New Blu-ray Reviews

Super Skyscrapers Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 2014 | 217 min | Not rated | Apr 29, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

As urban space shrinks, we build higher and faster than ever before, creating a new generation of skyscrapers. Super skyscrapers are pushing the limits of engineering, technology and design to become greener, stronger, smarter and more luxurious than their predecessors.

Documentary

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Blu-ray Movie  

ゴジラvsメカゴジラ / Gojira vs. Mekagojira

Sony Pictures | 1993 | 108 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

In response to Japan's request for a countermeasure against Godzilla, UN engineers construct Mechagodzilla, a giant robotic version of Godzilla. Nonetheless, Godzilla proves himself a force to be reckoned with against this monstrosity and battle ensues.

Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Blu-ray Movie  

ゴジラvsスペースゴジラ / Gojira vs. Supesugojira

Sony Pictures | 1994 | 108 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

Godzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II / Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1993-1994 | 2 Movies | 215 min | Rated PG | May 06, 2014 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign

An American Tail Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1986 | 80 min | Rated G | Mar 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must find them while trying to survive in a new country.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical

Nymphomaniac: Volume I Blu-ray Movie    

Nymph()maniac: Volume I

Artificial Eye | 2013 | 117 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Apr 28, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After he finds her bloodied and bruised in an alleyway, an older gentleman rescues Joe, a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, and returns with her to his apartment. Over the course of the night, she recounts to him the story of her life, including her complicated relationship with her parents, how she lost her virginity, the many men she has seduced and the one man who might have been her true love.

Drama / Erotic

Welcome to the Jungle Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2013 | 94 min | Not rated | Mar 25, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.

Comedy

Harry and the Hendersons Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1987 | 111 min | Rated PG | Mar 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

While vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, the Henderson clan accidentally run over a strange animal with their car, and when they get out to see what it is, they find the seemingly dead body of a hairy Bigfoot-type monster. Believing that the creature is a grizzly bear, the Hendersons take it home, planning to stuff the beast and put it on display in their living room. Predictably, the hirsute monster revives and is adopted by the family as a pet.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Rita, Sue and Bob Too Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000

Twilight Time | 1987 | 93 min | Rated R | Apr 08, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Drama

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Blu-ray Movie  

Flicker Alley | 1923 | 109 min | Not rated | Mar 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

In fifteenth century Paris, Jehan, the evil brother of the archdeacon, plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt, which eventually leads to the peasants storming the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Meanwhile, Jehan's slave, a freakish hunchback named Quasimodo, falls in love with the young gypsy queen, Esmeralda, who in turn is in love with Phoebus, a gentleman soldier and a rogue with the ladies. Phoebus's gallant side is awakened by the beautiful peasant girl, and he soon returns her love. Unknown to him, his love is dangerous, because Jehan lusts for Esmeralda and is willing to kill the handsome soldier to possess her. But the hunchback will tolerate no harm coming to her, not even if it comes from his own master...

Drama / Horror / Romance

Space Battleship Yamato Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 138 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah / Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1991-1992 | 2 Movies | 216 min | Not rated | May 06, 2014 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Blu-ray Movie  

ゴジラvsキングギドラ / Gojira vs. Kingu Gidorâ

Sony Pictures | 1991 | 101 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

Time travellers from the 23rd century return to 1992 to warn Japan that Godzilla will cause a catastrophic nuclear incident in the 21st century and suggest a way to rid the world of him forever. They intend to go back to 1944, to Ragos Island, where a dinosaur was exposed to radiation from the Bikini H-Bomb test and became Godzilla. Upon completion of this task, King Ghidrah appears in 1992 and the visitors' true plan is discovered. They wish to destroy Japan so it will not become the dominant economic force. Luckily for the Japanese, Godzilla was still created and will now fight Ghidrah.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Blu-ray Movie  

ゴジラvsモスラ / Gojira vs. Mosura / Godzilla vs. Mothra

Sony Pictures | 1992 | 102 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

In the midst of another rampage by Godzilla, Mothra emerges to save the human race from Battra.

Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

The Art of the Steal Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 90 min | Rated R | May 06, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world.

Comedy / Crime / Heist

Great Expectations Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2012 | 128 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 15, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Earnest orphan Pip finds his life changed forever soon after encountering and lending assistance to escaped convict Magwitch on the marshlands near his home. Later, after being summoned to visit the stately home of the otherworldly Miss Havisham and finding himself mesmerized by the old lady's beautiful, but cold and distant niece, Estella, Pip learns he has received an inheritance from a mysterious benefactor. After moving to London to be educated as a gentleman under the guardianship of a formidable lawyer, a now-adult Pip, believing he now has the required social standing, aims to convince Estella he is worthy of her love.

Drama / Period

The Berlin File Blu-ray Movie    

Bereurlin | 베를린 | CJ 031 | First Press Limited Edition

CJ Entertainment | 2013 | 120 min | Rated KMRB: 15+ | Jul 25, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A North Korean agent in Berlin is betrayed and cut loose in the midst of a financial espionage intrigue. Together with his wife, a translator at the North Korean embassy in Berlin, they try to escape being purged, as North and South Korean operatives relentlessly pursue them.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Fascination Earth 3D: Our Wonderful Planet Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

3D Media | 2013 | 276 min | Not rated | May 21, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Fascination Earth 3D takes you to the most magnificent places in the world. These films, shot in real 3D, portray our world as never seen before, from breathtaking scenery through impressive marine footage to the most beautiful and most dangerous animals on our planet.

Documentary / Nature

Copperhead Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2013 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 15, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

An upstate New York family is torn apart during the American Civil War

Drama

Toto: 35th Anniversary Tour Blu-ray Movie  

Live in Poland | Deluxe Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2013 | 150 min | Not rated | Apr 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This spectacular live concert sees Toto celebrating their 35th Anniversary at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland during their 2013 World Tour. The show epitomises the combination of craft, heart and drive that has been Toto's trademark throughout their career in a set packed with hits and classic album tracks. The individual band members have played on many of the best known and most successful records in history but when they come together as Toto they create music that is uniquely special. This is Toto at their very best.

Music