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Under the Tuscan Sun
uavKrissy Rushing  |  May 30, 2004  | 

<I>Raoul Bova, Lindsay Duncan, Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Vincent Riotta. Directed by Audrey Wells. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English). 102 minutes. 2003. Buena Vista 76122. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Underdog—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 14, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
I'd been holding off on watching this one until my daughter was visiting. She is five so I thought this would be a great one to sit down and watch with her. Unfortunately she got pretty bored with it, and so did I. The humor goes above their head most of the time, and falls pretty short of mine. The concept is cute and talking animals are always pretty funny, but the movie moves along at a slower pace than I would expect given its target audience. As far as family films go it is nice to see something with no real adult humor or innuendo, I just wish there was more to have fun with for 90 minutes.
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans—Screen Gems (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 03, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.75/5
"Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans" delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian, emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja, in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.
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Undisputed III: Redemption—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010  | 
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4/3.5
Extras: 1.5
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Unfaithful: Special Edition
Dan Yakir  |  Feb 15, 2003  | 

<I>Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe. Directed by Adrian Lyne. Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (French, Spanish). 124 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005899. R. $27.98.</I>

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Unfaithful—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Edward and Connie Sumner seem to have the perfect marriage. But when Connie's chance encounter with a handsome stranger erupts into a full-blown affair, desire becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.
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Unforgiven HD DVD
Shane Buettner  |  Jul 25, 2006  |  First Published: Jul 26, 2006  | 

"It was whiskey done it, much as anything else." So says William Munny (Clint Eastwood), a man of notoriously vicious and mean disposition, when asked how he killed so many men so easily in his younger years. <I>Unforgiven</I> deconstructs the myth of the western gunman, a character Eastwood himself played to such great effect earlier in his career.
This is a bleak film to be sure, one in which the kindest characters are inflicted with the cruelest fates. In westerns we typically see some rough form of justice meted out by the gunman/hero, and we cheer when the bad guys "get what's coming to them." According to Eastwood's Munny, "we all have it comin."

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Universal Soldier—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 12, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Soldiers Luc Deveraux and Sgt. Andrew Scott killed each other in Vietnam. But their demise proves to be just the beginning for the U.S. government, which brings both men back to life decades later for a secret anti-terrorism program. Known as "Unisols," the genetically enhanced soldiers are now unstoppable killing machines without feelings or free will. But when Deveraux's memory of his old life starts to resurface, he escapes from the program to find his way home, spurring Sgt. Scott to engage him on a superhuman chase across the country...leading to the ultimate clash.
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Unknown—Warner Bros.
Kris Deering  |  Jun 18, 2011  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, who awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Harris plunges into a deadly mystery forcing him to question his sanity, his identity and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
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Unstoppable—20th Century Fox
Kris Deering  |  Feb 21, 2011  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Scranton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.
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Unthinkable—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.25/4
Extras: 2
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Untraceable—Screen Gems (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A disturbing thriller in the vein of Saw, Untraceable stars Diane Lane as the head of an FBI internet watch team that stumbles onto a killer who uses the internet to broadcast the torture of his victims. The twist is, the more people that watch the faster the person dies. The FBI tries desperately to shut him down but to no avail. Things go really bad when the killer starts targeting members of the team. The movie doesn't bring anything real new to the table but it is effective at what it is. The torture methods are on the disturbing side so I wouldn't suggest this one to the casual thriller fan. I think a few more twists or a bit more character depth from the killer would have improved the film some.
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Up—Walt Disney/Pixar (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 07, 2009  | 
Movie:5/5
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 5/5
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Urban Legend—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
When New England college student Natalie finds herself at the center of a series of sadistic murders seemingly inspired by urban legends she resolves to find the truth about Pendleton's own legend a twenty-five-year-old story of a student massacre at the hands of an Abnormal Psych professor. As the fraternities prepare to celebrate the macabre anniversary Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killer's intentions in the ultimate urban legend-- the story of her own horrific murder.
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V For Vendetta—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 22, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
V for Vendetta was different than I expected. Its tones on fear and controlling population through it touch the nerve of a lot going on in our own country, though probably not quite to the extent of what is portrayed here. It is a theme that has been in more and more media lately including an excellent book I just read from Michael Crichton.
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