This week’s new VUDU additions are an eclectic bunch. A nature documentary, an indie drama, and the fourth entry in a fading horror franchise are all ready to be streamed in 1080p today.
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The following titles enter the VUDU stream this week:<\/p>\n
Was anyone really asking for a ‘Scream 4<\/strong>‘? People seem to like the first two of Wes Craven’s self-aware horror thrillers (they never did much for me), but the third was generally considered a disaster. With more than a decade passed since the last entry, this is around the time you’d expect a fresh reboot, not another direct sequel that is, by most accounts, a pointless waste of time. Nevertheless, if you’re a fan of the others but can’t quite commit to buying this one, you can stream it now.<\/p>\n After the surprising success of ‘Earth<\/a>‘ and ‘Oceans<\/a>‘, Disneynature returned this year with its latest travelogue docuementary, ‘African Cats<\/strong>‘. This one didn’t do quite as well, but these things generally make for some nice, family-friendly high-definition eye candy.<\/p>\n For me, the most interesting title on this list is ‘Submarine<\/strong>‘. The British coming-of-age drama generated a lot of buzz in the festival and indie film circuits. It’s also available on Blu-ray this week, but I think a rental might be the best place to start. <\/p>\n The recent theatrical release of Steven Soderbergh’s disease thriller ‘Contagion’ has put me in the mood to rewatch ‘The Andromeda Strain<\/strong>‘, Robert Wise’s 1971 adaptation of the novel by Michael Crichton. The film follows the efforts of scientists in a research lab as they attempt to contain a super-virus with the potential to wipe out mankind. Unlike Soderbergh’s movie, which is spread thin among numerous characters and storylines, ‘The Andromeda Strain’ benefits from a claustrophobic setting, which helps to ratchet up the suspense. The film is not available on Blu-ray yet, but you can rent it from VUDU in 1080p HDX quality now.<\/p>\n All dates provided refer specifically to rental availability. Check VUDU for sell-through availability, if interested. Be sure to also check for VUDU’s $0.99 Movie of the Day offers, which are announced each day on the company’s Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> pages.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week’s new VUDU additions are an eclectic bunch. A nature documentary, an indie drama, and the fourth entry in a fading horror franchise are all ready to be streamed in 1080p today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":22791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[2836,3840,3842,3841,3839,3565,51,1446],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22795,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22788\/revisions\/22795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Josh’s Random VUDU Pick:<\/h5>\n