Now this is a big week; lots of new releases (a lot of them junk but a couple good ones) and a great assortment of catalog releases including one that I’ve been eagerly awaiting for a long time.
New Releases
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D
- Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Surround
- Special Features Include:
- Above and Beyond: Exploring Dark of the Moon
- Rising from the Fallen: Development and Design
- Ready for Prime Time: Filming Across America
- Battle in the Heartland: Shooting in Chicago
- Attack of the Birdmen: Aerial Stunts
- Shadow of the Sentinel: Post-Production and Release
- Uncharted Territory: NASA’s Future Then and Now
- Deconstructing Chicago: Multi-Angle Sequences
- Previsualizations with optional commentary by director Michael Bay and previsualization supervisor Steve Yamamoto
- Previsualizations/Final Shot Comparison with optional commentary by director Michael Bay and previsualization supervisor Steve Yamamoto
- Visual Effects with optional commentary by visual effects supervisors Scott Farrar and Matthew Butler
- Visual Effects/Final Shot Comparison with optional commentary by visual effects supervisors Scott Farrar and Matthew Butler
- The Art of Cybertron
- Autobots
- Decepticons
- Environments
- Weapons and Gear
- Ships
- The Dark of the Moon Archive
- 3D: A Transforming Visual Art
- Moscow World Premiere
- Birdmen Featurette
- Cody’s iPad
- The Sound of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- The Matrix of Marketing
- Trailers
- Marketing Gallery
Transformers Limited Edition Collector’s Trilogy
- Includes all three Transformers movies on DVD and Blu-ray and Transformers: Dark of the Moon on Blu-ray 3D
- Loaded with over 10 hours of bonus features and packaged in exclusive trophy display packaging
- Features a movie plaque signed by director Michael Bay with images from all three films
Drive
The Thing
In Time
- The Minutes behind the scenes featurette
- Deleted and Extended scenes
Dream House
Other New Releases: The Big Year
Catalog Releases
Star Trek: The Next Generation The Next Level- I can’t express how excited I am about this release which includes three fully restored episodes of TNG. Restored from the original camera negatives with ALL the effects being redone to take full advantage of the higher resolution that Blu-ray offers. This single disc release includes the feature length pilot Encounter at Farpoint, the third season episode Sins of the Father, and the Hugo award winning The Inner Light from the fifth season. The pilot isn’t particularly a good episode but it’s a great way to show how much the show looks after the restoration because Encounter at Farpoint is an ugly looking episode. Sins of the Father and The Inner Light are two of TNG’s best episodes and really showcase the show’s writing but neither are special effects heavy but should still provide a bit of eye candy for those on the fence of upgrading their DVD’s. Special features are light on this release with only an IPAD app promo, a trailer for this release, and a trailer for the Complete First Season of Next Generation coming later this year. Be on the lookout for a full review of this release soon.
Other Catalog Releases: To Kill a Mockingbird
