When the Academy bestows upon a film the title of "Best Motion Picture of the Year", it is not done so lightly.
The King's Speech captured award after award for its heartfelt story of King George VI, his ascension to top of the monarchy, and the speech impediment that nearly pulled him right back down. In fact, it received so many awards for best picture that the Academy is considering moving the Academy Award show earlier in the season so that the winners are less predictable.
For the
The King's Speech Blu-ray review , staff reviewer Martin Liebman commented, "Supported by a witty, meaningful, and self-assured script; strong direction; great sets and costuming; seamless performances; and impeccable intangibles; The King's Speech is a complete film, a modern masterpiece with old fashioned sensibilities and a timeless message that's sure to live on for decades to come. Anchor Bay's Blu-ray release of The King's Speech delivers good video and fine audio alongside a nice assortment of extra content."
Before parents' groups were complaining about mowing down grandmas with Uzis in Grand Theft Audio, they were screaming about the violent animation in the Mortal Kombat videogame series. And similar to GTA, that negative attention attracted flocks of kids to the arcade to see what the complaining was all about. The game became so popular, and so ingrained in teenage society, that they even made a movie. And sequels. Today, Warner is releasing
Mortal Kombat on Blu-ray, along with its sequels, reminding us of a time when the color of one's blood could dictate the difference between violence and wholesome entertainment.
Staff reviewer Kenneth Brown commented in his
Mortal Kombat Blu-ray review , "Anderson's film hasn't aged very well, but it casts a nasty spell of nostalgia sure to rope in old fans. Its AV presentation is plagued with issues, but it annihilates its DVD counterpart. And its supplemental package is shallow, but I doubt that will dissuade any potential takers, especially when the Blu-ray edition can be had for such a low price."
Martial arts films got a kick in 2010 with the release of
Ip Man, a modern day martial arts masterpiece that immediately conjured up memories of days past where elaborate fight scenes were carefully scripted to make them look as real as possible without the need for special effects. Today, Well Go USA is releasing the sequel to that smash hit -
Ip Man 2 - on Blu-ray to American audiences, many of who will be seeing the film for the very first time.
For the
Ip Man 2 Blu-ray review , staff reviewer Jeffrey Kaufman commented, "The fight sequences in this film are stunningly staged and filmed, and indeed director Wilson Yip seems to have considerably upped his game on this sequel. Yen is a very appealing hero, however fictionalized this version of Ip Man actually is. The image quality, specifically the color, on this Blu-ray release is head and shoulders over the first Ip Man's Blu-ray release, and the sound design is also quite involving a lot of the time."