More DVDs are on the way this week. There’s a lot of
well received stuff out now.
First, the genre releases:
- Appleseed:
This anime looked good, but I haven’t seen it
myself. - Dastardly
and
Muttley in their Flying Machines – The Complete
Series: The title
says it all. - Joan
of
Arcadia – Complete First Season: Just what it
sounds like. - Quantum
Leap –
The Complete Third Season: The season marches on,
and does well. - Worst
Horror
Movie Ever Made: Why settle for the second
worst?
Now, the non-genre releases:
- Controversial
Classics Collection: Warner is doing a great job
with themed
releases. The Film Noir collection from last year is
getting a well
deserved followup this July, there’s a Gangster set
already out, and
now this. Blackboard Jungle may be the best
known of the
bunch. - Hoop
Dreams: There aren’t many truly excellent
documentaries available,
or at least visible in the DVD market. This is one of
them. - Life
Aquatic
with Steve Zissou – Criterion Collection 2 Disc
Set: I wanted to
see this in theaters, and missed it. Now it’s
available in a low cost
Criterion Collection DVD, and I won’t miss that. - Treasures
From
American Film Archives: A reprint of an old, out
of print
collection of some really, really early film. I love
the old stuff,
and I’m tempted to pick this up.
Finally, the pick of the week. 12
Monkeys (Special
Edition): There’s already a regular release of
this great title,
but this one’s more special. I haven’t looked in
detail at the extras
here, but if you don’t have a copy yet, fix that on
Tuesday.