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No Reservations—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 22, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
My wife and I decided to give this one a spin the day before Valentine's Day. Advertised as a romantic comedy, we were a bit disappointed with the lack of romance in the film. Sure it has its moments, but this is really a drama about a chef with a hectic life trying to fit her Niece in after losing her Mom in a car accident. This is a rather serious tale and I liked the characters, but I think the ad campaign was a bit misleading and could leave those in the mood for a romantic comedy a bit disappointed. The film does have a good heart though and we both enjoyed it for what it was, a human drama with a sprinkle of warmth and charm.
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The Kingdom—Universal (HD DVD)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 22, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
It is easy for great films to get passed over when they dwell on unpopular subjects. Such is the case with The Kingdom, an exceptional action thriller that has some unsettling political messages. The film follows a FBI team into the kingdom of Saudi Arabia after a bombing takes place in an America oil worker's compound. Things get out of hand though once the team gets on the ground. Director Peter Berg and producer Michael Mann deliver an intense political thriller that reminds me a lot of Mann's directorial efforts in intensity and production. There is a constant sense of tension through most of the film that escalates near the end to almost unsettling levels. The photography is also classic Mann style with tight angles and great character coverage. Despite not being that popular at the box office I really enjoyed this one and would recommend it to any political action fan.
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DVD Review: Lost
Mike Mettler  |  Jan 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Touchstone
Series ••••½ Picture ••••½ Sound ••••½ Extras ••••½

With Se

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DVD Review: Eastern Promises
Ken Korman  |  Jan 21, 2008  |  0 comments
Universal
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••½ Extras ••½

These days, it's hard to do some

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DVD Review: Once
Ken Korman  |  Jan 21, 2008  |  0 comments
20th Century Fox
Movie •••• Picture •••½ Sound •••• Extras ••••

One of last year's few bona fide sl

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Scanning High-Def: Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray
Rad Bennett  |  Jan 21, 2008  |  0 comments
20th Century Fox
Movie •••½ Picture ••••½ Sound ••••• Extras •••

It's a major O

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DVD Review: Monsieur Hire
Sol Louis Siegel  |  Jan 14, 2008  |  0 comments
Kino
Movie •••½ Picture •••• Sound ••• Extras •

Director Patrice Leconte's fine adaptation of a Geo

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DVD Review: Sawdust and Tinsel
Josef Krebs  |  Jan 04, 2008  |  0 comments
The Criterion Collection
Movie ••••½ Picture ••••½ Sound •••½ Extras ••••

A frien

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Scanning High-Def: Stanley Kubrick on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD
Josef Krebs  |  Jan 04, 2008  |  0 comments

For standard DVD, Warner has collected five Stanley Kubrick classics in a Directors Series box - but on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, they're only available individually. Full Metal Jacket was released in high-def previously, so I'll stick to the four debuts.

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Reference DVD Review: Ratatouille
Rad Bennett  |  Jan 04, 2008  |  0 comments
Disney/Pixar
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras ••½

Rats can be a bit of a hard sell as heroes.

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Reference DVD Review: Hairspray
Rad Bennett  |  Jan 04, 2008  |  0 comments
New Line
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras ••••

Hairspray has quite an enduring and endearing his

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DVD Review: Ocean's Thirteen
Brandon Grafius  |  Jan 04, 2008  |  0 comments
Warner
Movie ••½ Picture ••• Sound •••½ Extras ••

The twisty plot of Ocean's Thirtee

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Blade Runner: 5-Disc Complete Collector's Edition (HD DVD)
Tom Norton  |  Dec 26, 2007  |  3 comments

Deckard is a Blade Runner. His job is to seek out and eliminate Replicants who….oh, never mind. If you need me to describe the plot of <I>Blade Runner</I> in detail then you must be new to the entire movie game. If you haven't seen it, you should discover it for yourself. And if your reaction is typical you'll likely be blown away by this new 5-disc HD DVD boxed set from Warner Brothers (also available on Blu-ray). (Much of this material is also available on a multi-disc DVD package, but be careful; the 4-disc standard DVD set omits the work print version of the film described below.)

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DVD Review: Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Ken Richardson  |  Dec 17, 2007  |  0 comments

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DVD Review: Dexter
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 17, 2007  |  0 comments

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