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New Harry Potter: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray sets announced for Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire

By Brenden ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Remember when the Harry Potter films went from being kind of just okay to freaking amazing? That was the work of director Alfonso Cuarón on the third film, The Prisoner of Azkaban, providing the franchise more style and character than the previous two films combined. After a wait of what seems like an eternity to me, Azkaban, along with its follow-up, The Goblet of Fire will be arriving in the Ultimate Edition format this October. If you read my reviews of the first two boxed sets, released last year, you’ll recall that I was extremely enthusiastic about what Warner is doing here. Sadly, this time around, we won’t be getting extended cuts of the films along with the theatrical. I’m fairly certain, however that the multitude of special features and extras in the boxes will more than make up for the absence. …Continued…

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ July 4, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I thought I’d follow up my viewing of a classic film about Greek mythology with a brand new, modern film about Greek mythology! I can’t say that I’m surprised that Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a far, far cry from Harryhausen’s Jason and the Argonauts and actually has way more in common with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But I am surprised that I didn’t completely hate it. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of June 29

By Brenden ⋅ June 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

It’s been a hell of a week. I don’t know if you’ve been following Twitter as we suffer through the odyssey that is keeping The Blu-ray Blog online, but I’ve been forced to take the site down and rebuild it TWICE in the last seven days! You know Blu-ray disc has finally hit the big-time when little sites that talk about it, like this one become targets. I’m really sorry if the non-stop barrage of spam ads has upset your enjoyment of the site. I’m desperately trying to fend these jerks off and promise to keep on top of it, as best as I can. So, that said, seeing as how it’s athis post is already a day late and I’m totally wiped out keeping up with this nonsense as well as my day job, I’m just going to lay this list out for you without much, if any commentary. Here we go… …Continued…

Goonies: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray coming in November

By Brenden ⋅ June 9, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Well, this has been a long time coming! The Goonies make their high-def debut this November in a 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray boxed set. While I’m completely stoked to watch a brand spanking new transfer of the film on Blu-ray, I can honestly do without all the memorabilia and goo-gahs in this UCE box. Following Warner’s general release pattern, I would put money on it that we’ll likely see a stand alone Blu-ray disc release in 2011. That’ll be the one for me! Details below: …Continued…

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ January 11, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Did you read my review of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Disc set last week? Well, simply replace a few of the details, add some special features and ramp up the praise by a factor of ten and suddenly you’ve got my review for the Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Disc set! Could these things possibly get any better?! …Continued…

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ January 6, 2010 ⋅ 8 comments

Oh boy. Here we go. If you’re opposed to reading another gushing tribute to a brilliant Warner Home Video boxed set package, you’d do well to click away from this post! The Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Ultimate Edition Blu-ray Disc set is fantastically wonderful in almost every way! And I’m going to sing its praises ’till I can’t sing no more! …Continued…