{"id":6854,"date":"2009-10-26T02:50:35","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T02:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2009-10-26T02:51:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-26T02:51:46","slug":"uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-26th-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/10\/26\/uk-dvd-blu-ray-releases-monday-26th-october-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD &#038; Blu-ray Releases: Monday 26th October 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/b\/ref=amb_link_40492065_1?ie=UTF8&amp;node=573412&amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_s=center-1&amp;pf_rd_r=127M9RGFS104NXXY7TFY&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=192967391&amp;pf_rd_i=283926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6855\" title=\"DVD &amp; Blu-ray Releases 25-10-09\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DVD-Releases-25-10-09.jpg\" alt=\"DVD &amp; Blu-ray Releases 25-10-09\" width=\"480\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002EEODBC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002EEODBC\">Drag Me To Hell<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate): A back to basics horror film for director <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Raimi\">Sam Raimi<\/a> which is the tale of a woman (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alison_Lohman\">Alison Lohman<\/a>) who falls under an ancient curse when she is forced to evict an elderly woman (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lorna_Raver\">Lorna Raver<\/a>) from her house. She then has only three days to dissuade a dark spirit from stealing her soul before she is dragged to hell for an eternity of unthinkable torment.<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LkGhoOSi_BA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LkGhoOSi_BA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Although maybe not quite matching up to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drag_Me_to_Hell#Reception\">early reviews and buzz<\/a>, this is still an effective and pleasingly old fashioned horror which relies on old-school creepy suspense rather than the sadistic butchery that has become all too prevalent in the genre.<\/p>\n<p>Available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002EEODBC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002EEODBC\">DVD<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002EEOE34?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002EEOE34\">Blu-ray Disc<\/a>, the following features on each format are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theatrical Cut<\/li>\n<li>2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English DD5.1 Surround<\/li>\n<li>English HOH subtitles<\/li>\n<li>Production Diaries:<\/li>\n<li>The Bloody Nose<\/li>\n<li>Inside the Psychic World<\/li>\n<li>Makeup Effects<\/li>\n<li>Alison in the Mud<\/li>\n<li>Wirework<\/li>\n<li>Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Justin Long Profile<\/li>\n<li>The Parking Lot Fight<\/li>\n<li>The Goat<\/li>\n<li>Set Tour: The Great Room, Puzzle Car, Dragging Her To Hell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blu-ray Disc<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Theatrical Cut &amp; Version you couldn\u2019t see in cinemas<\/li>\n<li>1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen<\/li>\n<li>English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio<\/li>\n<li>English HOH subtitles<\/li>\n<li>Production Diaries<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with Sam Raimi, Alison Lohman and Justin Long (BD Exclusive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PGWO5W?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PGWO5W\">True Blood Season 1<\/a><\/strong> (HBO): The first season of HBO&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/tv\/shows\/trueblood\">acclaimed<\/a> vampire series from\u00a0creator and executive producer <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alan_Ball_(screenwriter)\">Alan Ball<\/a> (writer of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Beauty_(film)\">American Beauty<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six_Feet_Under_(TV_series)\">Six Feet Under<\/a>). Set in rural Louisiana it explores the lives of vampires who have emerged from their coffins and no longer need humans for their fix of blood.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/atoCDi3dfoE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/atoCDi3dfoE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Based on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Southern_Vampire_Mysteries\">The Southern Vampire Mystery Series<\/a> books by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlaine_Harris\">Charlaine Harris<\/a>, it focuses on\u00a0Sookie Stackhouse (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anna_Paquin\">Anna Paquin<\/a>), a telepathic waitress who comes across the 173-year old Bill Compton (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Moyer\">Steven Moyer<\/a>) &#8211; a vampire with whom she forms an immediate connection.<\/p>\n<p>Available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001PGWO5W?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001PGWO5W\">DVD<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002BSH3CW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002BSH3CW\">Blu-ray Disc<\/a>, the features on each format are outlined below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD Extras<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audio commentary on the episode &#8220;Strange Love&#8221; by executive producer\/series creator Alan Ball<\/li>\n<li>Audio commentary on the episode &#8220;The First Taste&#8221; by cast member Anna Paquin and director Scott Winant<\/li>\n<li>Audio commentary on the episode \u201cEscape from Dragon House\u201d by writer Brian Buckner and director Michael Lehmann<\/li>\n<li>Audio commentary on the episode \u201cSparks Fly Out\u201d by cast member Stephen Moyer and director Dan Minahan<\/li>\n<li>Audio commentary on the episode \u201cBurning House of Love\u201d by director Marcos Siega<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Blu-ray Extras<\/strong> &#8211; All of the above plus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhanced Viewing Mode \u2013 BD-J Feature including PiP, text-based facts and maps<\/li>\n<li>Season Index<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Previews<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Recaps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asian Horror &#8211; Essential Collection<\/strong> (Palisades Tartan)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001U3EONU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001U3EONU\"> Bleach Series 4 Part 1<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002IYPF0G?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002IYPF0G\"> Blood Rain<\/a><\/strong> (Palisades Tartan)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001UE8IZE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001UE8IZE\"> Bones Season 4<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002KAIVWM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002KAIVWM\"> Clive Barker&#8217;s Book of Blood<\/a><\/strong> (Lionsgate)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002KLB4ZM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002KLB4ZM\"> Cyborg She<\/a><\/strong> (4Digital Asia)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002CIZPLW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002CIZPLW\"> District 13: Ultimatum<\/a><\/strong> (Momentum)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002JIN4TU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002JIN4TU\"> Fired Up!<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002JWK4XU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002JWK4XU\"> Ghost in the Shell 2.0<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001W9EUBI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001W9EUBI\"> Ip Man<\/a><\/strong> (Showbox)<br \/>\n<strong> Korean Horror &#8211; Essential Collection<\/strong> (Palisades Tartan)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002L7O7PO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002L7O7PO\"> Last of the Summer Wine Series 15 &amp; 16<\/a><\/strong> (Universal Playback)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001OTYOSU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001OTYOSU\"> Lost Season 5<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002LARV5O?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002LARV5O\"> Monsters Vs. Aliens<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002L7O7PY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002L7O7PY\"> Most Haunted Series 11<\/a><\/strong> (Universal Playback)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002JWK4Y4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002JWK4Y4\"> Naruto Unleashed Series 6<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002DQUAUY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002DQUAUY\"> Naruto Unleashed Series 7 Part 2<\/a><\/strong> (Manga)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002AS9ALA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002AS9ALA\"><strong> Obsessed<\/strong><\/a> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002KHMKH2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002KHMKH2\"> Playing Away<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002IPHEUO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002IPHEUO\"> Shirin<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002CYIR20?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002CYIR20#\"> The Hills Run Red<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B002CYIR34?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B002CYIR34\"> Trick &#8216;R Treat<\/a><\/strong> (Warner)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0000AZVDP?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0000AZVDP\"> Young Rebel Souls<\/a><\/strong> (BFI)<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/b\/ref=amb_link_40492065_1?ie=UTF8&amp;node=573412&amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_s=center-1&amp;pf_rd_r=127M9RGFS104NXXY7TFY&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=192967391&amp;pf_rd_i=283926\">Amazon UK<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\">Play<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; Check the latest DVD prices at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\">DVD Price Check<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2009\/10\/23\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-23rd-october-2009\/\">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/a> (W\/C Friday 23rd October)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Drag Me To Hell and True Blood Season 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519,4],"tags":[2821,981,1175,632],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6854\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}