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Thursday 15 May 2008

• DVD Review: Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection

  

  They may have named the dog Indiana, but Dr. Jones’ latest adventure is sure to be some of the big box office hits of the summer and no dog.  To whet the appetite of the movie-going public Paramount releases this set of the first three adventures of our erstwhile archeologist.

• DVD Review: Youth without Youth

  

  Francis Ford Coppola hasn’t been in the director’s seat in the last ten years.  He now steps into this fantasy about an aging academic who is struck by lightening and regains youth.  Can Coppola regain his directorial prowess of his youth?  Read on and find out.  

Wednesday 14 May 2008

• DVD Review: Delirious

  

  An odd, murky and quirky tale concerning the underbelly of media, the paparazzi, Delirious is part comedy and part cautionary fable. Vile language seems to be the order of the day, and may lose viewers early on, but it is apparently just another way that this film portrays the reality of this different and unknown world.

• DVD Review: Bella

  

  We get so caught up in plans for our lives, it seems that we never realize how fragile or how changeable existence can be.  It is hard to believe that just a single moment alters everything. 

• DVD Review: Dans Paris

  

  Dans Paris (Inside Paris) is a film that makes the viewer soon wonder just how many ways a family of intelligent and good looking men can completely mess up their lives, especially their love lives. 

• Blu-ray Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

  

  In the wake of the success of Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, the fantasy film market floodgates opened.  C.S. Lewis’ classic children’s tale had been proposed for the film treatment in the 90s and now it arrives in all its glory on Blu-ray as the next installment hits theaters. 

Tuesday 13 May 2008

• Blu-Ray Review: First Knight (Special Edition)

  

  If anyone could play the role of King Arthur it would have to be Sean Connery.  Here the filmmakers decide to not portray Camelot as a magical place but as one with more reality and they partially pull it off.  

• DVD Review: Two and a Half Men - The Complete Third Season

  

  Two and a Half Men is one of those series that you are constantly being reminded of in real life! 

• DVD Review: Stargate Infinity: The Complete Series

  

  Here is something fun and exciting for Stargate fans of all ages, the complete series of the animated Stargate Infinity is now available on DVD!  Shown on television in 2002 and set in the next generation of Stargate exploration, it is entertaining and full of all the things we all love about the Stargate universe.

• DVD Review: Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - The Collection, Vol. 1

  

  Long ago in 1986 in a galaxy far far, no actually it was on Earth, a new type of children’s cartoon burst onto television screens.  For many, Galaxy Rangers is their first memory of anime type cartooning along with a space cowboy theme, and therefore holds a special place in their hearts. 

• DVD Review: First Knight (Special Edition)

  

  Stories of King Arthur have engaged audiences for centuries.  The ideas of chivalry, knighthood, quests for mythic objects and visions appeal to the romance in our souls. 

• DVD Review: Mad Money

  

  In a world gone crazy where people are constantly made redundant and forced into insurmountable debt just to live, what’s a girl to do? 

• Blu-ray Review: Mrs. Doubtfire

  

  Mrs. Doubtfire comes to Blu-ray in what might be one of my easiest reviews since it ports over all of the items found on the “Behind the Seams” DVD edition.  That’s actually a good thing considering Fox’s previous track records with Blu-ray.  

• Blu-ray Review: Untraceable

  

  A serial killer in the internet age allows his victims to be killed via audience participation, the bigger the audience the faster the demise of the victim.  A FBI cybercrimes agent has to track our elusive killer down when it gets personal, but can she find him in time to prevent further deaths?

• DVD Review: The Great Debaters (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

  

  Denzel Washington steps behind the camera to direct this film about the 1935 Wiley College debate team.  The team overcame racial prejudice in the 30s, but those expecting historical accuracy will have some nitpicking.  

• DVD Review: Steel City

  

  Sometimes a film goes unnoticed that has no reason to slip under the radar.  Steel City is one such film since it features some fine acting.  The attention may go to America Ferrera being in the cast but it’s the performances of John Heard, Thomas Guiry, and Raymond J. Barry that make the film worth seeing.  

• Blu-ray Review: Shall We Dance?

  

  Richard Gere has a sort’ve mid-life crisis and decides to take up his dancing shoes in this remake of a Japanese film.  I was expecting to hate it but I got caught up in the swing and things and ended up having a good time.  

Thursday 08 May 2008

• DVD Review: Love’s Unfolding Dream

  

  Love’s Unfolding Dream is a straight-forward television drama that stays true to its formula, but manages to entertain. Fans of shows like “Little House on the Prairie” or even "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" will find plenty to “love” in this story.

• DVD Review: Headless Horseman

  

  The Sci-Fi Channel movie machine continues to churn them out and this one’s sticker boldly proclaims it on the front of the box.  It’s all good goofball fun as Headless, as some of the character lamely say, looks for seven heads to send to hell.  Yours may be one if you take this film too seriously.  

• DVD Review: Grizzly Rage

  

  If you watch this film for five minutes and don’t wish that these actors hurry up and turn into Grizzly turds then you’re a better man than I.  

• DVD Review: Teeth

  

  Every man’s fear comes to the screen as one gal discovers that she’s got a set of teeth in her vagina.  At first she’s horrified but then she discovers that it gives her some power and she’s not about to let her new bite go to waste.

• DVD Review: Speed Racer the Next Generation: The Beginning

  

  With the big screen version coming out this summer, it’s not surprising that some people are trying to rev up the next generation’s motors for Speed Racer.  However, this new series doesn’t seem to have the charm that original did and will probably leave fans of the show cold.  

• DVD Review: Over Her Dead Body

  

  On what should be the happiest day of their lives, the future of Henry (Paul Rudd) and Kate (Eva Longoria Parker) takes a bizarre turn.  Kate is crushed by an ice sculpture of an angel just before the wedding, and Henry is left to go on alone. 

Wednesday 07 May 2008

• DVD Review: Twister (Two-Disc Special Edition)

  

  As fast and furious as the tornadoes that are the villains of this film, Twister is mindless fun (well, unless you hap