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|  #1 Posted on 29.6.07 2357.47 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | (Click on the "DVD" thread icon to find threads going back to the beginning of the year...here are links to the previous four weeks: 6/5 - 6/12 - 6/19 - 6/26)
Hello.
Due to the Independence Day holiday inconveniently falling on a Wednesday, all the major American distributors have figured that nobody's really interested in buying any new DVDs on Tuesday. Thus, we have another slew of Televista releases (they're Italian, they don't know any better) and....well, nothing really. We'll be done before you know it!
Actually, we have 164 releases, including four HD DVDs and three Blu-Ray (anybody bought the new format yet?), 24 pairings of movies that have been out forever (and probably aren't that good a deal), and...oh, let's just get to the list already.
For those of you who haven't endured one of these lists before, it works thusly:
Hovering over links should provide you with Amazon's current price.
CLICKING on those links will take you to the Amazon shopping cart with a friendly referral from The W - consider making your purchase through us and it'll place a few coins in our tip jar!
Because Amazon sometimes can't come correct with the information, you will see some exposition from me (or, more likely, a bad joke) in addition to the listing along with IMDb icons (which can be clicked to take you to a movie's IMDb listing) or tv.com icons (which can be clicked to take you to the relevant episode list from tv.com)
All links should open in new windows so you can come right back here after your research! (If you want - we're totally flexible about that!)
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Please feel free to add a reply and share your two cents about any of the listings you see here - show off your impressive knowledge, share your opinion about something you've seen, something you're looking forward to seeing, or make your own crappy jokes which are better than mine!
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Let the fireworks begin...
PICK OF THE WEEK:
Belly Dance With Snakes: Embody Your Inner Serpent with Serpentessa (The W at Amazon) - When the pickings are this slim...you know, actually ANY week it's hard NOT to gravitate towards the DVD that teaches you how to bellydance while holding a snake
BIG MOVIES OF THE WEEK:
BIG FAT ZERO
OKAY, WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?
EXPENSIVE VERSIONS OF DVDs YOU ALREADY HAVE:
Blood Diamond [HD DVD] (2006)  Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou - DVD was out 3/20, Blu-Ray out 6/5
The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] (1987)
The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]
The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] (1979)
The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) [HD DVD]
The Patriot (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray] (Germany/USA, 2000)
Flatliners [Blu-ray] (1990)
SONY:
Driving Lessons (UK, 2006)
UNIVERSAL:
Disappearances (2006) Kris Kristofferson, Gary Parker, Luis Guzman, Genevieve Bujold - that's the kinda cast list that tells you everything you need to know, don't it?
MIRAMAX:
Our Very Own (2005) Allison Janney, Keith Carradine, Cheryl Hines, Beth Grant, Jason Ritter
Neverwas (2005) Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt, Bill Bellamy, Michael Moriarty, Brittany Murphy, Jessica Lange
KINO:
Sabah: A Love Story (Canada, 2005) - info at Kino (kino.com)
ANCHOR BAY:
Jam (2006) Traffic accident in the mountains affects fifteen
ECHO BRIDGE:
Ghoulies IV (1994) - Echo Bridge (echobridgehe.com)
Dream A Little Dream 2 (direct to video, 1995) - Corey Feldman, Corey Haim Echo Bridge
TOKYO SHOCK:
Sodom the Killer (Sodomu No Ichi - Japan, 2004)
SHAW BROTHERS WIN AGAIN:
The Bells Of Death: Shaw Bros Special Edition (Duo Hun Ling - Hong Kong, 1968) - more info at Image Entertainment
ONE MORE FURN FILM:
The Taste of Tea (Cha No Aji - Japan, 2004)
The Taste of Tea (Limited Edition) includes second disc with a documentary and animated short
ZOMBIES OF THE WEEK:
The Tomb (Made for video, Italy, 2004)
TELEVISTA DIGS UP THE AWESOME:
Double Bunk (UK, 1961)
What the Peeper Saw (Diablica Malicia - Spain/UK/Italy/USA/West Germany, 1972) Mark Lester, Britt Ekland (rowr)
UFO: Target Earth (1974)
Raid on Entebbe (NBC, 1977) Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto
Tattoo Taboo Get ready to be grossed out
The Best of Laurel & Hardy Five shorts starring EITHER Laurel OR Hardy - so be careful!
LIONS GATE:
Mummy Maniac (2007) Inspired by Actual Events! if you believe the box - this guy really hated it (dreadcentral.com)
IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT:
Gene Autry: Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947) - more info at Image
Gente Pez (Spain/UK, 2001) - Image
STRIKING WHILST THE IRON IS HOT:
Welcome to the Grindhouse - The Teacher and the Pick-Up - These are PROBABLY in the IMDb, but are you really gonna click if I bothered to find them? Just go to BCI/Eclipse instead
Welcome to the Grindhouse - Black Candles and Evil Eye - Ditto above - BCI/Eclipse
DOCUMENTARIES OF THE WEEK:
All My Babies (1952) Classic midwifery documentary Image
All the Presidents' Movies (Made for TV, 2003) Narrated by Martin Sheen - what movies screened in the White House?
War & Truth (2005) A history of embedded journalists
Gangster With a Heart of Gold - The Noonie G. Story (2006) Common and Kanye West narrate
Wamego Strikes Back (2007) Sequel to "Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere" follows the progress of a completed indie film to its eventual distribution...or does it? Cast list guaranteed to include at least one of your favourite people
CODE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT:
4 Life (2007) - Info & Trailer (codeblackentertainment.com)
MAC FILMS:
Double Cross (1994) Jennifer Tilly, Kelly Preston, Kevin Tighe
MAVERICK:
Battlespace (direct to video, Australia, 2006) - Info & trailer at Maverick (maverickentertainment.cc)
MTI HOME VIDEO:
How You Look to Me (2005) Frank Langella, Laura Allen, Bruce Marshall Romans
FIRST LOOK:
Cherry Crush (2007)
Earthstorm (made for TV, 2006)
BRAIN DAMAGE FILMS:
No descriptions yet - but they're all eventually going to work from here (braindamagefilms.com)
Dead Teenagers
Day of the Ax
Granny
SOMETHING WEIRD DOUBLE FEATURE:
Run Swinger Run! / Sex Club International (Double Feature) (1967) - more info at Image
STRAND RELEASING:
Puccini for Beginners (2006) Elizabeth Reaser, Gretchen Mol, Justin Kirk
TRINITY HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
The Imagemaker (1986)
Last Flight Out (made for TV, 1990)
WESTLAKE:
Drive-in Horror Series - Box Set "Savage Spirit" (direct to video, 2006) and "They Feed" (2005) - more info at Westlake (westlakeent.com)
WOLFE VIDEO:
Just the Two of Us (Vintage Collection) (1975) Lesbian exploitation - what would you call that, "lesboxploitation?" - Wolfe Video (wolfevideo.com)
That Tender Touch (Vintage Collection) (1969) More lesbians, more "circa" - Wolfe
AND THE REST:
Ghetto Fabulous I think it's about gangs
Room With a View (2pc) (Ws Dub Spec Sub Ac3 Dol) (UK, 1985)
Maple Palm (2006) Lesbian couple, one of whom is an illegal immigrant, copes with...I don't know. Probably the Bush administration - http://maplepalmmovie.com/
Dead Man's Hand (2007)
COLLECTIONS FROM...NOBODY'S TAKING CREDIT FOR THIS ONE:
Music Lovers DVD Collection - Walk the Line, Garage Days, The Commitments, The Five Heartbeats, This is Spinal Tap, and Hendrix
EDI VIDEO MYSTERY (POSSIBLY PUBLIC DOMAIN) RELEASES:
Horror Classics: Night of Liviing Dead - House of
Horror Classics: Terror - Carnival of Souls (2pc)
Scrooge (1935) (2pc) (Bonc Dol)
WARNER TWOFERS:
Blazing Saddles/Blue Collar Comedy
A Sound of Thunder/Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
The Outlaw Josey Wales/Pale Rider
Maverick/Wild Wild West
Wildcats/The Replacements
Starsky and Hutch/Disorderlies
A Walk to Remember/Chasing Liberty
The Perfect Storm/Three Kings
Proof of Life/Exit Wounds
What a Girl Wants/New York Minute
Memphis Belle/The Aviator
Insomnia/Just Cause
See Spot Run/Clifford's Really Big Movie
Selena/The Bodyguard
NEW LINE TWOFERS:
Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation
The Mask (1994) & Son of the Mask (2pc) (Btb)
Austin Powers 1 & 3 (2pc) (Btb) Strange pairing
Cellular & Long Kiss Goodnight (2pc) (Btb)
Wedding Singer & Little Nicky (2pc) (Btb)
Austin Powers 1 & 3 (2pc) (Sbs) - Wonder what the difference between "BTB" and "SBS" is
Cellular & Long Kiss Goodnight (2pc) (Sbs)
Mask (1994) & Son of the Mask (2pc) (Sbs)
Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat 2: Annihilation
Wedding Singer & Little Nicky (2pc) (Sbs)
TV:
Eureka - Season One (SciFi, 2006) 
Degrassi The Next Generation - Season 5 (CTV, 2005-6) Also aired on "The N"
The Best of Bravestarr (1987-8) What the heck is this? BCI/Eclipse
Filmation's Ghostbusters - The Animated Series, Vol. 2 (1986) (1986-7) Completing the series - Vol. 1 came out 2/27
Baa Baa Black Sheep, Vol. 2 (NBC, 1976-7) The rest of Season 1
Batfink: The Complete Series (synidcated, 1966-7) Parody of guess who - 100 five minute episodes, give or take - Shout! Factory (shoutfactory.com)
The Shield - Seasons 1 - 5
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
National Geographic: The Great Inca Rebellion
DISCOVERY CHANNEL:
Passport to Europe: England, Ireland and Scotland
NICK JR.:
Go Diego Go! - Ready, Set, Go!
Dora The Explorer - Summer Explorer
Blue's Clues - Blue's Room - Little Blue Riding Hood
UK TV:
Chancer - Series 1 (ITV, 1990) Clive Owen
CA TV:
Slings & Arrows - Season 3 (The Movie Network, 2006)
TV EN ESPAOL:
Locos y Sueltos, Vol. 2 con Santamonica - Image Entertainment
ANIME:
ADV FILMS:
Gravion: Seasons 1 and 2
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie Season 3 Vol. 2: Time Trippin' Terror and Wedding Woes
ANIME WORKS:
Girl's High, Vol. 1
BANDAI:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 2
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 2 ( Limited Edition) "...includes: Haruhi DVD Vol 2 with Special Variant Cover, Double-sided Pencil board, Iron-on Haruhi Cosplay Armband and Bouken Desho Desho CD"
GENEON:
Shana 6 (Ws Sub)
Hello Kitty 5: Stump Village - It's Showtime Well, not QUITE anime...
Zipang 6: Target Mirai (Ws Sub)
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, Vol. 2 - Yotsuya Ghost Story
Strawberry Marshmallow: Complete Box Set
MANGA VIDEO:
Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society Just aired on SciFi's "AniMonday"
Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society (Limited Edition) Not sure what makes it Ltd.
NON-ANIME FROM FUNIMATION:
Street Fury: Homeland Security aired on G4
EN ESPAOL:
Diego Armando Maradona: Amor Eterno - Homenaje a Maradona
La Troca de Sinaloa
Linea De Oro En Dvd Alacranes Musical
Linea De Oro En Dvd Duelo
Linea De Oro En Dvd Marco Antonio Sols y Los Bukis
Linea De Oro En Dvd Conjunto Primavera
Linea De Oro En Dvd Grupo Exterminador
Linea De Oro En Dvd Liberacin
Linea De Oro En Dvd El Poder Del Norte
Linea De Oro En Dvd Cardenales de Nuevo Leon
Para Ti Exclusivo
La Hija De Camelia Wow, this looks hot
Los Dos Hermanos Wow, HE looks hot
Por La Puerta Falsa
El Metiche
Reventa De Esclavas (Mexico, 1954) Silvia Pinal
La Emboscada Mortal
El Que Con Ninos Se Acuesta
Sobre El Muerto Las Coronas
Que Hombre Tan Sin Embargo
La Valentina
La Mujer De Todos
Una Gallega En Mexico Something about this one makes me think...."comedy"
COMEDY:
George Lopez - America's Mexican (HBO, 2006?)
White Boyz in the Hood: Season 1 (Showtime, 2006)
BASEBALL:
Baseball's Most Unbreakable Feats "Legendary pitcher Roger Clemens narrates ... a detailed look at 10 seemingly untouchable baseball achievements." List and trailer at Shout! Factory
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT:
WWE: One Night Stand 2007 - as always, we feel a better deal can be found with the DVD/T-shirt package at the ol' WWESHOP (shopzone.wwe.com)
TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION:
TNA Wrestling: Lockdown
TRICKED OUT RIDES:
Bikes and Ballers "O-yeah and wherever there are chromed out bikes and tricked out rides, there will be ballers with money to blow and the booty will be somewhere close."
MUSIC:
MACHETE MUSIC:
Hector El Father: Bad Boy - The Concert
OARFIN RECORDS:
Kingz of the Streetz Vol. 1
Game 101: Serve and Collect
Game 101, Vol. 1: Deep 4 Life
RHINO:
Queensrche: Mindcrime at the Moore
AND THE REST:
50 Years of Hits George Jones & Friends
Fair Warning 2 Negative Approach (1981)
Newcastle Sunday Jandek (2005)
Platinum Reggae Concert Series 1
BIGGIE:
Life After Death: The Movie - Ten Years Later
BIG UPS TO GOD:
Thirsty Gospel - Marvin Sapp
Still Standing Sr. Bishop Paul S. Morton - 2 DVDs
GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME:
Secret Weapons for the Modern Drummer DVD JoJo Mayer breaks his silence
DANCE YA KNOW IT:
Esther Ponce: Flamenco Dreams
SWEAT:
The Kung Fu Kickboxing Workout Tiffany & Max Chen
Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home - 5 Mile Walk
Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home - 1 Mile Workouts
THE DEADLY ARTS:
Shotokan Karate Kata, Vol. 3: Black Belt Forms
FINALLY, THE DVD I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR:
Tactical Paintball - info at Westlake
NATURE:
A Seal's Life - The Story of the Northern Elephant Seal Dr. Sylvia Earle
WATCHING A DVD SURE BEATS TRAVELING:
Globe Trekker: Cambodia
And finally...
THERE'S NO SUCH THING:
Numa Presents: Best of Web Video (Full) - Info at Trinity (trinityvideo.tv)
I WILL be back in this thread on Monday with a Top 24 that will end up representing almost 1/7th of this list - who KNOWS what amongst these will sell - well, you could go get an early check right now, I suppose. Just come back Monday.
Oh HEY maybe YOU'VE seen something on this list - it's obvious I sure haven't - so go ahead and post a reply!
(edited by CRZ on 30.6.07 0009)
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| #2 Posted on 30.6.07 0239.27 | Instant Rating: 6.87 | I don't know how serious you were about the sbs and btb thing, but it's just packaging. Sbs is "side-by-side" and btb is "back-to-back."
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| #3 Posted on 30.6.07 0649.47 | Instant Rating: 4.83 | | "Dyxploitation" | Zeruel
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| #4 Posted on 30.6.07 0736.33 | Instant Rating: 4.05 | I am buying Blu-Rays and watching them on my PS3 in 1080p.
I have Talladega Nights (came with the PS3), Pirates 1 and 2, Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four, and Eragon on Blu-Ray. They all look stunning in HD.
I've seen The Fifth Element and Underworld Evolution on Blu-Ray on my HD setup and the transfers were CRAP. It didn't look better than my DVDs in 480p being upscaled on my TV. Lots of artifacts everywhere. It was pretty distracting.
I can see why they're re-mastering The Fifth Element and I'll probably get the new version when it comes out.
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| #5 Posted on 30.6.07 0855.28 | Instant Rating: 4.67 | Oooh, Ghoulies 4. I doubt I'll find it anywhere here but I'd be interested in that one.
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| #6 Posted on 2.7.07 1201.02 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | RESCHEDULED FOR 7/10:
Still Standing (The W at Amazon) Pushed back for the second week in a row
RESCHEDULED FOR 7/17:
Kingz of the Streetz Vol. 1
Game 101: Serve and Collect
Game 101, Vol. 1: Deep 4 Life
STILL SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, BUT NOW SHOWING UNAVAILABLE:
Girl's High, Vol. 1
All the Presidents' Movies
The Outlaw Josey Wales/Pale Rider
That Tender Touch (Vintage Collection)
Platinum Reggae Concert Series 1
Globe Trekker: Cambodia
Linea De Oro En Dvd - the "El Poder Del Norte" one
Here are the eagerly anticapted Amazon Top 24 pre-orders:
1 Eureka - Season One
2 Baa Baa Black Sheep, Vol. 2
3 Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society (Limited Edition)
4 Slings & Arrows - Season 3
5 The Patriot (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]
6 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 2 ( Limited Edition)
7 Dora The Explorer - Summer Explorer
8 Ghost In The Shell - Solid State Society
9 The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
10 Degrassi The Next Generation - Season 5
11 George Lopez - America's Mexican
12 Blood Diamond [HD DVD]
13 The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition) [HD DVD]
14 Go Diego Go! - Ready, Set, Go!
15 Driving Lessons
16 Puccini for Beginners
17 Queensrche: Mindcrime at the Moore
18 Raid on Entebbe
19 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 2
20 The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
21 The Warriors (The Ultimate Director's Cut) [HD DVD]
22 Flatliners [Blu-ray]
23 WWE: One Night Stand 2007
24 Chancer - Series 1
See you Friday (probably!)
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| #7 Posted on 2.7.07 2002.15 | Instant Rating: 1.48 | DREAM A LITTLE DREAM 2 was NOT direct to video. I remember seeing it in a theater and wondering why Jason Robards wasn't in it.
EUREKA is an awesome show, everyone should watch it.
...oh yeah, and out of ALL the movies that have EVER been made, why the fuck is FLATLINERS getting released on BluRay? Seriously, was someone just really fucked up on drugs and said "Hey! Lets put out FLATLINERS! That should sell like hotcakes."
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| #8 Posted on 2.7.07 2121.11 | Instant Rating: 6.43 |
Originally posted by CRZ
Batfink: The Complete Series (synidcated, 1966-7) Parody of guess who - 100 five minute episodes, give or take - Shout! Factory (shoutfactory.com)
Quite possibly the worst cartoon in the history of mankind, you can see these on Boomerang on occasion.
Worse than Mighty Man and Yuk, worse than the Cattanooga Cats.
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