DVD Day: December 8th, 2009
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?? Lost: Complete 5th Season with Dharma Initiation Kit
As mentioned earlier today. And as mentioned earlier still, if you’re buying the set, get this one — the Dharma Kit comes with a shit-ton of awesome stuff, including a Dharma initiation video on VHS, a Geronimo Jackson CD, some station patches, maps, and more. It’s pretty awesome.
? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
I had totally, totally forgotten this came out. I really thought Order of the Phoenix was the last Harry Potter movie made. Huh.
? Harry Potter 1 and 2 Ultimate Editions
These are the four-disc DVD sets for Sorcerer’s Stone and Chamber of Secrets, which contain both the theatrical versions and director’s cuts of each movie, and new extras. Not sure if it’s worth upgrading, but they’re also available on Blu-ray, of course.
? AK100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa
Yes, this is a box set of 25 of Akira Kurosawa’s movies. It’s from Criterion, so it’s got everything they’ve put out — all the big ones, like Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Ran, and more — plus four of Kurosawa’s earlier films you can’t get anywhere else. I imagine most people who want Kurosawa flicks have been buying them as they come out (I sure have) so I’m not sure who this is for; it’s certainly worth getting 20 or so doubles for 4 new discs. Although Criterion says they’ll be released on their own eventually. I don’t know. I just report the DVDs, I don’t make ’em.
? Monster: Box Set 1
A story of a doctor who saved a young man’s life… only to have that man become a serial killer. If you’re one of those people who think that anime is only robots and big-eyed girls and bullshit, this intense drama would shut you up if you bothered to see it.
? InAlienable
Starring Richard Hatch and Walter Koenig. I don’t think anything more need be said, do you?
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