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Entries Tagged ‘action’

Blu-ray Review: Drive Angry 3D [2011]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Summit Entertainment  – 104 minutes – 2011 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.78:1 – Dolby DTS HD 5.1 Audio Mix – 2D and 3D versions What the hell happened to Nicolas Cage’s career? I used to love this guy because he could pull off action, comedy, and drama, play the [...]

Blu-ray Review: I Am Number Four [2011]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Disney – 109 minutes – 2011 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – Dolby DTS 5.1 Audio Mix – DVD – Digital Copy Because of the success of I Am Legend, the wave of “I Am…” movies was inevitable. Though the premise is miles away from Mr. Smith’s blockbuster hit, [...]

Blu-ray Review: Mortal Kombat [1995]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Brothers – 101 minutes – 1995 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 1.78:1 – DTS 5.1 Audio Mix – Digital Copy The original Mortal Kombat game released in 1992 captured gamers in a big way and became one of the most controversial games of all time. Hollywood saw how the [...]

Blu-ray Review: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation [1997]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Brothers – 95 minutes – 1997 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 1.78:1 – DTS 5.1 Audio Mix – Digital Copy The first Mortal Kombat film made a lot of loot, more than was probably actually expected. And in Hollywood you know what that means, there will be a sequel…whether [...]

Blu-ray Review: The A-Team [2010]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment – 117 minutes – 2010 – Rated PG-13/Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix – Digital Copy Back in the mid-80’s NBC had a hit show that starred a big black guy with a Mohawk and the lovable actor from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and [...]

Blu-ray Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [2010]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Disney – 116 mins – 2010 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD 5.1 Audio – DVD copy – Digital Copy Hollywood is still struggling to successfully adapt a videogame into a big screen movie that will be won over by both audiences and critics alike. There have [...]

Blu-ray Review: Iron Man 2 [2010]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Paramount – 124 mins  – 2010 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – Dolby Digital DTS-HD 5.1 Audio – DVD/Digital Copy combo   The first Iron Man movie was definitely one of the better comic book-to-big screen adaptations that has come out in the last decade. The best thing about [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Bros. – 201 mins – 2003 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD 6.1 Audio – DVD copy – Digital Copy After the success of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, everyone was anticipating the grand finale. The last film in The Lord of [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [2002]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Bros. – 179 mins – 2002 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD 6.1 Audio – DVD copy – Digital Copy Everyone involved must have definitely been relieved when The Fellowship of the Ring was released, because not only was it a critical success, it also was [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [2001]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Bros. – 178 mins – 2001 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD 6.1 Audio – DVD copy – Digital Copy Translating J.R.R. Tolkien’s books into big screen motion pictures could have been a disaster, such as with Frank Herbert’s Dune. But somehow the stars in the [...]