Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sort By: Post Date | Title | Publish Date
The Honeymooners and The Dick Van Dyke Show
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Wes Phillips • May 02, 2004 • 0 comments

It's difficult to name a single televised situation comedy that doesn't owe a huge genetic debt to a trilogy of early TV prototypes. The Honeymooners can legitimately be said to have supplied the DNA from which everything since has evolved. The Dick Van Dyke Show, for example, moved the genre into the suburbs and the workplace.
Continue Reading »
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Apr 24, 2004 • 0 comments

Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Sean Bean. Directed by Peter Jackson. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). 4 discs. Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround, DTS ES 6.1 Surround, Stereo Surround (English). 223 minutes. 2002. New Line Home Entertainment N6504. PG-13. $39.99.
Continue Reading »
Looney Tunes Golden Collection
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Apr 18, 2004 • 0 comments

Aspect ratio: 4:3. 4 discs. Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (English, French). Warner Home Video 27918. NR. $64.92.
Continue Reading »
Alien Quadrilogy
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Apr 11, 2004 • 0 comments

Alien: Director's Cut


Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. Directed by Ridley Scott. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). 5.1 Dolby Digital, DTS (English), Mono (Spanish). 116 minutes. 1979.


Picture ***1/2


Sound **1/2


Film ****
Continue Reading »
Millennium Actress
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Aimee Giron • Mar 28, 2004 • 0 comments

Voices of Miyoko Shoji, Shozo Iizuka, Hisako Kyoda. Directed by Satoshi Kon. Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Japanese, with English and French subtitles). 87 minutes. 2003. DreamWorks Home Entertainment 90393. PG. $19.95.
Continue Reading »
Sherlock Holmes in Wartime
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Barry Willis • Mar 21, 2004 • 0 comments

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (68 minutes, 1942); Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (68 minutes, 1943); Sherlock Holmes in Washington (71 minutes, 1943). Directed by Roy William Neill. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (66 minutes, 1942). Directed by John Rawlings. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Monophonic. B&W MPI Home Video DVD7545, DVD7549, DVD7540, DVD7550. NR. $27.88 each.
Continue Reading »
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Collector's Edition, Seasons 1–3
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Scott Wilkinson • Mar 14, 2004 • 0 comments

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, Cirroc Lofton, Colm Meaney, Armin Shimerman, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 54 hours 31 minutes. 1992–1995. Paramount Home Video 056454, 05893, 05894. NR. $139.99 per season.
Continue Reading »
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Mar 07, 2004 • 0 comments

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 109 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Video 27723. R. $29.95.
Continue Reading »
The Adventures of Indiana Jones
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Feb 29, 2004 • 0 comments

Raiders of the Lost Ark


Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliot. 115 minutes. 1981. PG.


Picture ***


Sound ** 1/2


Film *** 1/2
Continue Reading »
Paul Van Dyk: Global
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Aimee Giron • Feb 22, 2004 • 0 comments

Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English). Two discs. Mute 92189. NR. $20.98.
Continue Reading »
The Tick: The Entire Series
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Feb 15, 2004 • 0 comments

Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround (English). Two discs. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 01209. NR. $29.95.


Picture **


Sound ***


Film** 1/2
Continue Reading »
A Mighty Wind
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Feb 08, 2004 • 0 comments

A Mighty Wind
Continue Reading »
The Core
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Steven Stone • Feb 01, 2004 • 0 comments

Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, D.J. Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tchécky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, Alfre Woodard. Directed by Jon Amiel. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 (English, French). 134 minutes. 2003. Paramount Home Video 860233. PG-13. $29.99.
Continue Reading »
ER: The Complete First Season
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
• Jan 25, 2004 • 0 comments

Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle. Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 2.0 (French subtitles). Four discs. 999 minutes. 1993. Warner Bros. Home Video 24629. NR. $59.98.
Continue Reading »
X2: X-Men United
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Jan 18, 2004 • 0 comments

Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming. Directed by Bryan Singer. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). DTS 5.1 ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French, Spanish). Two discs. 132 minutes. 2003. Fox Home Entertainment 2009206. PG-13. $29.98.
Continue Reading »
Site Map / Direct Links
Displays Speakers HT Systems Sources Electronics Other Gear Software AV Interiors Top Picks How-To Community Show Reports Blogs Archived Blogs Latest News Shop Resources Subscriptions