The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a franchise in the purest form. Whether in comic book, video game, or - as the '
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection' captures - film form, the four talking turtles always used their advanced ninja skills to stop the bad guy in humorous fashion. While not a completely new Blu-ray release - the 2007 CG 'TMNT' film included in the set has been out on Blu-ray for two years - the set brings fans the complete film saga of this amphibian fighting force.
Unfortunately, as Staff Reviewer Kenneth Brown points out, the "live-action entries are saddled with problematic video transfers and its supplemental package is a joke." But for fans that can't get Vanilla Ice's "Ninja Rap" out of their head, you finally have a chance to pick up some of this cheesy goodness in high definition - and I'm not talking about the pizza.
Those of you interested in the history of Hollywood will want to pick up a copy of '
Cutthroat Island', released on Blu-ray today. It's rare that film aficionados have the opportunity to own a film in high definition that sunk not only the careers of its stars, but also the studio that produced it. Witness the disaster in Blu-ray high definition for the first time today.
Thankfully, there are a few bright blips on the radar, especially considering that today marks the Blu-ray release of '
I Love You, Man', the hilarious comedy starring two of your favorite Judd Apatow actors in Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. As Staff Reviewer Martin Liebman comments in his review, "A Romantic Comedy with a twist that breathes new life into old material,
I Love You, Man represents one of the absolute best Comedies to grace the screen in a good long while."
And finally, Sony brings a number of classic 1980's films to Blu-ray today, including '
About Last Night...', '
Blue Thunder', '
St. Elmo's Fire', and '
Starman'. Looking back, films produced during this era had a unique style that, for good or bad, is not often replicated in today. While it may be hard to consider any of these films classics in their own right, together they represent a time when hair was big, colors were bright, and action was over-the-top.
For a complete listing of all the Blu-ray titles released today,
click here.