I always worry with criterion that Eureaka will get the uk liscense soon after, in my experience Eureaka tend to do a better job with their transfers, and on DVD the BFI releases of kurosawa's movies always looked better than criterions. Nice sleeve art though and you do get some interesting extras though. I still have my Criterion DVD of Silence of the lambs, it has one of the best commentary tracks done for the film.
As for blu-rays. Watched ACT OF VALOUR. Some great Action sequences tied in to a mediocre plot and duff acting performances. Will look great on a home cinema set up though.
Also just through checking out LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (CORMAN) and The Blu underground release of VIGILANTE. Both look Astonishing, the colourisation of Little shop is incredibly done and we still get the B&W version for purists. VIGILANTE is a much better transfer than MANIAC and looks amazing, light years ahead of the dvd and well worth picking up as well.
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