Blu-ray releases on July 8th, 2008

After nine months of waiting, Blu-ray fans will finally get to watch Batman Begins in HD on their preferred format. And just in time too as the new Batman movie hits theaters in a few weeks. Sure it's hard to call Batman Begins the hottest new release when it is barely a new release, but when you look at the rest of the titles this week, it isn't hard to understand. In fact, the only other title we considered was The Ruins. Sleepwalking also looked like a decent flick, but we just don't think it has that much appeal for the average HD junkie. Next week's lineup isn't much better though, but the week after, Universal jumps in with three new titles including two installments from the successfully Mummy franchise.

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Blu-ray

• Batman Begins (Warner)

• Batman Begins (Limited Edition Gift Set) (Warner)

• Batman: Gotham Knight (Warner Premiere)

• Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre (Image)

• The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live at the Greek (Image)

• Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night (Image)

• The Ruins (Paramount)

• Sleepwalking (Starz)