James Bond represents a lifestyle that many people want to live and few can afford. As the world's top secret agent, 007 gets to travel the world to exotic locations, making use of his fast cars and cool gadgets to save the world over and over again (with just enough time left to woo every pretty girl in the area). So far, the series has produced a staggering 22 films, and six of them are available for the first time on Blu-ray today.
The six titles - '
Die Another Day', '
Dr. No', '
For Your Eyes Only', '
From Russia With Love', '
Live and Let Die', and '
Thunderball' - represent a wide range of classic Bond films, including the very first Bond film ever made, 'Dr. No' and one of the latest in 'Die Another Day'. Additionally, Sony is re-releasing '
Casino Royale' as a Collector's Edition with more extras.
We're also holding a
contest to give away three complete sets, in case you hadn't heard.
After the semi-failure of the original '
Hulk' to capture the attention of moviegoers, Universal decided to give the franchise another go. While 'The Incredible Hulk' failed to reach the same level of success as other superhero films like 'Spider-Man' and 'Iron Man', it is a definite improvement over the original. Technically, the release is beautiful, and it really shows off the impressive CG work accomplished by the team. The sound is also solid, with another great DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack from Universal.
Another great title coming out today is Paramount's release of '
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. The film has been released in other countries for quite some time, so its great to see it finally hitting US shores. My
UK import of this title (via Warner) is outstanding, and I expect this release to at least meet that level, if not exceed it.
For a complete listing of all the Blu-ray titles released today,
click here.