Posted in: The Reel World by Brent Lorentson on July 27th, 2012
With August just around the corner and the summer movie season coming to a close, this is usually the time when studios dump off the rest of their bigger-budget films before they head into the fall and begin prepping for the award season. Occasionally we’ve been given a few gems, but for the most part there is nothing really to get too excited over. It’s also not to favorable when a movie attempts to be released the week following an enormous blockbuster like Dark Knight Rises, but it seems The Watch has stepped up to see what monetary crumbs it can muster up from the moviegoers this weekend.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on July 26th, 2012
After a family moves into a new home, they are taken hostage by a group of hitmen who are searching for money that has been stolen from a crime-boss. The film's title, “Aggression Scale,” refers to a psychological evaluation that measures the tendency for an individual to act in aggressive ways that may harm others. This applies to our hero Owen, the son of the family, whose violent/survivalist tendencies are worrisome and detrimental in all situations except this one, where he may be the savior of the family.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 26th, 2012
"Space... The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before."
Nearly 20 years after the original Star Trek left the network airwaves, Gene Roddenberry set out to discover if he could catch lightening in a bottle once again. Some say he did an even better job with Star Trek: The Next Generation. There are times I tend to agree. The Star Trek sequel series had a lot more advantages from the moment it was conceived
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on July 25th, 2012
Our pals over at Well Go USA have given us 3copies of Butterfly Swords on DVD. Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Panda 2) and Tony Leung (Hero, Infernal Affairs) combine amazing martial arts with high flying wire work as members of an elite group of assassins loyal to the king. When a group of Rebels threaten to take down the empire, they must infiltrate the organization in order to stop them. The bonus features includes brand new English subtitles. To win a copy of this prize, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are Lynda Larsen-Baldry, Gary Smith & Johnny X.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 25th, 2012
"The North Yungas Road, better known as El Camino De La Muerto, The Death Road, was carved from the mountain in the 1930's by Paraguayan prisoners during the Chaco War. This road's still one of the only routes connecting the mountain city of La Paz to the Amazon lowlands..."
The Ice Road Truckers are back, but it's not the haul roads of Canada or Alaska they'll be facing this time. They've been taken to South America where they'll haul cargo across the continent’s death roads. This is the second season of the spin-off of Ice Road Truckers. This year the World's Deadliest Roads takes us to South America.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on July 25th, 2012
Hopefully, a lot of the readers had a chance to read my Transformers Prime: Season One on Blu-Ray review. In it, they would have found a fantastic animated series that is almost on equal level to the Generation one cartoons. The series has captivating characters, amazing sound and a better story than those silly live action movie sequels. Today to review, I have the Prime special dvd: One Shall Stand. The dvd has four episodes from season one and three new episodes from season two cut into one huge movie. Let’s go shall we?
Posted in: Disc Reviews by J C on July 25th, 2012
I knew this movie was in big trouble as soon as it decided to kill off its most charismatic character/actor in the first 10 minutes. Don't worry, MMA fans: the poor soul who prematurely bites the dust is not played by UFC legend Randy Couture, who headlines this straight-to-DVD airplane "thriller" that makes you appreciate all the skill and care devoted to making even enjoyably junky action flicks like Passenger 57.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 24th, 2012
"Satan has sent me Twins Of Evil."
Okay, it wasn't really Satan, at least I don't think it was. It was the folks over at Synapse who sent me the Blu-ray release for Hammer's Twins Of Evil, and I'm pretty glad that they did. If you're a horror fan of any worth and are old enough, you have some wonderfully frightful memories of Hammer's run of horror films starting in the late 1950's. Hammer pretty much began where Universal ended their celebrated cycle of horror films. Like Universal, the cycle produced a new generation of atmospheric horror films that included the classic creatures.
Posted in: Contests, Expired Contests by Gino Sassani on July 23rd, 2012
Our pals over at Well Go USA have given us 2 copies of Cherry Bomb on Blu-ray. It's a full-on action-packed homage to the action films of the 1980's. It's set to be a classic revenge film in the tradition of the early grindhouse favorites. To win a copy of this prize, follow these instructions.
Contest is now closed Winners are Edward Hadelkowski & Bernard Smith
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Brent Lorentson on July 23rd, 2012
There is a thin line between paying homage and ripping off another film. In the case of The Girl From The Naked Eye you may as well call it outright theft. If you’ve ever seen Sin City and you’re a fan, be ready to have your eyes roll and at times be offended at how blatantly these film makers rip off Frank Miller’s masterpiece The Hard Goodbye. Sure, there is nothing wrong with a little inspiration from a piece of work, but come on, you’re going to tell me it took three writers to get together and rip off Miller and come up with this?
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