Bluray Tuesday!

May 5th 2015

Revenge of the Fifth also falls on Bluray Tuesday. Light week this week for horror titles as well. The main horror release is The Pyramid. I have not seen this yet, I've heard mixed to bad things on this title. If anyone reading has seen this or would recommend please comment below. Lost River is one I am looking forward to checking out this week. It was written and directed by actor Ryan Gosling.  I've also hearing mixed to bad reviews on Lost River as well but I will see for myself soon. Shout Factory this week gives us the Collectors Edition of Mad Max loaded with new special features just in time for the remake released in theaters May 16th. What will you be buying or skipping this week?

The Pyramid: Amazon - $19.99

A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become desperate to seek daylight again. They come to realize they aren't just trapped, they are being hunted

 

Lost River: Amazon - $14.94

A single mother is swept into a dark underworld while her son discovers an underwater town.
"Lost River" is a dark fairy tale about love, family and the fight for survival in the face of danger. In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy (Christina Hendricks), a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones (Iain De Casestecker) discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those he loves.

 

Black Sea: Amazon - $22.98

Captain Robinson is a seasoned submarine captain who, after losing his crew and his job, learns of an unclaimed bounty of Nazi gold lying in a U-boat at the bottom of the Black Sea. Seeing an opportunity to strike it rich and leave the job behind him once and for all, Robinson acquires the support of a shady businessman and assembles a crew of British and Russian sailors before embarking on the hunt. However, with such a huge pay off on offer, it isn't long before tensions flare on board and some of the crew begin to think about how they can increase their share of the gold.

 

Selma: Amazon - $19.99

Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.

 

Mad Max (1979) : Amazon - $12.96

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky. And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him with only one thing left in the world to live for - revenge!

 

-The Impostor