Reviewed by Johnny McNair Sony Pictures – 116 minutes – 2011 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.40:1 – DTS 5.1 Audio Mix – DVD Copy There are quite a few movies about alien invasions coming out of Hollywood lately. Are they trying to tell us something? Or just cash in on a trend? And [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 129 mins  – 1995 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 The Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys has gained more momentum over the years than when it was originally released in 1995. Many who saw it fourteen years ago [...]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 112 mins – 2000 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio When Pitch Black was released in theaters way back in 2000, at first glance it was just considered to be a sci-fi B-movie to showcase up and coming [...]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 136 mins – 2004 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio     When Pitch Black turned out to be sleeper hit in 2000 it was obvious that a sequel was in the works. The Riddick character had major [...]