STACK #181 Nov 2019

4K UHD HIGHLIGHTS

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DISC OF THE MONTH ZOMBIELAND We sometimes wonder where movies and television would be without zombies. Imagine no George A. Romero movies… No The Walking Dead … No Shaun of the Dead ! Even The Cranberries may not have landed their biggest ever hit… Of course, there’d also be no Zombieland , the 2009 flick taking the zom-com action route to great effect. In celebration of its tenth birthday, not only do we get the new cinematic sequel Zombieland: Double Tap , but we also get an anniversary release of the cult classic original on 4K Ultra HD. The work of director Ruben Fleischer, who most recently gave us the Marvel outing Venom , Zombieland introduces us to a US ravaged by a mutation

of mad cow disease that has turned much of the populace into not particularly docile undead types. Some humans have survived, including our heroes Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Twinkie loving Tallahassee (Woody

1 Toy Story 4 2 Doctor Strange 3 Guardians of the Galaxy 4 Ant-Man 5 Spider-Man: Far from Home (JB Exclusive) 6 John Wick: Chapter 3 7 X-Men: Dark Phoenix 8 Apocalypse Now: Final Cut 9 Men in Black:

Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and her little sister Little Rock (Abigail Breslin). Not that they all start out as one big happy family, but hard times, adversity, Bill Murray and all that, and the four form a bond. As for this release, expect HDR enhancement, an appropriately loud new Dolby Atmos mix and some new featurettes, plus the original standard Blu-ray release that’s stuffed with extras. Out Nov 13

ALSO OUT THIS MONTH

International (JB Exclusive) 10 Avengers: Endgame

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE While not made specifically as a Christmas movie, more just set during that time of year, Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece starring Jimmy Stewart has since become a Christmastime tradition for many all over the world. This year families will be able to experience it looking better than ever before, with Paramount performing a painstaking restoration process based on the original negative, where possible, or 1940s fine grain masters. Traditionalists will rejoice, as the native 4K, HDR-enhanced presentation is in the original black and white – but everybody’s covered as there’s a colorised version included on the accompanying Blu-ray, along with a selection of new featurettes. Out Nov 13

“Say hello to my little friend!” is possibly one of the most popular movie quotes of all time, and of course it hails from the legendary 1983 Brian De Palma film Scarface . The tale of Cuba’s Tony Montana and his rise in the Miami drug world, portrayed so well by Al Pacino, is hitting 4K Ultra HD in style just in time for Christmas. The remastered image will also include HDR, while the audio will be a newly-minted DTS:X Master Audio affair. Now you’re talking to us, baby! Also arriving in December will be Zack Snyder’s 2009 take on Alan Moore’s Watchmen . Apparently, this will feature the mega 215-minute ‘Ultimate Cut’, along with HDR enhancement, COMING SOON

007: THE DANIEL CRAIG COLLECTION While the latest James Bond, Daniel Craig, is flitting around the world preparing the next 007 big screen extravaganza No Time to Die , his previous four adventures are hitting home on the 4K Ultra HD format. All wrapped up in one neat box set, it’s time to relive all the action, adventure, cars, quips, gadgets and amazing locations of Casino Royale , Quantum of Solace , Skyfall and Spectre with all the added joys of Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range enhancement and DTS-HD Master Audio sound. Nobody does it better than Bond, and we can’t wait to welcome him to our favourite format this month. Out Nov 13

DID YOU MISS?

YESTERDAY Can you imagine a world without the music of The Beatles? That’s essentially what struggling muso Jack Malik discovers after waking from a hefty bump to the noggin – no Hey Jude , no Strawberry Fields , not even an Octopus’s Garden ! Inadvertently at first, his playing of their songs to fresh ears leads to a rapid

TOY STORY 4 Woody, Buzz and the gang return, with a new friend arriving in Forky. He’s no typical toy though, for he was made from a spork and various craft bits and bobs by young Bonnie. But he has trouble dealing with his new identity as a plaything, runs away and kicks off a road trip that sees new friends being made, old friends being

rise from streets to stadiums for the performer, but will his conscience get the better of him? This release delivers a stunning HDR enhanced, native 4K transfer, Dolby Atmos sound and a bunch of extras, including a commentary, deleted scenes, gag reel, featurettes and more. Gear!

encountered, and a big decision to be made by our cowboy hero Woody. Toy fans are in for a treat with this 4K Ultra HD release, being the first native 4K Pixar presentation on the format. It looks incredible, and the Dolby Atmos audio helps it sound incredible, too.

and it will be available exclusively at JB Hi-Fi!

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