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Incoming MARTYRS Blu-ray disc UK release courtesy of HMV online. Details to follow.

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Incoming THE READER UK Blu-ray disc release courtesy of HMV online.

SPIDER-MAN 3 **½

USA: Sam Raimi, 2007

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SPIDER-MAN 2 ***½

USA: Sam Raimi, 2004

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SPIDER-MAN ***½

USA: Sam Raimi, 2002

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SUPERMAN RETURNS ***½

Australia/USA: Bryan Singer, 2006

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(*) SUPERMAN II: THE RICHARD DONNER DIRECTOR'S CUT ****

UK: Richard Donner, 1980/2006

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(*) SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (RESTORED EXTENDED EDITION) ****½

Canada/UK/USA: Richard Donner, 1978/2000

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(*) HULK ***

USA: Ang Lee, 2003

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STAR TREK ***½

USA/Germany: J. J. Abrams, 2009

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Incoming HULK Blue-ray disc from Universal, Region ABC, UK.

(*) SPECIES **½

USA: Roger Donaldson, 1995

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(*) THE GOLDEN COMPASS: EXTENDED EDITION ***

USA/UK: Chris Weitz, 2007

It should be noted that whilst the version of the film I watched here was the UK, Region B encoded Blu-ray Disc, titled as the "Extended Edition" I could identify no extra footage to that of the theatrical version I had seen previously. Curious, as THE GOLDEN COMPASS feels like a compromised work which suffers from plot and pacing issues. As a result the film would surely benefit from a longer running time in which to fully bring this adaptation closer to the much praised source novel.

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BACK TO THE GREEN!

Having recently picked-up and watch THE INCREDIBLE HULK, I decided to order Ang Lee's 2003 adaptation of the green Marvel superhero. I saw Lee's film upon its theatrical release but recall very little about it other than I felt the climax was too long and overblown. An accusation one could apply to the more bombastic 2008 reboot from start to finish. Fingers crossed the Blu-ray Disc of THE HULK released by Universal will be arriving from HMV online sometime soon for me to indulge in a retrospective comparison of the two special effects laden blockbusters.

DVD COLLECTION ??

Incoming SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE Blu-ray Disc (Warner, Region ABC, UK).

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Incoming Blu-ray Disc of SPECIES (Twentieth Century Fox, Region ABC, UK).

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Incoming Blu-ray Disc SON OF RAMBOW (Optimum, Region B, UK).

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Incoming NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Blu-ray Disc (Optimum, Region ABC, UK).

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Incoming Blu-ray Disc of THE GOLDEN COMPASS: EXTENDED EDITION 2-disc set (Entertainment In Video, Region B, UK).

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Incoming TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE Blu-ray Disc (Warner, Region ABC, UK).