Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Drift HD DVD combo reviewed
By Richard Lawler 
posted September 26th 2006 4:23PM
posted September 26th 2006 4:23PM
The third installment of the Fast & the Furious movie franchise is finally on store shelves in HD DVD format so we can stop posting about it right? Not quite, as it's the first 30GB/9GB HD DVD/DVD combo disc, and includes HDi features at level we haven't seen before. The reviewer at High Def Digest has nothing but praise for the 1080p VC-1 transfer, with all the fast moving cars, CGI and loud colors it manages to keep up without any issues. The soundtrack isn't Dolby TrueHD but it also earns kudos for high quality.. The most interesting aspect of this release is the U-Control interface, surpassing any IME features we've seen so far. The viewer can access extras like director commentary, car information, and insurance damage estimates at any time while the movie continues to play. Some might be worried this is all too complicated, when all they want to do is sit back and watch fast cars, but the review says it's got a very simple learning curve. This could be the start of real next generation home theater experiences...or just another menu to skip during a quick rental of a popcorn flick.
Wonder whom has this in stock.. Best Buy and Circuit City in my area has the DVD version of course, but rosed eyebrows when I asked where the HD DVD version is.
The "custom made drifter" is a fun feature :)
Well, at least we know that it's worth a buy.
Anyone have sales numbers of HD-DVD vs. blu-ray?
Gonna watch the DVD9 of this soon.....
supposedly it sold last month at like 11 HD-DVD's to 1 Blu-Ray
and the month before it was 8 HD-DVD to 1 Blu-Ray
I have the RCA HD DVD player and i just bought thefast & thefurious:tokyo drift but i can't get the u control feature working...I believe i have the latest firmware update not sure what's wrong with it..anyone have any ideas? email me