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DISCussion: New on DVD and Blu-ray 12.24.2013)

On DISCussion this week, John McTiernan's Predator is coming out on 3D Blu-ray and has earned the honor of being Entertainment Fuse's Recommendation of the Week. First Release - Insidious: Chapter 2 (DVD and Blu-ray) - More Than Honey (DVD and Blu-ray) - Caesar Must Die (DVD) - The Berlin File (DVD) Re-Release - Predator (1987) (3D Blu-ray) predator 3d blu-ray Predator (1987) (3D Blu-ray) *Recommendation of the Week* Directed by John McTiernan Written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Kevin Peter Hall Predator is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best now and most popular action movies. Directed by John McTiernan who went on to direct Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October, Schwarzenegger stars as Dutch, the commander of a special forces unit sent on a rescue mission in Central America where as well as facing guerrilla fighters they face their greatest threat, an alien who hunts human for sport. Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 78% (good) Metacritic Rating: 36/100 (poor) Entertainment Fuse Score: 7.3/10 DISC DETAILS Amazon Price: $59.99 (3D Blu-ray) It is a light week of DVD and Blu-ray due to the Christmas holiday with the highlight of the week being the horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 2. insidious chapter 2 blu-ray Insidious: Chapter 2 (DVD and Blu-ray) Directed by James Wan Written by Leigh Whannell (screenplay), James Wan, Leigh Whannell Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Bryne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey Insidious was one of the premier horror movies of 2011, so a sequel was made, serving as James Wan's second movie of 2013, along with The Conjuring. Insidious: Chapter 2 picks up where the first movie left off as the Lambert family try to uncover a family secret that has caused them to have a dangerous connection to the spirit world. Writer Leigh Whannell is already attached to write a third entry to the series. Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 38% (poor) Metacritic Rating: 40/100 (poor) DISC DETAILS DVD Special Features:  Peripheral vision: behind the scenes; Ghostly transformation Additional Blu-ray Special Features: Haunted hospital: on location; Leigh Whannell's Inisidious journal; Work in progress: on set Q&A; "Insidious: Spectral Sightings" 3-part webisode Amazon Price: $17.99 (DVD), $22.99 (Blu-ray) more than honey blu-ray More Than Honey(DVD and Blu-ray) Directed by Markus Imhoof Written by Markus Imhoof, Kersitn Hoppenhaus More Than Honey is a documentary movie from Swiss filmmaker Markus Imhoof as he explores honey bee colonies in Switzerland, California, Australia and China and different methods of honey production. Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 100% (excellent) Metacritic Rating: 70/100 (good) DISC DETAILS DVD Special Features: Interview with director Markus Imhoof; Deleted scenes; Two making of programs; Image gallery Amazon Price: $27.98 (DVD), $29.99 (Blu-ray) caesar must die dvd Caesar Must Die (DVD) Directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani Written by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani (screenplay), William Shakespeare (play "Julius Caesar") Starring: Salvatore Striano, Cosimo Rega, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca From Italy is the movie Caesar Must Die which part documentary and part drama as the filmmakers the Taviani brothers follows a high security prison's critically acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Caesar Must Die won the Golden Bear prize at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 91% (excellent) Metacritic Rating: 77/100 (very good) DISC DETAILS Amazon Price: $27.98 (DVD) the berlin file dvd The Berlin File (DVD) Written and directed by Seung-wan Ryoo Starring: Jung-woo Ha, Suk-kyu Han, Seung-beom Ryu The Berlin File is a South Korean action movie about a North Korean "ghost" agent, Jong-seong (Ha Jung-woo) who resurfaces in Berlin and after a weapons deal involving American and South Korean intelligence goes wrong Jong-seong ends up being in the center of an international manhunt. For your chance to win a copy of The Berlin File please enter our competition right here. Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes: 36% (poor) Metacritic Rating: 54/100 (average) DISC DETAILS DVD Special Features: Making of (The Berlin File); Deleted scenes Amazon Price: $26.98 (DVD)

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