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Crank 2: High Voltage—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
Chev has managed to survive and is about to face a brand new day. Picking up immediately where the first movie left off, "Crank 2: High Voltage" finds Chev surviving the climactic plunge to his most certain death on the streets of L.A., only to be kidnapped by a mysterious Chinese Mobster. Three months later, Chev wakes up to discover his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity in order to work.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
I Love You, Man—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers to his dismay that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately embarks on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates" to find such a friend, before meeting Sydney Fife, a fun-loving, charismatic man - just Peter's opposite - with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter's relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fianc and his newfound "bro," in a story that comically explores what's at the core of male friendship and what it truly means to be a friend.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Hannibal Lecter Collection—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 3/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 0/5
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it's Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document's chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events - the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve John and his son.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Silverado—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 5/5
The spirited Western stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, and Danny Glover as four unwitting heroes who cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail and learn who their real friends are.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sunshine Cleaning—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2/5
Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a thirty-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with her dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other...specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find new respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbably business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another - no matter what - while discovering personal healing in the most unexpected way.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
X-Men Origins: Wolverine—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth, and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury. Along the way, Wolverine also encounters legendary new mutants, including Deadpool and Gambit .
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Audio Video News
HD Deals: 'Dollhouse' on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2009
With Dollhouse's second season premiering tonight we thought this deal to own the first season on Blu-ray was a can't miss. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Klipsch F-1 Synergy FloorStanding Loudspeaker (Single, Black) for...
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Audio Video News
Disney doles out "Diamond" classics on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Sep 25, 2009
The Mouse has been reticent to release its classic films on Blu-ray, parceling them out one-by-one every few months. Unfortunately, that isn't going to change any time soon. On the bright side, we have over a dozen classic Disney films to which we...
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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Keeps Getting More Affordable
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 25, 2009
The price differential between Blu-ray and DVD continues to shrink, according to the latest studies.
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HD Deals: Onkyo 7.2-Channel Receiver
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2009
Check out this deal we found on a Onkyo HT-RC180 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Network Receiver for $744.57 (normally $1,049.0). More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. LG 47LG90 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED TV for $1,499.99 (normally...
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