First up is this summers 'under the radar' hit Moonrise Kingdom. From acclaimed indie director Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom is set in 1965 and centers around a pair of young lovers who flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them. Starring Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Francis McDormand, & (of course) Bill Murray this is Anderson at his hyper-stylized best. The sets are beautiful, the dialogue uber-witty, and the characters off centre, this movie never had a huge release but still managed to gross upwards of 60 million dollars worldwide. Some of the special features you get with this Blu-ray are: A Look Inside Moonrise Kingdom, Welcome to the Island of New Penzance - Bob Balaban offers quick looks at the actors and their roles as well as director Wes Anderson in several quirky in-character featurettes, Set Tour with Bill Murray, DVD, UltraViolet, & iTunes Digital Copy.
Next up the latest fare from Dreamworks the animated adventure Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. All your favorite characters from the Madagascar franchise are back and are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - 'Madagascar' style. Starring Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, & Jada Pinkett Smith this is your standard family cartoon movie. If you have children you will most likely be picking this up and then being subjected to numerous viewings, many back-to-back. The special features include: Get them to the Train game (Blu-ray exclusive), Animators' Corner (Blu-ray exclusive), Trivia Track (Blu-ray exclusive), Mad Music Mash-up, Deleted Scenes, Circus Acts, Big Top Cast, Filmmakers' Commentary, Making of How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular arena show world tour, Digital Copy & UltraViolet Copy of the film. Plus there is also a special combo pack that includes Marty's Rainbow Wig, yes an actual rainbow wig just like in the film!
Hey guys remember Avatar? Yes the 2009 James Cameron film that made all the money in the world is finally getting a 3D release on Blu-ray. Yes the movie that is basically responsible for all movies being in 3D these days in finally bringing the third dimension to your home. We all know the story a future space Marine is sent to an alien planet and transfers his mind into a huge blue cat alien body. He falls in love with the princess then leads a war against his own people to save the alien race. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, & Sigourney Weaver. Now whatever you think of the movie itself the 3D was truly ground breaking and might make it worth a second view but that is only if you have a 3D TV at home. Panasonic is actually bundling this Blu-ray with it TV for this holiday season. Now either the special features are impossible to find or there just aren't any so beware of that folks. I would suggest you stay clear unless you really love this movie and have a 3D TV, even then if there are no special features on this release you know there will be a later version fully loaded with all the extras, so maybe wait for that.
Finally I have a little bonus release for you guys. One of my favorite movies is finally getting a Blu-ray release for it's 20th anniversary, A League of Their Own. Set during WWII and based on the actual all girls pro baseball league A League of Their Own is about two sisters who join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. Starring Geena Davis, Lori Petty, & Tom Hanks and directed by Penny Marshall this is a classic movie that any baseball fan should own. The special features include: Director & Cast Commentary, Deleted Scenes, "This Used to be My Playground" - Madonna Music Video, & 'Nine Memorable Innings' - The Making of "A League of Their Own". Yes I know that is not anything more that the special edition DVD that is already out has but if you looking to upgrade or haven't bought it since VHS (like me) this is an essential grab.
Well that's it for this week kiddies hope Nu-Ray was helpful and informative. Let me know what what you guys are planning to pick up this week by commenting below and if you haven't already please Like the offical The Final Level page on Facebook, add us to your circle on Google+, and follow us at @TFLChicago on Twitter.
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