Weekly New Releases – May 14, 2013

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
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
3rd Rock From the Sun – The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Amazing Spider-Man (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Angels and Demons (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Back to 1942
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Battle: Los Angeles (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Brave New World (1998)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Cloud Atlas
Amazon
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Comments Voting for this in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament is going on now.
Colorful: The Motion Picture
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
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
  • Blu-Ray/DVD Combo: US, CAN
Darker Than Black: Complete Season 2 + OVAs
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD Combo: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Dexter
Amazon
  • Season Seven Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Season Seven DVD: US, CAN
  • Seasons 1-7 Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Seasons 1-7 DVD: US, CAN
Doctor Who: The Visitation (Special Edition: Story 119)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments The Peter Davison years.
Fraggle Rock: 30th Anniversary Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Fushigi Yugi OVA Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Contains the OVAs for seasons 1 & 2 of Fushigi Yugi. Another release from Media Blasters.
Ghostbusters (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
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
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Highway to Heaven: First Season Complete and UNCUT
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
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
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Kampfer OVA: Fur die Liebe
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
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
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Originally released in 2004. Includes The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers and Duck Soup.
The Miracle of the Bells
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
My Bride Is a Mermaid: Complete Series S.A.V.E.
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
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
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mythbusters: Collection 9
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
One Piece: Season Four, Voyage Five
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
The Other Guys (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Roseanne
Amazon
  • Season Nine DVD: US, CAN
  • Complete Series DVD: US, CAN
Spider-Man (Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Taxi Driver (Remastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Taz-Mania: Season One, Volume One: Taz on the Loose
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
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
  • 3D Blu-Ray/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
That 70s Show: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Tiger & Bunny – Set 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
  • Blu-Ray: US
Tin Man: The Complete Miniseries
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Top Gear 19
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Total Recall (2012; Mastered in 4K)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
WWE: WrestleMania XXIX
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN

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.”

4 replies on “Weekly New Releases – May 14, 2013”

  1. 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? (:

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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