Australian Blu-ray Importing: May 2013 Buying Guide

The high Aussie dollar which has been at parity with the U.S. dollar for over two years now - with no end in sight, coupled with impressive cost cutting from international e-tailers continues to make a compelling case for overseas buying.

However, nothing is more compelling than Blu-ray titles that haven't made their way to our shores. So, let's take a look at the latest instalment of the series.

As always, these discs are safe to import for Australian Region B Blu-ray players.

Die Hard: Special Edition

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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Purchase: Amazon.co.uk

Region: A, B, C

Tying in with this year's release of the maligned fifth entry in the Die Hard franchise is a two disc re-release of the original 1988 film, which adds an entirely new disc of extra features, headlines by the fabulous 90 minute documentary Decoding Die Hard. The only other way to obtain this disc is by purchasing all the films again in the U.S. release quadrilogy boxset (which is region coded), Aussie fans can simply re-purchasing the original, and arguably the best, film from the U.K.

I'm not the biggest Die Hard fan in the world, but I can attest to the quality of Decoding Die Hard which rounds up dozens of figures, including stars, directors, writers and producers from the film series, with honest and forthright commentary.

Never Say Never Again

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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Purchase: Amazon.co.uk