DVD Pick of the Week: Friday the 13th (2009) - Page 3

Dr. Strangelove (Blu-ray). Among this week's class of catalog releases is Stanley Kubrick's satire classic. I have to wonder how good it will look on Blu-ray? We already know the quality of film, but is it worth the upgrade?

The Seventh Seal (Criterion, also Blu-ray). Continuing the week's strong class of catalog titles comes an upgraded re-release of an Ingmar Bergman classic. As I understand it, this is the first Blu-ray from Criterion thus far, making it the only one worthy of plunking down your cash. So, does anyone agree?

Sword of the Stranger (also Blu-ray). This anime film had a one night stand in Regal Cinemas thanks to a Fathom Events booking. Unfortunately, those bookings do not go that wide. From what I have seen of it, this samurai epic looks pretty good. The animation is beautiful, plus it appears to be loaded with action. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Spaceballs (Blu-ray). Keeping the catalog rolling, here is one of the funniest films of the 80s that has stood the test of time. This Star Wars spoof is a fantastic slice of comedic film. Hopefully the high-def transfer does it justice.

Friday the 13th Part 3 3D (Blu-ray). Tuesday is masquerading as Friday (the 13th of course). In addition to the remake arriving, we get the first high definition 3D release of the third entry in the series. I am sure the 3D will look terrible, but at least the film will be remastered. This is the first film where the venerable slasher Jason Voorhees first gets his famed hockey mask. This appears to be a port of the recent Deluxe release.

Friday the 13th Part 2 (Blu-ray). Not to be left out is the second film in the series, the first to feature Jason as the killer, And the only one to feature him doing his killing using a potato sack with one eye-hole cut out. Like the third film, this looks to be a transfer of the Deluxe DVD release.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. The fourth film gets the Deluxe DVD treatment. This is the film where Jason is finally killed (ahh, who am I kidding). It features the effects work of Tom Savini, returning for the first time since the original. That alone makes it worth a look. However, I am not sure it is worth the upgrade.

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