007 4K & American Werewolf reviewed, plus Silver Bullet, Monty Python & new announcements
Okay, I posted my review of MGM’s 007: The Daniel Craig Collection in 4K Ultra HD last night here on The Bits. It’s pretty darned good image-wise. You can read all the details in the review.
Also today, Tim has posted a review of the new An American Werewolf in London: Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Video. He’s also posted a look at Severin Films’ new Killer Crocodile 1 & 2 Limited Edition Blu-ray.
And I’ve started working on a review of Warner’s incredible new 4K Ultra HD release of The Wizard of Oz. The film was scanned in 8K from the original Technicolor camera negative and I’ll tell you, it’s never looked more luminous and dimensional. For an 80-year-old film, it’s pretty stunning. So watch for that review in the next couple of days. [Read on here...]
- special features
- Monty Python's Flying Circus Norwegian Bluray Edition
- 4K Ultra HD
- Bluray
- Network
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Tim Salmons
- 007: The Daniel Craig Collection 4K review
- An American Werewolf in London: Limited Edition BD review
- Release Dates & Artwork with 4K search
- The Wizard of Oz 4K
- Killer Crocodile 1 & 2 BD review
- Ready or Not
- The Fare
- The Ronda Rousey Story
- Silver Bullet: Collector's Edition
- Scream Factory
- Network Distributing
Network Distributing reveals its Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Norwegian Blu-ray Edition!
It’s finally available for pre-order and we have the details for you here, Bits readers...
Network Distributing is now officially taking pre-orders for its long-awaited Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Norwegian Blu-ray Edition box set, with a street date of October 7. [Editor’s Note: This set has been delayed to 11/4. Adjust your plans accordingly.]
The 7-disc set includes all 45 episodes plus extras in the original 1.33:1, restored in 1080 HD, with the original mono audio. The set will be coded for Regions A, B, and C, it’s available in 50i and 60i versions (which you get will be determined by your shipping address), and subtitles will be included in English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, and Portuguese.
Here’s more information on the set, straight from Network themselves... [Read on here...]
Daybreakers 4K, upcoming street dates, a new Stanley Kubrick Collection, Shout!’s Space: 1999 5.1 update & more
All right, we’ve got more interesting news for you today...
But first, Tim Salmons has posted some new Blu-ray reviews here at the site (yesterday and this afternoon), including his own thoughts on Weird Science from Arrow Video and Quartermass and the Pit from Scream Factory, as well as Dennis’ take on Michael Radford’s 1984 from the Criterion Collection.
We’ve also updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K cover artwork and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anytime you order literally anything from Amazon after clicking through one of our links, you’re helping to support our work here at The Bits and we really do appreciate it.
And tomorrow morning, be sure to watch for a new History, Legacy and Showmanship column from Michael Coate here at The Bits, this one honoring the recent 30th anniversary of the James Bond film License to Kill. [Read on here...]
- My Two Cents
- The Digital Bits
- Bill Hunt
- Scream Factory
- Release Dates & Artwork update
- Tim Salmons
- Dennis Seuling
- Weird Science BD review
- Arrow Video
- Quartermass and the Pit BD review
- 1984 BD review
- Criterion
- Michael Coate
- History Legacy & Showmanship
- License to Kill 30th anniversary
- Daybreakers 4K
- Men in Black International 4K
- SpiderMan: Far From Home 4K
- 007: The Daniel Craig Collection 4K
- Aladdin (2019) 4K
- Toy Story 4 4K
- Scarface 4K
- American Gangster 4K
- Yesterday 4K
- Stanley Kubrick Collection (2019)
- Warner Bros Home Entertainment
- Network Distributing
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: 50th Anniversary BD
- Shout! Factory
- Space: 1999 51 audio statement
Final Batman v Superman cover art, plus reviews of the Star Trek II: Director’s Cut & The Witch on Blu
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Okay, folks… we’re closing out the week with just a little bit of release news and some new cover artwork too.
But first, I know many of you Trek fans out there have been waiting for the official word on Paramount’s new Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Director’s Cut Blu-ray, and I’m here to give it to you. The new BD, which streets next week (on 6/7), includes both the original theatrical cut and the long-awaited Director’s Cut in full HD, both remastered from a new 4K scan of the original film elements. And it looks fan-freaking-tastic. In fact, it’s more than fair to say that The Wrath of Khan has simply never looked better. The disc also includes all of the extras from the previous Blu-ray and DVD editions and adds a new 28-minute featurette too. RUN, don’t walk, to read my in-depth review here… and then to buy it on Amazon (for just $23) here! [Read on here…]
Space: 1999 – S2 FINALLY coming to Blu-ray from Network in 2015, plus Bringers of Wonder!
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All right, you fans have been waiting for this for a very long time, but I’m happy to report at long last that this is official folks. Space: 1999 – The Complete Second Series is now planned by Network Distributing for release on remastered Blu-ray and DVD in Q3 of 2015 (so about this time next year). Episodes will be HD remastered in the original 1.33:1 TV aspect ratio. There will be lots of special features. Further details will be available in the months ahead. Meanwhile, for fans that can’t wait that long, Network is taking a page from CBS and releasing the second series two-part episode The Bringers of Wonder as a Blu-ray special edition on 12/8 of this year. It will only be available via the networkonair.com website and is limited to just 1,999 copies. Preorders are on now. (Note that this is a Region B release, but we’re confirming whether it will be released here in the States and who the distributor is. Possibly Lionsgate. We’ll let you know.) Of those who purchase this Blu-ray, all will be entered in a special drawing to win one of three copies of The Complete Second Series when it’s finally released. [Read on here…]