Blu-ray releases on March 31st 2009
by Ben Drawbaugh 
posted Mar 30th 2009 at 5:29PM
There's little doubt that the best title this week is Slumdog Miliionair, afterall it did winner Best Picture. But this is also a week of classics -- and we aren't using that word loosely here either -- as Fox has South Pacific (1958) and Warner has Gigi (1958) and An American in Paris (1951). Also of note is the 10th anniversary edition of The Matrix, which more importantly is the first time the title has been offered outside of the pricey box set. The other title really worth looking out for is Seven Pounds from Sony, but we'll warn you, this isn't the normal Will Smith action movie.Slumdog Millionaire (Fox)
Marley & Me (Fox)
South Pacific (Fox)
The Matrix (Warner)
An American in Paris (Warner)
Gigi (Warner)
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (Warner)
National Geographic: Kingdom of the Blue Whale (Warner)
The Chronicles of Riddick (Universal)
Pitch Black (Universal)
Ghosts of Mars (Sony)
Seven Pounds (Sony)
The One (Sony)
LCD/Plasma Ultimate HD Experience: Africa (Well Go USA)
Serenity Travel: Vol. 1 (Mill Creek)
Tell No One (MPI)
Two Evil Eyes (Blue Underground)
UFC: The Best of 2008 (First Look)
The Way of War (First Look)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cap BD @ Mar 30th 2009 6:09PM
I plan on picking up the Matrix this week. With any luck, slumdog will be in the mail from Netflix soon.
Galley @ Mar 30th 2009 7:27PM
The Matrix is just coming out now? I saw it in a local record store 10 days ago.
Jon @ Mar 30th 2009 8:00PM
It was out a few months ago .. Its the 10 Yr ani edition ... Yes .. Already
Galley @ Mar 31st 2009 8:28AM
And that's exactly what I saw, the 10th Anniversary Edition.
Lazarus Dark @ Mar 30th 2009 7:34PM
Might pick up the Pitch Black/Riddick combo pack. Vin Diesel is my favorite DM! lol
I still haven't seen, is there any difference in the Matrix:10th AE from the version that comes in the Bluray trilogy pack (which I already have)? Or is it just the same disc with a different cover?
Bozster @ Mar 30th 2009 8:56PM
No need to pick up anything from that list in terms of catalog titles.. BD releases are just catching up from HD DVD on this release. I already have HD versions of Riddick and PItch Black that look great. Other stuff is garbage.
Overall bad releases except for Slumdog and Seven Pounds which I'll be getting.
mntwister @ Mar 30th 2009 11:53PM
This is a very important week in blu-ray for classic fans. Gigi, South Pacific and An American in Paris mark the very first 3 classic musicals released on the format. What's more, 2 of them, South Pacific and Gigi, are in lossless stereo sound. 20th Century Fox had the best recording department in the industry when South Pacific was released and in lossless audio is going to have a killer soundtrack. I think some people will be stunned to know how good a movie from that era can sound when not compressed and identical to the studio master.
Emmanuel @ Mar 31st 2009 12:32AM
I vote the Slumdog Millionaire's DVD/BD cover to win this year's Worst Cover of the Year Award.
monte @ Mar 31st 2009 4:38PM
Where's Tombstone ? How long must I wait ?
Ryan P @ Apr 3rd 2009 11:36PM
So I just bought the matrix, blu ray from the local used movies and games store. It was only 18 bucks! Someones scaming someone.... But the fruit of knowledge is so sweet!