My Two Cents
Monday, 07 April 2014 17:45

New Breaking Bad: Complete Series on BD & DVD, plus I, Frankenstein and more

by
  • Print
  • Email

We’ve got a new Blu-ray Disc review for you today. Dr. Jahnke has given Twilight Time’s new Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia Blu-ray a spin – a Sam Peckinpah classic. The film is great and it sounds as though Twilight’s done a very nice job on the disc’s A/V quality and extras too. Don’t miss it.

Just to let you know, I’ll be back early tomorrow morning with my review of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Blu-ray – the theatrical edition that arrives in stores tomorrow.

Also here at The Bits today, our own Russell Hammond has updated the Release Dates & Artwork section with all the latest Blu-ray and DVD cover art and Amazon.com pre-order links. As always, anything you order from them in the same session after clicking through our links helps support our work here at The Bits and we surely do appreciate it. [Read on here…]

The big bit of announcement news today is that Sony is releasing a “sans swag” 16-disc Blu-ray version of Breaking Bad: The Complete Series on 6/3. For the first time, there will also be a 21-disc DVD version. You don’t get the barrel packaging, apron or challenge coin of the original BD release (from last November), but the new BD set does give you all the disc-based content (55 hours in all), including the Blu-ray exclusive No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad documentary. Note that the DVD version includes 50 hours of content and doesn’t have the documentary. We’re waiting to see what the SRP is from Sony and will post it when they confirm it. We assume it will be cheaper than the $399 of the original BD release.

Sony has also set A Fighting Man for DVD and digital release on 6/17.

Meanwhile, Lionsgate has set I, Frankenstein for Blu-ray 3D Combo and DVD release on 5/13 (SRP $39.99 and $29.95). Extras will include audio commentary with co-writer/director Stuart Beattie, audio commentary with filmmakers Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, James McQuaide and Kevin Grevioux, and 2 featurettes (Creating a Monster and Frankenstein's Creatures).

Shout! Factory has set NYPD Blue: Season Six for DVD release on 6/24, including all the season’s episodes on 6 discs.

Monarch Entertainment will release the indie thriller Bucksville on DVD only on 4/29.

And Warner Home Video has set How the West Was Won: The Complete Second Season for DVD release on 7/15. The 6-disc set includes all 14 parts.

Finally today, Cinemax has begun running the remastered theatrical cut of James Cameron’s The Abyss in HD. Sources still tell us that both The Abyss and True Lies will finally be released on Blu-ray later this year, as each film celebrates an anniversary in 2014 (The Abyss’ 25th and True Lies’ 20th). We’ll post details as soon as they’re available.

Here’s a look at the BD cover art for Warner’s The Time Machine (due 7/8), and Lionsgate’s I, Frankenstein and Blood Ties (due 6/3)…

The Time Machine (Blu-ray Disc)    I, Frankenstein (Blu-ray 3D)    Blood Ties (Blu-ray Disc)

Stay tuned...

- Bill Hunt

Contact Bill Hunt

Please type your full name.
Invalid email address.
Please send us a message.
Invalid Input