Blu-ray Review: Earth
Disney / Buena Vista | 2007 | 90 mins | Rated G Part of the recently launched Disneynature project, the 90-minute Earth is actually a shortened version of the colossal BBC series, Planet Earth. Though severely cut, the editors have done a smooth job of creating a cohesive project. Disney chose to focus on the […]
Blu-ray Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
As a student of film history, I’m generally pretty leary of remakes. However, I try not to dismiss them out of hand because while some are terrible (1995’s Sabrina), others turn out to be a cut above the original (2006’s The Departed). As a huge fan of the true 1950’s science fiction classic, The Day […]
DVD Review: Lilo & Stitch – 2 Disc Big Wave Edition
Released in June of 2002, Lilo & Stitch marked the 42nd animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. Written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the film made a splash at Cannes that year and was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Co-director Chris Sanders, who had created […]
Blu-ray Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Released only six years after the end of World War II, The Day the Earth Stood Still is widely considered one of the best science fiction films ever made. Director Robert Wise’s 1951 plea for world peace still resonates after all these years. Producer Julian Blaustein set out to make a film that illustrated the […]
DVD Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still (2 Disc Special Edition)
Released only six years after the end of World War II, The Day the Earth Stood Still is widely considered one of the best science fiction films ever made. Director Robert Wise’s 1951 plea for world peace still resonates after all these years. Producer Julian Blaustein set out to make a film that illustrated the […]
DVD Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Note: This double-sided DVD includes the movie in three formats: a full-screen version in 2-D, a widescreen version in 2-D, and a widescreen version in 3-D. You’ll find my comments about each of the formats in the Video section below. Journey to the Center of the Earth seems to be Hollywood’s go to novel when […]
Blu-ray Review: Wall – E (3 Disc DisneyFile Special Edition
For years, I’ve been waiting for Disney-Pixar to disappoint me. I figured the studio that has brought us Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Cars and Finding Nemo among others was bound to put out a real stinker at some point. After watching Wall – E on Blu-ray, my stinker watch has ended and I’m about […]
DVD Review: Transformers Animated – Season One
Transformers Animated – Season One is the latest in a long line of animated Transformers cartoon, following the disappointment that was Transformers Cybertron. Taking its cues from the Michael Bay movie (The AllSpark, Megatron crash-landed on Earth, big explosions, lots of noise) Transformers Animated has changed pretty much everything about the mythology of the series […]