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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Ready or Not Digital Copy Review.

Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.

Picking up right where the original film left off was a smart move because it quickly acclimates both new and returning viewers to the storyline and characters as well as the film’s mix of over the top splatter gore and dark comedy. Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newman, Sarah Michelle Gellar and having Canadian Genre Filmmaking Auteur David Cronenberg brings a touch of regal class while Elijah Wood looks like he is enjoying himself in his role as the Attorney overseeing the events and making sure that participants are adhering to the rules.

The Digital Copy features a 4K Ultra HD with DolbyVision (2.39:1) widescreen aspect ratio presentation coupled with with a high fidelity English Dolby Atmos Soundtrack. English Descriptive Audio and English Subtitles for the visually and hearing impaired respectively are encoded as options too.

The extra value features include a multi part behind the scenes featurette that can be viewed individually or as one reel via a Play All option and focuses on the filmmakers, talent, design and the practical effects.

A short detailing the rules of the game covering both films is also provided along with a gag reel, and two feature length audio commentary tracks one with the filmmakers and select cast members while the other one focuses on the filmmakers with the films producers. I prefer the one with the films producers over the one with the actresses mostly because I simply found it to be more interesting. On the iTunes copy the interactive menus are well rendered and easy to navigate.

The details on the extra value features are as follows:

The Game Goes On: The Making of READY OR NOT 2 - A 4-part behind-the-scenes featurette featuring filmmakers, talent, design and the practical effects.

o Part 1: Written in Blood - The directors and cast discuss what sets the sequel apart from the first film, and how the team expanded the story in a meaningful way.

o Part 2: Casting the Chaos - A spotlight on the film's main cast and what they each

brought to their roles.

o Part 3: Designed for Destruction - Dive deeper into the design and execution of

the film's finale with a look at the set construction, practical effects, and the bloody aftermath left behind.

o Part 4: Blood, Guts, and Practical Mayhem - Explore how the film's explosive

deaths and blood gags were created with this breakdown of the practical effects and

innovations, highlighting how the team built and expanded upon techniques from the first film.

• Rules of the Game - Learn the rules of the deadly game of Hide and Seek, from the contained family ritual to the expanded high-stakes hunt.

• Gag Reel - Check out hilarious outtakes from the making of the movie.

• Audio Commentary By directors / executive producers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Samara Weaving, and Kathryn Newton.

• Audio Commentary By directors / executive producers Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, executive producers / writers Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy, producers James Vanderbilt and Tripp Vinson, and editor Jay Prychidny

Ready or Not Here I Come is available now at movies anywhere and other digital platforms online with physical media copies to follow on 4K ultra HD Blu-ray disc, Blu-ray disc and DVD on June 16, 2026.

Additional transmissions can be viewed at the link below.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQo9UtkyeIY85N7KiyM1BomhMghgFKMTj&si=ReHWdfQGBJ5zP5lz

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Hoppers Digital Copy Review.

Hoppers is a return to form for Pixar Animation Studios with a great story that maintains it’s family friendly appeal while including subtle jokes and pop culture references for adults without overdoing it.

Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a lifelike robotic beaver and communicate directly with animals. As she makes amazing discoveries, Mabel befriends a charismatic beaver and must rally the entire animal kingdom to face a major, imminent human threat.

The film features multiple twists that keeps the story interesting with roller coaster like events that teeter on the fantastic and yet seem plausible within the world of the movie. The animation is absolutely adorable. Especially the characters of the animals, whether we are encountering them as Mabel does when she interacts with them in her robotic beaver persona and when we see them as humans perceive them. You’ll want to hug your pet just because that’s how cute they look. The film’s score was composed by DEVO cofounder Mark Mothersbaugh. Daniel Chong directed and Bobby Moynihan is a standout as the voice of King George, a charismatic beaver.

The film is presented with a fantastic combination DolbyVision picture and Dolby ATMOS 5.1 Surround Soundtrack. English and Spanish Language Subtitles are encoded as options.

Extra Value Features include:

The Critter Diaries: Wander behind the scenes with director Daniel Chong and the Pixar creative team as they explore Yellowstone, study wildlife, and find real-life inspiration for our favorite new animated characters from Hoppers. (10.00).
Hopping In: The Making of Hoppers: Hop into the making of the movie as filmmakers, cast, and crew share how their ideas, collaboration, and creative process brought the story, animation, and lovable characters to life in Pixar’s Hoppers. (11:00).
"Meet King George" Scene Breakdown: Dive deep with director Daniel Chong and the filmmaking team as they reveal the craft of making King George’s Superlodge. Get insight into the directing process, editing, VFX, animation, and production design. (6:00).
Beaverton Revealed: Explore Hoppers to find surprising Pixar film cameos, hidden references, and plenty of fun, behind-the-scenes facts. (4:00).
Dam Good Bloopers: Laugh along with your favorite voice actors from Hoppers as they have fun bringing their characters to life in the recording booth. (2:00).
Deleted Scenes: Check out these scenes that didn’t make the final cut, as introduced by director Daniel Chong and editor Axel Geddes. (19:00).

Cold Open
The Glade
The Mission
Kings Arrive
George's Bachelor Pad
Helicopter

Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers is available now on digital at Movies Anywhere and other digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango. Hoppers will also be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD June 2, 2026.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Framing Matters.

A demonstration that shows how the wide screen aspect ratio, even for a short, sometimes supersedes the Cell Phone aspect ratio, and instead makes it necessary to present it in a letterbox method. The audio is from The Birdcage. The Voice is Robin Williams. The combination is to illustrate how fight choreography is similar to dance choreography.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Good Luck. Have Fun. Don’t Die Blu-ray Disc Review

Imagine you’re sitting in a diner with many different people of various persuasions and then suddenly a man who looks like he came out of a box of wires steps inside all disheveled with long facial hair, strange lights and other types of technology going up and down and around his entire body and the first thing he says is he’s here to give a select group of people the opportunity for an adventure. Of course the man is armed too. This is the situation we enter in the new film Good luck. Have fun. Don’t die.

After recruiting the people he chooses for his mission. You immediately find yourself in various life and death situations as strangers begin to shoot at you and everything you thought that was real is turned on its head, almost as if you were a character in a video game.

Good luck. Have fun. Don’t die stars Sam Rockwell as the mysterious stranger with the call to adventure while it’s cast includes Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Pena, Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple. Aspects of the film may remind viewers of various other apocalyptic time travel stories that include 12 Monkeys the Terminator series and some of the production design appears to have been somewhat influenced by the book The Electric State.

The Blu-ray disc picture quality is fantastic with a 1080P Full HD image that looks so crystal clear that even when upscaled to 4K I’m not sure if an actual 4K Blu-ray would make a discernible difference. That’s how great this image quality looks. An English Dolby ATMOS soundtrack is provided and while my sound bar clearly identified the audio as Dolby ATMOS for some reason my Blu-ray disc player interpreted it as Dolby TrueHD despite the fact that this is a relatively new high end 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player. The sound is terrific and atmospheric and at times a bit aggressive, but whether or not it’s a true Dolby ATMOS Soundtrack or a Dolby TrueHD Soundtrack may be something that differs depending where the film was screened. An English Descriptive Audio track for the visually impaired is also provided as a listening option and English Closed Captions for the deaf and hearing impaired are encoded on to this Blu-ray disc as options. A redeemable coupon for a Movies Anywhere digital copy is also provided. The five minutes and seven seconds promotional behind the scenes look is somewhat misleading as it’s called The Making Of Good luck. Have fun. Don’t die, but clearly it’s not much of a behind the scenes featurette and feels more like the type of promotional video you might see when a film is about to be released to theaters on a streaming platform.

Good luck. Have fun. Don’t die is available now but sold separately on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc as well as Blu-ray disc each with a digital code included at retailers on and off-line and a digital version is available at digital retailers online courtesy of Universal Studios home entertainment.

Additional transmissions can be viewed at the link below.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQo9UtkyeIY85N7KiyM1BomhMghgFKMTj&si=ReHWdfQGBJ5zP5lz

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