DVD Day: December 2nd, 2008
? Wanted Limited Edition Collector’s Set
You can buy about 10 different Wanted sets, but this one (also available in Blu-ray, like everything else nowadays) has all the extra shit on the right. This is #1 in my Netflix queue, mainly because Mark Millar writes the ultimate stories for my inner 14-year-old.
? Prince Caspian
And the Narnia franchise grinds to a halt, because no one ever read anything other than The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The 3-disc edition is one of those “digital edition” deals, so Narnia-philes shouldn’t get too excited.
? The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Chris Carter decides to make an X-Files movie a decade after the last one, but tied into nothing about the show’s mythology. Great call! Another 3-disc, digital copy deal.
? Metalocalypse Season 2
Have I told you guys I love the idea of the show, but can’t understand a word they’re saying? It makes me feel very old.
? The Day the Earth Stood Still
A 2-disc edition trying to piggyback on the Keanu Reeve’s re-make, which I’m terrified to admit to myself I’m begrudgingly interested in. Keanu should only play idiots or aliens.
? The Man Called Flintstone
Fred Flintstone as a super spy. Let’s just call it “ancient fan fiction,” and move on.
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