King Kong
February 15, 2006
One of the most sought after DVDs for classic movie buffs has been the 1933 version of King Kong, one of the most famous monster movies ever made. On the eve of Peter Jackson’s remake, Warner Brothers has released a beautifully restored print on DVD....
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997
February 13, 2006
Most people forget that Batman (1989) was the first quality comic book adaptation since Superman (1978) because nobody had taken them seriously or bothered to be faithful to the original source material for quite some time. At first, when fans heard who...
The Wages of Fear
February 10, 2006
When The Wages of Fear (1953) was released in the United States in 1955, almost 50 minutes of footage was removed because censors deemed them to be “anti-American.” The film’s director, Henri-Georges Clouzot, was known for his pessimistic worldview...
The Back to the Future Trilogy
February 4, 2006
Great Scot! Marty and the Doc are back again for a seriously heavy new Back to the Future boxset. There are few films we can call untouchable classics, but Back to the Future parts one, two and three are about as close as you could get to a perfect trilogy...
The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl in 3-D
February 3, 2006
After the gritty, hyper-violent world of Sin City (2005), Robert Rodriguez returned to more family-oriented fare like the Spy Kids movies with The Adventures of SharkBoy and LavaGirl in 3-D (2005). Inspired by the stories of his son, Racer Max, the film...
Gladiator: Extended Edition
February 1, 2006
We all know the story. In 1999, Ridley Scott hadn’t made anything decent since Thelma and Louise eight years previously, Russell Crowe was just starting to get noticed after The Insider and as for Joaquin Phoenix, who the hell is he? Cut to 2005...
Jurrasic Park Trilogy: The Extras Disc
January 29, 2006
A note to readers that this review only refers to the fourth disc that comes with the Jurassic Park Trilogy. That fourth disc being the extras features disc for each of the original films. The words and verdict are a reflection of the extras only and...
Sahara
January 20, 2006
Clive Cussler’s adventure novel gets the big screen treatment with Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn on the trail of buried treasure in the desert (you can guess which one). Scanning the bookshelf at your local, well book shop, you would think...
Lost: Season 1
January 15, 2006
A man in a disheveled suit wakes up in a jungle. He looks disoriented. He gets up and begins running through the dense foliage and comes out on a beautiful-looking beach. He looks around and is confronted by an absolutely horrific scene. We don’t see...
Team America – World Police: Uncensored and Unrated
November 16, 2005
Matt Stone and Trey Parker are among some of the most clever and most savage satirists working today. Every week on their crudely animated TV show, South Park, they skewer sacred cows like religion, politics and dominant figures in popular culture. Their...
