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Bachelor Party Vegas

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 23rd, 2006

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When I received Bachelor Party Vegas in for review, I took a quick glance at the cover and the basic plot and thought to myself ‘Oh, I haven’t seen something like this before.’ I suppose a film like this is a guaranteed profit maker since these films are usually pretty cheap to make and don’t need to involve much big talent or production.

The film beings with the apparent 10 Commandments of the Bachelor World. Some of them are amusing barely cracking a smile, while others are down right bordering st…
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Punch-Drunk Love

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 22nd, 2006

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A critically acclaimed Adam Sandler film? I’d never would I have thought I’d see the day. I guess if The Truman Show is one of Jim Carrey’s dramatic stabs, then the star of Big Daddy can give a romantic comedy a try. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia), using a story from the “Strange But True” category, combined with adding a touching tenderness to his characters, wrapped up with Sandler, playing a quiet, soft spoken man prone to fits of blind rage.

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Brothers

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 22nd, 2006

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Synopsis

After hearing a lot of good things about a sleepy film from Denmark called Brothers, I was curious to see what all the fuss was about. After all, we are talking about a country that has produced a visionary director in Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves), but whose films have been a little bit on the polarizing side.

Produced as part of the Danish Dogme productions and written and directed by Susanne Bier (who created the underrated Open Hearts), Brothers is ab…
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Last Samurai, The (HD DVD)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 21st, 2006

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With HD-DVD gaining a lot of press and discussion over the past few months, many wondered what would be the initial title for release that would help showcase the power that Toshiba wanted to showcase. Some figured a big blockbuster like The Star Wars Trilogy could be released. (wouldn’t that be nice?) But with Fox being exclusive to Blu-Ray, HD-DVD’s main competition, no one could figure that a moderately successful film like 2003’s The Last Samurai would ever be thought of as a player seller. Well, af…
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Windtalkers

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 21st, 2006

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Hollywood can sometimes be so enthused to cash in on a certain type of film many decent projects looking to explore a worthwhile subject topple under the weight of the cash-grabbing, money-hungry throng. Such is the case with Director John Woo’s Windtalkers, coming to DVD a third time on April 25 in this director’s cut. Though it’s sometimes overly melodramatic, this Nicolas Cage vehicle makes good use of its characters to forge an intriguing story about Navajo code talkers, and the presumed military practice …
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Ultimate Fighting Championship Classics (Vol. 1)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 20th, 2006

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posted by Kim Lee

UFC 1 is where it all began… in the OCTAGON! 8 deadly fighters go head to head in the octagon (steel cage) where two men enter but only one man leaves victorious. These fighters battle it out in a tournament style no holds barred, bare knuckle (no gloves allowed) combat. There are No Rules, No time limit, and No judges.

Fighter Profile

Teila Tuli, 6’2” , 410 lbs., Honolulu, Hawaii – Sumo Wrestler
Gerard Gordeau, 6’5”, 216 lbs., Amsterdam, Netherlands – Savate

Patriot

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 19th, 2006

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Mel Gibson stars as reluctant guerilla fighter Benjamin Martin in this story of courage, passion, and war, which dramatizes elements from the American Revolution into a gripping fictional narrative that will manipulate every emotion you have until its rousing finale. Martin endures great personal tragedies at the hands of the British – in particular, the despicable Colonel William Tavington (played with the vile gusto of a demon from Hell by Jason Isaacs). Tavington has already killed one of Martin’s sons, and it is …
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A-Team – Complete Fourth Season, The

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 19th, 2006

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The appearance of Mr. T as B.A. Baracus unfortunately overshadows the rest of this show. Why is that unfortunate? Because Mr. T’s appeal mostly comes from his performance as the show-stealing Clubber Lang from Rocky III, and not from any major importance he had on this series. While people certainly tuned in to see Baracus, they were often disappointed by the back seat he would frequently take to the other stars – disappointed because they wanted to see Clubber Lang on the A-Team, and not the back-seat charact…
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Moonstruck

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 18th, 2006

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I always hated Moonstruck… but don’t get me wrong, this is a positive review. See, it seemed like, back in my childhood, every time I wanted HBO or Showtime to play The Goonies, they were always in the middle of yet another airing of this Academy Award-winning romance. It was a boring movie about love with that lady Cher, who needed to stick to the radio, and stay off my movie screens. My, how a little age and maturity can alter perceptions. As a seven-year old boy, I just didn’t have the sensibility fo…
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Andy Milonakis Show – Complete First Season, The

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 17th, 2006

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It’s his show, he’s Andy Milonakis. That’s what the rap says to begin each and every idiotic entry to the first season of The Andy Milonakis Show. And as Andy himself points out in the commentary for episode six, the show is meant to be as stupid as humanly possible. With Milonakis at the helm, it reaches such high aspirations with ease. I’m still not sure of the merits of a program, whose only intention is to see how asinine it can be. Rest assured, there’s a huge difference between stupid-stupid and stupid-f…
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Undertaking Betty

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 14th, 2006

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Synopsis

What is it about a comedic film about death set in the English countryside that people have to equate it to Waking Ned Devine? Now granted, that film was a crowd pleaser and is a pleasure to watch, but let’s not stigmatize the films that have been released after it. Consider the case of Undertaking Betty, a film about a funeral director named (really) Boris Plots (Alfred Molina, Spider Man 2) who has known Betty (Brenda Blethyn, Beyond the Sea) for quite some time, but h…
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Paradise Now

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 13th, 2006

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The Academy Awards are starting to build a case against their own validity. In 2005, they nominated a simply amazing film called Downfall in the Best Foreign Film category, but eventually gave the award to The Sea Inside. While Sea is a fine film, it was clear that the Academy got nervous about the ramifications of giving an award to a film about the last days of Adolph Hitler, and took the easy way out.

In 2006, they again got nervous and avoided ultimate controversy by giving their Best…
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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo – Little Black Book Edition

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 13th, 2006

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Certainly a surprise upon its initial release, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo exceeded so many box office expectations a sequel was inevitable. From what I’ve heard, European Gigolo represents everything wrong with movies today; however, I did not let that abysmal word-of-mouth prevent me from giving the first installment a chance. Unfortunately, after viewing the original, I can’t see how the sequel could be any worse.

This film has its share of supporters, and I can’t really come down on anyone …
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Mind of Mencia: Season One Uncensored

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 13th, 2006

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Synopsis

Apparently Carlos Mencia is being hyped as the latin version of Dave Chappelle when it comes to the eyes of Comedy Central, as he appears to be the guy who says whatever is on his mind, and is an equal opportunity offender. But as we all know with brussels sprouts, if you try to force something on someone, chances are they’re going to resist it.

To his credit, Mencia (who looks suspiciously like George Lopez) does immediately try to shoot that perception down, or at least make fun of it, …
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Inked: The Best of Season 1

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 13th, 2006

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Not knowing what just how much further reality TV could go, imagine my shock and amazement when reality shows dived into places that people didn’t feel like going, like bail bondsmen offices or tattoo parlors. A&E has just the thing for you, as a compilation disc of the best episodes of the show Inked is now out on DVD.

For those unfamiliar with the world of skin art, Inked takes a look inside a tattoo parlor owned by BMX star (and husband of musician Pink) Carey Hart and hi…
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Moby: Hotel Tour 2005

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 13th, 2006

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Synopsis

As one who is not a fan of much techno and even less a fan of Moby, it was a little surprising to see what my thoughts were on a recent live DVD that the artist has released (brief political soapbox rant commencing). Quite frankly, I’m not a fan of the man’s politics and his far-left rantings and ravings, and find his urge to help peddle Snapple-like tea beverages a little interesting. What I find even more interesting, nay a bit ironic is that among those that were thanked for the singer’s May 25,…
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Wonder Showzen – Season One

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 12th, 2006

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Wonder Showzen is either the most brilliant post modern art piece that I have ever seen, or it’s the work of a group of complete head cases. No matter what side of the fence you fall on, this show is undeniably offensive, creative, hilarious, disgusting… did I mention offensive? When I first heard that this show was a kids show parody for adults, I built up this image in my head of something between Pee Wee’s Playhouse and South Park. I really couldn’t have been more wrong. In fact, the show is…
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Ten Commandments, The

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 12th, 2006

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Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments hits store shelves in a new three-disc special edition, just in time for the release of the new made-for-TV mini-series. While the film classic is no stranger to DVD, it has yet to be released with this kind of gusto. At over three-and-a-half hours long, the film is simply too much for one disc to hold. The first disc contains the first 140 minutes, while disc two finishes up with the last 80. Plus, as a bonus, we get the original 136-minute silent version (also a DeMill…
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My Neighbor Totoro

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 11th, 2006

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It’s rather stunning to discover that My Neighbor Totoro was made way back in 1988, long before the days of CG and all automatic illustration. And perhaps that animation does detract from the overall experience from the film, but if that’s the only reason that it would be a problem, then people simply need to get their taste in order.

In another film from legendary Japanese film director Hayao Miyazaki (who made the Oscar-winning film Spirited Away), the film follows sisters Mei and Satsuki, w…
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Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out: Season One

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 11th, 2006

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Synopsis

I like to consider myself both wild and out. Not knowing a helluva lot about Nick Cannon, other than he seems to be an entertainer that’s heavily produced to appear in movies and release the occasional rap/R&B album, kinda like a taller version of Bow Wow, with a little bit more emotional depth and a lot less charisma. The kind of guy that the ladies (that what I like to call them) take a fancy to, without knowing…what he’s famous for.

I wasn’t too surprised to see that MTV would give him…
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Godzilla The Series – Monster Mayhem

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 11th, 2006

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Godzilla is now a hero after being feared for so long? Did I miss something? Anyhow, Godzilla – The Series featured 39 episodes created by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin shortly after the big budget remake. The show was run off the air in 2000 after pretty poor results. This is probably because Emmerich and Devlin transformed Godzilla from a huge monster to a practical little pet we would want to own. The animated series is worth a watch for children as there are only 39 episodes, but don’t expe…
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The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Posted in News and Opinions by Archive Authors on April 10th, 2006

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Fox Home Entertainment will release the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes in separate R-rated & Unrated editions on June 20th. Each will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers, along with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 audio tracks (the R-Rated version will also include a 1.33:1 fullscreen transfer). Extras will include an audio commentary (by director Alexandre Aja, screenwriter Gregory Levasseur & producer Marianne Maddalena), A behind-the-scenes documentary made up of a collection of featu…
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 10th, 2006

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I’m not in to the whole Harry Potter thing. I tried to watch couple of the movies, and I just found the whole thing to be bland, contrived and downright boring. I realize that I am in the minority on this, and that’s fine. I have no problem with that. If you enjoy it, then by all means, buy the books and watch the movies. I’m just saying that it is not for me.
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Four Brothers

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 10th, 2006

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John Singleton burst on to the scene in 1991 with the gritty urban drama Boyz N Tha Hood. While this excellent film brought him critical acclaim, I think it also brought some misconceptions about who he is as a filmmaker. While he certainly has an urban element to his films, he is not content to keep re-making urban films throughout his career. What made Boyz N The Hood so good was not the fact that it was an urban drama, but that it was a genuine story about the love that a parent has for a child.
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Shaggy Dog, The (Wild and Woolly Edition)

Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 10th, 2006

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The original 1959 version of The Shaggy Dog is notable for two reasons. First, it is the first live action film that Disney ever produced. They had created some animated features, of course, but this was the company’s first real foray into the live action market. Secondly, the film marks the screen debut of Annette Funicello, a name certain to be familiar to fans of later Disney films. Later known as “America’s Sweetheart”, Annette became a staple of the popular teenage beach movies of the 60’s.

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