Reviews

ReviewsOct 06, 2007

REAPING, THE - DVD review

Studios usually know what they're doing, and even when they make mistakes, they're usually quick to catch on to them. Certainly, that's the case with Warner Bros. Take, for instance, "The Reaping. " T

ReviewsOct 03, 2007

MARRIED . . . WITH CHILDREN [TV SERIES] - DVD review

Season Seven started with Seven--a five-year-old son of Peg's Georgia trailer-park relations who's abandoned at the Bundy's. But then there were four. As quickly as Seven (Shane Sweet) came, he went,

ReviewsOct 01, 2007

FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: OUTBREAK ON A PLANE - DVD review

What do you get if you combine "Night of the Living Dead" with "Snakes on a Plane"? OK, too easy, I know. George Romero's 1968, super-low-budget "Night of the Living Dead" was a landmark motion pictu

ReviewsSep 22, 2007

MY NAME IS EARL (TV SERIES) - DVD review

Karma is a funny thing--especially when a trailer-park philosopher gets a hold of it. In Season One, loser Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) was hit by a car after he won $100,000 in the lottery, his ticket and

ReviewsSep 10, 2007

VALET, THE - DVD review

This may sound odd, but it's refreshing to see a sex farce without sex. In this film, written and directed by Francis Veber, there's little in the way of leering and lechery, no gratuitous nudity, no

ReviewsSep 03, 2007

R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR: DON'T THINK ABOUT IT - DVD review

R.L. Stine is often called the Stephen King of children's literature. His Goosebumps series of novels were a phenomenal success and inspired a television series that aired on Fox in the mid 90's. Hi

ReviewsAug 25, 2007

HAMLET - DVD review

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. " Any film version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" has formidable competition from Laurence Olivier's acclaimed 1

ReviewsAug 24, 2007

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA (TV SERIES) - DVD review

To recycle a famous line from Mark Twain, reports on the death of the sitcom have been greatly exaggerated. Recent hits like "My Name is Earl," "Everybody Hates Chris," and "Ugly Betty" are living pro

ReviewsAug 03, 2007

VIVA LAS VEGAS - DVD review

From 1956 to 1969, in the second phase of his phenomenal career, Elvis Presley made a whopping thirty-one films! I had no idea until I looked it up. It's probably because he made so many films in so s

ReviewsJul 21, 2007

PURPLE RAIN - HD DVD review

First off, you have to understand that Prince is a much better singer than he is an actor. Second, it helps to remember that "Purple Rain," in which Prince made his screen debut in 1984, is a much be

ReviewsJul 19, 2007

RENAISSANCE - DVD review

In the DVD's accompanying featurette, the filmmakers explain that they were trying to create the noir feel of "Blade Runner" and James Ellroy crime novels in their 2006, black-and-white, animated sci-

ReviewsJul 05, 2007

WARRIORS, THE - HD DVD review

Note: In the following HD DVD joint review, John and Dean wrote up their comments about the film, and John wrote up the rest of the disc details. The Movie According to Dean: Walter Hill's 1979