Home Market Releases for November 12th, 2019
November 14, 2019
There are not many new releases on this week’s list, but there are several that are contenders for Pick of the Week. The two leading contenders are The Farewell and Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two. The former is the better show, but it is close, meanwhile, the latter has much better extras, giving it the slight advantage overall. On a side note, Yesterday Was a Lie was also in the competition for Pick of the Week. It didn’t quite win, but its Blu-ray deserves to be seen by a lot more people.
47 Meters Down: Uncaged - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
The Angry Birds Movie 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
The Farewell - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Good Boys - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Complete Series: Norwegian Edition International - Limited Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Peanut Butter Falcon - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Season Five, Part Two - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Steven Universe: The Movie - Buy from Amazon: DVD
At the beginning of the movie, Steven is set to take the throne his mother used to hold, but rejects it and heads back to Earth to be with his friends: Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst. Steven thinks the present is perfect and wants nothing to change, but something does change. Spinel shows up looking for revenge on Steven Universe for what Steven’s mother, Pick Diamond, did to her. We don’t find out what happened before she’s able to hit all of the gems with her scythe and covert them back to their gem forms. She can’t poof Steven and he’s able to wrestle her weapon away from her and convert her to her gem form, but now his powers are not working. His father, Greg, tells him not to worry. The Gems will pop back any moment now and they will be back to normal. He’s half right. They do return to their more human forms, but without their memories. This includes Spinel. Now it is up to Steven to get their memories back and figure out why his powers are not working.
Extras include a making of featurette, the act three pitching meeting, and animatics with commentary tracks. That might not seem like a lot at first glance, but the total running time is over two hours. This is longer than the movie itself by just over 50%.
Steven Universe: The Movie is a must have for fans of the series and it would be a solid way to end the series, but it’s not going to be the ending it was made to be and that should keep fans excited.
Yesterday Was a Lie - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
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This sequel isn’t as good as the original was, not in terms of reviews or at the box office. That said, if you liked the first one enough to buy it, then this one is at least worth a rental.
This film was a huge improvement over the original in terms of reviews, but it collapsed at the box office barely earning more domestically than the first film opened with. If you or your kids liked the first movie, then this one is worth picking up. Just don’t expect the franchise to become a trilogy.
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This film earned nearly perfect reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and became one of the highest grossing limited releases of the year. That does create high expectations. Can it live up to its reputation? Read our review to find out.
A teenage sex comedy, but with three Middle School students as the leads. So it is more of a teenage kissing comedy. It’s still R-rated, so keep that in mind. The extras are not great. There is an audio commentary track and 11 minutes of deleted scenes, but everything else is so short that it is just fluff. That said, it is at least worth a rental, leaning towards a purchase.
The complete and uncensored edition of this show coming out in a massive Blu-ray box set. I own this show already, twice, but I can’t help it, I think I’m going to buy it again. I just have to figure out if my PS3 can play 1080i, because apparently that’s what it is encoded at.
This is one of the best-reviewed films of the year and it is one of the biggest limited release hits of the year. However, it’s only real special feature is a six-minute long making of featurette. It is still worth picking up, but it is not a contender for Pick of the Week.
One of the most popular Anime franchises of all time continues its Blu-ray releases this week. It is worth picking up if you are a fan of Anime, especially if you are a fan of the Magical Girl genre, as this is one of the best and inarguably one of the best-known examples of that genre.
In my opinion, season one of this show was the best first season of any Star Trek series since The Original Series. Can the second season live up to the first? Does it get better? Check out our review for my opinion.
Video on Demand
The Steven Universe show has one last season coming soon, but this week its movie hits the home market. Is it worth checking out for fans? Or should fans worry that the series is going to end on a sour note?
This is one of the first films mentioned on our site. It’s a fantastic Film Noir with a science fantasy mystery to it. The film is very atmospheric with a narrative that touches on a lot of complicated subjects. I pre-ordered the Blu-ray as soon as I saw it was getting a release. Extras include an audio commentary track, making featurettes, and more. It’s absolutely worth picking up and a Pick of the Week contender.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol - No Review - Buy from Amazon: DVD
A Christmas Carol - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
A Snow White Christmas - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
A Christmas Carol is a Christmas classic. The other two releases on this week’s list are not.
The Big Bang Theory: Season 12 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Cobra Kai: Season 1 & Season 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Doctor Who: The Macra Terror - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Line of Duty: Series 5 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Poldark: The Complete Fifth Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Poldark: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
There are two complete series releases on this week’s list. Strangely, Poldark is getting a Blu-ray release for the single-season, but not its complete series release.
Aquarela - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Bliss - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Charley Varrick - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Daytrippers: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Emanuelle in America - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Far Country: Limited Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Heathers: Anniversary Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Madigan - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Operation Crossbow - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Radiant: Season One, Part One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Roadgames - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Spirited Away: Limited Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Werewolf In a Girls’ Dormitory - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Winter Kills - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The World, The Flesh and the Devil - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
As usual, there is a wide selection of secondary Blu-ray releases, including some older classics, some foreign-language imports, etc. Heathers: Anniversary Edition Blu-ray is the one that caught my eye the most.
There were no 3D releases last week, there are none this week, or next week.
There are also no secondary 4K releases this week.
Acceleration - Reviews - Video on Demand
Angel Has Fallen - Reviews - Video on Demand
Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood - No Reviews - Video on Demand
Small Town Killers - Reviews - Video on Demand
Angel Has Fallen is the only big secondary VOD release this week and it is not a film I’m interested in seeing.
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