Blu-ray Review: Madagascar
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. First it was Bee Movie and now Madagascar–lately; I’ve had a huge soft spot for computer animated, talking animal pictures. If you are currently suffering from that affliction, Dreamworks’ Madagascar is just the film for you. We are introduced to four zoo animals – the giant hippopotamus Gloria […]
Blu-ray Review: The Love Guru
I freely admit I’m a movie freak. I regularly admit that I’ll sit through any film once in the hopes of finding some morsel of merit in each piece of celluloid I subject myself to. Even though I had read absolutely terrible reviews about Mike Myers’ The Love Guru, I went into it with an […]
DVD Review: Sundown – The Vampire in Retreat (Special Edition)
Generally, I’m not a big horror fan. However, I have always appreciated the work of David Carradine. Recently, I reviewed both Kill Bill films in which Carradine does a masterful job in the role of Bill. I had heard several months ago that Lionsgate was releasing a special edition DVD of a 1990 film, Sundown: […]
DVD Review: Gigi – 2 Disc Special Edition
Along with An American in Paris, Warner Brothers has recently released Gigi, in a two disc special edition. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put […]
DVD Review: An American in Paris – 2 Disc Special Edition
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the 1951 film An American in Paris was inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, the script was written by Alan Jay Lerner, who together with Frederick Lowe, created some of the world’s most popular and enduring works of musical theatre. […]
DVD Review: Child’s Play – Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition
It’s hard to believe Chucky is twenty years old already! MGM is celebrating the sadistic dolls birthday with Child’s Play – Chucky’s 20th Birthday Edition, an extras filled DVD release that comes with a nice looking anamorphic widescreen transfer of the 1988 cult horror hit. Fans who recently purchased the box set of the sequels, […]
DVD Review: Sex and the City – The Movie
Bringing a popular television series to the big screen has always been a hit or miss proposition. For every successful Addams Family or Star Trek film, there’s an equally dreadful adaption of Get Smart or Flipper. Filmmakers are faced with the inevitable question of whether a successful television series will translate well to the big […]
DVD Review: Snow Angels
Out of the crop of current directors, David Gordon Green is one of the few who makes a point of focusing on the realities of American life. In a time where most directors are trying to outdo themselves with more special effects and impressive CGI animation with each successive film, in movies like George Washington […]
DVD Review: How the West Was Won – Ultimate Collector’s Edition
In the 1950’s, the relatively new medium of television was all the rage in American homes. Families no longer felt the same desire to trudge to their local cinema, when this new “tube” could beam entertainment to them in the comfort of their own homes. Feeling the pinch, Hollywood movie makers new they had to […]
Blu-ray Review Transformers [Two Disc Special Edition]
I should preface this review by saying that my initial interest in Transformers grew from the films role in the HD vs. Blu-ray format war. When Paramount released the high-definition version of Transformers exclusively on HD DVD back in 2007, it looked as though HD might be gaining the upper hand. The move also angered […]