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‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Contest Results!

‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Contest Results!

You guys have done it again. We offered you the chance to win ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ on Blu-ray if you could make us laugh, and you rose to the challenge. We received an outpouring of hilarious entries. To find out which two lucky readers will take home copies of the disc, read on for the results.
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Blu-ray Highlights for May 1st, 2012 – As If!

Blu-ray Highlights for May 1st, 2012 – As If!

Happy May Day, everyone! Does anyone even know what May Day is about? Personally, I don’t have a clue. I guess we’re supposed to celebrate that it’s the start of a new month. If that’s so, why don’t we have an April Day or a June Day, etc.? Just because those don’t rhyme? I could probably Wikipedia this if I felt like it, but I think that I’ve already strayed on this tangent long enough. Sorry about that. This is what happens when you write your blog posts on an airplane. Anyway… as far as Blu-ray releases go, the new month is off to a slow start.
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Unboxed: ‘The Muppets’ Blu-ray Lunch Box, SteelBook & Finger Puppets

Unboxed: ‘The Muppets’ Blu-ray Lunch Box, SteelBook & Finger Puppets

Normally, I use these “Unboxed” posts to examine some of the exotic import video discs in my collection. For today, I thought that it might be worthwhile to shine the spotlight on a few recent limited-edition retailer exclusives that I’ve picked up for one particular movie: ‘The Muppets’. At least one of these is still available for purchase right now.
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‘Frozen Planet’ Contest Results!

‘Frozen Planet’ Contest Results!

Last week, we offered you the chance to win ‘Frozen Planet‘ on Blu-ray. All you had to do was make up a funny caption for a photo, and you really came through with some great ones. Want to know who won? Read on to find out!
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Full Metal Jackets: Come With Me If You Want a SteelBook

Full Metal Jackets: Come With Me If You Want a SteelBook

The UK is not only getting a Blu-ray SteelBook release of the original ‘The Terminator’, but the disc is apparently also coming with a new transfer!
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Blu-ray Highlights for 4/24/12 – All Engines, Full Stop

Blu-ray Highlights for 4/24/12 – All Engines, Full Stop

Pardon the pun (given one of the titles being offered), but the Blu-ray release schedule comes to a crashing halt this week. Even in comparison to recent slow weeks, there’s not much today that catches my attention. Perhaps you’ll feel differently?
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Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It… Win ‘Ghost Protocol’ on Blu-ray!

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It… Win ‘Ghost Protocol’ on Blu-ray!

We love running contests around here, and we’ve got another great one this week. Our friends at Dolby Labs have given us two Blu-ray copies of the action blockbuster smash ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ with explicit instructions that they are to be delivered to two of you, our readers. (Sadly, the message didn’t self-destruct afterwards. That would have been really cool.) We’re happy to oblige. If you’d like a chance to win one, read on after the page break.
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Full Metal Jackets: Alliance June SteelBook Wave

Full Metal Jackets: Alliance June SteelBook Wave

Summer is almost here and Alliance Canada is getting the party started with four new Blu-ray SteelBooks that will be available in June.
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Mid-Week Poll: The Great ‘Ghost Protocol’ Aspect Ratio Debate

Mid-Week Poll: The Great ‘Ghost Protocol’ Aspect Ratio Debate

Some of our readers may have noticed that yesterday’s Blu-ray post created quite a little kerfuffle in the Comments section about director Brad Bird’s decision to present ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ on Blu-ray in a constant 2.35:1 aspect ratio, without the shifting ratios that were seen in IMAX theatrical screenings. Where do you fall on this controversy? Are you fine with the decision, or is this a deal-breaker for you? Do you care at all? Vote in our poll after the page break.
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Blu-ray Highlights for 4/17/12 – This Message Will Self Destruct in Five Seconds

Blu-ray Highlights for 4/17/12 – This Message Will Self Destruct in Five Seconds

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to buy one of the best action movies of 2011 on Blu-ray. Some other stuff might be worth looking at as well.
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