Blue Thunder - BLU-RAY

Major Charles Rane (William Devane) comes back from the Vietnam war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a hero. A group of sadistic thugs decide that they want to steal a number of silver dollars from him and in the process kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown.

Falsely accused of shooting an unarmed man, rookie New York City cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis), while trying to clear her name, becomes involved with Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver), a handsome commodities trader who quietly holds the key to her innocence. She'll soon find out that Hunt is a mad serial killer who has been carving Turner's name into bullets and using her gun to kill people. Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher also star in this super-charged thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English.

Days of Thunder - Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support of grizzled former driver Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), a NASCAR legend who sees that Trickle has the potential to be a great driver. Determined to make it to the top, Trickle develops a healthy rivalry with veteran racer Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker). Along the way, he romances Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a beautiful neurosurgeon. Hogge's mentoring (and a potential tragedy) leads Trickle through the dramatic process of self-discovery, which ultimately makes him a better driver. Directed by Tony Scott, DAYS OF THUNDER is reminiscent of his TOP GUN, the film that rocketed Cruise to stardom. Scott uses spectacular driving and racing scenes in this film, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound.