The list is short this week, but some of the contents are pretty great.
Ant-Man | |||||||||
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Aura: Koga Maryuin’s Last War | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Anime series about a kid who was bullied as a child for his fantasy world standing up for another kid who is currently being bullied over her fantasy world. | ||||||||
Barnaby Jones: The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Collection of a series of five Yakuza films made throughout the 1970s. Comes with a companion book on the series. | ||||||||
Big Bullet | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Warner Archive collection release of a Golden Harvest cop film, directed by Bennie Chan. | ||||||||
Big Hero 6 | |||||||||
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Blade of Fury | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Warner Archive collection release of a Golden Harvest wuxia film, directed by Sammo Hung. | ||||||||
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | |||||||||
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The Crooked Way | |||||||||
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Delta Force 2 | |||||||||
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Doc Martin: Series 7 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Doc Martin: Six Surly Seasons plus the Movies | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
FX2 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Family Guy: Season Thirteen | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Fourth War | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Haganai – Anime Classics Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Hannibal: Season Three | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Jellyfish Eyes (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Knock Knock | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Library War – The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Anime series where libraries are defended by soldiers against people who want to burn and otherwise destroy books. | ||||||||
Marvel Cinematic Universe Collection: Phase Two | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Includes Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, bonus features, prop replica Morag Orb, “and more.” | ||||||||
The Merv Griffin Show | |||||||||
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Minions | |||||||||
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Rail Wars | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Alternate History anime series about soldiers trying to fight extremists who are attempting to undermine the National Rail Service so it can be privatized. | ||||||||
Riddle Story of Devil: Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Anime series – I’m not sure what sub-genres it falls into. | ||||||||
Saint Seiya: Lost Canvas: Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Spinoff of the shonen manga. | ||||||||
Speedy (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Tabu | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Tomorrowland | |||||||||
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Transporter Refueled | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Unauthorized Full House Story | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Under the Dome: Season 3 | |||||||||
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Walt Before Mickey | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Wild Thornberrys: The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
WWE Presents – Owen: Hart of Gold | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Documentary on the late Owen Hart. | ||||||||
The X-Files | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Blaine: Note that the product descriptions for all 9 seasons list an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The first four seasons were filmed in standard definition resolution at 4:3, so they’d have been upconverted and cropped. Season 5 was where HD filming began, but the shots were still composed for the 4:3 broadcast, leading to issues like characters speaking “off screen” when they are visible and not speaking on screen, or a prop guy’s hand visibly slipping a stake into the pile in “Bad Blood.” Season 6 was the first season composed specifically for 16:9 in high definition. | ||||||||
You Can’t Take It With You | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I’d recommend going with either Big Hero 6, or Ant-Man (though I’m waiting for a more involved release of Ant-Man).” Blaine says, “I’d go with Ant-Man and/or The X-Files on Blu-Ray. If you get The X-Files a season at a time, season 8 is the best of the seasons intended for 16:9 high definition in the first place.”
Ant-Man and Minions are already on their way to me, I’d love that X-Files box set but I can’t justify the price especially when the whole series is on Netflix.