New Blu-ray and DVD Releases: March 1, 2011
Rank the week of March 1st’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best movies ever made:
127 Hours (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best adventure movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #116 |
Oscar Host James Franco in one of Flickchart users’ favorite movies of 2010.
Love and Other Drugs (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best romantic comedies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #3301 |
Oscar host Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in various states of undress.
Burlesque (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best musical romance movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #7493 |
Read what Flickchart blogger Chad Hoolihan had to say about Burlesque in the Reel Rumbles post against Showgirls.
I also highly recommend listening to the “How Did this Get Made” Podcast (with host Paul Scheer and his guest Nick Kroll) about how truly awful the flick is.
Faster (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
Rank it amongst the best action thrillers of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #6003 |
Dwayne Johnson returns to being an action movie star. This is also the only release of the four major ones not being held up by Netflix’s 28-day rule.
S.W.A.T.: Firefight (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Rank it amongst the best crime thrillers of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added |
Because S.W.A.T. needed a sequel. This stars Gabriel Macht, Kristanna Loken and Robert Patrick.
Classics and Re-releases on Blu-ray and DVD
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (DVD | R | 1976)
Rank it amongst the best blaxploitation movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #14214 |
Must Buy. I can’t think of any movie I want to see more than this right now.
Bambi (DVD and Blu-ray | G | 1942)
Rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #1544 |
Out of Sight (Blu-ray | R | 1996)
Rank it amongst the best crime movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #501 |
The Cable Guy (Blu-ray | R | 1996)
Rank it amongst the best black comedies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #2562 |
Daughters of Darkness (Blu-ray | R | 1971)
Rank it amongst the best vampire movies of all time.
Flickchart Ranking: #7124 |
There’s also a 7-disc Blu-ray set of the Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy.