New Release Tuesday !

It's Tuesday once again and time for some new DVD releases. With over 60 DVD titles being released this week, I have just picked a few to showcase.

Blade Trinity:The 3rd installment in the Blade series and supposedly the last Blade movie. This time we have Blade going up against the grand-daddy of all Vampires. But this time he has help from The Nightstalker played by Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds. This movie was written and directed by David Goyer who has also written the new Batman Begins movie. This 2-disc unrated edition adds 11 minutes of additional footage and has several featurettes, a blooper reel and a much darker alternate ending.

Darkness:This movie hung in limbo for a few years before finally being released in 2004. It is a Spanish produced film that was made in 2002 but couldn't get distributed at the time. Film stars Anna Paquin (X-Men) in a twist on the haunted house story. No spoilers given here. It is not a groundbreaking story and the acting seems forced at time, but it is one of the most beautifully filmed movies in a long time. Very moody with amazing use of color and texture.

Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events:I have to start off by saying I am a big fan of the books that this film springs from and was a little weary when it was announced that Jim Carrey would be starring as the villain Count Olaf, but all my fears where unfounded and it is a wonderful movie. It squeezes the first 3 books into 1 movie and doesn't drop the ball and stays true to the original material. The costumes and sets have a "Tim Burton" feel to them and the actors chosen to portray the Baudelaire orphan nail the roles, especially Emily Browning as Violet. The 2-Disc SE includes tons of featurettes and 11 deleted scenes. This is a great movie for adults and kids alike.

ER-Season 3:Not much needs to be said about one of the greatest TV series of all time. You get 22 episodes on 6 discs. My only pet peeve about this show is that I have been to Cook County Hospital ER and it does not look anything like the set used for the show. :)

Quartermass:This might not be as well known as some high-budget sci-fi films around, but it is a must see for any true buff. Made in 1975, it is a true testament to British TV film-making by making a truly amzing movie on a very low budget. This time we find Prof. Quartermass coming out of retirement to investigate a strange Alien force threatening the Earth. It is set in the not so distant future where England is in ruin from war and ecological disaster. This DVD features all 4 parts of the original TV mini-series and also includes the very rare, slightly edited, theatrical release version which was called The Quartermass Conclusion. Also included is a episode of the History Channel In Search Of show "Enduring Mystery of Stonehenge. If you get a chance also take the time to check out Quartermass and The Pit and Quartermass 2.

Now I must turn off my computer and once again become comatose in front of my TV while playing the newly released maps on HALO 2.

"Have A Nice Day !"