I used to be an HTF reviewer and sold TVs at Circuit City as a way to get out and talk about my hobby. But then I changed careers and lost touch with the home theater market. I was satisfied with my tv and receiver, and didn't really have the money to upgrade anyway. I am, however, now in the...
Hey gang, I accidentally purchased the Discovery Channel edition of the Planet Earth Blu-Ray set from the Discovery website. I wanted the BBC edition and didn't read the entire description. This set features the program as aired on the Discovery Channel with narration by Sigourney Weaver...
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Discs: 13
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: None
MSRP: $139.99
Street Date: 20 November 2007
I suppose my experiences are rather backwards; I first discovered Squigglevision animation a few years ago when I first reviewed Shout...
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
MSRP: $29.99
Street Date: 18 December 2007
It would be easy to rag on the live-action cinematic adventures of “Underdog.” Starring Jason Lee as the voice of the...
Christmas Time in South Park
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment/CBS Video
Year: 2006
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 154 mins
Rating: Unrated
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound
MSRP: $19.99
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Review Date: November 12, 2007
Is nothing sacred to Trey...
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Director: Lee Tamahori
Language: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French, Spanish
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Run Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
Review Date: October 15, 2007
Based on the Philip K. Dick short story “The Golden Man,”...
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Year: 1992-1994
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Discs: 12, 7 Feature-Length Episodes
Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Subtitles: None
MSRP: $129.99
Street Date: 23 October 2007
Review Date: 25 October 2007
Spanning both time and the globe, “The Young Indiana Jones...
Transformers: 2-Disc Special Edition
Directed by Michael Bay
Studio: Dreamworks
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 144 mins
Rating: PG-13
Audio: Dolby Dolby Digital English 5.1, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
MSRP: $36.99
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Review...
Jericho: The First Season
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment/CBS Video
Year: 2006
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 964 mins
Rating: Unrated
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 Stereo Surround Sound
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
MSRP: $49.99
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Review...
Ken Burns
THE WAR
The War
Directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Studio: Paramount Home Video/PBS
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 840 mins
Rating: NR
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
MSRP: $129.99
Release Date: October 2, 2007
Review Date: September 16, 2007
When “The War”...
We Are Marshall Directed by McG Studio: Warner Bros. Year: 2006 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Running Time: 131 mins Rating: PG Audio: Dolby TrueHD English 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1, French 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish, French MSRP: $39.99 Release Date: September 18, 2007 Review Date...
The Amazing Johnathan: Wrong on Every Level
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
Run Time: 42 minutes
Demetri Martin. Person.
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rating: Unrated
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007...
A Night at the Roxbury
Directed by John Fortenberry
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Year: 1998
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 mins
Rating: PG-13
Audio: English 2.0, 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
MSRP: $14.99
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Review Date: August 21, 2007...
Dexter: The First Season
Studio: Showtime Entertainment
Year: 2006
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 10 HRS., 50 MINS
Rating: NR
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Stereo, Spanish Mono
Subtitles: English, Spanish
MSRP: $39.98
Release Date: August 21, 2007
Review Date: August 15, 2007...
Blades of Glory
Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck
Studio: Paramount
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 mins
Rating: PG-13
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French, Spanish 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish
MSRP: $29.99
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Review Date: August 9...
Alright, I need recommendations. I have 12 hours to kill in Las Vegas next Tuesday morning and need recommendations on what to do, see, etc. I may play some poker if the funds allow, but otherwise have a fairly strict budget. Suggestions?
Beneath
Directed by Dagen Merrill
Studio: MTV Films
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 81 mins
Rating: R
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish
MSRP: $26.99
Release Date: August 7, 2007
Review Date: July 20, 2007
There is a stigma about movies that forgo a...
Zodiac
Directed by David Fincher
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 158 mins
Rating: R
Audio: English 2.0, 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
MSRP: $29.99
Release Date: July 24, 2007
Review Date: July 5, 2007
Released in early 2007...
The Best of Chappelle's Show (Uncensored)
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2007
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Running Time: ~60 minutes
Rating: NR
Audio: English 2.0
Subtitles: English
MSRP: $19.99
Release Date: June 5, 2007
Review Date: June 17, 2007
Comedy. It’s ultimately subjective for...
I have a friend (isn't that the way this always starts, a euphemism for me who is too shy to self-identify)... I have a friend who is searching for his first Widescreen television. He is set on a plasma, and wants only 720p (though I have told him regularly to go ahead and futureproof with a...
Coming to America Directed by John Landis Studio: Paramount Pictures Year: 1988 Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 anamorphic Running Time: 116 minutes Rating: R Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround, French 2.0 Surround Subtitles: English/Spanish/Portuguese MSRP: $14.99...
True Grit: Special Collector's Edition
John Wayne is one of America’s premiere actors, his films resonating because of their simplicity. His characters stood for a generation as an example of what men should be: strong, straightforward, and earnest. Although “True Grit” came at the tail-end of...
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: R
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
Run Time: 118 minutes
Imagine if the course of your life were to be decided at the whim of two eccentric old men based solely on a wager that is attempting to deduce, rather unscientifically...
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
Run Time: 102 minutes
“Norbit” is a clunky, painfully unfunny film that relies on Eddie Murphy’s rubber face(s) and the audience’s lack of any sense of decorum in laughing at a somewhat lovable loser...
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2007
Run Time: 106 minutes
Littered with innuendo and featuring a story that can at best be called “Hitchcock-Lite,” “To Catch a Thief” is a movie about romance and intrigue, a mystery that is overshadowed by the...
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 2
Rating: PG-13
Studio: DreamWorks
DVD Release Date: May 1, 2007
Run Time: 130 minutes
One of the best of the current crop of modern musicals, “Dreamgirls” is the story of the rise and fall and rise again of a group of rhythm and blues soul singers. Mixing...