Ben Affleck

The Town: Extended Cut Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ January 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m in shock. I really, really enjoyed a Ben Affleck film. I mean, I didn’t just enjoy it, I enjoyed the heck out of it! I actually thought The Town was mostly brilliant! And you know what, the Blu-ray disc is not half bad either! …Continued…

Armageddon Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ One comment

You probably won’t believe this but until a couple of nights ago I had never watched Armageddon. I had successfully managed to avoid Michael Bay’s most famous ode to machismo and Americana for over a decade. It figures that it would take the new Blu-ray release of the film to finally break me down and force me into a screening. And after all was said and done, the film failed to leave me breathless…but it did render me speechless. …Continued…

Disney bringing Tombstone and Armageddon to Blu-ray

By Brenden ⋅ February 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

These two films are fan favourites but I’m only excited about one of them coming to Blu-ray. I have to admit, I’ve never seen Armageddon and I’m not sure if I ever will. It just seems too…90s-dumb. I’m sorry. I know it has a lot of fans. I’m just pretty sure I’ll never be one. On the other hand, I’d be happy to watch Tombstone once a week. It’s one of the few great, really entertaining modern westerns to come out of that decade. …Continued…

Extract Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I like Mike Judge’s work a lot. I really do. He has an uncanny ability to distill the character of a community or sub-cluture down into a tight, little quirky film. Most famously in the cult hit Office Space but also in years of his animated TV show, King of the Hill. His latest film is called Extract and it’s more of what Judge does best – a look at regular people working regular jobs with a focus on the minutiae of their day-to-day existence and a little bit of grifting thrown in, just to keep things interesting. …Continued…

Kevin Smith 3-Movie Collection (Clerks | Chasing Amy | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) Blu-ray Disc Review

By Stone ⋅ November 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Pull down the gate, break out the finger cuffs and give the orangutan a beer. You and your buddy Kevin need to talk about his movies …Continued…

Paycheck Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ May 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When I cracked open the Paycheck Blu-ray disc, I had no idea what I was in for. I saw Aaron Eckhart there on the cover. Ok, Two Face, I like him. Uma Thurman. Kill Bill is pretty cool. Ok. Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore? No way! Together? In the same movie? Those two are great! These stars should balance out the bland of The-Affleck, right? Good. So all of these actors I like a lot, in a film by John Woo (who, admittedly has had a rocky Hollywood career) based on a story by the late, great Philip K. Dick. Oh wow. Amazing. This just keeps getting better and better. And then I put the disc in and cried a little bit.