ExTerminators [Blu-ray]
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Underdog [Blu-ray]
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 12/18/2007 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: G
I bought the movie for my son when was still 3 years old. At this age most kids are focused on bright colors. I overpast the return policy because I officially saw the movie months later. But there was a problem. The first 25 minutes of the dvd was freezing and breaking up the image. The small squares popping up and sound breaking up also. It is frustrated for me as a parent from starting to make collection of kid movies specially his favorite animal is a canine. But for whoever reads this has similar problems with this movie dvd UNDERDOG (live action) please be free of letting me know. It is a funny movie. Enjoy.
FUN VIDEO! – J. Bowers –
WE HAVE HAD A BLAST VIEWING THIS MOVIE.EVEN THE ADULTS IN MY HOUSEHOLD CAN NOT HELP BUT STIFLE A LAUGH OR TWO WHEN WE WATCH IT!
MY 3 yr old LOOOooOves this movie! – Kissiz4Tati – Florida, USA
This is a movie I wasn’t too thrilled about but my little one asks for it alll the time and after the movie pretends to be Underdog”.. one day I sat down with her and watched it all the way through and caught myself laughing a lot, even my dad watched it once and was laughing, so it’s cute, funny, entertaining, and great for kids. Can’t take it so serious! Hello it’s a super hero dog!
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Bolt (2pc) (W/Dvd) (Ws) [Blu-ray]
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Charlie’s Angels [Blu-ray]
For every TV-into-movie success like The Fugitive, there are dozens of uninspired films like The Mod Squad. Happily–and surprisingly–this breezy update of the seminal ’70s jiggle show falls into the first category, with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced), and Lucy Liu starring as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung fu-fighting trio employed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by the original Charlie, John Forsythe). When a high-tech programmer (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects, with the daffy Bosley (Bill Murray in a casting coup) in tow. A happy, cornball popcorn flick, Charlie’s Angels is played for laughs with plenty of ribbing references to the old TV show as well as modern caper films like Mission: Impossible. McG, a music video director making his feature film debut (usually a death warrant for a movie’s integrity), infuses the film with plenty of Matrix-style combat pyrotechnics, and the result is the first successful all-American Hong Kong-style action flick. Plenty of movies boast a New Age feminism that has their stars touting their sexuality while being their own women, but unlike something as obnoxious as Coyote Ugly, Angels succeeds with a positive spin on Girl Power for the new millennium (Diaz especially sizzles in her role of crack super agent/airhead blonde). From the send-up of the TV show’s credit sequence to the outtakes over the end credits, Charlie’s Angels is a delight. –Doug Thomas
The greatest thing about `Charlie’s Angels’ is that it knows what it is and totally embraces it. I mean, the film is not trying to be a serious take on a television classic. Instead, this film is delivering up a comedic homage to the show that perfectly balances parody with sentiment to create something fresh, funny, engaging and unforgettable. With witty dialog, surprisingly thoughtful character development and fight sequences that can certainly tangle with the best of them; `Charlie’s Angels’ is one-hundred-percent delightfully tacky fun!
The film centers on the Natalie, Dylan and Alex, three super spy action chicks working for Charlie, their mysterious boss. Their next job has to do with a kidnapped programmer and a creepy `thin man’, but really…plot?
Let’s talk about hilarious comedic timing and overt sensuality combined with the perfect amount of testosterone bashing action sequences!
Casting Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as the trio of kick-butt chicks was genius, even if I was semi-doubtful at first. Diaz has splendid comedic timing is flawless and she really works that here, giving Natalie that geeky sheik flirtatious ditz vibe. Lucy Liu has such an edgy strength to her, and her dominating sensual delivery is effortless and tantalizing. Barrymore is just pure joy. I love the spunky neurotic tones she delivers to Dylan, giving her this sensually commanding presence that gives way to a humanity that flourishes with her genuine spirit.
They are just fantastic here.
I can’t think of a single thing wrong with this film. I am not the biggest fan of the sequel, only because they played a lot of the same gags and played around too much with the CGI. What I like about this film is that the action scenes play very authentic and realistic despite their outlandishly lavish qualities. The film is exciting and unpredictable (in that I totally didn’t predict this would be so much fun) and with hilarious performances by the entire cast, including Bill Murray (perfect casting decision), Matt LeBlanc, Tom Green and a genuinely creepy Sam Rockwell (not to mention Tim Curry and Crispin Glover), `Charlie’s Angels’ turns out to be the perfect popcorn munching blockbuster!
Awesome! – Elle – USA
This is one of my favorite movies of all time and it feels so good to have it on DVD.
Amazing movie!
A must buy!
Blu-ray: Watching it again, the film doesn’t carry the same impact as it did back in 2000 but a fun film overall. – Dennis A. Amith (kndy) – California
Long before director McG directed films such as “Terminator Salvation” and “We are Marshall” and before he would be executive producer for TV Shows such as “The O.C.”, “The Mountain” and “Fastlane”, McG was known for directing music videos for bands like Sublime and Korn.
But every director has their first start and for McG, his first theatrical debut was the 2000 film “Charlie’s Angels” based on the Aaron Spelling produced ’70s television show showcasing sexy women taking on various disguises in order to defeat crime while following their mystery boss Charlie. Known for boosting the careers of Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd and many more women who took part in the show from 1976-1981.
Featuring actresses Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook, Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders and Lucy Liu as Alex Munday, the three take on crime alongside Charlie’s assistant Bosley (played by Bill Murray), the three take on their latest mission to find the software genius Eric Knox (played by Sam Rockwell) who may have been kidnapped by Redstar owner Roger Corwin (played by Tim Curry).
While Bosley tries to get information from Corwin in regards to the whereabouts of Knox, the women follow the lead of going after a man who was was seen on surveillance videos ford kidnapping Knox, a man known as Thin Man (played by Crispin Glover).
Featuring action, sexiness, a variety of disguises and hair tossing, “Charlie’s Angels”, the film version continues the tradition of the popular TV shown for modern viewers and was a box office success earning over 4 million worldwide.
VIDEO:
“Charlie’s Angels” is presented in 1080p High Definition (2:40:1). For anyone who remembers this film, because there were so many mini-segments, there were many times the film would emphasize reds, blues, blacks and for the most part, the HD presentation shows off the vibrant colors on Blu-ray. Contrast levels are well-done, colors really pop, blacks are nice and deep and there is a good amount of grain.
The film definitely delivered when it came to set design, costume design and it helps that McG worked with a talented cinematographer, Russell Carpenter, who worked on films such as “Titanic” and “The Negotiator”. This is a film that required various styles of footage and it helps to have an experienced cinematographer behind the camera.
If anything, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has proven to us within these past two years that they can take these past films and really make them shine on Blu-ray visually (and also via lossless audio). Definitely a major improvement compared to its original DVD counterpart.
AUDIO & SUBTITLES:
“Charlie’s Angels” is presented in English, French and Portuguese 5.1 DTS-HD MA and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital. The film definitely shines via lossless from the opening scene with the jet flying and the engines coming from the surround channels and also hearing it via LFE to the battle with Thin Man and hearing the fight sequences, steel against steel, windows crashing and hearing them quite nicely through the surround channels. Dialogue is clear through the center channel and the film does sport a lot of contemporary music and may it be from Destiny’s Child to Blink-182, good amount of music as well.
Subtitles are presented in English, English SDH, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Charlie’s Angels” comes with the following special features (in standard definition, English Stereo and subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese):
* Blu-ray exclusive movieIQ®+sync
* Commentary with Director McG and Cinematographer Russell Carpenter – An interesting commentary to listen to McG about his first major film and how it helped to work with an experienced cinematographer.
* Deleted Scenes – (4:42) Featuring three deleted scenes: Marco Polo!, The Men’s Room Extended, Extra Shake & Bake
* Outtakes & Bloopers – (2:39) Outtakes from “Charlie’s Angels” that were seen at the ending credits.
* Getting G’d Up – (6:32) An in-depth profile of Director McG and McG behind-the-scenes. Film staff and talent talk about how they love working with McG and how energetic he is.
* The Master and the Angels – (7:25) A look behind the martial arts and stunts in the movie and working with world renown Cheung-yan Yuen and how much training the main talents had to go through to prepare for the film.
* Welcome to Angel World – (4:48) A behind-the-scenes look at the film’s set design with production designer J. Michael Riva.
* Angelic Attire: Dressing Cameron, Drew and Lucy – (3:25) Costume Designer Joseph G. Aulisi discusses the costumes for the film and how he styled each angel.
* Angelic Effects – (6:45) A discussion of the exciting special effects used throughout the film’s production.
* Wired Angels – (2:35) A scene deconstruction of the Chinese Alley scene and the wiring work used during filming
* Music Videos – Featuring “Independent Women Part 1″ by Destiny’s Child and “Charlie’s Angels 2000″ by Apollo Four Forty.
JUDGMENT CALL:
“Charlie’s Angels” is one of those films that you don’t take seriously and like the television series, you know it’s going to be a bit kitschy but with three sexy women kicking ass, you just sit back and enjoy no matter how crazy the film may get and hopefully, you find something fun or entertaining about it.
If anything, “Charlie’s Angels” is one of those films which is a straight-up action popcorn flick. A film that you just don’t come in and watch it with any high expectations and if there were any expectations, probably from those who watched the original TV series and wonder how the Angels and their sexiness would be displayed on the big screen.
Yes, you’re going to see Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu in tight outfits, outfits that showcase cleavage and quite a bit of hair tossing but of course, you’re going to get a lot of action and in this case, with the film utilizing world renown Cheung-yan Yuen (who was involved in major martial arts films with Jackie Chan and also the “Matrix” films) for the fighting sequences and putting these women through difficult training prior to the making of the film, the fight sequences were done very well.
Also, you can’t help but be amazed by costume and set design for the film. With every individual sequence created for each of the women, various costumes and disguises they had to wear, director McG and staff really went all out in making “Charlie’s Angels” a fun, visual film.
With that being said, if one owns the DVD, is “Charlie’s Angels” on Blu-ray worth it? If you enjoyed the film, then the improved visuals and the lossless audio would make things worth it. The special features are the same standard definition features that were included on the original DVD and although I have read that there were two Easter Eggs (which were part of the original DVD) included, I’ve tried many ways to figure where it would be in the Blu-ray version to no avail.
But what it comes down to is one’s enjoyment of “Charlie’s Angels”. Watching it again, I have to admit that I wasn’t really getting into this time around and the watching it again, I admit I was even questioning myself of why I even enjoyed this film back then. Yes, the plot was ludicrous and the dialogue and storyline was kitschy. Even the talent in the film also found the dialogue kitschy, Bill Murray even found himself at odds with Lucy Liu verbally because he found the script to be ludicrous. Even comedian Tom Green who has a short stint in the film thought the script was terrible but only participated because of his ex-wife (Drew Barrymore) asked him to.
But I’m not going to be invidious towards this film. Because the TV show was also cheesy to begin with and having grew up around watching the TV series as a kid, I was not expecting anything deep from the film but I did expect the film to deliver in special effects and also with Cheung-yan Yuen’s involvement, I was expecting to see a good amount of wirework and awesome fight choreography and the film did deliver in that respect.
There has been a lot of talk about a third film and I’m sure McG’s style of filmmaking has gotten much better since the making of this film and hopefully with what he accomplished with “Terminator Salvation”, if he was involved with the third film, maybe a series that could still incorporate the fun elements of the film but possibly less cheesiness. Who knows? I guess we’ll find out if the third film does receive the green light.
Overall, “Charlie’s Angels” on Blu-ray definitely looks much better and sounds much better than its previous DVD counterpart and if you were a big fan of the film or any of the talent, then this Blu-ray is definitely for you!
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Blu-ray Book)
Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl’s classic book. Coated with flavorful tunes and production design that constantly dazzles the eye, this effervescent musical never fails to enchant young and old. On a whirlwind tour of Willy’s incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie (Peter Ostrum) will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart. And you’ll rediscover the timeless magic of a delicious family classic.
Not only do they taste good, but they’re fun to look at.
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) has captivated audiences for the last four decades. I remember this movie would be shown on TV once a year. It was kind of like The Wizard Of Oz – it was something everyone would look forward to once a year. This was before there were VCRs and cable television. How spoiled we all are nowadays.
Gene Wilder was brilliantly cast as Willy Wonka. The sets are outstanding considering this movie came out in ’71.
My favorite scene in this movie has always been when Violet turns into a blueberry and the Oompas roll her out of the room. It still makes me laugh to this day.
Another one of my favorite scenes is when Charlie and his grandfather are floating up in the room with the fan and the bubbles and they burp their way down.
This widescreen edition contains a documentary called Pure Imagination: The Story Of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, audio commentary from the actors in the movie, four sing-along songs, a Vintage 1971 Featurette, a stills gallery, and the theatrical trailer.
This movie’s a classic that I recommend to anyone who hasn’t seen it.
Still Good after all these years – D. Farmer – Morris,, Illinois United States
Gene Wilder still captivates children after all these years and a more recent remake. This movie is happy and fun. My granddaughter loved it, she is only four years old. I watched it with her and was more interested in her expressions than the movie. The looks on her face said it all. It is now her favorite and I am in danger of having to watch it every day that I have her while her mother works. some sacrifices must be made!
Sweet Deal – Michael F. Luhning – Belleville, IL USA
“Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” is a great story and one we have watched many times with our kids and our grandkids; everybody loves it. Now that we have a DVD version we can put our 25th anniversary VHS tape in a safe place. And I’m happy to say that the DVD version is excellent in every way … picture and sound quality are great. Not to mention that it looks really great on our big screen TV. So I can only say that buying this copy of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was a very sweet deal and that’s not sugar coating it at all.
To enjoy this wonderful story for yourself as often as you want just click here Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Full Screen Special Edition).
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