Here are our Blu-ray picks for the week of Dec. 5, 2017. Despicable Me 3 is no doubt the most popular new Blu-ray title this week, available in both Blu-ray and 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray combo editions from Universal that include plenty of extras such as a new mini-movie, deleted scene, Minion Moments, character profiles, and other extras. (More details here.)
Lionsgate’s American Assassin hits stores on Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray starring Oscar-nominated actor Michael Keaton. Each combo edition comes with an extra disc (either DVD or Blu-ray) as well as code to redeem a digital copy. The English soundtrack to the film is provided in Dolby TrueHD 7.1 and Dolby Atmos for immersive audio possibilities. (More details here.)
Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series is available from Showtime/Paramount in both Blu-ray and DVD 8-disc editions each with a run time of over 1,000 minutes. The boxed sets contain all 18 parts of the limited event series, as well as over 6 hours of special features. The Blu-ray version contains another hour-and-a-half of bonus material. (More details here.)
Other Blu-ray releases we should mention include the 32-disc 100 Years of Olympic Films from Criterion Collection with 53 movies and 41 editions of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games, the Houston Astros 2017 World Series Collector’s Edition that encapsulate’s the team’s extraordinary path to win the title, and South Park Seasons 1 through 5 in individual editions.
New on Blu-ray, Dec. 5, 2017
Ultra HD Blu-ray
- American Assassin
- Despicable Me 3
- Jumanji
- Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
- Transformers
- Transformers: Age Of Extinction
- John Wick / John Wick Chapter 2 combo
- Men in Black Trilogy
Blu-ray Disc
Shows
- Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series
- Sailor Moon Crystal Season 3 Limited Edition
- South Park: The Complete Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (individual seasons)
Movies
- Despicable Me 3
- American Assassin
- Houston Astros 2017 World Series Collector’s Edition
- The Osiris Child
- Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
- Better Watch Out
- Digimon Adventure Tri.: Confession
- Initial D Legend 1: Awakening
- Howard Lovecraft And The Undersea Kingdom
- The Women’s Balcony
- Santoalla
- Gook
- Oldies
- Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
- Auntie Mame (1958)
- Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
Collections
- Illumination Presents: 3-Movie Collection (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3)
- 100 Years of Olympic Films – Criterion Collection
- Men in Black 20th Anniversary: Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Blu-ray Collection
- Clannad / Clannad After Story: Complete Collection
- Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Apocalypse Saga Blu-ray Collection
- Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East: Complete Collection
