This Week's Top Blu-ray Movie Releases - 21st April
Some great Blu-ray releases come on to the market today, so here's a run down of the UK and USA's new discs.
Worldwide Releases.
The X-Men movies all get the Blu-ray treatment this week, with the first X-Men and X2: X-Men United receiving their debut. All are two disc editions and stuffed with extras, plus you can buy a 'trilogy' box set with all three movies.
US Releases for 21st April.
Sin City - Recut, Extended and Unrated.
We treated you to a preview of this 2-disc release a short while back, so now is your chance to grab the full version.
The Wrestler.
Darren Aronofsky directs Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei in this glorious portrait of Randy 'The Ram' Robinson, a retired wrestler making a comeback. This 2-disc release has a digital copy included.
Hellraiser.
Dodgy cover-art aside, this Anchor Bay release does have a good few extras including interviews with Andrew Robinson and Ashley Laurence.
Frost/Nixon.
Adapted from Peter Morgan's West End play, Ron Howard now takes the famous interview to the big screen. Extensive features on the actual interview and how it compares to this version.
The Wages of Fear.
The Criterion Collection once againgives ust a high quality package, with restored material, interviews and a documentary on Henri-Georges Clouzot, the director.
Notorious - Unrated Director's Cut.
This is the life story of rapper Notorious B.I.G., rather than Hitchcock's classic or a Duran Duran video. Disc 1 is BD-Live enabled and a digital copy can be found on disc 2.
The Arrival.
Charlie Sheen stars in David Twohy's 50's style sci-fi.
UK Releases for 20th April.
Yes Man.
Jim Carrey stars in the adaptation of Danny Wallace's excellent book. A few Blu-ray exclusive features can be found, including a behind-the-scenes with Danny, plus a digital copy too.
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
This is the Keanu Reeves 2009 remake. A digital copy, commentary and several other featurettes are among the bonuses.
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
This is the 1951 original and the one to buy.
Transporter 3.
Jason Statham gets oiled up for his third outing as Frank Martin. Try HMV for an exclusive steelbook packaged version.
Daredevil.
Ben Affleck stars as the titular superhero, and this appears to be the theatrical cut of the movie, unless anyone knows different?
The X-Men trilogy are an exciting action packed series of films that are only taken further with their appearance on Blu-Ray. A must have addition to your collection.
Posted by: Cheap Blu-Ray Films | May 07, 2009 at 04:09 AM