{"id":51153,"date":"2013-05-13T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=51153"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:24:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:24:57","slug":"bluray-highlights-may-12-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-may-12-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 12th, 2013 &#8211; Now with More &#8220;K&#8221;s!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blu-ray collectors generally dread the so-called &#8220;double dip,&#8221; when a studio reissues a title previously released on the format in hopes of convincing fans to buy yet another copy. To justify this, the new disc had better offer either compelling new content or a significant improvement in quality over the older edition. This week, Sony launches a whole new product line of high-def reissues that have left many Blu-ray shoppers confused and skeptical. Will you bite?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-435\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_435\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_435_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"aff2541ebf\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"435\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_435\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_435\" value=\"49\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Displayed: Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (5\/14\/13)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-435-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4206\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4206\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4206\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8718\/310_yuma_57.html\">3:10 to Yuma (1957)<\/a>' (Criterion)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4207\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4207\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4207\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8995\/amazing_spider_4k.html\">The Amazing Spider-Man (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4208\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4208\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4208\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8992\/angels_demons_4k.html\">Angels &amp; Demons (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4209\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4209\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4209\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8683\/back_1942.html\">Back to 1942<\/a>' (Well Go USA)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4210\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4210\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4210\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8990\/battlela_4k.html\">Battle: Los Angeles (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4211\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4211\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4211\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8776\/battlestar_galactica_1978.html\">Battlestar Galactica (1978)<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4212\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4212\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4212\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8687\/bletchley_circle.html\">The Bletchley Circle<\/a>' (PBS)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4213\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4213\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4213\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8937\/brave_new_world.html\">Brave New World<\/a>' (Millennium)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4214\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4214\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4214\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8220\/cloud_atlas_combo.html\">Cloud Atlas<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4215\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4215\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4215\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8606\/colorful_motion.html\">Colorful: The Motion Picture<\/a>' (Section 23)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4216\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4216\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4216\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8665\/crimewave.html\">Crimewave<\/a>' (Shout! Factory)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4217\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4217\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4217\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8924\/darker_than_black_s2.html\">Darker than Black: Complete Season 2 Box Set <\/a>' (FUNimation \u2013 May 17th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4218\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4218\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4218\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8645\/doobie_wolf.html\">The Doobie Brothers: Live at Wolf Trap<\/a>' (Eagle Rock \u2013 May 17th)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4219\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4219\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4219\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8743\/dexter_s1_7.html\">Dexter: The Complete Seasons 1-7<\/a>' (Paramount)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4220\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4220\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4220\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/7650\/dexter_s7.html\">Dexter: The Complete Seventh Season<\/a>' (Showtime)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4221\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4221\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4221\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8741\/escape_2012.html\">Escape (2012)<\/a>' (Koch)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4222\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4222\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4222\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8774\/frankie_boom.html\">Frankie Go Boom<\/a>' (Universal)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4223\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4223\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4223\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8989\/ghostbusters_4k.html\">Ghostbusters (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4224\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4224\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4224\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8808\/glimpse_charles.html\">A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III<\/a>' (Lionsgate)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4225\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4225\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4225\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8988\/glory_4k.html\">Glory (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4226\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4226\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4226\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8943\/cut_trapped_double.html\">In the Cut \/ Trapped<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4227\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4227\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4227\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8993\/jameslast_royal.html\">James Last: Live at the Royal Albert Hall<\/a>' (Eagle Rock)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4228\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4228\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4228\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8945\/jfk_new_world.html\">JFK: A New World Order<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4229\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4229\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4229\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8717\/jubal.html\">Jubal<\/a>' (Criterion)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4230\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4230\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4230\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8987\/karate_kid_4k.html\">The Karate Kid (2010) (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4231\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4231\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4231\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8654\/leave_heaven.html\">Leave Her to Heaven<\/a>' (Twilight Time)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4232\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4232\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4232\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8949\/sardonicus_satan_double.html\">Mr. Sardonicus \/ The Brotherhood of Satan<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4233\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4233\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4233\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8946\/npes_eagles.html\">National Parks Exploration Series - America's National Parks: An Eagle's View<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4234\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4234\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4234\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8951\/nines_slipstream_double.html\">The Nines \/ Slipstream <\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4235\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4235\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4235\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8986\/other_guys_4k.html\">The Other Guys (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4236\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4236\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4236\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8653\/philadelphia.html\">Philadelphia<\/a>' (Twilight Time)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4237\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4237\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4237\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8947\/physical_anderson_double.html\">Physical Evidence \/ The Anderson Tapes<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4238\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4238\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4238\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8709\/princess_pilot.html\">The Princess and the Pilot<\/a>' (NIS America)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4239\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4239\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4239\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/9091\/second_chorus.html\">Second Chorus<\/a>' (Film Chest)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4240\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4240\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4240\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8985\/spider-man_4k.html\">Spider-Man (2002) (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4241\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4241\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4241\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8984\/taxi_driver_4k.html\">Taxi Driver (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4242\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4242\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4242\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8786\/texas_chainsaw3d.html\">Texas Chainsaw - 3D<\/a>' (Lionsgate)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4243\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4243\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4243\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8707\/tiger_bunny_s2.html\">Tiger &amp; Bunny: Set 2<\/a>' (Warner Brothers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4244\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4244\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4244\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8950\/tinman_millcreek.html\">Tin Man (Mill Creek)<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4245\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4245\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4245\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8850\/tomorrow_gone.html\">Tomorrow You're Gone<\/a>' (Image)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4246\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4246\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4246\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8983\/total_recall_2012_4k.html\">Total Recall (2012) (Mastered in 4K)<\/a>' (Sony)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4247\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4247\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4247\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8952\/us_military_heroes.html\">The United States Military: A History of Heroes<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4248\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4248\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4248\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8948\/universal_second_double.html\">Universal Soldier: The Return \/ Second in Command<\/a>' (Mill Creek)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4249\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4249\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4249\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8762\/veggietales_exit.html\">VeggieTales: Moe and the Big Exit<\/a>' (Anderson Merchandisers)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4250\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4250\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4250\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/9048\/verdi_attila.html\">Verdi: Attila<\/a>' (Mariinsky)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4251\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4251\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4251\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/9033\/we_modeselektor.html\">We Are Modeselektor<\/a>' (Monkeytown\/Forced Exposure)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4252\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4252\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4252\">'<a href=\"http:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/8703\/wrestlemania_xxix.html\">WWE: Wrestlemania XXIX<\/a>' (WWE)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4253\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4253\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4253\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-4254\" name=\"poll_435\" value=\"4254\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4254\">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(435);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(435); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-435-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>To 4k or Not to 4k<\/h5>\n<p>Let&#8217;s try to clear the air about what Sony&#8217;s &#8220;Mastered in 4k&#8221; line really is. These discs are <strong>not<\/strong> a new video format. Nor do they play back movies in 4k resolution at all. They are standard Blu-rays, encoded at standard 1080p resolution, that will play back in any existing Blu-ray player on any existing HDTV. The only thing &#8220;4k&#8221; about them is that the studio scanned the film at 4k resolution before downsampling the video to 1080p. At least in theory, this should yield a better-looking image than scanning directly at 1080p or 2k.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the thing, though: This isn&#8217;t a new technological breakthrough. Most of the major studios have been doing this for at least a few years. In fact, most (possibly all?) of the titles in Sony&#8217;s initial &#8220;Mastered in 4k&#8221; wave were already mastered in 4k for their previous Blu-ray editions.<\/p>\n<p>So, what&#8217;s so special about these new discs? Reportedly, the studio has dumped all the bonus features and re-encoded the movies at higher bit rates. That&#8217;s right, these are basically &#8220;Superbit&#8221; Blu-rays. That may raise the hackles of a lot of home theater fans, who will remember that Superbit DVDs were pretty much a scam back in the day. Sure, they may have looked marginally better than the non-Superbit DVDs for the same titles, but that was largely because the non-Superbit discs were subpar even by DVD standards, and the Superbit reissues brought them up to the same level as discs that other studios released as a matter of course with no special fanfare. And for that, we were expected to pay inflated prices to rebuy stripped-down copies of titles we already owned. If the studio had bothered to release the movie in the best quality it could the first time around, there would have been no need for the Superbit program at all.<\/p>\n<p>Does the same hold true for the &#8220;Mastered in 4k&#8221; Blu-rays? That remains to be seen. <em>Allegedly<\/em>, the discs also contain special metadata that will improve the color quality and upconversion to 4k <strong>if and only if<\/strong> they are played back on specially-equipped Sony Blu-ray players connected to compatible Sony 4k displays. I remain dubious of that claim. Something tells me that the special upconversion will be akin to the &#8220;Reality Creation&#8221; mode in Sony TVs, which jacks up the contrast and adds lots of artificial sharpening to the picture. Personally, I have no intention of replacing all the gear in my home theater to find out.<\/p>\n<p>With all that said, at least one of the new &#8220;Mastered in 4k&#8221; discs is genuinely compelling. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/1674\/ghostbusters.html\">original Blu-ray release<\/a> of &#8216;<strong>Ghostbusters<\/strong>&#8216; was a total dog of a video transfer, with blown-out contrasts and crushed detail. For the new copy, it has been confirmed that Sony re-scanned the movie from the original film elements with proper colors and contrast. This disc should be a huge improvement. Of course, that has more to do with Sony simply correcting its past screw-up than anything specific to the &#8220;Mastered in 4k&#8221; program.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I&#8217;m aware, none of the other titles in this wave were similarly re-scanned. I would expect only minimal improvements over the older Blu-rays for these movies. The other titles are: &#8216;<strong>Angels &amp; Demons<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Battle: Los Angeles<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Glory<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>The Other Guys<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Spider-Man<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>The Amazing Spider-Man<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Taxi Driver<\/strong>&#8216;, and the recent remakes of &#8216;<strong>The Karate Kid<\/strong>&#8216; and &#8216;<strong>Total Recall<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<h5>New Releases<\/h5>\n<p>The Wachowski siblings&#8217; epic, ambitious &#8216;<strong>Cloud Atlas<\/strong>&#8216; was a huge box office dud last year. Although flawed in a lot of respects, I think it caught a raw deal. I liked the film more than I expected, and <a href=\" https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/cloud-atlas-poll\/\">made a case for it<\/a> during the theatrical release. I actually look forward to revisiting it on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever small amount of publicity that the indie &#8216;<strong>A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III<\/strong>&#8216; received last year all centered around star Charlie Sheen, whose offscreen antics and meltdown were somewhat mirrored and parodied in the film. Having no interest in Sheen whatsoever, my curiosity was mildly piqued by director Roman Coppola (son of Francis, and screenwriter of a couple of Wes Anderson&#8217;s movies), whose charming comedy &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/vault-cq\/\">CQ<\/a>&#8216; I enjoyed immensely. Sadly, the trailers looked terrible and reviews were almost universally scathing. My interest has waned.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I jumped the gun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-apr-28-2013\/\">a couple weeks ago<\/a> when I wrote up a blurb for &#8216;<strong>Texas Chainsaw 3D<\/strong>&#8216;. The disc actually streets this Tuesday. Rather than let that work go to waste, here&#8217;s what I wrote the first time: <em>Didn&#8217;t the &#8216;Texas Chainsaw Massacre&#8217; franchise already get rebooted with a couple of new movies a few years ago? I&#8217;m not exactly clear on whether the new &#8216;Texas Chainsaw 3D&#8217; is meant to be a sequel to those or another reboot. Does it really matter, though? This thing exists only to justify its title. If you want chainsaws to massacre people in 3D, here&#8217;s a movie that will give that to you, no more and no less.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5>Catalog Titles<\/h5>\n<p>The Criterion Collection heads to the Old West this week with high-def editions of the original 1957 &#8216;<strong>3:10 to Yuma<\/strong>&#8216; and &#8216;<strong>Jubal<\/strong>&#8216;, both starring Glenn Ford and directed by Delmer Daves.<\/p>\n<p>Twilight Time has limited editions of Jonathan Demme&#8217;s AIDS awareness courtroom drama (for which Tom Hanks won his first Oscar) &#8216;<strong>Philadelphia<\/strong>&#8216;, plus the 1945 Gene Tierney melodrama &#8216;<strong>Leave Her to Heaven<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>In cult offerings, Shout! Factory brings us &#8216;<strong>Crimewave<\/strong>&#8216;, the second feature directed by Sam Raimi, with script by his buddies the Coen brothers. Over at Best Buy, the retailer has an exclusive on the cheesetastic pilot episode for the original 1978 &#8216;<strong>Battlestar Galactica<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<h5>Television<\/h5>\n<p>With plenty of time to catch up before the new season starts next month, Paramount delivers the seventh season of &#8216;<strong>Dexter<\/strong>&#8216; either on its own or in a box set with all of the show&#8217;s other seasons to date.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>4k or no 4k, I will gladly pick up the remastered copy of &#8216;Ghostbusters&#8217;. The two Criterions and &#8216;Cloud Atlas&#8217; will also go on my wish list. Which titles interest you 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>Blu-ray collectors generally dread the so-called &#8220;double dip,&#8221; when a studio reissues a title previously released on the format in hopes of convincing fans to buy yet another copy. To justify this, the new disc had better offer either compelling new content or a significant improvement in quality over the older edition. This week, Sony&#8230;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_excerpt -->","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":51157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[5239,2417,1426,67,6375,2945,5437,666,756,870,6179,5341,492,962,1409,194,4403,566,2675,4962,1772],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51153"}],"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=51153"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96573,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51153\/revisions\/96573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}