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DVD Review: John Carter

After first reviewing Disney’s John Carter movie three months ago upon its theatrical release, I wanted to take a second look at the film again once it hit home video. Did I find the movie more appealing to me upon a second viewing? No, I didn’t, but neither did I find it diminished either. I stand by my original review and observations of John Carter: that it’s a serviceable sci-fi pulp escapist film, one that doesn’t draw you into its hero or world the same was as James Cameron’s 3D descendant Avatar.

Voice cast announced for The Dark Knight Returns

Published in 1986, Frank Miller's graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns had a profound impact on the current pop culture take on The Batman. Released at a time when comic books weren't considered capable of rising above juvenile status, TDKR showed us a grim, stark future for a 55-year-old Bruce Wayne. Long since retired from being the Batman, Bruce decides to put on his cape and cowl again to battle a new breed of Gotham City criminal. That sets the stage for Batman's final confrontations with The Joker, Two-Face and a fight-to-the-death street brawl with none other than the Man of Steel, Superman.

Spec'd: Jaws on Blu-ray

On August 14, 2012 Universal Home Studios Entertainment will bring Jaws, Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterwork of suspense, on Blu-ray for the first time. The movie will be digitally remastered and fully restored for its Blu-ray debut, and its audio will be delivered in 7.1 surround sound.

Spec'd: Underworld Awakening DVD

On May 8, 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment streets Underworld Awakening, the fourth in the Screen Gems horror-action franchise. Kate Beckinsale returns for the third time to play Selene, the vampire warrior that likes wearing black corsets when fighting Lycans (better known to us as werewolves.)

Underworld Awakening finds Selene coming to in a new world where humanity not only knows about the existence of vampires and werewolves, they are actively hunting both species. India Eisley plays Selene's now teenage daughter, Eve. This time original Underworld director Len Wiseman opted for producing and writing credits while Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein took over directing duties.

Announced: The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection

Paramount Home Video announced that The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection will arrive on store shelves sometime in 2012. Unfortunately, we don't know if that date will be sooner or whether it'll be around Christmas (and the holiday buying season.) In any case, all four Indy movies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Indiana Jones and theSecret of the Crystal Skull) are coming to Blu-ray, and the set will include bonus material.

Spec'd: Contraband

After racketing up $65 million dollars at the box office when it was released last month, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release the Mark Wahlberg action-thriller Contraband on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download on April 24, 2012.

All James Bond films are coming to Blu-ray

MGM has announced that it will release a monster-sized box set of all 22 James Bond movies in Blu-ray format sometime in 2012. The reveal was made during the Consumer Electronics Show now taking place in Las Vegas, the height of all things in electronic entertainment. The set is meant to honor the 50th anniversary of the Bond movie franchise.

DVD Spec'd: The Thing (2011)

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is dropping their 2011 The Thing prequel on January 31, 2012. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Joel Edgerton (Warrior), Ulrich Thomsen (Season of the Witch), Eric Christian Olsen (NCIS: Los Angeles) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), the movie is a direct prequel to the classic 1982 John Carpenter movie of the same title.

Universal howls about its new Untitled Werewolf Thriller

Leave it to Universal Pictures to make an announcement on Halloween about a new werewolf movie they've got cooking. While the company known for giving us Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman and The Creature From the Black Lagoon, amongst many other monster movies, has a new lycanthrope film in development, it doesn't have an official title just yet.

DVD Spec'd: Cowboys & Aliens

Cowboys & Aliens will be arriving on home video on December 6, 2011. Universal Home Entertainment will be releasing the movie as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack which will include a variety of bonus features as well as a digital copy of the movie.

Star Trek: The Next Generation headed for Blu-ray

If you're a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation and you've been waiting for its arrival on Blu-ray, then I have both good news and bad news to share with you.

Spec'd: Captain America - The First Avenger DVD

After grossing $171 million dollars at theaters this summer, Captain America: The First Avenger will arrive on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on October 25, 2011. 

Spec'd: Super 8

Paramount Home Entertainment will release Super 8 on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on November 22, 2011. The movie will come with a bunch of bonus material including a commentary audio track by director J.J. Abrams.

Spec'd: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Paramount Hone Entertainment will release a Blu-ray/DVD combo edition of Transformers: Dark of the Moon on September 30, 2011. However, if you were hoping to watch the bonus and supplemental material associated with the three-quel, director Michael Bay has something to say to you.

Star Wars Blu-ray changes leak on the web

On September 12 all six Star Wars films are slated to be released on Blu-ray. In addition to featuring new deleted material, cleaned-up video and audio and new interviews, there's also been changes done to some of the scenes in the films. Yeah, it's the Star Wars Special Edition: The Special Edition.