 Man of Steel will be released in the U.S. on Blu-ray in 11 days. And Superman being one of those entertainment properties having gazillions of around the world wanting their hero presented in something special, this Blu-ray is being offered in several different, unique editions. And for your educational pleasure, I thought I'd whip out a quick blog listing those editions for you. There's seven in total. - UPDATED 11/3/13: Eight! Added a cool exclusive edition from Australia that I found after my original posting. Plus one from a land across the moat. Standard Combo Pack  Includes 2 Blu-ray Discs and 1 DVD 3D Combo Pack  Includes 3 Blu-ray Discs and 1 DVD and (likely) a 3D lenticular slipcover Limited Edition 3D Combo Pack Gift Set  Includes custom "S" metal display case with acrylic stand RETAILER EXCLUSIVE: Amazon  Action Figure Gift Set - Does not include 3D version of the film RETAILER EXCLUSIVE: Walmart  SteelBook case packaging - Does not include 3D version of the film RETAILER EXCLUSIVE: Target  Digibook packaging plus one additional bonus feature RETAILER EXCLUSIVE: WBShop.com  Standard Combo Pack with Panoramic Theatrical Poster REGION EXCLUSIVE: Germany And finally here's one that's available in Germany. It includes Region B discs so if you decide you want this one, you'll need to own a region-free Blu-ray Disc player to play the movie (unless you plan to use the discs as coasters).  3D Ultimate Collector's Limited Edition includes 1/6 scale Statue and SteelBook case packaging REGION EXCLUSIVE: Australia Added November 3, 2013. Just found this this morning, available exclusively in the Australian market. Australia Blu-ray Discs are also traditional Region B discs (US is Region A).  "Sanity EXCLUSIVE limited edition boxset contains the Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray & Ultraviolet versions of the film, the Man of Steel CD soundtrack plus a bonus excerpt of "Inside The Legendary World Of Superman" book!" A Bonus Feature  Hope you enjoyed the recap. Do you know which one you're going to get? Or will you just stream it on Netflix? Speaking of Netflix, I'm not a Netflix subscriber so I'm not sure if they also provide the bonus material with movies. But this new short is included when you pick up a copy of Man of Steel. Enjoy and thanks for reading!
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 Back in 2007, Warner Bros. Animation started released direct-to-home video animated movies featuring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other heroes published by DC Comics. Most of the films, which each run some 70-odd minutes long, were adaptations of popular graphic novels like The Dark Knight Returns and All-Star Superman. But there are a few, like Wonder Woman and Green Lantern: First Flight, that were original scripts rooted in comic book lore.  "New Frontier" figurine As a life-long DC guy, I’ve enjoyed watching every single one as they are released. Best Buy started including an exclusive toy figurine beginning with the second title Justice League: The New Frontier. As a toy guy and as someone who also loved the original graphic novel, it was easy to decide to pick it up. Since then, Best Buy has gone and offered an exclusive toy figurine for all but one title (Batman: Gotham Knight). So guess who was a sucker getting every single one?  My DCU Movie+Figurine collection including some of the soundtracks.  This past weekend, a friend mentioned watching one of them. It was one of the ones released midway in the series. Being as old as I’m getting, I couldn’t remember if I enjoyed it or not. I watched it again and realized it wasn't one of my favorites.  So, for my own benefit that I can have something to refer to to remind myself which films I enjoyed the most and also to introduce you kind readers to these films, below is a list of the DC Universe Animated Movies currently available to buy or rent and my ratings of each. And as it so happens this may be a good time to explore these. The next title, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, is due out in two weeks. It’s based on a story published in the summer of 2011 that directly leads into that fall’s reboot of DC Comics’ entire line of comic books. Marketed as “The New 52”, every DC Comics title was reset to issue number 1 when a new timeline resulted from the conclusion of the Flashpoint story, making Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and all the rest exist in a present day time frame when the public had only been aware of these superheroes for five years. The idea was that this rebooting of origins, simplifying of 70-odd years of back stories and even fashion makeovers of heroes’ uniforms could make it easier and more appealing for brand new readers to jump into comic books, especially given the current Hollywood environment of heavily promoted and popular summer blockbuster movies based on comic book properties.  The New 52 promotional art introducing updated looks to every characters' outfit.  Before Flashpoint, movies previously produced have mainly been from a selection of popular graphic novels written in the past thirty years. Given the nature of Flashpoint’s role in DC’s publishing work, it wouldn't be surprising at all if the film adaptation served a similar purpose, rebooting the film series to feature stories based on the world of The New 52, perhaps focusing on lesser-known heroes. UPDATE: Confirmed just this morning that, at least initially, it's the former. See more details at the end of my blog. So maybe this is an opportune moment to chat about these existing films. If you haven’t seen any, I recommend you consider giving my favorite five of the lot a try. They’re shown with comments in CAPS. And they’re really, really good!  Film 1 - Superman: Doomsday (2007) – Good. Film 2 - Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) – Great! Film 3 - Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) – Okay. Released the same time The Dark Knight debuted in theatres, a collection of six original short stories presented in various anime-style animation.  Film 4 – Wonder Woman (2009) – Great! An origin story not based on a specific graphic novel. Film 5 – Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) – Fun! An origin story not based on a specific graphic novel. Film 6 – Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) – Okay.  Film 7 – Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) – Loved it! Film 8 – Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010) – TOP FIVE Film 9 – Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010) – Okay. Film 10 – All-Star Superman (2011) – Great adaptation!  Film 11 – Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011) Good. Another collection of short stories featuring selected members of the Green Lantern Corps, released at the time of Ryan Reynolds’ Green Lantern film. Film 12 – Batman: Year One (2011) – TOP FIVE! Film 13 – Justice League: Doom (2012) – TOP FIVE!  Film 14 – Superman vs. The Elite (2012) – Not my fave. Film 15 – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part One (2012) – AMAZE-BALLS!! Film 16 – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part Two (2013) – GREAT! Film 17 – Superman: Unbound (2013) – Okay. More interesting to watch immediately after Apocalyse since this takes place after that story.  And this just in... As I was putting the finishing touches on this blog, Newsarama posted a tweet from Warner Bros. today confirming that the next DCU Animated movie will indeed take place in DC's New 52 universe. Justice League: War will adapt one of the first New 52 stories, Justice League: Origin, collecting the first six issues of the N52 title and describing how these seven heroes first met and how the Justice League ultimately came to be. On the one hand, it's about time! N52 debuted almost two years ago, so it makes perfect sense to finally have the heroes' comic book looks and back stories finally align with this popular animated film series. On the other hand, I hated this story! It was mainly the personalities carved out by writer Geoff Johns that disappointed me, and how conflicts between them just felt more contrived for conflict's sake. I was also reading the solo books for The Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Batman and Superman as this story was unfolding, and because of the different writers across the books, I also became distracted when many of the heroes' personalities weren't consistent from the solo book to the Justice League book. So it wasn't a great read for me. But what can I do? I guess just continue to hope that Best Buy goes on including figurines with each new N52 movie so my collection continues to grow. Because as I said, I'm a DC guy. I'm still gonna watch these movies! Here's the trailer for the new movie, which goes on sale in exactly two weeks. |
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