October is upon us, and with it, the first wave of summer blockbuster titles and horror flicks, mixed in with some healthy library titles (many in high definition formats) designed to fill the shelves in time for the Christmas shopping season.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition): The DVD edition is slightly more expensive than the Blu-Ray version. Why? Blu-Ray capacity gets all the same content on one disc instead of two.
Caligula (Three Disc Imperial Edition): Even stars Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell were surprised by what they saw in the finished product. This is most definitely NOT one to share with the kids.
Audrey Hepburn 5-Pack: Includes the new edition of "Funny Face," along with "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Roman Holiday," "Sabrina" and "Paris When It Sizzles." It lacks my favourite Hepburn, Charade.
Pumpkinhead 4 - Blood Feud: I'd use this as evidence that any movie will spawn sequels if it makes money, but there's a much better example of this in the fourth entry in another franchise coming later in the alphabet.
Sci Fi Trash-O-Rama: Includes "Creature of Destruction," "UFO Target Earth" and "The Flying Saucer Mystery"
Species (Collector's Edition): I don't know what makes this more collectable than the special edition that came out the same day as the third movie in the series, and the product description on Amazon certainly doesn't give me any clues. I'm guessing the "sneak peek at #3!" bonus feature was likely replaced with a "sneak peek at #4" bonus feature, but that's only a guess.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Complete Series: All seven seasons in one big box. The price works out to a reasonable $45 per season, which is a whole heck of a lot better than they were the first time they came out.
Finally, the pick of the week. I'm going with The Jungle Book, which edges out FF2 and numerous high def library titles simply because of its broader appeal.
It's hit and miss. Ok, it's more hit and miss and miss and hit and miss and miss. It can be disturbingly non-PC at times, though, and you've got to love that.
S2 is starting on TV this week I think, and I /seriously/ doubt there'll be any continuity you can't figure out, so you can give it a try. just, uh, don't expect anything high-brow.
