It’s time for Things to Look Forward to… Essentially a list of stuff that’s coming out this week. Pucker up cause The Princess and the Frog is out. New Moon howls it’s way onto Blu Ray with multiple Special Editions depending where you buy it. I believe Best Buy has the Tin Case version. The Ghost of Sparta is back in the PS3 release of God of War 3. Supposed to be a great game, though I’ve been hearing it’s a little short. Speaking of Spartaaaaa Gerald Butler’s new film The Bounty Hunter makes it’s theatrical debut this friday. If you see anything I’ve missed please drop a comment.

DVD
March 15th
Armored
Astro Boy
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Ninja Assasin
South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season
The Fourth KindThe Princess and the Frog
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Anime DVD
March 15th
Slayers Revolution: The Complete Fourth Season

Blu Ray
March 15th
Armored
Astro Boy
Ninja Assasin
South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season
The Fourth Kind
The Princess and the Frog
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Video Games
Command & Conquer 4 – PC
Dragon Age Origins: Awakening – PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon – Wii
God of War III – PS3
Infinite Space – DS
Metro 2033 – PC, Xbox 360
Resonance of Fate – PS3, Xbox 360

Theater
March 19th
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Repo Men
The Bounty Hunter

This week’s release list is horrifying great, with a variety of releases. In the Blu Ray category we have Studio Ghibli’s latest film Ponyo. While the DVD has more of the Ghilbli collection: Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro. If you haven’t watched a Ghilbli movie your missing out, in my opinion they’re better then both Disney and Pixar. As for Video Games Battlefield Bad Company 2 is making it’s debut. Then in Theaters Tim Burton’s latest flick Alice and Wonderland makes it’s way to the big screen. I think I’ll skip this one, maybe watch my favorite Time Burton movie: Ed Wood :) Anywho if you see anything I’m missing drop me a line.

DVD
Feb 2nd
2012
Alice
Alice in Wonderland
Clash of the Titans
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice: The Complete Animated Series
Ninja

Where the Wild Things Are

Anime DVD
Feb 2nd
Castle in the Sky: Special Edition
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
Kiki’s Delivery Service: Special Edition
My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo

Anime Blu Ray
Feb 2nd
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
Ponyo

Blu Ray
Feb 2nd
2012
Alice
Clash of the Titans
Gentlemen Broncos
Ninja
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Neverending Story
Where the Wild Things Are

Video Games
Alice in Wonderland – DS
Alice in Wonderland – Wii
Battlefield Bad Company 2 – PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects – DS
Deca Sports – DS
Fallout Trilogy – PC
LIPS Party Classics – Xbox 360
Major League Baseball 2K10 – DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii
MLB 10 – PS2, PS3, PSP
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic – PC
SpongeBob’s Boating Bash – DS, Wii
Supreme Commander 2 – PC

Theater
Feb 5th
Alice and Wonderland
Brooklyn’s Finest

It is a dark time for our country. We are in a recession. People are struggling to survive. Rising crime rates, bank foreclosures and evictions are happening all around. Martial law has been enforced. Who will save us from these tough times? None other than Lex Luthor, newly elected President of the United States.

This is the beginning of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the sixth movie in the DC Universe Original Animated Movies. Fans will be happy to hear Kevin Conroy as Batman as well as Tim Daly as Superman and Clancy Brown as Lex Luthor. The voice acting by them is superb and one of the reasons is much of the voice over work was done with the actors in the same room so they can play off one another.

As President, Lex Luthor begins to fix the economy and all the growing problems. He creates a government employed group of superheroes to police the nation made up of Captain Atom, Black Lightning, Katana, Starfire, Major Force and Power Girl. Batman and Superman are not part of this because they know Lex Luthor and maintain their distrust with him even after he’s elected President.

Batman and The Man of Steel facing off against Luthor's hired group.

A new problem Luthor faces is a kryptonite meteor the size of a small country heading directly towards Earth. Wanting all the credit for himself, Luthor plans to destroy the meteorite by shooting missiles directly at it and destroying it before impact.

Before executing this plan, Luthor requests a meeting with Superman so they can settle their differences and work together. Or so Luthor says. At the meeting however, Luthor frames Superman and brands him an outlaw. He claims the radiation from the meteor is affecting Superman’s judgment and places a one billion dollar bounty on his head.

This enticing amount brings all of the villains out to claim Superman’s bounty. These include Silver Banshee, Mr. Freeze, Bane, Nightshade, Gorilla Grodd and a whole lot more. Seeing Batman and Superman take on all these villains at once is a lot of fun to watch. However, it does not last very long and at a running time of 67 minutes, I think they missed out on an opportunity for some great battles. Not to say that there isn’t action, there’s plenty of it. But to me it all felt a little rushed to get to the climax of stopping the meteor.

Last week I reviewed Planet Hulk and enjoyed it a lot. A lot of it had to do with the way the story was told. In contrast to Public enemies, Planet Hulk took its time, introduced us to new characters and back stories and had long fight sequences. Public Enemies assumes you know the back stories and characters but for people not familiar with the DC Universe, it will probably leave them guessing who’s who. The longest fight scene in Public Enemies is the inevitable battle between Superman and Lex Luthor towards the end. To me this is the best one because it is long and thought out and you don’t know what’s going to happen.

Public Enemies is based on the comic of the same name written by Jeph Loeb. It is filled with great one liners and references. This, along with the friendship and great mutual respect Batman and Superman make it a good watch. Good, but not great. Check it out if you get the chance. No rush.

It’s time for another Release List. There appears to be a large amount of DVDs/Blu Rays being released this week. In terms of Blu Rays release the Justice League makes it’s debut with Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Which will feed my recent addiction to DCU. Just begun re-reading the Green Lantern Rebirth and have been on a DCU kick. In the Video Game department Heavy Rain is finally being released. Which I’m really pumped about, enjoyed the hell out of Indigo Prophecy. Though I’ve heard it’s only 8hrs so I guess it’ll be a rental :( If you see anything I miss drop a comment. Have a good rest of the week.

DVD
Feb 23rd
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
Dead Snow
Everybody’s Fine
Ghost Hunters: Season Five, Part One
Jersey Shore: Season 1 Uncensored
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
Make Way for Tomorrow
Midsomer Murders: Set 14
Motherhood
Night Court: The Complete Third Season
Nurse Jackie: Season One
Project Runway: Season Six
Superjail!: Season One
The Box
The Informant!
The September Issue

Blu Ray
Feb 23rd
Analyze This/Analyze That
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
The Damned United
Dead Snow
Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Ichi the Killer
Miss Congeniality/Miss Congeniality 2
Motherhood
Neil Diamond: Hot August Night
Sorority Row
The Crazies
The Informant!
The Universe: The Complete Season Four

Video Games
Heavy Rain – PS3
Hello Kitty: Birthday Adventures – DS
Metal Slug XX – PSP
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing – DS, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2010 Reverse of Arcadia – DS

Theater
Feb 26th
Cop Out
The Crazies

What do you do with a monster that’s impossible to control, so dangerous that not even Iron Man and the members of S.H.I.E.L.D. can stop him? Exile him to another planet. And what do you do if you’re the one being exiled? Well if you’re the Hulk, you bust open the ship in transit and crash land on a different planet altogether. These are the opening scenes of the recently released animated DVD Planet Hulk.

The original plan was to send Hulk away to a deserted planet full of vegetation and game and with no intelligent life forms. He can’t hurt anyone there and no one can hurt him. Needless to say, Hulk is not happy with this, and like I said, destroys the ship in transit and crash lands on a planet named Sakaar.

Upon landing he is captured and thrown into gladiator games where he must kill or be killed. If he can be triumphant in three games, then he wins his freedom.  All of this is done for the enjoyment of the Red King, who rules all, and the inhabitants of Sakaar. While fighting in the games, he befriends his fellow captives and works together with them to get through the first couple games.

Hulk Smash!

Sound kind of familiar? Basically it’s the same story as Gladiator. What makes it good is that here, the story is on another planet so the weapons, creatures and fighting styles are all unique. There’s bug like creatures, characters that resemble The Thing from Fantastic Four, and even human like creatures.

The introduction of new characters also allows for some very interesting background stories. For example, the character of Korg, and how he became captive. Korg and his people roamed from planet to planet taking whatever they want. Upon reaching a green planet they try to capture a native for study. This native strongly resembles Thor and does not go down without a fight. A somewhat epic battle ensues where Korg and his people are so overwhelmed by the native, they are forced to use a weapon that was built to fight armies.

The battle scenes in Planet Hulk definitely do not disappoint. Since it is on unknown planet, the rules are thrown out the window and there are plenty here that can stand toe to toe with the Hulk. Also don’t expect Hulk to just say things like, “Hulk Smash!” Here he has full on conversations as the Hulk and we do not see Bruce Banner once. It takes a little getting use to but at least now we don’t have to rely on facial expressions and roars to know what the Hulk is thinking.

Planet Hulk is based on the Marvel Comic with the same name by Greg Pak who was also involved in this adaptation. If you can’t wait for Iron Man 2, or the next comic book movie, this is a great substitute. And with no live action Hulk movie announced until probably The Avengers in 2012, what have you got to lose? This is too great of a DVD to be overlooked and I recommend you watch it. Now! Or whenever.

DVD
Feb 16th
Black Dynamite
Coco Before Chanel
Good Hair
Halo Legends
Law Abiding Citizen
Scooby Doo: Abracadabra-Doo
Shaun The Sheep: A Woolly Good Time

Anime DVD
Feb 16th
Bleach Uncut Box Set: Season 4, Part 2 – The Bount
Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street Movie
Dragon Ball Z: Dragon Box Two

Anime Blu Ray
Feb 16th
Claymore: Complete Series Box Set
Heroic Age: Complete Series

Blu Ray
Feb 16th
Black Dynamite
Contempt
Dirty Harry Collection
Goodfellas
Halo Legends
Hunger
Law Abiding Citizen
Lola Montès
Revanche

Video Games
Chicken Riot  – Wii
Crime Scene – DS
Data East Arcade Classics – Wii
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce – PS3, Xbox 360
Everquest II: Sentinels Fate – PC
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 – PSP
Warbirds: DogFights – PC

Theater
Feb 19th
Shutter Island
Cop Out

Well another week another Release List. This week features the great Holiday of Valentine’s Day. Though for the life of me I still can’t figure out who decided it was a good idea not to release New Moon on the week of Valentine’s Day. Seems like a no brainer to me. That’s okay ladies cause Arnold has got your back, with the long awaited release of the Running Man on Blu Ray :) If that wasn’t romantic enough for you, the Video Games come to the rescue with BioShock 2 and Dante’s Inferno. Now that screams romantic. It seems the only Valentine’s Day Themed item would be in theaters with the release of Valentine’s Day. If you see anything I’ve missed drop a comment.

DVD
Feb 8th

Army Wives: The Complete Third Season
A Serious Man
Couples Retreat
Emma (2009)
JAG (Judge Advocate General): The Final Season
Stargate SG-U: 1.0
The Time Traveler’s Wife

Anime DVD
Feb 8th

Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 6
Soul Eater: Part 1

Blu Ray
Feb 8th

A Serious Man
Couples Retreat
Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic
Emma (2009)
The Phantom
Running Man
Stargate SG-U: 1.0
The Time Traveler’s Wife

Video Games

Bioshock 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Dante’s Inferno – PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Scene it? Twilight – DS
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll – Wii
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars – Xbox 360

Theater
Feb 12th

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Valentine’s Day
The Wolfman

It’s time for this Week’s Release List. Now I dunno about you, but I’m counting down the days till Mass Effect 2. Luckily Capcom has us covered until then with Dark Void. As for Blu Ray this week we have Gamer and the Invention of Lying. I’m not to sure about either of those movies but I might just Netflix them to see.  Wrap up the week with a visit from the Rock. “Do you smell what the Tooth Fairy is cooking?” Hopefully not teeth that would smell bad!!! :( Again if you see anything I missed drop a comment.

DVD
Jan 19th
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball
Cranford: Return to Cranford
Cranford: The Collection
Damages: The Complete Second Season
Pandorum
The Invention of Lying
thirtysomething: The Complete Second Season
Weeds: Season Five
Whiteout

Anime DVD
Jan 19th
Bamboo Blade: Part 2
One Piece: Season Two, Fifth Voyage
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Collected Memories Box Set

Blu Ray
Jan 19th
Boogie Nights
Che
Gamer
Magnolia
Pandorum
Smokin’ Aces
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball
The Invention of Lying
Weeds: Season Five
Whiteout

Video Games
Dark Void – PC, PS3, Xbox 360

Theater
Jan 22nd
Extraordinary Measures
Legion
The Tooth Fairy

Well it’s that time again, yes it’s Release List time. As seen above can you guess what 2 movies have made their way to Blu Ray?? If you guessed The Last Action Hero and Cliffhanger your right!!! Still not sure why Demolition Man still isn’t on Blu Ray, they sure as hell got Water World out in a hurry. As for other Blu Rays out this week we have the Moon starring Sam Rockewell here’s a link to the trailer looks really interesting. For Video Games we have Army of Two: the 40th Day. Then wrapping up with the Theater Releases with the Book of Eli. If you see anything I missed please drop a comment.

DVD
Jan 11th
8 1/2
Departures
ER: The Complete Twelfth Season
Fame
Halloween II
In the Loop
Moon  – Trailer
Post Grad
Robin Hood: Season Three
The Brothers Bloom
The Hurt Locker
The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season
Top Gear: The Complete Season 12
Transformers: Season 2, Volume 2

Blu Ray
Jan 11th
Cliffhanger
Fame
Halloween II
In the Loop
Last Action Hero
Moon  – Trailer
The Brothers Bloom
The Hurt Locker

Video Game
Jan 13th
Army of Two: the 40th Day – PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Daniel X – DS
Sands of Destruction – DS
The Sims 2 Fun with Pets Collections – PC
Twin Sector – PC

Theater
The Book of Eli
The Lovely Bones
The Spy Next Door

Coming back from the Holidays is always a treat… right??? Well it’s time to cheer up with this Week’s Release List. There are a couple of great picks out this week starting with the Blu Ray Department. If you haven’t already seen it now is a good time to catch up with the release of Battlestar Galactica Season 1 on Blu Ray. They’ve already released the complete series on Blu Ray but it’s nice to see it released in the individual seasons. In the department of Video Games Bayonetta makes it’s debut. Top that off with the Theater with Youth in Revolt. Overall a pretty solid Release List. If you see anything I’m missing drop a comment.

DVD
Dec 5th
10 Things I Hate About You
50 Dead Men Walking
Big Love: The Complete Third Season
Chuck: The Complete Second Season
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus (Story 5)
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma (Story 137)
Good Witch
Independent Lens: Between the Folds
Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Vol. 2
Kendra: The Complete First Season
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures – The Complete Series
Super Friends: Season One, Vol. One
The Final Destination

Blu Ray
Dec 5th
10 Things I Hate About You
50 Dead Men Walking
Battlestar Galactica: Season One
Chuck: The Complete Second Season
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
D. Grayman: Season One, Part One
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Riding Giants
The Final Destination
The Green Berets

Video Game
Army of Two: The 40th Day = PS3, Xbox 360
Bayonetta – PS3, Xbox 360
Darksiders – PS3, Xbox 360

Theater
Dec 8th
Daybreakers
Leap Year
Youth in Revolt