Star Trek: The Next Generation, Chain of Command (Blu-ray)
Along with the Blu-ray release of the complete season six, CBS/Paramount has released the critically acclaimed two-part “Chain of Command,” as a standalone. As with other single-disc releases, both parts have been edited together to make one 90-minute movie. Truthfully, this is one of the best single-disc releases, as it’s a solid story from beginning […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Six (Blu-ray)
Initially, Star Trek: The Next Generation was one of those series that just got better as time went on. The characters became much more developed, and the actors were much more comfortable in their roles. The storylines became more focused, and the overall execution smoothed out. The fifth season saw the series at its peak […]
Blu-ray Review: Star Trek, The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds
With season three of Star Trek: The Next Generation available on Blu-ray at the end of April, and season four scheduled to be available soon, it may seem ridiculous to release the two-part cliffhanger Best of Both Worlds episodes as a standalone Blu-ray title. However, as anyone who watched the first part of The Best […]
Blu-ray Review: Star Trek – The Next Generation, Season One
Paramount Pictures and CBS Home Entertainment deserve major kudos for showing true respect to a beloved television franchise. First, they did a major restoration on all three seasons of Star Trek: The Original Series. By cleaning up the film, and recreating the visual effects where necessary, the studio brought the series not only to an […]
DVD Review: I, Claudius – 35th Anniversary Edition
I, Claudius is a masterpiece for all time, a vast work of art that renders names like Claudius, Marcellus, Octavia, Tiberius, Augustus, Caligula, Nero, and others vividly, making them utterly human, maybe uncomfortably so. Some of us are that perverted, some of us are that ambitious, some of us are that cruel, some of us […]
Blu-ray Review: Gnomeo & Juliet
The story of Romeo & Juliet has been told a lot, but never quite like this. Imagine Shakespeare’s classic told by a group of garden gnomes, scored to the music of Elton John. How about a voice cast that includes Hulk Hogan, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, and Maggie Smith? Strange though it may be, Gnomeo […]
DVD Review: Hamlet (The Royal Shakespeare Company)
BBC | 2009 | 182 mins. | Not rated This is a review written for those of you who don’t have access to Blu-ray, or are thinking about purchasing another copy in the standard DVD format. While the meat of my review remains the same, I have rewritten some of the audio, video and special […]
Blu-ray Review: Hamlet (The Royal Shakespeare Company)
BBC | 2009 | 182 mins. | Not rated Written between 1599 and 1601, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been adapted for the stage and screen countless times. The highest grossing adaptation of the tale to date (and most popular, in some quarters), is Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated feature The Lion King, which enacts a loose […]