DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 11th, 2013
June 12, 2013
Another typical summer week on the home market. There are a few first-run releases, but nothing that is a blockbuster. There are more TV on DVD releases, including a couple that were contenders for Pick of the Week. This includes Burn Notice: Season Six, but the screener is late, so I'm holding off. Enter the Dragon gets an Anniversary Edition Blu-ray and it is a contender. However, in the end I went with The Newsroom: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Combo Pack.
Becker: Season Five - Buy from Amazon
Beverly Lewis' the Confession - Buy from Amazon
Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon: Driven, Enter the Dragon, How to Survive the Plague, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne, Set 1, Mysterious Girlfriend X: Complete Collection, Ninja III: The Domination, Rendition, Rockshow, Running Scared, Save the Date, Sengoku Basara: Complete Series - Season 1 & 2, and Wild Strawberries (Criterion Collection)
Burn Notice: Season Six - Buy from Amazon
Digimon Tamers - Buy from Amazon
Disney Double-Shot Triple-Shot
Doctor Who - Buy from Amazon: Story 54: Doctor Who: Inferno (Special Edition) and Story 56: Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Fairly Legal: Season Two - Buy from Amazon
House of Cards: The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
In The Heat of the Night - Complete Season 8 - Buy from Amazon
Killing Lincoln - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Major Crimes: The Complete First Season - Buy from Amazon
Minnie's the Wizard of Dizz - Buy from Amazon
Necessary Roughness: Season Two - Buy from Amazon
Oz the Great and Powerful - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 3D Combo Pack
The Philadelphia Experiment - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Power Rangers Super Samurai: Secret of the Red 4 - Buy from Amazon
Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Third Season - Buy from Amazon
Tosh.0: Cardigans Plus Casual Jackets - Buy from Amazon
Wagon Train - The Eighth and Final Season - Embossed Collectible Tin - Buy from Amazon
Wrong - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The penultimate season of this series. This is the season where the ratings crashed, but that was due mostly to a scheduling change and not a major decline in quality.
A TV movie starring Katie Leclerc from Switched At Birth. In the film, Katie Leclerc stars as a young girl living in an Amish village who learns she was adopted and goes out to find her birth mother. The reviews are mixed, even for a TV movie.
Not a lot of major secondary Blu-ray releases. Enter the Dragon is easily the best on this week's list.
I love this show. My screener is on its way and the contest begins on Friday.
This DVD is higher on the list of best-selling new releases than I would have expected. I never got into this show, as I was way too old by the time this genre got big.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Blu-ray Double-Shot - Buy from Amazon
The Emperor's New Groove - Buy from Amazon
Lilo and Stitch - Buy from Amazon
Three Disney Blu-rays are coming out this week, each including a theatrical release and their respective Direct-to-DVD sequels. I am getting one of these to review, but I will talk about all three of them when it arrives.
Two stories from the Jon Pertwee era are being (re)released this week. Both are great stories and while Inferno is a double-dip, the improvement in sound quality is worth it.
The second and final season of this legal dramedy. The show's reviews were mostly good, but it did lose roughly 40% of its ratings during its second season, so it is no surprise it was canceled.
This film became a midlevel hit domestically and a $200 million hit worldwide. Does it deserve this success? Or did it benefit from the lack of competition early in the year? Read our review for my opinion.
A TV series that first debuted on Netflix. It is important because it is part of an early trend of streaming services creating content on their own. If it becomes profitable enough for Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc. to make shows, it will greatly decrease the power TV networks have over controlling content. Fortunately, it is not only an important show because of that, it is also a really good show. If you are a political junkie, it is worth checking out.
A TV series based on the 1967 movie of the same name. The movie was groundbreaking, while the TV series was a great police procedural. It is worth checking out, and at just $20, it is worth buying.
A docudrama about the final days of Abraham Lincoln. There are no reviews, but it is selling quite well compared to most similar films. It is narrated by Tom Hanks, so that helps.
A spin-off of The Closer. This TV series is earning good reviews and its ratings were really strong. Season two began on Monday, which is why Season One was released on Tuesday. Actually, it makes no sense whatsoever.
Fans of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse should really enjoy this DVD as well.
Callie Thorne stars as a divorcee who needs a job and becomes a sports therapist. The TV shows reviews are relatively good and Callie Thorne earned a Golden Globe nomination.
HBO's big new drama of last season. That alone raises the bar for expectations. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, which raises the expectations even higher. Can it possibly live up to those expectations? Read our review to find out.
The best selling new release of the week. I will hopefully get a copy to review. If not, the reviews were just below the overall positive level. It is better as a technical creation than it is as a narrative story, but if you liked Alice in Wonderland, you will probably like this one as well.
The penultimate release for one of the best courtroom dramas of all time. But does it go out on a high note? Or does is fizzle out? Check out our review for my opinion.
A SyFy TV movie remake of the 1984 film of the same name. Stick with the original.
I may or may not get this DVD to review.
One of the better police procedurals on cable TV. It has great chemistry between its two leads, Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, while the crime mysteries are not quite as strong as the chemistry is.
Not your typical Dwayne Johnson mindless action film. Is it better because it tries to be more? Or does it fall because it tries to rise above? Check out our review for my opinion.
Even at his best, I can only take his humor for so long. A three-disc set is just too much.
A classic Western from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s. The final season hit the home market this week and is reason for fans to be happy.
Written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, who previously made Rubber. This film is not as utterly bizarre, but it is still strange enough to that the reviews were a little too weak to thrive in limited release. If you like his previous work, it is worth checking out.
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