Comic book and cartoon heroes are certainly a popular choice among movie viewers these days as they make up 3 of the top 5 most popular Blu-ray movies. Throw in a summer blockbuster pre-release of the latest installment of one of the most popular franchises of all time and a tv adaptation sequel to another of the most popular movie franchises of all time and you have a strong list of action movies that the whole family will love.
1. Iron Man (Ultimate 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
This summer’s popular adaptation of Marvel Comics’ series Iron Man is about billionaire Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. and his indestructible suit. This movie has pleased both those familiar with the comic book series as well as those new to the series.
2. Transformers (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
One of the icons of the 80’s was Transformers with an extremely popular Saturday morning cartoon show as well as a broad line of action figures. Two decades later Transformers has been released as a major motion picture and a 2007 summer blockbuster hit.
3 . Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]
As a huge fan of the Terminator movies (at least the first 2 movies of the series) I anxiously awaited the new TV series adaptation of the movie. I must admit that I kept expectations to a minimum as movie to TV adaptations often times leave much to be desired, but I was pleasantly surprised and hooked to the first season which was only a total of 9 episodes. While there is no Arnold, there is still an interesting storyline involving Sarah and John Conner. If you have not watched the series give it a shot as season 2 is right around the corner.
4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray]
There may be no movie character who is more loved then Indiana Jones. After years of rumors, the 4th movie in the series was released and it naturally was one of this summers blockbuster hits at the theater. Indy again incorporates action, charm and humor in an enjoyable movie, even though in many opinions it was not able to live up to lofty expectations.
5. Batman Begins [Blu-ray]
Surprise, surprise. With the overwhelming success of the Dark Knight there has been a natural interest in the prequel to the Dark Knight. Batman Begins is a great movie about Bruce Wayne and the origins of Batman. This movie had me anxiously awaiting the Dark Knight for the past couple of years.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Transformers, The Terminator, Indiana Jones, Batman and to a lesser degree Iron Man were all popular culture icons and in the 80’s and remain so 2 decades later.
This week’s most popular Blu-ray movies at Amazon include a mix of pre-releases of summer blockbuster movies of this year as well as special edition release of a
