It always amazes me how few things come out the week of the biggest shopping day of the year. But there are a few gems in the release list today and we’ll start with Batman Beyond: The Complete Series. This show is arguably the best of the DC animated TV shows. From it’s stylized opening by Darwyn Cooke to its grim vision of the future of Gotham. With Kevin Conroy returning as an elderly Bruce Wayne and Will Friedle taking the part of Terry McGinnis, the young boy who finds out Bruce’s startling secret and dons the mantle of the bat, this series boasts one of the strongest voice casts of the entire DCU and one of the most compelling looks at Gotham.
The complete series is worth picking up. The only thing you need after this is the Return of the Joker full length movie they made for this series. It’s hands down the best DCU film ever made, but it is only half as good if you haven’t seen the show.
Seeing this show makes me miss it that much more and makes me wonder why they cancelled it. (It also makes me wonder why they’d put Adam Beechen on writing duties for the comic… Ugh…)
Next on the list is the restored version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis on Blu-ray. This is something I need to acquire. It had a theatrical run that I literally blinked and missed. I’m still sad about that.
The last thing this week is a must buy. For $10.99 you get a double-Blu-ray of Total Recall and Terminator 2. That’s literally a price you can’t pass up. If you buy anything on my list this week, it should be this. The price is just right.
There’s also a two pack of the only two Rambo movies worth watching, the first and the last, for the same price.
My guess is they’re stocking stuffers.
ALSO! For one today only, the complete (to this point) collection of Harry Potter films on Blu-ray is less than $40 on Amazon.
Until next week!