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High Tension (Switchblade Romance)—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2010  |  0 comments
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
"High Tension" is an intense game of murder and survival, which will rattle viewers to their core. Maria and Alexia are classmates and best friends. Hoping to prepare for their college exams in peace and quiet, they decide to spend a weekend in the country at Alexia's parents secluded farmhouse. But in the dead of night, a stranger knocks on the front door. And with the first swing of his knife, the girls' idyllic weekend turns into an endless night of horror.
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Highlander—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 27, 2010  |  0 comments
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 1.5/5
After Scottish clansman Connor MacLeod discovers his true identity as a member of a legion of immortals, he embarks on a legendary journey spanning continents and centuries, eventually landing in modern-day New York City. Connor faces his ultimate test when other immortals begin to appear in the city, leading to a titanic showdown where only one can claim victory.
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Home Alone—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them.
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Hoodwinked
Tom Norton  |  May 18, 2006  |  0 comments

And now for something entirely different. Film critics and theater audiences had a mixed reaction to this computer-animated release. So mixed, in fact, that it moved in and out of theaters last fall before it had a chance to develop any word of mouth.

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Hoodwinked—Vivendi
Kris Deering  |  Feb 01, 2011  |  0 comments
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
When the police arrive at Granny's cottage in the woods to answer a domestic disturbance call, it looks like just another open-and-shut case. But Red, Granny, the Big Bad Wolf and the Woodsman are not your usual suspects, as they have their own dark secrets, wily deceptions and conflicting accounts of the crime.
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Hot Fuzz (HD DVD)
Shane Buettner  |  Aug 14, 2007  |  0 comments

Oh boy. How about a hilarious, satirical dissection of the buddy cop genre by the cheeky bastards who brought us <I>Shaun of the Dead</I>? This movie is hysterically funny, if relentelessly silly. I do think the gag here isn't quite enough to sustain the full two hour runtime- it would have moved better at closer to 90 minutes. But I feel cranky even saying that. Honestly, how can you not love a movie about buddy cops in which the buddy cops themselves love <I>Point Break</I>?!

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Hot Tub Time Machine—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010  |  0 comments
Movie: 3/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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House of Sand and Fog
uavKrissy Rushing  |  Aug 29, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Jonathan Ahdout, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens. Directed by Vadim Perelman. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 126 minutes. 2003. DreamWorks 90977R. $26.99</I>.

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How To Train Your Dragon—Dreamworks Animation (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2010  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes - a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds.
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Hulk Vs—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
"Hulk Vs. Wolverine": Alberta, Canada. The Incredible Hulk has been tearing a line across the Canadian countryside, leaving a swath of destruction in his wake. He has to be stopped, and there's only one man up to the job. He's the best there is at what he does, but what he does isn't very nice. He's Wolverine, an elite agent of Canada's top secret Department H, and he's been put on Hulk's trail with a single objective: stop the green goliath...at all costs. Hulk and Wolverine are about to enter the fiercest battle of their lives.
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Hulk—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Eric Bana stars as David Banner, whose involvement in a freak lab accident exposes him to gamma radiation. As a result, whenever the mild-mannered man becomes angry, he transforms into a huge, rampaging creature that destroys everything in his path. Banner's ex-girl friend Betty Ross believes that his father may hold the answer to the desperate situation but can she make the connection in time to save a terrified world.
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Human Planet—BBC/Warner Bros.
Kris Deering  |  May 14, 2011  |  1 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras:2/5
Following in the footsteps of "Planet Earth" and "Life", this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. From the frozen Arctic to steamy rainforests, from tiny islands in vast oceans to parched deserts, people have found remarkable ways to adapt and survive. We've done this by harnessing our immense courage and ingenuity; learning to live with and utilize the other creatures with which we share these wild places. "Human Planet" weaves together eighty inspiring stories, many never told before, set to a globally-influenced soundtrack by award-winning composer Nitin Sawhney. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity. Finally we visit the urban jungle, where most of us now live, and discover why the connection between humanity and nature here is the most vital of all.
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Hung: The Complete First Season—HBO (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 20, 2010  |  0 comments
Show: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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I Am Legend: Ultimate Collector’s Edition—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.25/5
Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist Robert Neville is now the last human survivor in New York City and maybe the world. But he is not alone. Mutant plague victims lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move...waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find an antidote using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.
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I Am Legend—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 24, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Will Smith's post apocalyptic epic finds its way to HD in stunning form. This was a gamble for the actor. The film rests completely on his shoulders and finds him alone for almost the entire picture. Smith shows he has the chops though and delivers a spectacular performance both as an action star and damaged man. I am a fan of the book so my opinion of the movie is a bit hit or miss. They did cover the theme of the book a bit better than previous adaptations, but I still like the 3rd act of the book better than the film. This home video release also features an alternate cut with a completely different ending. In a way the new ending pays a bit of homage to the original material, but it is still a departure. I actually like both endings but if I had to lean one way I would opt for the new alternate ending.
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