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Red Cliff: Extended Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ May 17, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Oh wow. What a difference 140-minutes can make! This extended, original cut of John Woo’s Red Cliff is the real deal, playing twice as long and twice as awesome as the truncated US Theatrical Edition. Get that old single-disc version of the film up on Ebay and grab up this double-disc set if you care to see the film as it was meant to be seen! …Continued…

Red Cliff: Theatrical Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

By Brenden ⋅ April 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Cliff is, without question, a return to form for director John Woo. This is the film we’ve been desperate to see from him for years now. But be warned – there are two different versions of it on the market. And I’ve screened the lesser of the two on Blu-ray. …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.

Blu-ray Picks for the Week of May 5

By Brenden ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Oscar nominated Benjamin Button comes to Blu-ray this week

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Howl's Moving Castle (Blu-ray) (Multi Audio & Subtitled) (Region Free) (Japan Version)

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