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Sunday, July 4, 2010: TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (BD, Region ABC, UK) [birthday present] Sunday, July 4, 2010: THE BOX (BD, Region B, UK) [birthday present] Sunday, July 4, 2010: FIGHT CLUB (BD, Region ABC, UK) [birthday...

Posted at 11:59 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

AFTER.LIFE (BD, Anchor Bay, Region A, USA) WAKING THE DEAD: THE COMPLETE SERIES EIGHT (DVD, 2 Entertain, Region 2, UK)...

Posted at 10:48 AM in Blu-ray / DVD

It looks as if the GLADIATOR BD tale of woe is finally coming to an end. Screen captures have materialised of the 10th Anniversary Edition released in the Netherlands, and it seems fair to say that the previous, substandard release...

Posted at 1:27 PM in Blu-ray

My birthday haul: TRUE BLOOD: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (BD, HBO, Region ABC, UK) THE BOX (BD, Icon, Region B, UK) FIGHT CLUB (BD, 20th Century Fox, Region ABC, UK)...

Posted at 5:42 PM in Blu-ray

Seriously, Fox, is this meant to be a joke? Great comment by Robert A. Harris on this mess: Whatever post facility created this master should be tarred, feathered and rode out of town on a log. In the past I...

Posted at 7:23 PM in Blu-ray

Wednesday, June 2, 2010: CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (BD, Region ABC, USA) Wednesday, June 2, 2010: WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT (BD, Region ABC, Canada) Saturday, June 5, 2010: WHERE EAGLES DARE (BD, Region ABC, UK) Monday, June 7, 2010:...

Posted at 11:59 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (BD, Sony Pictures, Region ABC, USA) Picked this up from Amazon for $10 to replace my German Kinowelt release with its bungled 7.1 remix. Unfortunately, it comes from the same contrast boosted master (used for every...

Posted at 9:05 PM in Blu-ray

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (BD, New Line/Warner, Region ABC, USA) The original, not the Michael Bay remake, in case you were wondering....

Posted at 11:22 AM in Blu-ray

Great news, people: Dario Argento's INFERNO is coming to BD in the UK on August 2, and will be uncut for the first time in this country. Originally announced with the usual BBFC-mandated five seconds of cuts to a scene...

Posted at 4:02 PM in Blu-ray

WHERE EAGLES DARE (BD, Warner, Region ABC, UK)...

Posted at 11:11 PM in Blu-ray

There has been something of a debate raging in the internet pipes of late surrounding Blue Underground's BD versions of a number of cult Italian movies, notably the recent releases of Sergio Corbucci's western DJANGO and Lucio Fulci's zombie horror...

Posted at 8:10 PM in Blu-ray

CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (BD, Blue Underground, Region ABC, USA) WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT (BD, Warner, Region ABC, Canada) I actually got WATCHMEN for free, thanks to AxelMusic's rewards programme. Basically, you accrue points with every purchase you make...

Posted at 11:22 PM in Blu-ray

Wednesday, May 12, 2010: THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (BD, Region B, UK) Wednesday, May 12, 2010: DISTRICT 9 (BD, Region ABC, UK) Wednesday, May 12, 2010: THE HURT LOCKER (BD, Region B, UK) Friday, May 14, 2010: WEEDS:...

Posted at 11:59 PM in Blu-ray

Click image to enlarge. I'm intending to make this tonight's viewing. Three cheers for Spielberg and his high standards for home video presentations!...

Posted at 2:19 PM in Blu-ray

FEMALE AGENTS (BD, Revolver, Region ABC, UK) DJANGO (BD, Blue Underground, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 2:57 PM in Blu-ray

MINORITY REPORT (BD, 20th Century Fox, Region ABC, UK)...

Posted at 10:31 PM in Blu-ray

WEEDS: SEASON FIVE (BD, Lions Gate, Region A, USA)...

Posted at 10:31 PM in Blu-ray

Picked up the following at HMV today at a decent discount: THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (BD, Metrodome, Region ABC, UK) DISTRICT 9 (BD, Sony Pictures, Region ABC, UK) THE HURT LOCKER (BD, Lions Gate, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 6:01 PM in Blu-ray

Friday, April 2, 2010: CRACKS (BD, Region B, UK) Saturday, April 10, 2010: HARRY BROWN (BD, Region B, UK) Monday, April 19, 2010: THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (BD, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 9:40 PM in Blu-ray

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS (BD, Lions Gate, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 4:55 PM in Blu-ray

HARRY BROWN (BD, Lions Gate, Region B, UK) Described as a British GRAN TORINO, I've wanted to see this for some time, ever since I first heard about it and its, erm, divisive message. Good news, by the way:...

Posted at 6:12 PM in Blu-ray

Saving Private Ryan Minority Report Seriously, I wish ALL catalogue titles looked this good on BD. Source: AV Science forum (1, 2)...

Posted at 10:32 AM in Blu-ray

CRACKS (BD, Optimum, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 4:59 PM in Blu-ray

Wednesday, March 3, 2010: LUFTSLOTTET SOM SPRENGTES (BD, Region ABC, Norway) Wednesday, March 3, 2010: TRIANGLE (BD, Region B, UK) Wednesday, March 3, 2010: 36 (BD, Region B, UK) Wednesday, March 3, 2010: LADY VENGEANCE (BD, Region B, UK)...

Posted at 10:18 PM in Blu-ray / DVD

SPOOKS: SEASON SIX (DVD, Contender, Region 2, UK) The one season of SPOOKS that I don't own a copy of (I have review copies of 1-5 and recorded 7-8 off Freeview), nicely discounted to under a tenner at Zavvi,...

Posted at 8:35 PM in Blu-ray / DVD