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Sherlock: Series 4
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The Accountant
3
Star Trek Beyond
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Jason Bourne
5
Justice League Dark
6
Deepwater Horizon
7
Sausage Party
8
Legend of Tarzan
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Girl on the Train
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Bridget Jones's Baby
BLU-RAY
BEST-SELLERS
for
FEBRUARY 2017
1
The Accountant
2
Mad Max: Fury Road
3
Pacific Rim
4
Jupiter Ascending
5
Man of Steel
6
Deepwater Horizon
7
Creed
8
The Expendables 3
9
The Great Gatsby
(2013)
10
Sully
4K
BEST-SELLERS
for
FEBRUARY 2017
T
he Doctor is in on March 1 and JB has an
Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook of
Doctor
Strange
for Marvel collectors (which won't last
long so be quick), as well as 3D and standard Blu-ray
editions. Bonus features you'll only find on the Blu-ray
include the following featurettes:
A Strange
Transformation
– on bringing this unique Marvel comic
book character to the screen;
Strange Company
–
featuring the cast and director Scott Derrickson;
The
Fabric of Reality
– a closer look at the sets, costumes
and production design;
Across Time and Space
– actors'
preparation and choreographing the fight scenes; and
The Score-cerer Supreme
– live recording sessions with
composer Michael Giacchino and
orchestra. There's also a sneak peek at Marvel's
forthcoming Phase 3 line-up (inc.
Guardians of the
Galaxy Vol.2
,
Thor: Ragnarok
,
Black Panther
and
Avengers: Infinity War
) and satirical short
Team Thor:
Part 2
. Additional extras include deleted scenes, audio
commentary by Scott Derrickson and a gag reel.
T
here's a lot of buzz surrounding a certain Blu-ray
set this month.
The Fly: Ultimate Collection
(out March 8) is exclusive to JB Hi-Fi stores and
includes the original 1958 sci-fi classic starring
Vincent Price,
Return of the Fly
(1959),
Curse of
the Fly
(1965), David Cronenberg's brilliant 1986
remake and its Chris Walas-directed sequel,
The
Fly II
(1989). This five-disc set includes a swarm
of bonus features including a Vincent Price
documentary on
The Fly
(1958); Cronenberg commentary, deleted/
extended scenes and featurettes on the remake; behind-the-scenes
featurettes, alternate 'houseboat' ending, commentary and more on
The Fly II
. Moreover, both
The Fly II
and
Curse of the Fly
make their
worldwide HD debut in this collection. Be very afraid!
Whovians welcomed the return of a classic 'lost' story from
the Patrick Troughton era late last year when
The Power of the Daleks
was recreated using
black and white animation synchronised with
the original episodes' audio. This Blu-ray edition
is well worth the double-dip as it also features
a colour version as well as a b&w telesnap
reconstruction, animation test footage, making-
of featurette
Servants & Masters
, original Dalek
voice recording and title sequence.
The cult movie event of 2017 hits Blu-ray on March 22 in
a 2-disc 'Greasy Down Under' Deluxe Edition exclusive
to JB Hi-Fi stores. This must-have version comes with
collectable slipcase packaging, reversible sleeve featuring
newly commissioned art, and is fully loaded with bonus
features. Extras exclusive to this edition include deleted/
extended scenes; interviews with co-writer/director Jim
Hosking, actor Sky Elobar and actress Elizabeth De Razzo;
The Greasy Trap
- cast and crew discuss their experiences
working on-set; and
The Greasy Effect
- Jim Hosking talks
about the special effects. Choice cuts from the recent
Greasy Down Under promotional tour include Elobar and
De Razzo enduring a selection of Aussie cuisine; an on the
road to Ballarat home movie;
and The #GreasyDownUnder
Road Trip advertisement. Plus
Monster Fest 2016 Q&A with
Elobar and De Razzo, behind-the-
scenes photo gallery, and much
more.
The Greasy Strangler
is
also available in a regular Blu-ray edition featuring audio
commentary with Jim Hosking, Sky Elobar and Michael St.
Michaels, and on-set Interviews with cast and crew (which
are also included on the 2-disc set). And if you think you
don't need the Greasy Down Under Deluxe Edition, then
you're a "bullsh-t artist".
GREASY IS THE WORD!
W
ith
The Fate of the Furious
tearing into cinemas on
April 12, bring yourself up to
date with the most recent
Diesel-powered exploits of
Dominic Toretto and family with
these newly minted 4K Ultra
HD editions of Fast 6 and 7,
out on March 22. This is the
perfect franchise to showcase
the enhanced video and
audio quality 4K has to offer –
although your neighbours might
think you're doing burnouts in
the lounge room!
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