (Am I the only one who liked this movie?)
Blazing Saddles
Babel (An interesting movie, but not one I want to own or rewatch)

However, games have priority over movies for me so I'll pass on the ps3 until it has a more solid library.

[Loganrapp]

Get 5 copies of Blazing Saddles.

Sold. Here's my check.

[Loganrapp]

There are five categories (5 different studios I think?) and you pick one movie from each category, so there's even less choice (scan) (http://www.uwants.com/attachments/day_070627/20070627_640bc1b6bf658f8a400dCDKlYCq8WthG.jpg) .

That being said, nobody is interested in Babel? And too bad Invincible likely not the Werner Herzog film.

Babel was Traffic and Crash, but minus the drugs and racism, with tenuous links to each story that, were those links broken, wouldn't have truly affected the outcome of any story.

It would have been much better if they just did short stories in the vein of Sin City, instead of a pseudo-philosophical attempt at making you believe everything was connected. Magnolia did that so much better, and everyone was genuinely affected by everyone else's connections to one another.

This, however, made a couple of slightly compelling storylines, mixed in a couple of heavy-handed ones, and basically demanded their Oscar. No thanks.

[lockwoodx]

I'd rather have 100$ off the cost of a PS3 than 5 movies worth mabye 25 bucks each. Lame promotion to push a "game" system.

My fitbabits quote says it best.....

[Vanthar]

It's not a PS3 only thing. You people are kinda retarded in thinking this is a purely Sony-based promotion.

[bitwise]

Translation: The following Blu-ray movies did not sell enough and we need to clear stock.

[bKangy]

I think I see about 3 films on there I'd consider watching if I got on BR. And believe me, none of them are Stealth :P

[TRiLoGY]

Hmm, I cant Pick 5 off the List that I would want..

[menage]

I wouldn't care if they gave me 50 movies. I want games!

[KidCactus]

Only on Evil Avatar can free movies be a bad thing.

[Rotting]

Only on Evil Avatar can free movies be a bad thing.

Only if it has anything to do with Sony.

Funny thing about this offer is there was a similar offer for HD DVDs back in November but you only got 3 movies. A lot of the movies from that offer are making an appearance in this one too. Quality.

[31 Flavas]

Only on Evil Avatar can free movies be a bad thing.If your goal is to spend a lot of money just to have anything high-def to watch. I think this deal will work for you.

But the rest of us are are not so liberal with our money, we'd rather spend $600 on something we will enjoy.

Unless those movies they give you are actually something you're interstesting in. You've spend $600 and have nothing but dismal movies to show.

Congratulations, as your reward for giving them a lot of money, you now can spend a lot more money to get movies that are worth while watching.

Aww... what do you mean the movie you want isn't coming out for 6 months. Well, hey, at least in 6 months when there is a price drop on the movie player you just bought, you'll still have 5 shitty movies.

[KidCactus]

If your goal is to spend a lot of money just to have anything high-def to watch. I think this deal will work for you.

But the rest of us are are not so liberal with our money, we'd rather spend $600 on something we will enjoy.

Unless those movies they give you are actually something you're interstesting in. You've spend $600 and have nothing but dismal movies to show.

Congratulations, as your reward for giving them a lot of money, you now can spend a lot more money to get movies that are worth while watching.

Aww... what do you mean the movie you want isn't coming out for 6 months. Well, hey, at least in 6 months when there is a price drop on the movie player you just bought, you'll still have 5 shitty movies.
I don't get your reasoning at all. I'm not saying everyone should buy a BD player to get these five movies for free. People that buy a BD player get five movies for free. It's as simple as that. How can this be a bad thing!?

[menage]

I don't get your reasoning at all. I'm not saying everyone should buy a BD player to get these five movies for free. People that buy a BD player get five movies for free. It's as simple as that. How can this be a bad thing!?

It can't really. But it's hardly news is it. Especially because the post stated that you got it with PS3. Of course people will react. PS3 is a gamesconsole, throw in 2 games and it's a different matter.

[easi]

This smacks of desperation. It's over, PS3 is finished.

[31 Flavas]

People that buy a BD player get five movies for free. It's as simple as that. How can this be a bad thing!?Well, if you buy a Blu-ray player or a PS3 NOW at $600 you get 5 mediocre to terrible movies for free.

Or would you like to wait 6 months, get a better Blu-ray player, save $200, and get the movies that you really want to watch?

Or lets put this into computer terms. Would you like to get last years video card, at full price, with 5 mediocre to terrible video games. (Just so they can clear out their stock of last years video cards.)

Or would you like to wait 6 months and get the new dx10 video card and still have money to buy the new iD software tech 5 engine based video game?

[KidCactus]

Well, if you buy a Blu-ray player or a PS3 NOW at $600 you get 5 mediocre to terrible movies for free.

Or would you like to wait 6 months, get a better Blu-ray player, save $200, and get the movies that you really want to watch?

Or lets put this into computer terms. Would you like to get last years video card, at full price, with 5 mediocre to terrible video games. (Just so they can clear out their stock of last years video cards.)

Or would you like to wait 6 months and get the new dx10 video card and still have money to buy the new iD software tech 5 engine based video game?
Of course the offer isn't for everyone, you included obviously; this is aimed toward people interested in buying a BD player now. I too can't say many, if any, of the movies on that list appeal to me, but at the same time I do understand that they are popular movies that I'm sure a lot of people like.

[31 Flavas]

Of course the offer isn't for everyone, you included obviously; this is aimed toward people interested in buying a BD player now.The point is, no one should be spending money on blu-ray now unless they have money they want to throw away.

Likewise, it's dumb to buy a PS3 NOW because there are no good games and an impending price drop.

The lipstick on this pig was put on while going over speed bumps and is like a $5 crackwhore who's boobs don't even line up.

[Rotting]

Likewise, it's dumb to buy a PS3 NOW because there are no good games and an impending price drop.

No good games? None? Zero.

I agree about waiting to see what happens with a price drop though.

[Gorvi]

Free movies with PS3 = good deal.
Free movies with 360 = would be a good deal.
Free movies with Wii = would be a good deal.

Lesson = free movies are good.

[31 Flavas]

Well, I concede. Free stuff apparently makes a good deal.

So then, here's my offer. I'll buy you 5 hi-def movies of my choice and give them to you, FOR FREE. That's right, 5 free hi-def movies. But in order to get these 5 FREE hi-def movies, I've got some Amazon and Cisco stock from back in 2000 that I want to sell.

Free Hi-def movies, remember!

[easi]

Free movies with PS3 = good deal.
Free movies with 360 = would be a good deal.
Free movies with Wii = would be a good deal.

Lesson = free movies are good.

None of these movies are good. Stealth? ELL OH ELL SONY PICTUARS YOU CRAZY CATS

[Reanimated]

wow, 5 crappy movies to go along with a crappy game system.



Exactly what I was thinking.

[Gorvi]

None of these movies are good. Stealth? ELL OH ELL SONY PICTUARS YOU CRAZY CATS
Blazing Saddles
The Corpse Bride
Underworld: Evolution
The Devil's Rejects
The Omen

I'd take those for free. Not the best movies in the world, but good.

Exactly what I was thinking.
So you were thinking of trolling? Shocking.

[easi]

Blazing Saddles
The Corpse Bride
Underworld: Evolution
The Devil's Rejects
The Omen

I'd take those for free. Not the best movies in the world, but good.

Since when was $600 + tax + game free??

[atariv8]

Don't they owe me a BluRay player for sitting through The Omen remake?

[jspeak32]

Exactly what I was thinking.

Do you sit in a highchair as well? Cause i do apparently.

And my wife brings me my milk, damnit.

[Salamande]

From the scan, it looks like I'd have to choose between Blazing Saddles and Corpse Bride. D'oh.

[Gorvi]

Since when was $600 + tax + game free??
Seriously? Are you that much of an idiot, or do you need things spelled out in every post at a 2nd grade level?

[easi]

Calling me an idiot doesn't sting as much when you've had "Oblivion" as your "now playing" PS3 game for like 3 months.

[Gorvi]

Calling me an idiot doesn't sting as much when you've had "Oblivion" as your "now playing" PS3 game for like 3 months.
Ouch. I guess I've been playing that 200+ hour game for too long, hmm?

[easi]

Yeah, considering you could have played one of 2 superior versions like an eon ago.

[Gorvi]

Yeah, considering you could have played one of 2 superior versions like an eon ago.
On a system that I actually wanted? Not really. Honestly, easi, I'm done with you. Continue trolling if you'd like, I won't be paying attention.

[DangerousDaze]

This smacks of desperation. It's over, PS3 is finished.
I hope you don't play the stock market with incisive business forecasts like that.

[Fatalenergy]

Theres a new sheriff in town, and his name is Reggie Hammon??

Blazing Saddles
The Devil's Rejects
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Species
Stir of Echoes
The Transporter 2
Underworld: Evolution

Probably worth owning.

[Baron Samedi]

I hope you don't play the stock market with incisive business forecasts like that.

If Nintendo or Microsoft were in Sony's place at the moment, they would be dead according to everyone. It is only Sony's dominance from the last two generations that gives anyone faith. I say easi's not far off.

[firefly2000]

Ok I don't get it ....when we go out to see a movie it's not HD , so why do we care if are home versions are HD or not , also whats with watching movies on a PSP or other moble devices that has like a 3" screen , I guess I will never get the whole HD thing , even more so if I only like a handfull of movies that I will watch over and over , other then that I only see HD as eye candy for when people come over , other then that , who cares ............

[Dr.Finger]

Ok I don't get it ....when we go out to see a movie it's not HD , so why do we care if are home versions are HD or not , also whats with watching movies on a PSP or other moble devices that has like a 3" screen , I guess I will never get the whole HD thing , even more so if I only like a handfull of movies that I will watch over and over , other then that I only see HD as eye candy for when people come over , other then that , who cares ............Actually movies shown in theaters are way above HD. I think they're the equivalent of 5000p if I'm not mistaken.

[Zanzibar]

Underworld: Evolution, eh?
Kate Beckinsale in HD.

Hmm.

[DangerousDaze]

If Nintendo or Microsoft were in Sony's place at the moment, they would be dead according to everyone. It is only Sony's dominance from the last two generations that gives anyone faith. I say easi's not far off.
First of all, who is "everyone" in your context? Secondly, it's not just Sony's prior dominance, it's also about the fact that the PS3 is a pretty good piece of kit, even if it isn't being showcased properly as yet.

Game over for the PS3? I don't think so. "Not far off"? Likewise.

/edit - removed split infinitive :p

[greenapple]

I don't get your reasoning at all. I'm not saying everyone should buy a BD player to get these five movies for free. People that buy a BD player get five movies for free. It's as simple as that. How can this be a bad thing!?

Seriously, the trolling or sheer idiocy of some of these "negative" posts is amazing.

Here's the issue, decide which is better:

1) PS3 alone

2) PS3 with 5 movies (shitty or not)

Whether #1 or #2 is better is the ONLY question here as to whether this news is good or bad.

Yet, some people can't seem to walk a straight line and get lost in the "but-PS3-sucks!" woods.

Whether PS3 sucks or not has nothing to do with how obviously better #2 is than #1! Some people seem to have a Pavlovian response to the word "PS3" and can't help but start trolling, no matter what the actual subject matter of the topic.

[Baron Samedi]

Secondly, it's not just Sony's prior dominance, it's also about the fact that the PS3 is a pretty good piece of kit, even if it isn't being showcased properly as yet.

So was the Dreamcast, so was the Jaguar, so was the 3DO, so was the N64...I hope Sony sticks it out and retains a nice share of the marketplace (no dominance, please) in the long run, but chances are, I wouldn't bet on them.

[DangerousDaze]

Heh, I owned all of them except for the N64. I still have a soft spot for my old Matsushita 3DO console. Long live Trip Hawkins! ;)

[31 Flavas]

Here's the issue, decide which is better:

1) PS3 alone
2) PS3 with 5 movies (shitty or not)

Whether #1 or #2 is better is the ONLY question here as to whether this news is good or bad.So because you get 5 mediocre to terrible movies, you're going to pay $600 for a PS3 or $800+ for a Blu-ray player.

When in 6 months, you can pick up the same thing for less, with a game or movie or both with your savings.

The goal of the promotion is to get you to overpay for blu-ray. The bait is mediocre to terrible movies.

Like I said, if you want 5 FREE hi-def movies, then i've got some Amazon.com stock(*) I want to sell you.

You won't get this deal from anyone else and besides Amazon.com stock has been going nothing but up, up, up lately!

So which do you want, Amazon.com stock alone or Amazon.com stock WITH 5 FREE HI-DEF MOVIES? Obviously you want #2! You get 5 FREE HI-DEF MOVIES. This is a no brainer!

(*)Amazon.com stock is from the year 2000, just before the .com crash.

[LugNutX]

The other point that I would like to reiterate is that this is for Blu-Ray players. The PS3 happens to play BD discs, which is why this has turned into a PS3 bash-fest, but this deal is not aimed at people sitting on the fence about the PS3 or trying to entice people to buy the PS3.

This is solely Sony's response to the HD war. If you were looking to jump into the HD world right now and you had to choose between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, which way would you go? HD-DVD had a similar deal running (and may still), so Sony offered up their competition.

If Joe Blow is at the local Best Buy and is trying to decide between an equally priced HD-DVD player (yes, I know there are cheaper ones) with no free movies or a Blu-Ray player (PS3 or not) with 5 free movies, no matter the quality, which do you think he will lean towards? It's merely a marketing scheme...nothing less, nothing more.

This may sound like a Sony defense - and it's not, I'm actually a staunch HD-DVD supporter - but I can't criticize a company for making a sound business decision to throw another wrench into the HD war machine.

[31 Flavas]

I mean, not even our idiot friends at SonyProtectionGroup are running this promo. And you'd think they'd be the first run with this.

[violentp]

How could I have strayed so far from this thread? Some seriously funny shit. Not so much the trolls, but the responses. You guys come around here, I'll buy you a beer.

[greenapple]

When in 6 months, you can pick up the same thing for less, with a game or movie or both with your savings.[/COLOR]

Is this a test!? Or are you really that irrational? People are being ripped-off and deceived by this deal because the PS3 may be cheaper in six months? Sony would be more honest if they didn't run this deal right?

So everyone who buys anything that may ever go down in price at a later date is being decieved and ripped off?

IF I was in the market for some Amazon stock, then yes I would prefer it with 5 movies than without. That's the nature of a promotion, better with than without, TODAY, if I want it.

IF you're on the market for a PS3 today, you're getting a better deal with the 5 discs, than without. The possibility or even the fact that it will drop in price 6 months down the line doesn't change that.

Jezus H Christ some stupid-ass trolling going on in this thread.

[31 Flavas]

Greenapple, if you're dead set on over paying in front of an announced price cut from Howard Stringer himself, be my guest.

[Durka-Dan]

Greenapple, if you're dead set on over paying in front of an announced price cut from Howard Stringer himself, be my guest.

A price cut that will happen in half a year? yea screw that. If I'm saving up my money to buy a console then I want it when I can afford it.

Why is everyone hating on those movies? The quality of those films depends on who you ask. A casual trolling EvAv member may hate them, however, a person that isn't so tied up with console hatred might enjoy them. You can't speak for everyone and say they all suck. So quitcha hatin'.

.. and this IS a lame news item.. should we open an "advertisements ..with attitude!" section? :confused:

[Gamewatcher]

I actually just broke down and bought a PS3 last week as a gift from my wife for my birthday and to celebrate my business taking off.

Fortunately, I didn't open it. I'll return it tomorrow and pick it up again to get the free movies. (I've already bought The Black Crowes and Fifth Element on Blu-Ray.) Has anyone seen anything official on how this promotion works? I've been checking the Blu-Ray site and Sony's site, and there's nothing but a blog entry that links to a third-party report. Guess Sony doesn't publish Web updates on weekends.

In terms of picks, I'd get Black Rain but I already have it on HD-DVD (am I the only who liked that movie, and HATED Corpse Bride?!), and I plan to favor that format whenever possible. My picks are:

Chicken Little (for the kid; plus it supposedly looks and sounds stellar on BR)
The Italian Job (good popcorn movie)
The Last Waltz (awesome concert)
Species (good scifi, should look good)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (not bad, as game adaptations go)

FYI, I already have Blazing Saddles on DVD, and I doubt it would improve much in high def. Certainly not one to showcase the system's capabilities.

[LexeL]

BwAHaHAHaHA Pearl Harbor....I'll take 5 of those!

[sleepbox]

PS3's launch is killing me. I mean, I think that in the long run it's going to beat the 360 but it's oh so slow starting out.

[Trazzlo the Magnificant]

Take the movies with the best resale value on eBay, especially if you sell them still wrapped.

[Gamewatcher]

Details are at http://www.bluraysavings.com/

Turns out you have to pick one each from five categories, probably to spread the load across five different studios participating in the promotion.

So I can't get both The Last Waltz and Species, I'll have to pick one and then probably go with Blazing Saddles after all. Otherwise, I'm good to go.