"It's not a crime to be an a**hole, but it's very counter-productive."
Here we are, another Thanksgiving almost upon us (damn, I'm starting to sound like a Peanuts holiday special!). Now that I have a BD player, I'm almost tempted to brave the Black Friday sales to score a couple of titles I might have bought, had the regular price not been so high. I've said it before, but BD movies on the whole are too expensive. I know the companies want to recoup their R&D costs, but if they want the market to grow much beyond the enthusiast realm, they need to be selling new hit movies for less; $25 is not a good price for most people. BD has the most potential to compete with the growing download market as it has a leg-up in quality. DVD doesn't and it's in the studios' best interests (assuming they want to keep selling discs) to ramp this thing up quickly. I know that the prices on these movies will come down, which is why I'm mainly using rental to enjoy the new format. And yes, the new BDs look very good. Like I said last time, the difference on my admittedly limited setup (1080i scaled to XGA) isn't dramatic, but it does look better. And I will be able to reap the benefits of the 1080p picture when I get a better display down the road. Blah blah blah...let's get on to this week's new stuff:
Beverly Hills, 90210: Season 6
Bottle Rocket (1996) Criterion issues the Wes Anderson film.
Chungking Express (1994, Criterion version).
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All (2008) I may have to give this one a rent...
Fred Claus (2007) Also on BD.
Hancock (2008) Also on BD.
Lady with the Dog (1960)
Meet Dave (2008) Also on BD.
The Mod Squad: Season 2, Vol. 1
Sounder (1972)
Space Chimps (2008) And yes, even this one is available on BD!
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) Criterion reissues this cold war classic as a 2 disc set. The existing DVD is featureless, so this should be very good. I will certainly buy this when it makes it to BD as this is a favorite of mine.
Superman Doomsday Gotta love an animated Superman where the Man of Steel is voiced by Jayne (Adam Baldwin) from Firefly! Also on BD.