Animation

1987 Animated G.I. Joe: The Movie coming to Blu-ray!!

By brenden ⋅ March 5, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Holy crap! I never thought I would be typing these words - the 1987, animated G.I. Joe: The Movie is going to be released on Blu-ray! It’s true, folks. And I have proof!! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Animated Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes Trailer

By brenden ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I admit. This has nothing to do with Blu-ray. I mean, I really hope that when the time comes, Disney will release this new, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes animated series on Blu but I’m not going to hold my breath. …Continued…

[VIDEO] Wish List: Studio Ghibli Collection on Blu-ray

By brenden ⋅ March 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment

My Neighbour Totoro. Castle in the Sky. Kiki’s Delivery Service. These are among my favourite films of all time. And they are all newly re-released on DVD this week from Disney. …Continued…

Top 5 New Blu-ray releases for the Week of February 23

By brenden ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week, another bank-breaker collection of new Blu-ray releases! Thankfully for my pocketbook, while there may be a lot of titles hitting the shops today, there isn’t a lot I feel the need to grab up. As always, we appreciate any Amazon purchase you make through our links. They help to keep this column and the site alive! …Continued…

[VIDEO] James and the Giant Peach Blu-ray Trailer

By brenden ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I’m not sure how I missed this one last month. A trailer for Henry Selick’s (Coraline) stop-motion animated James and Giant Peach has turned up on YouTube! Disney has yet to announce the title so all that’s known about the release is what you can see in the trailer. However, it seems as if the Blu-ray disc is being marketed to take advantage of the upcoming Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland (Burton was a producer on Peach). It seems likely that we’ll see James and the Giant Peach on Blu-ray in a release that coincides with Wonderland, sometime in June. …Continued…

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ February 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, an intelligent, well performed, well animated direct-to-video feature, is perhaps the crown jewel in the library of DC Comics’ cartoon movies. It manages to tell a fun little superhero tale packed with action and character in an all-too-brief seventy-five minutes. Yet, as wonderful as it is, it’s almost overshadowed by the sheer bounty of compelling bonus features on the extra-packed Blu-ray disc! …Continued…

Halo Legends Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I’ve never played Halo. Hell, I don’t even own an XBOX 360 (I’m sure you all know by now that I’m strictly a PS3 guy!) So I entered into my viewing of the new Halo Legends Blu-ray as a blank slate, having no preconceived notions about the franchise. It’s an anthology of short animated tales based on the universe of the game and as such, it has it’s share of hits and misses. …Continued…

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ February 4, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

I took one look at the lack-luster design work of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and wrote it off as uninspired pablum. Boy, was I wrong! This is one of the most genuinely entertaining animated films of 2009! And my niece and nephew are here in another video review to tell you all about it! …Continued…

The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ January 29, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

While never being a rabid fan of The Simpsons, I’ve always enjoyed the show and try my best to catch new episodes when I can. More often than not I’m stuck with the syndicated reruns which seem to play non-stop on some channel, somewhere along the digital dial. I was delighted to get my hands on this Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season Blu-ray set, as I had only managed to see around half the episodes last year. What a treat! …Continued…

Ralph Bakshi’s Animated Lord of the Rings comes to Blu-ray

By brenden ⋅ January 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh boy. I remember this animated version of Lord of the Rings quite fondly from my youth! This is some amazing, groundbreaking Ralph Bakshi animation. And while the rotoscoping technique isn’t favored by everybody (actors in costume were traced to create the animation) the result has now become a timeless classic. But I didn’t imagine we’d be seeing Lord of the Rings on Blu-ray this soon in the formats life cycle. It’s clearly being released as a compliment to the live-action Peter Jackson films, which hit the shops on the same day, April 6th. Can’t wait to see it again! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Wish List: Super Friends Season 1

By brenden ⋅ January 9, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s Saturday morning. I like to have a coffee (and pie, if it’s available) and watch a few cartoons before starting my day. Sadly, there’s not much on the old tube these days that holds my interest. Thank goodness for this collection of episodes from the first season of The Super Friends! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Fantasia & Fantasia 2000: Diamond Edition Blu-ray Trailer

By brenden ⋅ January 6, 2010 ⋅ One comment

There has been a lot of talk around the internets about Disney’s Fantasia films having their Blu-ray release pushed back well into 2011. I’m not quite sure where all that nonsense originated but if you ask me, the trailer above is more than enough confirmation from the studio that we’re going to see the discs hitting the shops sometime this year! …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of December 29

By brenden ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s almost the end of 2009 but the year has a few more choice Blu-ray releases for us! …Continued…

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of December 15

By brenden ⋅ December 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m a day late getting my Blu-ray picks posted. Sorry ’bout that. Yesterday was pretty packed with news and with the limited time I had, I could only squeeze so many posts in. But here we are now, a little light on titles overall but with some quality Blu-ray discs nonetheless. Guess which boxed set I’m most excited about this week… …Continued…

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Blu-ray Announced and Detailed with DC Showcase: The Spectre short

By brenden ⋅ November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

At long last, we’ve got some details on Warner Home Video and DC Comics’ next animated, direct-to-video Blu-ray release: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths! This thing looks like it’s going to blow my mind. And it’s not just the film itself I’m talking about here. It’s the disc. …Continued…

Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Complete Season One Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ November 20, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The animated Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show is kind of hit and miss for me. But for some reason, most of its sins wash away or are simply forgotten with the brilliant, updated high-def presentation on the Blu-ray disc. This is the MUST HAVE holiday gift for the Star Wars fan in your life! …Continued…

Up Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Disney Pixar’s latest opus, Up premiered in cinemas this past summer, projected several stories high on the big screen, sporting the latest in razzle-dazzle digital 3D optics to sell it to a Hollywood-weary audience. Now, thanks to the glory of the high-def Blu-ray disc, Up has made its way into our home theatres but in only two-dimensions. Does the film suffer because of the “limitations” of current home-video technologies. Heck no! In fact, it might prove to be a better all around experience! …Continued…

[VIDEO] Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Trailer

By Stone ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

We previously brought you a preview of Warner Home Video and DC Comics next direct to video, animated extravaganza - Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Now we’ve got a look at the official trailer! Looks like a lot of fun. What do you think? …Continued…

[VIDEO] Wish List: Animated G.I. Joe Resolute on Blu-ray

By brenden ⋅ November 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Argh! This is where it’s at! Nevermind that I enjoyed the crap out of the live action G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. This animated adventure, the 58 minute G.I. Joe Resolute bests it in almost every way. Its only problems - it’s too damn short and it’s not on Blu-ray. Like I said, “Argh!” …Continued…

IMAX: Dinosaurs Alive! Blu-ray Disc Review

By brenden ⋅ November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Who doesn’t love a giant IMAX film? One of the thrills of hitting up a museum or science centre is often getting the opportunity to chill out, after a day of exploring old bones and ancient pottery, by relaxing into a soft IMAX theatre chair and enjoying a big-screen science-related documentary. Dinosaurs Alive!, one such film, is now on Blu-ray disc and, while heavier on the paleontology than CGI thunder-lizards, will most likely not disappoint the young dino-enthusiast in the family. …Continued…