New Blu-ray Reviews

Fairy Tail: Part 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2009-2010 | 294 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the Kingdom of Fiore, powerful wizards make their living by joining magical guilds and contracting out their services to become "wizards for hire". Harnessing the forces of Dragon Fire, Ice, Weaponry, and the Zodiac, four young wizards of the infamous guild Fairy Tail team up to seek their fortunes. Growing stronger with every mission, they travel the countryside helping people and battling rival guilds, but with personalities as different as their magic skills, this team may end up doing more damage than good.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Universal Studios | 2010 | 41 min | Not rated | Nov 15, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Join Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern-day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by larger-than-life creatures - including the powerful Liopleurodon, long-necked Elasmosaurus and gigantic Shonisaurus - which were ruling the seas before dinosaurs conquered the earth. Thanks to state-of-the-art ultra-photorealistic imagery, see science come alive in a unique and entertaining manner. Immerse yourself in a lost age, 200 million years back in time, and get ready for a face-to-face encounter with the T-Rex of the seas! Starring: Richard Rider, Chole Hollings Directed by: Pascal Vuong, Ronan Chapalain

Documentary / Nature

Usher: OMG Tour, Live From London Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2011 | 104 min | Unrated | Nov 01, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Features all the hits including 'OMG' 'More' 'DJ Got Us Falling In Love' 'Burn' 'U Make Me Wanna' 'U Remind Me'.

Music

Metropolis Blu-ray Movie  

Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis

Kino Lorber | 1984 | 82 min | Not rated | Nov 15, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Music / Sci-Fi

Mike & Molly: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 491 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2011 | Brian Orndorf

A couple meets in a weight-loss support group.

Comedy / Romance

Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2010-2011 | 3 Seasons | 645 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 22, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

The adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS. Along with a series of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help people and right wrongs.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Our Idiot Brother Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 90 min | Rated R | Nov 29, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue.

Comedy

Trespass Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Millennium Media | 2011 | 91 min | Rated R | Nov 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman

In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle, a fast-talking businessman, has entrusted the mansion's renovation to his stunning wife, Sarah. But between making those big decisions and keeping tabs on their defiant teenage daughter, Sarah often finds herself distracted by a young, handsome worker at their home.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Picture Perfect HD Chicago Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Topics Entertainment | 2011 | 57 min | Not rated | Nov 29, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Spectacular skyline, beautiful river: Mountains and lakes are peaceful, but sometimes the reassuring buzz of a beautiful city can be just as relaxing. Chicago is a perfect example of this with its sparkling city lights reflecting in the calm river that cuts through it, linking nature and architecture. The dancing waters of Buckingham Fountain and splashing of Crown Fountain are soothing and joyful at the same time. Take some time to reflect at Cloud Gate in Millennium Park before taking in the sights of the city as you travel Lake Shore Drive. The tour ends with a celebration of life and country in a spectacular HD fireworks display.

Documentary / Nature / Other

The War at Home Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1996 | 123 min | Rated R | Jun 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben

On Thanksgiving Day, a Vietnam veteran haunted by memories of bloody combat confronts reminders of the man he used to be and the family that no longer knows him.

Drama

French Cancan Blu-ray Movie    

Blu-ray + DVD

BFI Video | 1955 | 102 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 07, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance / Foreign

12 Angry Men Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1957 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 22, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.

Crime / Drama

WWII in HD Blu-ray Movie  

World War II in HD | Collector's Edition

A&E Home Video | 2009 | 605 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 15, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict. Using footage never before seen by most Americans--converted to HD for unprecedented clarity--viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields. Along the way they'll meet a diverse group of soldiers whose wartime diaries and journals show in visceral detail what the war was really like. This visually astonishing landmark series presents the story of World War II through the eyes of 12 Americans who experienced the war firsthand. Viewers will hear the story of Army nurse June Wandrey, who served from the beginning of the war in North Africa to the liberation of the camps in Germany. They will meet Shelby Westbrook, a young African American from Toledo, who became a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen; Jimmie Kanaya, the son of Japanese immigrants, who served in the U.S. Army and was imprisoned in Europe; and Jack Werner, a Jewish émigré who escaped from Austria before the war and wound up fighting not against Hitler and the hated Nazis, but in the Pacific Theater.

Documentary / History / War

Aspen Extreme Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1993 | 118 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 11, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Two ski buddies, TJ Burke and Dexter Rutecki , move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship. Along the way, TJ tries to realize his dream of becoming a professional writer, and the pair train for the upcoming Powder 8 ski competition.

Action / Drama / Sport

Conan the Barbarian 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 113 min | Rated R | Nov 22, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comic book

The River Why Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2010 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 08, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Young Gus Orviston, a fishing prodigy, leaves the family where he feels smothered by the ceaseless competition of his mother and father, and takes up residence in a cabin near the Oregon river where he can fish all day. But his plan becomes more complicated as Gus meets new people who challenge him to expand his world, including Titus, an amateur philosopher, and Eddy, a beautiful and elusive young woman with fishing skills to match Gus's.

Adventure / Drama / Nature

3D Safari: Africa Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Level 33 | 2011 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2011 | Martin Liebman

3D SAFARI: AFRICA is a 90-minute 3D adventure documentary, hosted by Emmy award winning, Hunter Ellis. From hot air balloon rides to a wildebeest stampede, the action-packed journey through beautiful and exotic Africa becomes vividly alive in spectacular 3D. Viewers experience the animal kingdom in full-effect, from an unsuspecting zebra defending her life from a crocodile, to a mother cheetah searching desperately for her lost cub.

Adventure / Documentary / Nature / Other

Conan the Barbarian Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 113 min | Rated R | Nov 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Comic book

DreamWorks Dragons Blu-ray Movie  

Gift of the Night Fury / Book of Dragons / Blu-ray + DVD

DreamWorks | 2011 | 2 Movies | 40 min | Not rated | Nov 15, 2011 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Animation / Family / Fantasy / Short

Main Street Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 93 min | Rated PG | Nov 15, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.

Drama