Not a lot coming out this week, but there is a chance All Superheroes Must Die might hit the big screen. It was called VS in its earlier incarnation, if the trailer made you wonder. The Prototype is also a possible option this weekend, but be warned, it is the lesser of the two movies with that title scheduled to be released in 2013. Finally, Sushi Girl is another one of those movies that was available On Demand before it is actually released in theaters. This weekend is its theatrical release.
Looper is a movie that reminded me of the better aspects of Bladerunner, and it tops this weeks list of new DVDs; if you can only add a single title to your collection this week it should be this one. Not that there are a lot of new releases at the moment, but Looper would be at the top no matter when it came out; it is just that powerful and important.
In TV, Being Human: The Complete Second Season is the American version of the series, the UK version being several seasons father along. I prefer the British show, but this one is quite similar. I suspect my preference is because I saw that one first, so those are the actors who make up the show to me.
In anime, Mardock Scramble: Second Combustion is finally coming out in the US. Cyborg Rune Balot continues to try to bring her killer to justice while some of her team recovers from the attack that almost wiped them out. Finally, Penguindrum: Collection 1 is the story of Himari, who’s death is reversed by wearing the Penguin Hat. But a full resurrection will only come once she has the Penguin Drum, so the search is on to change her destiny.
It is time once again for everyone to put together their Best Of collections, and this one is the Best Of Just For Laughs Gags – Science Fiction video for 2012. Alan Funt would have approved of this show, I suspect.
From the Dreamwork’s team that brought us How To Train Your Dragon, their new movie The Croods looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun. It will be coming out March of next year, and this new trailer shows a bit more about the new world they get into after their cave collapses. The first version of the new trailer evaporated off the server, hopefully this one remains…
Well, no actually; nothing genre comes out at all this week. So this could be an excellent time to catch up on anything still in theaters that you haven’t seen yet. Or maybe like me you might decide to see The Hobbit one more time. Whatever you decide, have a safe and sane holiday week.
Frankly, I am surprised anything new is being released on Christmas day, and not surprised there are only a couple of titles, all some form of animation. Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is a Machinima coming out on the 28th, but it has been out for viewing in Video On Demand for several weeks already. I suspect some regular Anime fans will enjoy this, but it is targeting the Gamers first. Hakuoki: Record Of The Jade Blood is coming out with season two of this story of the ninja/samurai wars of the Edo period. IDOLM@STER: Xenoglossia brings collection 2 with more Mecha action as the war heats up, as well as developing relationships between the giant robots and their pilots.