New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 30, 2011
Hope Floats Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1998 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 04, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Birdee Pruitt seems to have it all. She's been married for years to her handsome highschool sweetheart, and has a brilliant and sensitive child. But when her picture perfect life comes crashing down around her - when her beloved husband dumps her on national tv - Birdee must start over. With no place else to turn, the former beauty queen, along with daughter Bernice, heads back home... to Smithville, Texas. There her life becomes even more complicated as she tries to deal with a mother she must get to really know for the first time, a daughter who desperately misses her father, and the prospect of a new romance. As Birdee undertakes her emotionally charged journey, she begins to find strength to reclaim her life, rediscover her family and return to something she had almost given up... hope.
Drama / Romance
- July 29, 2011
Whisky Galore! Blu-ray Movie
Vintage Classics
Studio Canal | 1949 | 82 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 08, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are found in the sand or in the sea every other year.
Comedy
Berlioz: Les Troyens Blu-ray Movie
C MAJOR | 2010 | 240 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Hector Berlioz's grand opera is given the full treatment by famous Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus.
Music
Exporting Raymond Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 85 min | Rated PG | Aug 02, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Follow Phil Rosenthal, creator of the hit TV series 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' in this incredibly funny true story of the attempt to translate 'Raymond' into a Russian sitcom. A hilarious, warm and intimate journey of one man, considered an expert in his country, who travels to a distant land to help people that don't seem to want his help. Lost in Moscow, lost in his mission, lost in translation, Phil tries to connect to his Russian colleagues but runs into unique characters and situations that conspire to drive him insane. The movie is a true international adventure, a genuine 'fish out of water' comedy that could only exist in real life.
Comedy / Documentary
Downton Abbey: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey | Original UK Edition
PBS | 2010 | 368 min | Not rated | Feb 08, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Downton Abbey tells the story of a complicated community. The house has been home to the Crawley family for many generations, but it is also where their servants live, and plan, and dream, and they are as fiercely jealous of their rank as anyone. Some of them are loyal to the family and committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for betterment or love or just adventure. The difference is that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family know so few of theirs. But for all the passions that rage beneath the surface, this is a secure world, serene and ordered, and, at first glance, it seems it will last forever. Little do they know, family or staff, that the clouds of the conflict that will change everything are already gathering over their heads.
Drama / Romance / War / Period
The Reef Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2010 | 88 min | Rated R | Jul 19, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Horror / Thriller
Your Highness Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 102 min | Unrated | Aug 09, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
- July 28, 2011
The Lavender Hill Mob Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Edition | Vintage Classics
Studio Canal | 1951 | 81 min | Rated BBFC: U | Aug 01, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.
Comedy / Crime / Heist
Rio Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 96 min | Rated G | Aug 02, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical
The Big Lebowski Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1998 | 117 min | Rated R | Aug 16, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Comedy / Crime / Dark humor
Red Planet Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2000 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 26, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
In the mid-21st century, the nations of a dying Earth look starward for a solution and set out to colonize Mars.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- July 27, 2011
Death Note Collection Blu-ray Movie
Death Note / Death Note II: The Last Name
Viz Pictures | 2006 | 2 Movies | 260 min | Not rated | Aug 24, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A battle between the world's 2 greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Comic book / Foreign
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Blu-ray Movie
Extended Cut
20th Century Fox | 2011 | 90 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Set two years before the first season of 'Burn Notice', this prequel unveils the story of how Sam Axe went from being a respected Naval Commander to the man of mystery who now teams up with Michael and Fiona.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Mystic Pizza Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1988 | 104 min | Rated R | Apr 05, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Three waitresses develop romantic relationships, which help them better understand their own friendships with each other.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Soldier Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1998 | 99 min | Rated R | Jul 26, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Galactic wars of the near-future are fought by soldiers trained as merciless, obedient warriors. But times change. New bioengineered combatants make veterans like Sgt. Todd obsolete. But don’t expect to toss Todd on the scrap heap without a fight.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
- July 26, 2011
The Killing Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1955-1956 | 2 Movies | 84 min | Not rated | Aug 16, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Before settling down to a respectable life, career criminal Johnny Clay teams with a group of pitiful two-bit crooks to pull off one final, elaborate heist at a racetrack.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Heist
Spy Kids Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2001 | 91 min | Rated PG | Aug 02, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Gregorio and Ingrid are the two greatest secret agents the world has ever known: masters of disguise, mavens of invention, able to stop wars before they even start. Working for separate countries, they are sent to eliminate their most dangerous enemy... each other. But in an exotic corner of the world when they finally come face to face, they fall in love instead and embark on the most dangerous mission...
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
The Name of the Rose Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1986 | 131 min | Rated R | Aug 02, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, in the 14th century a progressive Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville solves a mysterious death at a secluded Benedictine Abbey with the help of his young novice. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions.
Crime / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller
Winter in Wartime Blu-ray Movie
Oorlogswinter / Blu-ray + DVD
Sony Pictures | 2008 | 103 min | Rated R | Jul 26, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.
Drama / History / War / Foreign
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2010 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 26, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Brandon Routh stars as the eponymous paranormal investigator in this comedy horror based on Tiziano Sclavi's Italian comics. Appointed by rival clans of New Orleans werewolves, zombies and vampires to keep a leash on any rogue elements that may threaten the status quo, Dylan Dog (Routh) soon realises he has his work cut out when he discovers that war between his clients is imminent. As the supernatural forces in the city prepare to do battle, Dylan, with the help of Elizabeth (Anita Briem) and Marcus (Sam Huntington), pins his hopes on tracking down an ancient artefact that holds the key to preventing all hell from breaking loose.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural / Comic book