The new five free HD DVD offer started October 1st and runs through February 28th, 2008 where with any new HD DVD player purchase, customers will get to choose five free movies. But, just like the other promotion, the movies are only obtained by mail (using this form) and the five free movies are limited to a select few titles broken into five different categories. A complete list of new HD DVD movies available in this offer as well as category breakdown can be viewed after the break. Oh, and did we mention King Kong is still bundled with the player? Well, it is, so it's like getting six free movies.
Also, it's worth mentioning that Walmart.com is running a special promotion where they're offering a free copy of 300 on HD DVD / DVD combo disc with any Xbox 360 purchase. The look and sound of perfect is now more affordable then ever.
Movies included in five free HD DVD offer
(only choose one from each category)
Category A:
Aeon Flux
Babel
The Italian Job
Category B:
The Hulk
Pitch Black
The Thing
Category C:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Swordfish
Full Metal Jacket
Category D:
Firewall
The Frighteners
U2: Rattle and Hum
Category E:
Black Rain
Darkman
Troy
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
10-09-2007 @ 4:36PM
boston said...
the last group of dvd choices was 100Xs better, and if I recall it was 7 movies vs 5 this time.....
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10-09-2007 @ 4:40PM
Hockle said...
I actually think THIS list is 100x better. Funny thing is, I haven't sent my form in yet - doesn't expire until the end of October and I'm lazy. Too bad you have to have purchased between those specific dates or I'd send this one in for sure. I wonder if they'd notice...
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10-09-2007 @ 4:56PM
Lharmon said...
Nice! Seriously, HD DVD is the BOMB. These are pretty good choices too. Check out Pitch Black, Troy, and Full METAL Jacket. Yeah... it's not MEDAL it's METAL. Anyway, 300 in HD is freakin' awesome... that alone is worth the jump.
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10-09-2007 @ 4:56PM
brentkailbourn said...
most of those movies are so crappy they weren't even worth putting out on DVD.
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10-09-2007 @ 4:57PM
Fred said...
This is very cool. I wonder why they don't advertise that this drive works on any newer PC? It would really open up the market if more PC users jumped onboard. What a great deal!
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10-09-2007 @ 5:02PM
TREADSTONE 71 said...
Damn I sent in the recept like like a month ago. Still haven't freakin gotten my movies yet. wish i could have sent for this list. though i doubt mine are even coming
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10-09-2007 @ 5:05PM
TakeApartYourHead said...
I still haven't gotten my HD-DVD's from the previous promotion and I sent the form in like 2 months ago.
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10-09-2007 @ 5:28PM
ymmv said...
It's curious that there still hasn't been a European equivalent of this offer. I think it could spur HD-DVD sales here.
On the other hand, it may be too late for that since Blu-Ray currently has 80% of the European market. I'm in Holland and I just heard that the Free Records Shop chain is now going Blu-Ray only and dropping HD-DVD completely. If you're a HD-DVD fan, this is bad news. FRS stores usually go for the mainstream of the mainstream in their choice of CDs, DVDs and games, but still, they're the biggest electronics chain in the Netherlands...
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10-09-2007 @ 5:50PM
Matthew Falk said...
is this offer available in Canada yet?
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10-09-2007 @ 6:13PM
dmendro said...
I also sent mine in about 2 and a half months ago and I still haven't recieved mine either. Anyone know what the lead time on actually getting your HD-DVD's is??
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10-09-2007 @ 6:14PM
Etchasketchist said...
Tough quiz but the correct answer is:
A: Aeon Flux
B: The Thing
C: Full Metal Jacket
D: The Frighteners
E: Darkman
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10-09-2007 @ 6:25PM
marauder800 said...
Good God that selection is horrible. I balked at the last promotion, hoping there would be a better one at the holidays. It looks like I missed out.
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10-09-2007 @ 7:14PM
Paul said...
@ boston
wrong. it was only 5 movies last time as well. i believe amazon.com offered a few free movies but they had nothing to do with the last 5 free movies via mail. as far as this selection goes my movies would be:
A. Crappy movies here, but i'll go with Aeon Flux
B. Pitch Black
C. Swordfish
D. Crappy movies here too, but i'll go with Firewall
E. Troy
i am not saying i am going to spend money on this, just my hypothetical choices for the movies.....still too worried about the format war to drop 180 bucks on an hd dvd drive...
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10-09-2007 @ 8:19PM
lysernix said...
I might yet get an HD-DVD player, if only they came in black. Oh well...
Category A:
The Italian Job
(Wife likes this movie and the other two are just atrocious).
Category B:
Pitch Black, Riddick FTW.
Category C:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (which one?)
Oh... doesn't matter: Full Metal Jacket
Category D:
Uh...
Category E:
Hmm... Troy has a cool battle scene right?
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10-09-2007 @ 8:55PM
Peter said...
Just as a heads up in case anyone really cares, that Troy edition up for offer is the old version, which is a joke compared to how hardcore the recently available Director's Cut is.
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10-09-2007 @ 9:12PM
Jonathan said...
I have not gotten mine yet either. Sent the form in July.
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10-10-2007 @ 12:35AM
mike said...
they do offer this program in europe. And they let you choose better movies like serenity.
Im waiting for it to be available in canada. rumors say oct 15th
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10-10-2007 @ 8:01AM
macboy said...
thats a pretty good offer! you cant beat a HD-DVD player for $180.00
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2275151
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10-10-2007 @ 9:21AM
drdre74 said...
Guess they saw how Sony did this and now they are trying to do the same thing.
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10-10-2007 @ 9:40AM
Neeko said...
ok iam ready to take the leap. Has anyone compared hooking this up to ur PC vs 360? I can do either option.
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