To celebrate James Bond’s 50th anniversary this year, MGM and 20th Century Fox have come together to release Bond 50.
This Blu-ray box set is a collection of all 22 Bond films from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace and also contains more than 130 hours of bonus features including never-before-seen content. 9 of the titles are available on Blu-ray for the first time ever.
Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnon and Daniel Craig: a Bond fan’s dream.
Just when you thought you’d seen every fathomable product that caters almost exclusively to the male ego (e.g. Hummer, Harley-Davidson, Playboy…), well, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
So you’re a Scarface fan and cigar afficianado, right? And you’ve got a thousand-large to blow on something that’ll likely piss off the girlfriend or wife? Consider the Scarface Blu-ray collection with Limited Edition Humidor. Handcrafted of fine, untreated Spanish cedar and laden with, literally, dozens of coats of varnish, there’s only 1,000 of these babies available.
For the price, though, I’m thinking “shouldn’t they throw in at least a few fine, imported stogies with my copy of say-hello-to-my-little-friend Scarface humidor??”
Years before Michael Bay and Megan Fox destroyed all of its good parts, Transformers was a beloved cartoon series with a formidable fan base. The epic and ongoing battle between Megatron and Optimus Prime was enough to keep us watching, without the need for air brushed hotties. Although, we can’t complain too much about that part.
The point is that Transformers used to be great, really great and the Complete Original Series can help you discover what exactly made it so great. Before you know it you will be back to being a wide eyed little boy watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. Only this time it won’t be your mother who is telling you not to sit so close to the television, it will be your wife.
Following a similar path as set down by the Planet Earth and Life documentaries, Human Planet gives you an inside look at the complex relationships and bonds that are formed and cultivated between humans and their vast and varied environment. Taking you everywhere from the arctic tundras in the North to the tropical island paradises around the world. Together you will explore water-starved desserts and lush rainforests.
Along the way you will learn of the incredible courage and ability to face adversity that is characteristic of the human race. A soundtrack by award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney takes you through eighty unique episodes, most of which have never been told before, and showcases the amazing ways that humans have learned to harness and live amongst not only the environment, but the diverse species that populate it. It’s a journey that will teach you about the profound connection we have with nature and the importance of that bond, particularly in the “urban jungle” that most of us call home.
Adding another to the list of “Movies Christian Bale abuses his body for” is The Fighter. However, this time, it seems well worth it. Telling the story of the trials and tribulation of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg), the movie has been one of the best reviewed of the season (especially the performances of Wahlberg, Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo) and has already achieved a smattering of awards, which will only rise after the Academy Awards.
If the award show set doesn’t hold weight with your opinion, Sports Illustrated has said that it’s the best sports movie to come along since Raging Bull. High praise indeed. It’s definitely worth a watch.
From classics like the 1940 film version of John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath to 2009′s bloated 3D mess Avatar, Fox 75th Anniversary Collection is a celebration of all things awesome and some things not so much. For around $5 per movie, though, it’s hard to not add this movie monolith to your film collection. It would take quite a long time to tell you all 75 of the films presented in this collection. For that it is probably best to consult the product info.
Nevertheless, there are a ton of man-centric offerings that should keep your testosterone levels high throughout the collection. Movies such as Star Wars, Alien, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Patton, The French Connection, and Last of the Mohicans are among the standouts. But again, there are 75 movies here, folks. You’re going to rediscover some forgotten classics and grow to love movies you never knew existed if you pick this thing up for the holidays. Of course, you could just go down the list and make sure they’re not on Netflix Instant first; but if you did that, you wouldn’t get the nifty slipcase and hardcover book that details the making of some of the collection’s most famous films.
The biggest “WTF” movie of 2010 (in a good way) is now out on DVD and Blu-ray.
Inception tells the story of a group of people who travel into dreams in order to obtain information from a person. However, now they find themselves hired to plant an idea in the mind of Cillian Murphy – something damn-near impossible. But what kind of thrill ride would it be if the task at hand was simple?
Employing some of the most stunning special effects ever seen and a script that will keep you up at night wondering, “Wait, but if…and he…but how…?” Inception is something truly special in the world of cinema.
Just don’t try to think too hard about how the different dream levels work. It tends to cause nosebleeds.
The sequel to 2008′s blockbuster superhero flick, Iron Man (aptly titled Iron Man 2) will be released on September 28 in a spiffy Blu-Ray/DVD + Digital Copy combo. Viewers will be treated to a number of special features aside from the usual commentaries and deleted scenes, including:
There’s a whole lot more spread across the three discs, but it’s too much to list here. The best part, though? The free digital copy of the movie for your iPod or iPad to take anywhere.
Oh, sweet Lord, just when I thought I’d overcome the little cutesy trinkets that accompany DVD/Blu-Ray releases, my vow for a simplistic lifestyle of watching the movie only before returning to my life takes a massive hit. The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition is one of the few movie releases on the horizon that might actually be worth the bull that usually comes along with anniversary editions.
Sporting special treasure map packaging, an exclusive Goonies board game, a souvenir magazine reprint originally published in 1985, a reprint of the 2009 Empire magazine spotlight on the film’s stars, and commentary featuring the Goonies as they are today along with director Richard Donner, it doesn’t get any better than The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. Oh, and before I forget to mention, the movie comes with all that crap, too!
Your decision not to purchase that Alien Quadrilogy set from a few years back may have finally paid off, film freaks. The Blu-Ray special edition Alien Anthology threatens to scare up some fond memories of everyone’s favorite acid-spitting maneaters with six discs of material that includes both theatrical and alternate versions of Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien: Resurrection.
(Sorry, no AVP anywhere to be found.)
Throw in four hours of previously unreleased bonus material and you have a package that clocks in at 17 hours of Alien fun for around one Ben Franklin. If you’ve been holding out for these, or you simply feel the upgrade to Blu-Ray is worth it, then there’s no better time than the present to acquire this hefty little number.
