Home Market Releases for March 17th, 2020
March 17, 2020
It’s a relatively good week on the home market, as we have Jumanji: The Next Level coming out. On the other hand, that’s the only big release of the week, at least on physical media. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is hitting Video on Demand. Neither are Pick of the Week contenders, although Jumanji could get there when the screener arrives. As for the best of the rest, The Point: Ultimate Edition and Superman: Red Son Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD are worth checking out. The Point came out a while ago, but the screener arrived late. That said, it is still the best release on this week’s list.
Attack on Titan: Season 3 - Part 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Black Christmas - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Jumanji: The Next Level - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
The Point: Ultimate Edition - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
One Piece: Stampede - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Richard Jewell - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Superman: Red Son - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
TV on DVD Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Video on Demand - Buy from Amazon:
This anime series is still one of the most popular currently airing, although I don’t hold as high of an opinion of the show as most do. The Blu-ray is also expensive, even compared to the average anime release. That said, it also has better extras.
Video on Demand
This is the third version of this teenage slasher and was the worst-performing version at the box office. That’s too bad, because it does have an interesting premise. Take the typical teenage slasher and replace the disposable female victims with proactive characters and give the movie an anti-misogyny message. Unfortunately, the execution is so poor that even people who agree with that message are going to be turned off by this one. Maybe it is worth a rental for the curious, but that’s it.
Video on Demand
This film was one of the few bright spots at the box office while it was in theaters. I put in a request for a screener, but it hasn’t arrived yet. Hopefully it will get here soon, but the COVID-19 outbreak could be disrupting supply chains. The DVD / Blu-ray set is loaded with extras, but I don’t know if there are just a lot of very short featurettes or something more substantial. If it is the latter, then it is a Pick of the Week contender. Also coming out this week are two franchise box sets.
Video on Demand
When I first got a chance to review The Point, my immediate thought was it’s a beloved classic. However, the more research I did on the film, the more I realized I was the only person I knew who remembered the movie. There are almost no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, for example. I was clearly wrong about the film’s popularity. Was I also wrong about the film’s quality? Read my review to find out.
This franchise has been going on for so long that they’ve released more than a dozen movies to go with the countless TV episodes, as well as the original ongoing manga. This is not a good place to jump in if you are not a fan of the franchise, but if you are interested in anime and are in a COVID-19-induced lockdown, now is a great time to start watching. Just start at the beginning.
Video on Demand
I was looking forward to this movie, because it is based on an interesting story that has real implications today with mob mentality we see on the internet. However, then I learned they changed the story to claim one of the female reporters was sleeping with an FBI agent to get access. You can’t make a movie about the media lying about an innocent person for a story and then lie about the media in response. It ruins the movie.
This animated movie is based on a comic that tells the story of an alternate Earth where Superman lands in Russia instead of Kansas. It is widely regarded as one of the best Superman stories and the adaptation is top-notch. The extras are a little light, but still enough to be a Pick of the Week contender.
American Experience: The Poison Squad - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Crashing: Season Three - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
NATURE: Hippos: Africa’s River Giants - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Tom & Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Winter Love Story: No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Video on Demand
A Winter Princess - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Video on Demand
Xavier Riddle And The Secret Museum: Meet Xavier! - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Crashing is the only major TV on DVD release this week, but even then it is on the smaller side.
Abigail - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Bamboozled: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Cannibal Apocalypse - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Fit to Kill - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Force 10 from Navarone - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Freeway 2: Confessions Of A Trick Baby - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Hard Hunted - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Man in the Shadow - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Nines - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Stalking Moon - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Sudden Death - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Universal Horror Collection: Volume 4 - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Verotika - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Sudden Death is the secondary Blu-ray release that I’m most interested in, but I’m a fan of both hockey and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Cats - Reviews - Video on Demand
Princess Caraboo - Reviews - Video on Demand
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Reviews - Video on Demand
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Reviews - Video on Demand (With Extras)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Reviews - Video on Demand (4K Ultra HD)
I put in screener requests for both Cats and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The latter has already arrived.
Filed under: DVD and Blu-ray Releases, Home Market Releases, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Richard Jewell, Black Christmas, Jumanji: The Next Level, Cats, Abigail, Superman: Red Son, Apocalypse domani, Jean-Claude Van Damme