"Weekly Blu Round-up" is a new feature to The Reel Place. You
can look forward to this feature listing all of the new and catalog
titles being released to DVD and Blu-ray each week. We are also
dedicated to helping keep you informed on the best prices for each title
as well as other great deals. When you find a deal that draws your
attention, simply click the link to be taken to the specific site of the
deal. Enjoy!
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Rated PG-13 for thematic material including sexuality, language, drug references and some domestic violence.
A lot of people ask, "Why do they keep letting Tyler Perry make movies?" The answer is simple. They cost nothing to make and the bring in tons of cash on opening weekend. Why Did I Get Married Too? is the sequel to 2007's Why Did I Get Married? and stars Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Louis Gossett Jr. and Cicely Tyson.
Best Deals:
DVD - $16.96 at Walmart
Blu-ray - $22.99 at Target
Marmaduke
2010
Rated PG for some rude humor and language.
Easily one of the worst movies of the year. Not only do you feel embarrassed for the actors and animals involved in this movie, but it is just downright embarrassing having to watch this movie. Not a single good thing comes from Marmaduke - it is so utterly stupid that I'm sure kids wont even really like it.
Best Deals:
DVD - $16.96 at Walmart
Blu-ray - $24.96 at Walmart
Read Luke's review here
Hard Candy
2005
Rated R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language.
Inmates charged with sex-related crimes should be forced to watch Hard Candy. If anything is going to scare them straight, it will be this movie.
Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, The Switch) plays a creepy dude who surfs the internet for naive under-age girls. After finding Ellen Page (Juno, Inception), he regrets ever having done it in the first place. Hard Candy is hard to watch, but worth it for the pay-off. There are scenes that will cause every guy to hold to his junk and cringe, being completely grateful that he does not have to go through this.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.99 at Best Buy
The Blair Witch Project
1999
Rated R for language.
If The Blair Witch Project was never made, then we would be fortunate enough to not have other bad-movies-posing-as-documentaries (Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism). Damn you low-budget, high-profit horror movies! You make tons of money because of the superstitious buzz surrounding your movie and not the movie itself!
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.99 at Best Buy
The Evil Dead
1981
Originally rated NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore, now simply "not rated."
The movie that started it all. Blessed be Sam Raimi. The guy set out to make a cheap, gory horror movie and it turned out so over the top and bad that people loved it, giving it "cult" status. It spawned an even more over-the-top remake (that claims to be a sequel) titled Evil Dead 2 and a third film titled Army of Darkness. The Evil Dead launched Sam Raimi's brilliant career and gave us respect Bruce Campbell's B-movie acting.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $17.49 at Amazon
Deep Blue Sea
1999
Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language.
Remember the "smart sharks" movie, the one that Dave Chappelle made fun of Sam Jackson about? This is it.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $12.99 at Best Buy
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
Rated R for strong horror violence throughout and some nudity.
The first Resident Evil was a decent zombie flick. Perhaps it took itself too seriously, but it was still fun. Apocalypse, the sequel, was pretty much the same. But the third installment, Extinction, describes the should-be status of the series - extinct. Extinction is terrible. Nothing new. Nothing creative. Nothing fun. Hopefully the fourth installment staring Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Afterlife) due in theaters on Sept. 10 has is more than just a 3-D version of this movie.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.96 at Walmart
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Contains both the PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence and Unrated cuts of the movie.
Anchorman - a Will Ferrell movie from back when Will Ferrell was always funny. Those were the good ol' days. This Best Buy exclusive also features Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, a "short film" using a lame unused subplot and alternate takes from the original movie. While Wake Up isn't worth watching, the original movie still definitely is.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $19.99 at Best Buy
The Score
2001
Rated R for language.
I don't remember much about this heist movie except for Edward Norton playing a handicapped criminal and the awesome twist. I remember liking it - that has to count for something.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $14.99 at Best Buy
Open Water Two-pack
2003
Rated R for language and some nudity.
(2006)
Rated R for language, some violence and nudity.
The first movie is based on the story of two tourists who are left behind by their boat while deep-sea diving. Although they were never found, the movie follows them and gives them an assumed demise. Who knows why they made a sequel.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $7.99 at Best Buy
Lost: Season 6
Time Bandits
The Back-up Plan
Survival of the Dead
Shogun Assassin
City Island
Avatar Collector's Edition
It was announced last week that James "George Lucas" Cameron will release his third cut of Avatar on Blu-ray and DVD on November 16 (the second cut is currently playing in 3-D and IMAX theates featuring 8 minutes of new footage). The "Collector's Edition" version of the film with contain 16 minutes new fully-produced footage integrated into film. For those who wanted special features on the original Blu-ray and DVD but didn't get them, this edition will finally contain all of the making-of goodies. On top of that, it will also hold approximately 45 minutes of rough cut deleted scenes, meaning they will not look so great. Next year Cameron plans on releasing his fourth cut of the film, which he is referring to as the "big box set," most likely containing fully produced and integrated into the film versions of the rough deleted scenes from the Collector's Edition. Is Cameron trying to out-Lucas Lucas with four cuts if the same film in less than two years? I think so.
The Man with No Name Trilogy
This amazing box set is currently $27.99 on Amazon. Containing A Fist Full of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, who doesn't want to own this pack? I bought The Good, The Bad and The Ugly alone earlier this year for twenty bucks. Considering the whole trilogy is only $27.99, I'm kicking myself!
New on Blu-ray and DVD
Why Did I Get Married Too?
2010
Rated PG-13 for thematic material including sexuality, language, drug references and some domestic violence.
A lot of people ask, "Why do they keep letting Tyler Perry make movies?" The answer is simple. They cost nothing to make and the bring in tons of cash on opening weekend. Why Did I Get Married Too? is the sequel to 2007's Why Did I Get Married? and stars Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Louis Gossett Jr. and Cicely Tyson.
Best Deals:
DVD - $16.96 at Walmart
Blu-ray - $22.99 at Target
Marmaduke
2010
Rated PG for some rude humor and language.
Easily one of the worst movies of the year. Not only do you feel embarrassed for the actors and animals involved in this movie, but it is just downright embarrassing having to watch this movie. Not a single good thing comes from Marmaduke - it is so utterly stupid that I'm sure kids wont even really like it.
Best Deals:
DVD - $16.96 at Walmart
Blu-ray - $24.96 at Walmart
Read Luke's review here
Hard Candy
2005
Rated R for disturbing violent and aberrant sexual content involving a teen, and for language.
Inmates charged with sex-related crimes should be forced to watch Hard Candy. If anything is going to scare them straight, it will be this movie.
Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, The Switch) plays a creepy dude who surfs the internet for naive under-age girls. After finding Ellen Page (Juno, Inception), he regrets ever having done it in the first place. Hard Candy is hard to watch, but worth it for the pay-off. There are scenes that will cause every guy to hold to his junk and cringe, being completely grateful that he does not have to go through this.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.99 at Best Buy
The Blair Witch Project
1999
Rated R for language.
If The Blair Witch Project was never made, then we would be fortunate enough to not have other bad-movies-posing-as-documentaries (Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism). Damn you low-budget, high-profit horror movies! You make tons of money because of the superstitious buzz surrounding your movie and not the movie itself!
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.99 at Best Buy
The Evil Dead
1981
Originally rated NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore, now simply "not rated."
The movie that started it all. Blessed be Sam Raimi. The guy set out to make a cheap, gory horror movie and it turned out so over the top and bad that people loved it, giving it "cult" status. It spawned an even more over-the-top remake (that claims to be a sequel) titled Evil Dead 2 and a third film titled Army of Darkness. The Evil Dead launched Sam Raimi's brilliant career and gave us respect Bruce Campbell's B-movie acting.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $17.49 at Amazon
Deep Blue Sea
1999
Rated R for graphic shark attacks, and for language.
Remember the "smart sharks" movie, the one that Dave Chappelle made fun of Sam Jackson about? This is it.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $12.99 at Best Buy
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007
Rated R for strong horror violence throughout and some nudity.
The first Resident Evil was a decent zombie flick. Perhaps it took itself too seriously, but it was still fun. Apocalypse, the sequel, was pretty much the same. But the third installment, Extinction, describes the should-be status of the series - extinct. Extinction is terrible. Nothing new. Nothing creative. Nothing fun. Hopefully the fourth installment staring Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: Afterlife) due in theaters on Sept. 10 has is more than just a 3-D version of this movie.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $9.96 at Walmart
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004
Contains both the PG-13 for sexual humor, language and comic violence and Unrated cuts of the movie.
Anchorman - a Will Ferrell movie from back when Will Ferrell was always funny. Those were the good ol' days. This Best Buy exclusive also features Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, a "short film" using a lame unused subplot and alternate takes from the original movie. While Wake Up isn't worth watching, the original movie still definitely is.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $19.99 at Best Buy
The Score
2001
Rated R for language.
I don't remember much about this heist movie except for Edward Norton playing a handicapped criminal and the awesome twist. I remember liking it - that has to count for something.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $14.99 at Best Buy
Open Water Two-pack
2003
Rated R for language and some nudity.
(2006)
Rated R for language, some violence and nudity.
The first movie is based on the story of two tourists who are left behind by their boat while deep-sea diving. Although they were never found, the movie follows them and gives them an assumed demise. Who knows why they made a sequel.
Best Deal:
Blu-ray - $7.99 at Best Buy
Last Week's Notable Releases:
Lost: Season 6
Time Bandits
The Back-up Plan
Survival of the Dead
Shogun Assassin
City Island
Blu-ray News and Deals
Avatar Collector's Edition
It was announced last week that James "George Lucas" Cameron will release his third cut of Avatar on Blu-ray and DVD on November 16 (the second cut is currently playing in 3-D and IMAX theates featuring 8 minutes of new footage). The "Collector's Edition" version of the film with contain 16 minutes new fully-produced footage integrated into film. For those who wanted special features on the original Blu-ray and DVD but didn't get them, this edition will finally contain all of the making-of goodies. On top of that, it will also hold approximately 45 minutes of rough cut deleted scenes, meaning they will not look so great. Next year Cameron plans on releasing his fourth cut of the film, which he is referring to as the "big box set," most likely containing fully produced and integrated into the film versions of the rough deleted scenes from the Collector's Edition. Is Cameron trying to out-Lucas Lucas with four cuts if the same film in less than two years? I think so.
The Man with No Name Trilogy
This amazing box set is currently $27.99 on Amazon. Containing A Fist Full of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, who doesn't want to own this pack? I bought The Good, The Bad and The Ugly alone earlier this year for twenty bucks. Considering the whole trilogy is only $27.99, I'm kicking myself!
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