|
55/100
|
——
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Doragon bôru Z 1: Ora no Gohan wo kaese (Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone) (1997) |
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Mar 29, 2011
|
|
71/100
|
70%
|
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (2004) |
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 24, 2010
|
|
63/100
|
42%
|
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |
"
Columbia has given us a nice 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer, a 5.1 Dolby digital soundtrack and stacked this DVD with a number of extras"
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jan 19, 2010
|
|
63/100
|
42%
|
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) |
"
Apart from the close ups of the lead actresses in 16th century garb, this movie is recommended only to soap opera aficionados and lovers of corsets."
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Apollo Guide
Posted Jan 19, 2010
|
|
55/100
|
77%
|
Cloverfield (2008) |
"
Paramount have given us a nice 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, 5.1 DD soundtrack and stacked this DVD with a number of extras."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Nov 26, 2009
|
|
55/100
|
77%
|
Cloverfield (2008) |
"
Memorable neither for its special effects nor the gimmickry of the hand-held camera."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Nov 26, 2009
|
|
81/100
|
83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"
Paramount has offered up a nice DVD of this film, with a very funny and informative commentary track by the director and stars."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Nov 18, 2009
|
|
81/100
|
83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"
With discussions of music, relationships, aging and growing up, it acts like a latter-day Lemmon - Matthau comedy, with a sadness underneath that makes it authentic."
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Apollo Guide
Posted Nov 18, 2009
|
|
57/100
|
69%
|
Commando (1985) |
"
Fox loads this DVD with a host of features, including an audio commentary track by the director that may be more fun than the film."
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Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 26, 2009
|
|
57/100
|
69%
|
Commando (1985) |
"
It might have been fun to watch when I was nine, but knowing what I know now, it is a horribly offensive film."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 26, 2009
|
|
85/100
|
57%
|
Defiance (2009) |
"
This is not an easy film to watch, as it describes the horrors of war with neither sympathetic nor maudlin touches."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
80/100
|
96%
|
Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) (2003) |
"
Sony Pictures Classics adds a commentary track by Perrin to the standard DVD and blu-ray releases."
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Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 17, 2009
|
|
80/100
|
96%
|
Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) (2003) |
"
Filmed with exceptional care and remarkable photographic ingenuity, no other nature documentary is as personal and as close-up as this one to the peculiarities of birds."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 17, 2009
|
|
62/100
|
16%
|
Untraceable (2008) |
"
Untraceable is prototype Internet conspiracy drivel, with a hackneyed plot years too late and a simple premise of good cops and innocents against sickos."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 15, 2009
|
|
86/100
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
Fox Searchlight loads the standard DVD with impressive features, including audio commentary tracks that are fun and entertaining, alternate endings and a music video."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 1, 2009
|
|
86/100
|
91%
|
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) |
"
While the screenplay is impressive and deserving of its recognition, it is Alan Arkin's performance-of-a-lifetime that separates this from other well-written small movies."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 1, 2009
|
|
40/100
|
0%
|
Echelon Conspiracy (2009) |
"
Paramount's release of this movie on standard DVD and blu-ray is pretty bare bones."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 28, 2009
|
|
40/100
|
0%
|
Echelon Conspiracy (2009) |
"
In the right hands, this premise might a good movie make -- a fable like Aladdin's lamp updated for the iPhone era. This convoluted and half-baked conspiracy thriller does not."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 28, 2009
|
|
69/100
|
33%
|
Getting Straight (1970) |
"
The supplements are limited to a trailer for this film and others in the Martini Movies series."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
69/100
|
33%
|
Getting Straight (1970) |
"
Sadly, despite its radical themes and caricatures, there is nary an ounce of subversiveness at this film's heart."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
65/100
|
37%
|
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) |
"
There is but one measly extra on the disc: a trailer for Nim's Island."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
65/100
|
37%
|
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) |
"
The wonderful fantasy elements Zach Helm was trying to tap into do not translate over to this particular toy store."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jun 17, 2009
|
|
48/100
|
13%
|
First Sunday (2008) |
"
There is an 'Almighty Version' Enhanced Fact Track, with trivia tidbits that play throughout the movie."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 26, 2009
|
|
48/100
|
13%
|
First Sunday (2008) |
"
Perhaps moviegoers demand simplicity and cheap laughs more than ever during tough times, but this must be discouraging to aspiring African-American comedians and writers."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 26, 2009
|
|
48/100
|
40%
|
Days of Thunder (1990) |
"
A sad example of Hollywood at its weakest and a reminder that even today's pabulum, spoon-fed as it is in multiplexes, is rarely as bad as the early roaring 1990s."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 20, 2009
|
|
52/100
|
6%
|
Vibes (1988) |
"
Extras on the disc include two brief featurettes filled with clips from various 'Martini Movies' titles and the theatrical trailer."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 26, 2009
|
|
52/100
|
6%
|
Vibes (1988) |
"
For those looking for unintentional laughter in their movies, this one is for you. For those looking for a film to take seriously, beware."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 26, 2009
|
|
53/100
|
33%
|
Wedding Daze (2007) |
"
Lacks the most basic charm and one-liners of films like The Wedding Singer, Love Actually and Bridget Jones' Diary."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 21, 2009
|
|
71/100
|
68%
|
Coming to America (1988) |
"
Coming to America was re-released on DVD as part of Paramount's "I love the '80s" collection."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 21, 2009
|
|
71/100
|
68%
|
Coming to America (1988) |
"
Not only a great comedic effort but Eddie Murphy's best romantic film as well."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Feb 21, 2009
|
|
95/100
|
98%
|
Sunset Boulevard (1950) |
"
The 'centennial collection' DVD's second disc includes a large number of featurettes."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Nov 10, 2008
|
|
54/100
|
64%
|
The Nines (2007) |
"
There are two full-length audio commentaries on the disc."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Jan 14, 2008
|
|
69/100
|
83%
|
Atonement (2007) |
"
Those who have read Ian McEwan's brilliant novel will feel a slight twinge of being cheated out of the epic they might have expected."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Dec 5, 2007
|
|
54/100
|
64%
|
The Nines (2007) |
"
I have no clue whether this is the most religious film of the year, or the most blasphemous film of the year."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Dec 5, 2007
|
|
85/100
|
90%
|
Michael Clayton (2007) |
"
The film's denouement is without question one of the best exercises in sustained and controlled excitement I've seen in a movie in a long while."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Oct 5, 2007
|
|
80/100
|
100%
|
Goodbye, Columbus (1969) |
"
Perhaps the most successful of the three Philip Roth adaptations on the big screen."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 10, 2007
|
|
80/100
|
100%
|
Goodbye, Columbus (1969) |
"
The Paramount DVD features a nice looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer and mono sound. No other extras are included on the disc."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 10, 2007
|
|
82/100
|
72%
|
Hallam Foe (Mister Foe) (2007) |
"
Rarely have I seen a film end so satisfactorily and without feeling cheated by a conclusion ready made for first dates."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Sep 8, 2007
|
|
71/100
|
34%
|
Wonderland (2003) |
"
The DVD's special features are interesting (for those who aren't too squeamish)."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted May 8, 2007
|
|
71/100
|
34%
|
Wonderland (2003) |
"
Unpleasant to view but ultimately satisfying."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted May 8, 2007
|
|
70/100
|
68%
|
Closer (2004) |
"
Extras are not this disc's strong suit, as the main special feature here is a music video."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted May 8, 2007
|
|
71/100
|
79%
|
Crossroads (1986) |
"
The Columbia DVD features a good-looking 1.85:1 aspect ratio anamorphic widescreen transfer."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted May 2, 2007
|
|
71/100
|
79%
|
Crossroads (1986) |
"
Any music fan will do well spend an hour and a half watching this one."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted May 2, 2007
|
|
65/100
|
35%
|
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
"
While there is a single disc version of this movie on DVD, the first and best release is a two-disc set."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 26, 2007
|
|
65/100
|
35%
|
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) |
"
Director Rob Marshall has a sophomore flop on his hands."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 26, 2007
|
|
71/100
|
61%
|
Shopgirl (2005) |
"
The extras on the disc include a thorough and serious full-length audio commentary by director Anand Tucker."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 25, 2007
|
|
52/100
|
24%
|
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"
The disc's extras are less impressive than they first appear."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 25, 2007
|
|
52/100
|
24%
|
Lady in the Water (2006) |
"
The film is a mess, a ramshackle affair. Its silliness cannot sustain itself."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 25, 2007
|
|
78/100
|
25%
|
The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
"
The DVD version comes in a two-disc set with a load of special features on the second disc."
—
Apollo Guide
Posted Apr 19, 2007
|
78%
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