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THE LONE RANGER - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 09, 2013

THE LONE RANGER - Blu-ray review

Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski conspired to reinvent the pirate movie, so why would it surprise anyone that they’d give a complete makeover to the legend of “The Lone Ranger”? Zane Grey fans poin

  • By James Plath
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 08, 2013

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - Blu-ray review

I would put “Raiders of the Lost Ark” up against any action/adventure film made since its 1981 release and feel confident that it would be able to hold its own. C’mon, this thing is a classic. Som

  • By Eric Parker
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THE JACK RYAN COLLECTION - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 06, 2013

THE JACK RYAN COLLECTION - Blu-ray review

American author Tom Clancy died in October 2013, and Paramount is releasing four films based on four of his best-selling novels together on Blu-ray for the first time in **“The Jack Ryan Collection.”*

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 05, 2013

ZATOICHI: THE BLIND SWORDSMAN - Blu-ray review

*The following is a review of the Criterion Collection's new 27-disc mega-set "Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman," released on Nov 26, 2013. * If ever a blade went snicker-snack, it is surely Zatoichi's

  • By Christopher Long
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JESSE JAMES - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 05, 2013

JESSE JAMES - Blu-ray review

As any movie fan knows, 1939 was a very good year for Hollywood. Not only did theaters show eventual Best Picture winner “Gone with the Wind,” but there was also the genre-defining Western “Stagecoach

  • By James Plath
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MARY POPPINS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 02, 2013

MARY POPPINS - Blu-ray review

“Mary Poppins" stands with “The Wizard of Oz” as one of the all-time great children's films adapted from books, and one reason is certainly the memorable music. Richard and Robert Sherman won an O

  • By James Plath
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THE BLACK SWAN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsDec 01, 2013

THE BLACK SWAN - Blu-ray review

I’m a sucker for swashbucklers. Like Jimmy Buffett, I probably should have been a pirate or a seafaring man, but was born too late. Then again, that never stopped Johnny Depp, or those in Hollywood

  • By James Plath
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THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 30, 2013

THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR - Blu-ray review

My daughter isn’t a fan of black-and-white movies. Or dramas. Or old movies. Or ghost stories. Or films made in the old academy aspect ratio of 1.37:1, which translates to today’s widescreen TVs as a

  • By James Plath
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NORTH TO ALASKA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 30, 2013

NORTH TO ALASKA - Blu-ray review

Critic Northrup Frye suggested that the final stage in genre development was parody or self-parody, and you’ll get no argument from [John Wayne](http://moviemet.com/review/john-wayne-film-collection-d

  • By James Plath
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THE SMURFS 2 - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 30, 2013

THE SMURFS 2 - Blu-ray review

In “The Smurfs 2,” the next installment of the macabre Grand Guignol saga of sin and retribution, evil wizard Gargamel returns with another dastardly plan to blanch, boil and puree the adorably hued d

  • By Douglas Norton
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DESK SET - Blu-ray review
ReviewsNov 29, 2013

DESK SET - Blu-ray review

On numerous occasions Katharine Hepburn called Spencer Tracy the love of her life, and they remain one of Hollywood’s golden couples. Trivia buffs probably know that they began their affair in 1941 wh

  • By James Plath
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