Saw has been beaten

Wow, I don't know how many years a Saw movie has been number one their first weekend at the box office, but this is probably the first time in a while it isn't. Saw was actually beaten by a movie that has been slowly growing, it's called Paranormal Activity. You may have heard something about it, it is like another Blair Witch Project movie. It's about a couple that move into a new home, and the woman fears there has been some unseen thing following her, so the man buys a video camera to catch things that go on at night when they try to sleep. If you check out the trailer, you can get a good idea of why it can be rather creepy. But there you go, you don't need to spend millions of dollars to make a blockbuster, this movie was made for about $15,000.

By the way, I have checked out the Blu-Ray for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. It is very good quality, excellent picture and sound, if you are looking for a particular scene you want to show off on Blu-Ray, I would say the Forest Battle scene. November and December should be exciting for DVD and Blu-Ray releases. Anyone who has an HDTV, time to upgrade to Blu-Ray.

Oh yeah, almost forgot, I saw Where the Wild Things Are this past week. I love the movie. Was it a little different than I was expecting, yes it was, but it was a very good movie in the end, I really loved the story and it hits some rather important points. If you haven't checked it out, I recommend doing so.

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Blu-Ray

I thought of sharing this little information that I know about. Tomorrow when Transformers 2 arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray, there will be different versions. The big one I want to point out is that there is a Blu-Ray version at Wal-Mart that will include the aspect ratio change for the IMAX sequences in the movie. Like The Dark Knight last year when it hit Blu-Ray, the movie would mainly play in 2.35:1 throughout the movie, then when the IMAX sequences came on, then it would fill the whole HDTV screen. So for the fans of the movie that got a chance to see the movie on the IMAX screen, and want those full sequences, then you know where to go for the movie tomorrow, Wal-Mart. Of course, no matter if you get it at Wal-Mart or Best Buy or what, the picture and sound for the Blu-Ray should be spectacular. I plan to check out the Blu-Ray, so when I do, I will let you know what I think.

Updates

It's been a while since I have written on this blog. Yes, since then I have seen a few movies. I got to see Surrogates, which I highly recommend if you haven't seen it yet. I also have seen The Invention of Lying, which is one I don't recommend, yes there were some moments that were funny, in fact the first 30 minutes, I was laughing a lot, but overall it was a disappointment.

There were a lot of DVD and Blu-Ray releases recently. I got to watch both State of Play and X-Men: Wolverine on Blu-Ray, and they both have excellent picture quality, and both have really good sound quality. Oh yeah, I also recently purchased Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal on Blu-Ray. I watched Labyrinth all the way through, and the picture quality is great for a movie that was released in the 80s, I was really impressed by how it looked, and the sound was also great. Also, I watched about 20 minutes of The Dark Crystal, and the picture looks great as well, and it also sounds good too.

Yesterday, Land of the Lost, Drag Me to Hell, and The Proposal arrived on DVD and Blu-Ray. I recommend checking out The Proposal if you haven't already, a really funny movie. Land of the Lost is worth a rental, I found it to be funny, really stupid, but because it was stupid, it was funny, of course it is a little crude. I haven't seen Drag Me to Hell, I'm not a real fan of horror movies. Next week, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray. I read one review of the Blu-Ray, and the quality is suppose to be amazing for it, so I would recommend at least renting the Blu-Ray if you are looking for really good demo reference quality. I can't wait to see how Star Trek looks on Blu-Ray when it arrives next month.