Even though I’ve been incredibly busy at work I’ve managed to fit in a couple of decent movie nights this week already. It got me thinking that it’s been a while since I blogged about what I’ve been watching and of course what I recommend you add to your watch list. For me over the past few days I’ve been watching, An American Werewolf in London - the HD version, Land of Dead, again on HD and HellBoy, this time on BlueRay. I have to take just a few moments to pay a special tribute to the High Def version of American Werewolf in London. This has to be one of my all time favourite movies and given its age (released in 1981) the picture quality of this version is spectacular. The London Underground death still freaks me out and I must admit if I ever found myself alone in the tube at night I would be thinking the same thing. I actually rented this, but have since bought it - it’s just that good!

So with that out of the way what else do I recommend? Well first things first I’d recommend you consider the BlueRay / High Def version of the discs, if you can find them.  You won’t be disappointed, trust me !

Well how about Blood Diamond (HD-DVD), the Academy Nomination Winning story of diamond smugglers in war torn Sierra-Leone. It’s a powerful, true to life story, which will have you gripped to your seat from start to finish. I personally think that DiCaprio puts in a very solid performance, something I never thought I’d hear myself say [I’m not his biggest fan]. If you are looking for something a little more light hearted then you must pick yourself up Ratatouille. I actually watched this on the plane on the way to Houston last week and as soon as I had landed went out and picked up the BlueRay version. It actually had me laughing out loud on the plane and the picture quality (BlueRay) is probably one of the best available today - a real demo disk to show of your shiny new TV. Finally, and changing genre, how about the latest from Nine Inch Nails - Besides You In Time (HD-DVD). This is one of the few high def discs to be given 5 stars (out of 5) for both picture and audio quality. Even if you are not totally into their music this should form the centre piece of your home cinema system. It does however just happen that I’m a big NiN fan so I’m twice as happy !

Right enough blogging for the night - it’s high def movie time !