Thought I should point out the recent release of probably the most highly-anticipated HD DVD this year: Transformers. No, it may not be a great movie, but it's supposed to have among the best video quality of all HD DVD.
I picked it up on release day, something I've never done on an HD DVD, just because of the hype. While I haven't seen the whole movie yet, the few bits and pieces I've seen are really incredible.
Here's a full review of the HD DVD:
http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/1110/transformers.html