Weekly Digital Disc Picks – May 25, 2010

Title DVD Release(s) Blu-Ray Release(s)
Action
Clash of the Titans (1981) Blu-Ray
Blaine: This is the original, not the recent remake.
Seven Swords DVD
Alex: Dragon Dynasty release of a Tsui Hark Wuxia film.
Anime
Ah! My Buddah: Complete Collection DVD
Air Gear: The Complete Series DVD
Armored Fleet Dierugger Collection 2 DVD
Alex: The continuation of the series that made up the space fleet part of Voltron.
Bleach DVD
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Part 1 DVD Blu-Ray
Alex: Remake of Full Metal Alchemist, now that the manga has concluded, so it can stick closer to the manga (as opposed to the first series, which ran out of Manga and made up its own ending).
GaoGaiGar: Season 2 DVD
Alex: Super Robot anime. I watched the first part and I liked what I saw.
Hell Girl “Complete Series” or Season 2, Part One
Alex: The “Complete Series” is the S.A.V.E. release of the first season morality-play horror anime.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Complete Season One and Season Two, Part 2
Kanokon – The Girl Who Cried Fox – Vol. 1 DVD
Alex: Fanservice heavy romantic comedy.
Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei Vol. 1 DVD
Alex: Dark comedy series about a high school teacher (the Sensei part) who is consumed with despair and wants to kill himself, but keeps failing thanks to the efforts of his adoring students who want to help him (kill himself that is) (which would be the Zetsubo part).
Art House
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Vol. 2 (Criterion Collection) DVD
Classics (Cult)
Classics (Traditional)
Comedy
All Creatures Great and Small Complete Series
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog Blu-Ray
Blaine: Ownership of this title, on one format or another, should be considered manditory for anyone who spends time on sites such as Bureau 42.
Royal Pains: Season One Season One
Waiting for God Season Five or Complete Series
Drama
Django Blu-Ray
Flashpoint Season Two
Hoarders: Complete Season One DVD
Leverage Season Two
Spartacus Blu-Ray
Blaine: This was released on HD DVD before, but this is the first time on Blu-Ray.
Stagecoach (Criterion Collection) DVD Blu-Ray
The Virginian Season One
Blaine: The first season was 30 episodes that aired in a 90 minute time slot. This is a ten DVD set.
Horror
City of the Living Dead Blu-Ray
True Blood Complete Second Season Complete Second Season
Romance
Dear John DVD Blu-Ray
Tromeo and Juliet Blu-Ray
Science Fiction
The Road DVD Blu-Ray
Sports
TNA Beer Money/Motor City Machine Guns DVD Blu-Ray
Alex: Collection of matches involving Beer Money (James Storm and Robert Roode) and the Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Shelley and Alex Sabin).
WWE Extreme Rules 2010 DVD
Alex: The DVD release of WWE’s annual gimmick-match themed Pay-Per View.
Superhero
Justice League Complete Series
Blaine: No sign of a complete series Blu-Ray yet, though there is a Blu-Ray for season one. This set also includes the two seasons of “Justice League Unlimited.”
Rocket Robin Hood Vol. 2 DVD
Blaine: When I reported on this last week, I was unaware that this would be available to U.S. markets a week later.

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “I haven’t really seen much of anything on the list this week. However, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple is going in my Netflix queue, as is Sayonara Zetsubo-Sensei.” Blaine says, “I’d go with either Dr. Horrible or Justice League, depending upon whether or not you already have those titles in your collection and whether or not you can support Blu-Ray.”

3 replies on “Weekly Digital Disc Picks – May 25, 2010”

  1. Seven Swords had been released to DVD once before
    I saw it well over a year ago
    Wonder what’s different in this release

  2. Having this post every week is great — I rely on it to keep my updated on what’s coming out on DVD. But I’m thinking about the new format.

    I like the section headings but don’t think they are different enough from the actual movie text. So I have some suggestions to change that:

    1) Change the background color of the section heading row to be slightly different. For example, make it black instead of the gray that it is now. Or perhaps a lighter gray.

    2) Have a separate table for each section, with some space between the tables.

    3) Put a blank row directly above a section heading rows.

    Thanks for the good work guy!

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