STACK NZ Nov #57

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A monster Planet of the Apes box set is among the Blu-ray exclusives at JB Hi-Fi this month. go ape for planet of THE apes!

Dawn of the Planet of theApes comes out swinging on November 19 and will be available in a variety of configurations, including an exclusive DVD and Blu-ray double bill, which includes the first film in the rebooted franchise, Rise of the Planet of theApes . However, if you really want to go ape, then you should grab the JB exclusive box set Planet of theApes: Caesar’s Warrior Collection , featuring all eight films in the series in stunning HD and specially packaged in a Caesar bust sporting his penetrating, simian stare. It will also be released on November 19. JB Hi-Fi has also lined up a special Transformers movie collection on DVD and Blu-ray to mark the release of the latest addition to the blockbuster series, Transformers: Age of Extinction , which is out on November 26.The latter will also be available as an exclusive 2-disc standalone edition at JB. Another box set sci-fi buffs will be eager check out will be a new Battlestar Galactica collection, which includes the prequel Blood & Chrome and two otherTV movie spin-offs, Razor and The Plan . Meanwhile, kids – and probably a few grown-ups, too – will be pleased to learn that Spongebob Square Pants is turning Blu, with both The Spongebob Squarepants Movie and It’s a Spongebob Squarepants Christmas being reissued in HD on November

Better Call Saul , the eagerly anticipated prequel to Breaking Bad , is due to premiere in the US in February next year – let’s hope that it arrives on NZTV screens around the same time. The series is set six years before Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) met Walter White; at the time he was still known as Jimmy McGill and was a small time lawyer hustling to make ends meet. Better Call Saul will track his transformation into the smooth-talking Saul, the man who puts “criminal” into “criminal lawyer”. Jonathan Banks will also reprise his role from Breaking Bad as fixer Mike Erhmantraut, while other series regulars will include Michael McKean ( This Is Spinal Tap ), Rhea Seehorn ( House of Lies ) and Patrick Fabian ( Big Love ). In the meantime, JB Hi-Fi has lined up a cool new Breaking Bad box set, which brings together all six seasons and is available on both Blu-ray and DVD; both sets also include UltraViolet digital files. 26 – only from JB Hi-Fi. In addition, JB has added two more cult favourites to its growing collection of exclusive Blu-ray reissues. Directed by Spike Jonze and penned by Charlie Kaufman, Being John Malkovich (1999) tells the wacky story of a down-on-his-luck puppeteer (John Cusack) who discovers a portal into brain of John Malkovich (playing himself). It is out on November 5, alongside the Blu-ray edition of Steven Spielberg’s debut 1971 feature Duel , in which a salesman (DennisWeaver) is pursued by a mysterious truck driver.

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