Another slow week for blu-ray, but not as slow as last week as there are a few day and date releases. The biggest title this week is from the British imported Jason Statham, who has made quite a few fun action movies lately, but surprisingly The Bank Job did pretty well on IMDB too, with a score of 7.6 out of 10. Fox's new release on the other hand, is at the other end of the spectrum with a pitifully low 4.7. Disney has a couple of movies this week that look funny; if you like Martin Lawrence you may look past the bad reviews College Road Trip received, and laugh anyways. Or, maybe you'd prefer -- we doubt it -- Step Up 2: The Streets, since part one was so unforgettable. Meanwhile, Warner has a classic catalog, that must be before our time with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Next week the real fun starts as Universal finally goes Blu, but we wish the big U would've launched with a better franchise than the Brendan Fraser Mummy series.

After nine months of waiting, Blu-ray fans will finally get to watch Batman Begins in HD on their preferred format. And just in time too as the new Batman movie hits theaters in a few weeks. Sure it's hard to call Batman Begins the hottest new release when it is barely a new release, but when you look at the rest of the titles this week, it isn't hard to understand. In fact, the only other title we considered was The Ruins. Sleepwalking also looked like a decent flick, but we just don't think it has that much appeal for the average HD junkie. Next week's lineup isn't much better though, but the week after, Universal jumps in with three new titles including two installments from the successfully Mummy franchise.

We have fourteen new titles for Blu-ray this week and believe it or not it is a slow start to the biggest Blu month to date. The biggest week is at the end of the month, when twenty four new releases hit the streets thanks to some help from Universal's first Blu-ray titles. Although there are plenty of new titles this week, there really isn't much to talk about. The biggest title is easily Vantage Point, but that isn't saying much as one of the only other day-and-date releases up against it was Meet the Browns, which with its IMDB rating of 2.2 puts it at number seventy on the list of all time worst movies. There are a few good catalogs this week though, like In the Line of Fire, there are also a few concerts. Next week doesn't have as many new releases with only eight, but it is Batman week as the nine month wait for a Blu-ray version of Batman Begins is finally over. Now Warner, about The Matrix...

After last week's abysmal lineup, it is good to see a few good titles this week as we count down the last month before every major studio is releasing Blu-ray movies. But while we wait for Universal to get on board, we still have a good selection coming our way. This also happens to be the very last week with an HD DVD new release, but the last title from a major studio were about a month ago. 10,000 B.C. is probably the biggest title on this week's slate, but The Spiderwich Chronicles and Persepolis aren't slouches either. These titles help round out a pretty good month, but July should be the best yet -- but it does get off to a slow start.

After an impressive run the past month, we have the weakest lineup of releases in some time. We thought Be Kind Rewind was due last week, but evidently it was pushed back. So while it was just a foot note last week, it is the biggest title this week, with only Fool's Gold giving it any competition. This might not be that bad of a week for Blu though in the DVD vs Blu front, as DVD really doesn't have any releases worth mentioning either. There are two catalogs this week as well, and while we sure someone wants to see So I Married an Axe Murderer, we're more interested in seeing Men in Black in HD for the first time. Next week will have a few hot titles in store for us though, and also happens to be the last week there are any HD DVD titles left on the schedule -- although not from a big studio. With the summer in full swing, we have a nice lineup looking forward to July including the very first Blu-ray titles from Universal set to hit the streets in just over a month.

Although any week would look weak compared to last's, we can't help but feel let down. Sure, there are a few pretty hot day-and-date titles like Jumper, The Bucket List and The Other Boleyn Girl; but of the three, only one has much Blu appeal and it has an unbelievably low IMDB score of 5.9. But we still can't help but want to check it out based on the rave reviews that the audio and video got -- what's not to love about DTS-HD MA 48kHz/24bit? The best news for Blu this week though, is that unlike most other weeks, DVD doesn't have any exclusives to talk about. There are a few comedies that should be worth a look though, like Be Kind Rewind and Witless Protection, as well as a few catalog westerns like Broken Trail and The Professionals. This is pretty much what June has to offer though, as there are only 10 titles left on the schedule, and only two that we think people will get excited about.

This is the week that many have been waiting for. The week where Paramount finally opens the floodgates and officially releases all those titles on Blu that were previously available. The biggest Paramount release to make its HD debut is without a doubt There Will Be Blood (IMDB 8.5) followed by Cloverfield, but the rest are no slouch either. But while we wait until the end of July for the last previously Red studio to go Blu brining just about all of Hollywood together behind one format -- Fox, Warner, and MGM open the classics flood gates with some very famous titles like the Dirty Harry franchise and Patton. So while our total went up by 51 titles this week thanks to Paramount and others, there is still at least one good movie released exclusively on DVD this week in the way of Control (IMDB 8.0) thanks to Weinstein. Regardless of one missing title, we'd be surprised if there was any movie fan who couldn't find something to watch this week, so enjoy it until the next title drought.

Paramount has us all messed up again this week thanks to the fact that all its releases got pushed back to June 3rd. We tried our best to be accurate last week, but still managed to list two Paramount titles that we were unable to find at Amazon or at our local Best Buy. Not a big deal as all of the titles we were expecting last week, and the 32 previously released titles, should all be available by next week -- so we can finally get rid of the asterisks. On a slow week like this, it is easy to be the best release, but that doesn't mean we aren't excited to check out the latest in the Rambo franchise as well as enjoying part two and part three in HD for the first time. Interestingly, while the new Rambo movie includes a 7.1 PCM sound track, the older three all feature 5.1 DTS-HD MA. We find this very odd and really wonder why Lionsgate wouldn't go with DTS-HD MA on all of 'em. If you're not into anything this week, don't worry as next week has something for everyone with 18 new releases, 4 Paramount titles delayed from earlier this year, and we finally expect to see the 32 previously available Paramount titles on the shelf.

Ah, Paramount why do you tease us? Just when we thought we were finally going to get rid of that annoying asterisks once and for all, you seemly move back all the re-issues to June 3rd, and to make it worse, the most highly anticipated Paramount titles like Bee Movie, There Will Be Blood and Cloverfield are delayed as well -- honestly we're not sure who's right at this point, but we're going to error on the side of caution on this one. But that doesn't meant it isn't a great week, as there are a number of titles to get excited about this week including what is easily the biggest in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets. Another title this week that happens to be near and dear to our childhood, that we look forward to enjoying for the first time all over again on Blu-ray is Short Circuit. And finally Warner catches Blu-ray up to HD DVD on one of the biggest titles -- still waiting for The Matrix -- with V For Vendetta. It should be noted that for the first time in a long time, DVD doesn't have any exclusives worth mentioning which should make for an interesting week when the Nielsen VideoScan numbers are released.

We must have missed the memo that this was catalog week for Blu-ray titles, but hey at least we have some solid catalog titles to choose from. Some people don't think it's worth it to replace a perfectly good DVD with a Blu-ray disc, while others feel it's like enjoying the movie for the first time all over again. Either way, Disney hopes that the biggest title this week, The Chronicles of Narnia, will get you primed up for the sequel due out in theaters this Summer. Fox is the other studio releasing a few big guns from its vault, as the stellar eye and ear candy Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World is finally available on the big Blu format. Next week looks to be more exciting, as Paramount joins the gang with a few sought after titles, as well as officially making its back catalog Blu titles available. And finally, Warner is finally going Blu with V for Vendetta and Disney breaks out the Nic Cage collection.

Again this week the biggest news is the lack of a Blu-ray release, but this time from a studio that hasn't announced it'd go Blu. That's right, the once Red exclusive Weinstein, has been MIA in the HD movie business for a long time and no word when that might change. But I'm Not There isn't the biggest loss Blu has seen recently, and there are a few titles to get excited about. The big day-and-date title this week is from Warner with P.S. I Love You, which is the same studio that has the biggest catalog title with Twister. Sony also has a day-and-date and catalog combo with the comedy First Sunday and the Harrison Ford flick The Devil's own. Next week is another slow week, sort'a the calm before the storm because the week after Paramount comes back and with it will be the biggest release for Blu-ray ever, with 24 releases!

Not a bad slate this week, as Fox brings something for the ladies with 27 Dresses and New Line has The Golden Compass, both featuring DTS-HD Master Audio. At the same time, Warner breaks the two older Ocean's movies out, for those not interested in the trilogy box set. Also this week, Sony tries to make another buck on its painfully boring King Arthur movie from the 90's. This week was another one where the studios gave us a mix of new releases and catalogs, which should be enough to keep us interested until the big titles finally start to hit the streets this summer.

The big news this week is what's not being released on Blu-ray, as the two biggest titles released today on DVD are not available in HD. The biggest one is easily Cloverfield, which is obviously MIA because Paramount has yet to release any Blu-ray movies since going Red exclusive. But the bigger mystery is why Fox isn't releasing The Savages on Blu -- this doesn't leave Blu with much. We have two sub-par horror flicks with One Missed Call having an unbelievably low IMDB score of 2.8 out of 10 and Sublime is pretty pitiful itself at 5.2. Your best bet this week is the Global Warming documentary from National Geographic, which looks interesting but is no Planet Earth. Next week is a little better though, but still another unexciting week of releases for April.

There's something for everyone coming out this week on Blu-ray with the number one title easily being the Academy Award winning Juno (IMDB 8.1), which features the best audio Blu-ray has to offer: DTS-HD MA (48hz/24-bit). But that's not the only title featuring master quality audio this week, as Alien vs. Predator:Requiem is sure to thrill you -- even with it's painfully low IMDB score of 5.1 and a unfun BD Live game. The somewhat unknown title this week, which also looks like it's worth a watch is Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. Fox has a few catalog titles this week as well, but from the looks of the reviews, it doesn't appear Fox is very serious about releasing high quality HD catalog titles as both Predator and Commando get low marks on both audio and video quality -- perhaps the prints were so bad, Fox didn't have much to work with.

At first glance this week looks pretty decent, but when you take a second look you'll notice the biggest release of the week is MIA. We'd hoped that Paramount would be ready to release Blu-ray titles in time for There Will be Blood, we now know we'll have to go without -- guess Paramount will just have to wait to get our money. Sony's leading the way this week with four releases though, two of which include BD Live content as well as TrueHD sound. Something also interesting to note is that the super hot, I Am Legend hits HD DVD this week, so we'll be interested to see how well it sells on next week's VideoScan numbers now that some retailers have eliminated its HD DVD shelf space.