Blu Ray Releases for 10/20 Previewed Briefly by Blue

* The Breed (First Look) - The Birds with wild genetically enhanced dogs. Starring Michelle Rodriguez. Winner. Not.

* Casino Royale (2006, Collector's Edition) (Sony) - Double dip, dunno the difference, it's just a cash-in with the new movie though.

* Diary of the Dead (Weinstein) - 15 minutes of genuine creepiness towards the end doesn't imo excuse the other 80 minutes or so of bad acting and lame dialogue. If this had been made by a 25 year old as their first movie I'd give it a pass, but it's George GD Romero! Give me a break. Not his worst movie but far from his best.

* Die Another Day (MGM) - A lot of people hate this Bond film, and it is by far the most over the top of the Pierce Brosnan Bonds, but I still find a lot to like about it. Don't need it on blu ray though.

* Dr. No (MGM) - Connery pretty much sells this flick, it's somewhat goofy, but he grounds it and makes it believable. Plus Ursula Andress is hot, and it's nice to see Bond be such a bastard, before he got demasculated.

* Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (Vivendi Visual) - Title is intentionally ironic I guess, because it's basically using Michael Moore's discredited propaganda techniques to try and convince people that Intelligent Design is a science and not bullshit. Of course, the only people dumb enough to fall for it already believe in it, so...

* For Your Eyes Only (MGM) - One of the better and more serious Roger Moore Bond movies, it's a fun flick.

* From Dusk 'Til Dawn (Walt Disney) - This is not actually coming out in the US, the release list I always steal from never got updated after it was initially listed.

* From Russia with Love (MGM) - My all-time favorite Bond film. Before the plots went over the top, but after the clumsiness of the initial attempt with Dr No, this is pure cinematic bliss. Top it off with imo the hottest Bond girl of all time, Daniela Bianchi.

* Halloween (2007) (Weinstein) - I sort of feel an obligation to despise this movie, but I found it so funny while watching it in the theater that I just can't. Rob Zombie is a functioning retard behind the camera, but it's an honest to god R-rated horror film so I give it a pass. Plus it's just so stupid!

* Holiday Favorites with the Wonderland Carolers (Cinevolve) - Wuh?

* The Incredible Hulk (2008) (Universal) - Okay, got this confused with the original when the original hit blu ray last month, this is the one I prefer. Norton does a really good job as Banner and the movie is exciting imo.

* James Bond Collection Three-Pack: Volume 1 (Die Another Day, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball) (MGM) - Just a bundle of the individually released discs.

* James Bond Collection Three-Pack: Volume 2 (Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Live and Let Die) (MGM) - Just a bundle of the individually released discs.

* Live and Let Die (MGM) - Moore's first Bond and it's silly as balls. Lamest villain death alert.

* The Strangers (2008) (Universal) - A lot of people are saying this was the best horror film of the year, but I'm skeptical. It DID have an awesome trailer, but it's such a tired premise. At least it wasn't shot entirely from the perspective of a character with a video camera. Small mercies.

* Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks) - Burton and Depp's latest collaboration is excellent, though I tend to be more forgiving of Burton than most. I only really dislike his Planet of the Apes.

* Thunderball (MGM) - People talk about Goldfinger being the touchstone of the Bond franchise, but if you look into it, this film really is. It refines the template from Goldfinger that most Bond films to follow, and is actually the most successful Bond picture, in terms of adjusted gross/ticket sales. In todays dollars Thunderball would be bigger than The Dark Knight. That said, it's really the most rote of the initial run of Connery films.

* The Woods Have Eyes (Echo Bridge) - Generic rip-offy title and no recognizable actors, no plot listed at amazon, and it's by Echo Bridge. All this fails to spell cinematic classic.