On Blu-ray This Week: January 1 to January 7, 2008

Celebrating 2008 may just be a Resident Evil fan's treat as the Blu-ray shelves have tons in store for the high-definition movie enthusiast with a inclination for zombie horror flicks. But the action packed list also has shooterfests and blitzes of fisticuffs tucked in with two action spectacles of 2007.

Get the full release list for January 1 to January 7, 2008 at the full story.

2008 is but a day away, and if you're not dialed into the apocalyptic mood, perhaps you should be. Prepare for a big change from last time: this week's Blu-ray selection plates a main course of pure action with high-definition zombie shooterfests as a side order.  High-definition movie enthusiasts the world over may find a bounty of releases in assorted Resident Evil flavors, dotted with two other recent action spectacles of 2007.

First up in the zombie-infested world of Resident Evil is the HD version of Resident Evil: Extinction, where we find Alice at the prime of her T-virus-gifted "growth." After the decimation of Raccoon City, the T-virus infection manages to escape and literally transform the North American landscape into a barren wasteland. It's up to Alice and her new-found cohorts to survive the zombie apocalypse.

Tailing at second is the HD version of Resident Evil, the first movie adaptation of Capcom's sci-fi horror franchise. You'll get to see how the viral outbreak began through Alice's eyes, and witness humanity's battle to defeat a relentless zombie onslaught - all in higher resolution and pretty colors. But if you're more of a collector, then perhaps you'd find yourself being better acquainted with the Resident Evil: The High Definition Trilogy set in Blu-ray glory.

  

Tagging along with the Paul W.S. Anderson film fest is War, where hidden agendas take an entirely new definition and the thrilling action is non-stop. In true adversarial plot fashion, a ruthless assassin becomes a target for an FBI agent seeking vengeance. But when events unfold and both sides clash in the midst of a brewing gang lord war, the hunter realizes that not everything was as he assumed them to be.

Last but not least is the description-defying Shoot 'Em Up, which will lead you through an adrenaline ride through intense gunfights and storms of bullets. Trigger-happy and hardboiled Mr. Smith tries to protect a newborn baby from imminent death and unravel the mysteries as to why the innocent tyke he's carrying happens to also be a huge bulls-eye.

All these will hit shelves on New Year's Day (January 1) and should be available throughout the week. In quick summary, look for the following new releases:

• Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony Pictures)
  
• Shoot 'Em Up (New Line Cinema)
  
• War (Lionsgate Films)
  
• Resident Evil: The High Definition Trilogy Blu-ray edition (Sony Pictures)
  
• Resident Evil (Sony Pictures)