The Heartbreak Kid Paramount Home Entertainment (Dreamworks) Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge In The Heartbreak Kid, Eddie Cantrow (Ben Stiller) is a 40-ish single man who is the manager of a San Francisco sporting goods store. Because he has never made the decision to get married he is the butt of many jokes of [...]
The Day the Earth Stood Still 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Don Lindich The Day the Earth Stood Still, released in 1951, is one of the two great and seminal science fiction films of the 1950s, the other being MGM’s Forbidden Planet. A full color production, Forbidden Planet has seen [...]
The Kingdom Universal Studios Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge The Kingdom is a taut, international thrill ride of a movie. I highly recommend it to the movie collector interested in war and espionage movies, or anyone interested in the politics and culture of the Middle East and its recent history. The movie [...]
Hancock Sony Picture Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge Will Smith is John Hancock, a down and out boozing superhero in this original action-adventure-comedy. Hancock cannot remember who he is or where he came from — he seems to be cast adrift without a purpose. And yet, he is compelled to perform the [...]
Cloverfield Paramount Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge Producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves took a huge creative risk by filming a cinéma vérité monster movie. The point of view of the movie is seen through a camcorder which bumps and careens across the screen, first at a going away party for [...]
Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray Player Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray Player MSRP $269 , Street Price $169.99 from Target Pros: First-class packaging and presentation- does not come across as a cheap product at all Solid build quality and attractive design. With the high quality packaging, it makes for a gift with a lot of appeal Excellent image quality [...]
Young Frankenstein 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge Long before the Wayan brothers produced Scary Movie parodying teen slasher horror flicks, Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder wrote Young Frankenstein, their classic comedy spoofing Frankenstein movies. Being a classic it is a must have for the serious collector. Doctor Frederick Frankenstein [...]
I have a test sample of the Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player, which I recommended in a recent column based on its feature set (especially the multichannel analog outputs) and its favorable price. A full review will be posted in a day or so. For those of you considering it I can tell you [...]
Kung Fu Panda Paramount Home Entertainment(Dreamworks Animation) Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge I highly recommend Kung Fu Panda for any collector, especially with a family – it is a highly entertaining, heart filled animated comedy from Dreamworks. Po, a rather large, flabby and furry, black and white panda (voiced by Jack Black) dreams of [...]
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Universal Studios Home Entertainment Blu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge A renegade elven prince (Luke Goss) returns from self-imposed exile to an enchanted underground kingdom of elves, trolls and fairies to steal his father’s crown so he can lead an indestructible Golden Army of mechanical warriors to destroy all [...]
Memorex_MVBD2510 Blu-ray Player (click for larger image) If you missed the deal on woot.com on Tuesday, here’s another chance to snag a Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player for under $150. TheNerds.net has it for $136.99 + $9.99 shipping Buy.com has it for $149.99 delivered I mentioned this player in the last newspaper column I submitted to [...]
Today only, you can get a brand new (not refurbished) Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player for $139.99 + $5 shipping from woot.com! I don’t have any experience with this player, but it is Profile 1.1 and a new design, which bodes well for it. It has analog outputs and internal Dolby TrueHD decoding as well. This [...]
Insignia NS-BR DVD Blu-ray Player If you are looking to get into Blu-ray and enjoy the high definition picture, sound, and advanced interactive features, this player is a great choice. I gave it great marks and a top recommendation when it was selling for $299. At $229 it is quite the bargain, especially since [...]
Nim’s Island 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Directed by: Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin Reviewed by: Lance Rhinehart Nim’s Island promises an all-family, comedic action/adventure drama. And while it does deliver something in all its categories, it also leaves some of its more anticipated story follow-through unsatisfied. Not to begin this review on a sour [...]
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Image Entertainment Blu-ray 4-disc set, $69.99 If you are a fan of documentaries, space exploration, or the history of the space age, When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions is a must-have. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundadviceblog.com%2Fblu-ray%2Fwhen-we-left-earth-the-nasa-missions-a-blu-ray-must-have%2F’; addthis_title = ‘When+We+Left+Earth%3A+The+NASA+Missions+Blu-ray+Review’; addthis_pub = ”;
The Mummy Returns Universal Studios Home Entertainment Written and Directed by: Stephen Sommers Review by: Lance Rhinehart Ten years after the close of The Mummy storyline, the mummy does indeed return; this time he plays a more secondary role in a sinister plot for domination and havoc. His reincarnated lover, formerly Anck Su Namun, and [...]
The Spiderwick Chronicles Paramount Home Entertainmen Directed by: Mark Waters Review by: Lance Rhinehart Film Overview: Set in a traditional old abandoned house with a mysterious history, the Grace family (or at least part of the family) move into their new home to make a fresh start of things. And even though the characters in [...]
The Mummy Universal Studios Home Entertainment Editor’s note- to learn more about Universal’s impressive Blu-ray efforts, see their great new website at www.universalhidef.com. It’s the best studio website I have seen to date and shows that with Blu-ray, you get much more than better pictures and sound. Blu-ray Movie Review by: Lance Rhinehart The 1932 [...]
Doomsday Blu-ray Disc review By Don Lindich For screenshots of Universal’s Blu-ray splashscreen, menus and features, see my post Universal Blu-ray Discs are here- a first look. As one of Universal Studios’ first Blu-ray Disc releases, Doomsday has been a highly anticipated title. In technical merit it does not disappoint… in fact, it delights with [...]
As part of my efforts to promote and educate about high-definition media (you really do need to move up from DVD, folks) Blu-ray movie reviews will now be a regular feature on the site. We have a very unique format and lots of great new discs to review, so be sure to check back regularly [...]
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