We love running contests around here, and we’ve got another great one this week. Our friends at Dolby Labs have given us two Blu-ray copies of the action blockbuster smash ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ with explicit instructions that they are to be delivered to two of you, our readers. (Sadly, the message didn’t self-destruct afterwards. That would have been really cool.) We’re happy to oblige. If you’d like a chance to win one, read on after the page break.
In addition to being tremendously entertaining, ‘Ghost Protocol’ also makes for fabulous eye and ear candy on Blu-ray. Here’s a video interview with director Brad Bird talking about the movie’s sound design and the Blu-ray’s Dolby TrueHD 7.1 soundtrack:
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Interview with Director Brad Bird on Dolby TrueHD from Dolby Laboratories on Vimeo.
How do you win? Our photo caption contests always seem to be a hit, so let’s do another one of those. All you have to do is come up with a funny or clever caption for the following image. Click to enlarge.
For example: “C’mon, Tom. Just ten more crunches and your workout is done for the afternoon.”
Pretty simple, right? The winners will be chosen at our own subjective discretion based on whichever responses we enjoy the most. We have two copies of the Blu-ray to give away.
Entries are limited to 10 per person. That should give you plenty of opportunity to craft a good submission, but will also help us to avoid any potential appearance of awarding prizes based on volume rather than quality.
This contest is only open to entrants from the domestic United States. We will not ship internationally (whether you’re a U.S. citizen or not). Employees of High-Def Digest or Internet Brands and their families are not eligible. Standard contest rules and conditions apply. People who have won any of our previous contests within the past one year are also not eligible to win, but may get Honorable Mentions.
The deadline for entry is this Friday, April 27th. The winners will be announced next week. Good luck, everyone!
Julian
“You see, Brad? This is what Disney does to its Pixar directors that make an underperforming live action movie. You’re pretty happy you didn’t make “John Carter”, eh?”
CK
Everything is first-class at the Burj Khalifa, where the rooms are trimmed with diamonds and gold and the windows are cleaned with a new A-List celebrity every day.
EM
♫ What would you do for a Klondike bar? ♫
JM
“I want you all to know, I missed the window on purpose. This was a team-building exercise.”
JM
“The Dark Knight Rises has an hour of IMAX footage. I need to hang here another thirty-seven minutes.”
Jason
“Ethan! I can’t hear you… say it louder… “SHOW ME THE MONEY!!””
David
“You put your right foot up…”
Carlos
You either let me take over this franchise, or I’ll drop your ass
Carlos
Don’t make me get my bow & arrow Ethan
Andrew
Do it! Renounce Scientology or I drop you!
Gregg Condon
“I needed at least one scene where I wasn’t running” (Tom Cruise)
mhinkley
I’m sorry…I’m sorry, I’ll never jump on a couch in front of a live audience again!!
Chase Dunnette
1) It’s not flying. It’s falling! With style!
2) No Tom, I promise you Oprah’s couch didn’t ruin your career!
3) Geez, Ethan. I wouldn’t have expected YOU to have cankles…
4) I swear if you don’t stop talking to me like you’re Les Grossman, I’m letting go.
5) SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!
6) Why didn’t you convince Katie to do The Dark Knight?! Maggie ruined it for me! SHE LOOKED LIKE A TURTLE!
7) I mean.. I know you’re an expert in this spy business, but how is all black in the middle of the day stealthy?
8 ) This is nothing. I DIFFUSED BOMBS!
9) No, no. I’ll pull you up. But I’m just curious. Do you think peoole will find me more likable in The Avengers or Bourne Legacy?
10) I can has free copy of this movie? Awesome. Because… You know… The economy and what not….
triguous
Unbeknownst to the actors involved, this action scene was filmed atop Lady Gaga’s hat.
James
Jeremy thanked God that Tom passed up on that can of beans.
Shayne Blakeley
It’s still not showing my comments but saying they are duplicates, I don’t get it. In case they aren’t showing up:
Michael Bay Presents The Fiddler on the Roof
Are you in good hands?
J.J. Carlson
Just believe in him and he will save you. Believe in Hubbard. Believe!
J.J. Carlson
Don’t say it will be impossible to get out of this one. That’s the whole irony of our job.
Crucial Cinema
Tom, I know you are fed up when they make you stand on a box or dig a ditch for all your female leads to walk in, but this isn’t going to make you any taller. That’s why they cast another short arse like me alongside you…….
Matt Schmieding
The metaphor for Tom’s career was as obvious as ever
Martin Lister
To maintain the shock factor they had to really up the ante for Human Centipede 3…….
Phil
Tom, so this is how you come out of the closet?
Matt Blaede
Now turn me around so I can see myself…I feel like my hair is sticking straight up.
EM
All right! We’ll fly Qantas!
Martin Lister
The new “Dolby Silent Movie” process required that the stunt coordinator watch several Buster Keaton movies in peparation for the shoot.
Phil Lozen
He went like this, we went like that, and I said “where’d he go?” and the guy from Hurt Locker said “Where’d WHO GO?”
Dane
Hmm, if I let him go, the M:I series will be all mine. Then I’ll only have Bruce Willis left to take out for Die Hard, and all the action series will be mine!
Mark Prince
Don’t you remember what I told you about green and red?
Martin Lister
Tom was initially worried about reprising John Cleese’s iconic role in the hollywood remake of A Fish Called Wanda, but once he and John had a chance to share their mental breakdown stories they both felt much mroe confident about the choice.
Tony A
Any ideas for dinner. I’m in the mood for something spicy. Maybe Asian. Thai? Yeah. I think I want Thai. Or sushi?