The first three Indiana Jones movies will finally make their way to Blu-ray this fall. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is already available on Blu-ray, but who cares? We want the good movies in the series, and they’ll be available in one box set. Crystal Skull will also be in there, but no one’s going to force you to watch it. As for extras on the Indiana Jones box-set, “there will be a ‘best of’ collection of documentaries, interviews, featurettes and a few new surprises”. Presumably, we’ll be getting everything that was on the Adventures of Indiana Jones DVD box set. If Lucasfilm and Paramount Home Media Distribution were smart, they would throw in Jamie Benning’s unofficial Raiders of the Lost Ark “filmumentary,” but unfortunately that will probably never happen. Still, I’m not going to nitpick over getting Indy in HD.
Hit the jump for the press release and the trailer for the Blu-ray set.
Here’s the press release:
ONLY ONE NAME DEFINES THE ULTIMATE HERO…
ONLY ONE FORMAT DELIVERS THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE…
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE COMPLETE INDIANA JONES
FILM COLLECTION COMES TO BLU-RAY!
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (February 29, 2012) – The man with the hat is back – and looking better than ever! The world’s favorite globe-trotting archaeologist is, at long last, embarking on his greatest adventure – when The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection will be excavated in the fall of 2012 and will include all four of Indy’s thrilling adventures, using the highest possible high definition picture and audio presentation – along with a “best of” collection of documentaries, interviews, featurettes and a few new surprises.
About Paramount Home Media Distribution
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The PHMD division oversees PPC’s home entertainment, digital and television distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, CBS and PBS and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment. PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and distribution across worldwide digital and television distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
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Number one item on my Christmas list.
On my Christmas list: going #2 on your face.
I want to see Raiders and all the others in HD but its f*cked that i have to buy Crystal skull as well to see them.
Agreed. Georgie boys f’ed us again
I wonder who will shoot first this time.
A rumor says that Jar Jar Binks will make a quick appearance in ROTLA .
Where is The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Blu-Ray Extended Edition?
Crystal Skull is fine. Temple of Doom is the most disappointing and worst movie ever made hands down– almost unwatchable. At least with Crystal Skull in context they (lucas, speilberg and ford) are Ancient. But Temple of Domm is 100,000,000,000,000 times worse than Crystal Skull.
I agree that the franchise already had a stinker in Temple of Doom before Crystal Skull ever showed up. The people who were so disillusioned by Crystal Skull (like the South Park guys) seem to give Temple of Doom a pass. Even as a kid I thought that one was stupid, and burned up all the good credit of the first one.
What??? This has got to be the first time I read about someone saying Temple of Doom was a stinker.
Regardless of your opinion on Crystal Skull, you can’t label this set as “The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection” without all the films being there.
And come on, the film wasn’t THAT bad. Not as good as Raiders or even Last Crusade, but what is?
Although the articles says otherwise the trailer shows parts of Crystal skull so I’m pretty sure it’s part of it.
“Crystal Skull will also be in there, but no one’s going to force you to watch it.”
The article does state that the film is included.
Hey fools, back off! Crystal Skuls is better than that TEMPLE OF DUNG er DOOM piece of hog manure.
I respect your right to be wrong about TOD.
Stop the meth dude. ^^
All 4, why did it have to be all 4!!!!!
Never was a fan of the Indiana Jones movies. And Harrison Ford never was a good actor, he is stiff like a piece of wood. Horrible.
Temple of Doom definitely was a weaker film compared to Raiders and Last Crusade. So was Crystal Skull. However, all four films are highly entertaining. It’s just that two of them were superior to the other two.