August 14th 2018
Another big release day has arrived. This Bluray Tuesday starts off with a few releases from Scream Factory, the first of which is a collector's edition of Return of The Living Dead 2 with a new scan and bonus material. They're also re-releasing several titles, Lifeforce, The Howling and Army of Darkness, as steelbook editions all with cool new artwork. The Unborn is the last release from Scream Factory this week also with a new scan and on bluray for the first time. One of my favorite films of this year finally hits stores, Avengers Infinity War. Best Buy will carry an exclusive steelbook edition and Target a digibook edition. In honor of Avengers 3 hitting stores, the first two Avengers films are also released in new 4K scans with exclusive steelbooks only at Best Buy. Unearthed Films releases Song of Solomon today and this is one I'm really looking forward to checking out this week. This release comes in standard Bluray and a limited edition copy with a soundtrack included. Rounding out the week is thriller Bad Samaritan, The Gore Gore Girls from Arrow Video and Lady Street Fighter from AGFA. What will you pick up this week? Let us know in the comments? Until next week!
Return of The Living Dead 2: Amazon - $34.99
The horror begins as mysterious barrels bounce off an army transport and
land near a new housing development and an abandoned cemetary.
Mischievous neighborhood boys open the barrels, unaware of the evil
within. A green vapor escapes, turning the living into zombies and the
dead into human-preying nightmares.
A couple who cannot have children joins an in-vitro fertilization
program. While she is with child, she finds strange occurrences
happening within her body. The horror surrounding the child comes to
light when the parents find that their child has been part of a mad
experiment.
Avengers Infinity War: Best Buy - $22.99
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to
battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to
collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to
inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and
existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.
Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk and the rest of the Avengers unite to
battle their most powerful enemy yet -- the evil Thanos. On a mission to
collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to
inflict his twisted will on reality. The fate of the planet and
existence itself has never been more uncertain as everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment.
Avengers Age of Ultron 4K: Best Buy - $29.99
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant
peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris
Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the
Avengers to reassemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the
team is put to the ultimate test as
they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human
extinction. Along the way, they encounter two mysterious and powerful
newcomers, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.
Lifeforce (Steelbook): Amazon - $21.99
When a space mission involving American and British astronauts
encounters an alien craft, the humanoids within are brought aboard the
shuttle. Back on Earth, one of the extraterrestrials, who appears to be a
gorgeous woman (Mathilda May), proceeds to suck the life force out of
various Londoners, turning the town
into a city of roaming half-dead people. When Tom Carlsen (Steve
Railsback), a surviving astronaut, realizes what is happening, he sets
out to stop the ruthless alien presence.
Army of Darkness (Steelbook): Amazon - $19.99
Forced to lead a makeshift Dark Ages army against the demonic Deadites,
who possess all the deadly magic of hell, the shotgun-toting,
chainsaw-armed, reluctant 20th century time traveler Ash must save the
living from the dead, rescue his medieval girlfriend and get back to his
own time.
The Howling (Steelbook): Amazon - $21.99
Severely shaken after a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV
newscaster Karen White takes some much- needed time off. Hoping to
conquer her inner demons, she heads for "the Colony," a secluded retreat
where her new neighbors are just a tad too eager to make her feel at
home. Also, there seems to be a bizarre link between her would-be
attacker and this supposedly safe haven. And when, after nights of being
tormented by savage shrieks and unearthly cries, Karen ventures into
the forest to find answers, she makes a terrifying discovery. Now she
must fight not only for her life... but for her very soul!
12 Monkeys (Season 3): Best Buy - $42.99
A man from the post-apocalyptic future, Cole uses a dangerous,
untested method of time travel to get from 2043 to the present day. He
is on a mission to locate and rid the world of the source of the plague
that will eventually annihilate the human race. Assisting him is Dr.
Cassandra Railly, a virologist who
must decide whether to do harm in order to save the world -- regardless
of the fact that she has taken the Hippocratic oath. The sci-fi series
is based on Terry Gilliam's 1995 film, which starred Bruce Willis as
Cole.
Bad Samaritan: Amazon - $14.99
A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
How to Talk To Girls at Parties: Amazon - $15.99
An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two
young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe: the
London suburb of Croydon.
Lady Street Fighter: Amazon - $24.99
Exotic Eastern European beauty, Linda Allen, flies in to Los Angeles to
track down the evil mobsters who tortured and murdered her sister.
Meanwhile, the mobsters are trying to find a tape with information that
would be incriminating to them. Linda's investigation deals with a pimp
who may be the murderer she is after, and a helpful FBI agent who may
not be the crime hunter he pretends to be. Cunning and deadly she is,
but will she be up to the tangled web of corruption, violence, and death
she falls into?
The American Guinea Pig: Song Of Solomon: Amazon - $15.99
Limited Edition: Amazon - $39.99
The Catholic Church is trying to save an innocent soul from the ravages
of satanic possession. Wave after wave of holy men are sent to confront
the possessed.
The Gore Gore Girls: Amazon - $25.99
Strippers at a sleazy club are being mutilated at an alarming rate. A
pretty reporter enlists the aid of a debonair detective to solve the
case and land her a front-page story. Soon, the two are wading through
evidence against a vegetable-pulverizing freak, a creepy college
student, and a group of angry feminists.
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq
in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has
"weapons of mass destruction."
The Boxcar Children: Amazon - $16.99
The continuing adventures of Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny as they spend the summer on their grandfather's private island.
It's 1892 and Sutekh is hopping mad. It seems a 3,000 year old Egyptian
sorcerer has stolen one of the God's secrets of life - that of
instilling the souls of the dying into inanimate things. Sutekh raises
three mummified former high priests, led by the villainous "First
Servant", and charges them with recovering both the Sorceror and his
secret. There is no lack of victims for the 3 high-faluting, stylish
villains as they pursue their prey to 19th century Paris, and the very
young puppeteer, Andre Toulon. Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart
of Paris, and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel) when he is
found by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, after being nearly
killed. It is there and then that we find the seed of things to come,
and the origin of the Puppetmaster series of tales.
Here and Now (Season 1): Amazon - $39.99
The Bayer-Boatwrights of Portland, Ore., appear to be a model
family, made up of members from different countries and backgrounds,
reflecting the multicultural potential of the country. Philosophy
professor Greg and his wife, former therapist-turned-school consultant
Audrey, have three adopted children --
from Liberia, Vietnam and Colombia -- and a biological daughter, the
youngest at 17. As Greg approaches a milestone birthday, serious
domestic issues begin to emerge that threaten to ruin the family's very
way of life, forcing Greg and Audrey to hire Dr. Farid Shokrani, a
Muslim psychiatrist who has demons of his own.
Arrow (Season 6): Amazon - $32.99
When presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns home
to Starling City after five years stranded on a remote island in the
Pacific, he hides the changes the experience had on him, while secretly
seeking reconciliation with his ex, Laurel. By day he picks up where he
left off, playing the carefree
philanderer he used to be, but at night he dons the alter ego of Arrow
and works to right the wrongs of his family and restore the city to its
former glory. Complicating his mission is Laurel's father, Detective
Quentin Lance, who is determined to put the vigilante behind bars.
-The Impostor
