Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on April 8th, 2009
It’s official. I’ve just totally given up on Adam Sandler. Honestly, I haven’t laughed at anything he’s done since the music video for The Lonesome Kicker. How many times can the same absurdity and Romper Room antics work on a film audience? Even in a Walt Disney film that required Sandler to clean up his […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on July 23rd, 2008
Ubisoft Hacks themselves, Warcraft Achievements & Sonic’s got a Sword? – Welcome to the column that slices off their nose to spite their face known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. 50/26/22. I finally did my last pvping for my rogue. I worked my way […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on February 22nd, 2008
Traditionally, I love spoofs. I spent many of my younger days watching movies like Spaceballs, Robin Hood: Men in Tights or Young Frankenstein. More recently, I have actually (for the most part) enjoyed every Scary Movie. So whenever I see a new spoof, I am at least somewhat interested in the movie and have aspirations […]
Posted in Highly Defined, Regular Columns by Archive Authors on July 30th, 2007
Want to know the perks of working where I do? I get discounts to places. So I walk into Best Buy, and order a Pioneer Elite 92 for the insane price of cost plus 5%. That works out to a little under $700 for a $1300 receiver. It’s good to be the king baby. Once […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on July 15th, 2007
Synopsis It’s no big secret that I enjoy Extras, and found my way to it through the first episode of the second season, which included a guest appearance by Orlando Bloom (of Pirates of the Caribbean lore). And now that I’ve seen the first season, and rabidly followed the second season on HBO, while it’s […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on July 11th, 2007
Obligatory Oblivion GOY, PS3 Price-Cut & Booth Babes gone? – Welcome to the column that believes you can never get enough hot women promoting video games known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. This week I give you a little insight into my soul (be […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on May 23rd, 2007
Metroid Prime 3 to the Wii, Xevious to the XBLA & GTA IV takes me to the poorhouse – Welcome to the column that is available now for only $.99 (plus a small fee) known as Dare to Play the Game. Welcome to another edition of Dare to Play the Game. A rather brisk week […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on May 21st, 2007
Hopefully the next generation format’s week to put in Thunderdome can bear some real fruit. Well for the sake of relevance, Tuesday is THE week to be a supporter of the next generation formats. On the HD-DVD side, the Matrix films see their debut from Warner, with the extras from the Ultimate Matrix Collection for […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on May 6th, 2007
Synopsis Holy crap, this movie made a boat load of money for Fox when it came out around Christmas 2006, making $250 million and running second only to the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel for box office money. And to see Ben Stiller finally appear in a film that could be considered a blockbuster success […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on April 29th, 2007
Synopsis Drug addiction is scary. It can take an otherwise decent person and turn them in a messy pool of hate, disgust and worthlessness. When the drug you are addicted to is heroin; amplify that by ten. Enter Paul (played by Harry Eden(Oliver Twist)), a ten year old trying to take care of his younger […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 1st, 2007
I’ve always been fascinated by ocean life much more than space. Sure, planets and stars are cool, but growing up I was reading books about sharks, not supernovas. That interest in the wonders of the sea has never really faded, so you can imagine that I was pretty stoked to watch IMAX: Deep Sea. Unfortunately, […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on February 26th, 2007
Well, the news late today about Sony deciding to come into the affordably priced standalone market by introducing a Blu-Ray player of their own that will come out in the spring/early summer. The BDP-S300 will retail for $600 and unlike the first gen that’s $300 more, will actually include CD playback. So now that they’re […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on February 19th, 2007
Welcome one and all to the circus that is the format war. Well, let’s skip past the part where Sony will be putting copies of Casino Royale into their PS3s for the European launch, along with Fox’s announcement of Eragon on Blu-Ray for 3/20, along with rumors of Jaws on HD-DVD not dying anytime soon […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on January 29th, 2007
In a week filled with minimal news, there was one major announcement that is sure to make HD DVD fans happy. Yes, Universal has finally announced some of their exclusive HD DVD title line-up. Although none of the big blockbuster titles we know Universal has sitting around on a shelf were announced, more than a […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on January 15th, 2007
This may take a little while. So did we enjoy our thoughts and impressions of what CES 2007 held and brought? Well, let’s take a look at things that didn’t relate to Apple, shall we? First off, it appears the new color to speak of is purple. You’ve got word of the Warner Total Hi-Def […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on September 4th, 2006
Insert silly saying here, I’ve got no energy to do so, for it’s the day of rest in America. What can I say, I’m going to sit and watch my butt expand this go round (damn, I’m doing it now), so here we go… As far as the firmware update goes for the Toshiba HD-DVD […]
Posted in Highly Defined, News and Opinions by Archive Authors on August 14th, 2006
Where your trusty columnist has joined the ranks of the Xbox owners… Things have moved along like people have figured in the next-gen DVD wars, which is to say, there isn’t a clear winner since the last time we talked. There is some news from Paramount, being that Mission: Impossible III will release SD, Blu […]
Posted in News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 27th, 2006
Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology. It doesn’t get much better than Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. It’s an excellent movie filled with gutsy performances, swashbuckling adventure that doesn’t get corny or cheesy, and it’s received one of […]
Posted in News and Opinions by Archive Authors on July 6th, 2006
Discussing the old school DVD’s that still sound and look great in the era of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD technology. Hello all. Another week and another time-sensitive demo disc to discuss. Last week it was Superman: The Movie just as Superman Returns hit the theater. With Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest coming out this […]
Posted in Dare to Play the Game, News and Opinions by Michael Durr on June 28th, 2006
Legal briefs, Hot Coffee, Street Fighting, and a Chic. It’s a new column, yeah babyie yeah! Welcome to Dare to Play the Game. This is the weekly column/blog where we explore the world of gaming from the view of a very demented and emotionally insecure 30 something year old man. But since Tom Cruise is […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on November 9th, 2005
The Mask of Zorro was the Pirates of the Caribbean of its day. A classic swashbuckling story packed with action and romance, yet still presented in a family-friendly style that hearkened back to the days of the old Saturday afternoon matinée. Indiana Jones was conceived in this style, as was Disney’s National Treasure, in a […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on April 5th, 2004
Master and Commander is an epic tale that is adapted from 2 novels of a 20 novel collection by writer Patrick O’Brian. This Napoleonic-era story follows the escapades of Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his intrepid crew aboard the British war frigate HMS Surprise, as they try to hunt down and capture or […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 28th, 2004
Often, the success of one film in theaters will bring on a wave of classics on DVD with a similar theme. In this case, the new films are Pirates of the Caribbean and Master and Commander. These modern box office successes have prompted 20th Century Fox to release some classic films about the high seas […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 24th, 2004
No surprise that in Master and Commander and Pirates of the Caribbeanwould trigger the re-release of older pirate movies. And oh look: those two hits are the firstthings mentioned on the blurb! Synopsis The title is self-explanatory. What you have here is a series of 15 short film from France. Thelonger vignettes is the […]
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on April 22nd, 2023
In 1965 when The Truth About Spring was released, Haley Mills was turning 18 and was already a well established star after being in a string of hit Disney films like Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, and then That Darn Cat. Back when this film was made, it was simply a family adventure. It is simply […]
