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Blu-ray releases on December 16th 2008
With about a week to go until Christmas and a week after The Dark Knight, it's no wonder this week's lineup is way less than exceptional. So because there really isn't anything to get too excited about we're going to prop up a title that we'd bet will be a classic one day, Old School. If you haven't seen this one and you enjoy a good laugh, what are you waiting for? If you have, and can't wait to enjoy it all over again for the first time in HD, then say it with us, "You're my boy blue!" Also this week, Criterion's long awaited titles finally hit the street along with plenty of catalog titles form Paramount and Universal. Universal has what is arguably the biggest day-and-date title with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, but it's IMDB score of 5.2 has us unimpressed. Next week slate isn't much better, but it does have one we're looking for with Burn After Reading. Bottle Rocket (Criterion) The Cheetah Girls: One World (Disney) Chungking Express (Criterion) Coach Carter (Paramount) Death Proof (Weinstein) The Heartbreak Kid (Paramount) Hot Rod (Paramount) In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Fox) Into the Wild (Paramount) Mamma Mia! (Universal) The Man Who Fell to Earth (Criterion) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Universal) Old School (Paramount) Planet Terror (Weinstein) The Third Man (Criterion)
Blu-ray releases on December 9th 2008
This is finally the week that we've all be waiting for. It is the week that the biggest release in the history of Blu-ray hits the shelves. Now if you think this is just yet another PS3 demographic comic book movie, think again. The Dark Knight has an IMDB score of 9.1 with over 300,000 votes. This puts it at number four all time which means it has a much wider appeal than most other movies out there. But even in the off chance that you have no interest in the latest Batman flick, there are still a few others worth a look. Fox has a few catalog comedies including the hilarious Super Troopers and Dodgeball. Disney has the latest complete season of the hottest show on TV, Lost -- although we're still waiting for the first two seasons on Blu-ray. And finally, Universal has a action packed Je Li movie, Fearless. The Dark Knight (Warner) The Dark Knight Batpod Edition (Warner) Dumb & Dumber (Warner) I Am Legend Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner) Lost: The Complete Fourth Season (Disney) The Mask (Warner) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Fox) Super Troopers (Fox) Horton Hears a Who! (Fox) Jet Li's Fearless (Universal)
Blu-ray releases on December 2nd 2008
Although we all still have to wait until next week to finally get our hands on what is almost sure to be the best selling Blu-ray title of all time, the first week of December has a lot to offer the HD movie fan. Universal takes a break from it's normal slate of catch up titles and has the arguably best offering of the week in the way of Wanted. But the best movie this week in our heart -- and many other based on the fact that it is the #1 movie of all time according to IMDB -- is The Shawshank Redemption from Warner. The ol' WB also has the popular Austin Powers Collection as well as the classic Casablanca and the comedy from Bam Margera. Fox has a day and date that many will be interested in with The X Files as well as a few holiday classics like Home Alone. Sony also has a day and date this week mixed in with a few catalog titles with Step Brothers which we're sure is as silly as it is funny. Wanted (Universal) Assault on Precinct 13 (Image) The Shawshank Redemption (Warner) Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition (Warner) Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% Is Santa? (Warner) Casablanca (Warner) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney) The Contract (First Look) The Day the Earth Stood Still (Fox) Home Alone (Fox) Jingle All the Way (Fox) The X Files (Fox) The X Files: I Want to Believe (Fox) Immortal (First Look) La Femme Nikita (Sony) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Sony) Step Brothers (Sony) Stranger Than Fiction (Sony) The Longshots (Weinstein)
Blu-ray releases on November 25th 2008
Just when you thought there wasn't any way there was going to be any more super hero movies this year, along comes Sony with Hancock. While there's no way this is the biggest movie of the season -- Dark Knight is due in a few weeks -- it is easily the biggest movie of the week. Next up are a couple of solid catch up action titles, The Kingdom and Jarhead, from Universal which are most definitely entertaining. Fox and Warner both have something for the family with, Space Chimps and Fred Claus. There is a bit more to be excited about next week though as Disney, Fox, Sony and Universal all have at least one nice offering. Hancock (Sony) The Kingdom (Universal) Jarhead (Universal) Meet Dave (Fox) Space Chimps (Fox) Fred Claus (Warner) Superman: Doomsday (Warner) Becket (MPI Media Group) Flesh for the Beast (Media Blasters, INC) Shadow: Dead Riot (Tokyo Shock) Talento de barrio (Maya)
Blu-ray releases on November 18th 2008
PIXAR's WALL-E is sure to be at the top of most Blu-ray fan's list this week, and while it won't be the biggest release of the year, we expect it to move the Blu-ray charts. The next big title probably won't be that popular with the Blu-ray demographic, but we have given up on predicting the popularity of titles like Warner's sequel to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. For those always looking for a laugh, Paramount is offering up Tropic Thunder, which we hear includes a few references to our favorite HD format. Also this week, Blu-ray continues to get some catch up titles that HD DVD fans have enjoyed for some time like Lucky Number Slevin. This is about the best that November has to offer though, as the rest is filled with unexciting releases, but don't worry, December picks it back up again. WALL-E (Disney) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (Warner) Tropic Thunder (Paramount) Awake (Weinstein) Lucky Number Slevin (Weinstein) Blue Streak (Sony) Revolver (Sony) Southland Tales (Sony) MirrorMask (Sony) National Security (Sony) Encounters at the End of the World (Image) Extreme (Nat Geo) Heathers (Starz) Mad Money (Starz) Paris, je t'aime (First Look) Priceless (First Look) The Universe: Season One (History)
Blu-ray releases on November 11th 2008
Just when we thought there wasn't another comic book movie this holiday season until The Dark Knight, along comes Hellboy, which we somehow forgot about. It's available both in regular and extra geeky, the latter will set you back another $20, but while both include a digital copy, only the Collector's Edition includes a scary looking figurine and we're not sure what else. Also this week, Weinstein has the made for TV movie about the NASCAR legend, Dale Earnhardt, which is sure to be a popular stocking stuffer for Blu-ray NASCAR fans -- not sure how many of those there are. Star Wars fans can look forward to the animated feature Star Wars: The Clone Wars, while WW2 junkies can can relive Band of Brothers for the first time on Blu-ray. That isn't the only TV show series this week though, as Warner has both the first season of Chuck and the third season of Supernatural. And finally, Fox offers up the first, and regrettably, the only season of Firefly. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal) Hellboy II: The Golden Army Collector's Edition (Universal) 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (Weinstein) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner) Band of Brothers (HBO) Chuck: The Complete First Season (Warner) Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (Warner) JFK (Warner) Firefly: The complete series (Fox) Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset (Warner) This Christmas (Sony)
Blu-ray releases on November 4th 2008
As we get closer and closer to the end of the year, each and every studio keeps releasing new titles in record numbers, as is evident this week with over 20 new titles. Dreamworks's animated feature Kung Fu Panda is the biggest this week and while it is expected to sell well, we'd be surprised if it managed much of DVD's market share. Another animated movie which is probably more in line with the Blu-ray demographic though, is Futurama: Bender's Game. Steve Carell's latest comedy is out this week from Warner with Get Smart, which is sure to be good for a laugh. Although these movies will be the most popular this week, the theme is most definitely Planet of the Apes with six classics released by Fox. The next few weeks is much of the same,as we count down to the remaining blockbusters due this year like WALL-E and the Dark Knight. Kung Fu Panda (Dreamworks) Futurama: Bender's Game (Fox) Get Smart (Warner) Transsiberian (First Look) Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works 2 (Sony) Monster's Ball (Lionsgate) Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Fox) Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Fox) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Fox) Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Fox) Planet of the Apes (40th Anniversary Edition) (Fox) Planet of the Apes: 40 Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection (Fox) Planet Earth/Earth: The Biography Collection (BBC) A Christmas Story (Warner) A Christmas Story: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Warner) Extreme (IMAX) (National Geographic) Henry Poole Is Here (Starz / Anchor Bay) Heroes Blu-ray Franchise Collection (Season 1 | Season 2) (Universal) NBA Champions 2007-2008 - Boston Celtics (Warner) Sony Animation bundle (Monster House/Surf's Up/Open Season) (Sony) Universal Soldier (Lionsgate)
Blu-ray releases on October 28th 2008
This could be the weirdest week of releases we've seen to date, because there are like 20 titles released (15 mentioned below) but not one that we are really interested in. If you can't wait for Christmas movies, then Warner has Elf and the Essential Holiday Collection which also includes Elf and other Warner movies like our favorites -- which were previously released -- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story. We really had a hard time deciding which title was the best this week, and ultimately just picked Hell Ride for no good reason. We also considered Zombie Strippers or Tinker Bell, but didn't want the stigma. If you're a 3D fan then this is an exceptionally good week for you, as we can't ever remember another week with not one, but two movies were released in 3D (Polar Express and Journey to the Center of the Earth). If there's nothing for you this week maybe next week will have something, but it might depend on how much you like Planet of the Apes' movies.Blu-ray Hell Ride (Weinstein) Zombie Strippers (Sony) Tinker Bell (Disney) Elf (New Line) Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (New Line) Dead Space: Downfall (Starz/Anchor Bay) The Polar Express Presented in 3-D (Warner) Cruel World (Echo Bridge) Essential Holiday Collection (Warner) The Final Countdown (Blue Underground) The Final Patient (Echo Bridge) Journey to the Center of the Earth (New Line) Mysterious Island (Echo Bridge) The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding (First Look) The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon (First Look)
Blu-ray releases on October 21st 2008
The fourth quarter continues to hit on all cylinders for Blu-ray this week with yet another nice slate of titles. At the top of the list is two pretty good movies, Sweeney Todd and The Incredible Hulk. When Johnny Depp stars in a Tim Burton flick, it is almost always worth the cost of admission and at the same time, Edward Norton tries his hand at being the Hulk, and considering how bad the last Hulk movie was, and how Norton has never done a bad movie, it shouldn't disappoint. The remaining titles are just about all James Bond movies, as MGM releases all the classics on Blu, and in addition, Sony is double-dipping with Casino Royale. Looking ahead, there isn't that much to get excited about in the immediate future, but things do get rolling again in about a month when WALL-E hits in mid-November.Blu-ray Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks) The Incredible Hulk (Universal) Casino Royale: Collector's Edition (Sony) Die Another Day - James Bond (MGM) Dr. No - James Bond (MGM) For Your Eyes Only - James Bond (MGM) From Russia with Love - James Bond (MGM) Live and Let Die - James Bond (MGM) Thunderball - James Bond (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Six-Pack (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Three-Pack Vol 1 (MGM) James Bond Blu-ray Collection Three-Pack Vol 2 (MGM) Funny Games (101) Kiss of the Spider Woman: Collector's Edition (City Lights) The Strangers (Universal) The Woods Have Eyes (Echo Bridge) Diary of the Dead (Weinstein) The Breed (First Look) Halloween (Weinstein)
Blu-ray releases on October 14th 2008
Blu-ray's incredible fourth quarter of new releases continues this week as some of the biggest blockbusters of the summer debut. The biggest title this week is very easily Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, with almost no other day-and-date release coming in second. The other big news this week is all the HD DVD catchup titles from both Warner and Universal, the biggest of which is easily The Ultimate Matrix Collection. But Neo's trio isn't the only title Blu fans have been waiting on for way to long, Warner also has Constantine, while Universal has American Gangster and the classic Casino. 6 out of the 22 titles this week are IMAX movies which we're sure someone can't wait to enjoy at home -- sans nausea. Fox has a couple catalog classics from the 80's with The Jewel of the Nile and Romancing the Stone. Meanwhile, we'll all wait until next Tuesday when MGM will deliver more James Bond flicks in HD than any single human can possibly watch in a week.Blu-ray Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Warner) Constantine (Warner) Poltergeist (Warner) American Gangster (Universal) Gangsters Giftset (Universal) Casino (Universal) Eastern Promises (Universal) The Jewel of the Nile (Fox) Romancing the Stone (Fox) Mongol (New Line) Standard Operating Procedure (Sony) Space Station / Mission to Mir (Warner) Cosmic Voyage / Destiny in Space (Warner) Coral Reef Adventure (Image) Dolphins (Image) Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (Image) The Living Sea (Image) Great Expectations (ITV) Infernal Affairs 3 (101) The Universe: The Complete Season 1 (A&E) War, Inc. (First Look)
Blu-ray releases on October 7th 2008
There are a few day and date releases this week, but we don't think any of them are the biggest title of the week. Sure Sleeping Beauty doesn't fit in the Blu-ray demographic, it does mark a significant milestone in Blu-ray's path to replacing DVD. In fact it marks the very first Disney Classic to be released on Blu-ray, which we're sure will help more than one father convince his wife they need to go Blu. Next up is You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which although it looks down right silly, it is sure to be good for a few laughs. The rest of the lineup this week is all Halloween, all the time, as just about every studio goes into its catalog to release every horror classic we can think of. But if you think this is a big week, just wait until next week. For starters The Matrix Trilogy finally drops on Blu, but there are also plenty of other catch up titles from Universal and one or two more from Warner. Those alone would make some week for Blu, but we haven't even mentioned the latest Indiana Jones movie which is sure to be a hot seller. While no one truly knows the future of Blu-ray, there's little doubt that we will have a much better look into the future after this holiday season thanks to every studio throwing everything they have to make Blu-ray successful.Blu-ray Sleeping Beauty (Disney) You Don't Mess with the Zohan (Sony) The Visitor (Starz) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Sony) The Amityville Horror (MGM) Beetlejuice (Warner) Body Heat (Warner) Carrie (MGM) The Happening (Fox) Interview with the Vampire (Warner) The Omen (Fox) The Omen Collection (Fox) The Original Faces of Death (Dark Sky Films) Ray Harryhausen Box Set (Sony) Otis: Uncut (Warner) Rest Stop: Dead Ahead (Warner) Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (Warner) Stuck (Image) Young Frankenstein (Fox)
Blu-ray releases on September 30th 2008
We are finally getting our first Summer blockbuster in time for the holiday season, after some rumors of delays, as Iron Man is set to hit the shelves tomorrow. This is the first title to be released in some time that is expected to once again raise the Blu-ray bar and be the best selling titles to date. But this isn't the only news this week, for starters Discovery has its latest title, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions, which we expect to sell well, but nowhere near what Planet Earth did. Universal has a decent slate as it has a few catchup titles HD DVD and DVD fans have been enjoying for some time like Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. Halloween is very obviously right around the corner as all the horror flicks are being released in droves this week, like the famous Dawn of the Dead and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Another catalog we look forward to enjoying for the first time all over again is The Sixth Sense. Noticeably absent from the list this week is two Olympic titles like the Opening Ceremonies and a Michael Phelps special, that are only available on DVD. Looking forward, next week is the first time Disney is going into the vault and releasing a classic on Blu-ray with Sleeping Beauty, and there are a bunch more horror movies on the schedule as well. Iron Man (Paramount) When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (Discovery) The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Universal) Knocked Up (Universal) Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal) Can't Hardly Wait (Sony) Daredevil (Fox) The Sixth Sense (Disney) Dawn of the Dead (Universal) Halloween Starter Pack (Land of the Dead / Dawn of the Dead / The Thing) (Universal) Land of the Dead (Universal) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Dark Sky) The Thing (Universal)
Blu-ray releases on September 23rd, 2008
With September finally nearing to a close, we are finally starting to see some big titles on Blu-ray. The biggest of those this week is arguably the biggest catalog title of all time, The Godfather. Some have even stated that the fact that Paramount brought the historic series to Blu-ray in half the time it took for it to come to DVD, is proof that Hollywood is really putting all its weight behind Blu-ray. Dreamworks also has a few popular catalog titles with Madagascar and Shrek the Third. The biggest day-and-date title this week is Sex and the City, but we'll pass. We won't pass on Leatherheads or Run Fatboy Run, as they look more up our alley. If you tend to like movies with really low IMDB scores, then you may want to check out Deception from Fox. Next week is similar with really only catalog titles to talk about, but the next few months will get really interesting as Hollywood will finally unleash it's holiday lineup. Blu-ray The Godfather Collection (Paramount Pictures) Sex and the City (New Line Cinema) Leatherheads (Universal Studios) Madagascar (DreamWork) Run Fatboy Run (New Line Cinema) Shrek the Third (DreamWorks) Deception (20th Century Fox) Blow (New Line Cinema) L. A. Confidential (Warner Bros.)
Blu-ray releases on September 16th, 2008
We're switching up the format a bit on the weekly Blu-ray release post, because the number of titles being released each week is so great, and the total number of titles so insignificate, that from now on we're just going to focus on the movies we find interesting and drop the title count all together -- mostly because it's impossible to keep accurate anyways. The biggest news this week is that Weinstein is finally releasing its first Blu-ray titles, so for the first time ever, every major Hollywood studio is on the Blu-ray band-wagon. The biggest title this week -- which isn't saying much -- is Sony's date-and-date 88 Minutes. Following the catalog and TV show releases trend we expect to see the rest of the month we have one of our favorite shows, Pushing Daisies, if you haven't seen this show in HD, the picture quality and female cast members alone, make it worth your while to take a look. The big catalog this week is a movie from our youth, Risky Business, which we look forward to checking it out in HD for the first time ever, but next week's Godfather series is sure to be a bigger seller. Blu-ray 1408 (Weinstein) 88 Minutes (Sony) Hulk (2003) (Universal) The Love Guru (DreamWorks) Made of Honor (Sony) The Mist (Weinstein) Pushing Daisies: Season One (Warner) Risky Business (Warner) Speed Racer (Warner)
Blu-ray releases on September 9th, 2008
As we push closer and closer to the one thousand title mark for Blu-ray, during this season of TV shows, catalogs, and B+ movies, we get more and more excited for what's to come. But for now we'll have to appreciate what we have, and we only wish we though Baby Mama looked funny. That's not to say there isn't at least one good title in this week's slate of eighteen, just nothing new. For example, who doesn't like Kill Bill, Cool Hand Luke, or Jerry Maguire? And that's not to mention one of the most inspirational sports movies of all time, Rudy. If none of these interest you, just wait until next week, which has a pretty impressive lineup to offer. Personally we're looking forward to a few of 'em like Leatherheads, The Love Guru and the very first two Weinstein Blu-ray movies ever. Blu-ray 774Blu-ray Baby Mama (Universal) Blu-ray Zombie Bundle (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn0 (Anchor Bay) Cool Hand Luke (Warner) Day Watch (Fox) The Fall (2006) (Sony) The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate) Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season - Expanded (Walt Disney) How the West Was Won (Warner) Jerry Maguire (Sony) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Buena Vista) Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (Walt Disney) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Buena Vista) Masters of Horror Bundle: Season One (Anchor Bay) Night Watch (Fox) Rudy (Sony) Smallville: The Complete Seventh Season (Warner) Superman Returns (Remastered Audio) (Warner) Then She Found Me (Image)
Blu-ray releases on September 2nd, 2008
We close the book on August and get started with September as we barrel down on the holiday season when the real blockbusters start to hit the streets. But for now, we'll take what we can get and the biggest this week for Blu-ray fans was arguably the biggest titles ever released on HD DVD. Although Transformers didn't win any Academy Awards, it is two hours of fun and has some of the best audio and picture quality movies can offer. The HD DVD version was very highly rated and the Blu-ray Disc is no different. In fact, effectively the only difference between the two is all the extra audio goodness. While the HD DVD version was limited to a Dolby Digital Plus track (allegedly because of space limitations) Blu-ray sports Dolby TrueHD as well as a few foreign language surround sound tracks -- although this is really the only difference, the reviewers appreciate it. Not much else to get excited about, which is pretty much the same again for next week. Things do start to heat up towards the middle of September though as Weinstein finally goes Blu and a few titles you've actually heard of that were in theaters in the past year are on the calendar. Blu-ray 756Blu-ray Black Mask (Lionsgate) Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (Sony) Eraser (Warner) Every Which Way But Loose (Warner) The Gauntlet (Warner) The Invincible Iron Man (Lionsgate) Marine Aquarium (BCI) Married Life (Sony) Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (Lionsgate) Outbreak (Warner) Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (FUNimation) Transformers (2007) (Paramount) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (Warner)
Blu-ray releases on August 26th, 2008
Here we are at the last week of August, and although there hasn't been that many titles to get excited about, there have been more titles released then ever before. Starting with September, the rest of the year looks like the trend of more than ten titles a week will continue, but more interestingly, there are quite a few to look forward to. But before we get ahead of ourselves, we can enjoy a few day-and-date releases like Sony's Redbelt and Fox's What Happens in Vegas. At the same time Warner has a few classics to share, including a personal favorite, Pale Rider. Universal continues to play catchup by releasing previous HD DVD titles on Blu-ray with Heroes (season 1 and 2) U-571 and End of Days. Overall it's not as bad as it's been, but looking forward to September, there are over eighty titles on the calendar and with Weistein finally getting in the mix in a couple of weeks, the time is finally arriving for Blu-ray to put up or shut up. Blu-ray 743Blu-ray Action Starter Pack (Universal) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (Warner) Afro Samurai: Season One (FUNimation) Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! (Rhino) Dude, Where's My Car? (MGM) End of Days (Universal) Heroes: Season One (Universal) Heroes: Season Two (Universal) Miami Vice (2006) (Universal) The Nightmare Before Christmas (Walt Disney) Pale Rider (Warner) Postal (UMVD) Redbelt (Sony) U-571 (Universal) What Happens in Vegas (Fox)
Blu-ray releases on August 19th, 2008
Another slow August Tuesday for Blu-ray releases this week, as there are only a few day-and-date titles. Of those, the best we can think of is Street Kings, but it isn't a hard decision when a title like Prom Night has a IMDB score of 3.1.We have another TV series on Blu-ray this week though, with Fox's Terminator show which oddly enough is distributed by Warner -- those TV rights are always much more complicated then they should be. Next week looks to be better though, as Universal has a whole slew of catch up titles, including Season 1 and 2 of Heroes, and Fox's new fun comedy What happens in Vegas. Blu-ray 728Blu-ray Camp Rock (Walt Disney) Hannah Montana And Miley Cyrus: Best Of Both Worlds Concert Tour (Walt Disney) Justice League: Season One (Warner) The Life Before Her Eyes (Magnolia) Nixon: Director's Cut (Walt Disney) Prom Night (2008) (Sony) The Proposition (First Look) The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (Universal) Street Kings (Fox) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - The Complete First Season (Warner)
Blu-ray releases on August 12th, 2008
Yet another slow release week for both DVD and Blu-ray, as the HD format has 15 new titles and nothing to watch. Okay, saying they are nothing is a little much, but a week where just about every title is a catalog title, and the biggest news is that Fox is finally releasing a TV show on Blu-ray, isn't anything to call home about. Although we're not big Prison Break fans, we are happy to see more TV shows being released on Blu-ray day date with DVD. The only other title that is really standing out is Smart People, which is also day and date and at 6.6, has a decent enough IMDB score. Looking forward towards the rest of the Summer, it looks like much of the same, there are some good catalog titles on the horizon though, as well as plenty of catch up titles from Universal like the anticipated Heroes, seasons one and two. Blu-ray 718Blu-ray 7 Seconds (Sony) Beat the Devil (Blu-ray Only) Belly (Lionsgate) CJ7 (Sony) The Doors (Lionsgate) Elvis: Viva Las Vegas (CMT) Felon (Sony) Half Past Dead (Sony) Kiss of the Spider Woman (City Lights) Last Time I Saw Paris (Blu-ray Only) Maximum Risk (Sony) Prison Break: Season Three (Fox) The Secret (2008) (Image) Smart People (Walt Disney) xXx: State of the Union (Sony)
Blu-ray releases on August 5th, 2008
After the 24 new releases last week, just about any other week would be a let down, but this week's measly ten titles don't really have much to get excited about. Of course if you're a big Starship Troopers fan, then you got the trilogy out on Blu today, but we're betting you're not. The other sign it's a slow week is that the biggest title we can find is a foreign film with English sub-titles. Don't get us wrong, we still think it'll be good, we're just saying, we generally prefer not to read while we watch our movies. But we do have to say that the last time Sony brought us an import like this (The Lives of Others) we really enjoyed it. The BBC has a couple of titles that might be worth a shot though-- although we doubt anything could live up to Planet Earth -- most interestingly is Wild China, which is great timing with the Beijing Olympics right around the corner. Blu-ray 703Blu-ray The Counterfeiters (Sony) Epic Conditions (Madacy) Korn: Live at Montreux (Eagle Rock) Lonesome Dove (Genius) Nim's Island (Fox) Robin Hood: Season One (BBC) Starship Troopers (Sony) Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (Sony) Starship Troopers Trilogy (Sony) Wild China (BBC)
