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When Fright Night 3D was released in the theaters, I was mixed on the movie. I thought the poor 3D took a large bite out of an otherwise enjoyable movie and told everyone to wait for the 3D Blu-ray or to see the 2D version. Well the 3D Blu-ray set is now out. Is it better in a home environment than on a big screen?
What happened? August and September were really quiet months for Blu-ray releases, now it’s the beginning of November and in the last three weeks I’ve been swamped with incredible Blu-ray releases that I have to wade through. Yeah, I know it sucks to be me. Disney Pixar’sToy Story 3 is probably the best Blu-ray release of 2010 (that is until I get a chance to look at the rest of this large stack on my desk), so I’ll hedge my bets by saying it’s one of the best of 2010.
What gives it the edge is that not only is it a brilliant Blu-ray, with reference quality picture and sound but it happens to be one of the top 4 movies of the year – I still say How to Train a Dragon is the best animated film of 2010 but Toy Story 3 is right up there. I’ll admit to never being a huge fan of the first one and don’t remember much about the 2nd, but the third installment was a perfect way to close this trilogy – and I sincerely hope they don’t make a fourth film because it’ll “dilute” the emotional punch the ending of Toy Story 3 has. But who am I kidding it’s Disney, of course there will be another one, or straight to video adventures.
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Official Website Synopsis
Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn’t fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Denzel Washington is Eli, who keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland…and into explosive conflict with a resourceful warlord (Gary Oldman) set on possessing the book. “We walk by faith, not by sight,” quotes Eli. Under the taut direction of the Hughes Brothers (Menace II Society), those words hit home with unexpected meaning and power. Available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and for Download 6/15!
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They call them flipper, flipper, flipper of the sea.. With Universal’s new Flipper disc, the Blu-ray format has finally come up to par with its old rival HD-DVD – almost 2 years later. For the last year Studios have been experimenting with way to satisfy people who have both Blu-ray and DVD players. Some see the solution being Digital Copy, others like Disney have embraced the give us the movie on “every” format option with 3 Disc Combo Packages (Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Copy), now we have the Flipper disc. It’s a simple concept put the Blu-ray and DVD versions on one disc that you can “flip” over. This saves in packaging costs and saves space in my DVD/Blu-ray binders. Instead of having 3 discs to keep up with, I now only have one. I prefer this method to the combo packs.
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There needs to be a big S spray painted on my forehead. That S would stand for SUCKER. I don’t even like the Watchman comic book or movie, yet I purchased every Watchman related item – except the Black Freighter. I mean I bought the horrible Watchman motion comic – which got corrupted on my AppleTV, then I bought the Watchman Complete Blu-ray set which included the Watchman game. I promised myself I wouldn’t bite on the super dooper Ultimate Blu-ray version, but I couldn’t help myself – my curiosity got the better of me and I couldn’t get it through Netflix. So I dropped another $30 on a movie I admire the heck out of but ultimately don’t like.
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I’ll admit I didn’t see Up in the theater. By the time it was released I was burned out on 3D Animated films and frankly I’m not a big Pixar fan. I know that’s blasphemy to say. While I can appreciate the technical brilliance of the films and the obvious love and care that Pixar puts into them I never connected with them. I didn’t like Wall-E, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc. and I thought The Incredibles was just ok. The Pixar film that I actually love was Ratatouille and Finding Nemo. After catching UP on Blu-ray I have to go along with the crowd.
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The first 11 minutes of this movie is probably one of the best Romantic movies I’ve seen all year with an ending that rips your heart out and it’s all done without much dialogue. It does a brilliant job of setting up the rest of the movie. Next to Star Trek, UP is probably the best film that I’ve seen all year. But man is this movie depressing. The commercials lead you to believe that it’s a “comedy,” and it’s many things romantic, adventurous, sad, a bit hopeful, but funny – not really.
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