Recent content by Phil Menard

Have to recommend Hammer's 1956 "X the Unknown" where Dean Jagger plays the Quatermass adjacent Dr. Royston. I think it fits nicely into the Quatermass camp.

If we are talking about story, not script, its a good one, with a tried and true high concept gimmick. With time, a few more passes at the script might have fixed it up quite nicely. As someone already pointed out though, having new characters appear and be related to older, established ones, is...

This supply situation has always been somewhat of a problem with physical media collectors. Do we pre-order and take our chances with the transfer, or, wait until the reviews are in to make a purchase? It used to be that we had a little time to suss things out. More than 2 weeks, anyway! And the...

Gargoyles (1972)

My Man Godfrey Criterion dvd has a commentary track that their subsequent Blu-ray release did not. Be careful.

I have always loved this one, with it's sympathetic role for Bette Davis, who, I think, makes you forget that she's Bette Davis. The wife and I also like the 2000 version very much, but the dvd from Image is pretty bad, and now goes for outrageous sums on Amazon.

If one can tolerate hyperbole in marketing, then one should be able to tolerate it in criticism.

Sony set the bar pretty high. "The best High Definition Picture." "Blu-ray disc's unrivaled capacity delivers the ultimate high definition experience directly into your home." "Beyond high definition. Pristine picture. True to the original master quality." "Best high definition picture...

This is not "...redistributed from MegaStar". This is an official Blu-Ray Disc for North America only, purchased from Best Buy in Trotwood, Ohio, USA. There is no mention of MegaStar on either the packaging or disc content. Tai Seng is featured prominately on both packaging and content (their...

I picked up this entertaining Stephen Fung film (produced by Jackie Chan) on Blu-ray this weekend. Due to this being a Tai Seng release, I was quite worried about the transfer. Tai Seng is very hit-or-miss quality wise on dvd, usually giving a flat looking, letterboxed picture. That's why I'm...

Please don't judge me too harshly. LadyHawke Singin' in the Rain O' Brother, Where Art Thou? Taxi (French; at least the first two) Trinity series (At least the first two "actual" Trinity's) Wasabi Drunken Master 2 Krrish Daimajin Trilogy Les Miserables in Concert The Relic Lake...

The SD dvd theatrical is 135 minutes, according to the box.

Unfortunately - no more Shu Qi. Just more violence. Now I'm sad at the lost opportunity. Thanks a lot Chris! As for Transporter 2, dvdcompare.com says, "The 'Uncut' version of the film is 24.5 seconds longer then the theatrical version and contains CGI improvements to special effects in the...

Stephen - As far as I can recall, the whole thing (Transporter) was in English. Even the French inspector. Oh wait, I think I remember one of the gendarmes yelling "Merde!" Ha ha... Joe - Yes, there are alternate cuts for both Transporter films. You can check it out on dvdcompare.net if you'd...

I've received the Transporter set on BR from Japan and it looks much better than the US BR (different codec?). Plus they are the International versions with a little more violence in the fights which was cut to make them PG-13 stateside. Edit: Spelling.