 | | 1. Kung Fu Panda (Widescreen) | | | Director: John Stevenson Mark Osborne | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/7/2008 | User Rating: 5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 |  | Kung Fu Panda - DVD Review By: Chris Barsanti - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 10/31/2008 3:31 PM | |
It's surprising that Hollywood has taken until 2008 to come up with Kung Fu Panda. Taking your factory-issue period-piece martial arts plot -- wherein schlubby protagonist finds his inner warrior as a means of expressing filial piety and ensuring the harmonious survival of his village -- and combining it with supercharged computer animation, PG-friendly combat, and a flurry of cute animals just makes good business sense. read the full review | |
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 | | 4. Dead Like Me-Movie | | | Starring: Callum Blue Ellen Muth Director: Stephen Herek | | Format: DVD Release Date: 2/17/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Dead Like Me - Life After Death - DVD Review By: Alyse Wax - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 3/1/2009 10:26 PM | | Five years ago, Showtime had a delightfully quirky hour-long called Dead Like Me. The show starred Ellen Muth as George Lass, and 18-year-old girl who was killed in a freak accident: a toilet seat falls from an airplane mid-flight, zooms down to Earth, where it strikes George and kills her instantly. George becomes a grim reaper, charged with harvesting the souls of the about-to-be-deceased before they actually die, to spare them pain. read the full review | |
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 | | 6. Punisher-War Zone | | | Starring: Dominic West Ray Stevenson Director: Lexi Alexander | | Format: DVD Release Date: 3/17/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Punisher: War Zone - DVD Review By: Jesse Hassenger - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 3/6/2009 6:39 PM | |
As superheroes go, Frank Castle, also known as The Punisher, doesn't seem like the most worthy candidate to warrant three different movie adaptations in 20 years. His mission is vengeance, and his superpower is just a van full of guns. Someone like Spider-Man or Batman requires a rich yet relatable backstory, explaining the relationship between his fate- or self-given powers and how he chooses to use them. The Punisher's logline is comparably simple (bad guys killed his family; now he kills bad guys), and no one needs to explain where he got his van or guns (probably Wal-Mart). read the full review | |
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 | | 34. Mary Poppins-45th Anniversary Edition | | | Starring: Julie Andrews Director: Robert Stevenson | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/27/2009 | | Mary Poppins - 45th Anniversary Edition - DVD Review By: The Masked Movie Snobs - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 1/25/2009 2:46 AM | | It is hard to believe that Mary Poppins was released 45 years ago. I grew up with this movie in the late ’70s and maybe because it is set in 1910 it has never had a dated feeling to me. The successful Disney musical is based on a series of books published in 1934. Mary Poppins is brilliantly played by Julie Andrews in her first movie role after she was passed over for the title role in My Fair Lady even though she created the role of Eliza Doolittle on Broadway. Andrews got the last laugh though by winning the Academy Award for her performance. read the full review | |
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