New US releases for December

[Pecker]

December 04, 2007

HD DVD Only:

Arctic Tale
Battlestar Galactica: Season One


Blu-Ray Disc Only:

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: 50 Favorite Destinations
20 Million Miles to Earth
50 Paintings from the Museum of Modern Art
The Amazing World of National Geographic
Art Wolfe: Vanishing Act
Cast Away
Independence Day
Masters of Horror: Season One - Vol. Four
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Superbad


Both Formats:

Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid
Sunrise Earth: American Sunrise

I'm quite looking forward to Independence Day. Other than that, what a shte week!

December 11, 2007

HD DVD Only:

The Bourne Ultimatum
Freedom: 3
The Jason Bourne Collection - NOW CANCELLED - AVAILABLE ONLY AS AN AMAZON BUNDLE


Blu-Ray Disc Only:

Celine Dion: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas
High School Musical 2
The Legend of Zorro
Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience
Rent
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next


Both Formats:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter Years 1-5: Limited Edition Giftset
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same

BOURNE! I would love to see this out-sell everything else for ther year. It's clearly the best of the year's blockbusters.

December 18, 2007

HD DVD Only:

Balls of Fury
The Moody Blues: Lovely to See You - Live
R. Kelly Live - The Light It Up Tour
Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night
Stardust


Blu-Ray Disc Only:

Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour
The Simpsons Movie
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - ALREADY ON HD DVD
Underdog (2007)


Both Formats:

Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Edition)
Blade Runner (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
That’s Entertainment: The Complete Collection

It should be all about The Simpsons Movie. But is it just me, or is there a distinct lack of...well, anything about this film. It didn't flop. Nobody said it was poor. A lot of people apparently enjoyed it. But there just doesn't appear to be any buzz about it. Given that it was quite well-reviewed, it should have been the box office hit of the year, but it barely made the Top 10.

December 26, 2007

HD DVD Only:

Cat People (1982)
Eastern Promises
The Heartbreak Kid
The Kingdom (2007)
Timecop


Blu-Ray Disc Only:

Rush Hour 3 - ON HD DVD EARLY NEXT YEAR


Both Formats:

Pan's Labyrinth

I wonder if HD DVD haven't played a blinder here. Two relatively small, but well-received films arrive this week: The Kingdom and Eastern Promises. Both are very recent, and both appear to fit the bill for good selling titles. Rush Hour 3 was much bigger at the cinema - bigger than both these put together, but it was a stinker of a yawnfest of a trilogy-completer. It'll be interesting.

E&OE

Steve W

[Adam_uk]

The Jason Bourne collection has been cancelled

[Jim Morrison]

Another busy month. Thus far I have these on pre-order including some UK releases...although I may thin them out a little and pick up the rest during the quieter periods next year.

Blu-Ray

Blade Runner
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (UK 03/12)
Independence Day (UK 24/12)
Lost: S3 (Only if Region Free)
Master & Commander (UK 24/12)
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (UK 03/12)
Pan's Labyrinth
Simpsons: The Movie (UK 10/12)

HD-DVD

Battlestar Galactica: S1
Bourne Ultimatum
Eastern Promises

[Rasczak]

I will be picking up the following:

Battlestar Galactica: Season One
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Simpsons Movie
Blade Runner (Complete Collector's Edition)
Eastern Promises
The Kingdom (2007)

Battlestar Galactica is the highlight of that lot - the best show on TV at present IMHO.

[Pecker]

For myself.

AT RELEASE:

Bourne 3
Harry Potter 5
Stardust
Blade Runner (the whole damn suitcase full )
Eastern Promises
The Kingdom

LATER, IN A QUIET WEEK:

Independence Day
Harry Potters 1-3
The Simpsons Movie
Pan's Labyrinth


Obviously, the two FOX Blu-ray Discs will have to be the UK releases for RC reasons.

Steve W

[Jim Morrison]

Originally Posted by Rasczak

Battlestar Galactica is the highlight of that lot - the best show on TV at present IMHO.

Totally agree - Galactica is an amazing show. I've just sold off my first 3 Seasons on SD-DVD in preparation for the jump to HD-DVD. It's just a shame Universal aren't putting Razor out at the same time as S1...that really would have been the cherry on top.

[Rasczak]

Originally Posted by Jim Morrison

It's just a shame Universal aren't putting Razor out at the same time as S1...that really would have been the cherry on top.

Agreed. I assume it will end up as part of the Season 4 HD DVD boxset. Hopefully Universal will get a wriggle on with Season 2 and 3 on HD DVD so we cn have Season 4 day and date with the DVD release. If not I can see myself buying Razor and Season 4 on DVD just months before re-buying on HD DVD.

[mickey101]

Originally Posted by Rasczak

Agreed. I assume it will end up as part of the Season 4 HD DVD boxset. Hopefully Universal will get a wriggle on with Season 2 and 3 on HD DVD so we cn have Season 4 day and date with the DVD release. If not I can see myself buying Razor and Season 4 on DVD just months before re-buying on HD DVD.

No way... Galactica is good... But The Wire is simply the best show TV has ever seen, words can't express how brilliant it is.

Now if only HBO would release it on an HD format, hell, I'd even settle for anamorphic SD!

[Pecker]

My OP now completed with the traditional Peckercommentary.

BTW, how many people do you think will wade through all 26 versions of Blade Runner?

Steve W

[Simian Sibling]

Originally Posted by Pecker

BTW, how many people do you think will wade through all 26 versions of Blade Runner?

I could just about make one if you forced me

Do you do this every month? if not you should!

[Pecker]

Thanks.

Yes, I do.

September

October

November

If I had more time I'd add UK releases, too.

It's not really a truly altruistic act - I do it to remind myself what I need to budget for, so I might as well post it.

BTW, I think Blade Runner is over-rated...but still good, and the new cut may raise it higher. It's certainly a very interesting film.

And as someone who's liked Philip K Dick since I was a kid, and Film Noir for much of my film-enjoying life, not to mention someone partial to the odd bit of sci-fi, it's a must-buy.

Steve W

[richard plumb]

I've had a fair chunk of my purchases recently. Cars, Ratatouille, Robocop, Close Encounters and Edward Scissorhands.

For the remainder of the year I just have the Die Hard box set, Blade Runner and Pirates III (didn't like it but I have the other two so might as well)

[Simian Sibling]

There are only a few films that I am going buy and keep Pirates III, close encounters, The Bourne Ultimatum and I am Thinking about the hp collection, but by the time the new film comes out it will be useless!

anyway great thread and i will keep an eye out for next months