DVD Pick of the Week: Akira

Welcome back! Well, to some of you, anyway. To the rest of you, glad you decided to stop by and I hope that this humble column helps you navigate the stacks of new releases each week. My goal is to point you toward titles of interest and warn you away from those films that seek to do nothing but leech away your time and give you nothing in return.

Full disclosure: I have not seen many of these titles and what follows are not necessarily reviews. It is my opinion based upon what I know of the titles I pluck from the new release lists that I peruse. The opinions I give based on the new releases are my own, and my recommendations upon them are based on my personal interest. In any case, I hope you enjoy and perhaps find something you like or a title to point me towards.

Akira (Blu-ray). Possibly the biggest anime ever produced is set to make its high definition debut. It may not be the biggest ever, but it is certainly an important one in America. Countless people will point to this film as being the reason they got into anime in the first place, I count myself among them. I am looking forward to seeing this again, it has been a while. I also have to wonder if the proposed live-action take on it will go forward. I cannot see it working. Anyway, I am expecting this to look stunning.

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (also Blu-ray). The latest Futurama film is here. I really need to catch up, I have only seen the first one, and I love me some Futurama!

The Librarian: Curse of the Jade Chalice. Never seen any of these telefilms. For some reason I cannot get past the title — The Librarian just doesn't excite me. For fans of the series, can you convince me to check them out? I have a hard time seeing Noah Wyle outside of ER.

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