Posted Mon Aug 12, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT by D. LaFontaine
Whether you're shopping for 4K or blu-ray, or both, this week sees a considerable uptick in volume. I know I can't choose just one release, what about you?
Welcome to Volume 5 Episode 11 of our weekly release guide. A look at the highlights of what's coming to disc the week of August 11th - August 17th, as well as a look at announcements from last week.
Let's just say it. There's probably something for everyone this week. There are no imports to speak of, so let's get started with New Release Tuesday first.
Three titles this week are considered New Releases. First from Paramount, IF, which is short for Imaginary Friends.
Next, with their traditional 0-day street date notice, The Bikeriders from Universal Pictures.
And from Warner Bros, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This one is also available as a Limited Edition SteelBook.
On to catalog titles. Titles getting a 4K upgrade, withOUT the digital code. Warner Bros brings us three titles with Black Mass, Game Night and Just Mercy, with Focus being pushed back two weeks, and it would be no surpirse to see these three being pushed as well. I want 4K upgrades as much as the next guy, but when money is tight or there are a lot of releases to pick and choose from, sometimes the lack of a digital code might be a deciding factor. Sometimes a lack of a slipcover is a decider for me as well, I know, maybe I am eccentric.
A double-feature special edition from Arrow Video, When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans. One has to wonder how the original Harryhausen masterpiece would look with a 4K upgrade. Bare minimum the HDR or DV grade would certainly make it worthwhile!
From the Criterion Collection, The Last Emperor. Previously Turbine did a release in Germany, and Arrow Video did one in the UK, read our review to see where this one ranks.
Because, Chuck Norris, am I right? This week from Shout studios, The Delta Force, with, Chuck Norris.
Kino Lorber has a pair of French crime-wave films directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, Bob le Flambeur and Le Doulos.
Still on track for this week, Dark Force Entertainment's general release of Mirror Mirror.
Synapse Films has broken the double-feature up in to single title releases, referring to Demons and Demons 2.
And nothing new really, but it's a 4K release. A less bulky repackage for Beverly Hills Cop: 3-Movie Collection.
Import Friday has one release (via Amazon U.S.), Umbrealla Entertainment's standard edition of JSA: Joint Security Area.
Blu-ray counterparts of the above 4K releases include IF prom Paramount, The Bikeriders from Universal, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga from Warner Bros, When Titans Ruled The Earth: Clash of the Titans & Wrath of the Titans from Arrow Video, and Demons and Demons 2 from Synapse.
Usually when I think Monday releases, I think UK imports. But not this week. CrunchyRoll Exclusives, B: The Beginning: Season Two, which comes as a Limited Edition as well as a standard edition.
And on to Tuesday releases, and we got close to 70 to look through.
Anime highlights include Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Set 18 (Farewell), The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (Season 1) Complete Collection, The Devil Is a Part-Timer!: Season 2 Part 2, My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1: The Complete Season and One Piece: Season Thirteen - Voyage Nine.
The Criterion Collection has Ukrainian drama/romance films Brief Encounters / The Long Farewell: Two Films by Kira Muratov.
Those that got the first two seasons, you are now ready to own the third, that would be Chucky: Season Three.
Assuming no last minute delay, action/crime films In The Line Of Duty III and In The Line Of Duty IV should be released this Tuesday.
Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a pretty extensive box set worthy of a purchase this week, The Three Stooges Collection. A 20-disc set with tons of Stooges action. I preordered mine.
Friday brings us more Australian Imports via Amazon U.S.:
Disney has revealed that Inside Out 2 is coming to blu-ray and 4K on September 10th. At this time it looks like the 4K will be a SteelBook only, and it is unknown if that will be a Walmart Exclusive.
The elusive Godzilla Minus One is now available for preorder in the U.S market. Both as a standard release and SteelBook editions. If we had to guess, end of August on those.
Emmy winning TV series The West Wing: The Complete Series has been officially announced for a blu-ray release from Warner Bros, with an October 1 release date. Again, more TV on blu-ray and 4K is a wonderful thing! I got my preorder in before a street date was even announced.
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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