4K UHD Review: The Fugitive (30th Anniversary Edition)
Like the 1960’s television series that inspired it, The Fugitive offers a distorted view of the world and a sense of impending danger. However, director Andrew Davis has taken the story of a man accused fighting to prove his innocence and made it bigger and all-encompassing. Released in 1993, The Fugitive impressed moviegoers and critics […]
Blu-ray Review: Force 10 From Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone is a sequel, largely in name only, to The Guns of Navarone. Given that seventeen years had passed between films, Guy Hamilton in the director’s chair instead of J. Lee Thompson. Before the credits, the final scene of The Guns of Navarone is revisited to remind the audience what the title […]
4K UHD Review: Patriot Games
[Editor’s Note: This film is currently only available in the U.S. in the Jack Ryan 5-Film Collection in 4K, but it will no doubt be released by itself internationally and domestically at some point in the future, thus we are reviewing each film in the set individually.] [amazon_link asins=’B07FKPNJ8Q’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’moviegazett03-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b13d4466-abb6-11e8-a849-81b68548c404′]After The Hunt […]
Expendables 3 (4K Blu-ray)
After months of discussion, March marked the arrival of the newest format for home theater aficionados, 4K UHD Blu-rays. The roll out has been a bit slow, with just a handful of titles available as of this writing, but for home theater enthusiasts, the arrival of a new format is always an exciting event. I’m […]
The Expendables 3 (Blu-ray)
Light on plot, and heavy on testosterone, Sylvester Stallone returned to action genre relevancy with The Expendables series. With each film. Stallone assembles an all-star cast of action heroes for two hours of high octane mayhem. There’s not really much more to them, but the franchise has attracted enough business to warrant a third film, […]
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Coming to Blu-ray April 1st
“Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues” starring Will Ferrell arrives on Blu-ray Disc (in three forms) on April 1st, 2014 via Paramount Home Entertainment. The release will come in three forms–a standard Blu-ray and two different gift sets that include pairs of Jockey briefs in either blue or red. The film, directed by Adam McKay, co-stars […]
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Blu-ray)
For those of you out there who have passed on purchasing Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray to avoid the decidedly mediocre Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the opportunity to buy the titles individually is coming. On December 17, 2013 Paramount will make Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom, and The […]
The First Three Films of the Indiana Jones Saga Available on Individual Blu-rays 12/17
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (October 17, 2013) – For the first time ever, the first three films in the Indiana Jones saga will be available individually in high definition when they arrive on Digital HD November 19, 2013 and on Blu-ray with a digital copy available through iTunes December 17, 2013 from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount […]
Blu-ray Review: The Fugitive (1993) (20th Anniversary Edition)
Like the 1960’s television series that inspired it, The Fugitive offers a distorted view of the world and a sense of impending danger. However, director Andrew Davis has taken the story of a man accused fighting to prove his innocence and made it bigger and all-encompassing. Released in 1993, The Fugitive impressed moviegoers and critics […]
Blu-ray Review: 42
42 tells the true story of how Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), with the help and guidance of executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), broke the Major League color barrier in 1947, becoming the first black player to appear in a Major League baseball game since 1884. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film focuses on […]