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Blu-Ray: It’s a Good Day To Die Hard for Hansel and Gretel’s Warm Bodies

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, and WARM BODIES have a lot in common. They all feature over-the-top action, zombie-like creatures, CGI blood, and dynamic duo team-ups. I’ve only seen one of them and that was the unfortunate 5th entry in the DIE HARD series. I doubt an extended cut will improve it by much, but you never know. HANSEL AND GRETEL was a surprise hit, which seemed to bask in its cheesy glory, opening the doors to a sequel. WARM BODIES fared pretty well, too, giving rising star Nicholas Hoult another boost and adding another zombie pic to the ever-popular genre. Check out the details, release dates, and box art for all three films below:

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

Directed by: John Moore

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney

Synopsis:

Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing, making him enemy #1 for terrorists the world over. Now, McClane faces his greatest challenge ever, this time on an international stage, when his estranged son Jack is caught up in the daring prison escape of a rogue Russian leader, and father and son McClane must work together to keep each other alive and keep the world safe for democracy.

Release: June 4, 2013 (blu-ray/DVD), May 14, 2013 (digital download)

Features:

Extended Cut of the Film

Deleted Scenes

– Jack Scopes Out Courthouse

– Collins Gets Approval to Move

– John McClane Original Introduction

– Russian Girls on Plane

– Safe House Intrusion

– Gun Store

– Fight with Anton

Making it Hard to Die
– Introduction
– Stunts
– Helicopters and Aerial
– Special Effects
– Motion Base
– Armoury
– Russia and Budapest
– The Look of the Movie
– Chernobyl
– Camera Work
– Editorial Los Angeles
– Color Grading
– Visual Effects
– Film Scoring
– Wrap Up
Anatomy of a Car Chase
Two of a Kind
Back in Action
The New Face of Evil
Pre-vis
– Cold Opening
– Truck Chase
– VFX Sequences
Stills: Gallery
Storyboards
Concept Art
Theatrical trailers
Commentary by Director John Moore and First Assistant Director Mark Cotone
Maximum McClane

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WARM BODIES

Directed by: Jonathan Levine

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich,

Synopsis:

A funny new twist on a classic love story, Warm Bodies is a poignant tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human – setting off an exciting, romantic and often comical chain of events that begins to transform the other zombies and maybe even the whole lifeless world.

Release: June 4, 2013 (blu-ray/DVD), May 14, 2013 (digital download)

Features:

“Boy Meets, ER, Doesn’t Eat Girl” featurette
“R&J” featurette
“A Little Less Dead” featurette
“Extreme Zombie Make-Over!” featurette
“A Wreck in Progress” featurette
“Bustin Caps” featurette
“Beware of The Boneys” featurette
“Whimsical Sweetness: Teresa Palmer’s Warm Bodies Home Movies” featurette
“Zombie Acting Tips with Rob Corddry” featurette
Audio Commentary with Director Jonathon Levine and Actors Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer
Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary with Screenwriter/Director Jonathan Levine
“Shrug and Groan” Gag Reel

HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS

Directed by: Tommy Wirkola

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen

Synopsis:

Fifteen years after the gingerbread-house incident, siblings Hansel and Gretel are bounty hunters looking for revenge.

Release: June 11, 2013 (3D/blu-ray/DVD), May 21, 2013 (digital download)

Features:

Feature film in high definition (Unrated version)
Reinventing Hansel & Gretel
The Witching Hours
Meet Edward the Troll

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