Reviews on Blu-ray, DVD, movies, and all tech gadgets

Entries for September, 2009

Blu-ray review: TYSON [2008]

 Reviewed by Johnny McNair Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 90 mins – 2008 – Rated R  – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – TrueHD 5.1 audio   When the history books are written, the life of Mike Tyson will probably read like a greek tragedy. Tyson’s life is an amazing rags to riches story, but sadly […]

Blu-ray review: Blue Thunder [1983]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 109 mins – 1983 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – TrueHD 5.1 audio   Obviously during the summer of 1983 there was only one film dominating the box office, and that was Return of the Jedi. But there was another film that rode […]

Blu-ray review: An Americam Werewolf in London [1981]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 97 mins  – 1981 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1   We’ve all seen Michael Jackson’s Thriller video, but do you know what film was the inspiration for that historical video? If you’re a fan of horror films […]

Blu-ray review: Army of Darkness [1993]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 81 mins  – 1993 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1   Hey, I loved the Sam Raimi Evil Deal trilogy, but I’m not a fan of the way it has been constantly double-dipped and repackaged in its home […]

Blu-ray review: The Last Starfighter [1984]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 101 mins  – 1984 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1   When I was a kid I remember seeing the commercials for The Last Starfighter and thinking “I have to see this movie.” It was as if the […]

Box Office Review: Inglourious Basterds [2009]

Running Time: 2 hrs. 32 min. Release Date: August 21st, 2009 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality. Distributors: The Weinstein Company Brad Pitt Christolph Waltz Mélanie Laurent Diane Kruger Eli Roth   Brad Pitt is hilarious but it is the (likely Oscar nominated) acting of lesser known Christolph Waltz […]

Box Office Review: Flame & Citron [2009]

Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released July 31, 2009 2 hr. 12 min. Ole Christian Madsen/IFC Films Thure Lindhardt Mads Mikkelson   Not everyone will be given the opportunity to experience Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen) during its theatrical release, but through the wonders of On Demand/DVD, no one will have an excuse to […]

Box Office Review: Lorna’s Silence [2009]

Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released July 31, 2009 1 hr. 45 min. R The Dardenne Brothers/IFC Films Arta Dobroshi Jeremie Renier Why does Roger Ebert, Cannes Film Festival, and a host of other people love the films of the Dardenne Brothers? In part, to paraphrase a famous axiom from Mr. Ebert: you haven’t seen […]