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Entries Tagged ‘Sci-Fi’

Blu-ray review: 12 Monkeys [1995]

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 […]

Blu-ray review: Pitch Black [2000]

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 […]

Blu-ray review: The Chronicles Of Riddick [2004]

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 […]

Blu-ray review: Event Horizon [1997]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Paramount Home Entertainment – 95 min – 1997 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Master Audio     Ridley Scott mastered setting a horror film in space brilliantly in the 1979 movie Alien. Since then, this plot has been attempted many, many times with either […]

Blu-ray review: Doom [2005]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 113 mins – 2005 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio   Without a doubt, Doom is one of the most played games of all time, and the videogame industry owes so much to the success of it, because it […]

Blu-ray review: Babylon A.D. [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment– 101 minutes – 2008 – Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio – Digital Copy   The problem with the sci-fi film genre is that for every great one that comes along, you have to suffer through about twenty really, really bad ones. This […]