Lo Pan wants a word with old Jack Burton
Fox has has announced a number of titles set to street throughout the summer months. Chief among them, at least to this reporter’s sensibilities is the high-def debut of a John Carpenter/Kurt Russell classic: Big Trouble in Little China. Fox released a nice, two-disc special edition of the film produced by David Prior (the genius behind Fox’s excellent Fight Club and The Rocky Horror Picture Show DVDs) back in 2001, complete with a Carpenter/Russell commentary, tons of extras and a gorgeous standard definition transfer.
The announcement of the impending Blu-ray release doesn’t include any details about the disc itself which leads me to fear that the studio may give it their Robocop/Predator treatment – taking fantastic, genre films from the 80s, successful on 2 Disc, Special Edition DVD and serving up a bare-bones Blu-ray counterpart for +$30. This practice by the studio is being met with ill-favour from Blu-ray fans who would be willing to replace their DVDs with a high-def upgrade if all the special features remain intact. All we can do at this point is cross our fingers and hope that Fox delivers the Big Trouble Blu-ray we know they can!
FOX BLU-RAY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY DATE:
June 30th: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – Unleashed and Unrated, 12 Rounds: Extreme Cut
July 21st: Prison Break: The Final Break
August 4th: Big Trouble in Little China, My Cousin Vinny
August 18th: Sons of Anarchy: Season One
Package art for the June 30th releases:
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And in case you happen to be on the fence about picking up Big Trouble, give this trailer a gander:
blu-ray menus:
http://www.zonadvd.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=21408
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