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Tag: Blu Ray

  • Academy Awards Plans Tribute To James Bond

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    Last year was James Bond’s 50th anniversary and with Skyfall being the best reviewed and highest grossing Bond film ever the Academy has decided to celebrate the character during the upcoming 85th Academy Awards in February that will include a special sequence. No details were given on what that would include. It could be something as simple as a video montage or perhaps a live on-stage performance of some kind. How wonderful would it be for Bond fans if they were able to have all six Bonds on stage at one time?

    The 85th Annual Academy Awards will air on February 24th and Skyfall releases on Blu-Ray February 18th.

  • Take It Home Tuesday. December 4, 2012.

    Batman Rises And Master Chief Moves Forward.

    [amazon_link id=”B004LWZWGK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Dark Knight Rises[/amazon_link]

    Christopher Nolan ends his Bat trilogy in a big way with Bane, the League of Shadows and a really big bomb. Some were less than kind but we here thought it was a great ending. Check out our review here.

    [amazon_link id=”B009JBZH54″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Dark Knight Trilogy[/amazon_link]

    You know how collections work. All three Nolan Bat flicks in one box.

    [amazon_link id=”B009B8YZKS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn[/amazon_link]

    The web series makes it way to Blu-Ray. It is somewhat of a prequel to Halo 4 telling how Thomas Lasky first came to meet the man known as Master Chief. It is a fun and well produced series and should be checked out by all Halo fans.

    [amazon_link id=”B0095XPZBC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Star Trek: The Next Generation- Season Two[/amazon_link]

    Picard and company’s second season gets the high def remaster. Season One was very beautiful and who doesn’t want to see the Federation’s first contact with the Borg again all shiny and new.

    [amazon_link id=”B009846274″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wu Dang[/amazon_link]

    Wu Dang? Yeah, Wu Dang. I haven’t had a chance to see this yet but most reviews have been saying this is a fun adventure flick that is basically a “kung-fu Indiana Jones”. High praise indeed.

     

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. November 20, 2012.

    Expendables, Tarantino And Attitude Era. A Good Week For Over The Top Stuff.

    [amazon_link id=”B009MF56GC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Expendables 2[/amazon_link]

    Stallone and crew are back for more orgasmic manly explosions and this time Van Damme, Chuck Norris and baby Thor join the mix. Do you enjoy big bangs, one liners and old dudes recapturing their youth? Hell, I do.

    [amazon_link id=”B009B0OG1O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tarantino XX 8 Film Collection[/amazon_link]

    Whether you love his work or hate it there is no denying that Quentin Tarantino has been one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Now to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his directorial debut is this eight film collection that includes: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1&2, Death Proof and Inglourious Basterds. Almost worth it for the artwork.

    [amazon_link id=”B008WAM2PQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Attitude Era[/amazon_link]

    Fresh off the release of the WWE 13 video game, which you can read our review here, that celebrates the Attitude Era comes this set that chronicles the events that ignited the WWE and helped them win the Monday Night Wars. This wins the award for “Best WWE Cover Ever”.

    [amazon_link id=”B008K8X0IS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Game of Thrones The Complete First Season- Collector’s Set[/amazon_link]

    With all of us GOT fans in the long wait between seasons it is time for the obligatory double dip on Season 1. This new set contains the first season and a dragon egg paperweight and the first episode of Season 2 as a teaser. If you have not already bought the first season then this is the set to get otherwise you should be fine….unless you really, really want a new paperweight.

     

     

  • Game Of Thrones Season 3 Premiere Date

    A Storm Of Swords Is Coming.

    A new banner is up for Season 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones and it shows that the show will return on March 31, 2013.

    If you have read the books then there is no use in trying to sell how big this season is going to be. And for those of you that are just watching the show….you are in for some surprises.

    The new season will be based on the third book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Season 1 is on Blu-Ray now and Season 2 will be released early next year.

  • Take It Home Tuesday. November 13, 2012.

    Vaughn, Stiller And Hill “Watch” A Bomb Go Off.

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHZY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Brave[/amazon_link]

    Disney and Pixar’s latest about a Scottish girl, Merida, who goes against her parents wishes of being a highborn lady and causes a curse to come upon her family after she makes a deal with a witch. Reviews were mostly middle of the road for a Pixar offering.

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAII30″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Watch[/amazon_link]

    With this kind of star power is there anyway to not call this movie a box-office disappointment? Did anyone go see this during its short run? Four neighborhood watch volunteers begin trying to watch over their community but become involved in an alien invasion.

     

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAII9O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Savages[/amazon_link]

    Oliver Stone tries to recapture some of his Natural Born Killers magic in this tale of two dealers who refuse to join a major drug cartel and have to take on the group when their girlfriend is kidnapped.

    [amazon_link id=”B008Y1YK0I” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lawrence of Arabia[/amazon_link]

    The classic tale of  T.E. Lawrence’s time in Arabia during World War 1 and winner of seven Academy Awards gets remastered and released on Blu_Ray to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary. It is a movie that should be experienced by everyone at least once.

    [amazon_link id=”B0093LE2OC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure[/amazon_link]

    Now onto a different kind of “classic” releasing on Blu-Ray this week. The time traveling exploits of Bill S. Preston, Esquire and “Ted” Theodore Logan are here in high def just in time for all the rumors of a third movie. “Want a Twinkie, Genghis Khan?”

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. November 6, 2012.

    Spidey Goes Reboot And Roddy Piper Is All Out Of Bubble Gum

    [amazon_link id=”B008QZ5PY2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Amazing Spider-Man[/amazon_link]

    (Note: Spider-Man releases on Friday, November 9th)

    Yes, The Amazing Spider-Man is another superhero origin story but don’t let that keep you from seeing it. Spider-Man 2 is still my favorite of the Spidey flicks but this is easily the second best. Andrew Garfield is better suited for this role than Tobey McGuire and I could watch Emma Stone dust a living room for 90 minutes and pay ten bucks. There are better comic movies out there but believe me, there are far, far worse.

    [amazon_link id=”B008VF0Y0M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]They Live[/amazon_link]

    John Carpenter’s cult classic finally gets a Blu-Ray release with what I am officially calling “best Blu-Ray cover of the year”. Let’s face it, you have either never seen this or you have seen it 50 times. This release has audio commentary from John Carpenter and Roddy Piper as well as a new interview with the director and star.

    [amazon_link id=”B009ESIGHI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Muppet Christmas Carol: 20th Anniversary Edition[/amazon_link]

    The best version of  A Christmas Carol ever told (followed by the Patrick Stewart version and Scrooged). So amazing to think that it has already been 20 years since this classic started spreading its Muppet brand of Christmas cheer.

    [amazon_link id=”B008Y1YJ90″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Arthur Christmas[/amazon_link]

    Santa goes high tech in this tale that shows how Santa is able to deliver all the presents to children but when things go bad its up to bumbling Arthur to save Christmas. Yeah so as you could tell I haven’t watched this because that was the most generic description ever. If you love the holidays (like me) then give it a whirl.

    [amazon_link id=”B008WAM2QK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]nWo: The Revolution[/amazon_link]

    WWE offers up the complete history of one of the most influential groups in wrestling history. The nWo helped WCW go to the top of the ratings and was instrumental in making WWE phase into the “Attitude Era” during the Monday night wars. Includes a roundtable discussion with Kevin Nash, Jim Ross, JJ Dillon and Michael Hayes as well as over 15 matches in their entirety.

     

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. October 30, 2012.

    Hitchcock, Satan’s Child And Will Ferrell?

    [amazon_link id=”B008MPQ0G8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rosemary’s Baby[/amazon_link]

    One of the greatest horror/thriller movies of all time makes its way to Blu-Ray just in time for Halloween. The slow build and tension is what makes this movie so special and is something that is sorely lacking with today’s “horror” films. Take the time to watch and appreciate this classic if you haven’t yet.

    [amazon_link id=”B008DCAG9M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection[/amazon_link]

    The definitive collection of one of the greatest directors of all time. 15 movies including Psycho, North by Northwest, Rear Window, The Birds and more. Each film comes with its own set of special features including alternate endings and production diaries.

    [amazon_link id=”B009CW55XY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Campaign[/amazon_link]

    Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis team up for this comedy about an incumbent congressman who runs against a less than likely candidate in North Carolina. I saw the movie in theaters and while it is not as memorable as Talladega Nights, Anchorman or The Hangover it has a few moments and is worth a rent.

    [amazon_link id=”B009GYS73S” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Chuck: The Complete Series[/amazon_link]

    I never finished watching Chuck’s run. I am only two seasons in but I will get there eventually. I give props to NBC for letting the series finish out its five season run considering the show never garnered good ratings. Sometimes network do listen to fans. If you haven’t watch Chuck you are in for as treat and could do a lot worse on TV today.

     

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. October 23, 2012.

    Blade Runner Turns 30, Honest Abe Competes With Strippers.

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHZE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter[/amazon_link]

    The best-selling book did not seem to set the theaters ablaze when it came out this summer. After the success of Wanted this has to be a complete bomb for director Timur Bekmambetov. I did not see this but it may be worth a rent to check it out. Anyone that has seen this and has an opinion let us know!

    [amazon_link id=”B00845MRKE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collection[/amazon_link]

    One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time has a milestone birthday this year. Ridley Scott seems to be all over the place now with Prometheus, the 30th anniversary of Blade Runner and getting ready to start on a sequel to his 1982 classic.

    [amazon_link id=”B008WCP2KG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Magic Mike[/amazon_link]

    Ok Channing Tatum fans, here is your movie. You don’t have to keep defending his “acting”. You can just pop this in and watch him strip then go read some Fifty Shades.

    [amazon_link id=”B008FTXQ8G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 4[/amazon_link]

    I admit that I have only watched a few episodes of the first season so I do not know all of what is going on with the show. I do know that Darth Maul is back with a robot body or something and that a whole, whole, whole lot of stuff happened in between Episodes 2 & 3 with four seasons of this show now.

    [amazon_link id=”B008SOS7MS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection[/amazon_link]

    Alex Cross and sometimes Starfleet officer Tyler Perry goes back to the well once again and dresses in drag to get moviegoers to add on another wing to his house that he bought by DRESSING IN DRAG AND DOING THE SAME MOVIE OVER AND OVER.

     

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. October 16, 2012.

    Merry Christmas From Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor.

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHWM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Madagascar 3[/amazon_link]

    I have only watched the first one of this series and chuckled a few times but not enough to go back for seconds or now thirds. I’m pretty sure if you are a parent of a young child you will be getting this and will able to recite it after a week. I am sorry in advance.

    [amazon_link id=”B008NB0SBY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Santa Clause Trilogy[/amazon_link]

    Halloween is almost here which means Christmas is just around the corner which also means SAANTAAAA!! All three of Disney’s The Santa Clause movies come to Blu-Ray for the first time for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Well the first two at least.

    [amazon_link id=”B007L6VR6M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Moonrise Kingdom[/amazon_link]

    To say Wes Anderson is a unique filmmaker is an understatement. Rushmore, The Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums are some of the quirkiest movies I have ever seen. I have not seen Moonrise Kingdom yet but one can only venture to guess that it is nowhere near normal. Plus, I blame Wes Anderson for not having Ghostbusters 3. When Bill Murray keeps getting constant work in Anderson’s movies he has not need for the paycheck to make GB3 happen.

    [amazon_link id=”B008RNYMH4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]That’s My Boy[/amazon_link]

    It’s Adam Sandler ten years past funny and Andy Samberg not doing an SNL Digital Short with Justin Timberlake. Watch at your own risk.

    [amazon_link id=”B008VPF3LW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Chernobyl Diaries[/amazon_link]

    Yet another found footage movie. This one follows a group of people as they investigate the remains of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl and weird stuff begins to happen. Shaky camerawork and screaming follows.

    [amazon_link id=”B008B4MMSK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Alcatraz: The Complete Series[/amazon_link]

    I was about six episodes into this series last year when they announced its cancellation so I stopped watching so I would not become too attached to the story. I liked what was going on with disappearing inmates from the 60’s coming back to present day and wished it could have finished out what it had planned. You could do worse when it comes to TV.

    [amazon_link id=”B008XBCJ34″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Avatar: 3D Version[/amazon_link]

    Finally all the Avatar nuts can stop paying 300 bucks on Ebay for the few copies of Avatar in 3D floating out there. Yeah that’s been happening. Panasonic had a deal for the last few years that the only way you could receive the 3D version of the movie was to buy a 3D television and get the movie in the mail. Now it is being made to the public when no one really cares anymore.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Take It Home Tuesday. October 9, 2012.

    Ridley Scott’s Return To Sci-Fi Is Ready For Home Viewing.

    [amazon_link id=”B0085Z8F4A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Prometheus[/amazon_link]

    Ridley Scott’s “prequel” to Alien was perhaps the most polarizing movie of the summer. It came out to mixed reviews and the more people I talk to that have seen it were not that fond of it. I am in the minority though because I thoroughly enjoyed it despite plot holes which I am fairly certain every movie has. There is no denying it is a beautiful and well shot movie and this Alien fan welcomes it into the family.

    [amazon_link id=”B003UESJLK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]E.T. Anniversary Edition[/amazon_link]

    The first movie I was ever taken to see. A timeless classic that holds a dear place in my heart. I am talking about the original theatrical version not the 2002 version which added CGI to E.T. and replaced the guns the government officials were holding with walkie talkies for a more politically correct look. But lucky for us they have included both versions in this set so at least we have a choice.

    [amazon_link id=”B005LAIHRC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rock of Ages[/amazon_link]

    One of the biggest box office bombs of the summer. I can’t ever guess why except for maybe the bastardization of some of the greatest rock songs ever or just looking laughably bad. Your choice.

    [amazon_link id=”B008IG0E7M” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]CM Punk: Best In The World[/amazon_link]

    One of the few reasons to watch WWE now is CM Punk. While all of wrestling seems to be stuck in a rut, Punk is one of the few constants that keeps me paying attention. This documentary follows Punk from his start in wrestling through his ROH days and his trek to the top of the WWE ladder. Early reviews are saying this is one of the best WWE produced videos ever made.

    [amazon_link id=”B005S9EJGO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Raven[/amazon_link]

    The movie where John Cusack is Edgar Allan Poe and he and Zeus from Immortals try to catch a serial killer who is murdering people in ways described in the author’s famous works. I figured he finds the serial killer and draws him out by holding up a boombox outside his window and plays Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes”.