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Entries for October, 2008

Blu-ray Review: Halloween [2007]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Weinstein Company – 121 minutes – 2007 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.40:1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio The original 1978 Halloween has become the ultimate trick or treat flick mainly because if its title, and it was one of the first films to define the slasher genre. There have been […]

Blu-ray Review: The Happening [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment – 90 minutes – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio  Director M. Night Shyamalan was on top of the world when he did The Sixth Sense back in 1999, but almost a decade later he has had his hits, such […]

Box Office Review: Appaloosa [2008]

Oct. 29, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/5/08 1 hr. 48 min. R Ed Harris/New Line Cinema Ed Harris Viggo Mortenson Renee Zellweger Jeremy Irons   People will say this is how they used to make westerns. Not really. Seldom in westerns has the acting been this good. Only recently, in the wake […]

Blu-ray Review: Carrie [1976]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair MGM Home Entertainment – 98 minutes – 1976 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio Someone once said, “Carrie had a better time at her prom than I did.” Well if you call having pig blood poured all over you and killing the entire […]

Blu-ray Review: The Amityville Horror [1979]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair MGM Home Entertainment – 119 minutes – 1979 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio Movies centering on haunted houses have been around since the silent era, because being afraid in your own home is everyone’s worst fear. What makes the 1979 film The […]

Blu-ray Review: The Incredible Hulk [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 113 mins – 2008 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio   The first Hulk movie directed by Ang Lee in 2003 was not the powerhouse box office film that is was predicted to be. While other Marvel heroes […]

Blu-ray Review: HULK [2003]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 138 mins – 2003 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio   The Incredible Hulk is one of the most famous characters in comic book history, so obviously a big screen adaptation was highly anticipated, being that his […]

Box Office: Pride and Glory [2008]

Oct. 26, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released 10/24/08 2 hr. 5 min. R Gavin O’Connor/ New Line Cinema Edward Norton Colin Ferrell Jon Voight Noah Emmerich Family of cops. New York City. Lead cop is on the brink of divorce. Police corruption represented through involvement in drug trade and payoffs. Women in the […]

Blu-ray Review: The Strangers [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 91 mins – 2008 – Rated R and Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio   Every year there is an offering of Hollywood thrillers with tag lines like “The ultimate journey into fear,” or “The most intense thriller of the […]

Blu-ray Review: American Gangster [2007]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 156 mins (theatrical) 176 mins (extended version) – 2007 – R Rated and Unrated – 1080p Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 NOTE: Portions of this review are from the HD-DVD version and have been updated for the Blu-ray.   Movies about […]