Mike’s DVD picks for 12/11/07

Hold onto your butts. This is a jammed-packed full of awesome week for DVD releases. Not only that, but we’ll be kicking around some high-def titles as well.

Let’s jump right in.

It’s.all.about.Jason.Bourne.

The Bourne Ultimatum

Maybe it’s because the movie is still fresh in my mind, but I honestly felt this was the best of the bunch. The first was good, and perhaps I need to watch both again to get a feel, but I was utterly blown away by the greatness of Ultimatum and the acting chops of Matt Damon.

The scene in the crowded mall area, whatever it was, with Bourne trying to guide a guy through it without getting him killed was thrilling. The rooftop chase that ends up going through windows, doorways and more roofs, was some of the best choreographed action sequences I’ve ever seen.

Like Richard Roeper said on At The Movies this weekend, Bourne is right up there with Bond for me as the action hero of our time.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Wow, another blockbuster released this week. I liked this “episode” in the series of Potter films a lot, thinking the acting was much better and the entire feel was so much darker than the others. A ton of good stuff in this flick.

Also, all of the Harry Potters get released in HD this week, on both formats, plus some major boxed sets.

Lost: Season Three

Frak me, the awesome keeps on coming. The third season of Lost started out slow, with the ridiculous network idea to have a six episode arch at the start, and then take like a million years off before they finished the season.

Ugh, it didn’t work very well at all, and most people were scratching their heads wondering where the show they loved had gone.

A bunch of episodes later, the season finale finished and people were scratching at their heads again. Not because it sucked, but because their noggins had just been BLOWN AWAY by the shocker of an ending that spun you all in circles and made you sick to your stomach that the following season wouldn’t start until February!

Well, this is the one season of all of them I’d like to watch again, just to get a recap of what happened in prep for season four.

Here are some other releases this week that are interesting, including HD releases:

DVD (buy below titles at Amazon)

• Interview – Not seen it yet, but there have been a lot of good things said about this film with Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller doing an interview. A movie I want to see for sure.
• The Jason Bourne Collection – Get all three in a sexy package
• High School Musical 2 – not for me, but I know some of you crazy people out there loved this movie.
• Beverly Hills 90210: Seasons 1-3 – Wow, here you go, relive all the Brenda and Dylan drama!

High Definition

A ton of HD releases this week (source: EngadgetHD)

Blu Ray (buy below titles at Amazon)

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner)
• Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset (Warner)
• High School Musical 2 (Walt Disney)
• The Legend of Zorro (Sony)
• Lost: The Complete Third Season (Disney)
• Rent (Sony)
• SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next (Bandai Visual)

HD DVD (buy below titles at Amazon)

• The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal)
• Freedom: 3 (Bandai Visual)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Warner)
• Harry Potter Years 1-5 Giftset (Warner)
• Picture This (Ally Distribution)