Blu-ray Review: Resident Evil Degeneration

Video games as movies have never done very well in both the eyes of the public or the fans of those games. At best they end up becoming bearable or merely plain “good” and at worst we get anything by Uwe Boll. The Resident Evil movie series so far has had its own share of ups and downs. Based around the game series of the same name, the RE movie series have been about an evil virus making corporation known as “Umbrella” and their plan to make all the world their bitch by turning people into zombies and weird monsters. A group of people find out and attempt to stop them by fighting all the evil monsters that have been unleashed upon the world. The RE movies so far have very very loosely followed the game series storyline with random cameos from game characters and have pretty much failed to win over the fans of the game or movie critics despite Milla Jovovich wearing less and less clothes in each one.

DVD Review: Saw V (Unrated Director’s Cut)

I watched the first three Saw films and enjoyed them fully. Now they weren’t the best movies ever, but they were an enjoyable, yet gruesome way to spend the 90 minutes or so that each one takes to watch. I naturally assumed that the films would end after Jigsaw died at the end of Saw III, but they continued on with Saw IV. I personally chose to skip Saw IV due to that fact. Last year they made their way to Saw V and it is out on DVD on Jan. 20th.

Blu-ray Review: Event Horizon

The classic Sci-Fi Horror film Event Horizon is now available on Blu-ray! This film features Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Sam Neil (Jurassic Park) along with Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) and Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck).

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ComicsOnline Podcast S09E02 – Christmas Special

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This Christmas Special episode, recorded December 26, 2008 at The House of N in El Cajon, CA, features Kevin, Nomad and Dune talking about comics, movies and games and features a heartwarming story where Nomad learns the true meaning of Boxing Day.

ComicsOnline Podcast S09E01 – Mattcast and Disney Games

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This episode, Kevin tracks down Matt in a hotel room in Fenton Missouri. Luckily, this time he was wearing pants. Since Matt cannot escape, he gives in and podcasts with Kevin about comics events like Secret Invasion and Batman RIP.

They talk about upcoming reviews of DVDs and Blu-rays of TV shows like Lost and various movies. Matt also reveals that the creators of Spectacular Spider-Man love him best out of all other journalists.

Bonus Features on this episode include Interviews with Disney Interactive about their latest games: Bolt, based on the Disney/Pixar Film, a Nintendo DS game Spectrobes 2: Beyond the Portals, and their awesome ATV trick racing game called Pure.

CD Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks – Undeniable

CD Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks – Undeniable
by the Chipmunks #1 Fan, R. Draughn
 

How do you determine if a band is good or great? Is it the by the number of hit songs they have? Maybe it’s the number of platinum records they have? Nope, it’s the number of years you can keep going and change with the times. You have the Eagles: their music is still going today as much as when the first hit the charts. The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger is still packing the arenas. Then we have Alvin and the Chipmunks. They have been rocking and rolling with the best for 50 years and have come out with a new album to show they still have it.
 

DVD Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

“The universe grows smaller every day, and the threat of aggression by any group, anywhere, can no longer be tolerated. There must be security for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly.”

Gift Guide 2008: Karl’s Gift Guide

“Tis better to give then receive’ has always been the credo for the holiday season, since before I was a kid, but everyone who said that always wanted someone else to be on the giving side, but I digress.

Anyway, I‘m at the point in my life where the majority of my gift giving family and friends are remote, and out exchanging of gifts is simplified to gift certificates. But in the good old gift giving days, I always wished for a list to guide the givers in my life.

So I have put together a list of gift possibilities guaranteed to ease the pain of receiving this holiday season.

Blu-ray & DVD Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Maybe it was a San Diego City Schools thing, but ComicsOnline Editor-in-Chief Kevin Gaussoin reports that years earlier, he had nearly the same experience in school.

DVD Review: The Polar Express presented in 3-D

This is the 3-D version of what I believe is one of most magical Christmas movies of all time. The digital effects alone are amazing (the film uses live motion capture technology), and the story is good enough to re-kindle the spirit of Christmas in even the most cynical adult.

DVD Review: Mister Foe

British director Peter MacKenzie and screen writer Ed Whitmore adapt the 2002 novel of the same name, a quirky, bittersweet, coming-of-age psychodrama by Peter Jinks.

Blu-ray Review: Old School Unrated Edition

“YOU’RE MY BOY BLUE!”

The hilarious 2003 comedy Old School is now available on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Now you can enjoy the “unrated” comedic story starring Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and more in high definition.

Blu-ray Review: Austin Powers Collection

YEAH BABY!

When evil rears its head there is only one man who is brave enough, sexy enough, and shagadelic enough who can stop it. That man: Austin Powers. The hit trilogy of films starring former Saturday Night Live alumnus Mike Myers has made his Blu-ray debut with the Austin Powers Collection! Now you can relive all the of the hilarious movies in high definition.

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

DVD Review: 300 Limited 3-Disc Edition

“THIS. IS. SPARTA!”

Frank Miller is known for many things: His impressive story Sin City, saving the Batman Franchise with the definitive Batman story The Dark Knight Returns and his beautiful take on the tale of Leonidas and the Warriors of Sparta in the graphic novel 300. In 2007, Miller’s 300 made the jump to the big screen with the help of Director Zack Synder. Now the epic film 300 has been re-released on DVD in a new limited edition set!

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Nintendo DS Game Review: What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver

Here is some information about me that you absolutely do not need to know. I hate cooking. Really, I find little need for it in my life, as going through the effort of creating a good meal is expensive, time consuming and oftentimes more complicated than it needs to be, especially when I’m hungry and am only cooking for myself, which is pretty much every time I go near a kitchen, because I live a lonely life governed largely by the primal commands of my body.

Seriously, I have a point here somewhere.