{"id":44002,"date":"2012-11-27T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=44002"},"modified":"2013-04-24T13:57:17","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T20:57:17","slug":"bluray-highlights-nov-27-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-nov-27-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights for November 27th, 2012 &#8211; Going &#8216;Black&#8217; to the Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Thanksgiving and Black Friday now over, the home video studios have decided to take things easy for another week. While we get a few discs that might be considered notable releases, the holiday season&#8217;s biggest titles won&#8217;t start rolling out until the beginning of December.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-341\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_341\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_341_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"925668da4a\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_341\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_341\" value=\"26\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Displayed: Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (11\/27\/12)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-341-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3048\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3048\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3048\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8110\/2012_giants_ws.html\">2012 San Francisco Giants: The Official World Series Film<\/a>' (A&amp;E)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3049\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3049\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3049\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7783\/40_days_nights.html\">40 Days and Nights<\/a>' (Asylum)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3050\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3050\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3050\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7905\/6degrees_hell.html\">6 Degrees of Hell<\/a>' (Breaking Glass)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3051\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3051\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3051\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7904\/apparition.html\">The Apparition<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3052\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3052\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3052\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7529\/berserk_king.html\">Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3053\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3053\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3053\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7842\/the_day.html\">The Day<\/a>' (Starz\/Anchor Bay)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3054\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3054\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3054\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7677\/lawless.html\">Lawless<\/a>' (Starz\/Anchor Bay)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3055\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3055\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3055\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7547\/luck_s1.html\">Luck: The Complete First Season<\/a>' (HBO)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3056\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3056\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3056\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/4833\/mib3.html\">Men in Black III<\/a>' (Sony \u2013 November 30th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3057\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3057\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3057\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7115\/mib3_3d.html\">Men in Black III - 3D<\/a>' (Sony \u2013 November 30th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3058\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3058\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3058\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7780\/men_black_trilogy_le.html\">Men in Black Trilogy Limited Edition Giftset with Worm Figurine<\/a>' (Sony \u2013 November 30th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3059\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3059\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3059\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7726\/paranorman.html\">ParaNorman<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3060\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3060\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3060\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7727\/paranorman_3d.html\">ParaNorman - 3D<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3061\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3061\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3061\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7606\/serial_experiments_complete.html\">Serial Experiments Lain: Complete Series<\/a>' (FUNimation)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3062\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3062\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3062\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7843\/sparkle.html\">Sparkle<\/a>' (Sony \u2013 November 30th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3063\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3063\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3063\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/330\/stargateatlantis_seasonone .html\">Stargate Atlantis: Season 1<\/a>' (MGM)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3064\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3064\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3064\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7794\/stargate_atlantis_s2.html\">Stargate Atlantis: Season 2<\/a>' (MGM)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3065\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3065\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3065\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7803\/stargate_atlantis_s3.html\">Stargate Atlantis: Season 3<\/a>' (MGM)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3066\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3066\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3066\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7804\/stargate_atlantis_s4.html\">Stargate Atlantis: Season 4<\/a>' (MGM)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3067\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3067\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3067\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7805\/stargate_atlantis_s5.html\">Stargate Atlantis: Season 5<\/a>' (MGM)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3068\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3068\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3068\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7686\/step_up_revolution_3d.html\">Step Up: Revolution - 3D<\/a>' (Summit)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3069\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3069\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3069\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7979\/tp_reformation_australia.html\">The Tea Party: The Reformation Tour - Live from Australia<\/a>' (Linus)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3070\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3070\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3070\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7604\/transformers_prime_s2.html\">Transformers Prime: Season 2<\/a>' (Shout Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3071\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3071\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3071\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7896\/yanni_rico.html\">Yanni: Live at El Morro Puerto Rico<\/a>' (Sony Music)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3072\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3072\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3072\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-3073\" name=\"poll_341\" value=\"3073\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3073\">Nothing for me this week<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(341);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(341); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-341-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<h5>New Releases<\/h5>\n<p>You&#8217;d think that Sony might have wanted to release &#8216;<strong>Men in Black III<\/strong>&#8216; on Black Friday to capitalize on the pun, rather than hold it back to the following Friday. That seems like a missed opportunity. Whatever the case, this third belated entry was a reasonable hit over the summer and helped to at least somewhat redeem a franchise that everyone assumed was dead after 2002&#8217;s mighty lame &#8216;Men in Black II&#8217;. 3D ticket prices probably helped. Personally, I was never much of a fan of the first &#8216;Men in Black&#8217;, and thought that the trailers for this one just made everyone involved look tired and bored. Josh Brolin does a great Tommy Lee Jones impersonation, though. I guess that counts for something. <\/p>\n<p>Also in 3D is &#8216;<strong>Step Up: Revolution<\/strong>&#8216;. Even by the standards of its modest budget, this was a huge flop, and may finally signal the end of the inexplicably popular street dancing franchise. <\/p>\n<p>Shia LaBeouf claims that he&#8217;s sworn off making &#8216;Transformers&#8217; sequels and other summer popcorn crap, and only wants to play genuine adult roles going forward.  His first attempt to be taken seriously as an actor, the Prohibition-era gangster yarn &#8216;<strong>Lawless<\/strong>&#8216;, didn&#8217;t convince too many critics or viewers. Despite an acclaimed director (John Hillcoat of &#8216;The Proposition&#8217; and &#8216;The Road&#8217;) and a respectable cast around him (including Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman), the film&#8217;s reviews were tepid and its box office was poor. <\/p>\n<p>Another disappointment this year was &#8216;<strong>ParaNorman<\/strong>&#8216;, the new stop-motion animated feature from Laika Entertainment (producers of &#8216;Coraline&#8217;). Perhaps releasing a Halloween-themed spooky comedy in the middle of August wasn&#8217;t such a good idea. Reviews were strong, though. Hopefully, the movie may find more life on video. <\/p>\n<p>Other ghost stories being released this week include the horror flick &#8216;<strong>The Apparition<\/strong>&#8216;, starring Ashley Greene from the &#8216;Twilight&#8217; movies, and the musical &#8216;<strong>Sparkle<\/strong>&#8216;, which resurrects Whitney Houston for a supporting turn. Forgive my cynicism about the latter, but the movie was scheduled to go direct-to-video until the actress passed away. <\/p>\n<h5>Television<\/h5>\n<p>The <em>Complete First Season<\/em> of <strong>Luck<\/strong>&#8216; should more accurately be called the <em>Complete Series<\/em>. The horse racing drama didn&#8217;t have a whole lot of luck on HBO this year. Despite the producing power of Michael Mann and David Milch, as well as a powerhouse cast populated with the likes of Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte and Michael Gambon, the show&#8217;s ratings were lackluster. Nonetheless, HBO initially renewed it for a second season, until a series of accidents on set resulted in the deaths of three horses. The network eventually shut down production and canceled the series. That&#8217;s kind of too bad. Although the show was a bit overly-confusing for its own good (both Mann and Milch are fond of throwing the audience directly into the action without a whole lot of exposition), it had a number of exciting and suspenseful racing sequences, and slowly grew into a rather compelling story over the course of its only season. At the moment, I&#8217;m not sure whether the Blu-ray box set will include any of the footage from the aborted second season as a supplement or not. <\/p>\n<p>In other TV developments, MGM issues all five seasons of &#8216;<strong>Stargate: Atlantis<\/strong>&#8216;, while Shout! Factory has the second season of &#8216;<strong>Transformers Prime<\/strong>&#8216; and FUNimation has licensed the darkly surreal anime classic &#8216;<strong>Serial Experiments Lain<\/strong>&#8216;. Sadly, the Blu-ray of the latter doesn&#8217;t come in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/unboxed-serial-experiments-lain\/\">a cool lunch box<\/a> like the DVD edition did back in the day. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Lain&#8217; will go on my wish list for the future, and I&#8217;ll probably rent &#8216;ParaNorman&#8217; at some point. Otherwise, I think I&#8217;ll sit out this week. How about you? Will you spend any money this week?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Thanksgiving and Black Friday now over, the home video studios have decided to take things easy for another week. 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