The big nerd release of the day is the complete third season of the Incredible Hulk TV show. This show set the pace for Hulk mythology for a long time and I think it’s half the reason people didn’t like Ang Lee’s Hulk movie better. Anyhow, it kicked ass and I’m considering dabbling back into these because I remember loving them as an adolescent robot.

Even then, though, I thought Lou Ferrigno looked preposterous in that green make-up.

The next notable release would be the Dirty Harry collection. I’m not going to make any stupid jokes about making anyone’s day or if anybody’s feeling lucky, but I will say Clint Eastwood kicks a lot of ass. Period.

The next one I want to check out is called The Skull. It has Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in it and sounds right up Clang! Boom! Steam!s alley. Here’s the synopsis:

The Skull teams up horror legends Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in a chilling, supernatural tale of murder from beyond the grave. Based on a short story by Robert Bloch (Psycho), The Skull introduces us to Dr. Christopher Maitland (Cushing), a collector of the occult. When he is given the opportunity to purchase one of the infamous Marquis de Sade, he leaps at the chance. What he doesn’t know is that his friend, Matthew Phillips (Lee) is the former owner of the skull – and quite happy to be rid of it. Possession of The Skull leads to a terrifying series of nightmarish events for Dr. Maitland as he tries to keep control of his life, and as the forces of unspeakable evil bear down upon him.

I think that sounds rad.

There’s a lot of cool Blu-ray releases of classic war movies today, too: The Longest Day (Great old war movie starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Henry Fonda and directed by the same guy who directed Swiss Family Robinson, Ken Annakin (yes indeed, his name was the basis of the Star Wars character)), The Battle of Britain (It’s got Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier in it), Patton (George C. Scott, Coppolla script, nuff said), A Bridge Too Far (William Goldman scrip, Richard Attenborough directing and everyone is in it (Ryan O’Neal, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, James Caan, Laurence Olivier, Elliot Gould, Anthony Hopkins, Denholm Elliott and tons more.)