This week’s Blu-ray releases are led by an IMAX movie that earned an award for Best 3D Movie Experience of 2009.
1.) “Under the Sea” (Warner, $35.99) – One of the best ocean documentaries ever (see my longer review here).
– five featurettes exploring further the production at exotic locations
– amazing featurette on challenges of cumbersome giant IMAX camera
2.) “Sherlock Holmes” (Warner, $35.99) – fun and original take on the legendary sleuth by director Guy Ritchie (“Snatch”) with good performances by Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law.
– Terrific “Maximum Movie Mode” with 60-minutes of riveting picture-in-picture commentary by Ritchie, plus lots of other pop-ups
–
–
3.) “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (Fox, $39.99) – is cute fun for young kids and this Blu-ray is loaded with interactive extras (video of publicity event at Dodger stadium here):
– music videos with optional sing-alongs
– design your own album cover
– song trivia
– fun Chipmunk evolution featurette for parents
– much more
- 4.) “An Education” (Sony, $38.96) – refreshing character drama that was Oscar-nom for Best Picture with engaging performances by Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, and Rosamund Pike.
– red carpet interviews
– filmmaker and actor commentary
— By Scott Hettrick