More “Mastered in 4K” releases come out this week, which is the Blu-Ray equivalent of the old Superbit DVDs.
3:10 to Yuma (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
3rd Rock From the Sun – The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Amazing Spider-Man (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Angels and Demons (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Back to 1942 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Battle: Los Angeles (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Brave New World (1998) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Cloud Atlas | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
iTunes | |||||||||
Comments | Voting for this in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament is going on now. | ||||||||
Colorful: The Motion Picture | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Anime film about the soul of a dead person who is reborn in the body of a 14-year old suicide, and which must find out why the suicide victim, Makoto, committed suicide, and what sin they committed in their previous life that lead to this. | ||||||||
Crimewave (1985) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Darker Than Black: Complete Season 2 + OVAs | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Dexter | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Doctor Who: The Visitation (Special Edition: Story 119) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | The Peter Davison years. | ||||||||
Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Fushigi Yugi OVA Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Contains the OVAs for seasons 1 & 2 of Fushigi Yugi. Another release from Media Blasters. | ||||||||
Ghostbusters (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Still a contender in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament, going up against The Time Machine (1960) in round three. | ||||||||
Glory (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Highway to Heaven: First Season Complete and UNCUT | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Blaine: There’s a big emphasis on “uncut” here because the original release of this season used the syndicated rerun versions, which are edited for length and don’t always make sense in a tightly written series. | ||||||||
Jubal (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Kampfer OVA: Fur die Liebe | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | 2 episode OVA spinoff from the fanservice action series about a guy who turns into a woman and is forced to fight other women. | ||||||||
The Karate Kid (2010; Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Originally released in 2004. Includes The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup. | ||||||||
The Miracle of the Bells | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
My Bride Is a Mermaid: Complete Series S.A.V.E. | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Budget release of an anime series about a guy who ends up betrothed to the Mermaid daughter of a mer-person Yakuza family. | ||||||||
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Season Two | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Mythbusters: Collection 9 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
One Piece: Season Four, Voyage Five | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
The Other Guys (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Roseanne | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Spider-Man (Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Taxi Driver (Remastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Taz-Mania: Season One, Volume One: Taz on the Loose | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Blaine: By God, did I love this series as a teen. Great, great stuff. 13 episodes here of the 65 episode run. | ||||||||
Texas Chainsaw | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
That 70s Show: The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Tiger & Bunny – Set 2 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Tin Man: The Complete Miniseries | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Top Gear 19 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Total Recall (2012; Mastered in 4K) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
WWE: WrestleMania XXIX | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I’m absolutely going with the Marx Brothers Silver Screen collection. Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo are some of my favorite comedians of all time.” Blaine says, “while there are no new releases I’ve seen that caught my eye, Cloud Atlas and Dexter are both on my must-see list.”
I got the Marx Bros collection when it came out (also the other collection with the rest of their movies and less fancy packaging). Totally absolutely worth it.
So about the “Remastered in 4K”, that should have “And then downgraded to 1080p” on it, right? (:
While the new move to 4K video is interesting, I question whether Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg’s crappy action flick (The Other Guys) needed the conversion, or, honestly, most of the titles that have been announced.
The Marx Brothers and Taxi Driver.
Hmmm…. That’d be a crazy double-bill.
Has anyone here watched the 1998 Brave New World? The reviews aren’t especially encouraging.
I saw it back in 1998 but don’t remember it being particularly good. My memory seems to recall a lot of parts not making it into the film and the tone being lightened up.
Then again…it IS Nimoy, so that’s always something worthwhile.