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Entries for June, 2008

Blu-ray Review: Meet The Spartans [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Twentieth Century Fox – 87 minutes – 2008 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio Have you ever seen a film so bad that you immediately had to watch another movie just to get the bad taste of it out of your memory? Well, Meet The […]

Blu-ray Review: Jumper [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair  Fox Home Entertainment – 88 minutes – 2008 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio – Digital Copy Let’s just get right to the point and say that Jumper could have been a very cool film, but instead turns out to be a cinematic mess that […]

Blu-ray Review: Semi-Pro [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair  New Line Home Entertainment – 100 minutes – 2008 – R-Rated & Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD 7.1 Lossless Audio   Ok, Will Ferrell needs to tell his agent to stop pushing him to do sports comedies, because what worked in Talladega Nights and Blades of Glory falls face […]

Blu-ray Review: Cloverfield [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair  Paramount Home Entertainment – 84 minutes – 2008 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p -Widescreen 1.85:1 – Dolby TruHD 5.1 audio mix NOTE: Portions of this review come from the DVD version of Cloverfield, with updates in the video and audio sections.    J.J. Abrams, the man behind TV’s Lost, Alias and […]

Blu-ray Review: Unbreakable [2000]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair  Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment – 102 minutes – 2000 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – Uncompressed 5.1 PCM audio mix When Director M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense was released in 1999 it was a monster hit that literally came out of nowhere, taking in $670 million dollars […]

Blu-ray Review: The 6th Day [2002]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 123 mins – 2002 – Rated R – 1080p Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40: 1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 By the time The 6th Day was released in theaters in 2000, the one-man-army macho muscleman films that Schwarzenegger and Stallone made their paychecks from in the 80’s and 90’s […]

Blu-ray Review: 27 Dresses [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment – 111 mins – 2008 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio Romantic comedies are like horror movies; there are so many of them pumped out of Hollywood per year, but only one or two will actually be successful. Hoping […]