I watched "Stranger Than Fiction" (Will Ferrell movie where he hears a voice narrating his life. Yep. It actually was released in theaters ) on Blu-ray the other night.

The movie gets a 4 out of 5 rating from me. It wasn't as comedic as I expected it to be, but that seems to be the new thing comedic actors are doing these days... serious movies. So of course it wasn't as good as... gosh there hasn't been a funny Will Ferrell movie in a while. Anyway, lets just say it isn't so much a funny movie. It's more of a dramedy.

As far as sound quality, it was great, uncompressed Dolby surround sound Thumbs up for that.

The picture quality was great as well. I found myself to be a little too close to the screen, because I was amazed by the quality. Leaps and bounds over DVD quality.

I am happy with Blu-ray so far. One feature I have not really put to a whole lot of use, but is very cool, is the "Always available" menus. Basically, you have picture menus "Always available" during the movie, and you can press the square button (I think it is - maybe circle) to bring them up without pausing playback. They hover on-screen, and allow you to do all the things like skip chapters, or view extras, without having to exit to a DVD main menu. That's a vast improvement.

I'm sure that eventually Blu-ray machines will become affordable for all people, and I am confident that this format of movies will survive. Whether it kills off HDDVD or not, it is probably to early to tell. I just know that I like what they have done with the format so far, and I can't wait to see what else they plan to do with it. I am sure that there is a lot more capacity to work with, and that that will make for more innovative features. Gosh... I just realized they could make neato movie-themed games that you could play with your ps3 controller (And eventually the Blu-ray controller that comes with your blu-ray only player)!

Alrighty then. I'll keep my eyes out for some more new blu-rays to check out. Hopefully you'll take a moment to rent some too. The prices are, admittedly, a bit too high to be buying them right now. That is, unless you really like the movie that is on Blu-ray.