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Something to Watch: DVDs, 15Jan13

In the silly movie department, 30 Nights of Paranormal Activity with the Devil Inside the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is yet another of those spoof movies that go for multiple targets in a single film. The other feature presentation for the week is the 2011 documentary I am Bruce Lee, originally presented on Spike TV in the US.

Being Human season 4 leads the TV selections, the UK version of course. Also this time around we get Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season, which made me realize that while I am right up to date on the first series, I am a couple of seasons behind on the second. I may need to do a marathon and get up to speed.

The new anime release is Persona 4: Collection 2, where the Investigation Team moves on to the mystery of the Velvet Room and the deadly Midnight Channel, having solved the murder in the first collection. Figuring out how their powers work, and who is behind the new rash of killings, would be good things as well, preferably before they are all dead.

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is being released in a complete series box set, for those who didn’t already pick it up as separate seasons. As usual with such things, you get a bit of a discount for buying the entire thing in a single box, and also as usual you want to shop around for the best deal, with a few places having it for as low as $40. Finally, the original 1970’s TV series Gaiking has been re-edited into 3 feature length movies and packaged up for DVD release, for those who love truly old school giant mecha.

Metegol trailer

This non-English animation looks like it might just be a winner. Metegol means Foosball, and this film is based on the book Memoirs of a Right Winger by Roberto Fontanarrosa, an Argentine writer. While the majority of the production work is being done in Argentina, some of the contributions to the final project come from other Hispanic language locations, like the band Calle 13 from Puerto Rico doing the music. It will be hitting the big screen in February, and I am hoping it will include a version with English subtitles so I don’t have to wait for the DVD to come out to enjoy it.

Ripley’s Exoskeleton now available

When I first saw Alien, I loved the exoskeleton Ripley wore in her battle with Mama Monster. Some folks in Japan have now built it, and not just as a prototype, but as something you can use in emergencies or on a construction site. It would also form a worthwhile core for a good Giant Mecha suit, getting us one step closer to that reality as well. Thanks to Crunchyroll for the heads up on this one.

A Werewolf Boy

Yes, this is a romantic fantasy involving a supposed werewolf, but no one glitters anywhere: A Werewolf Boy is a Korean fantasy that looks fairly interesting. It broke a number of attendance records in Korea, and was re-released with an alternate ending due to audience demand. Keep an eye out for it, it should be available in the US soon if it isn’t already.

New Die Hard Trailer

The fun never stops when the McClane family is in town, as they are for A Good Day to Die Hard. The latest episode is family oriented, with the kind of generational changes most families go through. The son is in a different line of work than the father when you look at the letter, but the same when you look at the spirit. I am looking forward to this one, only a handful of weeks away now, being released on February 14th. I don’t think my mom would have approved this as an appropriate Valentine Day movie, but my dad would have loved it.