{"id":6509,"date":"2009-09-07T22:01:28","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T21:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2009-09-07T22:01:28","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T21:01:28","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-7th-september-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/09\/07\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-7th-september-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 7th September 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
[ad]<\/p>\n DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n This Is Spinal Tap – Up To 11 Edition<\/a><\/strong> (Optimum): A re-release for the classic 1984\u00a0spoof music documentary which stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer as the three members of fictional heavy-metal\/hard rock band Spinal Tap.<\/p>\n Directed by Rob Reiner it remains a brilliantly observed look at the\u00a0pretentious\u00a0glory of rock and roll and fully justifies it’s hallowed status amongst audiences the world over.<\/p>\n Optimum are releasing three versions in the UK, a 3 DVD box-set<\/a> (\u00a319.99 RRP), a Blu-ray<\/a> (\u00a324.99 RRP) and a limited edition Marshall Amp edition<\/a> (\u00a369.99 RRP).<\/p>\n The Marshall amp edition<\/strong> includes:<\/p>\n Extras on the Blu-ray Disc<\/strong> (all on a single-disc with the film) and the 3 DVD box-set include:<\/p>\n Disc 1<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Disc 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Disc 3<\/strong>:<\/p>\n DVD Specs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Blu-ray Specs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Perhaps the highlight of the new package is the Outtakes which include many scenes which didn’t make the final cut including:<\/p>\n Fifty Dead Men Walking<\/a><\/strong> (Metrodome): A gripping\u00a0adaptation of\u00a0Martin McGartland<\/a>\u2019s 1997\u00a0autobiography<\/a>, about his time as\u00a0an\u00a0informant<\/a> within the\u00a0Provisional IRA<\/a> from 1988 til 1991.\u00a0It stars\u00a0Jim Sturgess<\/a> as McGartland,\u00a0Ben Kingsley<\/a> as his British\u00a0handler<\/a> and was directed by\u00a0Kari Scogland<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although some changes to the actual events reduce the film’s overall impact the performances and direction make this a fairly substantial drama. It isn’t in the same league as ‘Bloody Sunday’ or ‘Hunger’ but remains a compelling portrait of one particular episode within the Troubles.<\/p>\n Available on DVD (\u00a315.99 RRP) and Blu-ray Disc (\u00a319.99 RRP), it contains the following extras:<\/p>\n * Listen to my interview with director Kari Scogland<\/a> *<\/p>\n [ad]<\/p>\n Gladiator<\/a><\/strong> (Universal): The Blu-ray release for Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning Roman epic has arguably been one of the most anticipated releases of the new format.<\/p>\n Russell Crowe stars as Maximus, a Roman general who is betrayed, has his family killed and is sold into to slavery by a corrupt prince, before eventually returning to Rome as a gladiator seeking revenge.<\/p>\n There has been a big debate on various Blu-ray and Hi-def sites about the quality of the transfer<\/a> used for this release with some suggesting that it is good<\/a>, whilst others are critical of Paramount<\/a> (who own the film after acquiring DreamWorks in 2005, even though Universal is releasing it in the UK), accusing them of cutting corners in the process.<\/p>\n However, it is likely to be a big seller, not least because of the wealth of extras, which are as follows.<\/p>\n Tech Details<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Disc One<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Disc Two<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Amazon are also offering a Limited Edition Steelbook set<\/a>.<\/p>\n [ad]<\/p>\n ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n Are You Being Served Series 8<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain) > Browse more DVD Releases at\u00a0Amazon UK<\/a> and\u00a0Play<\/a> Including This Is Spinal Tap – Up To 11 Edition, Fifty Dead Men Walking and Gladiator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519,4],"tags":[911,995,1108,632],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n Butterfly Kiss<\/a><\/strong> (Second Sight)
\n Chan is Missing<\/a><\/strong> (Drakes Avenue Pictures)
\n Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\n Dollhouse Season 1<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)
\n Dororo<\/a><\/strong> (MVM)
\n Face to Face Box Set<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\n Far Cry<\/a><\/strong> (High Fliers)
\n Fermat’s Room<\/a><\/strong> (Revolver)
\n Hamlet 2<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)
\n Hannah Montana: The Movie<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)
\n Helen<\/a><\/strong> (New Wave Films)
\n Infestation<\/a><\/strong> (Icon)
\nLouis Theroux Law & Disorder<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\n Paul Merton in India<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\nThe Boat That Rocked<\/a><\/strong> (Universal)
\nThe Girl Cut in Two<\/a><\/strong> (Artificial Eye)
\n The Inner Life of Martin Frost<\/a><\/strong> (Axiom Films)
\n The Thirties in Colour<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\n The Wonderful World of Albert Khan<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)
\n Time Regained<\/a><\/strong> (Second Sight)
\n Tobruk<\/a><\/strong> (High Fliers)
\n Waveriders<\/a><\/strong> (Element Pictures)
\n Wuthering Heights<\/a><\/strong> (ITV DVD)<\/p>\n
\n> Check the latest DVD prices at\u00a0DVD Price Check<\/a>
\n>\u00a0Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/a> (W\/C Friday 4th September)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"