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Gravity, a review by addicted2dvd

Gravity (2013/United States) Trailer |IMDb |Wikipedia | Esperanto Filmoj, Heyday Films Director: Writing: Length: 91 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Intense Perilous Sequences, Some Disturbing Images and Brief Strong Language Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone
George Clooney as Matt Kowalski
Ed Harris as Mission Control Voice
Orto Ignatiussen as Aningaaq Voice
Phaldut Sharma as Shariff Voice
Amy Warren as Explorer Captain Voice

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Digital Copy

As most of you know... I am a big fan of Sandra Bullock. So when I first saw the trailer for this film I couldn't wait to add it to my collection. I never seen this film before today. And I must say... I did enjoy it. Though I have to admit... I was expecting a little more from it then what I got. I think in the case of this one I let the hype get to me a little. Though I am not trying to complain... definitely worth the time put in to watch it.

I have the DVD/Blu-ray Combo of this film... took the opportunity to watch the Blu-ray disc for this viewing. The sites and sounds was fantastic. And the story was interesting. But there was just something about the trailer and all they hype that made me expect a little more from it.



(From Gravity on March 24th, 2014)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , a review by Jon

Seen it. Loved it. 'Nuff said.

This was the best cinema experience I've had for ages. It wasn't perfect by a long shot, but it's such great fun the problems just breeze by into the next jaw-dropping set piece. I do think it sagged a little in the middle with a couple of silly bits, compounded by ropey CGI, which I actually don't mind because it adds to the experience of the old, seat-of-the-pants filmmaking Indy is a tribute too. But those silly bits start with an incredible fight across speeding jeeps and are bridged by an old-fashioned Indy fist fight with a Russian, so it's never boring and always pushing hard. Oh my word, it's great!

What makes it great is Spielberg. The great irony of the series is that while they are a tribute to the old serials, at the same time, he is capable of much more and can do it in his sleep. I think he really had the bit between his teeth on this though and I frequently had the sense that he was working beyond his tools, in the way a handful of directors have done before. To be fair, he's always been one of them, regularly giving cinema and his peers a well-aimed kick in the arse. But it's so long since he's just had fun and he makes it look easy. The opening scene especially: it's pretty pointless and probably unnecessary, but it's a masterclass sequence. Or just little things like the fight with the Russian; while still your classic barroom brawl style with gunshot sound effects, it seemed to have a little extra something in the choreography. It didn't need it, but it's the cherry on top.

Of course, a masterclass show-reel is all it would be without Ford. He is still marvellous in the role, despite a creakiness, and the script effortlessly adds to the mythology. The series has often lived off the parts we didn't see. The thing I always loved about Indy and the original Star Wars trilogy was the idea that a lot more had been going on.

With a 65 year old in the lead, we were never going to get a sequence to match the trucks in Raiders, but Shia picks up the short-fall very well. Cate makes for a brilliant pantomime villain (like dodgy CGI, a film like this not only gets away with silly accents, it positively needs them!). The rest of the cast don't get as much time as they deserve, but shine when they do. The finale has a very clever moment that leaves me hopeful for a potential extension. Maybe there is always room for Henry Jones Jr. 





(From Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on May 23rd, 2008)

The Unusuals: The Complete Series, a review by addicted2dvd

Stars:
Amber Tamblyn as Det. Casey Shraeger
Monique Curnen as Det. Beaumont
Adam Goldberg as Det. Delahoy
Harold Perrineau as Det. Banks
Jeremy Renner as Det. James Walsh
Terry Kinney as Sergeant Harvey Brown
Kai Lennox as Det. Eddie Alvarez
Joshua Close as Det. Cole
Cornell Womack as Lt. Little

Episodes:
1. Pilot
A sudden move from Vice to Homicide to investigate the murder of a cop leads NYPD Detective Casey Shraeger in the middle of an investigation that could expose rampant police corruption.

2. Boorland Day
A legendary and hapless criminal family unleashes a crime spree on New York City in an effort to raise money to save their ailing patriach.

3. One Man Band
As Delahoy and Banks investigates a store that helps it's customers committ murder, Casey's favor for Davis Nixon ends up freeing a hit and run suspect from jail.

4. Crime Slut
As a pawnshop armed Robbery forces Beaumont to keep a secret from Walsh, Delahoy worries about what his future holds as he and Banks search for a brain cancer victim who has left a hospital after being declared dead.

5. 42
After Frank Lutz's attempt to silence Walsh seriously injures Beaumont, Cole decides to stop his tormentor once and for all, Banks looks to provent a psychic's prediction of her own death from coming true.

6. The Circle Line
Despite Casey's doubts, Walsh sets out to exonerate a detective suspected of murder, Banks discovers his identity has been stolen after he is reported to have died in a liqueur store robbery.

7. The Tape Delay
As Casey and Walsh investigates the disappearance of a wealthy man they were assigned to protect, Delahoy and Banks differ over how to handle an 82-year-old nursing home resident who has embarked on a crime spree

8. The Dentist
Alvarez falls prey to a pair of clever con men who steals some important evidence in an accomplice's drug trial, Banks paranoia makes it hard for him to convince Delahoy that he witnessed a neighbor's murder.

9. The Apology Line
As the detectives look to solve a naked man's murder, the thefts of confidential answewring machine tapes exposes the grim truth about a hiker's death.

10. The E.I.D.
Emotional involvement leads Casey to try to solve a notorious 10-year-old assult, the detectives search for a mystery pornographer who is using apartments a film sets without their owner's knowledge.

Extras:
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes

My Thoughts:
This is a short lived series that I never missed when it originally aired just last year. Unfortunately it was canceled after only 10 episodes. I originally started watching this series because of Amber Tamblyn... who I liked on the show Joan of Arcadia. I soon found that I liked all the characters. The Unusuals is a good title for this group of misfit cops. The series is a nice blend of cop drama and comedy. One of my favorite things in this series is at the beginning of every episode you hear the dispatcher saying something silly or funny to the cops. This is also often used after commercial breaks as well. In my opinion the episodes are consistently very good. There is not an episode I didn't enjoy.

The DVD release itself is good considering it is such a short lived series. Audio and Video is in good condition... at least as good as it looked when it aired on TV. The extras are kind of sparse. But there is a decent, although short featurette. It runs for about 5 minutes... and has a nice mixture of info from both cast and crew members. It could have better info in it... but it is OK considering that it is such a short lived series. Then there is a few trailers for other DVD releases. Over all I am glad I got this release added to my collection. If you are interested in checking out this series... you will have to order it from Amazon.com... as it is an Amazon Exclusive release.



(From The Unusuals: The Complete Series on June 16th, 2010)