Weekly New Releases for December 26th, 2017

As usual, the Boxing Day releases show the highest proportion of anime releases for the year.

Acceptable Risk: Series 1
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Bad Grandmas
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Barefoot Gen Movies 1 and 2
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Blade Runner 2049
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Comments Available on physical media January 16, 2018.
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I have never seen this, but it is featured in the “editing” chapters of two of my textbooks on film studies.
Disastrous Life Of Saiki K.
Amazon
  • Season One, Part One Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • Season One, Part Two Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Season One, Part One Blu-Ray/DVD: US
  • Season One, Part Two Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Anime comedy series about a hich school student with tremendous psychic powers, and who goes to great lengths to try to live as normal a life as possible, only for his actions to point out how extra-ordinary he is.
Flatliners (2017)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Fletch Lives
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
For Richer or Poorer
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Haikyu: Season 1
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Rightstuf released this in November.
I Am Sam Kinison
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Digital: US
Jeepers Creepers 3
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Killing Gunther
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Lupin the 3rd: Series 2 Box 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Manhunt: Unabomber
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mayhem
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mountain Between Us
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
The Paper
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: 6-episode anime series about a young hero who is trying to help a princess from an evil galactic emperor in spite of being a giant oblivious idiot (which doesn’t exactly distinguish him from most Shonen Battle Anime Protagonists.
The Recall
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Revolt
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Riddle Story of Devil: The Complete Series S.A.V.E.
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Action-suspense anime, about a high school student, Haru Ichinose, who has been targeted by assassins within her school. One of her classmates, Tokaku Azuma, who has a background as an assassin, has sworn to protect Haru from the other assassins, no matter what.
Squid Girl
Amazon
  • Premium Blu-Ray/DVD Box Set: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Premium Blu-Ray/DVD Box Set: US
Comments Alex: Special edition re-release, featuring a linticular card (with Squid Girl spewing ink on some noodles), a hardcover art booklet, art cards, a keychain of Squid Girl, button pack, certificate of authenticity, another certificate pointing out that 1 dollar of the purchase price has been donated to ocean conservancy causes, all in a chipboard art box.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Amazon
  • 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
We Are X
Amazon
  • Special Edition Blu-Ray: US, CAN
WWE: Survivor Series (2017)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Featuring the first Women’s Survivor Series match between Team Raw (featuring Asuka) vs. Team Raw (featuring Becky Lynch).
Yowamushi Pedal The Movie
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Anime film set after the last season with the original cast, focusing on a one-day race.

Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “if you have 4K capability, Terminator 2 is worthy of consideration. If you want digital, go with Blade Runner 2049.” Alex says, “This year was the 72nd anniversary of the Hiroshima bombings. That reason alone certainly makes the Barefoot Gen collection worthy of consideration.”

One reply

  1. Look, I think Terminator 2 is an iconic movie and was groundbreaking for it’s time. But if you have it on regular blu-ray, I really don’t think you need a 4K version.

    By the way, the CG still looks magnificent in 1080p, but it makes Arnie’s stunt double super obvious.

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