New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- August 16, 2012
Pocahontas / Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Blu-ray Movie
2-Movie Collection / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 1995-1998 | 2 Movies | 153 min | Rated G | Aug 21, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia.
Adventure / Animation / Family / History / Musical / Romance
- August 15, 2012
The Aristocats Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 1970 | 78 min | Rated G | Aug 21, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Upon Madame Adelaide Bonfamille's passing her cat Duchess and 3 kittens stand to inherit her fortune. But not if Edgar the butler can help it.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical
The Tigger Movie Blu-ray Movie
Bounce-A-Rrrific Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2000 | 77 min | Rated G | Aug 21, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Tigger goes looking through the hundred-acre-wood to find his family.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2001 | 69 min | Rated G | Aug 21, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lifestyle. He runs away from home and into the streets where he joins a pack of stray dogs known as the "Junkyard Dogs." Buster, the pack's leader, takes an instant disliking to the "house-dog" and considers him a rival. Angel, a junkyard pup Scamp's age, longs for the safety and comfort of life in a family and the two become instant companions. Will Scamp choose the wild and free life of a stray or the unconditional love of his family?
Adventure / Animation / Family / Romance
Father's Day Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 5000 / Blu-ray + DVD + CD
Troma | 2011 | 99 min | Not rated | Aug 14, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Ahab, a man obsessed with exacting a brutal, violent revenge on the man who murdered his dad, joins John, an eager priest, and Twink, a hot-headed street hustler, on an epic quest to find and defeat this mythical monster known as Chris Fuchman AKA The Father's Day Killer.
Action / Horror / Dark humor
Private Hell 36 Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1954 | 81 min | Not rated | Aug 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two detectives are investigating a robbery in which $300,000 was taken. Their investigation leads them to the main player and they find the cash, but one of them has meanwhile fallen hard for a woman with expensive tastes, and though he desperately wants to keep her, he knows that a cop's salary isn't going to be enough for her.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
Captain Carey, U.S.A. Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1949 | 83 min | Not rated | Aug 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Webb Carey returns to Orta, near Milan, to find out who betrayed his World War II O.S.S. team and caused the death of several villagers. His old love Julie, whom he thought dead at the hands of the Nazis, is alive and married to the Barone.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / War
La Promesse Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1996 | 94 min | Not rated | Aug 14, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Roger hires illegal immigrants to work for his construction company, holding their fate in his hands while refusing to pay a living wage. When an accident threatens to expose him, Roger involves his 15-year-old son, Igor, in a web of deceit. Eventually, Igor must choose between loyalty to his father and the promise he made to take care of a young widow.
Drama / Foreign
Queen & Country Blu-ray Movie
PBS | 2012 | 211 min | Not rated | Jul 24, 2012 | Brian Orndorf
In the wake of the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years as British monarch, Trevor McDonald’s Queen & Country offers viewers a look at the customs surrounding the monarchy – from the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to the queen’s royal visits – and a glimpse of the greatest historic royal places.
Documentary
The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011-2012 | 578 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 28, 2012 | Martin Liebman
The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse and follows a small group of survivors traveling across the United States in search of a new home away from the hordes of zombies. The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a police officer in the old world. As their situation grows more and more grim, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to do almost anything to stay alive.
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Comic book / Melodrama
- August 14, 2012
No. 6: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 275 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 21, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Adventure / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Psychological thriller / Foreign
Elles Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2011 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 20, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Anne, a well-off, Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is writing an article about student prostitution. Her meetings with two fiercely independent young women, Alicja and Charlotte, are profound and unsettling, moving her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex.
Drama / Foreign
- August 13, 2012
Les Vampires Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1915 | 420 min | Not rated | Aug 14, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
An intrepid reporter and his loyal friend battle a bizarre secret society of criminals known as The Vampires.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Robert Plant & The Band of Joy: Live from the Artists Den Blu-ray Movie
Universal Music | 2012 | 76 min | Not rated | Jul 10, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Assassin's Bullet Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arc Entertainment | 2012 | 91 min | Rated R | Aug 14, 2012 | Michael Reuben
Agent Robert Diggs left his career in the FBI to escape the memories of his wife's death. However, when an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list, the FBI and CIA request he take on the case.
Action / Drama / Thriller
- August 12, 2012
Bye Bye Birdie Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1963 | 112 min | Rated G | Aug 14, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A rock star's personal appearance turns a small town into a disaster area.
Comedy / Musical / Romance / Teen
King of New York Blu-ray Movie
Dual Format Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1990 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 25, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In New York, crime gets done Frank's way - or it doesn't get done at all. Recently freed from prison, Frank White hooks up with his old crew to challenge his fellow drug lords. Each bloody battle aims at a piece of the high-priced action where being at the top of the chain can mean the difference between life and death. Unable to keep him behind bars, the cops declare war on him. Frank's answer-put a contract out on the cops.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Titanic: 100 Years in 3D Blu-ray Movie
History Channel / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
A&E Home Video | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 45 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 14, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, TITANIC: 100 YEARS IN 3D combines stunning 3D HD imagery of the wreck with powerful untold stories of passengers and crew, letting audiences experience the real life drama of Titanic in a way never before possible. In 2010, an unprecedented expedition by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and RMS Titanic, Inc. went on location to document the entire wreck site of Titanic, using high-resolution optical video, sonar, acoustic imaging, and 3D HD video and acoustic modeling. These incredible visuals are accompanied by the untold stories of people who were on the ship and linked with one or more recovered artifacts that connect to that passenger or crewmember. These haunting artifacts and unforgettable personal stories of average people take viewers back in time, making the history of Titanic as vivid as it was yesterday.
Documentary / History
- August 11, 2012
Battleship Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2012 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 28, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- August 10, 2012
The Tempest Blu-ray Movie
Derek Jarman
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 07, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
An experimental and anachronistic adaptation of William Shakespeare's play which casts the mad Prospero as a struggling artist desperate to transform his bleak world into something more spriritually satisfying.
Drama