Friday, December 28, 2007

I now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (* 1/2) HD-DVD



I caved in and finally got a HD-DVD player. Unfortnetly this was the first full length movie i watched on my new system. The video quality was pretty good, but i had some problems with audio syncing and buzzing. I updated the firmware which took a while, but it fixed the problem nd everything worked great. The movie was pretty bad. I excepted a gayier movie , but Adam Sandler and Kevin James chose to keep the material relevantly tame. I would not recommend this movie to anyone, but if there is one thing it has is a nice scene with Jessica beil in her underpants.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Hairspray (***) Blu-Ray



I watched this again in Blu- ray and enjoyed the film once again. I still do not like John Trovolta.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Aliens VS Predator Requiem (* 1/2) In Theatres



There's actually a pizza sub plot... Really a poorly made film. Makes the first AVP look so much better now. Other than that at least it was rated R and Seeing another Predator film made makes me happy.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Blade Runner Final Cut (****) Blu-Ray



I really enjoyed watching this film. I haven't seen it in 10 years or so so it was fresh to me. I cannot wait to explore the 10 hours of features on the 5 discs.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (*** 1/4) Blu-Ray



Watched it again on Blu-Ray and it is one of the best video transfers you will ever see. Check it out.

You Kill Me (***) DVD

Saturday, November 10, 2007

The Shining (****) Blu-Ray



Just got the Blu-ray of the film and it's amazing. One of my favorite films. If you haven't seen it check it out. As for the people that state the book is better and the film isn't the book. I don't care this is one of Kubrick's masterpieces.

Friday, November 9, 2007

No Country for Old Men (****) In Theatres



The Coen bros are such interesting directors. They have made many neo noir movies and most of the their movies are throwbacks to the classic hollywood genres. This is there western film and boy did they nail it out of the park. I love the different guns in the film that are western staples. I really enjoyed how Sugar treated his wound and how the bounty hunters act throughout the film. This is my favorite movie of the year and maybe my favorite Coen Bros film.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Rashomon (***) In School



We watched this in school today, i had seen the film a few times , but it was nice to watch it on the big screen.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Full Metal Jacket (****) Blu-Ray



Got two of the five Kubrick movies on Blu ray.(The other three are on fucking backorder...cock sucking Warner Bros) Awesome disc with a pretty cool doc and commentary on it. I watched the movie yesterday and i really feel this movie grows on you every time you watch it. Especially the ending. I love the Mickey Mouse song ending. The Blu ray transfer is good not great, but for an old movie it is a perfect upgrade to the DVD. If you have not seen this film watch it immediately. If you haven't leave me a comment I will burn you a copy.

Monday, October 29, 2007

28 Weeks Later (***) Blu-Ray



Wow!!! Not a bad sequel to a forgettable movie 28 days later. Maybe I need to watch the first one again, but I much prefer this film over the original. I like the gore and the acting was pretty cool. There are some nice visual elements and zombieness. Go see it Hopefully there is a third I would like to see how they would complete the trilogy.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Blood Diamond (*** 1/2) HD-TV



I started this movie when it first came out, but never saw the last 45 mins or so. I really like the style of this movie. It is a action movie at the core I think, but it has a nice political/heart to the story. I really like Leo performance and to me more deserving nomination than departed.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

The Bench Warmers (* 1/2) Blu-Ray



The half star is for the star wars merchandise. Other than that horrible, a total mess.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Days of Heaven (*** 1/2) DVD



I just got the great Criterion DVD. This was the only Terrance Malick film that i had not seen. I'm glad I waited for this DVD. The visuals were excellent and this was a perfect movie to watch on a rainy Friday Morning. Check it out the movies worth your viewing time and 35 dollars.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

American Gangster (***) DVD



Ridley Scott is an interesting director and this is an interesting movie. It is such a mixture of many gangster films. Ridley has done so many different genres and this really does not feel like he made this. Which i think is a good thing. I wish this three hour movie was longer and you will probably feel the same way after viewing this. I do not want to comment on specifics of this film. I will say that is really is not the first picture of the year according to neither early reviews nor the black Scarface. It is more like a mixture of Zodiac and Serpico. Denzel is really pretty good in this film, but nothing extraordinary. I love the scene with the sugar. Crowe is also pretty good as well. I'm sure this movie is better than We own the Night and in some ways i liked it more than the Departed. When you guys see it let me know what yo

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Sunday, October 14, 2007

My Date With Drew (**) TV



I woke up early this morning and stumbled on the documentary. I kind of wanted to see it. Blockbuster always has a copy for like $2, but I never bought it. I thought the movie was cute, but seemed childish and very amateur. I couldn't make anything better, but i can't get Super Size me out of head when i watched it. If Super Size didn't exist it think I would apperate the style a little more. There were some cute ideas like faking a press pass or buy and camera and returning it 30 days later. Brian seems like the dorky film geek kid i don't want to work in
Hollywood. Sure i love Spielberg and such, but he was seemed to stereotypical, maybe for the movie I’m not sure. Overall for $2 or a early morning movie it was ok entertainment.

Twilight Zone: The Movie (*** 1/2) Blu-Ray



Finally available on Dvd/Blu Ray. It is actually in short supply on Blu Ray. I luckily found it. It looks great and it was a blast watching this film for the 100 time. I now have all of Spielberg’s movies on dvd/bluray.... yeah..... I love Joe Dante's segment it's my favorite followed by the last one. The monsters are awesome. Also, I forgot the credence’s
Midnight special song book ending the film. I'm still humming it. The Blu ray looks great not a five star video transfer but pretty well preserved for a catalog title. Warner bros is great about putting out good special edition, but this not the case. The only supplement was just a really crappy trailer transfer. So if you want to see something really scary.... check this out....Finally

Friday, October 12, 2007

3:10 To Yuma (****) R5



Excellent film. I absolutely love the ending of this film. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are again terrific as usual. Russell has elements of his character from Quick and the Dead which I thought was interesting. If I would complain about this film in any way was the first act was a little strange in pacing and development. It took a little bit to understand how the film was going to play out. Go see this or download this film immediately of the year’s bests. Also the blood and violence was also terrific.