DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

MPAA Rating: R for graphic war violence, language and some sexuality.
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: David O. Russell
Cast: Mark Wahlberg; George Clooney; Ice Cube; Spike Jonze
Genre: Action | Adventure
Memorable Movie Quote: "Walter, just stand outside so Chief can translate my Iraqi ass map... okay?"
Release Date: October 1, 1999.
Blu-ray Release Date: October 12, 2010.

At the ripe age of 80, director Clint Eastwood finally gives his audience – after a landmark career of numerous appearances in front of the camera and 31 behind it - some thoughts on what lies beyond this mortal coil in his latest feature...

MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language.
Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writer: William Davies
Cast: Gerard Butler; Craig Ferguson; America Ferrera
Genre: Animated; Adventure
Memorable Movie Quote: "Your butts are getting bigger! We thought you were a dragon!"
Release Date: March 26, 2010
Blu-ray Release Date: October 15, 2010.

After the breakthrough success of last year’s indie Paranormal Activity, it was a no-brainer that Paramount Pictures would see fit to develop a quick sequel.  The question on everyone’s mind was “how exactly does...

Would you give up your life to save someone else’s? What if that “someone else” were your brother? That’s the burning dilemma behind Conviction, the true-life story of how a woman spent 18 years putting herself...

MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent images, language, sexual content and some drug use.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola; John Milius
Cast: Marlon Brando; Martin Sheen; Robert Duvall
Genre: War | Drama
Memorable Movie Quote: "We must kill them. We must incinerate them. Pig after pig... cow after cow... village after village... army after army.."
Release Date: August 15, 1979
Blu-ray Release Date: October 19, 2010.

Director: Kevin Greutert
Writer: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Cast: Tobin Bell; Betsy Russell; Costas Mandylor

Well, it isn’t a prequel, but if you seriously think that everything has been leading up to the wooden acting that plagues Saw 3D, then you are sadly mistaken.  Sure, you’ll get answers.  You’ll get gore.  The 3D - while largely silly - isn’t a complete loss either.  Hell, you even get Cary Elwes again…just don’t expect much in the way of Jigsaw.  Too bad.  He’s been part of the fun of the Saw franchise chronology because – for John Kramer – death was certainly not the end, but his lessoning appearance in the series is dully noted in this the supposed final installment.  Yet, in spite of it all, Saw 3D does have its moments of cutting-edge fun, just not enough to keep the franchise propelling itself forward.

MPAA Rating: PG for some action, sensuality, and language.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Cast: Crispin Glover; Michael J. Fox; Christopher Lloyd
Genre: Sci-fi | Adventure | Family
Memorable Movie Quote: "The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"
Blu-ray Release Date: October 26, 2010.

Its script may be credited to four names, but, let’s be honest, Due Date is simply a weak update of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – without the heart and charm of John Hughes – and, yes, even that film was a minor disappointment...

Tired of the Megamind marketing blitz that’s been saturating the TV airwaves and Internet digital bits for the better part of the last eight months? From partnering on Justin Bieber concerts to sponsoring the baseball World Series...

MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong bloody violence, grisly images and language.
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Neil Marshall
Cast: Michael Fassbender; Dave Legeno; Axelle Carolyn
Genre: Action | Adventure
Memorable Movie Quote: "My name is Quintus Dias, I am a soldier of Rome, and this neither the beginning nor the end of my story."
Release Date: No wide theatrical release
Blu-ray Release Date: November 2, 2010.

MPAA Rating: This title not rated by the MPAA
Director: Lewis Milestone
Writer: Harry Brown and Charles Lederer
Cast: Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop
Genre: Comedy | Crime
Memorable Movie Quote: "Because one December, every time I picked up the 'phone they sent me out into the snow to play with my friends. That was at the Bulge."
Release Date: August 10, 1960
Own it on Blu-ray: November 9, 2010.

MPAA Rating: This title not rated by the MPAA. TV-PG. This program contains language that may not be appropriate for all viewers. Viewers' discretion is advised.
Director: Maro Chermayeff, Jeffrey Dupre
Genre: Television | Documentary
Memorable Movie Quote: "Load out. Load in. 16-20 hours a day."
Release Date: Television Premier November 10, 2010
Blu-ray Release Date: November 9, 2010.

MPAA Rating: This title not rated by the MPAA
Creator: Kenneth Johnson
Cast: Elizabeth Mitchell; Morris Chestnut; Joel Gretsch
Genre: Sci-fi | Television
Official Site: www.vtvondvd.com
Memorable Quote: "To lose someone so close... it's devastating"
Own it on Blu-ray: November 2, 2010
V: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild rude humor and language.
Director: Jon Favreau
Writer: David Berenbaum
Cast: Will Ferrell; James Caan; Mary Steenbergen
Genre: Comedy | Family | Holiday
Official Site: www.warnerblu.com
Memorable Quote: "You're a cotton-headed ninny-muggins"
Tagline: This holiday, discover your inner elf.
Release Date: November 7, 2003
Own it on Blu-ray: October 26, 2010
Elf (Ultimate Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]