Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 29th, 2013
Who would have thought that stick figures could be so much fun. You heard us talk about them as our last minute gift idea. Now you have a chance to win one for yourself. New Video Group has slid a copy of Dick Figures The Movie under the Upcomingdiscs Christmas Tree. We figure we get enough free stuff for ourselves. After a short executive meeting of the top brains here at Upcomingdiscs we decided the goods go to you. Journey with Red and Blue as they search for the Sword Of Destiny...and a birthday present for Pink.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 28th, 2013
A little trip into the 3rd Dimension. Our wonderful buddies over at Anchor Bay have given us a copy of Escape From Planet Earth on Blu-ray 3D for one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner. It's a nice animated feature that you can share with your entire family. It features the voices of Jessica Alba, George Lopez and Jane Lynch. This set includes the 3D Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray and a DVD copy. Remember that you need a 3D player and capable television in order to see the film in 3D.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 27th, 2013
Christmas has just come and gone but baseball Spring training is already just around the corner. If you're a New York Yankee fan, you're going to love this prize. A&E has given us their 5-disc collection The New York Yankees 2000 World Series Collector's Edition. If you think that was a mouthful wait until you see what's in this collection. You get every game from the 2000 World Series and a ton more. Radio calls are included for each game. You can listen to the television or radio announcers. Thanks to A&E and Major League Baseball Productions.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 26th, 2013
Do you know what happens when too many hands start playing with stuff under our Christmas Tree? 12 Days of Christmas giveaways is what happens. Now our good friends at Image Entertainment have gotten into the act with a 5-disc DVD set The Naked City 20 Star-Filled Episodes. You've already heard us talk about this groundbreaking series. Image has put together a greatest hits set. We're talking guest stars like you've never seen before: Gene Hackman, Robert Redford, Peter Fonda, William Shatner, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Christopher Walken, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper and Jack Klugman. They're all in one place and one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner gets the set.
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Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
On the First Day Of Christmas Anchor Bay gives to you:
Only one of the best action televisions shows to come along in a very long time. Our wonderful elves down at Anchor Bay have been tampering with our Christmas Tree here at Upcomingdiscs. They've left a copy of Spartacus: War Of The Damned on Blu-ray for one lucky Upcomingdiscs winner. It's the final season of the epic tale with Liam McIntyre and Manu Bennett. With plenty of bonus features and in glorious high definition this is a great prize to kick off our 12 Days Of Christmas Giveaways.
Posted in: The Reel World by J C on December 25th, 2013
Posted in: The Reel World by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
You know exactly what's going on here. It's Rocky Balboa vs. Joe La Motta, and they're not exactly in their prime. For reasons of property rights, of course, this really isn't Rocky or La Motta, but you and I know it is. The film takes great pains to remind us of each of these iconic characters. Sly's character tries to take a shot at some hanging meat after drinking a glass of raw eggs. De Niro's character is found telling boxing jokes in his own club, just as the real-life La Motta did after his fighting days were over. Both of these actors played iconic fighters in their day. It's safe to say that both the characters and the actors themselves are beyond their physical prime. Sly is just three years shy of 70, while De Niro reached that milestone back in August. And that's what makes Grudge Match a better film as a comedy.
It's been 30 years since Pittsburg's greatest fighters Henry "Razor" Sharp (Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen left the fight game. They faced each other twice in their careers, splitting the victories. For each, the other was their only loss. A rubber match was going to happen, but Rocky Razor decided to retire before the fight. Since then, La Motta The Kid has not been able to let it go. He wanted to show the world he was best. It doesn't help that they had an issue out of the ring.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 25th, 2013
Futurama was the brainchild of Simpson veterans Matt Groening and David X Cohen. With the growing popularity of their iconic cartoon, it was no surprise that Fox would tap the team to bring another show to the network. When Futurama premiered in 1999, it was a combination of The Jetsons and The Simpsons. That would be ironic for those of us who think the Simpsons theme is a direct knockoff of The Jetsons. It was 1000 years in the future, and the joke was that no matter how much things changed, they hadn’t really changed at all. The space-age series would use many of the writing and art team from The Simpsons. That meant the character designs, at least the humans, would look exactly like the people in the other show. The writing would include that same subtle wit that implanted tons of references for the adults who were watching. The show never seemed to click with the kids, but it was not really meant to. The subject matter was considerably more adult in nature, and there really weren’t any cuddly characters. All of this likely led to Fox’s decision to cancel the show after four years. It wasn’t a quick and painless demise, either. The show suffered through months of purgatory. It was on, then off again. The final episodes were moved around and often rescheduled. In the end it was an uphill battle, and Futurama lost.
But the cancellation was not to be permanent. The show found new legs on cable and finally with a handful of home video movies. Interest was once again high, and Futurama was back from the grave. Unfortunately, the show really has reached the end now. This collection contains the show's last episodes.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by J C on December 24th, 2013
“You gotta be grateful for the little things in life, otherwise you’ll never be grateful for nothing.”
I’m not so sure the same fans who made 2007’s The Ultimate Gift a hit on the home video market — and spurred the creation of this sequel — will be very grateful for this tepid follow-up. The Ultimate Life stiffly and earnestly re-iterates the first film’s emphasis on appreciating non-material delights, and sprinkles in a worthwhile message about the importance of leaving a strong legacy behind. Unfortunately, this film’s own legacy places it with the long list of sequels that don’t live up to the original.
Posted in: Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 24th, 2013
"This is a story about stick figures who live in a world full of monsters and explosions and raccoons and a lot of other cool stuff, too. And it all takes place on a little planet we like to call Earth."
Last minute gifts are often the hardest of all. If you have someone on your list who likes irreverent humor and is also a home theater enthusiast, I think we might have an obscure title they likely missed. It will be a pretty cool surprise on their part, and you're sure to have delivered a few laughs along the way. In the spirit of shows like South Park and based on a series of cult web episodes comes Dick Figures: The Movie.The film is one of those intentionally crudely animated features. The main characters are literally colorful stick figures in an almost entirely black and white background world. The backgrounds mostly look like film storyboards with the occasional flare of color or explosive special effect. Of course, there are also a few raccoons which are cutouts that are animated much like things are on South Park. Like South Park, the film contains the kind of language and humor that sticks it in the face of political correctness. The film was written, produced, directed and voice-acted by Zack Keller and Ed Skudder. They are Jackie Chan fans who wanted to do a huge action-adventure film, but that stuff costs money. Instead they put it all into this project.
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