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Today on Blu-ray - November 3rd
Posted November 3, 2009 10:03 AM by Josh Dreuth
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When 'Forrest Gump' received its theatrical release 15 years
ago, the media quickly latched onto the realistic special effects used to
insert Tom Hanks character into a number of historically significant film
footage that can be seen throughout the film. While they were no doubt
impressive for their time, the true focus should have been on Tom Hanks
Oscar-winning performance and the power of the story told within. Today
we are fortunate to be able to revisit this classic on Blu-ray in a stunning
high definition presentation worthy of its Sapphire designation.
The story of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) begins with a small, southern boy
with crooked legs and a slow mind and ends with a successful man who
just so happened to change the lives of a few million people along the
way. Whether catching shrimp with a friend from his tour in Vietnam or
cleaning his dirty face while running across the country, his intentions were
never to change the world, it just ended up being that way.
Paramount took some heat in September for their Sapphire Series release
of 'Gladiator', which went on to achieve impressive sales
numbers despite a mediocre video presentation. They will not suffer the
same criticism today. The video on 'Gump' is sharp and detailed, and the film's music-
heavy soundtrack is absolutely stunning. Without a doubt, this is a highly
recommended Blu-ray release.
It's quite shocking to think that it took over three years for the first Alfred
Hitchcock film arrive on Blu-ray in the US, but the stunning Blu-ray
presentation of 'North by Northwest' makes it worth the
wait. As staff reviewer Casey Broadwater concludes, "The video
presentation is uniformly excellent—as close to a definitive version of the
film as we're going to get in 1080p—and the new TrueHD soundtrack
means North by Northwest sounds bigger and more clear than ever."
The Christmas flood keeps on flowing, with Blu-ray releases of the holiday
classic 'It's a Wonderful Life', re-release of 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation: Ultimate
Collector's Edition' in a collectible tin, and the holiday-inspired
romantic comedy 'Love Actually'. As far as romantic comedies go, 'Love
Actually' goes beyond your standard affair with an engaging story and
quality acting by a large cast of Hollywood regulars. Combine that with a
solid Blu-ray presentation, and this becomes an easy purchase to surprise
your significant other this holiday season.
The latest benefactor of the success of 'Transformers', 'G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra' arrives on Blu-ray today. While
I would have rather seen a retro adaptation of the material, the film
managed to pull significant box office numbers despite tepid critic reaction.
Also out today is 'Rocky: The Undisputed
Collection' which brings together all six Rocky films in a single set.
With the first and sixth films already available on Blu-ray, this
marks the first time fans can get their hands on the Rock II-V in high
definition. And let's be honest, who isn't up for a little Mr. T boxing action?
The Criterion Collection recently lost distribution rights to 'The
Third Man', reminding fans that at any time these industry leading Blu-
ray releases can disappear just as quickly as they arrive. Today, Criterion
brings us 'Wings of Desire' and the fan-picked 'Howards End'. Both releases are spectacular examples of
catalog titles done right. As staff reviewer Dr. Svet Atanasov concludes in
his review of 'Howards End', "Supervised by cinematographer Tony Pierre-
Roberts and approved by director James Ivory, the high-definition transfer
for Howards End has been created on a C-Reality Datacine with Oliver
Wetgate processing from the original 35mm interpositive. The result is a
vibrant, terrific looking transfer that will surely impress fans of this
beautiful film."
The 80's were filled with memorable coming of age stories featuring young
actors who have since puttered around Hollywood (Matthew Broderick, 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off') or faded away (Jennifer Grey, 'Dirty
Dancing'). Today, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases 'Say
Anything: 20th Anniversary Edition' on Blu-ray. While star John Cusack
has gone on to star in a number of memorable performances, his peak may
have come whilst raising his boom box and winning the hearts of millions
of young girls.
And finally today, Star Wars fans can pick up 'Star Wars: Clone Wars – The Complete Season One'
on Blu-ray today.
For a complete listing of all the Blu-ray titles released today, click here.
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Source: Blu-ray.com |
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SpaceMind
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Nov 03, 2009
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Rocky Collection and Say Anything for me! |
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gavydizzle
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Nov 03, 2009
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Getting Forrest gump tonight, saw it several times in theatres when I was real young and its been a fav of mine ever since. |
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SellmeyourDVD
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Nov 03, 2009
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I may be the only person on this Earth who has never watched Forest Gump. |
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surfdude12
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Nov 03, 2009
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wish we had a blu-ray.com review of forrest gump  |
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Nathan Arizona
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Nov 03, 2009
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I'll be buying Wings of Desire when the price drops in Canada. |
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TTC1984
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Nov 03, 2009
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Ordered the Rocky Collection, and I'm going to pick up Forrest, Wonderful and North later on today. Gonna be an expensive day! |
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Brad1963
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Nov 03, 2009
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picked up already Love Actually and North By Northwest. Howard's End on its way in the mail. Will go out at lunch to get It's A Wonderful Life. |
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Titanicfave
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Nov 03, 2009
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South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, A time to kill, and Stir of echoes for me today. |
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nathanp
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Nov 03, 2009
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On the way from Amazon; North by Northwest, 2 Girls and a Guy, Howards End, Wings of Desire and Forrest Gump. Also interested in the Rocky set, I just wish part 5 had never been made, it's like the 'Never Say Never Again' of the Rocky series. |
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Alan Gordon
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Nov 03, 2009
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Criterion lost distribution rights to "Wings of Desire" and "Howard's End"?!?!?! |
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Josh
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Nov 03, 2009
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Aye! HTML gremlin. Fixed! |
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bondfooll
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Nov 03, 2009
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This is a banner day for Blu-ray. Forrest Gump is overrated, but it's still a nice story, like a filmic hug, and I'm picking it up, along with Rocky, NxNW, It's a Wonderful Life, and Say Anything. |
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bondfooll
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Nov 03, 2009
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@Alan Gordon, no, they only lost the rights to The Third Man. |
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vanscottie
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Nov 03, 2009
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Pre-ordered "North..." a couple weeks ago, hopefully it'll ship today. I already have the SDVD of "...Wonderful Life" I'll upgrade if reviews say its worth it but I'm dubious. Criterion's are amazing, but I'll wait for 50% off at least for "Wings.." and just rent "Howard's End" Its a good film but I don't need it in my already bulging over library |
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kevinokev
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Nov 03, 2009
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So looking forward to the review. I have a copy of the BD in my hands as I write (not really as that would be really awkward)... Going to check out the PQ momentarily... |
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PossumPete
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Nov 03, 2009
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Star Wars: Clone Wars for me. |
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TheFatalPhenom
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Nov 03, 2009
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Picked up Forrest Gump, It's a Wonderful Life. |
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Alan Gordon
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Nov 03, 2009
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bondfooll,
Josh fixed the mistake in the story. |
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