There are a few interesting new releases this week, as well as what appears to be half of MGM’s entire back catalog. Much of the back catalog is being released in DVD/Blu-Ray combo packs, so you can watch it on DVD now and have the automatic upgrade later. Those are listed in the Blu-Ray category. There are also more than 50 multiple movie combination packs that are not listed here due to space considerations.
Title | DVD Release(s) | Blu-Ray Release(s) |
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Action | ||
Bad Lieutenant | Blu-Ray | |
Navy Seals | DVD/Blu-Ray combo | |
Robocop Trilogy | Blu-Ray | |
Ronin | DVD/Blu-Ray Combo | |
Anime | ||
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Alex: I’ve previously reviewed this. | ||
Jinki Extend S.A.V.E. Edition | DVD | |
Kimikiss: Pure Rouge | DVD | |
Romantic Comedy Anime | ||
Kurokami Vol. 3 | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Linebarrels of Iron | Season Two or OVA | |
Christmas | ||
The Christmas Story Lady | DVD | |
Holiday Inn | DVD | |
Holiday TV Comedy Collection | DVD | |
Includes episodes of The Office, 30 Rock, House, Monk and Psych. | ||
Home Alone Collection | Blu-Ray | |
Blaine: This includes the Macaulay Culkin theatrical releases, and not the other two. | ||
Merry Christmas, Olivia | DVD | |
The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas | DVD | |
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas | DVD | |
Blaine: My favorite holiday special as a child. | ||
The Year Without Santa Claus | Blu-Ray | |
Classics (Cult) | ||
Grindhouse | Blu-Ray | |
Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: The Evil / Twice Dead | DVD | |
Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: The Slumber Party Massacre Collection | DVD | |
Troll 2: 20th Anniversary Nilbog Edition | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Classics (Traditional) | ||
Adventures of Robin Hood | DVD | |
Classic Quad Set 16 | DVD | |
Includes The Alligator People, The Cabinet of Caligari, The Fly and House of the Damned. | ||
Classic Quad Set 17 | DVD | |
Includes Fantastic Voyage, The Lost World, The Towering Inferno and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | ||
Classic Quad Set 18 | DVD | |
Includes Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Day The Earth Stood Still (original), The Neptune Factor and The Poseidon Adventure | ||
The Leading Ladies Collection | DVD | |
Blaine: I can tell there are 15 titles on the spine, but I don’t know what they are. | ||
The Leading Men Collection | DVD | |
Blaine: Again, 15 of them, but which 15? | ||
Maltese Falcon | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Treasure of Sierra Madre | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Comedy | ||
All in the Family: Season Seven | DVD | |
Benny Hill: The Complete Megaset – The Thames Years 1969-1989 | DVD | |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete Seventh Season | DVD | |
Pink Panther 2 | DVD/Blu-Ray combo | |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead | Blu-Ray | |
Blaine: Note the all-important prefix. | ||
Rumpole of Bailey: The Complete Megaset | DVD | |
Drama | ||
Ally McBeal | Season Four DVD or Season Five DVD | |
Blue Mountain State: Season One | DVD | Blu-Ray |
The Last of the Mohicans: Director’s Definitive Cut | Blu-Ray | |
The Mission (Amazon Exclusive) | Blu-Ray | |
Rocky Movies | I, II, III, IV and V | |
Secretary | Blu-Ray | |
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) | DVD/Blu-Ray Combo | |
Family | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Three Disc DVD/Blu-Ray Combo | |
Delgo | DVD/Blu-Ray combo edition | |
Garfield’s Pet Force 3D | DVD | |
The Garfield Show: Oh, Odie! | DVD | |
Karate Kid (2010) | DVD | DVD/Blu-Ray combo, Two Disc Blu-Ray |
Blaine: Correct me if I’m wrong here, but if Jackie Chan is the teacher, shouldn’t this be the Kung Fu kid? | ||
Peanuts Holiday Collection | DVD/Blu-Ray combo | |
Includes A Charlie Brown Christmas, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. | ||
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back | DVD or DVD 3D | |
Fantasy | ||
Medium: Season Six | DVD | |
The Secret of Kells | DVD | Blu-Ray/DVD Combo |
Horror | ||
30 Days of Night: Dark Days | DVD | Blu-Ray |
2001 Maniacs | Blu-Ray | |
Blair Witch Project | Blu-Ray | |
The Exorcist | Extended Director’s Cut DVD | Extended Director’s Cut and Theatrical Edition Blu-Ray |
Hard Candy | Blu-Ray | |
Blaine: Just in case you needed proof that Ellen Page can scare the crap out of you. | ||
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Mystery | ||
Bones: Season Five | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Monk: Complete Series Limited Edition Box Set | DVD | |
Blaine: The early seasons had Monk done right but the cases were painfully easy to figure out. One the show hit its stride in season four, due in large part to the new assistant, it became one of the stronger detective shows on T.V. | ||
Wonderland | Blu-Ray | |
Reality | ||
Jackass Unrated 3 Pack | DVD | |
Survivor | 3 (Africa) or 4 (Marquesas) | |
Science Fiction | ||
Caprica Season 1.0 | DVD | |
Doctor Who: Dreamland | DVD | |
Mad Max | DVD/Blu-Ray Combo | |
SGU: Stargate Universe: Complete Season One | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Splice | DVD | DVD/Blu-Ray combo |
Sports | ||
Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns | DVD | |
Alex: Ken Burns’ documentary series on the history ofthe other beautiful game. | ||
Baseball – the 10th Inning | DVD | Blu-Ray |
Alex: Burns’ followup to the aforementioned documentary covering the last 20 years of the game. Blaine: Note that this is also included in the big box set, so you don’t need to get both if you get the big one. | War | |
The Battle of Britain | Blu-Ray | |
Western | ||
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | DVD/Blu-Ray combo | |
Gunsmoke: Season Four, Volume One | DVD | |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “We have a lot of really good classics on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, one of which I’ll be reviewing as part of our Halloween Horror Spree this year. If you haven’t seen The Exorcist – get that on Blu-Ray, preferably before Halloween, so you can see it before my review goes up and can thus comment on it. If you already own a copy of the Exorcist, then get Full Metal Panic Fumoffu, because it is one of the funniest anime series of the last decade.” Blaine says, “Maltese Falcon, hands down.”
Someone thought that Troll 2 was worth releasing again? Find that person and send them to Antarctica immediately along with every DVD of this horrid movie that was ever produced.
Damien: so are you trolling on Troll 2?
If you don’t have “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”, I’d go with that. They just don’t make movies like that anymore. It’s like 15 minutes before anyone even SAYS anything.
I don’t know if I’d want to own it, but Hard Candy is worth at least a viewing.
Interesting that Classic Quad Set 18 has Battle for the Planet of the Apes, but not PotA. Do they figure everyone who’s interested already has the first one? Or was the sequel that good?
MGM raising cash? Maybe then they’ll be able to afford making that next Bond movie. Do the movie or sell the license kids.