Blu-ray Review: S. Darko
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Somethings are better off being left alone…and the tale of Donnie Darko is definitely one of those things you shouldn't mess with unless you really have a good grasp on the film, the characters, and why the story was such a success in the first place. When it was announced that there would be a Direct to Dvd sequel to the cult classic film Donnie Darko I was pretty surprised. It is one of those films that really doesn't have more to tell (especially when the title character doesn't survive the film). With most movies that are released in this fashion you know going into it that it might not be the greatest or maybe just not live up to expectations. You must have a totally open mind when watching a film like this. This film was supposed to be a stand alone story within the world of Donnie Darko.
Blu-ray Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy
I cannot possibly tell you how many times I have watched the original Star Trek films growing up. Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home were viewed countless times as a child. For that reason (amongst others) I am excited to tell you about the release of the classic Star Trek movies featuring the adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the original Enterprise on Blu-ray. One of these sets is Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy which contains The Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home. These three films take place within a short period of time and act as a continuing adventure.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
"Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
DVD Review: Best of Star Trek The Original Series and Next Generation
After watching the new Star Trek movie I was feeling very nostaligic and I wanted to go back and watch some classic episodes. But which episodes should I watch? Well Paramount helped me out with this conundrum and has released two new Star Trek collections: The Best of the Original Series and the Best of The Next Generation! These new single disc collections contain four of the "best" episodes from each series which are now available on DVD!
The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series
This collection features Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise at the beginning of their epic careers.
DVD Review: Two and a Half Men Season 5
The complete Fifth Season of Two and a Half Men is now available on DVD! Charlie, Alan, Jake and the gang are back for more wacky misadventures. Not only did this season feature the 100th episode of the series, but it also featured a crossover with the writing team from the television show CSI!
Highlights:
"Large Birds, Spiders and Mom" – Jake makes the big leap to Junior High and Alan and Charlie try to give him some advice on how to survive the experience. This advice leads Jake to panic and his experience is worse than he imagined.
"Dum Diddy Dum Diddy Doo"- Charlie is setup on a blind date with a woman named Linda (who also happens to be a judge). The two don't exactly hit it off right away as Charlie's behavior isn't exactly what she was expecting. Charlie has to fight to win her over.
Game Review: Wallace and Gromit: The Last Resort
Wallace and Gromit are back for another episode of Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures from Telltale Games. Episode two, The Last Resort, retains the solid graphics of the first episode and utilizes many of the same characters in order to tell a mysterious tale of another venture gone wrong.
After plans for a day at the beach are scrapped due to inclement weather, Wallace constructs a beach resort in his flooded basement. The resort business turns out to be more complicated than expected, as Wallace deals with unsatisfied customers and Gromit is eventually forced to investigate suspicious behavior on the part of the guests. The story is fun, and transitions well between the four acts, with each chapter focusing on a different stage of the basement resort venture, with different objectives for the protagonists and the player. Ultimately, the story is a charming tale that offers up a lot of opportunities for puzzles.
DVD Review: Wolverine and the X-Men Vol. 1
When the world needs saving, they turn to…the Avengers. But when the Avengers aren't available they turn to…the Fantastic Four. But when the Fantastic Four are trapped somewhere in the Negative Zone they rely on…The X-Men! While they may not be the first team that gets called on when the world is threatened (because humanity really hates mutants), they are the ones you call when you need to stop evil mutants…because they are really good at that (well, that and blowing up giant mutant hunting robots). The X-Men make a triumphant return to the animated world in Volume 1 of Wolverine and the X-Men which is now available on DVD!
Blu-ray Review: X-Men Trilogy
With the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine film hitting theaters, now is your chance to catch up on the exploits of your favorite heroes because the X-Men Trilogy is now available on Blu-ray! This new 9-disc release includes the three films as several discs of special features and a digital copy of each of the films for your computer or iPod enjoyment.
DVD Review: Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1 Volume 2
They're tiny, they're toony. They're all a little looney. Now this cartoony is invading DVD! Season 1, Volume 2 of Tiny Toon Adventures is now available at a store near you.
Babs and Buster Bunny (no relation), Plucky Duck, Hampton Pig, Elmyra, Dizzy Devil, Montana Max and the rest of the gang continue their ongoing training at Acme Looniversity. The next generation of Toons get trained by the best as Bugs, Daffey and the rest of the original Looney Toones return!
Episodes
This 4-disc set includes the remaining 32 episodes from Season 1. Highlights include:
"Animaniacs"- The toons have to produce films for an animation film festival.
"Career Oppor-Toonities"- Buster and Babs have to get part time jobs.
DVD Review: Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941-1942
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's… SUPERMAN, saving the day in the final animated series by Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor animators Fleischer Studios. This collection features all seventeen theatrical shorts produced by Paramount in 1941 and 42.
This series is classic Superman, and presents the character in his most iconic form: the supercharged man from Krypton who spends his time posing as mild mannered reporter Clark Kent. Any time fellow reporter Lois Lane manages to get in trouble with some form of mad scientist, criminal, natural disaster or science experiment gone wrong, Kent sheds his meek persona and becomes Superman, swooping in to save the day with his super strength, super speed, and various other super powers.
DVD Review: Exosquad Season One
Exosquad, probably one of the best Sci-Fi animated series ever, has made its way to DVD for the first time! NBC Universal is finally releasing this classic series in all its glory as Exosquad: Season One is now available.
DVD Review: X-Men The Animated Series Volumes 1 and 2
Previously On X-Men…
Remember when Saturday morning was the best time for great shows? Growing up in the 80's and 90's we had a classic lineup of Batman: TAS, Spider-Man, Power Rangers, Sonic The Hedgehog, and more…Those were the days.
With the upcoming release of the new Wolverine Movie, Disney and Marvel have decided to release one of the best (and the second longest running) comic based animated series on DVD as the first two Volumes of X-Men: The Animated Series are now available! This series ran on Fox from 1992-1997 for five seasons total and featured 76 total episodes.
DVD Review: Star Wars- The Clone Wars: A Galaxy Divided
No one could have predicted that Star Wars-The Clone Wars would actually turn out to be a good series. After horrible reviews of the pilot episode/movie most people just thought that there was nothing that could be done to make this series likable/watchable. It turns out that this series is actually quite fun and captures some of what made the original trilogy worth watching. The newest installment called A Galaxy Divided is now available on DVD.
Spectacular Spider-Man: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Adam Van Wyk
Before the characters we know and love make their way to our television screens in their animated form, their every action is planned out thoroughly and storyboarded. Adam Van Wyk is the man behind the scenes storyboarding all of the action of the Spectacular Spider-Man and has done work on several other shows you might have seen. ComicsOnline had the chance to talk to Adam about his current work on Spidey as well as some of his past projects.
CO: How did you become involved with Spectacular Spider-Man?
DVD Review: The Sandlot / Rookie of the Year Double Feature
The Sandlot and Rookie of the Year, two amazing films from our childhood, have been re-released by Fox and MGM and released as a double feature! These classic tales are now available for you to own on DVD in this special release under the Dove Foundation Family Film Series banner.
"You're killing me Smalls."
Blu-ray Review: Quantum of Solace
The 22nd Bond film, Quantum of Solace picks up almost immediately after Casino Royale leaves off. Quantum hits the ground running, opening with a spectacular car chase that sets the non-stop action tempo of the film. Driven by grief and anger, 007 dives recklessly into a quest to topple the mysterious Quantum organization responsible for blackmailing Vespar into betraying him. An assassination attempt against M from inside MI-5 itself pushes Bond further towards the edge, causing even M to question his motivations.
