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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 24, 2004

<I>Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Sean Bean. Directed by Peter Jackson. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). 4 discs. Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround, DTS ES 6.1 Surround, Stereo Surround (English). 223 minutes. 2002. New Line Home Entertainment N6504. PG-13. $39.99.</I>

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 15, 2003

<I>Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian Mc-Kellen, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Cate Blanchett, John Rys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban. Directed by Peter Jackson. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX (English), Stereo Surround (English). Two discs. 179 minutes. 2002. New Line Home Entertainment N6355. PG-13. $29.95.</I>

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The Losers—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movie: 2.5/5 Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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The Lost Boys—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 17, 2008
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.25/5
Sam and his older brother Michael are average, everyday teens. But after they move with their mother to peaceful Santa Clara, California, things mysteriously begin to change. Michael's not himself lately. And Mom's not going to like what he's turning into. The Lost Boys reshapes the vampire tradition, deftly mixing heart-pounding terror, rib-tickling laughs and a body-gyrating rock soundtrack.
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The Love Guru—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Myers plays an American raised in India by gurus (Tugginmypudha & Satchabigknoba) and returns to the U.S. in order to break into the self-help business. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player, whose wife left him for a rival athlete Jacques Grande.
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The Lovely Bones—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 3.5
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The Man From Nowhere—Well Go
Kris Deering  |  Mar 06, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
His only friend called him "The Man From Nowhere"... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named Somi, a little girl next door. As Taesik spends more and more time with Somi, he gets attached to her. Then Somi is kidnapped by a gang, and as Taesik tries to save Somi by becoming deeply associated with the gang his mysterious past is revealed.
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The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection
Corrina Y. Jones  |  Mar 05, 2005

<I>Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Oscar Shaw, Lillian Roth, Thelma Todd, Louis Calhern. Aspect Ratio: 1:33:1. Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. Five films/6 discs. 6 hrs. 43 mins. 2004. Universal Studios Home Video 21250. G. $59.98.</I>

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The Mask—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 06, 2009
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Imagine a cyclone, a Tex Avery cartoon come to life, a zoot-suited fashionista and the wiggy energy of a vat of jumping beans and that still doesn't capture Jim Carrey's comic genius as Stanley Ipkiss, a repressed clerk who goes from zero to hero when he dons "The Mask". The mysterious mask Stanley finds allows him to do what he normally can't - like woo Tina and beat baddies. Beneath all the loopy fun is the film's heart: Does Stanley really need the mask to be the person he longs to be?
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The Matrix Reloaded
 |  Jan 04, 2004

<I>The Matrix Reloaded</I>

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The Matrix Revolutions
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 11, 2004

<I>Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. Directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 129 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Entertainment 33209. R. $29.99.</I>

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The Matrix—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 05, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 5/5
Perception: Our day-in, day-out world is real. Reality: That world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne lead the fight to free humankind in the see-and-see-again cyberthriller written and directed by the Wachowski brothers.
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The Mechanic—Columbia Pictures
Kris Deering  |  May 18, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2/5
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead. His mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son. A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.
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The Messenger: Joan of Arc—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 24, 2008
Video: 3.55/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 0/5
The year is 1429. France is in political and religious turmoil as members of the royal family battle for rule. But one peasant girl from a remote village gave her country the miracle it was looking for. Milla Jovovich is Joan of Arc, a young woman who would inspire and lead her countrymen until her execution at the age of nineteen.
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The Midnight Meat Train—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 17, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 3/5
Struggling photographer Leon Kaufman's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany, the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters - ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
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