Kris Deering

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Heartbreak Kid—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3/5
When the single and indecisive Eddie meets the sexy and beautiful Lila, the guy who could never pull the trigger jumps the gun. While honeymooning in Mexico, Eddie discovers he's made a really big mistake. He soon meets Miranda, his real soul mate. But when the love of your life isn't your wife, things can get quickly out of control. Now it will take some desperate measures to turn his honeymoon from hell into the perfect romantic getaway.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Home Alone—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
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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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
A playful pachyderm named Horton becomes a reluctant hero when he discovers the microscopic city of Who-ville on a floating speck of dust and embarks on a hilarious adventure to save the town from the dangers of the jungle.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The House Bunny—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4.5/5
The O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. That is until dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber. The reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Grindhouse: Planet Terror—Dimension (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Resident Evil: Degeneration—Capcom/Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself?
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Serenity—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.25/5
A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of "Serenity" agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
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Projector Reviews
Marantz VP-11S2 DLP Projector
Kris Deering  |  Dec 08, 2008
Price: $15,000 (short throw), $18,000 (long throw) At A Glance: Exceptional shadow detail • Razor-sharp picture • Excellent optics • A few tweaks would be welcome

DLP’s Crowning Achievement

The Marantz VP-11S1 was one of the first 1080p projectors I had the opportunity to review. It served as my reference projector for quite a while and is still one of the best 1080p projectors I’ve seen. Since the VP-11S1’s release, Marantz has brought two more 1080p offerings to the table, the VP-15S1, which offers stunning performance at a more affordable price point, and now, the flagship VP-11S2.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Box Set—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 4.5/5
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist. The "Planet Of The Apes: 40-Year Evolution" includes "Planet Of The Apes: 40th Anniversary Edition", "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes", "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes", "Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes" and "Battle For The Planet Of The Apes".
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