Posted Mon Aug 5, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by D. LaFontaine
The heat is on! Although this week might seem a little average, there are still a fair amount to choose from. It is another one of those months that will ramp up and be huge at the end of the month. As we have said before, prepare yourselves!
Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 10 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 4th - August 10th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
Import Monday has got a few more than usual. Actually, for the entire week, there are more imports to consider than there are domestic titles.
For actual new to 4K material, Arrow Video has comedy/crime film Heathers with Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty. For a classier cover art, Arrow UK has an Arrow shop exclusive release as well.
Everything else (film-wise) we have seen available to the U.S. market already, but still worthy of mentioning as we do have readers on that side of the pond.
Something we see all too often, where the U.S. got a standard release, the UK gets a "classier" swag-filled release, this time it's for Anchorman, starring Will Ferrell.
Sounding like a broken record, Atomic Blonde gets a snazzy swag-filled release as well, this time it's Universal Pictures doing the deed. You might need to see another market (ebay or other seller) as Amazon sold out on their preorders.
Maybe not as over-the-top as the two releases above, but still more than the Shout! Factory U.S. release, Icon Film releases Point Break with a little more stuff in it.
Closing out Import Monday, the LionsGate counterpart release of Boy Kills World comes to us from Signature Entertainment, with what I consider a better cover art.
Shout! Factory. That is what most of the 4K domestic releases category this week consists of.
First up, Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Trilogy. This contains all three Bill & Ted movies. Previously, you could get the first film in 4K, and you had to import the third film, and were probably out of luck for the middle one.
If you already got the first film, the 2 sequels, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted Face the Music are now also available individually to 4K.
A double-dip of Collateral now finds itself available, but listed as a 20th Anniversary SteelBook.
Two previously released SteelBooks, as retailer exclusives but now general releases also come out on Tuesday, Dragonheart and Hackers.
Import Wednesday from Umbrella Entertainment Australia, JSA: Joint Security Area is available as a slipcase edition and a collector's edition. The standard edition is also available but we have that listed on the 16th via Amazon U.S.
Import Friday (via Amazon U.S.) you can snatch up The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy SteelBook Collection. This set looks identical to the previously released Best Buy set. It being an import, there is no digital code enclosed.
Import Monday (keep in mind some may be region B locked), StudioCanal's Vintage Classics label offers No Trees in the Street and The Weak and the Wicked.
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings from 88 Films.
And, action/comedy Hundreds Of Beavers.
Domestic release Tuesday has some slim pickings.
From Neon Releasing, 2024 comedy Babes.
Two anime releases this week, Japanese language, Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM (Season 3) and (bilingual) Sweet Reincarnation: The Complete Season.
Just like the 4K category, import Wednesday is brought to you by Umbrella Entertainment out of Australia. Keep in mind that even though most of their releases are region free, The Primevals release has a Region B listing.
And for Friday releases, Imprint Australia titles via Amazon U.S..
For those that took a chance chose to wait, and to not import the region locked 4K disc, you should be pleased to see that Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is getting a 4K domestic SteelBook release on October 15th.
Shout! Factory has revealed their October title slate. Do check out our article and pre-order today!
The Warner Archive Collection has revealed their September Slate.
Which titles are you buying this week? Which ones are on your wishlist, be it to buy as an impulse buy or to wait for the right price?
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