For some reason, my son has become attached to "The Benchwarmers"...I think this is going to take the record for being the most used Blu Ray in the collection.
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For some reason, my son has become attached to "The Benchwarmers"...I think this is going to take the record for being the most used Blu Ray in the collection.
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Glinda at 09:23 AM May 19
The Boondock Saints
| Directed by: | Troy Duffy |
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| Written by: | Troy Duffy |
| Cast: | Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Willem Dafoe |
| Studio: | Indican Pictures |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |
| Official Site: | www.boondocksaints.com |
Plot: Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent.
Review:
Boondock Saints is a decent movie, anyone who knows the backstory of this film knows it could have been a GREAT movie...[more]...
Great review! I'm in the Love It camp and in fact I'm going to put it in now.
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grelber37 at 10:07 AM May 19
The Last Stand
| Directed by: | -1 |
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| Studio: | Lionsgate |
| Genre: | Action |
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Plot: The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.
Review:
I know this one didn't do so well at the box office, but was still pretty excited to see it...[more]...
As you mentioned, The Last Stand has a very '80s feel to it: from the dialogue to the plot's events. For some fans, that retro approach is not going to work.
Fortunately, Arnie gets to redeem himself in Escape Plan during September.
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Django Unchained
| Directed by: | Quentin Tarantino |
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| Written by: | Quentin Tarantino |
| Cast: | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz |
| Studio: | The Weinstein Company |
| Genre: | Action, Western |
| Official Site: | www.unchainedmovie.com |
Plot: With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Review:
Finally got around to checking this one out...[more]...
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Star Trek Into Darkness
| Directed by: | -1 |
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| Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genre: | Action, Science-Fiction |
| Official Site: | www.startrekmovie.com |
Plot: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
Review:
Have been looking forward to seeing this one for quite some time and having avoided trailers and spoilers I was going into it pretty fresh to the material...[more]...
DropDeadFred updated his STATUS: 3 days ago
Throwing in the Star Trek Blu Ray tonight in anticipation for tomorrow's Trek into Darkness..
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4 days ago
the Waterboy
| Directed by: | Frank Coraci |
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| Written by: | Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler |
| Cast: | Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard Jr, Blake Clark, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Al Whiting, Clint Howard, Allen Covert, Rob Schneider, Todd Holland |
| Studio: | Touchstone Pictures |
| Genre: | Comedy |
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Plot: A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
Review:
Checked this one out on Blu Ray, hadn't seen it in quite some time...
For starters, this movie is just simply a guilty pleasure...anyone other than Adam Sandler trying to pull of this movie would fail miserably. The premise and story are pretty stupid and the dialogue delivered in any way other than Sandler's would be brutal...This movie is essentially Happy Gilmor with football. Swap out Weathers for Bates, Golf for Football, Love Interest and Antagonist and you pretty much have a similar movie.
Casting was decent, Kathy Bates was excellent and I'm still to this day surprised at how well she fits in, Henry Winkler is also great and probably owes Sandler some credit for resurging his career. The rest of the cast is pretty much filled with Sandler regulars.
The Blu Ray was decent, there's punchy chroma and then there's The Waterboy...damn those uniforms were bright. It's almost as if they were glowing. Not sure if that's a negative, but the disk looked decent with the exception of some over compensated chroma at times.
Overall, it's silly...but it's a fun mindless time when Sandler was near the top of his game.
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Cochise at 12:59 PM May 15
Nicolas Cage Commercial...Seriously.
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS9h8_tnlus
wow North American car commercials suuuuuuuck lol that was great, like seriously what haha. nuts
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Glinda at 09:26 AM May 15
21 Jump Street
| Directed by: | Phil Lord, Chris Miller |
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| Written by: | Michael Bacall, Jonah Hill |
| Cast: | Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Channing Tatum |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures |
| Genre: | Action |
| Official Site: | www.21jumpstreet-movie.com |
Plot: A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Review:
Watched this one for the first time the other night, have to say it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.
Usually movies adapted from Television shows don't turn out so well, especially when they're comedies. With this one, they certainly seemed to get a lot of things right.
The premise was pretty stupid, but the movie just worked. You have to give the writers credit. Taking a stereotypical plot from the 80's and adapting it into a full blown movie that doesn't come off stupid, doesn't drag and is pretty damn entertaining.
The comedy was decent, great mix of situational comedy, gags, one liners all mixed with some decent action sequences. Let's face it, Channing Tatum doesn't exactly have the best track record when it comes to movies...but comedy?! I was pleasantly surprised. Jonah Hill also had some great timing and chemistry with Tatum which is what made the movie work so well. The addition of Ice Cube was excellent and he clearly stole every scene he was in. Also, some great little cameos sprinkled throughout to keep momentum going.
The blu ray was excellent, no complaints at all.
Overall, a surprisingly decent comedy that is probably one of the funniest movies I've seen released in the past couple of years. Definitely need to watch this one again!!!
I too was surprised that I loved this movie. Great review Fred, this really was fun, surprisingly so.
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grelber37 at 04:50 AM May 15
Trouble With The Curve
| Directed by: | -1 |
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| Studio: | Warner Bros |
| Genre: | Drama |
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Plot: An ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter along for one last recruiting trip.
Review:
Finally got around to checking this one out, wasn't sure what to expect...[more]...
You call Trouble with the Curve decent several times, and you indicate that a person does not mind watching the movie. Both statements are true. The parents and I watched this one around Christmas last year. It was a good family movie for a more mature family.
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Happy Mother's Day!
DropDeadFred updated his STATUS: 7 days ago
Cochise at 01:22 PM May 12
States trip yesterday had a decent Blu Ray haul...Total Recall (remake), Argo, Trouble with the Curve, Snow White & the Huntsman, Paranorman, Death Race 3, The Raven, American History X, Benny & Joon, The Green Mile...
nice, bet Total Recall would look nuts on blu-ray, it was just gorgeous on the big screen
DropDeadFred updated his STATUS: 7 days ago
DropDeadFred at 06:27 AM May 12
Cochise at 01:23 PM May 12
Giving Skyfall another shot...
I thought it was ok after seeing if for the first time...I'm a fan of the traditional bond movies and have been watching them since I was a kid. This movie seemed more geared towards todays generation than the tradition of the franchise. There was also a ton of hype around it when I saw it, so seeing it with fresh eyes and realistic expectations may change my view of it...
over rated duh duh duhduhduh over rated duh duh duhduhduh haha. Solid flick though, but pretty flawed. I was disappointed too.
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timmyd at 03:58 PM May 09
V/H/S
| Directed by: | -1 |
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| Studio: | Magnet Releasing |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Official Site: | www.magnetreleasing.com/vhs/ |
Plot: When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Review:
Very ambitious movie for a low budget afair. I had heard mixed things about this one from different people and finally got my hands on a copy...[more]...
I liked it a little more , but I agree the ending was a definite let down . That whole wraparound made very little sense . Good job My Man !!
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Red Dawn (1984)
| Directed by: | John Milius |
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| Written by: | Kevin Reynolds |
| Cast: | Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen |
| Studio: | MGM |
| Genre: | Action |
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Plot: It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Review:
Snagged this one in the Blu Ray bargain bin, I remember enjoying it as a kid and haven't seen it in years...[more]...
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lol. They do get their favorites don't they? Over and over. Of course it's in the blood they take after us!