Mockingjay Part 2 Blu-Ray and EPIC Box Set Details!

Four-Film Collection

HOLY SPECIAL FEATURES BATMAN!

Here are all the details on the Mockingjay Part 2 Blu-Ray/DVD and the 4 Film Collection Box Set Blu-Ray/DVD coming out in March. The digital versions of each come out March 8th and the Blu-Ray/DVD combos come out March 22nd.

Check out the Blu-Ray trailer:



The special features for The Hunger Games Blu-Rays over the years have always been plentiful since Francis Lawrence came on board. Mockingjay Part 1 set a precedent for SPECTACULAR physical effects and putting lots of content for fans. Not only is there the usual lengthy documentary about all aspects of making the film, but the 4 Film Collection has all the deleted scenes that was mysteriously absent on the first Hunger Games Blu-Ray. Check out all these features!!

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2 BLU-RAY / DVD / DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES*  

• Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson  

• “Pawns No More: Making The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” 8-Part Documentary**  

• Walking Through Fire (Concluding the Saga) o Real or Not Real (Visual Design)  

• High-Value Targets (The Acting Ensemble)  

• From Head to Toe (Costume, Make-up & Hair) o Navigating the Minefield (Production in Atlanta, Paris & Berlin)  

• Collateral Damage (Stunts, Special Effects & Weapons) o Tightening the Noose (The Post-Production Process)  

• A Different World (Reflections) 

•  The Hunger Games: A Photographic Journey  

• Cinna’s Sketchbook: Secrets of the Mockingjay Armor  

• Panem on Display: The Hunger Games: The Exhibition  

• Jet to the Set**

 *Subject to Change
**Exclusive to Blu-ray/ Digital HD

THE HUNGER GAMES COMPLETE 4-FILM COLLECTION BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*  

• Over 14 Hours of Bonus Content Including: 
•  12 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes from The Hunger Games  

•  6 Deleted Scenes from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Including 1 Never Before Seen 

•  9 Deleted Scenes from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 

• 2 All-New Featurettes: “Picturing Panem” and “Capitol Cuisine”  

• 70 Additional Featurettes (Blu-ray); 69 Additional Special Featurettes (DVD) 

• Audio Commentaries, Music Videos and More 

The Hunger Games Complete 4-Film Collection will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $64.97 and $54.98, respectively.

You can Pre-Order at Amazon for the Part 2 Blu-Ray, DVD, 4-Film Collection Blu-Ray, and DVD.

Check out the full press releases for the Mockingjay Part 2 Blu-Ray and the 4-Film Collection for more details!

Vote for The Hunger Games DVD/Bluray in Home Media Magazine Awards!

Home Media Magazine has their ballot up for DVD/Blu-Ray releases in 2012. The Hunger Games has been nominated in the following categories:

- Best Theatrical Disc

-Best Packaging

-Best BluRay Disc Movie

-Best Extras/Bonus Material

-Best Sci-Fi

-Best Action

Please vote for what you think should win in these categories. Voting ends April 14. Consumer preferences will be combined with the judges scores to determine the winners, which will be announced April 29.

Go and VOTE!

Source: Home Media Magazine

Secrets of The Hunger Games Blu-Ray UNCOVERED! *Spoilers*

Before you read anymore, keep in mind this post is exposing the deep dark secrets of The Hunger Games Blu-Ray DVD (Click here if you wanna read our HG Blu Ray review!). If you want to figure it out on your own, (I'll admit it's pretty fun), I suggest you stop here and wait for August 18th until you can get your hands on one and start exploring! If you just want to know what message Plutarch Heavensbee wanted to send us, keep reading....

We first noticed it while watching the special features disc. I had the World of the Hunger Games highlighted, and for whatever reason pressed down on the key pad. Very strangely this appeared:

What could this mean? Of course I started to press the down key on all the other sections of the Blu-Ray. I was rewarded with one more message:

     So, I sat on this information for a few days. Frustration abounds, really. So excited about the discovery, but nowhere near finding an answer. We tried taking the first letters and jumbling them, taking the district names away, etc. Then, a breakthrough! Just a few hours ago I was looking at the main Blu-Ray disc to see if I missed anything. FINALLY, it made sense and I was kicking myself that I didn't see it before! After the Lionsgate logo shows up, the opening animation of The Capitol reveals banners of each district, each with a word at the bottom of each banner. As these banners zoomed by, you saw some letters light up red, and some green. While this was confusing as hell the first time around, everything started to fit into place.
     Fast forward to 20 replays later (that section of the Blu-Ray, unfortunately, is not pauseable), I circled every letter to the corresponding word according to what color they were attached to in the first two messages. The response gave me chills:

 

"Beware of the Quarter Quell. District 13 survives. All is not lost."

                                        -Plutarch Heavensbee

The Ultimate Hunger Games Blu-Ray Review!

     We've got a real treat for you guys today! We're going to give you the full scoop on the Hunger Games Blu-Ray: Special Features, cool stuff it comes with, and something The Capitol NEVER intended us to see! That's right folks, we uncovered an Easter Egg on the Blu-Ray. Very curious...

MY EYES!!

    Since the version we have is a Blu-Ray, we have to say that watching The Hunger Games is a total eye feast. Be prepared to pause a lot because you'll be wanting to take in every aspect of those Capitol scenes. (Has anyone been able to spot Haymitch taking a long whiff into a white rose at the Tribute Parade?) Fans will be able to appreciate the detail and beauty of the costumes and locations that Gary Ross and his crew made come to life.

The Special Features Fans Deserve

     Whether or not you own the Blu-Ray or DVD, you will get to see the documentary (either all at once or section by section, up to you!) The World of The Hunger Games. This documentary (which runs somewhere between 2 and 3 hours) covers pretty much all the aspects of the film process. Fans will get a look at development, casting, design, tribute training, shooting on location, visual effects, scoring, sound design, editing, and the press tour. When we watched the special features there were certain moments that really made us think of the fans and how much they will enjoy this documentary. Fans who remember when The Hunger Games was in the casting and production stage will especially have an appreciation for these special features. Some questions you have had will be answered, as well as completely new information will come to light. Of course we are incredibly grateful for all these special features, but our only regret is a lack of focus on the Foley team. But really we can't complain, we just CANNOT get enough of extra content!
     Lastly, be prepared to wipe a tear from your eye during the press tour part of the documentary. Fans who attended mall tours or the LA premiere will take a trip down memory lane. We wish they had a little more content in this section (purely for selfish reasons) but again, we can't complain! Fans will be beside themselves with the amount of extra content and it of course does not stop there...
    Hands down, the coolest featurette is Letters from the Rose Garden. This, of course, is the famed email Donald Sutherland wrote to Gary Ross about power, READ by Donald Sutherland himself. This truly took our breath away. From all we know, feel, and love about The Hunger Games, you might just want to cry. Donald Sutherland understands the books as well as any one of us, and we were just so overcome with emotion because of how lucky we are to have such a lengendary actor who truly understands what makes Snow tick.

What's Missing?

     We know fans are hoping and expecting certain things from the special features, so we made sure to find out these things when we went to Lionsgate. First of all, no deleted scenes. The truth is that there was not enough deleted scenes in existence to put it on the DVD. All is not lost though, friends! The Lionsgate folks said that the movie we have come to love is pretty much the first version Gary Ross showed to Lionsgate, which is rare. This is why there are limited deleted scnes. There are no full deleted scenes to offer, but I imagine they have tidbits lying around somewhere. The fine people at Lionsgate said they would probably save these small bits of footage for a future box set much like the later released Harry Potter box sets. So Hunger Games fans, do not despair!
     As for the commentaries, it unfortunately did not work out for this particular round. Because the special features were being put together during the press tour, they were unable to get Jennifer, Josh, and Liam together to record a commentary track. Hopefully they will have better luck next time!
     Lastly, the Marketing Gallery consists of the trailers, set photos, and movie posters. While we are glad they included this, we wish they would have added some concept art. But then again, we are special features junkies and too much is never enough for us.

The Easter Egg - PLUTARCH, IS THAT YOU?!
     By accident we stumbled onto something on the Blu-Ray: two VERY cryptic messages from someone signed, "pH". Now, the only person that comes to mind is Plutarch Heavensbee. Curious...

 Our DVD EASTER EGG POST IS UP! Click HERE to see Plutarch's message!

The Verdict Is...
     We are giving Lionsgate a solid A for the Blu-Ray! Of course they don't have every single thing fans wanted, but we can't deny that they've given fans a whopping 3+ hours of special features. They wanted to give fans as much as possible, and they certainly delivered. Keep in mind there are still other BOX SETS that will also be available upon release!

Digital Copy
     Something for you to look forward to: alongside your Blu-Ray or DVD you will receive a digital copy from iTunes or you can download and stream through the Ultra Violet service. Also, VERY cool news for The Hunger Games Adventures fans! Inside our Blu-Ray/DVD we found a virtual item code!

So in conclusion, we hope to see you guys at some midnight DVD release parties! Happy Hunger Games!

Buy ALL the DVD Box Sets!

Can't figure out what Hunger Games DVD box set to buy when it comes out on the 18th? Maybe this will help:

Blu Ray - $22.96
Disc 1• Feature Film

Disc 2• Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games Phenomenon
• The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
• Letters from the Rose Garden
• Controlling the Games
• A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell
• Preparing for The Games: A Director’s Process (Blu-ray Exclusive)
• Propaganda Film
• Marketing Archive

DVD - $18.96
Disc 1
• Feature Film

Disc 2
• Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games Phenomenon
• The World is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
• Letters from the Rose Garden
• Controlling the Games
• A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell
• Propaganda Film
• Marketing Archive

Target - BluRay: $25.99 DVD: $20.99
-Same extras as DVD or Blu-Ray
-Tribute Video Diaries -- "The seven main tributes use their flip-cameras to document the build up to the release of The Hunger Games, (2) Stories from the Tributes – sit down with the tributes and hear the best stores of their time filming the most anticipated movie of 2012, (3) Tribute Biographies – find out all about your favorite tributes with this animated gallery and (4) Tribute Photo Gallery – personal photos of the tributes."

Walmart Box Set
Blu-Ray: $26.96 DVD: $22.96

-Same features as DVD and Blu Ray
-VUDU EXCLUSIVES:

     -The Stunts of the Hunger Games
     -Capitol Couture: The Styles of Panem 

-Comes with Mockingjay Pendant

Best Buy - $45 range

Unfortunately, it's not available to preorder online because there are a limited quantity of them (I believe the people at Lionsgate said around 40,000). It comes with both the DVDs AND Blu-Rays. No particular special features, but does come with cool acrylic Mockingjay which would probably look pretty sweet on your mantle.

Costco - We're guessing in the $50 dollar range
This fancy box set will be available at Costco! In addition to the movie, this comes with a District 12 arena bag, a Hunger Games bag clip, and a parachute necklace! Oo la la!

That's it for all the popular DVD box sets available for purchase! Choose wisely! Or, you know, buy them all.

One last thing! Be sure to check out Aldrin's vlog from our trip to Lionsgate! Watch Courtney do something silly at the 4:43 mark, and at 5:17 watch Arianna from DWTC and Courtney give a rundown on our recommended box set: Target!