Tweet Maverick, Iceman and Goose will make a triumphant return to the skies this August in the Blu-ray 25th Anniversary digital re-release of the aviation classic, Top Gun. Packed with planes, bikes, beach volleyball and bathed in its slick façade of 80s magnificence, Top Gun defined the modern day action blockbuster when it was first [...]
Tweet In March we brought you the announcement… In April we gave you an exclusive look at the trailer… And now we’re giving you a sneak peak of exactly what you can expect from the new Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Blu-ray, courtesy of Collider.com. Promising the most complete Lord of the Rings experience [...]
Tweet For this week’s Blu-ray Monday we’re giving away a Triple Play copy of The Adjustment Bureau starring international man of action Matt Damon. The lives of successful politician David (Damon) and ballerina Elise (Emily Blunt) collide accidently, but as the passionate pair begin to fall in love a mysterious force conspires to keep them [...]
Tweet The wait is over…. Twentieth Century Fox will release The Coen Brothers Collection on Blu-ray Disc in August this year. Known in the industry as “the two-headed director” for singular vision of their films, the Coen Brothers have amassed six Academy Awards, six BAFTAs and three Golden Globes between them to date. The Blu-ray [...]
Tweet After being released in 1997, Good Will Hunting was nominated for nine Oscars and won Best Original Screenplay (written by stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) and Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams). Back with a Blu-ray makeover, Good Will Hunting will be released on BD across Europe from September. Matt Damon stars as Will [...]
Tweet The movie gurus over at Collider.com recently reviewed The Superman Anthology and lavished praise on the collection for the sheer breadth and quality of content on offer. Sitting back to review the complete set disc by disc, Collider.com passed judgement on each film and the supporting bonus features. Including all four classic movies starring [...]
Tweet The latest news from Walt Disney Pictures is sure to excite fans of its classic animations – this autumn, Beauty and the Beast will be given a Blu-ray 3D makeover. The 3D Diamond Edition will feature all the materials from 2010’s 2D Diamond Edition – two Blu-ray Discs and a DVD copy of the [...]
Tweet For this week’s Blu-ray Monday we’re giving away a copy of the Oscar winning superhero adventure The Incredibles. Bob Parr and his wife Helen were once the world’s greatest crime-fighting superheroes. That was until they were forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live a ‘normal life’. Fifteen years on [...]
Tweet Heralded by many as the film that crystallises most perfectly the experience of the Vietnam War, avid fans of Apocalypse Now will be delighted to hear that it is getting a European Blu-ray release on June 13. Under his close supervision, hours have been spent painstakingly restoring Francis Ford Coppola’s hallucinatory masterpiece for a [...]
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Platoon given a new lease of life on Blu-ray
Published June 29th, 2011Tweet According to a recent review by Twitchfilm the newly released Blu-ray Disc version of Oliver Stone’s Platoon has to be seen to be believed. Often considered the most accurate portrait of the Vietnam War ever committed to film, the freshness of the Blu-ray transfer breathes new life into this age old story of life [...]
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