GONE WITH THE WIND - DVD review
ReviewsNov 02, 2009

GONE WITH THE WIND - DVD review

Despite Warner Bros. having restored and restored this MGM classic just a few years earlier, for the 70th Anniversary Edition the studio went back and rescanned the entire movie at an even higher reso

  • By John J. Puccio
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UP - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 01, 2009

UP - Blu-ray review

Thanks for the adventure. Now go have yourself a new one. So a dying Ellie has written in her adventure scrapbook, one she had previously left blank in order to fill with pictures when she finally go

  • By James Plath
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HEAT - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 30, 2009

HEAT - Blu-ray review

One of the best cops-and-robbers crime dramas ever made gets even better in this excellent Blu-ray high-definition transfer. Thank heaven (and Warner Bros.) for small favors. The centerpiece of "Heat

  • By John J. Puccio
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BLACK ADDER (TV SERIES) - DVD review
ReviewsOct 28, 2009

BLACK ADDER (TV SERIES) - DVD review

"I have a cunning plan, m'lord. " As I've mentioned time and again, comedy is a funny thing. What appeals to one person, what knocks him out with laughter, may leave another person cold. I have frien

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TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 20, 2009

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - Blu-ray review

Note: In the following joint review, both John and Will comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Shots. The Film According to John: After the first t

  • By John J. Puccio
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WOLF - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 15, 2009

WOLF - Blu-ray review

If you would have told me that someone could remake/update the 1941 "Wolf Man" movie and not take a comedic or satiric turn, I would have told you that audiences are too sophisticated these days for t

  • By James Plath
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LEGEND OF THE SEEKER (TV SERIES) - DVD review
ReviewsOct 15, 2009

LEGEND OF THE SEEKER (TV SERIES) - DVD review

Once every thousand years a true seeker is born who's whole purpose is to slay the embodiment of evil that lives the Prince John life of a pretender in a castle somewhere in a fantasy land. And appare

  • By James Plath
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WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 14, 2009

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - Blu-ray review

As much as I admire Tim Burton's remake of the story, I prefer this original 1971 production, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, for its sweeter nature and more amiable songs. S

  • By John J. Puccio
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MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsOct 10, 2009

MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN - Blu-ray review

Seeing publicity shots of Robert De Niro as the monster looking like a stitched-up version of an ugly rag doll was enough to make me suspect that this version of "Frankenstein" would be no match for t

  • By Eric Parker
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BEAST, THE (TV SERIES) - DVD review
ReviewsSep 19, 2009

BEAST, THE (TV SERIES) - DVD review

Like most law enforcement television shows these days, "The Beast: The Complete First Season" is super slick. Everyone has a shiny cell phone, loaded weapon, fancy car, trendy laptop computer and the

  • By Eric Parker
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ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE - DVD review
ReviewsSep 15, 2009

ORGIES AND THE MEANING OF LIFE - DVD review

SEX. Good, I have your attention. Now, let's talk about "Orgies and the Meaning of Life," a new release from Cinema Epoch. I won't waste your time as mine was wasted during this 89-minute indepen

  • By Eric Parker
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ARMY OF DARKNESS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 11, 2009

ARMY OF DARKNESS - Blu-ray review

Franchises in the horror genre live and die by the strengths of their villains. They are built around and survive by the primary baddie. Uncommon is it that a great horror franchise is remembered beca

  • By Eric Parker
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