The format has been tweaked again, with genre grouping. Should we keep that, or discard it?
Title | DVD Release(s) | Blu-Ray Release(s) |
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Anime | ||
Clamp Double Feature: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and Xxxholic | Blu-Ray | |
Contains the movies for Tsubasa Reservoir Chonicle and Xxxholic | ||
Darker Than Black | The Complete Series | |
Dragon Ball | Season Four | |
Alex: As a reminder – this is the series that came before Dragon Ball Z. | ||
Dragon Ball Z | Dragon Box Three | |
Hayate the Combat Butler | Part 5 | |
Junjo Romantica | Season One | |
Rozen Maiden | Complete Series | |
Alex: Contains both seasons of the show. | ||
Tekkaman Blad Complete | DVD | |
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle | Season Two and Collected Memories Boxed Set | |
Alex: The “Collected Memories” set contains both seasons and the feature film. | ||
Vandread | The Ultimate Collection | |
Alex: Collection of both seasons of Vandread | ||
You’re Under Arrest: Full Throttle | Collection 2 | |
Classics (Cult) | ||
Escape from L.A. | Blu-Ray | |
Matinee | DVD | |
Blaine: This deserves better than cult status. It’s an underappreciated and well made flick. | ||
Rock ‘N’ Roll High School | DVD | |
Blaine: Directed by Roger Corman | ||
Roger Corman: The Best of the B’s 2: Naughty Nurses and Tawdry Teachers | DVD | |
Blaine: I have no idea which titles are on this four disc, 560 minute set. | ||
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s, Vol. 1 | DVD | |
Suburbia | DVD | |
Classics (Traditional) | ||
Doctor Zhivago | 45th Anniversary Edition | 45th Anniversary Edition |
Hamlet (2009) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Alex: I liked this version of Hamlet – though it’s not as good as Branagh’s version (which is due out on Blu-Ray in August) in my opinion, due to some material they cut from the end of the play (at least from what I saw on PBS). | ||
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: War | DVD | |
Blaine: Includes Battle of the Bulge, The Dawn Patrol, Gunga Din and Operation Pacific | ||
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns | DVD | |
Blaine: Includes The Stalking Moon, Ride the High Country, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Chisum. | ||
Comedy | ||
According to Jim | Complete Second Season | |
The Facts of Life | Season Four | |
Honeymooners | Second Honeymoon and Valentine Special | |
The Muse | DVD | |
No Time for Sergeants | DVD | |
Blaine: Andy Griffith and Don Knotts together before The Andy Griffith Show. | ||
Penn and Teller: Bullsh*t | Season Seven | |
Tooth Fairy | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union | Complete Season Two | |
Drama | ||
Dirt | Season Two | |
K-19: The Widowmaker | Blu-Ray | |
Marcus Welby, M.D. | Season One | |
Nine | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Saving Grace | Seasons 1 and 2 | |
Saving Private Ryan | Blu-Ray | |
Martial Arts and Sports | ||
Hellbinders | DVD | |
Direct-to-video martial arts film which might be of interest because it stars Ray Park (X-Men, Star Wars: Episode 1, Ecks Vs. Sever), and Johnny Yong Bosch (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and a lot of English dub work on Anime). | ||
Wrestlemania 26 | Regular and Collector’s Edition | |
Alex: No Blu-Ray release this year. The Wrestlemania card for this year includes Shawn Michael’s last mach against The Undertaker. The Special Edition release includes the Hall of Fame Ceremony complete and un-edited. | ||
Romance | ||
Dirty Dancing: Limited Keepcase Edition | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Leap Year | DVD | Blu-Ray |
The Notebook | Blu-Ray | |
Sci-Fi and Fantasy | ||
Doctor Who | Curse of Peladon (Story 61), Monster of Peladon (Story 73) and Masque of Mandragora (Story 86) | |
Fallen | DVD | |
Invader Zim | Season One | |
Outer Limits (1997) | Season One and Season Two | |
Blaine: These releases are exclusive to Canadian retailers (such as Amazon.ca, linked here) but they will play on all U.S. DVD players and are entirely legal to export. Note that they are Canadian broadcast edits, so any nudity has been cropped or cut. | ||
Super Heroes | ||
Elektra | Director’s Cut | |
Alex: If you lower your expectations and come into this expecting a corny B-level 80s ninja flick, you won’t be disappointed, and may have a little fun, IMHO. | ||
Flash Gordon (1980) | Saviour of the Universe Edition | |
Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Complete Season One | |
Blaine: This is the current animated series. | ||
Marvel Iron Man | Complete Animated Series | |
Blaine: This is the 1997 cartoon. | ||
Wolverine and the X-Men: Revelation | ||
X-Men (1990s TV series) | Volume 5 | |
Blaine: This completes the series run on DVD. I should probably get around to watching volume one soon. |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “Beyond a doubt Hamlet is my pick of the week. It’s not as good as the Branagh version, but that’s no slight against it. In particular, Tennant is an excellent Hamlet, and Patrick Stewart is fantastic in the role of Claudius.” Blaine says, “I recommend Matinee. It’s a great little flick that’s not spectacular, but is definitely a well made look at the Cold War era teen life with some great nods to the horror movies of the time.”
Actually I really like the format. The headers make it easier to see what I’m looking at, especially when I don’t always recognize the titles. :)
Ditto.