Blu-ray releases for the week of April 19, 2009

by James Ransom-Wiley { Apr 20th 2009 at 12:15PM }

With the Wolverine prequel launching in theaters on May 1, it sure is an opportune time to finally release the complete X-Men trilogy on Blu-ray -- thanks Fox! Sin City's been re-cut, re-packaged and re-released, as well. And a pair of critics picks, Frost/Nixon and The Wrestler, rounds out the highlights for the week in Blu-ray video releases:

Arctic Tale
The Arrival [1996]
Frost/Nixon
Gary Moore & Friends: One Night in Dublin - A Tribute to Phil Lynott
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth & Sea [Japanese]
Hellraiser
The Last Word
Notorious [2009]
Sin City (includes Recut Version)
Styx & the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland: One with Everything
The Wages of Fear (Criterion Collection)
The Wrestler
X-Men
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: The Last Stand (Special Edition)
X-Men Trilogy (X-Men / X2: X-Men United / X-Men: The Last Stand)

Tags: blu-ray, blu-ray-releases

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Cameron @ Apr 20th 2009 12:22PM

The Wrestler is the only thing on this list worth buying...

David @ Apr 20th 2009 4:28PM

X-Men is not worth buying?

Cameron @ Apr 20th 2009 11:24PM

X-men was worth watching not paying a whole ton of money to buy. Rent it on blu-ray to get that experience, but that's just me, I'm a little more money conscious than I used to be now that I'm a student deep in debt.

dabamf @ Apr 20th 2009 12:24PM

Is it the X-Men trilogy or the X-Man trilogy? Don't get me wrong Wolverine is da bomb, but geez, why is he twice as big as every other person on the cover???

wocyob @ Apr 20th 2009 12:27PM

i was just about to say the same thing... kind of dick that they have him blown up on all 3 covers

Jay @ Apr 20th 2009 12:33PM

cus the new Wolverine movie, theyre giving it promotion. Assholes! (meaning Fox)

dabamf @ Apr 20th 2009 12:37PM

Must be marketing for the Wolverine movie. Cha-ching! It's stupid because Rogue was the focus of the first movie, Wolverine was the focus of the second movie (they got that right), and Jean Grey was the focus of the third movie (even though she didn't really say or do that much). Hey, so if Jean Grey was the focus of the third movie, and she didn't actually do anything, wouldn't the third movie necessarily be terrible and the worst of the the three??? Yes self, it would be...

MariusElijah (Only on PlayStation 3) @ Apr 20th 2009 12:39PM

i thought all three were about wolverine

Van Faulk @ Apr 20th 2009 1:56PM

Because wolverine the the rorschach of xmen. People flock to him even when the writers admit there are more interesting characters because Wolverine kills alot of people and doesn't afraid of anything. (to paraphrase).

Personally I'll wait until Origins comes out. X3 was an abortion. Cyclops has more lines and more action in the prequel than he did in the latter two xmen movies combined.

dabamf @ Apr 20th 2009 2:01PM

Cyclops was a pu$$ at the end of part 2 and in all of part 3...totally worthless.

TheChork @ Apr 20th 2009 12:42PM

Whats the deal with the recut version of Sin City? Is it worth a rebuy?

John @ Apr 20th 2009 1:40PM

I'm wondering the same thing. Is it the same as the recut/extended/unrated edition that I already have just in 1080p, or are there other extras in there?

doc j @ Apr 20th 2009 3:47PM

I'd check out the Blu-ray reviews. It seems to me that it seems the same as the special edition dvd - the one with the slip cover.

doc j @ Apr 20th 2009 3:47PM

It seems...

Jason @ Apr 20th 2009 12:56PM

i might get the wrestler and the x-men trilogy

rohan @ Apr 20th 2009 1:40PM

i think u mean the wrestler and the wolverine (featuring the X-men) trilogy

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Apr 20th 2009 1:11PM

BRING BACK "COOL STUFF FOR SUNDAYS"!!!!!

j.howlett @ Apr 20th 2009 1:54PM

yes to this

John S @ Apr 20th 2009 2:21PM

I don't think there are enough cool stuff on Sundays lol. They did it like 3 times, with one of those times being posted on Monday.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Apr 20th 2009 4:23PM

There is enough...they add new trophies weekly...there are new BD movies weekly..PS Nation is weekly...there is plenty of it...

Comtar @ Apr 20th 2009 4:37PM

Why can't they have an "X-men the only two worth watching" Blu-ray pack?

j.howlett @ Apr 20th 2009 2:09PM

i might get notorious. i'm thinking there might be a better x-men package later on

Gemini Ace @ Apr 20th 2009 2:24PM

X-Men 3 was an abortion.

sonicspike41 @ Apr 20th 2009 9:17PM

So most Christians hate it, and Obama only supports it because it was decided by the Supreme Court long ago.

the Sawyer family @ Apr 20th 2009 2:36PM

Hellraiser in HD cool
sadomasochism
cenobites and Pinhead
"what's your pleasure"

Deadpool @ Apr 20th 2009 6:39PM

Listen here Bub. I'm the best at what I do...and what I do, isn't very nice. I may be a short, hairy, old, grizzly, stinkin, smelly, ugly, canuck, cowboy, fathead with claws. But I can sure rehash my movies. That's right....MY MOVIES. Look at the covers bub, I'm all over them. Sure go ahead and kill Professor Xavier, Cyclops, and Jean. JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAN! As long as I'm still alive (and Hugh Jackman) I'm all that matters. Go watch my new movie out MAY 1st bub. I guarantee you get to see me run around butt naked.

*snik* o_o

I didn't know I had a claw there to....

Deadpool @ Apr 20th 2009 6:47PM

Listen here Bub. I'm the best at what I do...and what I do, isn't very nice. I may be a short, hairy, old, grizzly, stinkin, smelly, ugly, canuck, cowboy, fathead with claws. But I can sure rehash my movies. That's right....MY MOVIES. Look at the covers bub, I'm all over them. Sure go ahead and kill Professor Xavier, Cyclops, and Jean. JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAN! As long as I'm still alive (and Hugh Jackman) I'm all that matters. Go watch my new movie MAY 1st bub. I guarantee you get to see me run around butt naked....again.

*snik* o_o

I didn't know I had a claw there to....