Looper (2012)

Loved this flick, easily a 5 out of 5 stars. It currently sits at a 93% certified fresh staus on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

 

 

 Whoa man, Looper was pretty amazing! Easily the best Sci-Fi movie I have seen in 13 years, and possibly the best ever in the genre. The story is smart, the action is sleek, the actors are on point, the film is beautifully shot in a distopian world and that is no easy feat, It has a bit more than a touch of a Noir feel to it as well. Looper is solid and incredible from top to bottom. It also requires the audience to think and pay attention, which is a nice change from all of the mindless action films out there. Which is fine but this is first time I have had to pay attention and think about what I was watching since Inception. It's no wonder is certified fresh at a 93%, one of the higest rated movies of the year and also one of the very best. 5 out of 5 here, My Highest Recomendation! Pull the trigger on this one and catch it in theatres.

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!   

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.

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!