Home Market Releases for May 7th, 2019

May 8, 2019

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

It is yet another slow week on the home market with very few first-run releases of note. There are three contenders for Pick of the Week: Better Call Saul: Season 4, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part on 4K Ultra HD, and My Hero Academia: Season Three, Part One. It is too close to call, so I’m declaring a three-way tie.

3 Games to Glory VI - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Full games, plus extras. This is what real sports fans want.


Adventure Time: The Complete Collection - Limited Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The screener arrived as late as possible to still be technically early, but not early enough to review on time. I need the screener to be on my desk Friday afternoon and Monday evening doesn’t cut it. That said, was it worth the wait? Are there enough extras on the exclusive DVD and is the artbook worth paying for the box set? Read our review to find out.


Agatha Raisin: Series 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
A British Murder Mystery show starring Ashley Jensen as the titular Agatha Raisin, an amateur sleuth with a knack for solving crimes. There are not a lot of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but the ones there, are positive. The price is high on a per-minute basis compared to most TV on DVD releases, but the season is essentially three feature-length TV movies. Plus, there are nearly an hour of extras, which is amazing for an import like this.


Better Call Saul: Season 4 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
This show remains one of the best shows on TV and fans of the show will be excited to buy the most recent season. Extras include audio commentary tracks on all 10 episodes, a featurette, short film, and some training videos. This is more than enough to be a Pick of the Week contender.


Bonanza: The Official Ninth Season - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Volume One DVD and Volume Two DVD
This is one of the all-time classic Western TV shows. However, the price to collect the series is just out of hand. I would say wait for a full-series Megaset, but that will take a long, long time.


The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Video on Demand
Franchise fatigue really hurt this film at the box office, as it earned less than half as much as its predecessor did. Fortunately, this box office weakness didn’t result in weak extras, as the Blu-ray is loaded. It’s enough to be a Pick of the Week contender.


Love, of Course - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
Video on Demand
The latest Hallmark Channel original movie is hitting the home market this week. Like nearly all such films, this one has no reviews, but is selling rather well.


My Hero Academia: Season Three, Part One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, Blu-ray Combo Pack, or Limited Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack
This is one of the best Shounen battle Anime currently on TV. This arc is the first half of season three and has the kids going to a summer camp to train, but before they can really learn much, the camp is attacked by the new and organized group of villains. There are more extras than expected on the Blu-ray, while the Limited Edition release has lots of physical extras. It is a Pick of the Week contender, especially if you like shounen battle Anime.


Please Twins! Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Maiku Kamishiro is a man whose past is shrouded in mystery. The only evidence he has is a picture of himself as a young boy with his sister. He then meets two ladies claiming to be his sister. One of them really is his sister, but the other is destined to be his true love. ... Anime. Sometimes it’s amazing; other times it’s this.

The Prodigy - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Video on Demand
A low-budget horror movie that is thoroughly average.


Sister Street Fighter Collection - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
This is one of several screeners that have arrived late in the past few weeks. I still have two more late screeners I have to get to, not to mention any new screeners that show up in the meantime. Was this two-disc, 4-movie set worth the wait? Will it please fans of martial arts movies? Check out our review to find out.


The Toys That Made Us: Seasons 1 & 2 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
A Netflix documentary series about classic toy lines from Star Wars to Barbie. The reviews are 100% positive and it is certainly worth checking out.

Unforgotten: Season 3 - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The second British Murder Mystery show on this week’s list. This is the more serious of the two, so keep that in mind if you are looking for a show in this genre.

What Men Want - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD, or Blu-ray Combo Pack
Video on Demand
A gender-bent remake. The original hasn’t aged well, so this is arguably the better of the two. That said, it is still rather mediocre and only worth a rental at most.


Blu-ray Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Bachman: Special Edition - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Everybody Knows - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Heiress: The Criterion Collection - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
The Grand Duel: Special Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Her Smell: Platinum Edition - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits - Part One - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Man Who Haunted - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Rhinoceros - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
Sex Madness Revealed - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray
Somewhere in Time - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
The Sting - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There are not a ton of secondary Blu-ray releases this week, but The Sting is one of my favorite movies of all time. If I didn’t already own it on Blu-ray, I would absolutely buy it this week.


4K Ultra HD Releases - Buy from Amazon:
Backdraft - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Black Hawk Down - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army - Reviews - Buy from Amazon: Blu-ray
There are three 4K releases this week, but I’m only interested in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.


TV on DVD Megasets - Buy from Amazon:
Another week without any TV on DVD Megasets.


Video on Demand - Buy from Amazon:
Bundy and the Green River Killer - No Reviews - Video on Demand
Climax - Reviews - Video on Demand
Everybody Knows - Reviews - Video on Demand
Everything That Glitters - No Reviews - Video on Demand
They Shall Not Grow Old - Reviews - Video on Demand
They Shall Not Grow Old is the only secondary VOD release this week that I’m even close to being interested in. It will almost certainly be a Pick of the Week contender when it comes out on Blu-ray.


C.S.Strowbridge

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