Rank this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies of all-time
This week’s new releases suck for the most part so let’s begin with the…
Classics and Re-releases on DVD and Blu-ray:
Back to the Future Trilogy (Blu-ray and DVD | PG)
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How would you rank it amongst the best science fiction movies of all time?
Flickchart Rankings: #10, 64, 176
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One of the most consistent trilogies of all-time. There really isn’t a weak link out of the three. I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of the Blu-ray set and long story short, it’s amazing.
Alien Anthology (Blu-ray | R)
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How would you rank it amongst the best science fiction horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Rankings: #35, 47, 566, 543
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I’m an Alien virgin. I can’t explain how but I’ve managed to watch pretty much every sci-fi flick from the era, but haven’t watched an Alien movie. I’ve even willingly watched the Jack Palance crapfest The Shape of Things to Come twice instead of watching Alien. I will be remedying this very soon, as this set is absolutely loaded. Can’t wait for my pre-order to come in.
House (Criterion Blu-ray | NR | 1977)
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How would you rank it amongst the best haunted house movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #7709
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Criterion keeps finding ways to be the coolest company around.
Paths of Glory (Criterion Blu-ray | NR | 1957)
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How would you rank it amongst the best war movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #931
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Another Criterion release, this one for a great war movie starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Maniac (Blu-ray | R | 1980)
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How would you rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #5742
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There have been some truly great posters this week. House is my favorite but Maniac’s is close.
Cannibal Girls (DVD | R | 1973)
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How would you rank it amongst the best horror comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #11369
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Directed by Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Stripes, Kindergarten Cop) and starring Eugene Levy.
Eye of the Devil (Warner Archive DVD | 1966)
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How would you rank it amongst the best supernatural horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added |
A great looking horror movie from one of the most dependable directors of all-time, J. Lee Thompson (Cape Fear, The Guns of Navarone) and featuring a great cast with Donald Pleasence, Deborah Kerr and David Niven.
Also from the Warner Archive this week: The Green Slime and a bunch of Lon Chaney movies.
New on DVD and Blu-ray:
Sex and the City 2 (DVD | R | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best sex comedy movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #9265
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Attack on Darfur (DVD | R | 2009)
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How would you rank it amongst the best war drama movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #18050
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How much money does it take to get up every morning and feel good about yourself knowing that you’re working on a Uwe Boll film?
New to Netflix Instant Streaming:
Monday October 25th:
- Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Tuesday October 26th:
Wednesday October 27th:
- Cropsey (2009) – Doc about an urban legend on Staten Island
- The Descent: Part 2 (2009) – Surprisingly decent sequel
- Ip Man (2008) – Donnie Yen
- The Boy with Green Hair (1948) – Robert Ryan, Dean Stockwell
- Someone Like You (2001) – Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman
Thursday October 28th:
- The Crazies (2010) – Timothy Olyphant
Sunday October 31st:
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) – Robert Shaw, Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam
- Beer League (2006) – Artie Lange