The Happytime Murders

A very solid offering on the blu-ray and 4K front this week of December 4rd, 2018 as no fewer than six new titles are debuting with a hi-def blu-ray and/or 4K treatment while several catalog titles are also making quite a splash on blu-ray. And one title will be crowned our Most Wanted this week.

Debuting on home video this week is the second season of the sci-fi television series Westworld which is coming to us courtesy of Warner Bros. in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy release as well as in a Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy and a Target Exclusive with bonus disc blu-ray + Digital Copy.

Next up is Corin Hardy's supernatural thriller The Nun which comes to us from Warner Bros. on both a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD release and Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD + UltraViolet.

Universal Studios gets into the hi-def discussion with a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD release of the raunchy puppet comedy The Happytime Murders which will include a feature commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel and a handful of other featurettes. The studio is also releasing its historical drama Operation Finale with a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD release that includes an audio commentary with director Chris Weitz, and another featurette. {googleads}

The second season of the emmy-winning dystopian future television series The Handmaid's Tale is getting some hi-def love with a blu-ray release by Fox/MGM, while Disney is hoping to capitalize on the momentum created by its forthcoming The Lion King remake by putting out another 4k Ultra HD version of its 1994 animated classic The Lion King.

Let's now get into some of the catalog titles hitting hi-def home video this week with a 4K remaster of the classic comedy National Lampoon's Class Reunion which will also features a new commentary and new interview in addition to a couple of trailers from Kino Lorber.

The Nun

Donald Sutherland's 1994 sci-fi thriller The Puppet Masters is getting a Special Edition blu-ray release from Kino Lorber that will include a commentary, documentary, featurettes and trailers. The company is also releasing a new 4K restoration of the classic 1982 nuclear warfare documentary called The Atomic Cafe which will include some interviews, snippets, audio excerpts, and a trailer.

Ingmar Bergman's classic 1977 American-West German drama The Serpent's Egg will come out with a Special Edition blu-ray from Arrow with a commentary by actor David Carradine, a talking head feature, image gallery, and a trailer. The BBC is releasing an 8-disc blu-ray edition of Doctor Who: Peter Davison Complete Season One with a new "making-of" documentary, a handful of features, stories, and much more.

And finally, Paramount Pictures makes a huge splash with what is our Most Wanted blu-ray/HD of the week in the form of the blockbuster latest chapter from the Mission: Impossible series Mission: Impossible - Fallout. The film is getting several editions including a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy edition, a Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy edition as well as a Best Buy Exclusive 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and a Best Buy Exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy. The release features a Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos versions of the film, tons of featurettes, deleted scenes, storyboards, and isolated score track, and three audio commentary tracks.

 

So, there you have it. Our twelve most wanted blu-rays and Ultra HD’s for the week of December 4, 2018


Following is a list of other notable titles that will be released on blu-ray and/or 4K this week on December 4, 2018:

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Dolby Vision Presentation of the film, Dobly Atmos SOundtrack; Behind the Fallout; Light the Fuse; Top of the World; The Big Swing: Deleted Scene Breakdown; Rendezvous in Paris; The Fall; The Hunt is On; Cliffside Clash; Deleted Scenes Montage with Optional Commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton; Foot Chase Musical Breakdown; The Ultimate Mission; Storyboards; Theatrical Trailer; Commentary by director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise; Commentary by director; Christopher McQuarrie and editor Eddie Hamilton; Commentary by composer Lorne Balfe; Isolated Score Track

 

Westworkld Season two

Westworld - Season Two: The Door

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Paved with the Best Intentions: The Evolution of the DELOS Corp.; Violent Delights Have Violent Ends; Bring Yourself Back Online; Reflections on Season Two – Dolores, Teddy and Bernard; Of Love and Shogun – Maeve, Hector and Lee; Journeys and Technology – Stubbs, Logan and Clementine; The Buzz: On the Red Carpet; Return To Westworld; Creating Westworld's Reality; Creating Westworld's Reality: An Evocative Location; Creating Westworld's Reality: Fort Forlorn Hope; Creating Westworld's Reality: The Delos Experiment; Creating Westworld's Reality: Shogun World; Creating Westworld's Reality: Inside the Cradle; Creating Westworld's Reality: Chaos In The Mesa; Creating Westworld's Reality: Ghost Nation; Creating Westworld's Reality: Deconstructing Maeve; Creating Westworld's Reality: The Valley Beyond; Creating Westworld's Reality: The Drone Hosts
     

nun

The Nun

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

A New Horror Icon; The Conjuring Chronology; Gruesome Planet; Deleted Scenes

 

The Happytime Murders

The Happytime Murders

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Feature Commentary with Director Brian Henson and voice actor Bill Barretta; Deleted Scenes; Gag Reel; Line-O-Rama; Virtual Environments: Go behind the scenes to see the transformation of the film's virtual environments including visual effects through backdrops, action scenes, and the movements of the puppets themselves.; Avatars Demo: VFX supervisors discuss how The Happytime Murders created a new realm of puppet movies by using avatars to make the puppets come to life; VFX Breakdown: An overview of the impact of visual special effects in the film; Theatrical Trailers

 

Operation Finale

Operation Finale

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

WAudio Commentary with Director Chris Weitz; Inside the Operation - Featurette; Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles for the main feature

 

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale: Season Two

Blu-ray

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Season Two: Off Book; Dressing Dystopia


     

The Lion King

The Lion King

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

 

National Lampoon's CLass Reunion

National Lampoon's Class Reunion

Blu-ray

Street Date: 14/4/2018

Special Features:

ABrand New 4K remasters from original camera negatives; new Interview with star Gerrit Graham; new Audio Commentary with director Michael Miller and stunt coordinator Dean Raphael Ferrandini moderated by Filmmaker Douglas Hosdale; Trailers for the other Kino Lorber releases; Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature
     

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters - Special Edition

Blu-ray

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Audio commentary by director Stuart Orme with film editor David Yardley; Robert A. Heinlein: The Puppet Grand Master – Documentary with Spectrum literary agency agent Eleanor Wood, author and screenwriter David Gerrold, author Brad Linaweaver and Robert Gleason, the executive editor of Tor/Forge Books and the author of The Evil That Men Do; Get Slugged with Julie Warner; Strange Invasion with Keith David; Alien Me, Alien You with Richard Belzer; Larry Odien Pulls the Strings: The Practical Effects of The Puppet Masters
Science Fantasy and Softcore Porn: Limited edition booklet essay by author and literary critic Samuel R. Delany; Newly commissioned art by Jacob Phillips; Animated Photo Gallery - Creature design images; Limited Edition O-card Slipcase; Reversible Art; 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo Audio; Theatrical Trailer

 

 The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

CNew 4K restoration of the film; Filmwax Radio Interview with filmmakers Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, and Pierce Rafferty; Audio Excerpts from Jayne Loader's CD-ROM project "PUBLIC SHELTER" (1995); Selection of Government Propaganda Films (Courtesy of The Prelinger Archives); Trailer

     

The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg - Special Edition

Blu-ray

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation; Original English mono audio (uncompressed LPCM); Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; Audio Commentary by actor David Carradine; Bergman’s Egg – a newly filmed appreciation by critic and author Barry Forshaw; Away From Home, archival featurette including interviews with David Carradine and Liv Ullman; German Expressionism, archival interview with Author Marc Gervais; Stills gallery; Theatrical trailer; Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork choices; FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by author Geoffrey Macnab

 

Doctor Who: Peter Davison - Season ONe

Doctor Who: Peter Davison Complete Season One

Blu-ray

Street Date: 12/4/2018

Special Features:

Enjoy Peter Davison's first series as the Fifth Doctor in a limited edition Eight-disc box set, featuring all 26 episodes completely remastered. Includes Castrovalva, Four to Doomsday, Kinda,The Visitation, Black Orchid, Earthshock and Time-Flight. Plus, brand new special features including Five new Making-Of documentaries for Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Black Orchid, Earthshock and Time-Flight; surround sound mixes for Kinda and Earthshock; an Extended Version of Black Orchid Part One; Rare studio footage from Castrovalva, Four To Doomsday, Earthshock and Time-Flight; updated special effects for Castrovalva; seven more editions of Behind The Sofa; a newly-shot one-hour interview Peter Davison In Conversation with Matthew Sweet and much more.

Here are some other notable releases coming this Tuesday:

  • Bloody Birthday
  • Castlevania
  • The Black Windmill
  • Yellowstone: Season One
  • Elizabeth Harvest
  • Support the irls
  • Attraction
  • Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook / Blu-ray + Digital HD + UltraViolet
  • Steel Arena