Blu-ray movie releases for the week of August 20th
by Colin Torretta 
{ Aug 20th 2007 at 1:00AM }
This week we get a nice variety of Blu-ray movies hitting the shelves. We have the German post-WWII thriller, The Lives of Others, the Beethoven love story Immortal Beloved, Perfect Stranger a high tech sex thriller with Halle Barry and Bruce Willis, and Van Wilder, a classic a teenager sex comedy with Ryan Reynolds. Here's the official release list: The Lives of Others is a big critic favorite, while Van Wilder is a big fan favorite. Both are great, but hit rather different ends of the genre. Which side do you fall on, tense social intrigue or boobie jokes?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mutsch @ Aug 20th 2007 1:33AM
Actually, "The Lives of Others" is not a WWII triller but a post WWII movie about the secret service of the former East Germany.
Consolcwby @ Aug 20th 2007 4:36AM
i don't like ANY of these movies... i want the number 24 to come out on bd!... that, and Grindhouse. =S
(I know, I've got a looong wait ahead of me!) =/
nobody528 @ Aug 20th 2007 7:44AM
Isn't it the number 23?
FrankTheCrank @ Aug 20th 2007 9:16AM
WEAK!!! Another crap release week. WTF?
Why are the studios holding back? How do they ever expect a format to flourish if their holding back on releasing AAA titles?
Where's my Willy Wonka, Wizard of Oz...Batman...Matrix? Star Wars.
WTH?
Oz @ Aug 20th 2007 12:37PM
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=412
This right here sux. Paramount just went hd-dvd exclusive.
Metoo @ Aug 20th 2007 12:37PM
Crap release week? The Lives of Others was a really good movie! Ulrich Muhe (the bald guy) died of stomach cancer recently; he did a great performance.
mlmitton @ Aug 20th 2007 5:43PM
I think The Lives of Others should be given more attention in geek circles. We tend to be concerned over things like illegal wiretapping, total surveillance, etc., and this is a really good movie describing what it was actually like to live in such a place. In other words, it's a cautionary tale.
Van Wilder's also cool....