http://www.cinemablend.com/ DVD en-us Copyright 1997-2005 Joshua Tyler Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:19:13 -0700 CinemaBlend.com josh@cinemablend.com 60 Since its release in 2001, IMonsters, Inc.I has sat near the top of the Pixar pecking order, up there with IThe IncrediblesI and IToy StoryI. A viewing eight years later on Blu-ray does nothing to change that assessment. This isnt just a great animated movie, a great Pixar movie, a great family movie; its a great movie, period. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:59:50 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Monsters-Inc-Blu-ray-4303.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4303 The movie never plays against type, even when Travolta screams, Im crrrraaaazy, motherfucker! again and again into his phone. A crazier person would be the guy who wasted all that fake tattoo ink on Travoltas fat neck. With honed dialogue, it could have been a really exciting mumble-core flick, and less mainstream cast and crew could have raised the material from its glossy Hollywood swamp. This would have been a great 40s era Hitchcock effort. Tough luck, though. Even a skewed take on the unoriginal plotline would have added a second layer to this shallow story. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:27 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Taking-of-Pelham-1-2-3-4302.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4302 Tom Hanks, naturally, carries the entire film as Forrest Gump, a dim-witted everyman who moves through the history of the 1950s to the 1980s, becoming famous and prosperous despite his lack of brains or determination. Like the famous feather that floats through the opening scene, Forrest moves on the wind and lives a pretty interesting life. I cant make much more of the theme of the movie than that, but thats enough. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:16:51 -0700 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Forrest-Gump-Box-of-Chocolates-Edition-4300.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4300 In a sea of interchangeable police procedurals and hospital dramas, IThe Uniti was something truly unique, even down to its stirring and unforgettable original theme song, a variant on the Marine Corp running song Fired Up...Feels Good. It never became the break-out hit it deserved to be, but thanks to DVD, the show has been preserved in an excellent set thats a cant-miss purchase for both the fan and the curious. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:55:11 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Unit-The-Complete-Giftset-4281.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4281 Its definitely the writing and varying plateaus of verbal trickery used, even without the novel historical hook, that make IBlack AdderI stand out. Especially for the first series, because I know nothing of the era and am uninterested by class structures and royalty. Ill claim ignorance there, no problem. But the fact is, there werent many relatable things to talk about back then, so creativity had to be up to snuff to capture the attention of anyone not looking beyond the lush locations and realistic costumes and laugh track to realize how funny it is. There are so many animalsausageanatomyvegetable metaphors that I often spent more time marveling than laughing aloud. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:23:05 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Black-Adder-Remastered-The-Ultimate-Edition-4277.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4277 Now that Tink is up poop creek without a paddle, she does what makes the most sense: tells the truth and deals with the consequences. No, that would be good on the moral side but boring on the kid-entertaining-and-selling-merchandise side. Instead, she goes searching for a magic mirror that grants wishes! This takes her outside of Neverland, where she runs into all sorts of cwazy mischief! She meets a new plush toy...err, firefly...named Blaze and is also helped by her friend Terence, who partially caused the original moonstone disaster. Thus teaching us all about friendship and whatnot. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:38 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Tinker-Bell-and-the-Lost-Treasure-Blu-ray-4275.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4275 IThe ProposalI is a lot like the town its set in: simple and clichd, yet refreshing. Sitka, Alaska is trouble-free, untouched by most modern technology, and packed with people whove known each other all their lives. Similarly, IThe ProposalI is uncomplicated and provides the viewer with exactly what one would expect. You dont go to Sitka unless youre looking to get away from it all and have some quiet time, and you dont watch IThe ProposalI unless youre hell-bent on a romantic comedy. As long as you know what youre getting into, IThe ProposalI will deliver. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:11:01 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Proposal-4272.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4272 Characters Vince Noir Fielding and Howard Moon Barratt are so singularly defined in their eccentricities, that so long as their ridiculous motivations stay true, the otherworldly elements are all the more ordinary. A lot of people wont get the unsubtle humor and will be intimidated by the constant lack of inhibition, but it makes the core audience that much more groovy. I avoided the single-season DVDs released months back even skipping the Adult Swim airings in order to pick up this entire series set and watch it in uninterrupted bliss, and it was well worth the wait. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:07:43 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Mighty-Boosh-Seasons-1-3-Special-Edition-4271.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4271 IPublic EnemiesI proves to be a case of trying to do to much and in the process suceeding at very little. Its been too long since Ive read the original comic arc, so Im not sure how much of the storylines muddled and incoherent nature is a result of sticking to the text as opposed to adapting for the screen. Suffice it to say, the film starts out okay, goes batshit crazy in the third act, and fills the middle with a whole lot of punching. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:09:01 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Superman-Batman-Public-Enemies-4269.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4269 I cant possibly say anything about the legendary IFawlty TowersI that hasnt been said before, so youre better off putting the DVD on and getting the news straight from the source. The show consistently tops favorites lists, as does its central character, Basil Fawlty, the manic man-child of a hotel owner created by the iconic John Cleese. The fact that Cleese currently dead-ends his career in broad Hollywood bombs is all the more perplexing with each re-viewing of the masterworks he put out in the prime of his career. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:24:18 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Fawlty-Towers-The-Complete-Collection-Remastered-4267.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4267 Michelle Pfeiffer is still very hot. Shes great looking and has a killer body. Shes also a very good actress who commands the screen and displays needed emotion perfectly. All these skills are on display but mostly go to waste in the boring ICheacute;riI. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:18:03 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Ch-eacute-ri-4255.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4255 Demons, dead bodies, heavy metal, a shotgun, parental specters, smoking, and the word fag are all in this 1987 PG-13 cornball extravaganza. This isnt your grandmothers backyard tunnel to the underworld movie, its IThe GateI. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:17:52 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/The-Gate-Monstrous-Special-Edition-4247.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4247 And whatever preconceptions you come to ITraffikI with, youre likely to find them challenged. While it would be easy for such a large story to focus on the big questions at the exclusion of the human element, the series never loses its grounding in character. Youll learn more than you ever wanted to know about the mechanics of heroin trafficking, from the simple but brilliant ways smugglers sneak it across borders to the surprising mundanity of the ground-level production process. More importantly, however, youll watch as a fathers high moral ground is compromised when his daughters addiction puts a human face on the problem hes been tasked with solving. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:50:07 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Traffik-4242.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4242 Finally, this bloody gem of a movie got released into widespread media, and finally, an R-rated horror movie that has stories to tell instead of just a reel of splatter and menace. So many people forgot that Tobe Hooper had a sense of humor when he changed the face of horror with ITexas Chainsaw MassacreI. But not Michael Dougherty, first-time director, and writer of ITrick r TreatI, the movie I just giddily sat and clapped through. He also wrote IX2I, the second best superhero movie. As a horror, it doesnt travel past tense, and as a comedy, it doesnt have any jokes, but as a multi-threaded amalgam of genres, it takes the cakehole. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:35 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Trick-r-Treat-4238.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4238 For me, IDrag Me to HellI was one of the ultimate moviegoing experiences this summer, an opportunity to join with your fellow audience members in laughing, shrieking, and shouting at the screen, with Sam Raimi pulling all the strings behind one of the best horror movies in years. I demanded, begged all my friends to go see it in theaters, insisted that it was the most fun theyd have... and of course IDrag Me to HellI made only 42 million domestically. But if DVD is the only opportunity most people will have to see this movie, will it be worth it for them at all? Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:17:11 -0600 http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Drag-Me-to-Hell-4233.html http://www.cinemablend.com/review.php?id=4233