‘The Raid 2’ Puts Rama Back In Crazy Action (Movie Review)
When The Raid: Redemption hit theaters in America back in 2011, I was ecstatic over what it gave me. Having looked forward to it for months, I felt like I was rewarded with a film that was one of the more visceral experiences I have ever had in a theater, complete with a great audience to experience it with. It presented a ton of action, which included various fights, choreography, and filmmaking that I frankly had not seen presented in that manner before. The story is not all that innovative, but it was immensely satisfying for me as far as what it was trying to do. It was enough to earn a spot on my top 10 list that year. Now we have the Raid 2: Berandal, which attempts to extend that visceral experience into something much grander, given the blown out nature of the plot, expansion of characters, and general chaotic feel of the action on display. The result was another bloody good time at the theater.
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The Hammer library is slowly creeping out into Blu-ray. It’s wild that there’s only one Christopher Lee Dracula film out there, but I have no idea what the rights situations are with those. Synapse Films, however, they’ve got ahold of one. It’s Countess Dracula, which is actually based somewhat around true events. Its coming as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on May 6th. Below you’ll find all the details and a pre-order link so you can assure yourself a copy come release day!
Disney’s 2013 Oscar hopeful, Saving Mr. Banks has come to Blu-ray. Boasting stellar performances by Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, it stunned many when all it got nominated for was Best Original Score (Thomas Newman). No matter, the film received plenty of other award recognition with some wins and was a rousing success at the box office, raking in over $112 million for just a $35 million budget. It tells the story of a time during a golden age for the Mouse House, and the struggle with the creative process on developing one of the all time classics, Mary Poppins. So, take your spoon full of sugar and grab your kite as we take to the sky and chim chiminy chim chim review this Blu-ray. What? I’m in the spirit! 
Check out the sizzle below of Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Natasha Bedingfield, Carlos Ponce, filmmmakers Peggy Holmes and Jenni Magee Cook and more at The Pirate Fairy World Premiere this weekend! It comes to Blu-ray next Tuesday!
I’m going to go on record right from the beginning here and admit that this won’t be the most prolific of game reviews covering PlayStation 4’s newly released inFAMOUS: Second Son, but it’s better than having no coverage at all like some sites that profess to having gaming reviews, right? Such grandeur efforts of game reviews are far better off left for our resident experts like Aaron Neuwirth or Gregg Senko, whom I hope to see back here representing one day soon. But for now, you’re just going to have to accept this quick review as the authority around here. And if not for the encouragement of Aaron Neuwirth on how good he believed this game was going to be, I honestly would not be sitting here writing this as I initially had no plans to play this one. Thankfully, I’m glad Aaron’s plug and affinity over this franchise persuaded me to give it a try. 
Millennium Entertainment is bringing you the Blu-ray release of Buck Wild. This zombie comedy was actually made all the way back in 2011, but is just now making its way to home video. It made its big debut at the Dallas International Film Festival last year in April. It then later took home the “Best Of The Fest” award at the Hill Country Film Festival the following month. This film melds the genres of zombies and scary redneck hillbillies together in hopes of a great comedic romp. The film was directed by Tyler Glodt.
Are you getting excited to see Walter White have it out with Godzilla this summer? Well, he probably won’t be going mano-y-mano with him, but they’re in the same movie, so let me have that. If you’re a big time fan, or someone looking to brush up and do some homework on the big fella (like me) before the release of the brand new summer blockbuster, Sony has got you covered. On May 6, they will be releasing 4 double feature Blu-rays, which means 8 classic Toho Godzilla movies on glorious Blu-ray! How much more exciting will it be to see monsters battle and buildings crumble in 1080p high definition! Oh and I’m sure that famous roar is going to sound so fantastic on lossless audio! Get yourself prepared and pre-order these bad boys to secure yourself a copy and to brush up on the king of the monsters (use the Amazon link provided below, if you do so -thanks) as he takes your living room by storm this summer! 
Two weeks! That’s all we got until THE WINTER SOLDIER finally is here! So, in the meantime here’s a new TV spot and the IMAX run of posters which are SUPER DUPER awesome. The Winter Soldier opens nationwide on April 4th. I’m pretty sure you should probably be getting your tickets now as its the film that has everyone hyped to see it. If you’re not excited for it…I’m sure you have your own reason. Scroll down and you can see this new teaser and posters!
This doesn’t make up for Oldboy, but alas someone is finally digging into Spike Lee’s back catalog of films. And, funny enough, I now need to write a new piece for next week’s ‘Wishlist’ article as it was going to be for The 25th Hour which now sees a release date of June 10! It also includes a film I liked back when I saw it (but haven’t seen since the 90s) Summer Of Sam. Probably the highest profile of this release to many will be He Got Game. All the films feature a newly recorded commentary track. Maybe Jungle Fever is down the pipeline sometime soon? Its still not clear whether these will be 2-disc sets or share a disc. If they’re using BD-50s (which I would be shocked if they weren’t), then its really no big deal. No pre-order is available yet, but scroll down for the first official announcement and specs! 
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has finally announced the Blu-ray release of writer/director Spike Jonze’s award-winning Her, which stars Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde and the sexy, seductive voice of Scarlett Johansson. The romantic science fiction drama was nominated for five Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and won Best Original Screenplay. Oh yeah! The date! I’m sorry…I’m just so excited for this release!!! Her will arrive on Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet combo pack on May 13th. I was blown away by what a character relationship piece this is and can’t wait to experience it all again on Blu-ray! Check out the full press release below. 
I really did not know what to expect with this one having not seen anything Muppets on television or in the movies since my childhood. I’m not entirely sure why I went that long with a Muppet-like drought, but nevertheless I did. However, much to my surprise, Muppets Most Wanted was like a family reunion for me. You know how you can let years past and not see extended family, but just pick things right up like nothing ever happened upon reunion? Well, it’s simply like that. It felt good! As Muppets Most Wanted unfolded on the screen, I remembered all those characters like a book unravelling one is reading for the second time. Talk about a blast from the past! You can add wrinkles to my face, pepper my hair gray and pile me under tons of non-fun adult debt, but you can’t take away that geeky kid in me no matter how hard you try (the PlayStation 4 is evidence of that). And best of all, Muppets Most Wanted, like the television show of my childhood, scores lots and lots of superstar cameos. I like that! So come on! Let’s cut Animal loose from his chains and get this party started! 
So, St. Patrick’s Day was on Monday and its come and gone. But my wishlist posts on Thursday, so in belated St. Patty’s day fashion, my choice coincides with the holiday. Plus, my pick this week always goes down so much better with a pint by your side as you watch.
