Blu-ray releases on December 2nd 2008

Although we all still have to wait until next week to finally get our hands on what is almost sure to be the best selling Blu-ray title of all time, the first week of December has a lot to offer the HD movie fan. Universal takes a break from it's normal slate of catch up titles and has the arguably best offering of the week in the way of Wanted. But the best movie this week in our heart -- and many other based on the fact that it is the #1 movie of all time according to IMDB -- is The Shawshank Redemption from Warner. The ol' WB also has the popular Austin Powers Collection as well as the classic Casablanca and the comedy from Bam Margera. Fox has a day and date that many will be interested in with The X Files as well as a few holiday classics like Home Alone. Sony also has a day and date this week mixed in with a few catalog titles with Step Brothers which we're sure is as silly as it is funny.

• Wanted (Universal)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (Image)
• The Shawshank Redemption (Warner)
• Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition (Warner)
• Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% Is Santa? (Warner)
• Casablanca (Warner)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Disney)
• The Contract (First Look)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (Fox)
• Home Alone (Fox)
• Jingle All the Way (Fox)
• The X Files (Fox)
• The X Files: I Want to Believe (Fox)
• Immortal (First Look)
• La Femme Nikita (Sony)
• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Sony)
• Step Brothers (Sony)
• Stranger Than Fiction (Sony)
• The Longshots (Weinstein)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2008 11:07PM]

meh, besides batman is coming soon

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2008 11:17PM]

I dind't know Horton Hears a Who was that popular that it would be the best selling BD title of ALL TIME.

[Spiza Posted Dec 1st 2008 11:53PM]

You got my hopes up with Children of Men, but its an import.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2008 12:52AM]

Got my hopes up too. Universal really needs to get it together and release Children of Men stateside in Blu. That's my most wanted "catch-up" title, followed closely by Hot Fuzz.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2008 8:27AM]

Is it region encoded? If not, what's the problem?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2008 9:01AM]

Good catch, not sure how that got by me.

I never intended to include imports on the list.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2008 9:51AM]

Clear indication that the studios have throw their full weight behind Blu-ray: releasing the *original* "The Day The Earth Stood Still" from 19 'freakin' 51.

Now how many suckers are actually going to buy it?