Blu-ray releases on November 24th 2009

Oh how we love the holiday season -- no, not because we just love to argue with our family over a meal, but because it's the best time of the year for movie lovers who would rather watch HD movies at home then to trek out to the theater. And so the season continues with Angels & Demons which is the latest Dan Brown inspired movie. We haven't seen this movie yet, but our eyes were rolling pretty hard when we read the book -- you know, when the main character safely gliding to the ground without a parachute -- so this one isn't exactly at the top of our list. Lionsgate has also opened the flood gates with a large selection of catalog titles.

• Angels & Demons (Sony)
• Air America (Lionsgate)
• Angel Heart (Lionsgate)
• Cujo (Lionsgate)
• Frailty (Lionsgate)
• My Bloody Valentine (Lionsgate)
• New Police Story (Lionsgate)
• The Way of the Gun (Lionsgate)
• Four Christmases (New Line)
• Santa Buddies (Walt Disney)
• Shorts (Warner)
• The Sopranos: The Complete First Season (HBO)
• Funny People (Universal)
• Ghost In The Shell 2.0 (Manga)
• Blood: The Last Vampire (Manga)
• Gomorrah (Criterion Collection)
• Ink (Indieblitz)
• Megafault (Asylum)
• My Brilliant Career (Blue Underground)
• Superstar (Facets Video)

[erh Posted Nov 24th 2009 2:27PM]

"Ghost In The Shell 2.0"

Not to be confused with Ghost In The Shell: Innocence, Ghost In The Shell Vol. 2, or Ghost In The Shell 2nd Gig. They've bungled the Ghost In The Shell nomenclature so that only a hard core fan will know what this is!

[ack154 Posted Nov 24th 2009 3:03PM]

Cujo? Really? B/c that dog isn't crazy enough in SD?

I think I'm going to Netflix Funny People first... then maybe buy.

[3dpenguin Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:37AM]

Has anybody noticed that Blu-ray is being subsidized up to $20 off SRP? I was at Best Buy yesterday and they were selling Angels & Demons ($39.99 SRP) for $19.99, while the 2 Disc DVD edition ($24.99 SRP) was listed at $22.99, yet the 2 disc edition had clearly sold more even with this pricing practice.

[3dpenguin Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:42AM]

I just checked the SRP online and it lists the 2 Disc as around $35, but the BB lable only shows their regular price which is the $25 mark, and the price of the Blu-ray is $39.95, which is the same price they had listed on the lable, but I suspect when prices settle into their normal mode on Sunday it'll be around $30 to $35.

[Crockett Posted Nov 26th 2009 9:30AM]

Can't wait to seee Angels & Demons, from what we've heard we are best to watch the 1st one first.