The 3-D versions ($34.99 Blu-ray, $20.98 standard) use the long outmoded red-and-green glasses technology, so don’t expect an IMAX experience. Tom Hanks plays several different characters, including the young hero, through the technique of “performance capture” computer animation. The film offers classic Christmas imagery, rendered in glorious digital animation, subtly undermined by a theme of antimaterialism. (Universal, $34.98, PG) POLAR EXPRESS: 3-D Robert Zemeckis brings Chris Van Allsburg’s beloved children’s book to life. Seuss story features Jim Carrey as the embittered title character the new two-disc edition includes a snow globe.
SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Ron Howard’s very busy live-action interpretation of the Dr. HOLIDAY INN 3-DISC COLLECTOR’S SET Christmas is only one episode in this Irving Berlin musical about a pair of song (Bing Crosby) and dance (Fred Astaire) men and a country inn that is open only for major holidays, but it gave Crosby the occasion to introduce “White Christmas.” This three-disc set includes the original black-and-white film directed by Mark Sandrich, as well as a colorized version and a CD of the soundtrack. The new editions from Warner Home Video (Blu-ray $49.99, standard definition $39.98) come packaged in cookie tins with assorted holiday trinkets.
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The prices given are the manufacturers’ suggested retail substantial discounts can be found with a bit of shopping around.Ī CHRISTMAS STORY ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION Adapted from the gently satiric writings of Jean Shepherd (who narrates the film), this 1983 movie about of a near-disastrous holiday in small-town Indiana, around 1940, has become the popular choice for secular, unsentimental seasonal entertainment. Here are some of the most notable film-on-DVD releases, ranging from seasonal favorites through discs for the most dedicated cinephile.
And with Blu-ray players starting to come down in price, this may be the moment to add high definition to your home theater setup. DVD sales might have slumped recently, but you’d never know it from the super-duper collectors’ editions and cunningly packaged boxed sets coming out this season, each seemingly more lavish than the last.
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