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Once again, we look at a few titles in more detail which are due out soon. The prices listed are the current prices on Amazon.
Underworld: Awakening After a summary of the first two films at the start, for those who’ve missed them, we learn that six months pass and then all vampires and lycans are subject to “The Purge”, where the majority are wiped out, but after going to save Michael, Selene is captured and put in a cryogenic chamber along with one other specimen. Is it Michael? The smart money would be on him. After 12 years, she thaws out, grabs her PVC outfit and kinky boots, notices that ‘Subject 2′, in the other container, isn’t Michael but is a young girl called Eve, and escapes this company known as AntiGen. I could go into detail about how things work after that, but the plot seems like a million films we’ve all seen before. Selene takes Eve under her wing, for reasons that will become apparent as you watch it, protecting her from the enemy – so, rather like Aliens with Ripley and Newt. Plot is second to none… I mean, erm… next to none, as there’s even one of those godawful plot devices I hate most of all when a loyal worker of one of the main baddies could easily be let free, but no, they have to bump them off when there’s no need. That’s such a cop-out. The first two films were reasonably well put together, but all Underworld: Awakening has going for it is Kate in her outfit and a decent number of action scenes which are loud, bloody and in 3D and give you a laugh at least. For home viewing, for most of us, the 3D effect will be lost and it’s going to be a bit of a disappointment. Underworld: Awakening is released on Blu-ray (£13.99), DVD (£9.99) and Blu-ray Quadrilogy (£31.99). |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 
Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returns as his friend and colleague, Dr. Watson, in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large–Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris)–and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Around the globe, headlines break the news; a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon; a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose; bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna; the death of an American steel magnate… No-one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random events–no-one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider–Moriarty. Holmes’ investigation into Moriarty’s plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history. Extra Content:
Beyond Baker Street The Moriarty Gambit Holmesavision on Steroids A Band of Gypsies Meet Mycroft Holmes King of Shadows Deleted Scenes Companion App A Bigger, Better, Funnier Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is released on Blu-ray (£13.99) and DVD (£9.99). |
Shame
Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a 30-something man living comfortably in New York, balancing a busy job and active social life. When the wayward Sissy (Carey Mulligan), turns up at his apartment unannounced, Brandon’s carefully managed lifestyle spirals out of control. From award winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger), Shame is a compelling and timely examination of the nature of need, how we live our lives and the experiences that shape us. Shame is released on is released on Blu-ray (£11.99) and DVD (£10.99). |
The Sitter
When the world’s most irresponsible babysitter takes three of the world’s worst kids on an unforgettable overnight adventure through the streets of New York City, it’s anyone’s guess who’s going to make it home in one piece. Starring Jonah Hill (Knocked Up, Get Him To The Greek) and Sam Rockwell (Moon, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), The Sitter is a new level of twisted and debauched hilarity from the director of Pineapple Express, David Gordon Green. The Sitter is released on Blu-ray (£14.99) and DVD (£9.99). |
American Dad! Volume 7
American Dad! returns for more unconventional family. The comedy carries on this season as the series prepares to celebrate its 100th episode with an unexpected Smith family wedding. Later in the season, Francine sees a hypnotherapist to remember elements of her repressed past, Roger and Stan open competing restaurants and Stan and Francine battle it out over parental control. Guest voices for this season include Lisa Edelstein, Jason Alexander, Hayden Panettiere, Sandra Oh, Grace Park, Burt Reynolds, Anjelica Huston and Lou Diamond Phillips. Episode List:
Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls Fartbreak Hotel For Whom The Sleigh Bell Tolls I Am The Walrus Son Of Stan Stan’s Food Restaurant Stanny-Boy and Frantastic There Will Be Bad Blood White Rice You Debt Your Life Flirting With Disaster Gorillas in the Mist Home Wrecker Jenny Fromdabloc License to Till School Lies A Pinata Named Desire The People Vs. Martin Sugar American Dad! Volume 7 is released on DVD (£16.99). |
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