Home Market Releases for October 8th, 2019
October 10, 2019
It’s another week with a monster hit and nearly nothing else. Fortunately, that monster hit is Toy Story 4, which is easily the Pick of the Week and would be during all but the best weeks of the year. Midsommar comes close to being a contender for Pick of the Week, but the extras are well below average, even compared to a limited release.
Anna and the Apocalypse - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Annabelle Comes Home - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Deadwood: The Movie - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Dragon Ball Super: Part Nine - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
From Beyond the Grave - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Life with Lucy: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Age is the most common issue raised with Life With Lucy, as Lucille Ball was 75 years old when the show started and a lot of people were worried that she would hurt herself doing the same physical comedy she was known for in her earlier shows. This is a problem, but I was more concerned with the lack of evolution in her comedy. It was just more of the same and not as well done as before. Furthermore, it hasn’t aged well; while the style of comedy was something we’ve seen from Lucille Ball before, the quality was strictly mid-80s sitcom and that is not a compliment.
The show was promoted quite heavily before its debut and the second disc of this set includes 20 minutes of promo segments on shows like Entertainment Tonight. Also, the show was canceled after just eight episodes were aired, but thirteen were produced and all of them are on this two-disc set. This is the first time you can see the unaired episodes and that might be enough to be worth picking up for fans of Lucille Ball who have the rest of her TV shows already. Even then, it will be more of a curiosity and I can see a lot of people who buy this DVD watching it only once and just keeping it with the rest of her shows to complete their collection.
Midsommar - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Toy Story 4 - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
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4K Ultra HD Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Video on Demand - Buy from Amazon:
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Video on Demand
According to Amazon, the DVD came out last week and the Blu-ray comes out on Friday.
This film really underperformed at the box office, but did quite well with critics, especially for a horror film that is part of a franchise. Films like this usually wear out their welcome with critics. Extras include a couple of making of featurettes, a behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, and more. It is worth picking up for fans of the franchise and worth checking out for fans of horror in general.
This TV movie earned amazing reviews, but I also heard more than a few people complain there were too many characters in the movie that were there because you couldn’t have a Deadwood movie without them and not because they added to the plot. Even so, it is still worth picking for fans of the show.
This is one of the most prolific and one of the most popular Anime franchises around. It sells so well that I have to say something about it, but it has appeared on this list so many times that I ran out of things to say about it years ago. It does have an interview featurette, which is better than most Anime releases have.
A horror anthology starring Peter Cushing. It’s not as good as it sounds.
This is the third or fifth Lucille Ball TV series, depending on how you categorize shows like The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour. It was also the only show of hers that wasn’t a critical or ratings success. Why did it fail in 1986? And has it aged well in the years since then?
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Video on Demand (Movie Only)
Video on Demand (With Commentary)
Video on Demand (4K Ultra HD)
Ari Aster’s follow-up to Hereditary. It is more accessible than his first film, it would almost have to be, but is it as good? Read our review to find out.
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Video on Demand (Movie Only)
Video on Demand (With Extras)
Video on Demand (4K Ultra HD)
Toy Story 3 was such a perfect ending to the franchise that many thought this film would retroactively hurt the franchise. Was that the case? Or could this film pull off a miracle and be the best film in the franchise? Read our review for my oppinion.
Christmas Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Christmas at Pemberley Manor - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Miss Christmas - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
There are just two Christmas releases this week and they are both from Hallmark.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generation: Set 3 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Into The Badlands: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Leave It To Beaver: The Complete Series - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XII - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Shazam! The Complete Live-Action Series - No reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Vikings: Season 5 Volume 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Vikings is the best show on this week’s list, but I want MST3K more.
Ai Tenchi Muyo: The Complete Series - Shorts - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Baby Blood aka The Evil Within - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Electric Horseman - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Light of My Life - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
My Boyfriend’s Back - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Primary Colors - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg: The Criterion Collection - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Tokyo Ghoul:re - Part 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray Combo Pack
Toys Are Not For Children - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Tsuredure Children - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Wedding Guest - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There are some good horror films on this week’s list, which is great timing as Halloween season is already here.
No 3D releases this week.
Us - Reviews / Get Out - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Both movies are amazing, but don’t need to be seen in 4K to be enjoyed.
The Death of Dick Long - Reviews - Video on Demand
Last Ones Out - No Reviews - Video on Demand
The Lion King - Reviews - Video on Demand
The Nightshifter - Reviews - Video on Demand
Ruin Me - Reviews - Video on Demand
Sea of Shadows - Reviews - Video on Demand
The Lion King is easily the biggest release of the week on VOD.
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