* Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) (Image) - Good old fashion Carpenter awesomeness. The blu ray seems to be an Amazon exclusive for the first couple of months.
* Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition, Loaded with Extra Mojo (New Line) - I enjoyed these movies when they were released but for some reason they grate upon me now. Maybe it's the "too popular for it's own good" syndrome.
* Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% is Santa? (Warner) - Bam Margera still has a career and Johnny Knoxville doesn't. Wow.
* Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Warner) - Supposedly the blu ray of this film looks spectacular, unfortunately I've seen this movie until my eyes bled, so I don't need to see it for ten more years or so.
* The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (DisneyFile Edition) (Walt Disney) - Disappointing sequel to lackluster first film. This was always the weakest of the book series though, relying upon the character of Caspian who is largely passive, except at the wrong times. The actor in this was pretty awful to boot. And the english kids did NOT age well.
* The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Walt Disney) - See above.
* The Contract (2006) (First Look) - A movie with John Cusack and Morgan Freeman neither you nor I have ever heard of. Not good signs.
* Day of the Dead (2008) (First Look) - If this doesn't have a lenticular image of a vomiting zombie, it's not the real Day of the Dead 2008. Haven't seen it but every single bit sounds horrible.
* The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (Fox) - One of my all time favorite movies, can't wait to see how this looks on blu ray.
* Home Alone (Fox) - I liked this a lot as a kid but looking back I just see how insanely rich Culkin's family in this was, and how obnoxious they were to have such a large and overbearing number of kids.
* Jingle All the Way (Fox) - Arnold in a comedy never worked. Sorry Twins.
* La Femme Nikita (Sony) - Luc Besson classic, bit low budget for a really good blu ray(but then again so is Assault on Precinct 13, probably).
* The Longshots (Weinstein) - Sports comedies. Yuck.
* The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Sony) - More Luc Besson. I walked out of this movie in the theater because it was just unbearably obnoxious in every possible way. This is where Besson jumped the shark.
* The Shawshank Redemption (Warner) - A classic, even though it does lift large pieces off of Escape From Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood.
* Step Brothers (Sony) - This looked funny, heard it was awful. Cable.
* Stranger Than Fiction (Special Edition) (Sony) - Loved this movie. This is a double dip on blu ray though.
* Three Days Grace: Live at the Palace (Sony Music) - Fuck music blu rays.
* Wanted (Universal) - Surprisingly I really enjoyed Wanted. I can't say it's a defensible opinion but oh well, I just enjoyed every silly violent moment of it.
* Wanted (Collector's Edition) (Universal) - See above.
* X-Files: Fight the Future (Fox) - Unfortunately these X-Files movies are likely to be the only X-Files releases on blu ray, because while it was shot on film from the beginning, the early seasons were all cut on video tape. What this means is there's no actual film negatives that are cut together and ready to go for an HD transfer. They'd have to entirely recut something like 5 seasons to make them hd-ready. Anyway this film was okay, though considering it was mildly disappointing at the time of release I don't imagine it's aged well.
* X-Files: I Want to Believe (Fox) - I soooo wanted to see this but it did not get a single good review that I've read anywhere, whether from a critic or a fan. Sigh. I DID want to believe X-Files could come back, but it was not to be.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Blu Ray Releases for 11/11 Previewed Briefly By Blue
* 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (ESPN) - Christ, NASCAR. I realize NASCAR racing isn't just driving around in a circle for 5 hours(oh wait, actually it is) that it requires intense focus and concentration(sort of like the SATs) but who cares. It's boring either way. All you really need is to see the end anyway, unless there's a crash. But oh well. Anyway if you're into NASCAR you probably already saw this movie, so fuck you.
* Band of Brothers (HBO) - The most overrated Non-Sopranos show ever broadcast on HBO. See what I did there? I said it was overrated which is a stealth way of criticizing without actually making a real criticism of the show. Because being overrated is considered a fairly bad thing, but it's not the show's fault, it's the reaction of others to it. I'm not sure I really have a point. Anyway, it's a good show. I'm not as into WW2 as everyone else who ever lived so it's not my favorite HBO series but I thought it was well made. Looking forward to the Pacific theater sequel.
* Black Christmas (1974) (Koch Distributing) - Oh yeah. This is the first slasher movie ever! Inspired Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc! Except for any Giallo movie ever. Which was a genre introduced in Italy in the mid-60s. But hey! This one's in English, so it's the grandfather of the genre! Snark aside this is a good movie, and important.
* Chuck: The Complete First Season (Warner) - Every episode of this show that I've seen is exactly the same. Chuck and the hot agent chick infiltrate some swanky party, Chuck spots a spy, the hot agent chick intercepts the spy, but then it turns out the REAL spy is another hot chick that seduces Chuck, and hot agent chick has to save him from getting laid. Interspersed with obvious Best Buy humor stolen from The Forty Year Old Virgin.
* Dragon Ball Z - Return of the Cooler/Cooler's Revenge (FUNimation)- Never understood the appeal of this show, to me it's always seemed like a cross between Pokemon and Fist of the North Star, without the gore of the latter.
* Firefly (Fox) - Ah we were talking about 'overrated' as a critical remark and here we get served up Firefly, the most overrated tv series by Joss Whedon(and that's saying something). Firefly an entertaining show and well made, but imo the Western elements are far too surface level, and takes me out of it.
* Harry Potter Years 1-5 (Giftset) (Warner) - All previously released, this is a holidays-timed dvd package.
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal) - I enjoyed this movie a bit more than the original, which I liked. Really though neither of them get even a hint of the tone of the comics. The comics are minor classics, the movies are just a few steps above a Ninja Turtles movie.
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3-Disc Collector's Edition) (Universal) - Read above.
* JFK (Warner) - The one movie I'm certain to get of this list, this movie is actually UNDERRATED as far as I'm concerned. It's a modern classic, and who cares if it's true because it is just too good.
* Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' (Vivendi Visual) - Stand up comedy doesn't need to be in high def.
* Live From Abbey Road: Best Of Season One (BCI) - TV show I never heard of, apparantly. Beatles-related?
* The Police: Certifiable - Live in Buenos Aires (Universal Music Group) - Sting sucks outside of Dune and Baron Munchausen, and the Police have one decent song that I don't even remember the title.
* Soundstage: Sheryl Crow - Live (Koch Distributing) - Sheryl Crow was hot in a MILFy way 15 years ago. Now she's just old.
* Soundstage: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Koch) - Good band but pass.
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner) - Apparantly this is awful, I wish FNORD would post more episodes of the tv series on the blog though.
* The Story of 'O' (Koch Distributing) - 70s soft core euro porn.
* Sukiyaki Western: Django (First Look) - Takashi Miike does a Western with Japanese actors. Miike's been off his game the past couple of years so I'll wait for reviews.
* Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (Warner) - Who watches this series? Is it any good?
* Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (Sony Music) - Kyle Gass is not funny. He's a drag on Jack Black, who is funny sometimes but not consistently.
* This Christmas (Sony) - Holdover from last week, check that post out for more info(haha there's no actual info in the other post, fuck this movie)
* Band of Brothers (HBO) - The most overrated Non-Sopranos show ever broadcast on HBO. See what I did there? I said it was overrated which is a stealth way of criticizing without actually making a real criticism of the show. Because being overrated is considered a fairly bad thing, but it's not the show's fault, it's the reaction of others to it. I'm not sure I really have a point. Anyway, it's a good show. I'm not as into WW2 as everyone else who ever lived so it's not my favorite HBO series but I thought it was well made. Looking forward to the Pacific theater sequel.
* Black Christmas (1974) (Koch Distributing) - Oh yeah. This is the first slasher movie ever! Inspired Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc! Except for any Giallo movie ever. Which was a genre introduced in Italy in the mid-60s. But hey! This one's in English, so it's the grandfather of the genre! Snark aside this is a good movie, and important.
* Chuck: The Complete First Season (Warner) - Every episode of this show that I've seen is exactly the same. Chuck and the hot agent chick infiltrate some swanky party, Chuck spots a spy, the hot agent chick intercepts the spy, but then it turns out the REAL spy is another hot chick that seduces Chuck, and hot agent chick has to save him from getting laid. Interspersed with obvious Best Buy humor stolen from The Forty Year Old Virgin.
* Dragon Ball Z - Return of the Cooler/Cooler's Revenge (FUNimation)- Never understood the appeal of this show, to me it's always seemed like a cross between Pokemon and Fist of the North Star, without the gore of the latter.
* Firefly (Fox) - Ah we were talking about 'overrated' as a critical remark and here we get served up Firefly, the most overrated tv series by Joss Whedon(and that's saying something). Firefly an entertaining show and well made, but imo the Western elements are far too surface level, and takes me out of it.
* Harry Potter Years 1-5 (Giftset) (Warner) - All previously released, this is a holidays-timed dvd package.
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal) - I enjoyed this movie a bit more than the original, which I liked. Really though neither of them get even a hint of the tone of the comics. The comics are minor classics, the movies are just a few steps above a Ninja Turtles movie.
* Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3-Disc Collector's Edition) (Universal) - Read above.
* JFK (Warner) - The one movie I'm certain to get of this list, this movie is actually UNDERRATED as far as I'm concerned. It's a modern classic, and who cares if it's true because it is just too good.
* Katt Williams: It's Pimpin' Pimpin' (Vivendi Visual) - Stand up comedy doesn't need to be in high def.
* Live From Abbey Road: Best Of Season One (BCI) - TV show I never heard of, apparantly. Beatles-related?
* The Police: Certifiable - Live in Buenos Aires (Universal Music Group) - Sting sucks outside of Dune and Baron Munchausen, and the Police have one decent song that I don't even remember the title.
* Soundstage: Sheryl Crow - Live (Koch Distributing) - Sheryl Crow was hot in a MILFy way 15 years ago. Now she's just old.
* Soundstage: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Koch) - Good band but pass.
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Warner) - Apparantly this is awful, I wish FNORD would post more episodes of the tv series on the blog though.
* The Story of 'O' (Koch Distributing) - 70s soft core euro porn.
* Sukiyaki Western: Django (First Look) - Takashi Miike does a Western with Japanese actors. Miike's been off his game the past couple of years so I'll wait for reviews.
* Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (Warner) - Who watches this series? Is it any good?
* Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks 2 (Sony Music) - Kyle Gass is not funny. He's a drag on Jack Black, who is funny sometimes but not consistently.
* This Christmas (Sony) - Holdover from last week, check that post out for more info(haha there's no actual info in the other post, fuck this movie)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Blu Ray Releases for 11/04 Previewed Briefly by Blue
A Christmas Story (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Warner) - An endearing, enduring classic and just plain entertaining. If this were packed with its sequel, which though inferior is still fun, I'd definitely pick it up. As it is, I'd wait for it to go down in price.
The Colt (Echo Bridge) - Echo Bridge has never released a good movie to my knowledge, so even though I've never heard of this I would rest easy in the assumption it sucks hard.
Futurama: Bender's Game (Fox) - Woo! Futurama finally on blu ray. Animation generally looks amazing in HD, especially computer based animation such as this. I bought the other two movies on dvd and I'll probably get this one(even though it's already been stolen and posted on the blog by thievely FNORD, below) but I'm unsure of which format.
Get Smart (2008) (Warner) - Never saw it, waiting for cable.
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (Music Distribution) - Fuck music blu rays.
Henry Poole is Here (Anchor Bay) - Not interested.
IMAX: Extreme (National Geographic) - Not interested in imax unless it has Batman punching people.
Monster's Ball (Lionsgate) - Halle Berry sex scenes in hd! Woo! Unfortunately they're wrapped up in a fairly obvious, ill conceived movie about racism.
NBA Champions 2007-2008 (Warner) - Basketball is the most boring sport in history. Except curling.
O.A.R.: Live from Madison Square Garden (Summit) - Fuck music blu rays, Fuck O.A.R.
Planet of the Apes (1968) (Fox) - Woo! One definite buy here, I love Heston kicking ape ass.
Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection (Fox) - Tempting set but pricey, and frankly the other movies in the series do not benefit from greater image clarity.
This Christmas (Sony) - Pass
Transsiberian (First Look) - From the director of the Machinist and Session 9, definite must-rent. Has Woody Harrelson, which is actually a good sign sometimes. Good taste in scripts.
Universal Soldier (Lionsgate) - Van Damme started out as a waiter, and this movie makes an argument for that career choice.
Vexille (FUNimation) - Anime's not my thing.
Warren Miller's Playground (Shout Factory) - Music blu ray, you know what I say to those.
The Colt (Echo Bridge) - Echo Bridge has never released a good movie to my knowledge, so even though I've never heard of this I would rest easy in the assumption it sucks hard.
Futurama: Bender's Game (Fox) - Woo! Futurama finally on blu ray. Animation generally looks amazing in HD, especially computer based animation such as this. I bought the other two movies on dvd and I'll probably get this one(even though it's already been stolen and posted on the blog by thievely FNORD, below) but I'm unsure of which format.
Get Smart (2008) (Warner) - Never saw it, waiting for cable.
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (Music Distribution) - Fuck music blu rays.
Henry Poole is Here (Anchor Bay) - Not interested.
IMAX: Extreme (National Geographic) - Not interested in imax unless it has Batman punching people.
Monster's Ball (Lionsgate) - Halle Berry sex scenes in hd! Woo! Unfortunately they're wrapped up in a fairly obvious, ill conceived movie about racism.
NBA Champions 2007-2008 (Warner) - Basketball is the most boring sport in history. Except curling.
O.A.R.: Live from Madison Square Garden (Summit) - Fuck music blu rays, Fuck O.A.R.
Planet of the Apes (1968) (Fox) - Woo! One definite buy here, I love Heston kicking ape ass.
Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray Collection (Fox) - Tempting set but pricey, and frankly the other movies in the series do not benefit from greater image clarity.
This Christmas (Sony) - Pass
Transsiberian (First Look) - From the director of the Machinist and Session 9, definite must-rent. Has Woody Harrelson, which is actually a good sign sometimes. Good taste in scripts.
Universal Soldier (Lionsgate) - Van Damme started out as a waiter, and this movie makes an argument for that career choice.
Vexille (FUNimation) - Anime's not my thing.
Warren Miller's Playground (Shout Factory) - Music blu ray, you know what I say to those.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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