Grendelscott's DVD Corner: 11/20/05

grendelscott · 11-21-2005, 01:54 AM

Welcome back! Just to recap for any new members, each week I will post what is due out that week (or at least most of the main stream releases, as anywhere from 100-300 DVDs are released each week). I'll then spotlight a DVD with a review or news about a new one coming out. Finally, I'll post a DVD easter egg or two each week. Many of you might already know of them, but they are fun things to find "hidden" on your DVDs.

Lot's o' Season goodness this week...and you can now own your own Puffy Shirt! (collectible that is...)

DVD releases due out Tuesday, Nov 22nd:

Movies:

A Dog's Life: A Dogamentary (Box Cover)
8MM 2 (Box Cover)
Grand Role (Box Cover)
Hell on Wheels (Box Cover)
The Honeymooners (Box Cover)
King Kong (1933) (Box Cover)
King Kong (Collector's Edition) (1933) (Box Cover)
Kong: King of Atlantis (Box Cover)
Mighty Joe Young (Box Cover)
Operation Last Patrol (Box Cover)
Ozzfest 10th Anniversary (Box Cover)
The Polar Express (Box Cover)
Punishment Park (Box Cover)
Ran (Box Cover)
Skeleton Man (Box Cover)
The Son of Kong (Box Cover)
Still Growing Up: Peter Gabriel Live & Unwrapped (Box Cover)
The Tales of Hoffmann (Box Cover)
War of the Worlds (2-Disc Limited Edition) (2005) (Box Cover)
War of the Worlds (2005) (Box Cover)

TV Seasons/Box Sets:

Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection (Box Cover)
Andy Griffith - The Complete Fourth Season (Box Cover)
Astro Boy Collectors Box Set (Box Cover)
The Best of American Idol, Seasons 1-4 (Box Cover)
The Best and Worst of American Idol Limited Edition (Box Cover)
CSI: Miami - The Complete Third Season (Box Cover)
Dark Shadows DVD Collection 21 (Box Cover)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Box Cover)
The French Chef With Julia Child 2 (Box Cover)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 2 (Special Edition) (Box Cover)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Vol. 2 (Box Cover)
The Golden Girls Season Three (Box Cover)
Harry Chapin: Remember When, The Anthology (Box Cover)
Home Improvement: Season Three (Box Cover)
The King Kong Collection (Box Cover)
King of the Hill Season Five (Box Cover)
Leave It to Beaver The Complete First Season Limited Edition Gift Set (Box Cover)
Leave It to Beaver The Complete First Season (Box Cover)
The Ross McElwee DVD Collection (Box Cover)
Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales From the Japanese Underground (Box Cover)
Seinfeld Season 5 (Box Cover)
Seinfeld Season 6 (Box Cover)
Seinfeld Seasons 5 & 6 Giftset (Box Cover)
The Worst of American Idol, Seasons 1-4 (Box Cover)
The X-Files Mythology: Super Soldiers (Box Cover)

DVD INFO
King Kong (Collector's Edition) (1933)
From DVD Empire

The legendary classic about a giant ape that is brought to New York City, and wreaks havoc!

The Collector's Edition comes in an exclusive tin case and includes a reproduction of the original 1933 Souvenir Program, King Kong Postcards and a vintage King Kong Poster Mail-In Offer!

Features:

Commentary with Ray Harryhausen, Ken Ralston with Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Shoedsack, Ruth Rose, Fay Wray and Robert Ryan
RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World (7-Part Documentary)
I'm Kong: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005 TCM documentary)
Hollywood The Golden Years: The RKO Story- Birth of a Titan (1987 BBC documentary)
Creation Test Footage with Optional Commentary by Ray Harryhausen
Theatrical Trailer
Merian C. Cooper Trailer Gallery

Video:

Standard 1.33:1 B&W

Audio:

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono

Subtitles:

None

This Week's DVD Easter Egg(s)

The 10th Kingdom
Source: Eye Crave DVD

One Egg is found on disc one's main menu. You start it by selecting "Kingdoms". You then will see a map that lists 9 kingdoms and asks you to "Search for the Hidden 10th Kingdom". The cursor will be highlighting the 1st Kingdom when you enter this screen. Use your remote to move left to the 3rd Kingdom and then again up to the 4th Kingdom. Now, move it to the right and the cursor will position itself on a small castle. Press "Enter". A screen will come up to tell you that you have found the "Hidden 10th Kingdom"

But wait there's more. Once you've read the message, you can move the cursor up to highlight the Magic Mirror. By selecting the mirror it reveals a short clip showing two of the characters entering the 10th Kingdom.

That's all folks! Thanks for reading, and see you next week. I'm off to watch the finale of Rome on HBO...

Zurbaran1 · 11-21-2005, 02:36 AM

After looking over the weekly flyers and paging through Entertainment Weekly I was just thinking what a brutal week it is going to be for DVDs. Lots of stuff I want to pick up and of course the Puffy shirt!!! I think you missed Miami Vice Season 2.

Ghost · 11-21-2005, 02:38 AM

Yeah the Puffy shirt! Can't wait to pick that up as well as Aeon Flux!

Zurbaran1 · 11-21-2005, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghost

Yeah the Puffy shirt! Can't wait to pick that up as well as Aeon Flux!

Best Buy has an exclusive extra DVD with their Aeon Flux. Don't know what's on it. They are also offering some Book for free to reward zone members with War of the Worlds and a free litho with Polar Express. And TUesday is also Xbox 360 day.

Ghost · 11-21-2005, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1

Best Buy has an exclusive extra DVD with their Aeon Flux. Don't know what's on it. They are also offering some Book for free to reward zone members with War of the Worlds and a free litho with Polar Express. And TUesday is also Xbox 360 day.

That I did see. I'm not interested in WotW, so prolly just Aeon and Seinfeld for me this week. You getting a 360, Zurb?

Zurbaran1 · 11-21-2005, 03:06 AM

I'm thinking about the 360 but I'm not going to jump through hoops to get one. I'm usually an early adopter and have pre-ordered the systems to make sure I get one of the first but I didn't do that with the 360. I was just reading on CNN today how there may be a shorter of these leading up to the holidays and how Microsoft may have significantly overstated the number of units. I'm thinking this might be a good one to pick up and flip now during the holiday frenzy. Looks like they are going for some serious money on ebay already. What will happen when the initial supply dries up just before the holiday? But today my kids started bugging me about it and they want one so I may just buy it and keep it. I'm not going to stand on a line for 3 hours or anything like that. I'll walk in when the store opens and if I can grab one I will.

You?

grendelscott · 11-21-2005, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1

After looking over the weekly flyers and paging through Entertainment Weekly I was just thinking what a brutal week it is going to be for DVDs. Lots of stuff I want to pick up and of course the Puffy shirt!!! I think you missed Miami Vice Season 2.

It is a brutal week. As for Miami Vice season 2, it looks like it was bumped back to 12/13. Best Buy and Amazon both show 12/13, but DVD Empire shows 11/22.

Zurbaran1 · 11-21-2005, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by grendelscott

It is a brutal week. As for Miami Vice season 2, it looks like it was bumped back to 12/13. Best Buy and Amazon both show 12/13, but DVD Empire shows 11/22.

That's cool with me. I'm getting too much as is, this Tuesday.

grendelscott · 11-21-2005, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Zurbaran1

That's cool with me. I'm getting too much as is, this Tuesday.

I was wanting to get it too. Still need to watch the first one though. I'm going to the McFarlane Showroom tomorrow morning to pick some stuff up which will put a dent in the DVD funds. So, I will most likely just get the WotW and Aeon Flux this week, and add several others to my X-mas list for Santa to bring me...

Ghost · 11-21-2005, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zurbaran1

I'm thinking about the 360 but I'm not going to jump through hoops to get one. I'm usually an early adopter and have pre-ordered the systems to make sure I get one of the first but I didn't do that with the 360. I was just reading on CNN today how there may be a shorter of these leading up to the holidays and how Microsoft may have significantly overstated the number of units. I'm thinking this might be a good one to pick up and flip now during the holiday frenzy. Looks like they are going for some serious money on ebay already. What will happen when the initial supply dries up just before the holiday? But today my kids started bugging me about it and they want one so I may just buy it and keep it. I'm not going to stand on a line for 3 hours or anything like that. I'll walk in when the store opens and if I can grab one I will.

You?

I agree I'm usually the same way but pretty much only with Nintendo, which for me has always been a safe bet for gaming. As far as Sony and Msft, well there's nothing in their launch list that would have me running for the hills to get. I waited on the Xbox the first time and picked it up when they released it with the better controller and the 2 free games. So not in a big hurry to get it. I'll prolly just stock up on Nintendo DS games for the winter and then wait for the Nintendo Revolution and the PS3 if they have some good stuff.