Loved this flick, easily a 5 out of 5 stars. It currently sits at a 93% certified fresh staus on Rotten Tomatoes.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Looper (2012)
Loved this flick, easily a 5 out of 5 stars. It currently sits at a 93% certified fresh staus on Rotten Tomatoes.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Marvel's The Avengers Blu-Ray
I rate this film a 5 out of 5 Stars and this Blu-Ray a 4.95 out of 5
I purchased my 4 disc 3D Blu Ray combo pack with bonus
soundtrack download at as soon as I could get my hands on it at midnight and
have already watched it twice so far. I have made it no secret that this movie
was/is my favorite film of the year thus far. I love love love it for multiple
reasons and the blu ray does not disappoint. It’s framed in a 1.79 aspect ratio
that fills up every inch of your television no matter the size and it looks
pristine. My only nitpick and it really is a nitpick is that I found some scenes
to be a bit dark and some of the detail is lost but that’s about it. It also
looks really really clean, and in a couple of instances Thor’s costume looked
plastic and you felt like it was a movie costume as opposed to a super hero
costume. Again though these are small complaints, other than that it is
flawless. It also manages to really bring the thunder when it comes to the
discs 7.1 DTS MA track. It literally will shake your house. Heavy on the bass
and crystal clear dialogue that never gets lost in the action. Totally
immersive sound. The only real disappointment was the special features or lack thereof.
I tore through them in an hour and that’s being generous. Only 15 min of
deleted scenes and some of them were not even finished. Still enjoyable though
and two featurettes, also enjoyable but very brief. I smell the eventual double
dip super special directors cut edition to come out in about six months or so.
But hands down this is a must own disc and one THE must own discs of the year
to go with its stance as one of if not the best movie event of the year. Summer
popcorn blockbuster and genuine good flick. As stated earlier it is still my favorite
movie I have seen all year. I have seen it 7 times total so far and could just
as easily watch it again right now. I look forward to watching all of the phase
one films in order of release here very soon. Marvels movie integration is
truly revolutionary in feeding the fans frenzy for more superhero goodness and their
credits snippets are always a fun edition. This Blu-ray is worth every penny
and will be watched many, many times!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Titanic (1997) Blu-Ray
Though it is a film plagued with Cliche's and saddled with a corny love story, people often forget how much of a technical marvel and an achievement in film making on the grandest scale the film Titanic is and is filmed with masterful execution. I am a fan of historical events like this, Hindenberg etc etc. So I have always enjoyed this movie, not so much the love story (which is a bit corny) but the historical aspects of the film fasinate me. And as acclaimed as the film was with its 13 Ocsar nominations (most ever) and 11 wins (tied for most ever with 2 ither film) The Blu Ray is just as much of a technical marvel. This goes into the Top 3 discs I have ever seen for video quality, love him or hate him Jim Cameron knows how to make epic grand scale films and he certainly knows how to make his movies look positivly stunning on Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray earns my highest recomendation and a no brainer for fans of the film or the event, but I urge even the most casual of viewers to check this disc out even if no interest is had for the love story skip it forward to the second half and Hold onto your butts, because it will blow you away and leave tour jaw on the ground with them visuals.I can see how the film might not be for everybody but the Blu-Ray really is a techniacal Marvel and is not to be missed. In a word Breathtaking could be used to describe the picture quality on this 4-disc Blu-Ray set. Then add in the 5.1 DTS MA and this disc is real winner. That dow not even include the bonus content. In this set there is over 2 and hald hours of mew documentaries commentaries and featuresttes and over 6 hours of total bonus features. It's a fully loaded disc of suppliments to go along with the completely restored film. This here is what Blu-Ray is all about taking something one has already experienced and turn it into a completely new experience. You have never witnessed this film like this and its hard to imagine one will ever see it look or sound any better and at for roughly 20-22 dollars, its a steal.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Dredd 3-D
I give this movie 4.5 out of 5 Stars and was really quite taken with this film!
OK, SO Dredd is F'N Awesome! Violent to the extreme and gritty, Now that is the proper way to do a Judge Dredd reboot. A beautifully shot film with elements of Noir, while managing to feel like an art-house indy. My jaw was left a gape in more than a few scenes. Dredd is also rich in comic lore of the unstoppable Judges, features a Good villain and Bad Ass performace from Carl Urban, and is pure amped up fun. Visual effects were off the charts cool, it's rare when I try to make it point to tell people to see movies in 3-D but Dredd is worth it. ITs one of the best 3-D films I have ever seen and it creeped up and took over the spot for my 3rd favorite movie I have seen this year. Fantastic film and a damn good, rip roaring fun trip to the theatres for this one. A small warning though do not mistake this for the friendly Stalone version, when I say violent and Gritty, I mean it, this film is VIOLENT like a Dredd comic would be, younglings need to stay away from this. Very Highly recomended!
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