Things are starting to look up, particularly for British mystery fans.
| Title | DVD Release(s) | Blu-Ray Release(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Action | ||
| Battle: Los Angeles | DVD | Blu-Ray/DVD combo, Blu-Ray only |
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | Regular DVD, Special Edition DVD | DVD/Blu-Ray Combo, Special Edition Blu-Ray |
| Alex: Another martial arts film based around Chen Zhen, the martial artist featured in the films “Fist of Fury” and “Fist of Legend” but with a “Once Upon A Time In China” level of over-the-top action. | ||
| Anime | ||
| Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Complete Series | DVD/Blu-Ray combo from Amazon.com, DVD/Blu-Ray combo from rightstuf.com | DVD/Blu-Ray Limited Edition from Amazon.com, DVD/Blu-Ray Limited Edition from rightstuf.com |
| The Limited Edition comes in an chipboard art box. | ||
| Demon King Daimao Complete Collection | Amazon.com, rightstuf.com | Amazon.com, rightstuf.com |
| Fanservice-heavy romantic comedy with occult undertones. | ||
| Fruits Basket | Amazon.com, rightstuf.com | |
| Alex: Only the adaptation of one of the most successful Shojo manga of all time. Blaine: What’s Shojo? | ||
| Last Exile: The Complete Series | Amazon.com, rightstuf.com | |
| Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Student Council Saga | Amazon.com, rightstuf.com | |
| Art House | ||
| Insignificance (Criterion Collection) | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| The Makioka Sisters (Criterion Collection) | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| Classics (Cult) | ||
| Classics (Traditional) | ||
| The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show | Amazon.com | |
| Comedy | ||
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | DVD | Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital copy combo |
| Hall Pass | DVD | DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital download combo, Blu-Ray only |
| Lord, All Men Can’t Be Dogs | Amazon.com | |
| Documentary | ||
| The Vanishing of the Bees | Amazon.com | |
| Drama | ||
| Boondock Saints: Truth and Justice Edition | Amazon.com | |
| Prozac Nation | Amazon.com | |
| Family | ||
| Happiness Is… Peanuts: Snoopy’s Adventures | Amazon.com | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Ultimate Edition) | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Ultimate Edition) | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| Have a Laugh 3 | Amazon.com | |
| Blaine: The runtime indicates this is a set of 10 Disney shorts, but there’s no indication of which ten they are. | ||
| Have a Laugh 4 | Amazon.com | |
| Fantasy | ||
| Haven: The Complete First Season | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
| Based on “The Colorado Kid” by Stephen King | ||
| Red Riding Hood | Theatrical cut DVD | Alternate cut Blu-Ray/DVD combo, theatrical cut Blu-Ray |
| Supernatural: Season Two | Amazon.com | |
| First time on Blu-Ray. Now all seasons are available on Blu-Ray. | ||
| Horror | ||
| Music / Musical | ||
| Eurovision Song Contest | Amazon.com | |
| Alex: Witness the train wreck right in your own home! Thrill… at the sight of the Irish twins with no rhythm! Shudder… at the Russian singer who tries to out-creepy “Every Breath You Take”! No one will be admitted during exciting voting tabulation scene! | ||
| Mystery | ||
| Classic Sherlock Holmes Collection | Amazon.com | |
| Blaine: Nine movies (five based on Doyle’s work, judging by titles) and 39 episodes of the TV series. | ||
| Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes: Dr. Bell and Mr. Doyle | Amazon.com | |
| Blaine: A story about Arthur Conan Doyle and a mentor created for this BBC series. | ||
| The Glades: Season One | Amazon.com | |
| Sgt. Cribb: The Complete Series | Amazon.com | |
| The Snoop Sisters: The Complete Series | Amazon.com | |
| Reality | ||
| Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie | Amazon.com | |
| Romance | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Doctor Who: Frontios (Story 133; Peter Davison) | Amazon.com | |
| Doctor Who: Time and the Rani (Story 148; Sylvester McCoy’s first) | Amazon.com | |
| Heavy Metal | Amazon.com | |
| Johnny Mnemonic | Amazon.com | |
| Sports | ||
| Superhero | ||
| Suspense | ||
| Point Break | Amazon.com | |
| War | ||
| Western | ||
| Yellow Rose: The Complete Series | Amazon.com | |
Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “While I haven’t seen Utena yet, so I don’t feel confident putting it as my pick, it is definitely going into my Netflix Queue, as is Legend of the Fist. However, I have seen Last Exile, which is undoubtably the best animated series to come out of Gonzo, and gets my whole-hearted reccomendation, and is my pick of the week.” Blaine says, “of the titles I’ve seen, upgrade Supernatural or Harry Potter. Of those I haven’t seen, go with classic Doctor Who.”
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Haven so far. There is some room for improvement, so I’m eager to see how Season 2 goes. I need to read The Colorado Kid story yet.
Also, ashamed as I am to admit it, but Johnny Mnemonic is something of a guilty pleasure. For many of the same reasons that Hackers is. If I didn’t already have it on DVD, I’d probably grab the Blu-Ray.
Sorry – I should have mentioned this in my description – Shojo is manga for girls – typically romance heavy, but not always (X/1999 is a ultra-violent apocalyptic action series – which would normally be aimed for male readers, but was instead published in a Shojo magazine.)