{"id":92891,"date":"2018-08-06T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=92891"},"modified":"2018-08-13T04:49:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T11:49:26","slug":"bluray-highlights-aug-7-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-aug-7-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 5th, 2018 &#8211; Party Pooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re eager to spend some money on Blu-rays this week, I regret to inform you that the start of August may not be much more exciting than the end of July was. Notable titles include a Melissa McCarthy comedy, some UHD upgrades of questionable merit, and a lot of TV content.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-925\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_925\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_925_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"fea88ed4aa\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"925\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_925\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_925\" value=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (8\/7\/18)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-925-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18729\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18729\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18729\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60037\/2036originunknown.html\">2036 Origin Unknown<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18730\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18730\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18730\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60394\/aardvark.html\">Aardvark<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18731\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18731\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18731\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59896\/accident.html\">Accident (2017)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18732\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18732\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18732\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/61059\/allonetonightliveattheroyalalberthall.html\">All One Tonight: Live at the Royal Albert Hall<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18733\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18733\" \/> <label 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name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18745\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18745\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/54934\/thedeathofsuperman.html\">The Death of Superman<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18746\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18746\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18746\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/56497\/thedeathofsuperman2.html\">The Death of Superman (Limited Edition)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18747\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18747\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18747\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/56499\/thedeathofsuperman4kultrahdbluray.html\">The Death of Superman - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18748\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18748\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18748\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60175\/desecration.html\">Desecration<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input 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href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58993\/garoseason2collection1.html\">Garo: Season 2 Collection 1<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18753\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18753\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18753\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/62003\/gehennawheredeathlives.html\">Gehenna: Where Death Lives<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18754\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18754\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18754\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59353\/happyendingsthecompleteseries.html\">Happy Endings: The Complete Series<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18755\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18755\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18755\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60012\/johnfrom.html\">John From<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18756\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18756\" \/> <label 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href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59147\/lowlife.html\">Lowlife<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18761\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18761\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/49697\/macandme.html\">Mac and Me: Collector's Edition<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18762\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18762\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58930\/marrowbone.html\">Marrowbone<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18763\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18763\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18763\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/59993\/marrowbone4kultrahdbluray.html\">Marrowbone - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18764\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18764\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18764\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59357\/mastersofsexthecompleteseries.html\">Masters of Sex: The Complete Series<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18765\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18765\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18765\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59366\/mightymorphinpowerrangersthecompleteseries.html\">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Complete Series (Limited Edition SteelBook)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18766\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18766\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18766\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59388\/mobilesuitgundam00collection2.html\">Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Second Season<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18767\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18767\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18767\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59853\/mobilesuitgundamironbloodedorphansseasontwo.html\">Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Season Two (Limited Edition)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18768\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18768\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18768\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59855\/mobilesuitgundamironbloodedorphansseasontwopartone.html\">Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Season Two, Part One<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18769\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18769\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18769\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59857\/mobilesuitgundamironbloodedorphansseasontwoparttwo.html\">Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Season Two, Part Two<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18770\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18770\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18770\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/61669\/neversofew.html\">Never So Few<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" 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\/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18775\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/61283\/predator.html\">Predator (SteelBook)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18776\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18776\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18776\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/60624\/predator4kultrahdbluray.html\">Predator - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18777\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18777\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18777\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60634\/predatortriplefeature.html\">Predator: 3-Movie Collection<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18778\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18778\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18778\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/61275\/predator3filmcollection4kultrahdbluray.html\">Predator: 3-Movie Collection - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18779\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18779\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18779\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59400\/psychobiddydoublefeaturestraightjacketberserk.html\">Psycho Biddy Double Feature: Strait-Jacket &amp; Berserk<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18780\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18780\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18780\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59182\/pyewacket.html\">Pyewacket<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18781\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18781\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18781\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/60109\/queenofthestardustballroom.html\">Queen of the Stardust Ballroom<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18782\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18782\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18782\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59477\/revenge2017.html\">Revenge (2017)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18783\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18783\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18783\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59436\/riverdaleseason2.html\">Riverdale: The Complete Second Season<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18784\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18784\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18784\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58283\/someoneswatchingme.html\">Someone's Watching Me!<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18785\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18785\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18785\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/59317\/stagecoachthetexasjackstory4kultrahdbluray.html\">Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18786\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18786\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18786\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59884\/streetmobster.html\">Street Mobster<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18787\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18787\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18787\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/60974\/transporter34kultrahdbluray.html\">Transporter 3 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18788\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18788\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18788\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58905\/trauma.html\">Trauma<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18789\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18789\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18789\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/59740\/tsuredurechildrenshorts.html\">Tsuredure Children: Episodes 1-12<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" 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name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18794\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18794\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-18795\" name=\"poll_925\" value=\"18795\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-18795\">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(925);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(925); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-925-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<h2>New Releases (Blu-ray)<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Life of the Party<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 I&#8217;m genuinely surprised that this is Melissa McCarthy&#8217;s first comedy since the <em>Ghostbusters<\/em> reboot in 2016. I could&#8217;ve sworn she&#8217;d released three or four since then. In any case, McCarthy once again places her trust in husband Ben Falcone (who directed her in <em>Tammy<\/em> and <em>The Boss<\/em> to mixed results). This time, she plays a middle-aged woman who goes back to college at the same school her teenage daughter is attending. While there, I assume that she joins the swim team and wows everyone by doing a Triple Lindy, because if you&#8217;re going to make a <em>Back to School<\/em> knockoff, why even bother disguising it? <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Breaking In<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Gabrielle Union stars in a sort-of reverse <em>Panic Room<\/em> as a desperate mother who must rescue her children being held hostage inside a house with supposedly impregnable security. The movie somehow grossed $50 million despite terrible reviews and little advertising. The Blu-ray promises an &#8220;Unrated Director&#8217;s Cut.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Zama<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/14397\/lacienaga.html\">La ci\u00e9naga<\/a><\/em>, <em>The Headless Woman<\/em>) delivers a historical drama about an 18th Century Spanish officer posted in South America for a number of years while he waits patiently for a better assignment that may never come. Critics were over-the-moon for the film when it played various festivals last year.<\/p>\n<h2>UHD<\/h2>\n<p>Fox has treated the Arnold Schwarzenegger action classic <em><strong>Predator<\/strong><\/em> pretty shoddily on Blu-ray to date. The 2010 <a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/3429\/predator_ultimatehunteredition.html\">Ultimate Hunter Edition<\/a> disc has a notoriously terrible video transfer that the later 3D conversion did nothing to rectify. <em>Predator 2<\/em> didn&#8217;t fare much better. With a new sequel on the way, the studio tries again by upgrading the whole series to 4k, either with a standalone copy of the first film or a 3-Movie Collection. I would hope that the first two entries have finally been properly remastered and aren&#8217;t just upconverted from the crappy old masters, but I&#8217;m not sure how much faith I have in Fox to get that right. (I can&#8217;t say that I care one way or the other what happens to the pointless <em>Predators<\/em>, which I have no intention of watching again regardless.)<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps hoping to piggyback off the publicity for Jason Statham&#8217;s new giant shark monster flick, Lionsgate bumps his <em><strong>Transporter 3<\/strong><\/em> up to Ultra HD. Why just #3 without the first two? You got me. <\/p>\n<p>The latest DC animated feature from Warner Bros., <em><strong>The Death of Superman<\/strong><\/em>, debuts on both Blu-ray and UHD day-and-date. <\/p>\n<p>Also available in 4k are the horror thriller <em><strong>Marrowbone<\/strong><\/em> from Magnolia and a Western called <em><strong>Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story<\/strong><\/em> (featuring Country music star Trace Adkins) from Cinedigm. <\/p>\n<h2>Catalog Titles<\/h2>\n<p>I may be mistaken, but I believe that the standard Blu-ray reissues of <em><strong>Predator<\/strong><\/em> (in a hideous Pop Art SteelBook) and that series&#8217; 3-Movie Collection are just repackages of the crummy old discs, not remastered. <\/p>\n<p>Much more promising is Severin&#8217;s release of the 1980 haunted house classic <em><strong>The Changeling<\/strong><\/em>, starring George C. Scott. <\/p>\n<p>Schlockier horror comes from Mill Creek in the form of a so-called <em><strong>Psycho Biddy Double Feature<\/strong><\/em> comprised of the 1964 <em>Strait-Jacket<\/em> and the 1967 <em>Berserk<\/em>, both starring Joan Crawford at a career ebb and directed by gimmick-master William Castle. Be advised that Scream Factory will issue <a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58562\/straitjacket.html\">its own release of <em>Strait-Jacket<\/em><\/a> by itself later this month. That disc will be more expensive than the double feature, but will hopefully be of better quality and include more features than the Mill Creek copy.<\/p>\n<p>Shout! Factory plays hard on nostalgia with a Collector&#8217;s Edition of the notorious 1988 <em>E.T.<\/em> knockoff <em><strong>Mac and Me<\/strong><\/em>. The film may well contain Jennifer Aniston&#8217;s finest work as an actress, in the critical role of &#8220;Dancer in McDonald&#8217;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and Peter Lawford are among the stars in John Sturges&#8217; 1959 WWII actioner <em><strong>Never So Few<\/strong><\/em>, now making its way out of the Warner Archive. <\/p>\n<p>Arrow Video continues its celebration of Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku with his 1972 yakuza thriller <em><strong>Street Mobster<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his Oscar nomination for directing <em>Dead Man Walking<\/em>, Tim Robbin&#8217;s sprawling historical drama <em><strong>Cradle Will Rock<\/strong><\/em> was such a box office bust in 1999 that he hasn&#8217;t attempted to direct another feature film since. I saw it in the theater and was mostly positive on it, but can understand why it&#8217;s fallen into obscurity. Kino brings the film to Blu-ray.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Williams plays a struggling woman whose life falls apart when her beloved dog goes missing in <em><strong>Wendy and Lucy<\/strong><\/em>, the acclaimed 2008 drama from director Kelly Reichardt (<em>Meek&#8217;s Cutoff<\/em>, <em>Certain Women<\/em>). The Blu-ray comes from Oscilloscope. <\/p>\n<h2>Television<\/h2>\n<p>Given that the show was canceled due to low ratings five years ago, I&#8217;m (pleasantly) surprised to see the hilarious sitcom <em><strong>Happy Endings<\/strong><\/em> get a Complete Series Blu-ray release now.<\/p>\n<p>Also getting a Complete Series set is Showtime&#8217;s <em><strong>Masters of Sex<\/strong><\/em>. Sadly, the show still ends without closure.<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Hutton discovers that <em><strong>Someone&#8217;s Watching Me!<\/strong><\/em> in a 1978 made-for-TV thriller directed by John Carpenter, which makes its way to disc from Scream Factory.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholas Meyer&#8217;s harrowing nuclear war drama <em><strong>The Day After<\/strong><\/em> traumatized an entire generation of television viewers back in 1983. With the possibility of a nuclear conflict once again on the world&#8217;s mind, Kino hopes that the telemovie retains at least a little of that power today.  <\/p>\n<p>More TV product includes the second season of <em><strong>Riverdale<\/strong><\/em> and what is described as a Complete Series set of <em><strong>Might Morphin Power Rangers<\/strong><\/em>. Be warned that the latter really only contains Seasons 1-3 of the cheesy kids&#8217; show on DVD plus a Blu-ray copy of the 1995 spinoff movie. <\/p>\n<h2>My $.02<\/h2>\n<p>The only disc I&#8217;m likely to pick up is <em>The Changeling<\/em>. Does anything else tempt 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>If you&#8217;re eager to spend some money on Blu-rays this week, I regret to inform you that the start of August may not be much more exciting than the end of July was. 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