Blu-Ray Shopping

Blu-Ray Shopping

This week’s grab included Gareth Evans’ brilliant over the top action film The Raid: Redemption. The tagline reads “1 minute of romance, 99 minutes of non-stop carnage”, and seriously, it doesn’t disappoint! Next up is the remastered Spieldberg classic Jaws. I mean c’mon, any serious film fan is gonna have to pick this up! I
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Blu Ray Buy List 2012!

Blu Ray Buy List 2012!

This is a list of tentative release dates for all the Blu Rays that are on my radar. Because they are on my radar, it doesn’t necessarily mean I will be purchasing them on their release dates. I have ones that are priority purchases, and others that can wait until the price drops to $10.
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Blu Ray releases May 1st, 2012

Blu Ray releases May 1st, 2012

Notable releases this week include Haywire (I’m checking it out today), New Year’s Eve, and finally MIB II makes it onto Blu Ray. There’s also a ton of multi packs being released this week including the Tim Burton Collection. Seeing as I don’t have many of his films at all, grabbing the whole lot for
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Blu Ray releases April 24th, 2012

Blu Ray releases April 24th, 2012

This week’s notable releases include Mark Wahlberg’s Contraband, which I really enjoyed. Also the new Chow Yun Fat film Let the Bullets Fly looks awesome, and finally the release of the Shogun Assassin collection. Unfortunately the Shogun Assassin Collection ONLY features the dubbed re-releases which in my opinion are sorely inferior. If you can’t stand
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Blu Ray releases April 17th, 2012

Blu Ray releases April 17th, 2012

Notable releases this week include the “not to be missed” MI4: Ghost Protocol. The Divide is also supposed to be very good, but I haven’t had the chance to check it out yet. And finally Sean Bean’s series of films based on the Sharpe character are being released on Blu. Head over to Blu-ray.com for
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Blu Ray releases April 10th, 2012

Blu Ray releases April 10th, 2012

Notable releases this week include The Iron Lady, the remastered A Trip to the Moon, and A Streetcar Named Desire. The movie The Darkest Hour is also out this week, but read my review before purchasing… it’s kinda crap! Head over to Blu-ray.com for a full list of titles, descriptions and reviews.

Blu Ray releases April 3rd, 2012

Blu Ray releases April 3rd, 2012

Notable releases this week include Warhorse, We Bought a Zoo, and Torchwood Miracle Day. Head over to Blu-ray.com for a full list of titles, descriptions and reviews.

Blu Ray releases March 27th, 2012

Blu Ray releases March 27th, 2012

Notable releases this week include the Casablanca 70th Anniversary Edition, Confucius, and Dragonheart. Head over to Blu-ray.com for a full list of titles, descriptions and reviews.

Jason and the Argonauts – Blu Ray Review

Jason and the Argonauts is one of Ray Harryhausen’s masterpieces. Pioneering stop motion effects, Harryhausen was bringing creatures to life long before the age of digital film effects and animation. Finally we are seeing his films released on Blu Ray. Keep in mind, this is a review of the Blu Ray release, not the film
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Time Bandits – Blu Ray Review

I have very fond memories of Time Bandits, a 1981 Terry Gilliam classic. Ihave owned 3 or 4 formats and versions of this film over the years and was very exited to hear of its release on Blu Ray. Please keep in mind though, this is a review of the Blu Ray, not the movie
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The Good, The Bad, The Weird – Review

Kim Ji-woon brings us this South Korean action adventure featuring some of the best Korean talent out there. Normally I’m not ready to jump into just anything, and most of my Asian film collection consists of horror or martial arts exclusively. The Good, The Bad, The Weird is one of those films I could have
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Predator – Ultimate Hunter Edition Blu Ray – Review

Finally John McTiernan’s (Die Hard, The 13th Warrior) classic sci-fi action flic Predator has been re-released (fixed) in the form of The Ultimate Hunter Edition. Owners of the previous release were subjected to a terrible transfer which was really no better than the DVD, and contained no real extra features besides trailers. Although far from
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Flash Gordon – Blu Ray Review

I still remember the joy I felt leaving the theatre after seeing Flash Gordon for the first time. I was but a teenager. It may have been intentionally cheezy, but at that time, I thought it was the best film I had ever seen! The football fight in Ming’s court, Vultan’s attack on War Rocket
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The Wolfman (2010) – Blu Ray Review

The Movie – See my Review Video Quality –   4/5 Audio Quality –   5/5 Extra Features – 3/5 Being the trooper that I am, I decided to take in Joe Johnson’s The Wolfman on Blu Ray right after Alice In Wonderland. My first thought when looking at the packaging is Wow they’ve included the original
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Blu Ray Pick of the Week!

It’s Complicated is my Blu Ray Pick this week. I saw this in the theatre and its actually quite funny. Other notable releases this week include Heath Leger’s last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and a couple of classics including Dune (David Lynch), which I’ve seen almost as many times as Star Wars, and Michael Bay’s
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