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Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition) [Blu-ray]

Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at 5:26 am  
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Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]
 
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David O. Selznick wanted Gone with the Wind to be somehow more than a movie, a film that would broaden the very idea of what a film could be and do and look like. In many respects he got what he worked so hard to achieve in this 1939 epic (and all-time box-office champ in terms of tickets sold), and in some respects he fell far short of the goal. While the first half of this Civil War drama is taut and suspenseful and nostalgic, the second is ramshackle and arbitrary. But there's no question that the film is an enormous achievement in terms of its every resource--art direction, color, sound, cinematography--being pushed to new limits for the greater glory of telling an American story as fully as possible. Vivien Leigh is still magnificently narcissistic, Olivia de Havilland angelic and lovely, Leslie Howard reckless and aristocratic. As for Clark Gable: we're talking one of the most vital, masculine performances ever committed to film. --Tom Keogh


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  • Period romance. War epic. Family saga. Popular fiction adapted with crowd-pleasing brilliance. Star acting aglow with charisma and passion. Moviemaking craft at its height. These are sublimely joined in the words Gone with the Wind.This dynamic and durable screen entertainment of the Civil War-era South comes home with the renewed splendor of a New 70th-Anniversary Digital Transfer capturing a hi

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Well at least my mom does...
 
Review Date: March 9, 2010
Reviewer: Shizon,
Plenty of Gone with the Wind for any fan although pretty sure they have an #? Anniversary addition out so might want to check that out first.
All-time favorite movie
 
Review Date: March 9, 2010
Reviewer: Mary N. Campbell, Shippenville, PA, US
GWTW has always been my all-time favorite movie. Sound and visual qualities are awesome--I will never tire of watching it.
"Gone With The Wind":70Th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition-Blu-Ray
 
Review Date: March 5, 2010
Reviewer: Armando R. Fernandez, Tampa,Florida
This is a very impressive special box set indeed.The box is velvet lined,comes with a 52 page hardbound book,studio inter-office memo letter reprints,a reproduction of the 1939 theatre souvenir booklet,art prints,a CD Sampler[8 tracks]of the Max Steiner Music Score,and 8 hours,or more,of bonus features,plus the Movie[3 Blu-Ray Discs in total].The movie itself is 100% perfect,it's visual detail,colors,clarity,sharpness,is like nothing I have ever seen in previous versions[either at the movie theatre,or at home],and the sound is in HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1,also in it's Original Mono Format.The movie has a very informative commentary track you can listen to during the movie if you like.Among the bonus features on Disc#2,and Disc#3,is the 6 hour "MGM:WHEN THE LION ROARS" series,featurettes,documentaries,"The Scarlette O'Hara Wars"[Emmy-Winning Made-For-T.V.-Movie],and numerous other extras.All in all,a beautifully presented,extremely well put together Deluxe Box Set for the Serious Movie Lover and the Serious Collector,highly recommended,Five/5 Stars*****All The Way!Buy it!A Winner!

Hot Fuzz (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]

Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 5:19 pm  
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In Shaun of the Dead, it was the zombie movie and the anomie of modern life. In Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg set their sights on the buddy cop blockbuster and the eccentric English village. The two worlds collide when overachieving London officer Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is promoted to sergeant. The catch is that he's being transferred to Agatha Christie country. His superiors (the comic trifecta of Martin Campbell, Steve Coogan, and Bill Nighy) explain that he's making the rest of the force look bad. On the surface, Sandford is a sleepy little burg where the most egregious crimes, like loitering, are committed by hoody-sporting schoolboys. In truth, it's a hotbed of Willow Man-style evil. Upon his arrival, Chief Butterman (Jim Broadbent) partners Angel with his daft son, Danny (Nick Frost, Pegg's Shaun co-star), who aspires to kick criminal "arse" like the slick duo in Bad Boys II. When random citizens start turning up dead, he gets his chance. With the worshipful Danny at his side, Angel shows his cake-eating colleagues how things are done in the big city. As in Shaun, their previous picture, Wright and Pegg hit their targets more often than not. With the success of that debut comes a bigger budget for car chases, shoot-outs, and fiery explosions. Though Hot Fuzz earns its R-rating with salty language and grisly deaths, the tone is more good-natured than mean-spirited. A wall-to-wall soundtrack of boisterous British favorites, like the Kinks, T-Rex, and Sweet, contributes to the fast-paced fun. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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HILARIOUS.
 
Review Date: February 12, 2010
Reviewer: C.Maria, Seattle, WA
I love this movie. It is a fun, funny, and easygoing movie that's a satire of both comedy and horror flicks. Hoity-toity movie critics will probably find it less than adequate in all the typical movie quality categories. But if you just want to have a good laugh from a movie that pokes fun at small town life across the pond, you will certainly enjoy this one. Totally worth the $5 plus shipping I paid for it. Make sure you get the correct Region Code for your purchase of this fine British export.
Buddy Film on Steroids
 
Review Date: February 5, 2010
Reviewer: Rick Twain,
Sometimes a satire goes beyond just satire. "Hot Fuzz" makes fun of the common over the top police buddy films by giving us the usual unlikely couple taken to extremes. Nicholas Angel is more than "by the book"-- he lives the book, and his partner Danny is a caricature of the slightly inept, slightly lazy policeman. The relationship between the two is played for the usual laughs against a British community that is just a little too perfect and a little too peaceful.

And then the movie sneaks up on us as the two partners get to genuinely like one another and we get to genuinely like them, even as the nefarious plot behind the town's quiet unfolds in a series of gristly murders. So Nicholas, who is so good at police work he rarely has ever needed to use guns, and Danny, who has always wanted to use guns but never had the chance, get to take on a cast of most unlikely villains in a classic shootout that is both exciting and comical.

"Hot Fuzz" makes homage to its sources, the ultra-violent cop films of the last twenty years, even as it lampoons them. This is a top-notch film.
very funny!
 
Review Date: February 2, 2010
Reviewer: freethinker,
The two British movies I know of featuring Simon Pegg ("Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead") are both hilarious! In this one, Pegg plays the straight man in the midst of utter pandemonium.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (DVD/Two-Disc Blu-ray + BD Live w/DVD packaging) [Blu-ray]

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm  
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (DVD/Two-Disc Blu-ray + BD Live w/DVD packaging) [Blu-ray]
 
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One of the brightest nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a distinct identity. When you watch Snow White's intricate, graceful movements of fingers, arms, and head all in one shot, it is not the technical brilliance of Disney's artists that leaps out at you, but the very spirit of her engaging, girl-woman character. When the wicked queen's poisoned apple turns from killer green to rose red, the effect of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental, so pure it forces one to surrender to the horror of it. Based on the Grimm fairy tale, Snow White is probably the best family film ever to deal, in mythic terms, with the psychological foundation for growing up. It's a crowning achievement and should not be missed. --Tom Keogh

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Interview with the Vampire [Blu-ray]

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 9:14 am  
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When it was announced that Tom Cruise would play the vampire Lestat in this adaptation of Anne Rice's bestselling novel, even Rice chimed in with a highly publicized objection. The author wisely and justifiably recanted her negative opinion when she saw Cruise's excellent performance, which perceptively addresses the pain and chronic melancholy that plagues anyone cursed with immortal bloodlust. Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst are equally good at maintaining the dark and brooding tone of Rice's novel. And in this rare mainstream project for a major studio, director Neil Jordan compensates for a lumbering plot by honoring the literate, Romantic qualities of Rice's screenplay. Considered a disappointment while being embraced by Rice's loyal followers, the movie is too slow to be a satisfying thriller, but it is definitely one of the most lavish, intelligent horror films ever made. --Jeff Shannon

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  • The undead are among us and livelier than ever when Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and a talented group of young-bloods star in Interview with the Vampire, the spellbinding screen adaptation of Anne Rice's best seller that's "one the best films of the year" (Caryn James, The New York Times). Award-winning box-office favorite Cruise stylishly plays the supremely evil and charismatic vampire Lestat. Pitt is

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Bolt (Three-Disc Edition w/ Standard DVD + Digital Copy + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 9:20 pm  
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Bolt (Three-Disc Edition w/ Standard DVD + Digital Copy + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
 
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Bolt is a funny animated film about a dog who thinks he has superpowers. It is also a movie about friendship, perseverance, and the power of believing in oneself. Everyone knows that superheroes on television are not real, but super-dog Bolt (John Travolta) is a canine star who has been carefully raised to believe that he really possesses superpowers. Bolt is completely devoted to his human co-star Penny (Miley Cyrus), so when Penny is captured by the evil Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell) in their latest television episode and then Bolt accidentally gets loose in the real world, Bolt sets off on a journey to save her. Bolt is confounded when his super powers are suddenly ineffective, but inspiration strikes and Bolt quickly discovers the mysterious, power-stealing effects of Styrofoam packing peanuts. An encounter with alley cat Mittens (Susie Essman) gives Bolt some eye-opening lessons about being a real dog in the real world, while star-struck, ball-enclosed hamster Rhino (Mark Walton) revels in the opportunity to serve as Bolt's sidekick in the quest to rescue Penny. The trio traverses the United States from waffle house to waffle house on a hysterical quest to find Penny and prove that the relationship between Penny and Bolt is real. In the end, Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino learn that everyone is special in their own way and they discover the true power of believing in oneself and one's friends. Select theaters showed Bolt in Real-D 3-D which features some nice effects, but the film is probably equally enjoyable in the traditional format. A fun film with a nice message and a huge dose of cute, Bolt is good entertainment for the entire family. --Tami Horiuchi

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  • Let it begin! Get ready for the most totally awesome adventure ever as Bolt, the coolest action hero on Earth, and me, Rhino, his faithful partner and right-hand hamster, set off on a super secret mission! As one half of the Dynamic Duo, I'll let you in on the action. One day I'm watching Bolt on TV, and the next thing I know I'm working alongside my all-time favorite hero in stealth m

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Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) [Blu-ray]

Sunday, December 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am  
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A movie that only true horror buffs could love, Army of Darkness is officially part 3 in the wild and wacky Evil Dead trilogy masterminded by the perversely inventive director Sam Raimi, who would later serve as executive producer of the popular syndicated TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi's favorite actor, Bruce Campbell, returns as Ash (hero of the first two Evil Dead flicks), a hardware-store clerk who is magically transported--along with his beat-up Oldsmobile and a chainsaw attachment for his severed left forearm--to the brutal battlefields of the 14th century. He quickly assumes power (who else in the Middle Ages packs a shotgun and a chainsaw?), and unites his band of medieval knights against the dreaded Army of the Dead. Raimi gleefully subverts almost every horror-movie cliché as he serves up a nonstop parade of blood, gore, and vicious sword-bearing skeletons--an affectionate homage to animator Ray Harryhausen's classic Jason and the Argonauts. The frantic action is fun while it lasts, but even at 80 minutes Army of Darkness nearly wears out its welcome. You know that Raimi can maintain the mayhem for only so long before it grows tiresome, and fortunately this madcap movie quits while it's ahead. --Jeff Shannon

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Listen up you screw heads
 
Review Date: March 9, 2010
Reviewer: L. Gaulin, ATX
This is my BOOM stick! If you haven't seen any of the evil dead or army of darkness i feel sorry for you. This cult classic is well worth owning.
The 3,000 Stooges gone medieval
 
Review Date: March 7, 2010
Reviewer: The Concise Critic:, New England
Silly--which is not to say bad--American fluff. The Army of the Dead (really skeletons of The Three (thousand) Stooges complete with eye-pokes and other Stooge slapstick) try to defeat the medieval forces of good. They are doomed, of course, because those forces are led by a handsome American stud whose face is cut just right and who happens to have, in these middle ages, a durable chainsaw, a big gun, and a hot car. Charms the chastity belt right off the castle hottie and slaps the smiles right on the open-minded film viewer.
Poor HD
 
Review Date: February 28, 2010
Reviewer: R. Kennedy, Castle Rock, CO United States
Let me start by saying that I love this movie - I am not rating the movie itself poorly. Trying to watch the Blu Ray 'Screwhead Edition' gives me a headache, though. Didn't anyone watch this oversharpened mess before they published it? It's as if they turned the contrast all of the way up, and called it good. Chainmail alternately disappears, and blinds as every link become a brilliant shining white - Same with BC's hair, sometimes it's dark, other times it looks white. Occasionally the picture gets so grainy that if you didn't know better, you'd think that it was a stylized flashback scene. I'm sorry I put out the extra money to buy this version - my regular old school dvd (and honestly, even my vhs version) look better than this. It's a trick, get an axe!

Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut [Blu-ray]

Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 2:05 am  
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The Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut is a new and final version of the blockbuster film from Zack Snyder. This version weaves Tales of the Black Freighter into the Watchmen Director’s Cut film that makes this the perfect gift for every die hard fan of the graphic novel.

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  • WATCHMEN: ULTIMATE CUT BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)

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