This is a very decent week.
| Title | DVD Release(s) | Blu-Ray Release(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Action | ||
| Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Blu-Ray | |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
| Ip Man | Regular edition or Collector’s Edition | Regular edition or Collector’s Edition |
| Alex: A martial arts psudo-bio-pic about the person who trained Bruce Lee. | ||
| Lock Up | Blu-Ray | |
| Rambo | Extended cut of the latest or Complete Series | |
| Anime | ||
| Dragon Ball: Season Five | DVD | |
| Fist of the North Star TV: Volume 1 | DVD | |
| Hell Girl: Two Mirrors Collection 2 | DVD | |
| Love Hina: The Complete Series | DVD | |
| Magic Knight Rayearth Season Two | DVD | |
| Queen’s Blade – The Exiled Virgin: Part 2 | DVD | |
| Soul Eater: Part 4 | DVD | |
| Art House | ||
| Eclipse Series 22: Presenting Sacha Guitry (Criterion Collection) | DVD | |
| Blaine: Includes “The Story of a Cheat,” “The Pearls of the Crown,” “Desire,” and “Quadrille.” | ||
| Secret of the Grain (Criterion Collection) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
| Classics (Cult) | ||
| Atom Age Vampire | Comes with a T-shirt size L or XL | |
| Atomic Brain | Comes with a T-shirt size L or XL | |
| Metropolis (1927) | Comes with a T-shirt size L or XL | |
| Reefer Madness | Comes with a T-shirt size L or XL | |
| Comedy | ||
| Fanboys | Blu-Ray | |
| The Mothers-In-Law | Complete Series | |
| Sabrina: The Teenage Witch | Final Season | |
| Sgt. Bilko: The Phil Silvers Show – First Season | DVD | |
| Victor / Victoria | Blu-Ray | |
| Drama | ||
| 21 Jump Street | Season Three or Complete Series | |
| Dark City (1950) | DVD | |
| Blaine: Charlton Heston’s film debut, and with no connection at all to Alex Proyas’ film. | ||
| Fantasy | ||
| Clash of the Titans (2010) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
| Horror | ||
| Night of the Living Dead – Reanimated | DVD | |
| Blaine: This appears to be a remake in a variety of animated formats by a variety of artists. | ||
| Mystery / Detective | ||
| Jesse Stone: No Remorse | DVD | |
| Agatha Christie Hour Set 1 | DVD | |
| Hunter: The Complete Series | DVD | |
| Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Classic Collection Set 4 | DVD | |
| Alex: Contains “Murder in the Mews,” “The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly,” “Four and Twenty Blackbirds,” “The Third Floor Flat,” “Triangle at Rhodes,” “Problem At Sea,” “The King of Clubs,” “The Dream,” and “The Incredible Theft.” | ||
| Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Movie Collection, Set 5 | DVD | |
| Alex: These are the recent adaptations of “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Third Girl,” and “Appointment With Death,” starring David Suchet as Poirot. | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Battlestar Galactica: Season Three | Blu-Ray | |
| Blaine: This is the new series. This season was previously available on Blu-Ray only in the complete series collection. | ||
| Ray Bradbury’s Chrysalis | DVD | |
| Earth: Final Conflict: Season Two | DVD | |
| Blaine: This release is available only through Canadian retailers. Note also that it’s the only season not previously released on DVD by one group or another. | ||
| Paranormal State: Season Two | DVD | |
| Repo Men | DVD | Blu-Ray |
| Robocop – The Beginning: The Complete Series | DVD | |
| Blaine: Note that this release is available only to Canadian retailers. | ||
| Stargate: SGU Season 1.5 | DVD | Blu-Ray |
| Superhero | ||
| Batman: Under The Red Hood | One Disc DVD or Two Disc DVD | Standard Blu-Ray or Amazon Exclusive with Litho Cel |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “Much improved week this week. For my pick, I’m going with Poirot 5, though technically I won’t get to see Appointment with Death, as I’ll be at San Diego Comic Con when it airs on PBS. However, I saw the versions of Murder on the Orient Express and Third Girl, and I was definitely impressed.” Blaine says, “if you’re looking for Blu-Ray, BSG and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are both great. Metropolis is always nice on DVD, too.”
Does the Metropolis DVD include the recently-rediscovered scenes?
Not to my knowledge. Kino Video has the rights to those, for a rumoured Blu-Ray release down the road. The DVDTee releases are by a different group. I’ve never picked one up, so I don’t know what quality they’ve got, but I’ve been very impressed with Kino thus far.
This site refers to the restored edition, due out on DVD and Blu-Ray in “late 2010.”
That site seems to cover the region 2 releases. It’s my understanding Kino will handle the Region 1 releases on comparable schedules.
I watched Clash of the Titans (2010). I regret having done so.