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  1. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 3-17-2009

    It's interesting how that has happened, since that version was also heavily criticized upon release. Most people hated the changes to the character- particularly the fire hydrant gag. It just goes to show what a difference five years can make. The villains are definitely a throwback to the...
  2. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 3-17-2009

    It depends on how much you enjoy mindless violence, and how seriously you take comicbook films. If you're the kind of person that understands the appeal that Cannon Films had back in the 1980s, then you would probably like Punisher: War Zone. On the other hand, if you think every comicbook...
  3. James@R

    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    But when Mutt catches up to him, Indy really doesn't have anything left in his life. It's not so much a quest for a Macguffin as a search for meaning. I think that's an interesting approach- especially for an aging Indiana Jones. It beats just sending him after a random artifact- the way most of...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    I do believe it emphasizes how, for many filmgoers, realism has become a higher priority than escapism. When you can spend every day discussing the same movie with others, you don't really need to escape that reality. However, you may feel a need to have it validated. Anyway, there are two...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    ...an aspect that is even joked about during Indy's interrogation scene. When I first saw the "Tarzan" scene, I immediately knew it would be torn apart online. It's a throwback to a style and era that is just far too innocent and hokey for most modern audiences. But I was honestly...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    I get a kick out of the diner scene, when Indy bristles at being referred to as a "graverobber". Of course, we later see that that's exactly how he behaves in the conquistador's tomb! :D
  7. James@R

    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    I really enjoyed this one, mainly because I viewed the entire thing as a pulp overload. Indy riding rocket sleds and witnessing atomic blasts in the American Southwest...fighting skeleton warriors above the Nazca lines...being subjected to a psychic interrogation in the heart of the...
  8. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 2-12-2008

    The Batman double feature only includes the full screen version of Mask of the Phantasm. I guess the rumoured SE is out. It's a shame that one of the best Bat films can't get a decent upgrade.
  9. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 9-11-2007

    Both CC and BB have them listed @ $34.99 each. This is the online price, but I'm not really expecting it to be any different in-store. Since these titles weren't released in 2006 or 2007, virtually no one on the planet has ever heard of them. (Of course, I'm assuming this is the mindset of...
  10. James@R

    Magnum P.I. Season 7: It's Official

    The season finale (Limbo) HAS to include John Denver's "Looking for Space".
  11. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 8-7-2007

    Actually, the single discs are only $7.50 each.
  12. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 5-22-2007

    Wow, John Wayne pretty much made this week's RoundUp his bitch.
  13. James@R

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW - Fletch: The "Jane Doe" Edition

    Actually, I am too. I mentioned him only in reply to the question.
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    DVD Review HTF REVIEW - Fletch: The "Jane Doe" Edition

    I can appreciate what they tried to do with the making-of, but they devoted far too much valuable time to the 'joke'. These things seem to get lighter every year, so you pretty much hope to see as much info/interviews as possible. It was literally painful to watch so much time wasted on a lame...
  15. James@R

    Enough already Fox. Are we EVER going to see WKRP released?

    Well, I've been saying this for years. Do you realize how many films would be better with Clint Eastwood in them?
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    Enough already Fox. Are we EVER going to see WKRP released?

    I bought the set because I thought Jan Smithers participated in the featurettes. But unless she flashed by VERY quickly, the reviewer at DVD Talk lied to me in his review.
  17. James@R

    Enough already Fox. Are we EVER going to see WKRP released?

    I suspect it's less of an issue because few of them probably associate any specific song with the show. Everyone remembers the turkey episode, Les' band-aids, or Herb dressed as a fish...but how many people remember that Johnny once played the Stones' Some Girls album? Adding to the confusion is...
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    Enough already Fox. Are we EVER going to see WKRP released?

    And not just those involved with this release. Ironically, the closest fans may get to a "complete" restoration may be a combination of official and bootleg versions. For example, surely some enterprising fan will take the unsyndicated footage (from the dvds) and splice it into an existing bootleg?
  19. James@R

    JAMES BOND ULTIMATE COLLECTION

    Here's a press release which highlights the new features. It is primarily archival footage (the "MI6 Vault" sections), as well as the newly recorded Moore commentaries. http://www.davisdvd.com/bin/press178.html
  20. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 11-07-2006

    Oh, I've triggered the alarm at Walmart several times while exchanging stuff. (Why no, that's not suspicious at all!) Apparently, the security strips from my local CC will set it off every time. I've also slipped up occasionally and forgotten to remove a sticker- most famously a couple of...
  21. James@R

    Heads up on the Lethal Weapon DC Triple Feature DVD

    This is obviously aimed squarely at casual consumers, rather than collector's. But as such, it's a very sweet deal- especially if found at a discounted price. The first three LW films for less than $15? I'm tempted to pick this up myself, and I already own them.
  22. James@R

    Star Trek V: the audio commentary of the audio commentary

    I think that basically sums up why the Next Generation films never connected with mainstream audiences. They were missing that core relationship of Kirk/Spock/McCoy that was always at the heart of the original crew, and the sense of fun that made Voyage Home the highest grosser. The biggest...
  23. James@R

    JAMES BOND ULTIMATE COLLECTION

    I'm not crazy about the packaging at all. The slimpaks are one thing, but having the booklets simply crammed inside the box is really cheap. Hell, the Friday the 13th set looked classier than this. I'll still be buying these for the extras (many of which will probably not be carried over to...
  24. James@R

    Star Trek V: the audio commentary of the audio commentary

    Remember the teaser poster for this? It had the tagline, "Why are they putting seatbelts in theaters this summer?" And of course the answer was, "To keep people from walking out." But the one thing I can say for V is that it focuses almost entirely on the trio of Kirk, Spock, and Bones. And...
  25. James@R

    JAMES BOND ULTIMATE COLLECTION

    Thanks for the link. I'm primarily interested in the extras- particularly the Moore commentaries- so it's nice to see a review of those.
  26. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 10-31-2006

    I think the Target "3 Pack" is just a bare-bones collection of the films, much like the bundled Die Hard trilogy BB sells for $20. It's clearly aimed at casual buyers who are only interested in buying the movie itself.
  27. James@R

    Weekly RoundUp 10-24-2006

    Any idea if these are the Divimax versions?
  28. James@R

    Shows You Loved at one time

    When I was growing up, my favorite shows were already old (Star Trek; Andy Griffith; Sanford and Son; Twilight Zone; etc). They all hold up well on dvd, so I guess I lucked out. But I've avoided things like A-Team or Knight Rider, simply because I know they wouldn't have the same appeal...
  29. James@R

    Syndicated Cuts--Take Them or No Show At All?

    It depends on why I'm interested in buying the show. If I'm only interested in owning a "definitive" version of the series, then there's little point in spending $100+ dollars to collect it. But if I just want to watch the show with friends, I don't have much problem with it. I've never had...
  30. James@R

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents Season 2...

    My local Best Buy actually included this on their front display last Tuesday. I just assumed that was its release date, and didn't pick it since I was already buying a couple of other sets. But now that Universal has ditched the dvd-18s, I wonder if future versions of existing sets (ie. AHP...
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