The War of the Worlds - 4K Blu-Ray [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]

Once upon a time, a kindly inventor created a charming young man named Edward. But the inventor died before he finished Edward, who had sharp metal shears for hands. Edward was sad and alone until a kind Avon lady invited him to live with her family in the fantastical land of Suburbia. Run Time 105 minutes PG13

War of the Worlds (WM BD+DVD+DC STLBK) - An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller, freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in New Jersey, divorced from his first wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and estranged from his two children Rachel and Robbie (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin), of whom he has custody on weekends. On one such visitation, looking after the kids becomes a little more difficult when, after a series of strange lighting storms hit his neighborhood, Ray discovers that a fleet of death-ray robotic spaceships have emerged nearby, part of the first wave of an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Transporting his children from New York to Boston in an attempt to find safety at Mary Ann's parents' house, Ray must learn to become the protector and provider he never was in marriage. Also starring Tim Robbins, War of the Worlds was directed by Steven Spielberg, who had been planning the project for years, but set it aside until a wave of "alien invasion" films (led by Independence Day) had run it's course.

Eight-disc set includes Mad Max (1979)The initial entry in director George Miller's "Mad Max" series offered a star-making turn by Mel Gibson as Max Rokatansky, a fed-up Australian cop in the near future whose decision to retire from the force is railroaded by the death of his wife and daughter at the hands of a murderous gang of cycle-riding marauders. Co-stars Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley. Includes the original Australian audio track that had been previously unheard in America. 94 min. C/Rtg R The Road Warrior (1981)Director George Miller's landmark and influential sci-fi actioner set in a bleak post-apocalyptic Australia became a cult hit and made Mel Gibson a global star. Gibson returns as burned-out adventurer Max Rockatansky, who's enlisted to help a band of refugees cross a vast wasteland, along the way battling hordes of punkish marauders on tricked-out vehicles out to steal their gasoline, the most valuable commodity available in this nightmarish world. With Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells. AKA "Mad Max 2." 95 min. C/Rtg R Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)The third film in the futuristic "Road Warrior" series pits Max (Mel Gibson)-perhaps not quite as "mad" as he once was-against the sadistic residents of Bartertown and their leader, Auntie Entity (Tina Turner). Perceived as a messiah by a tribe of wild children, the leather-clad nomad finds it in his heart to lead them to their "promised land." Director/co-writer George Miller's sci-fi epic co-stars Bruce Spence, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson. 107 min. C/Rtg PG-13 Mad Max Fury Road (2015)Filmmaker George Miller revs up the engines of the "Mad Max" series for a fourth time, explosively returning laconic road warrior Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) to the screen 30 years after his previous appearance. Here, Max makes common cause with "war rig" driver Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and would-be martyr Nux (Nicholas Hou