First things first. For those of you interested and excited that Criterion is going to start releasing Blu-ray titles but worried about the cost, considering Criterion DVDs aren’t exactly cheap and to spend the same kind of money on essentially the same film in high-definition need not worry so much, there is a small bit of fresh air. Of course, this isn’t a solution that makes it a free upgrade, but the die-hards out there at least have an option.
Criterion is offering the option that you send in your current DVD (just the disc) and $25 ($20 for the new disc and $5 for shipping) and they will send you back the corresponding Blu-ray disc. The only difference is going to be the high-definition transfer between back titles and the fact that Blu-ray editions will come in the blue case packaging. This seems like it will save you somewhere from $10-15 per disc. You can get full-details here.
- The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Beginning
- Entourage – The Complete Fourth Season
- One Tree Hill – The Complete Fifth Season
- NCIS – The Fifth Season
- Pale Rider (Blu-ray)
- Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
- Postal
- Chicago 10
- Dude Where’s My Car (Blu-ray)
- August
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3-Disc Collector’s Edition)
Releasing on November 18, 2008 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Releasing on November 18, 2008 - Beer For My Horses
Releasing on November 11, 2008 - The Perfect Holiday (buy now)
Releasing on November 4, 2008 - When Did You Last See Your Father?
Releasing on November 4, 2008 - The Simpsons – The Complete Eleventh Season (buy now)
Releasing on October 7, 2008 - Kung Fu Panda (buy now)
Releasing on November 11, 2008
- Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition, Loaded with Extra Mojo (buy now)
Releasing on December 2, 2008 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2-Disc Collector’s Edition)
Releasing on November 18, 2008 - The Jewel of the Nile (buy now)
Releasing on October 14, 2008 - Romancing the Stone (buy now)
Releasing on October 14, 2008 - Kung Fu Panda (buy now)
Releasing on November 11, 2008 - Poltergeist (buy now)
Releasing on October 14, 2008
