Sorry this is later than usual; it took longer than expected because of a new format and iTunes referral links. A fair number of excellent titles have been assembled this week.
Title | Genre(s) |
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Ah My Buddha (Nirvana Collection) | Anime, Comedy |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Fanservice-heavy harem comedy about an apprentice priest at a Buddist temple. |
The American President | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
Amazon | |
Arachnophobia | Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction |
Amazon | |
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Volume 5 | Animation, Family, Superhero, Science Fiction |
Amazon | |
The Avengers | Superhero, Action, Science Fiction |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Comments | Blaine: The year’s most fun superhero film. |
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 | Superhero, Science Fiction, Animation |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Comments | Adapted from Frank Miller’s miniseries. Parts 1 and 2 are adapted here, and parts 3 and 4 are adapted for a spring release. |
Bond 50 | Action, Espionage |
Amazon | |
Comments | 22 movies. Blaine: By my count, that’s all the MGM features, but not the comedic Casino Royale or Never Say Never Again. |
The Carol Burnett Show | Comedy |
Amazon | |
Charlie’s Angels (1977) | Action, Spy |
Amazon | |
Close Encounters of the Inbred Redneck Kind | Science Fiction, Comedy, Satire |
Amazon | |
Croisee in a Foreign Labyrinth | Anime |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Anime series about a young Japanese girl going to Paris during the Industrial revolution. |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigations Seasons 1-12 | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigations Season 12 | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
CSI: Miami: 10th and Final Season | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
CSI: Miami: The Complete Series | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
CSI: NY: Seasons 1-8 | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
CSI: NY: Season Eight | Crime, Mystery, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Damsels in Distress | Comedy |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Dave | Comedy, Romance |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Collection Deluxe Edition | Mystery, Drama, Comedy |
Amazon | |
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Eighth and Final Season | |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Dick van Dyke and Company: The Complete Series | Comedy |
Amazon | |
Dojin Work Complete Collection | Anime, Comedy |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Comedy series about a girl getting into making dojin (fan-manga) |
Eating Raoul (Criterion Collection) | Art House, Comedy |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Bloody Madness | Comedy, Horror, Cult Classics |
Amazon | |
Family Guy, Volume Ten | Animation, Comedy |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
G.I. Joe Renegades: Season One | Animation, Action |
Amazon | |
Gamera the Brave | Cult Classics, Science Fiction, Horror, Monster |
Amazon | |
Gossip Girl: Season Five | Drama |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Hakuoki: Season 1 | Anime |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Reverse harem romantic drama about the Shinsengumi prior to the Meiji Restoration. |
Iron Man: Armored Adventures Season 2 Volume 2 | Superhero, Animation, Action, Science Fiction |
Amazon | |
Key and Peele: Season One | Comedy |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit – The Thirteenth Year | Crime, Police Procedural |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Lone Wolf & Cub Complete | Action |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Contains all 6 Lone Wolf & Cub films. |
Make Room for Daddy: Season 6 (1958) | Comedy |
Amazon | |
Mob Wives: Season 2 | Crime, Drama |
Amazon | |
Night Head Genesis | Anime, Fantasy |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Anime series about two psychics who escape from a government program and take on new identities as private detectives. |
One Piece: Collection 8 | Anime |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Rescue Me: Complete Series | Comedy, Drama |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Resident Evil: Damnation | Horror, Science Fiction, Action, Video Game |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Richard Pryor Collection | Comedy |
Amazon | |
Comments | Includes See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Stir Crazy and The Toy |
The Samaritan | Thriller |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Soldiers of Fortune | War |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Steins;Gate Part 1 | Anime, Science Fiction |
Amazon | |
Rightstuf | |
Comments | Anime series involving sending messages back in time, and the effects this has on the time machine. The Limited Ediiton includes a box with space for Part 2. |
Strippers vs. Werewolves | Comedy, Horror, Satire |
Amazon | |
The Tall Man | Suspense, Thriller, Horror |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Wallander 3 | Mystery |
Amazon | |
iTunes | |
Weird Noir B-Movies | Noir, Cult Classic |
Amazon | |
Comments | Includes Fear No More, Girl on the Run, Fall Guy, The 7th Commandement, Stark Fear and The Naked Road |
Wong Kar-Wai Double Feature | Art House, Romance |
Amazon | |
Comments | Includes Fallen Angels and Happy Together |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “This is a good week for movies – Between The Avengers and Bond 50, we’ve got a great line-up. And that’s before we get into all 6 Lone Wolf & Cub films and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1, neither of which I’ve seen personally, but which I’m familiar enough with the subject matter to feel comfortable recommending them. Then there’s Steins;Gate, which I’ve heard plenty of positive recommendations about, enough to make me want to check it out sight un-seen. However, if I had to pick just one, I’d go with The Avengers.” Blaine says, “I’d also go with The Avengers and/or Bond 50.”
I officially don’t like the new table format.
The other was easier to read.
Agreed… not a fan.
One big reason is how the store names aren’t indented, so it’s hard to follow the flow from title to title… my brain keeps wanting to read Amazon/iTunes as the next title in the list.
Also… The Avengers, for sure, is the purchase of the week in our house.
What? Are you honestly saying The Avengers is a better movie than Strippers vs Werewolves???
It was a close call for sure.
Wait, we haven’t reviewed Strippers versus Werewolves? I could see some of our other omissions, but really, I’m astounded by this one.
This didn’t format the way I’d hoped. I was looking for a 90/10 split on title and genre, 20/80 or so on the retailers and 30/70 on comments. I think I need to define the table with 10 columns of 10% each and use colspan tags to make that happen, though. I’ll make adjustments for next week and we’ll go from there.
Also, I had a situation where the images of the flags didn’t load, and since there was no alt text, there was nothing I could click on. You may want to set the alt text to be something like “USA” and “CAN”.