Blu-ray Review: The Marine 2
WWE studios new action film and wrestling star hybrid, The Marine 2 has released and fans of either of the above will be happy with the results here. The Marine 2 is a mindless, bullet riddled action movie with a lot of flaws, but those that like their movies short on plot and heavy on action will find a lot to love here.
Blu-ray Review: Family Guy- Something, Something, Something, Darkside
Family Guy returns to the Star Wars universe in their newest Direct to DVD/Blu-ray release: Family Guy- Something, Something, Something, Darkside. This latest installment parodies the events of Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, featuring Chris as Luke, Peter as Han, Lois as Leia, Stewie as Darth Vader and The Giant Chicken as Boba Fett. The rest of the Family Guy gang is around too making surprise apperances as other classic Star Wars characters. The jokes are nerdy as hell and any fan of Star Wars will love this new adventure!
Blu-ray and DVD Review: The Hangover
It seems that Judd Apatow will have to step aside as the king of comedy for a while. Todd Philips is back with 2009’s best comedy The Hangover. Released back in June theatrically, this story of the day after the party is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time and its mixture of memorable characters and one-liners will have you watching this one over and over. The Blu-ray or 2 disc DVD of this smash hit is one that fans will definitely want to add to their collection.
Blu-ray Review: Extract
“What would life be like walkin’ around without testicles?” That question, strangely enough, is answered in Mike Judge’s and Miramax Studios new release of Extract on Blu-ray. Fans of Office Space and Mike Judge’s everyman humor will appreciate and love what Extract on Blu-ray offers.
Anime Blu-ray Review: Samurai Champloo,The Complete Series
Two wandering Ronin Samurai and a girl are in search of the Samurai that smells of sunflowers have a genuine natural ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. But wait that is not all, we also have Hip Hop. That's Wickity Wack Y'all.
Blu-ray Review: Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian is the follow up to Ben Stiller’s 2006 comedy/adventure film Night at the Museum. This sequel comes with a bigger budget, a much larger cast, more special effects, and a lot more adventure. Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian is a very charming, albeit silly movie that everyone in the family will enjoy.
Blu-ray Review: Love Actually
Love Actually is a film about… well, love. More importantly is how love is defined by many different people. Love Actually follows the stories of several individuals as they search, discover, and escape love. All of them are very entertaining and all intertwine throughout. With a cast containing a who’s who of British actors, Love Actually is a great romantic comedy that has a little something for every type of viewer.
Blu-ray Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeis Warner Bros. sixth movie in the HP universe based on the best-selling books. Continuing the story from Order of the Phoenix, Harry is tasked with finding the reason for Lord Voldemort’s ability to resurrect himself after his repeated defeats. Half-Blood Prince is by far the funniest of the HP movies and sticks close to its hard bound counterpart save a few liberties taken by the screenplay writers. The Blu-ray version is a welcome addition to any fans collection and is another show case for the house that Sony built.
Blu-ray Review: UP
Up is the latest offering from Disney and Pixar. It stars Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show/Lou Grant, Gargoyles, X-Files, Superman, Spider-Man) as Carl Fredricksen, a grumpy old man who has had enough, and Russell (Jordan Nagai – Up), an enthusiastic cub scout-ish kid who ends up stranded on Carl's porch just as Carl unleashes thousands of toy balloons. But you know all this, that's just the trailer…
Top 5 Blu-ray Anime 2009
1. Samurai 7, This is a great adaptation of Akira Kurosawa Seven Samurai and is so much better on Blu-ray.
2. WitchBlade, For all you WitchBlade comic book fans this is a must for you. See what the Eastern viewpoint of this Iconic series looks like and do it in style.
