 | | 1. Star Trek XI coming soon! | | | Starring: Eric Bana Zachary Quinto Director: Jeffrey Abrams | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/17/2009 |  | Star Trek (2009) - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 11/6/2009 9:42 PM | |
With one film, J.J. Abrams has made Star Trek younger, flashier, sexier, and funnier than it has been in decades. True, it may also be less intelligent, but Abrams’s reboot more than makes up for it with sheer exhilaration. By altering the franchise's storied past, he ignites a fevered barn-burner that's geared toward today's action junkies but also sets the stage for what could be a long and prosperous future. read the full review | |
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 | | 4. Oceans Thirteen (HD) | | | Starring: Brad Pitt George Clooney Director: Steven Soderbergh | | Format: High Definition DVD Release Date: 11/13/2007 | User Rating: 5 | | Ocean's Thirteen - DVD Review By: Rafe Telsch - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 11/17/2007 5:48 PM | | If Ocean's Thirteen proves anything it's that revenge is more entertaining than self-preservation. It also proves just how dismal a sequel Ocean's Twelve was, taking the characters away from their home in Vegas and tossing them around the world. The third movie in the franchise sees the troupe return to Vegas, and a return to the antics and banter that made Ocean's Eleven so much fun. Truly, this is the sequel the first film deserved. read the full review | |
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 | | 9. Angels & Demons coming soon! | | | Starring: Tom Hanks Director: Ron Howard | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/24/2009 | | Angels and Demons - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 11/13/2009 6:42 PM | |
Slow and steady doesn't always win the race. Take Ron Howard's adaptations of Dan Brown's riveting bestsellers. Both The Da Vinci Code and its sequel, Angels and Demons, are competently made, commendably acted historical thrillers set against picturesque international backdrops. Yet for some reason, neither comes close to duplicating the urgent pacing of Brown's crackling source material. It annoys me to report this because, pacing aside, Angels is a good film that finds a better balance between exposition and action than its predecessor. (Too much talk turned Howard's Da Vinci into a snoozer.) read the full review | |
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 | | 16. Madagascar-Escape 2 Africa (Widescreen) | | | Director: Eric Darnell Tom McGrath | | Format: DVD Release Date: 8/25/2009 | | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 1/23/2009 7:46 PM | |
To a film critic, the mainstream is like a ravenous shark with a defective hypothalamus. As long as Hollywood seeds the entertainment waters with chum, the masses will feed and feed until their dead, lifeless eyes roll back in their head. Examples of this baffling binge and purge are released every year -- inexplicable, unexplainable crowd-pleasers like Wild Hogs, Norbit, and Night at the Museum. Now comes Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the even louder, more obnoxious sequel to Dreamworks' loud, obnoxious CG original. This is a film about more: More already dated pop culture references, more digitally-rendered eye candy, more abject pandering to a seemingly easy-to-satisfy demographic. read the full review | |
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 | | 20. Superman Returns (Widescreen) new! | | | Starring: Brandon Routh Director: Bryan Singer | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/10/2009 | User Rating: 4 | | Superman Returns - 2-Disc Special Edition - DVD By: Dan Owen - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/9/2006 7:41 PM | | There's an emotional purity to Superman that no other comic-book property can match (the Jesus Christ allegory isn't an overstatement -- check out the finale), and fans of Superman's legacy will get additional thrills with the numerous in-jokes and references. Above all, Superman Returns swept me up with its performances, effects, engaging story and sense of nostalgia.
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 | | 27. Star Wars-Clone Wars (Single Disc) new! | | | Director: Dave Filoni | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/10/2009 | | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - DVD Review By: Rich Knight - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 11/17/2008 11:52 PM | | While watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I pitied today's youth. It's not that this film is entirely terrible. But if this is what today's youth is growing up with-one lightsaber battle too many-then how could they ever possibly find interest in the far superior original trilogy of Episodes 4, 5, and 6 read the full review | |
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 | | 28. Into the Blue 2-Reef new! | | | Starring: Marsha Thomason Chris Carmack Director: Stephen Herek | | Format: DVD Release Date: 10/20/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Into the Blue 2: The Reef - DVD Review By: Jason McKiernan - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 4/15/2009 11:36 PM | |
Obviously, this is a sequel to the 2005 Paul Walker-Jessica Alba beach-bums-become-heroes movie. That film was one of the dumbest movies ever made, but it was released theatrically and featured actors of at least mediocre ability. Into the Blue 2 is a direct-to-DVD attempt to cash in on what the studio must think of as the "high-caliber Into the Blue brand," even though the original grossed a sparkling $18 million. This one stars Park Avenue mannequins who pose their way through a non-existent terrorist plot involving a nuclear warhead(!) and buried treasure. read the full review | |
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 | | 34. Batman- The Dark Knight (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Heath Ledger Christian Bale Director: Christopher Nolan | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 12/9/2008 | | User Rating: 5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | The Dark Knight - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: Matt Paprocki - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/1/2008 8:06 PM | | It’s hard to fathom a movie with more hype behind it than The Dark Knight. This is the point where the comic book movie has truly come into its own, surpassing the usual boundaries to become something more. It’s impossible to give full credit to anyone here, although names can certainly be tossed out as to who made this more special than it would have been without them. It’s not a perfect film by any stretch, but it’s a great thrill ride. read the full review | |
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![The Dark Knight: Limited Edition with Batpod (+Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]](http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/prod_images/208/210000208.jpg "The Dark Knight: Limited Edition with Batpod (+Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]") | |
 | | 42. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Unrated Single Disc) | | | Starring: John Cho Kal Penn Director: Hayden Schlossberg Jon Hurwitz | | Format: DVD Release Date: 8/25/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 7/18/2008 5:45 PM | |
They say that familiarity breeds contempt. No wonder sequels suck. Audiences are so ready for more of what made the first movie memorable that by the time part two delivers the repetitive goods, the sameness starts to stink. Four years ago, a couple of dope smoking dudes named Harold and Kumar took a massive case of the munchies and turned it into a New Jersey night from hell. Now they're back for more herb-induced adventures -- and oddly enough, the follow-up isn't as loathsome as it is loony. When last we left our duo, they were headed to the Chronic capital of the world, Amsterdam. Unfortunately, Kumar (Kel Penn) cannot wait until they land. Over Harold's (John Cho) objections, he takes out a high tech bong. read the full review | |
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 | | 45. Superman Returns (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Brandon Routh Director: Bryan Singer | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 11/28/2006 | | User Rating: 5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Superman Returns - 2-Disc Special Edition - DVD By: Dan Owen - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 12/9/2006 7:41 PM | | There's an emotional purity to Superman that no other comic-book property can match (the Jesus Christ allegory isn't an overstatement -- check out the finale), and fans of Superman's legacy will get additional thrills with the numerous in-jokes and references. Above all, Superman Returns swept me up with its performances, effects, engaging story and sense of nostalgia.
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 | | 46. Saw 5 (Unrated Widescreen) | | | Starring: Costas Mandylor Tobin Bell Director: David Hackl | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/8/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Saw V - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 1/9/2009 4:44 PM | |
At this point in the Saw series, reviews really don't matter. Frankly, this is one of the few fright franchises where audiences don't care about character development, directorial flair, or narrative invention. Instead, they want more Tobin Bell as Jigsaw, more illogical puzzle kills, and a reverse referencing that makes unimportant characters major players in later installments. To that extent, Saw V is definitely no different. Unfortunately, whatever made the first four films tolerable has been whisked away by unimaginative writing and even more pedestrian direction. read the full review | |
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