4K UHD Review: Expend4bles
With its fourth entry, The Expendables franchise introduces a new generation of stars to the fray, as action legends Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, and Randy Couture are joined for the first time by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, and Andy Garcia. Armed with virtually every weapon possible and […]
Rocky: Heavyweight Collection (Blu-ray)
MGM’s recently released Rocky Heavyweight Collection contains all six films in the Rocky franchise, similarly to 2009’s Undisputed Collection. The main reason fans may want to invest in the latest release is a new transfer of the original—and by far, the best—entry in the series, and a few new extras. Other than that, everything else […]
Blu-ray review: The Expendables 2
Whether or not you’ll enjoy The Expendables 2 is a very easy question to answer. If you’re an action junkie, Sylvester Stallone and the rest of his buddies have provided the perfect medicine. For the rest of you, have aspirin at the ready. If you’re expecting any real narrative, forget about it. The action starts […]
Blu-ray Review: Universal Soldier
While I’m not a big fan of horror films, I’ve always had a place in my heart for action films. Action movies of the eighties were about muscle bound machismo; think Schwarzenegger and Stallone–blow a few things up. Save the world. When the credits rolled ninety minutes later, the audience went home pumped up and […]