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Just writing to let everyone know that we are going to be re-launching our review site this August.
We have been offline these past few months due to some medical issues with the family and apologize to the fans and friends. Thanks for all of your support!
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Friday, December 19, 2008
Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$% is Santa?
Ok, I really never got into the whole Jackass thing. I always thought of a bunch of morons running around sticking things up their asses was just idiotic at best, but for the most part an unwatchable experience. This release is probably the worst of the bunch.
For all the Jackass fans out there, this is a feature of one of the old crew who attempts to stray from the typical formula of breaking things and doing stupid stuff to his friends while they sleep by wrapping it up with some sort of holiday bow.
Instead of doing this sort of thing at home they travel to Helsinki and do it there, annoying the locals and showing some true American colors of what happens to suburban brats who have been raised with no consequence to any of their brainless actions and have in fact profited from it. Really, it wasn't for me, but I guess if you are a hardcore Jackass, you might enjoy this.
Yes Man The new comedy from Jim Carrey is one of the best pieces from the comedic genius that I have seen in years. This is the Carrey that everyone fell for back in the Cable Guy era, a film that is reminesisnt of the classic Liar, Liar. One that you can sit down with your in-laws and have a great, clean laugh at without worry of raunchy humor that you might find out there.
The piece really makes you feel that Jim still has it and that he isn't taking the route of other great funny guys in Hollywood, where they have a time of hilarity then they simply fall into obscourity, or make terribly wretched films that no one can watch. I would go check out this flick for sure, it isn't one to pass up..
Wonder Woman Animated Movie Coming
Here are a few stills from the new animated Wonder Woman movie that is shaping nicely in my opinion. I, like many others, are eagerly waiting for a live action version to get this Justice League thing rolling along, but great things take time..
The Dark Night - BluRay Review How can I simply sum up the greatest film that I have seen in the past year? Raking in almost a billion dollars at the box office most of you out there have seen this movie, and if you haven't you really are missing out. Quite simply one of the most legendary performances of our generation is how Heath Ledger portrays the Joker. And the only way to view this is on Blu-ray. The IMAX shot footage alone is well worth the extra investment in the latest format, and the bonus features that are included in the first disc are done extremely well, giving any fan more than enough background information on the making of the film.
Sadly, what I felt was lacking was the second disc. It covered a ton of Batman material, but nothing that really related in my opinion. The BD-Live feature was sort of interesting, but I thought that it could have been done much better. None of these things were deal breakers, I just feel that there is a whole wealth of things that will be released in a box set. Also included is a digital copy that is awesome to plug into your iPod.
All in all, this is the ultimate gift for any fan of great cinema this holiday season.
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6This is totally great. I mean, growing up I was not a Disney kid at all. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the Disney style and stories, but I was all Looney Tunes. This collection will bring anyone back to their fond memories of the original styles and the origins of those wacky toons. From the insanity of Daffy to the wit of Bugs and all the supporting cast this is one for your library of DVD's.
The 4 disc set is so packed full of toons and bonus features that will give any collector goosebumps. These remastered and rare seen pieces are simply wonderful to sit back and enjoy. What was especially engrossing was the documentary about Mel Blanc which clocks in at around the 70 minute mark, something that truly opened my eyes to the people behind the scenes of some of the most recognizable characters of all time.
SilverHawks Part metal, part real, all AWESOME. Any kid from the 80's remembers the great cartoons that were born from that special time of television and the Silverhawks are no exception. Created and produced by the same team that brought you Thundercats, Silverhawks brings to life a show that is very similar. The good guys are basically cyborgs flying through space (where you can breathe) fighting the team of "mobsters" led by the evil Mon*Star, who is this shows version of Mum-Ra.
The show does a great job of standing the test of time, and with the exceptions of the theme song and a couple of the characters the show doesn't really leave you with that bad 80's taste in your mouth. The plots are relatively simple (this is a kids show) but the animation and design of the series is enough to keep any cartoon lover interested.
A Chirstmas Story: Blu-Ray Review Oh, the classic adventure that every American has seen at least six times is now available for purchase on Blu-ray. The memories of watching this film flood back in such a wonderful way that it was very comfortable sitting with the family viewing this classic masterpiece that will never be let go as long as there is a set to watch it on.
Surprisingly, the quality of the film wasn't as great as I expected but it still was far above and beyond what I was used to watching on TNT while overstuffed with Christmas goodies.. The extras are somewhat interesting, but I think the selling point of this is the HD quality of the film itself, not the bonus content.
I would say that this would be a cool addition to anyone's collection as a gift, but I wouldn't shoot your eye out over anything other than the HD quality...
Marvel getting a huge lineupThe list of Marvel films coming out just continues to be growing. Paramount just inked a deal that has them releasing Thor, Iron Man 2, Captain America and The Avengers. Sam Raimi has joined Tobey (and snaggletooth Kirsten Dunst is rumored) to return to the Spider for two more films to milk from the masses. So far the list is now:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Iron Man 2 Thor The First Avenger: Captain America Spider Man 4 Spider Man 5 The Avengers Ant-Man Black Panther Daredevil 2 Dr. Strange Ghost Rider 2 Nick Fury Silver Surfer Venom X-Men Origins: Magneto X-Men Origins: First Class
Ok guys, I think there are a few comics left you can tap. Where is my Gambit movie?
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Ratner to continue to ruin moviesHot on the heels of Activision rejecting him for his Guitar Hero movie idea my good buddy Brett Ratner revealed that he is somehow still getting work..
Titles include 'Playboy' (a biopic on Hugh Hefner) 'God of War' (a video game) and 'Beverly Hills Cop 4'. That last one is the one that excites me the most. Eddie Murphy getting back to his roots, how can we go wrong?
Ducky asked me to sit in and write a review for him this time. Plus he gave me the DVDs to one of my favorite TV shows so I said what the hell, I’ll give it a try.
I didn’t start watching Two and a Half Men till summer rerun time before season 3. I thought it would just be another dumb comedy and I didn’t want to waste my time. Man, was I wrong. This turned out to be one of the funniest shows I’ve watched in a long time. My wife and I now watch all of them along with all the reruns so we’ve seen every episode at least twice.
If you have never seen this show then you don’t know what you’re missing. You should either run out and get seasons 1-3 first to get caught up, or watch all of the reruns that are on all the time. Or, just start with the season 4 DVDs and get hooked anyway.
The show stars Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a single playboy jingle writer that tries to have sex with almost every woman he meets. Jon Cryer plays his brother Alan who has been thrown out of his house by his wife, (and I think must be the gayest straight guy around) and Angus T. Jones plays Alan’s son Jake who stays with Charlie and Alan on weekends. The amount of stuff Charlie and Alan try to get past Jake and all the sex jokes the shows' creators Lee Aronsohn and Chuck Lorre try to get by the censors, make for a lot of great comedy. I’m always amazed with what they get by with.
The season 4 DVD set begins with the episode where Alan’s second wife, Kandi played by April Bowlby (one very hot lady), has thrown him out of the house and Alan begs Charlie to let him move back in and ends with the episode where Charlie and Alan’s mother Evelyn, played by Holland Taylor, meets her future 5th husband Teddy played by Robert Wagner. This story line is continued in season 5.
To tell the truth, I buy DVDs of TV shows that are still on the air for one thing. Gag reels. I love them and this one has a great gag reel along with the 24 episodes from season 4. I always thought gag reels were one way to really judge the actors and also see what they have to go through to create entertainment for the rest of us.
My recommendation for this DVD set is to buy it, watch it and laugh your ass off, and then give it to some person that needs to lighted up. You’ll make their day.
Strait Jacket on DVD Out of the far east comes the techno-magical beautifully illustrated DVD Strait Jacket, a story of a place where science and sorcery are commonplace in society.
Now, I haven't sat and watched an anime in a while so I admit that I'm a little rusty when it comes to these stories. When I started watching this one it looked promising, the artwork is pretty great compared to some of the junk out there, but the story to me feels a bit overdone. The mixing of magic and science is portrayed very well in several Japanese animation classics like Fullmetal Alchemist, so I didn't feel as though the story broke any real new ground.
The translation to me seemed sloppy as well, the characters seemed to be contradicting each other much of the time as well as the emphasis of their voices seemed to be off.
This is certainly no Ninja Scroll or Akira, and while it may appeal to the more hardcore fans I probably wouldn't suggest it for mass appeal..
People who don't read good for movies
This is seriously TWIZTED! The Idiot Clown Possie somehow figured out how to work a video camera and made a movie, which is really outstanding considering the fact that these two don't even know how to read.
Thank GodApparently moron director Brett Ratner was going to screw up a Superman film but thankfully it never happened becuase he was busy screwing up X-Men.
He told MTV News that he was going to have half the movie take place on Krypton, which would have probably been the dumbest thing ever and even alienated (ha!) people even more than the last film did. Who the hell wants to see a movie like that?
Anyway, Brett Ratner sucks, and I have no idea why he keeps getting work. Seriously, the last pitch he gave was for a Guitar Hero movie. Everyone knows that a Rock Band movie would be waaaaaay better.
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Tobey Maguire continues to personally attack meMy dream for Sony to reboot the biggest disappointment in comic movies has been thrown into the crapper today. Reports are in that the big wuss Tobey Maguire will return to his pathetic version of Spider-Man, officially ruining any chance that the character will ever crawl out of the gutter.
Tobey has pushed Sony to flush $50 million down his web toilet and they guy only has to put in half days shooting Spider-Wuss 4 and 5 over a period of six months. So, he sucked in the last film, now he will only be putting in half days, so these two will be an improvement I'm sure. Oh well, hopefully the Venom movie will suck worse.
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Smallville Season 7: DVD and Blu-rayOh yeah! One of my favorite little parts of geekdom is the WB's Smallville; I've been glued to the tv every Thursday since the first season and this one was probably the best so far.
The effects are getting better, the ladies are getting hotter, and we are seeing less and less of Lana. Yeah, so I dug her for the first couple years, but her whining is just so tired I'm beginning to think that it is her meteor power. Her insurance company must hate her, she wakes up in that hospital so much her deductible must be insane.
Kara popped into the season giving everyone another reason to watch a scantily clad female heroine prance around Clark as he attempts to keep everything calm, which was humorous at times.
Bizzaro was the big villain of the season, and I dug it. He wasn't a backwards idiot like the comics at all, which was a nice change.
The finale was pretty similar to every other finale, some huge event that there could be no return from, which will somehow be resolved within the first couple episodes in the next season, which isn't totally a negative trait, they make big cheese in Smallville..
News & Excuses
Sorry to all for not posting for a bit, we have been crazy busy moving to our new home. Needless to say that it didn't help matters that we were without power for a few days due to the hellish wind storm afterwords. I know my constant readers are eagerly waiting every post, no fear, they are returning...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Criterion Blu-Ray on it's way The Criterion Collection just got better.. They just released the list of the first batch of flicks that they are popping out on Blu-Ray, so get your debit cards ready.
Criterion is known for putting out DVD's that are far superior to anything else out there, and their Blu-Ray versions will be no exeption to the rule I'm sure. The list so far includes: The Third Man, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Bottle Rocket, The Last Emperor, and Chungking Express. They also have an exchange program where you can send them your DVD version and get the Blu-Ray copy for $25. In-freaking-sane.
For anyone who is a film lover this collection is essential. There is really no better way to have a version of a film. Lets just hope for a Terminator 2 edition to come out.
Being re-released for it’s 45th anniversary Disney brings to you again the wonderful classic ‘The Sword in the Stone’.
Taking you back to England in the days of magic and mayhem The Sword in the Stone is about a young boy known as Wart who befriends a humorous wizard named Merlin. Merlin takes the boy on as an apprentice when he has a vision of Wart becoming someone of great power. Merlin and Wart embark on wacky, magical adventures like turning into squirrels and flying like birds. Wart seems destined to become just a regular person until he does what not even the strongest man can do- pulls the sword from the stone.
You are guaranteed to enjoy the songs and adventures Wart and Merlin take you on and share their magic with the whole family.