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Until now, Mansquito was my favorite movie title – and favorite creature feature. That honor now goes to Sharktopus. Sharktopus is fun, creative, and cheesy – but cheesy in a very good way. I had a great time watching the movie but was sad by the lack of special features, because I really wanted to know more about this hybrid killing machine.
With the Star Wars Saga on it’s way to Blu-ray and the Indiana Jones movies in the works, everything is finally coming to high definition and now we have this to look forward to! While the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has already been released on Blu-ray, see my reviews here, here, and here, they were only the theatrical editions which had a lot less story included. I’ve always preferred the extended editions, and I’m happy to report that the extended edition box set is available to pre-order right now from Amazon.com! Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) is Available for Pre-order! Details Revealed!’
Here’s a priority announcement from our friends at Paramount Pictures. It’s going down TONIGHT! The Blu-ray DVD “Launch” party will be in full effect live from the Paramount Studios backlot in Hollywood, CA. This is a special event and it will be broadcast LIVE on the Jackass Facebook page and via Livestream. We have linked to these sites, so you can keep it here on Why So Blu and catch the hinjinx as they develop. Jackass 3 will be available tomorrow March 8th on Blu-ray and DVD. Good times! Continue reading ‘Watch LIVE: Cast of Jackass 3 Celebrate the Film’s Blu-Ray And DVD “LAUNCH” With an Evening of Asinine Antics’
Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Or whether or not there were any scoundrels or perhaps royalty in your bloodline? I know I have and that’s why I wanted to review this. The shows format is simple: get some famous people and have some genealogists help them track down their historical relatives. For this first season the stars are: Lisa Kudrow, Brooke Shields, Emmitt Smith, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Spike Lee, and Susan Sarandon. Continue reading ‘Who Do You Think You Are? Season One (DVD Review)’
Paramount Pictures brings the critically acclaimed film The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg and Academy Award winning actors Christian Bale and Melissa Leo to Blu-ray. Funny enough, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo won the Oscar for their performances in The Fighter. Very cool! This is an advance review of The Fighter. It will be officially released March 15th, 2011. You may pre-order your copy at the bottom of this page. Continue reading ‘The Fighter (Blu-ray Review)’
I faced a conundrum with this film. Yep, that’s right. You heard me. I wondered how the heck I was going to enjoy and be entertained by a film about a guy getting his arm stuck under a boulder and ultimately “disarmed.” But on the other hand, I thought of Director Danny Boyle and all the joy he brought me in 2009’s Slumdog Millionaire. Take note. I did not say Trainspotting. I hated that film. And then there’s the six 2011 Academy Awards nods it received. I seriously pondered. Is this film really that good? Inquiring minds…i.e. mine…just had to find out. Continue reading ‘127 Hours (Blu-ray Review)’
There can be a lot of fun had when you put together two different genres of film. In the case of The Adjustment Bureau, a romance story is mixed with sci-fi fundamentals. I put romance before sci-fi, because this film is very much a love story that happens to have a sci-fi twist and not the other way around. I have a feeling many will be expecting more of a thriller, based on the marketing, but this film is a story about two people trying to overcome their odds to be together. Continue reading ‘You’d Be Lucky To Cross Paths With ‘The Adjustment Bureau’’
There is definitely no urgency to see the movie Urgency. The direction of the movie was disappointing and (aside from Brian Austin Green), the acting was not believable at all. Even worse, the film was full of silly things that made this serious drama turn into a comedy because I kept chuckling out loud at the stupid oversights and plot errors.
Here’s something right up my alley, and it features actors that I like. Jefferey Dean Morgan, Hillary Swank, and Christopher Lee star in The Resident. Swank has landed the perfect job, the perfect place, and the promise of a new life. Jefferey Dean Morgan is the landlord that oversees Swank’s new digs. Terror and suspense are hidden in every room of this new home. Will evil prevail? The Resident will be released on Blu-ray and DVD March 29th. Continue reading ‘“The Resident” Moves In March 29th on Blu-ray’
No one stand between me and my DTV splendor! Cuba Gooding Jr. is back in an all new action thriller called The Hit List. Cuba plays the role of a hitman for hire who offers to take out five targets for free. The mark obviously thinks it’s a joke, but the bodies start to turn up the next day. It’s up to Cole Hauser to take a stand against this ruthless hitman who is also being hunted by the authorities. The Hit List will be released on Blu-ray and DVD May 10th. Continue reading ‘Get on “The Hit List” May 10th on Blu-ray’
Blue Underground brings this cult classic to Blu-ray for the very first time in a never before seen exclusive director’s cut. The Nesting has been out of print for many years, and this particular edition has been transferred in high definition from the original camera negative. Get ready to take a trip into an old Victorian house out in the country. This Victorian house also harbors a dark secret. Enter at your own risk…if you dare. Continue reading ‘“The Nesting” Nests on Blu-ray June 28th’
I’m gonna start off big with this one partner – Rango is the best film I have seen so far this year. I absolutely loved watching this movie. It is incredibly well crafted, scored, gorgeously animated, funny, and handled wonderfully in its action. It is also quite weird, in a good way. For a major studio release, which will mostly be seen by kids, there is a lot of weird and satirical humor layered throughout this film, yet it all works so well. Rango is a fantastic western adventure comedy that will hopefully be enjoyed by many. Continue reading ‘A Fistful of ‘Rango’’
My all time favorite mini-series is Band of Brothers hands down. So when I heard that Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were gearing up to make The Pacific, I was ecstatic. While Band of Brothers took place in the European Theater, The Pacific focuses on our war with Japan and the brutal fighting done island by island on the way to Japan. When the series was finally released, I signed up for a trial period with HBO just to watch it. Continue reading ‘The Pacific (Blu-ray Review)’
I thought it was kind of strange when an email came across my iPhone today announcing a new featurette from 2010’s I Spit On Your Grave, considering it has been out on Blu-ray for several weeks now. But this came from one of my favorite PR people and quite honestly, I can’t refuse anything to do with this film. Why? It’s because I love it and I simply cannot get enough of it. Why just tonight I was out eating dinner while watching this film on my phone. LOL. Sick, huh? Continue reading ‘Brand New ‘I Spit On Your Grave’ Featurette’
There’s nothing like them, is there? Vampires, I mean. It seems like the world simply can’t get enough of them. From Abraham Lincoln (see here) to the True Blood phenomenon at Comic-Con (see here), vampires are everywhere. They’re everywhere you look. They live amongst us. So don’t fight them. Embrace them! So anyway, just in case you have been living under a rock these past three years, True Blood has been the best selling TV on DVD series for the past two years. But who needs DVD? We want Blu-ray! Don’t worry folks! HBO Home Entertainment has you covered. Continue reading ‘True Blood Season 3 Sinks Its Teeth Into Blu-ray!’
For those of you that aren’t aware of the show, How The Earth Was Made is a documentary series that premiered in 2007 on The History Channel that focuses on different geologic events and how those events have shaped the Earth through the use of computer generated graphics, on location shooting, and a group of experts whose expertise in geology and volcanology helps explain what we are seeing. Continue reading ‘How The Earth Was Made – The Complete Season Two (Blu-ray Review)’
Is Ed Helms the nerdiest guy in Hollywood right now? I mean he’s the nerd-in-residence on The Office, he played the nerdy dentist in the hit comedy The Hangover, and now we get Tim Lippe, insurance salesman and nerd extraordinaire in Cedar Rapids. Tim Lippe is an innocent, wide-eyed, naïve, sappy guy, who LOVES the idea of providing people with their perfect insurance package. He lives for this stuff. Anyway, the premise of this movie is that Tim gets the chance to go to the annual insurance convention in Cedar Rapids, and he’s really never even been out of his hometown. Continue reading ‘Cedar Rapids is the Place to Be…’
Thomas Jefferson is one of our nation’s most important and least understood Presidents despite being the most researched and quoted of all of them. He was a man of many contradictions and this DVD attempts to provide the viewers of an overview of Jefferson’s life and offers a closer look at his inconsistent nature. Continue reading ‘Jefferson (DVD Review)’
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