DISC JUST IN for 12/15/09

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Here's a look at the hottest new DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases for the week of December 15, 2009:

BLU-RAY MOVIES

G-Force (Disney)
The Hangover (Warner)
HD Moods: Blu Ocean (Tropics)
Inglourious Basterds (Universal)
The Mel Brooks Collection (Fox)
The Other Man (Image)

DVD MOVIES

G-Force (Disney)
The Girl from Monaco (Magnolia)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (Paramount)
The Hangover (Warner)
HD Moods: Blu Ocean (Tropics)
Inglourious Basterds (Universal)
Murder by Decree (Lionsgate)
The Other Man (Image)
Sherlock Holmes Collection (MGM)

TV-on-DISC

2009 New York Yankees: Official World Series Film (Shout!) (BD)
Ice Road Truckers: Season 3 (A&E)
Robot Chicken: Season 4 (Warner)
Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 3 (CBS/Paramount) (BD)
The Tudors: Season 3 (Paramount)

GREG'S PICK OF THE WEEK

The Mel Brooks Collection (Blu-ray)
Fox Home Entertainment | 9 Films  & Collectible Book | $139

How can any self-respecting comedy lover pass on this collection? Nine films on nine discs, all presented in high definition and packaged alongside a sweet, hard-bound book.

Although Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs have seen solo Blu-ray releases already, new to the format are: Silent Movie, High Anxiety, History of the World: Part I, To Be or Not To Be, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and The Twelve Chairs.

Although the disc storage book is just plain terrible in its design, these nine films remind us why Mel Brooks is the undisputed King of Comedy.  And it's good to be the King.

EVALUATION SYSTEM
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 projector
Carada Masquerade screen system (92-inch)
Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-ray Disc player
Oppo DV-983H DVD player
Onkyo TX-SR805 A/V receiver
Noble Fidelity L-55 LCRS speakers
Datacolor SpyderTV PRO 2007 video calibration
Monster Power HTS5100 power center
BetterCables HDMI interconnects
UltraLink speaker wire