What’s new to the Blu-ray and DVD Release Schedule This Week?
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Flickchart Ranking: #4245
Times Ranked: 5007
Win Percentage: 35.69%
How Many Top-20’s: 5 Users
You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger mythology nut than me, so catching this (on a easy to see 2D Blu-ray) is a major priority. If you also dig on mythology and flicks, the book “The Ancient World in the Cinema” by an old professor of mine is a great read.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #6699
Times Ranked: 1370
Win Percentage: 48.68%
How Many Top-20’s: 0 Users
It’s Repo! The Genetic Opera but without the opera. Despite my massive love for musicals, I personally was not a fan of that flick but completely understand why 14 year old girls like it. This one looks like it’s much more “serious” and more of a straightforward action flick.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #12462
Times Ranked: 1
Win Percentage: 100%
How Many Top-20’s: 0 Users
Rob Corddry and Zach Galifianakis in a spy-thriller? That’s just crazy enough to work. The movie has an incredible ensemble cast and looks, to me at least, to be a fun way to kill a couple hours. Check out this clip for some proof of the funny.
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Animated superhero movies are the best. There’s nothing better to throw on one monitor, while I get some work done on the other. The only conceivable reason I would ever want kids is so I could buy movies like this without getting dirty looks when I get to be in my 40’s.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #6749
Times Ranked: 287
Win Percentage: 68.81%
How Many Top-20’s: 1 Users
The story of a very successful, real-life martial arts teacher. The man taught Bruce Lee everything he knew, so hopefully there’s an interesting movie in there somewhere. Flickcharters seem to be responding to it very positively so far, so I’m guessing it’s worth a look.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #11835
Times Ranked: 33
Win Percentage: 37.78%
How Many Top-20’s: 0 Users
Documentary about the struggle to control a $25 billion private art collection. The collection was started by a dude who made his money creating a treatment for a sexually transmitted disease in the 1800’s. Flickchart rankings aren’t great right now but it looks interesting.
DVD/Blu-ray Re-releases and Classics:
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #139
Times Ranked: 214443
Win Percentage: 45.94%
How Many Top-20’s: 2431 Users
It’s been far too long since I’ve seen this one, I don’t remember much of it, except that it’s good. It has amassed some very impressive Flickchart numbers so far.
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This one is pretty much just The Core but made in 1965 and with the ever present Cold War-era shadow of worldwide nuclear destruction. The Core is absolutely terrible but still entertaining to watch with a group of friends ready to make fun of it.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #543
Times Ranked: 54060
Win Percentage: 30.71%
How Many Top-20’s: 147 Users
Not great but it’s hard to complain about getting a solid throwback action flick starring an absolute legend.
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #3014
Times Ranked: 1740
Win Percentage: 26.68%
How Many Top-20’s: 2 Users
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #4386
Times Ranked: 852
Win Percentage: 37.69%
How Many Top-20’s: 0 Users
Mickey Rourke, when he looked attractive instead of interesting.
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Charlton Heston Film Noir.
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A movie about a woman getting revenge on her all-star cast of rapists.
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Classic Noir
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Classic Noir
The Secret of the Grain (Criterion Blu-ray and DVD)
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It’s Criterion, so it must be good…
How does it stand up against the Best Movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #7318
Times Ranked: 316
Win Percentage: 46.31%
How Many Top-20’s: 0 Users
Some solid 80’s cheese.
New to Netflix and Instant Streaming New Releases:
Studio-enforced 28 day release moratorium opens for:
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
New to Instant Streaming this week:
Streaming Pick of the Week: Zardoz – What a weird movie. Sean Connery had to have owed somebody money or something to be in this. It’s just so dirty and weird. It’s not necessarily good (or bad) but completely worth a viewing, because it is incredibly interesting and unique.
- The Art of the Steal – Documentary about the battle over a private art collection worth Billions. (Tuesday – July 27th)
- The Warlords – Jet Li, Andy Lau (Thursday – July 29th)
- Life as a House – Kevin Kline, Hayden Christensen (Friday – July 30th)
- The Hudsucker Proxy – Coen Bros, Tim Robbins (Friday – July 30th)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Sean Penn, Nic Cage (Friday – July 30th)
- Eraser – Arnold Schwarzenegger (Saturday – July 31st)
- Executive Decision – Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell (Saturday – July 31st)
- Boys Don’t Cry – Hilary Swank (Sunday – August 1)
- The Fourth Protocol – Pierce Brosnan, Michael Caine (Sunday – August 1)
- The Man with Two Brains – Steve Martin (Sunday – August 1)
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure – Michael Caine, Telly Savalas (Sunday – August 1)
- Zardoz – Sean Connery (Sunday – August 1)
- 10 – Bo Derek (Sunday – August 1)
- Racing Stripes – Frankie Muniz, Hayden Panettiere (Sunday – August 1)
- The Hunted – Benicio Del Toro, Tommy Lee Jones (Sunday – August 1)
- The Whole Nine Yards – Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry (Sunday – August 1)
- La Dolce Vita – Federico Fellini (Sunday – August 1)
- Wall Street – Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen (Sunday – August 1)
- Paycheck – Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman (Sunday – August 1)
- Corvette Summer – Mark Hamill (Sunday – August 1)
- Big – Tom Hanks (Sunday – August 1)
- The Fugitive – Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones (Sunday – August 1)
- Wonder Boys – Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire(Sunday – August 1)
- Twisted – Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson (Sunday – August 1)
- Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke (Sunday – August 1)
- Waiting for Guffman – Christopher Guest (Sunday – August 1)
- Dude, Where’s My Car? – Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott (Sunday – August 1)