FESTIVE DEAL OF THE DAY:

Day 13/17: TRANSFORMERS ONE (2024) [$4.99]

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, Family/Fantasy/Adventure, 180 mins. PG) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos [Buy - $14.99: Rent N/A]

THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (2000, Family/Comedy/Animation, 78 mins, G) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos [Buy - $9.99: Rent N/A]

REGRETTING YOU (2025, Romance/Drama, 116 mins. M) • ❇️iTunes Extras • Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - 19.99: Rent - $14.99]

Based on the bestselling book, REGRETTING YOU introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what's left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.

DRACULA: A Love Tale (2025, Horror/Fantasy/Romance, 129 mins. R16) 1080p/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $19.99: Rent - $14.99]

When a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry Jones) denounces God after the devastating loss of his wife (Zoë Bleu), he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death itself, guided by a single hope -- to be reunited with his lost love.

FESTIVE DEAL OF THE DAY:

Apple haven't posted today's deal, but I think that this one may be it.

Day 14/17: STAR TREK: 3-Movie Collection (2009, 2013, 2016) [$7.99]

or this:

NOVOCAINE NO PAIN (2025) [$4.99]

Movieman:

 

 

 

 

The 3 LOTR (non-extended) movies are bundled at this price also

Here are just a few of the films in the bargain bin.

1917 (2029) DV/DA

Dirty Dancing (1987) DV/DD 5.1

La La Land (2016) DV/DA

Now You See Me (2013) DV/DA

Now You See Me 2 (2016) DV/DA

Rush (2013) 1080p/DD 5.1

FESTIVE DEAL OF THE DAY:

Day 16/17: JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH (2025) [$9.99]

I have almost finished the refresh of my Man Cave. My Dolby Atmos/DTS:X surround system has been dismantled and replaced by a pair of Apple Homepods 2. They sound really good, but, as expected, not as immersive, or punchy as my old system. I just needed to streamline the room; Four floor standing speakers a subwoofer and a large centre speaker left me with a cluttered space and now that I have gone all digital, the Homepods 2 (Atmos decoding) paired with my Apple TV 4K (2nd Gen.) give me all that I need for my music and movie audio, and Siri is a most helpful assistant. For night viewing when my wife is in bed, I use the excellent Apple Air Pods Max noise cancelling headphones.

A new longer Entertainment Unit gives me the separation that I need for the Homepods 2. The Entertainment Unit was a flat pack, which took me hours to put together, after having to pull it apart twice because I had some pieces about face 😁. I also removed my single seater movie chair (gone to my son) and I am waiting for a new 2-seater sofa to arrive

A new computer and 27" monitor from PB Tech is an absolute joy to operate. I ditched my Dell all-in-one, with it's bloat ware that I couldn't totally get rid of.

The last piece of the puzzle is a new TV. My Panasonic 65" OLED is also going to my son, and after much research, I plan to replace it with a TCL LED TV, the extremely well reviewed TCL 75" C8K. I missed it in the Black Friday sale, so I am waiting for Boxing Day and hope that it will drop to the BF sale price again. I love Sony TV's, but they are pricing the average person out of the market for their flagship models. Reviews are putting the TCL right up there with Sony's Bravia 9 flagship model, at half the price or less. There comes a time when buyers have to forego a possibly slightly better TV and take into account the economics of their purchase. 

Hopefully, this refresh will be my last (but, never say never 😁)

My Apple Store library is storing many films that I haven't watched yet, and I am looking forward to doing some catching up in the new year.

FESTIVE DEAL OF THE DAY:

Day 17/17: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025) [$9.99]

I know that most of us prefer to wait for films to hit the $4.99 mark, but there are some new $7.99 deals that are worth checking out.

16 December: $7.99

ALIENS (1986) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos

LOGAN (2017) 4K HDR10+/Dolby Atmos

KINGSMAN: The Secret Service (2015) 4K HDR10+

KINGSMAN: The Golden Circle (2017) 4K HDR10+/Dolby Atmos

ALITA: Battle Angel (2019) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos

THE CREATOR (2023) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos

THE ABYSS (1989) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos

TRUE LIES (1994) Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos

More titles available

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985, Family/Comedy/Adventure, 91 mins. PG) has been upgraded to Dolby Vision [Buy - N/A: Rent = $5.99]

NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T (2025, Adventure/Comedy/Crime/Drama/Mystery, 113 mins. M) 4K SDR/Dolby Digital 5.1 [Buy - $29.99: Rent - $24.99]

The Four Horsemen return along with a new generation of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises, and magic unlike anything ever captured on film.

Anyone looking forward to the third Avatar film?, which is due for general release in NZ cinemas on December 19th.

Avatar: Fire and Ash runs for 3:19 including credits, which is a long time between rest room visits for some people. I'm not sure how well this film will perform at the Box-Office, I can't see it making well over US$2 Billion like the first two and with a reported budget of US$400 Million it needs to do well.

I have the original films in my library and I enjoyed both of them, mainly because they look and sound amazing on my home set up. I found the special effects to be the real winner for James Cameron, and I expect that the latest offering will have lots of new innovations that will wow audiences. But how long can the eye candy keep audiences going back for more?. There are two more releases planned, so it will be interesting to see if people are still going to flock to the cinema in great numbers.

I really hope that Avatar will continue to be a successful franchise, right up to, and including the fifth film. I will definitely watch "Fire and Ash" at home when it get's a digital release, then I can pause it to take a bathroom break whenever I need to 😁