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Posts Tagged ‘blu-ray reviews’
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
The greatest strength of the Harold and Kumar films is also its greatest weakness; Neil Patrick Harris. Used primarily in a cameo-esque capacity, the screen sizzles whenever he’s on camera. In the roughly 10 minutes he’s in A AVERY HAROLD AND KUMAR CHRISTMAS, I laughed harder than at any point combined during the other 80 [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray reviews, John Cho, Kal Penn, movie review, movie reviews, Neil Patrick Harris, Todd Strauss-Schulson
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
Revered as Woody Allen’s breakthrough movie, ANNIE HALL lived up to all of the hype by earning four Academy Awards in 1978, including “Best Picture,” “Best Actress” for Diane Keaton, “Best Directing” for Allen as well as “Original Screenplay.” With such praise from the industry, it was clear that Allen had successfully transitioned from his [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray reviews, Diane Keaton, movie review, movie reviews, Tony Roberts, woody allen
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
I assume audiences skipped out on WARRIOR because they were sick of Hollywood’s obsession with boxing/fighting. Or maybe general audiences just don’t know enough about MMA fighting to want to see it in a movie. Or maybe Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton aren’t big enough stars yet to fill theater seats. Whatever the reasons WARRIOR [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray reviews, Gavin O'Connor, Joel Edgerton, movie review, movie reviews, nick nolte, tom hardy
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Sunday, December 18th, 2011
What in the world was Fox thinking by greenlighting a prequel to a film that’s over 43 years old? Well, apparently they knew there was more story to be told about the film that’s spawned four sequels and a remake/reboot by Tim Burton in 2001. Although I had never thought about it until I read [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray reviews, Freida Pinto, James Franco, John Lightgow, movie review, Rupert Wyatt
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
The tagline for the original Jurassic Park was “An adventure 65 million years in the making.” The incredible success of the film (spending more than 18 weeks as the top box office earner) lends credibility to this claim. Watching the recently released Blu-rays of JURASSIC PARK brought back all of the feelings that I had [...]
Tags: blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, movie review, movie reviews, sam neill, steven spielberg
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
GIA is the tragic true story of America’s first super model Gia Marie Carangi. After growing up in a broken home, Gia (Angelina Jolie) is discovered outside of a night club in Philadelphia when she was only 17-years old. Practically over night, she moved to New York City to pursue a career with top agent [...]
Tags: angelina jolie, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Elizabeth Mitchell, Faye Dunaway, Michael Cristofer, movie review, movie reviews
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
When you look at great years in the history of cinema, you would have a hard time arguing that there was a better year for film than 1974. This is the year that saw the release of what many consider to be the finest movie ever made, Francis Ford Coppola’s THE GODFATHER: PART II. But [...]
Tags: Allen Garfield, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale, movie review, movie reviews
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
There are a lot of movies that I remember fondly from my childhood. Most I’ve continued to enjoy as I grew older, and hope to share with my child as he grows older. But there are some the disappear into the ether, existing only in memory until someone brings them up in conversation or you [...]
Tags: blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Hal Needham, movie review, movie reviews, Roger Moore
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Grace (Selena Gomez) has just graduated from high school and is about to embark on a week-long vacation with her best friend Emma (Katie Cassidy) and her step-sister Meg. The trio are headed across the pond to check “visit Paris” off of the recent graduate’s bucket list. Her dream trip turns out to be spearheaded [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester, movie review, movie reviews, selena gomez, Thomas Bezucha
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Any review or mention of the 1994 film THE CROW usually starts and ends with the tragic death of Brandon Lee. After growing up in his father Bruce Lee’s shadow, Brandon had finally made the leap from B-movie fare like SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO and RAPID FIRE to what was sure to be his star [...]
Tags: Alex Proyas, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, movie review, movie reviews
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
One of my favorite things about movies is being taken to a world that I have never experienced. Lots of movies do this by subtly exposing you to something you didn’t know was compelling, like UP IN THE AIR or THE HURT LOCKER. Others take us to worlds that we don’t know existed, and then [...]
Tags: Alex Esmail, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Jodie Whittaker, joe cornish, John Boyega, movie review, movie reviews
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
In 1997 nobody thought Sylvester Stallone could act. Aside from ROCKY, he was basically a one trick pony – action flicks (TANGO AND CASH), action flicks (RAMBO), and more action flicks (DEMOLITION MAN). Nobody (himself included) thought that he could do anything different… and then came COP LAND. Robert Patrick, who had a breakout role [...]
Tags: blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, harvey keitel, James Mangold, movie review, movie reviews, Ray Liotta, sylvester stallone
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
In 1987, director Paul Verhoeven brought the world a dystopian future Detroit, a crime-ridden city where a near-dead cop is infused with robotics… ROBOCOP was born. While Verhoeven hasn’t necessarily been know for his great story-telling ability, his worlds are fantastic and incredible. I wish the same could be said for the sequels to his [...]
Tags: Belinda Bauer, Blu-ray, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Irvin Kershner, John Glover, movie review, Peter Weller
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
The character Judy Moody was based on creator Megan McDonald’s childhood adventures with her sisters. After winning numerous children’s book awards and landing a spot on the New York Times Best Sellers List, Reel FX Creative Studios were itching to cast the perfect third grader for the role of Judy…right down to the signature red [...]
Tags: blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Heather Graham, John Schultz, Jordana Beatty, movie review, movie reviews, Parris Mosteller
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
The first time I saw MIMIC was 1999. I have not seen it since then. I remember scenes being particularly dark and damp but past that it all slips my mind, except for Mira Sorvino in the lead. I wanted to watch it again because I don’t think I paid very good attention the first [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, guillermo del toro, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Mira Sorvino, movie review, movie reviews
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
When you think of excellent computer-animated films, chances are the first name that comes to mind is Pixar. In their short history they have created some of the finest worlds ever imagined. I remember being worried when they first broke away from Disney, but their pairing has continued over the years and resulted in some [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Brad Lewis, John Lasseter, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, movie review, movie reviews, Owen Wilson
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Sunday, October 30th, 2011
Every Halloween Hollywood studios rush to get as many horror films into the market as possible. This includes the re-release of many older films, especially since the advent of DVDs and Blu-ray discs. I usually celebrate the holiday by going to the movie store and picking out one (if my wife is lucky) that I’ve [...]
Tags: Blu-ray, blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, David A. Hess, Lucy Grantham, movie review, movie reviews, Sandra Peabody, wes craven
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
According to the special features on my WINNIE THE POOH Blu-ray, Pooh is second only to Mickey Mouse as Disney’s most recognized character. As a former cast member of Walt Disney World’s world famous Jungle Cruise, I can confirm that during my six month stint at the Magic Kingdom, many visitors from all over the [...]
Tags: blu-ray review, blu-ray reviews, Craig Ferguson, Don Hall, Jim Cummings, John Cleese, movie review, movie reviews, Stephen J. Anderson
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Friday, April 8th, 2011
The first film I ever saw in a theater was FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. True, I don’t remember it because I was not even a year old, but I was brought along to the re-release of the film so my mother could see Topol on the big screen in this timeless musical. I attribute this [...]
Tags: blu-ray reviews, Norma Crane, Norman Jewison, Rosalind Harris, Topol
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
The year is 2024 and Connor Macleod somehow helped build a force shield to protect Earth from the sun after the Ozone gave out. During this time while the shield’s been up, the world has become a darker place and Connor has become an old man. Somehow Ramirez comes back, a bunch of baddies from [...]
Tags: blu-ray reviews, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, movie reviews, Russell Mulcahy, sean connery
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