Ratatouille
Why in the world did people not like this film? After watching it nearly six times, I have come to realize that the one true answer to the above question is quite simply… it’s not childish as the others.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The fifth movie from the fifth book of Harry Potter may be the best one yet. Let me explain further.
Family Guy Volume Five
I never knew that such a show could survive so long. On and off from the beginning of the show itself, Family seemed to get more and more offensive as the seasons grew on. In volume five of Family Guy, you get even more crude humor and, for the most part, it’s very welcomed.
Underdog
I just couldn't really understand why Disney would want to take a perfectly good cartoon and ruin it. And ruin it in High-Def no doubt. But you know what happened after viewing this film on Blu-ray? I realized that "Underdog" is actually quite good. Not Academy Award good, but good on a family level.
The Simpsons
So many years, so much material, so many characters... so how did it do? D'OH! The Simpsons Movie! When Springfield needs an overhaul due to major pollution, the government steps in to help. The mayor builds a giant concrete wall around the main water supply, which is being polluted, to help keep the pollutants out. When Homer saves a pig from a terrible fate at the hands of Krusty, he soon finds ...[Read More]
Mr. Woodcock – Blu-ray
Yes, there are people like this in the P.E. world. No kidding. Is this a good movie? That's a rhetorical question John Farley had a rough life. He was young and fat, as most people in high school are, and was constantly harassed. He wasn't harassed by students though, he was harassed by Mr. Woodcock, the P.E. teacher. Having been mentally scarred by his high school trauma, he finds himself growing...[Read More]
Transformers
Could the HD version of Transformers best the regular DVD in story and special features?You’ll have to find out…Same great taste, but in a different beerIf you’re not familiar with the movie, it goes like this.When Sam Witwicky goes to purchase a car, he purchases more than just his first car. Unknowingly he purchases a transforming robot from the planet Cybertron, who picks Sam to help him and hi...[Read More]
Top Gun
That’s right readers! I am dangerous…Highway to the danger zone… oh, boyMaverick is a great fighter pilot who is granted admittance into Top Gun flight school. Basically, the best of the best achieve this level of schooling. To get to the ‘best of the best’ status he’ll need to keep his wits about him, fend off rivals – who have a beef with his father, and keep his head in the game and out of the ...[Read More]
Shrek the Third
The first was great, the second was okay, could the third follow the downward trend?Let’s find out!Is the third time a charm?Shrek and Princess Fiona have taken over the duties of king/queen when the king falls ill. Dying to get back to the swamp, Shrek does his best to cope. When the king finally croaks (he is a frog), Shrek is given a quest to bring back King Arthur and have him take the thrown....[Read More]
A Clockwork Orange
How many women have seen Clockwork Orange?The same amount that refuse to see it again.Seriously, it’s not as bad as it looksIf there were any movies out there that were extremely hard to watch, this one would be in the top three, easily. Stanley Kubrick’s horrifying tale of a young man named Alex (Malcolm McDowell), who spends his nights killing, raping and other ghastly deeds. When Alex finally g...[Read More]
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Martin Short what has happened to your career? Does anyone know? If you do, please email me.Let’s move on.
Die Hard Collection
John McClane… wowsers…. In Blu-ray? Oh, man!!!Need I say more? Quadruple the pleasureDie HardThe original started it all! The first time an actor, outside of Asia, put his body on the line. Bruce Willis is John McClane, a New York cop who finds himself in the wrong place during the wrong time. The Nakatomi Towers in L.A. are under attack from German terrorists. They have taken hostages and they wa...[Read More]