Django Unchained was the clear winner for Recommendation of the Week, a movie that pleased audiences and critics alike. The DVD and Blu-ray releases features documentaries about the filmmaking process as well as the movie itself.
First Release
- Django Unchained (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (DVD and Blu-ray)
- A Monster in Paris (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Dragon (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Disneynature: Wings of Life (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Re-Release
- Repo Man (1984) (DVD and Blu-ray)
Django Unchained (DVD and Blu-ray) *Recommendation of the Week*
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson
Quentin Tarantino has a big fan based and audiences were pleased with his latest movie, his reimagining of Django series. Jamie Foxx stars as the title character, Django, a slave who is brought by a German dentist turned bounty hunter, Dr King Schultz (Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds). In exchange for finding a bounty on the Speck Brothers, Schultz offers Django his freedom, leading to the German teaching Django how to be a bounty hunter and the two going to save Django’s wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington, Lakeview Terrace) from a sadistic slave owner, Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes: 89% (excellent)
Metacritic Rating: 81/100 (very good)
Entertainment Fuse Score: 8.9/10 (read our review)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Remembering J. Michael Riva: The Production Design of Django Unchained; 20 Years In The Making: The Tarantino XX Blu-ray™ Collection; Django Unchained Soundtrack Spot
Additional Blu-ray Special Features: Reimagining the Spaghetti Western: The Horses & Stunts of Django Unchained; The Costume Designs of Sharen Davis
Amazon Price: $17.99 (DVD), $22.99 (Blu-ray)
On offer this week are two animated movies, a martial arts movie, a nature documentary from Disney and the re-release of Repo Man.
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (DVD and Blu-ray)
Directed by Hisoshi Hamazaki
Written by Kengo Kaji (screenplay), Bradon Auman (story)
Starring: Matthew Mercer, Eric Bauza
Iron Man 3 is set to hit theaters very soon. But that is not going to be the only Iron Man movie coming out. From Marvel Anime the are giving us Iron Man: Rise of Technovore where a young terrorist, Ezekiel Stane (Eric Bauza) attacks Stark Industries and it is up to Iron Man and other Marvel characters to stop him.
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Tale of Technovore; S.H.I.E.L.D.: protecting the Marvel universe
Amazon Price: $16.49 (DVD), $19.49 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content 1.5 stars, Video 2 stars, Audio 2.5 stars, Extras 2 stars, Replay 1.5 stars (out of 5). Skip It.
A Monster in Paris (DVD and Blu-ray)
Directed by Bibo Bergeron
Written by Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian
Starring: Jay Harrington, Adam Goldberg, Vanessa Paradis, Sean Leennon, Danny Huston
A Monster in Paris is a French animated movie set in 1910 Paris where projectionist Emile (Jay Harrington) and inventor Raoul (Adam Goldberg) have to try and protect a monster they are created, a mutated flea called Francœur (Sean Lennon). But Francœur has fallen for a cabaret singer, Lucille (Vancessa Paradis) and he displays a unique talent for singing.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 84% (very good)
DISC DETAILS
Amazon Price: $10.49 (DVD), $18.99 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content 3.5 stars, Video 4.5 stars, Audio 4.5 stars, Extras 0.5 stars, Replay 2.5 stars (out of 5). Recommended.
Dragon (DVD and Blu-ray)
Directed by Peter Chan
Written by Aubery Lam
Starring: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tang Wei
From Hong Kong is a martial arts movie starring martial arts star Donnie Yen. Yen stars as Liu Jinxi who wants escape his past and live a quiet in a Chinese village. But he is called into action when he saves the life of a shopkeeper from two notorious gangsters, leading Liu to face the Chinese underworld and a police detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Red Cliff).
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 84% (very good)
Metacritic Rating: 62/100 (good)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: The making of Dragon; Featurettes with Donnie Yen; "Lost In Jianghu" music video
Amazon Price: $14.93 (DVD), $19.99 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content 4 stars, Video 4 stars, Audio 4 stars, Extras 3 stars, Replay 3.5 stars (out of 5). Recommended.
Disneynature: Wings of Life (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Directed by Louis Schwartzberg
Starring: Meryl Streep
Disneynature have made a number of nature documentaries in recent years. Their latest movie Wings of Life focuses on winged creatures, bees, birds, bats and butterflies. Meryl Streep narrates this documentary focuses on the lives of these creatures, their importance to the food chain and pollination and how fast they are disappearing from the wild.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes: 50% (average)
DISC DETAILS
Amazon Price: $27.99 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Repo Man (1984) (DVD and Blu-ray)
Written and directed by Alex Cox
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez
From the Criterion Collection this week is the Alex Cox socially satirical cult sci-fi comedy Repo Man. Emilio Estevez stars as Otto, a Los Angeles punk who quits his boring job in a supermarket to become a Repo Man Apprentice, working with a veteran, cynical man, Bud (Harry Dean Stanton) as they explore a strange landscape.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 98% (excellent)
Metacritic Rating: 75/100 (very good)
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: New high-definition digital restoration, approved by director Alex Cox; Audio commentary featuring Cox and more cast; Interviews with Cox, Richardson, and Zamora and more cast; Deleted scenes; The complete "cleaned-up" television version of the film, prepared by Cox; Trailers; PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Sam McPheeters and more
Amazon Price: $19.99 (DVD), $27.86 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content 4 stars, Video 4.5 stars, Audio 4.5 stars, Extras 4.5 stars, Replay 3.5 stars (out of 5). Highly Recommended.
