DVD Review: National Lampoon’s Stoned Age (Unrated)
I’m not going to pull any punches here; National Lampoon’s Stoned Age is a stupid movie. It’s a shame really, because there was a time not too long ago when “National Lampoon” meant you could expect 90 minutes of ridiculously sidesplitting fun. There was the classic Animal House back in 1980, and then Chevy Chase […]
Blu-ray Review: Eagle Eye
There seems little doubt that over the last two years, Hollywood movers and shakers have been promoting Shia LeBeouf as the next big male star. Director/producer Steven Spielberg cast him in 2007’s Disturbia, which became a solid box office hit. He was then cast in Transformers, which made a boatload of money worldwide. If we […]
DVD Review: Oliver & Company – 20th Anniversary Edition
Inspired by the Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist, Oliver & Company first hit American theaters in November of 1988; Oliver Twist had been adapted for the screen several times before but Walt Disney Pictures put their own unique twist on the story. Writers Jim Cox, Tim Disney, and James Mangold moved the story out of […]
Blu-ray Review: The Duchess
I’ve always had a fascination with British history. In college, I even got a master’s degree in American and British literature. I enjoy watching the expensive British costume dramas that studios always seem to grace us with every few years. Unfortunately, statistics seem to suggest I’m one of the few moviegoers who enjoy the genre; […]
DVD Review: Being There – Deluxe Edition
For most, Peter Sellers is regarded as strictly a comic actor. This is understandable, given his iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. However, Sellers had lobbied for years to play the lead role in 1979’s Being There. Sellers had the rights to the Jerzy Kosinski novel before the movie went before the cameras. Sellers […]
DVD Review: RocknRolla – Two Disc Digital Copy Special Edition
In all honesty, considering the title, I had no idea what to think of RocknRolla. I thought maybe it was some sort of gangsta-rap flick. The director, writer producer, Guy Ritchie (Two Smoking Barrels) was married to Madonna, so it seemed like a pretty good guess. The film had come and gone from theaters in […]
DVD Review: Brideshead Revisited
As a fan of British history and films, I was curious to check out the latest film incarnation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel, Brideshead Revisited. Set in England during World War II, much of the story is told through a series of flashbacks from several decades earlier. Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is studying history at […]
Blu-ray Review: Nature’s Calling – Without a Paddle
Apparently, back in 2004, Paramount released a movie called Without a Paddle, where three city folk head into the wilderness for some crazy adventures. If you don’t remember it, you’re not the only one. I hadn’t even heard of it until I looked it up on IMDB.com. Surprisingly, Without a Paddle did well enough at […]
Blu-ray Review: The Express
Inspirational sports stories have been being produced since the advent of film. So many sports films follow a cookie cutter plot of failure to redemption, there are too many to mention. On occasion though, a story comes along that transcends sports and becomes a tale about the strength of the human spirit. The Express, based […]
Blu-ray Review: The Cheetah Girls – One World (Extended Music Edition)
For those of you who may not know, The Cheetah Girls are a girl group created by The Walt Disney Company. Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan, and Kiely Williams are a nothing less than a group manufactured by a studio with the sole purpose of appealing to the masses of tweens that love to buy lots […]