DVD Reviews: Shuttle and Donkey Punch
So we're coming up on that time of year again – vacation time, and Magnet has a couple of movies to make you think twice about how we spend that time.
DVD Review: The Waltons: The Complete Ninth Season
"Good Night, Grandma"
I am sorry this season was the last of the series. I have enjoyed the refreshing homeyness and family values this good old-fashioned American family embodied, and shudder at what is offered on TV these days…
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!
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: Shin Chan, Season 2 Part 2
Ever wish you had a small child, oh lets say 5 years old, to break the ice by trying to hit on your Sexy Vet, the young pretty Pre-School Teacher, or even your hot next door neighbor. Well if you're Shin Chan's parents, you would be very happy. Shin Chan Season 2, Part 2 is full of moments where this 5 year old breaches the bounds of correctness and proves that the younger you are the more you can get away with.
This well loved series first aired in April of 1992 and is still running today. There are currently over 650 episodes, which attest to the quality of the comedy presented. In the U.S, it has aired on Adult Swim and The Anime Television Network. The current director is Yuji Muto and it is produced by Studio Shin'ei Doga. The show may best be described as the Japanese version of South Park, but the children don't go as far as Cartman and the others.
Episodes:
Manga Review: Naoki Urasawa’s: Monster, Volume 1
In Monster: Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a Japanese transfers neurosurgeon in a big German hospital. He is young and really good at what he does. The whole staff of the hospital believes he will one day take over the hospital. One day, a famous opera singer came in with a sever head injury and needed immediate surgery. Dr. Tenma was switched from a patient who was a foreigner, that was in an accident, also needing head surgery. Dr. Tenma’s patient survived, but his original patient died. The press was all over the success of the opera singer’s recovery, while the family was upset that the better doctor cared more about the life of a celebrity (which isn’t true, it was the orders of the director).
Blu-ray Review: The Wrestler
As perfect as Mickey Rourke was as Marv in Sin City, his portrayal of Robin "Randy 'The Ram' Robinson" Ramzinski was just as ideal, yet this time placed in a world so real you can feel every blow that lands on Randy's steroid-addled achingly too-old-for-this-$#!% body.
DVD Review: Darker Than Black
Darker Than Black Volume 4 Ten years ago, a new landscape descended on Tokyo, named "Hells Gate", the stars in the heavens changed and were replaced by stars that are connected to humans. These Humans are known as contractors, and have supernatural abilities, such as directing electricity, freezing water or stopping time altogether. They tend to use these new abilities in doing their job as an assassin. When they use these powers they are required to make penance or complete a remuneration. If they do not make this payment they will suffer greatly. Some must only do things like, smoke a cigarette (which he hates), others grow younger (she likes being older). It is different for each one.
DVD Review: Ron White: Behavioral Problems
“Tater Salad" rides again. Away from his Blue-Collar Comedy buddies and making waves on his own. Now available on DVD!
Everyone's favorite scotch-swilling, unapologetically crass Texan is back on the stage, solo, with enough quips, anecdotes and observations to appease the closet curmudgeon in us all.
Highlights:
– Ron's anecdotes cover a wide range of topics, from national defense, to paper manufacturing plants, to marijuana. The are delivered with Ron's signature aplomb and each is quite funny in turn.
Anime DVD Review: Baccano! Volume 3
Explosions, pretty ladies, speakeasies, and the fresh smell of blood, what an immortal gangster dreams of! Oh, did I forget the knife in your back? There’s a couple of those, too. That’s what you’ll find in the world of Baccano!
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.
