Home Market Releases for September 24th, 2019
September 26, 2019
It is a horrible week on the home market, at least from my perspective. There are no monster hits to talk about, but a flood of middling releases that I can’t really ignore. The biggest first-run release of the week is Yesterday and it is the closest we have to a Pick of the Week contender on this week’s list. That is if you don’t count Crawl and Midsommar, which are hitting VOD this week.
101 Dalmatians - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
American Horror Story: Apocalypse - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Anna - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Child’s Play - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Daughter of the Wolf - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Elementary: Season Seven - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: The Final Season and The Complete Series
Pavarotti - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Shaft - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Sleeping Beauty - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Star Wars
Yesterday - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
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Video on Demand (Movie Only)
Video on Demand (With Extras)
One of two Signature Collection releases this week. Both are classics, but I can’t help thinking that there will be a 4K release sooner rather than later, so this could turn out to be a stop-gap release rather that something really worth buying.
Video on Demand
Apparently the most recent season is amazing, but this one is just mostly okay. It is one of the best-selling new releases of the week, on the other hand.
This film is too similar to Atomic Blonde to stand out, while it is not nearly as good to work on its own.
Video on Demand
This isn’t a bad movie, but the switch from magic to technology wasn’t necessary and didn’t add anything to the movie. In fact, since the target audience is full of technophiles, making yet another “What if technology is bad?!” movie was likely a mistake. This could explain why it missed expectations at the box office. Or it could have missed expectations simply because it was a horror remake and those have struggled recently.
Video on Demand
This film earned really weak reviews and didn’t do anything in theaters. This explains why it is only getting a DVD release this week. It doesn’t explain why it is selling so well on Amazon.
The DVD screener arrived late, well, not really. It arrived last Monday, which is technically not late, but not early enough to to get a review done on time. Was it worth the wait? Or has the show overstayed its welcome? Read our review for my opinion.
This is one of the biggest documentaries to come out this year earning nearly $5 million. On the other hand, while its Tomatometer Score is 86% positive, its average review score is under 7 out of 10, so it is definitely in the “Liked but not loved” category. The lack of extras prevents it from being a Pick of the Week contender, but it is still worth picking up.
This film missed expectations, both with critics and in theaters. There are not a lot of extras, just a couple of featurettes, some deleted scenes, and outtakes. If you are a fan of the franchise, then maybe it is worth checking out, but that’s as far as I can go.
Video on Demand (Movie Only)
Video on Demand (With Extras)
The second Disney Signature Collection release of the week. Like the previous one, this one is a classic, where the villain steals the show. However, I think this is a placeholder release and a bigger 4K release is on its way.
A New Hope - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Empire Strikes Back - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Return of the Jedi - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Phantom Menace - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Attack of the Clones - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Revenge of the Sith - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Force Awakens - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Rogue One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Last Jedi - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Solo - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Every live-action film in the Star Wars franchise comes out on Blu-ray this week. I can’t image there are a lot of fans of this franchise that don’t already own these movies. I personally own most of them at least three times.
Video on Demand
This film earned good reviews, but not great reviews. However, the main complaint seems to be what the film isn’t and not what it is. In the movie, there’s an event that causes a global blackout and the next day, Jack Malik discovers he’s the only one to remember the Beatles and decides to release their music as his own. The idea of a world without The Beatles is a fascinating idea and looking at how the world would have changed could fill a dozen movies. However, this movie doesn’t look at that question at all and it is instead an exploration of the Impostor Syndrome, which is the nagging feeling that no matter how talented you are, you are not talented enough and soon people will find out you’re an impostor. These are two totally different ways to approach the subject of The Beatles disappearing from history, but as long as you know it is the latter going in, then the movie is really good. There is also a ton of extras on the DVD / Blu-ray, easily enough to be worth picking up, but it is still not quite a Pick of the Week contender.
3 Bears Christmas - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
There’s only one Christmas release this week and it is not what you would call a high profile release.
8 Days: To the Moon and Back - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Billions: Season Four - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Good Witch: Season Five - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Madam Secretary: Season Five - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Pitching In: Series One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Spirit: Riding Free - Seasons Five through Eight - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Stephen King’s The Stand - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Voltron: Defender of the Universe: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Voltron: Defender of the Universe: Lion Force - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Voltron: Defender of the Universe: Vehicle Force - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
There are quite a few secondary TV on DVD releases on this week’s list, but none of them jump out as must haves.
Action Jackson - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
A Bucket of Blood - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Circus: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Fear No Evil - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Great Waldo Pepper - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Hellraiser - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Ida Lupino: Filmmaker Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
John Carpenter’s Vampires - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Kemono Friends: The Complete First Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Killer Crocodile - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Letter - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Local Hero: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Lupin the Third: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Madness in the Method - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Major and the Minor - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
One Piece: Episode of East Blue - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Pledge Night - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
A Score To Settle - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Set-Up - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Skatetown USA - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Skin - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The Wax Mask - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
There are several interesting secondary Blu-ray releases this week, including a couple of Criterion Collection releases, lots of horror films, several classics like The Major and the Minor, and more.
No 3D releases this week.
Maleficent - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
I love this movie and I can’t wait to see the Sequel.
Crawl - Reviews - Video on Demand
Crawl - Reviews - Video on Demand (4K Ultra HD)
House of Time - No Reviews - Video on Demand
Midsommar - Reviews - Video on Demand
Midsommar - Reviews - Video on Demand (4K Ultra HD)
Prey - Reviews - Video on Demand
The Ranger - Reviews - Video on Demand
I put in a request for a screener for Crawl, while the screener for Midsommar has already arrived.
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