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 | | 2. Signs (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Mel Gibson Joaquin Phoenix Director: M. Night Shyamalan | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 6/3/2008 |  | Signs - Blu-ray Review By: Ed Perkis - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 6/7/2008 8:08 AM | | This is really the movie, and not the more popular Sixth Sense, where Shyamalan's full talents reached their highest point. There are plot holes and some inconsistencies, even a few characters respond to other characters comments about events with statements like "how can anyone know that'" It's more than made up for in the strong acting, interesting story, nearly flawless look and score, and overall uniqueness of the presentation. read the full review | |
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 | | 5. Children of Men (HD & DVD Combo) | | | Starring: Clive Owen Julianne Moore Director: Alfonso Cuaron | | Format: High Definition DVD Release Date: 3/27/2007 | | Video Reviews Available: 2 |  | Children of Men - DVD By: Chris Beaumont - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 3/26/2007 7:18 PM | | The best of 2006 arrives on DVD. It is time to see what you missed. Children of Men topped my best of 2006 list, and I am happy to report that it has successfully made the translation to the small screen with its impact intact. Alfonso Cuaron's film thrusts you into a dangerous and brutal world, yet brings hope for the future. This vision of the future is bleak and grim and there is a distinct feeling of hopelessness. Cuarón delivers a daring future world that takes you on a journey through the despair to the dawn of a new hope. read the full review | |
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 | | 15. We Own the Night (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Joaquin Phoenix Mark Wahlberg Director: James Gray | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 2/12/2008 | User Rating: 5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 |  | We Own the Night - DVD Review By: Jesse Hassenger - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 2/1/2008 8:25 PM | |
James Gray has assembled what looks and sounds like a good, smart thriller with We Own the Night: a strong cast, serious aspirations, a specific time and place (Brooklyn, 1988). The story is shopworn, but not without dramatic potential: Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg play brothers on the opposite-ish sides of the law; Joseph (Wahlberg) has followed in the footsteps of their father (Robert Duvall) and joined the NYPD while Bobby (Phoenix) rebels by running a seedy nightclub. With a drug dealer inching into Bobby's territory, he's forced to reconsider his loyalties. Meanwhile, the movie forces me to reconsider my own, because it spends a lot more time seeming like a good movie than actually being one. read the full review | |
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 | | 20. Disturbia (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: David Morse Sarah Roemer Director: D.J. Caruso | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 5/20/2008 |  | Disturbia - DVD Review By: Rafe Telsch - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 8/5/2007 10:57 PM | | Once the murderer plot gets going, the movie starts to deter from its own setup. Completely a third-person narrative fixed on Kale, the movie starts to show the audience things Kale can't see in order to better set up the suspense. It's an incredibly disappointing move that removes any suspense that had built by that time. What good is keeping Kale homebound and telling the movie through his voyeurism if the narrative is suddenly going to let the audience in on things he doesn't know. read the full review | |
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