Another lackluster week. This happens in July; studios try to avoid releasing titles that might distract from their big screen output. Things will start to pick up in mid-August, and then we get some excellent content in the weeks from September 7 until late December.
Title | DVD Release(s) | Blu-Ray Release(s) |
---|---|---|
Action | ||
Evil Aliens | Blu-Ray | |
The Losers | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: Based on the comic of the same name. | ||
Ninja’s Creed | DVD | |
Blaine: This is the first I’ve heard of it, but it stars Pat Morita, Eric Roberts and “WWE Diva Gail Kim.” | ||
Anime | ||
Air: The Movie – SAVE Edition | DVD | |
Bleach Volume 30 | DVD | |
Fist of the North Star – Legend of the Dark Kings | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Alex: Re-release with a Dub. | ||
Kurokame – Volume 2 | DVD | Blu-Ray |
My Bride is a Mermaid: Volume 1 | DVD | |
Rin: Daughter of Memosyne | Blu-Ray | |
Shuffle: the Complete Series | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Vampire Knight 1 | DVD | |
Alex: This is sort of like True Blood meets Twilight. | ||
Art House | ||
Black Narcissus (Criterion Collection) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
The Red Shoes (Criterion Collection) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Classics (Cult) | ||
Forbidden World | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: A Roger Corman flick. | ||
Galaxy of Terror | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: A Roger Corman flick. | ||
Comedy | ||
Cop Out | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Courage: The Cowardly Dog | DVD | |
Look Around You: Season One | DVD | |
Blaine: A series which spoofs the bad science educational videos of the 1970s by reproducing them today. | ||
My Boys: Complete Second and Third Seasons | DVD | |
Drama | ||
Being Human: Season One | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: A BBC series about a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost sharing an apartment/flat. | ||
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Season Nine | DVD | |
The Runaways | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: Entirely unrelated to the comic of the same name. It’s based on memoirs from Cherie Currie, played by Dakota Fanning, about her time in the band with Joan Jett (played by Kristen Stewart.) | ||
Tin Man | Blu-Ray | |
Family | ||
Cats and Dogs | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: Just in time for the sequel. | ||
Horror | ||
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams | Unrated or Rated | |
Mystery | ||
Matlock: Season Five | DVD | |
Mother | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Blaine: South Korean murder mystery. | ||
Science | ||
Nova: Mt. St. Helens – Back From The Dead | DVD | |
Alex: Episode of Nova about Mt. St. Helens recent activity. | ||
Sports | ||
TNA Wrestling – Sacrifice 2010 | DVD | |
WWE – Fatal Four Way 2010 | DVD | |
Superhero | ||
Super Friends!, Season One, Volume Two | DVD | |
Blaine: This is of the “Marvin and Wendy” era. |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “While Legend of the Dark Kings is going in my Netflix queue, I’d recommend waiting until later with your DVD purchases.” Blaine says, “I’ll be getting the Super Friends set because I’m a sucker for all superheroes, but generally speaking, the next of the high interest titles aren’t due until August. This fall is looking fantastic, particularly for Blu-Ray fans.”
My wallet is thankful there isn’t a single title on the list this week that I was interested in purchasing. The Losers will be going in my rental queue, though.
The Runaways is, indeed, entirely unrelated to the comic of the same name, but it’s a worthwhile view for a certain audience.