Universal will be bringing Terry Gilliam‘s brilliant, surrealist social commentary Brazil to Blu-ray this coming July 12th. That’s right. Universal, not Criterion. Need I say more? Sigh.
If you’re at all like me, a rabid fan of the 1985 film, you probably already own Criterion’s definitive 3-DVD set (and, if you’re the frothing-at-the-mouth kind of rabid that I am, the five-platter Laserdisc set from the ’90s as well!) and have been long awaiting its Blu-ray upgrade (Brazil was #1 on my list of Top 10 Criterion DVDs that deserve a Blu-ray upgrade). Seeing as how Universal has decided to release its own bare-bones edition of Brazil on Blu we certainly can’t expect a deluxe Criterion set to turn up any time soon. Or can we?
Well, there’s a slim chance it could happen. There is precedent for it, you know. If Universal and Criterion follow the Blu-ray release pattern of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a Terry Gilliam film released on Blu-ray by Universal in February of last year only to see a Criterion version hit shops this month, just over a year later, it is possible that Brazil might find its way back into the Collection in 2012. I know it’s a long shot but it’s the hope I’m holding on to. As much as I love this film, I’ll be skipping the Universal disc in hopes that they license the home video rights back to Criterion after they’ve had their bite at the apple. And while they’re at it, why not give the Collection another crack at Spartacus, right? Who’s with me?
BRAZIL
(July 12, 2011 – MSRP $34.95)
Video: 1.85:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Special Features:
- My Scenes
- Pocket BLU
- BD-Live
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