Kris Deering

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Shawshank Redemption—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 16, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.75/5
A prominent banker unjustly convicted of murder spends many years in the Shawshank prison. He is befriended by a convict who knows the ropes and helps him to cope with the frightening realities of prison life.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Siege—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 22, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 0/5
When a crowded city bus blows up in Brooklyn and a campaign of terror begins to make it's bloody mark on the streets of New York, it's up to FBI special agent Anthony "Hub" Hubbard and U.S. Army General William Devereaux to find out who's responsible and put an end to the destruction. Together, they face explosive danger at every turn when they team up to wage an all-out war against a ruthless band of terrorists.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Signal—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 11, 2008
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Independent thrillers and horror films have become the leaders in innovation and original concepts these days. While Hollywood looks to mass produce and remake everything that already been done, independents are fueling the fires with new ways to provide chills. The Signal reminds me a bit of the zombie genre in the way 28 Days Later did but with a new twist. Instead of an infectious disease we have a signal being broadcast through TV and phones that causes mass hysteria and unexplainable rage. The film focuses on a small group of people caught in the horror and is divided into three main acts all written and directed by different people but using the same characters and time line. I must say I really enjoyed the first and last act but found the second act to be a bit disappointing. This writer/director took the tone of the movie in a different direction and added a lot of dark humor that just didn't work for me. Thankfully the third act is strong enough to erase most of the issues and I finished the film with a positive outlook on the work as a whole.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Silence of the Lambs—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 14, 2009
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A vicious psychopath is murdering women throughout the Midwest. Believing it takes one to know one, the F.B.I. sends Agent Clarice Starling to interview a prisoner who may provide clues to the killer's actions. That prisoner is Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant, demented cannibal who agrees to help Starling only if she'll feed his morbid curiosity with details of her own complicated life. But as their relationship develops, Starling is forced to confront not only her own hidden demons... but also an evil so powerful that she may not have the courage or strength to stop it.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Sixth Sense—Hollywood Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 3/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
A gripping ghost story with a stunning finale, The Sixth Sense became a surprise blockbuster shortly after its release. The film features Oscar-nominated performances by the startlingly intense Osment and the fiercely maternal Collette, as well as a subtle, subdued turn by Willis. Shyamalan directs his intriguing script with almost clinical precision, using carefully framed visuals to create the film's distinctly chilling atmosphere. On the strength of its pitch-perfect acting and direction, The Sixth Sense has become the most successful thriller of all time.
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The Sky Crawlers—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 16, 2009
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds. With his only childhood memory consisting of intense flight training, the fearless teenage pilot Yuichi's dogfights coexist with his struggle to find his missing past. When his beautiful, young female commander Suito is reluctant to discuss the fate of the pilot that Yuichi is replacing - or the strangely perfect condition of that pilot's former aircraft - Yuichi's curiosity becomes heightened.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 26, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Balthazar Blake is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces. When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential, Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art and science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer's apprentice. Experience more extraordinary thrills, heart-stopping action and spectacular special effects than you can imagine as these unlikely partners show us that the real world is far more magical than we ever knew.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Spiderwick Chronicles—Nickelodeon/Paramount (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 23, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Studios are taking advantage of the success of the Harry Potter franchise and jumping in with both feet on any young adult adventure they can find that may or may not be the next big thing. Nickelodeon has gone a different route with Spiderwick though. For those unfamiliar with the books they are actually a collection of novellas for the most part. Instead of doing each episode individually the film encompasses the entire series in one film. Sure they glaze over some side stories and details but overall it has worked really well. The production values of this piece are exceptional, especially the effects work from ILM. The film moves at a brisk pace and the storyline doesn't tone down so much that adults won’t have a good time with it. All things considered I thought it was one of the better family adventure films of late.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Square—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 21, 2010
Movie: 3.5/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Stendhal Syndrome—Blue Underground (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 01, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
When beautiful police detective Anna Manni follows the bloody trail of a sophisticated serial murderer/rapist through the streets of Italy, the young woman falls victim to the bizarre "Stendhal Syndrome" - a hallucinatory phenomenon which causes her to lose her mind and memory in the presence of powerful works of art. Trapped in this twilight realm, Anna plunges deeper and deeper into sexual psychosis, until she comes to know the killer's madness more intimately than she ever imagined.
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