RA: Renters Anonymous – October 20th 2009
New Releases
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – 6.6/10 – Trailer
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving, Charlie Adler
Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.
Special Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
2-Disc Special Features:
2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1- Commentary with Michael Bay, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
- Featurettes: “The Human Factor: Extracting Revenge of the Fallen”, “A Day with Bay: Tokyo”, “25 Years of Transformers”, “NEST: Transformer Data-Hub”, “Deconstructing Visual Bayhem”
- Additional and Deleted Scenes
- Easter Eggs
- Music Video: Linkin Park “New Divide”
- Trailers
Blu-ray Features:
2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and DTS 5.1- All of the features of the 2-Disc DVD, plus:
- Giant Effing Movie
- The Matrix of Marketing
- The AllSpark Experiment
Wal-mart Exclusive “Big Screen Edition”
- Has the IMAX scenes included in the film (thus variable aspect just like Dark Knight). Available in 2-Disc DVD or Blu-ray.
Target Exclusive “Transforming Bumblebee Case”
- A transforming Bumblebee case (similar to the Optimus Prime and Megatron cases from the first film). Available in 2-Disc DVD or Blu-ray.
Futureshop Exclusive “Blu-ray Steelbook”
- Steelbook for the Blu-ray release
FYE Exclusive “2-Disc DVD Steelbook”
- Steelbook for the 2-Disc DVD release
Best Buy Exclusive “Optimus Prime Helmet Gift Set” (US Only)
- Blu-ray film with a mini Optimus Prime helmet
Also available: Transformers/Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mega Collection
- Single Disc Editions of both films on DVD
- Also available in Blu-ray
Recommendation: Buy (it may not have been the best film, but it sure was fun)
Blood: The Last Vampire
Starring Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, JJ Feild, Koyuki, Liam Cunningham
A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.
Special Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
The Making of- Battling Demons: Behind the Stunts
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- Storyboard Gallery
- BD-Live Enabled
Recommendation: Rent
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
Starring Chucky Venice, Tamer Hassan
A group of people find themselves trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia, fighting for their lives against a group of vicious and horribly disfigured inbred cannibals.
Special Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen with Dobly Digital 5.1
- “Action, Gore and Chaos!”
“Brothers in Blood”- “Three Fingers Fight Night”
- Deleted Scenes
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release
Recommendation: Pass
Re-Releases
Easy Rider (Blu-ray) – 7.1/10
Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
The partners and friends Wyatt and Billy buy drugs in Mexico and deal in Los Angeles, raising money to travel to the Mardi Grass in New Orleans in their bikes. They cross their country disclosing a period of counterculture and intolerance through spectacular landscapes.
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 1.0
- Commentary with Dennis Hopper
- “Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage”
- movieIQ
- BD-Live Enabled
Recommendation: Rent
Waterworld (Theatrical) (Blu-ray) – 5.4/10
Starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter, Jack Black
The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Theatrical Version
- BD-Live Enabled
- D-Box Motion Control
Recommendation: Pass
TV on DVD/Blu-ray
- Black Adder (Remastered: Ultimate Edition) – DVD
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – Complete Series – DVD
- Fawlty Towers (Remastered Complete Collection) – DVD
- Hawaii Five-0 (Complete Seventh Season) – DVD
- Homicide (Complete Series) – DVD
- The L Word (Complete Sixth “Final” Season) – DVD
- Numb3rs (Complete Fifth Season) – DVD
The Unrated Blogger’s Cut
You may not have liked it but I enjoyed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It had robots, hot girls and explosions what more could you ask for? Well, besides good writing. Now all I have to do is decide which version to buy. I sort of want the IMAX scenes so I’m tempted to get the Wal-mart exclusive but I really want the Bumblebee transforming case to complete my collection. I also think I will be renting Blood: The Last Vampire (and possibly the anime as well).
Coming Soon:
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