Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was a complete mess. A shallow plot that seemed to be stretched way too thin; comic relief that was way too dumb; and an overall effort that felt phoned-in. In response, director Michael Bay regrouped and delivered
Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a sequel that returns the elements – like plot – that made the original so enjoyable while stepping it up a notch with some of the best special effects ever seen.
For the
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Blu-ray review , staff reviewer Martin Liebman commented, "Bay responds to his critics with a movie that's more in-line with what the series promised to deliver in the first place: giant special effects robots doing battle, causing ungodly amounts of damage, and devastating theaters with some of the most immersive audio ever to accompany a motion picture. The movie is far from perfect, of course, but Bay took heed of the feedback and made a bigger, far more comically toned-down, but certainly not leaner picture." He continues, "Paramount's Blu-ray release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon delivers flawless video and audio but no extras."
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the most recognizable and genre smashing albums of all time. Nearly 40 years after its initial release, it sounds as fresh today as it ever has. Its easy to imagine, if the band were still together, that millions of fans who weren't even born when the album was released would pay anything to watch Pink Floyd play through the entire album on last time. Today, thanks to the lossless audio standard of Blu-ray, we can hear the album as it was always meant to be heard, with today's release of
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Edition.
If there ever was a defined era of biblical dramas, it would be the 1950's. Hollywood was finally willing to spend the funding required to recreate the stories of the Bible on a truly epic scale. During this time in filmmaking, two films continue to stand out –
The Ten Commandments and, out on Blu-ray today,
Ben-Hur. Not surprisingly, both feature historic performances by Charlton Heston who was an icon of his day and one of the greatest actors of all time. Warner Brothers has lovingly restored this film back to its original glory and presents it, for the first time, in high definition with high definition audio.
Staff reviewer Jeffrey Kaufman commented in his
Ben-Hur Blu-ray review , "This release instantly becomes the "must have" catalog release of the year." He continues, "The film itself is simply a reference quality example of what can be achieved with catalog releases and Warner is to be thoroughly congratulated for once again doing the right thing by one of its most iconic titles."