|
|
93%
|
Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
"
Remember how you felt when you watched this movie in the theater? This Blu-ray will take you back, and it might even do better than that."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
73%
|
Tombstone (1993) |
"
If Tombstone isn't a classic Western, or even a thoroughly compelling drama, that's okay, because it's still plenty of fun."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
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80%
|
Cocoon (1985) |
"
The storyline is fairly predictable and the script was no great shakes, but you just can't put this much acting talent in one place without creating something that is, at the bare minimum, pleasantly entertaining."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
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39%
|
Armageddon (1998) |
"
It's safe to assume that rights issues kept the studio from bundling all the Criterion goodies into this package, but come on -- if studios want to shore up their ailing video sales, charing $30 list for a package this skimpy is not the way to do it."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
92%
|
Under the Sea 3D (2009) |
"
Forty minutes of stunningly rich, beautifully filmed aquatic exploration."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
95%
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) |
"
It may be a stretch to call it a classic, but A Nightmare on Elm Street is certainly one of the decade's best and most inventive horror movies."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
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——
|
Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (2010) |
"
I think there's an audience for the (relatively) slimmed-down Rings, myself included, but it's hard not to be at least a little annoyed by hybrid sets like this one, especially since the upcoming One Box to Rule Them All will probably be 100 percent Blu."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
93%
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) |
"
Timeless Mr. Fox doesn't have the same ring to it, but it's just as appropriate."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
70%
|
Sherlock Holmes (2009) |
"
Does the world need the sequel we're assuredly going to get? No, but I'd rather watch Sherlock Holmes 2 than, say, the upcoming Short Circuit reboot. It's the little things that count."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
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66%
|
Clash of the Titans (1981) |
"
Sometimes you've just gotta give in to nostalgia, right?"
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
|
80%
|
The Neverending Story (1984) |
"
Unites cheesy effects, an inexplicable solo hit from former Kajagoogoo front-thing Limahl, and some of the worst child acting you've ever seen in your life to create a film that never comes close to the magic of Ende's story."
—
Popdose
Posted May 11, 2010
|
|
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37%
|
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"
Bana's acting is a marvel of indifference; there are scenes where the wigs he's wearing are more convincing than he is, and the wigs are pretty awful."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 2, 2010
|
|
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94%
|
The Music Man (1962) |
"
It's enough to make you yearn for the days when it wasn't a big deal for Hollywood to produce live-action entertainment for the whole family once in awhile -- and the ending is simply brilliant."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 2, 2010
|
|
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58%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
Alas, what The Invention of Lying ends up giving us is ultimately fairly pedestrian and really pretty muddled."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 2, 2010
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——
|
Weeds: Season 5 (2010) |
"
Rather than morally ambiguous suburbanites shining a comedic light on the dark side of middle-class conformity, now it's just about a gang of loonies and their wacky illegal hijinx. It still has its moments, but it's just not as much fun."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 27, 2010
|
|
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80%
|
Fame (1980) |
"
Don't look now, but Alan Parker's Fame turns 30 this year -- and you probably knew this already, but it's still five times the movie that last year's senseless remake will ever be."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 27, 2010
|
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85%
|
Black Dynamite (2009) |
"
A brilliant comedy that's good for a few dozen belly laughs even if you've never seen a single one of the movies it's meant to spoof."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 27, 2010
|
|
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85%
|
Soul Power (2009) |
"
Rarely has a movie been more worthy of its title."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 27, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
71%
|
Forrest Gump (1994) |
"
Even if its success was overblown, so was the backlash."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jan 20, 2010
|
|
|
90%
|
Moon (2009) |
"
It's a small, claustrophobic movie; one that unsettles you and lingers long after the closing credits fade."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
|
97%
|
The Hurt Locker (2009) |
"
The Hurt Locker feels like it's about half as long as its 130-minute running time, but it may very well haunt you for a lifetime."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
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61%
|
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) |
"
It isn't great enough to warrant the double-dipping treatment from the studio -- and if Disney really needed to give us a 10 Things upgrade, they could have done a fair sight better than this."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
|
94%
|
In the Loop (2009) |
"
Watching In the Loop, you won't know whether to laugh or cry."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
|
83%
|
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"
It's to Peli's credit -- as well as Featherston and Sloat's -- that even though you'll see the ending coming from a mile away, it still provides a nasty jolt."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
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42%
|
Jennifer's Body (2009) |
"
So the movie's underlying message -- that teenage girls are monstrously awful to one another -- isn't terribly original. But how often do you get to see an American horror movie with a brain?"
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 5, 2010
|
|
|
100%
|
North by Northwest (1959) |
"
Unless Warners finds a way to celebrate Northwest's 60th birthday by plopping Cary Grant onto your couch while you watch the film, I can't imagine how we're going to see a better version anytime soon."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
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26%
|
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"
You'd be better off just donating the money to a charity and punching yourself in the head for 90 minutes, but to each his own."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
|
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30%
|
The Answer Man (Arlen Faber) (2009) |
"
It's really a pretty interesting idea for a movie, which is why it's such a pisser that Hindman decided to turn it into a thuddingly obvious romantic comedy."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
|
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96%
|
Food, Inc. (2009) |
"
The only reason to avoid Food, Inc. is fear of what you'll learn. And it is pretty scary...but not knowing? That's even scarier."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
|
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67%
|
Brüno (2009) |
"
You wouldn't think a movie featuring a talking penis could be boring, but you'd be wrong."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
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75%
|
Julie & Julia (2009) |
"
The overriding emotion it provokes is longing, specifically for a Streep-led, full-length Julia Child biopic."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
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63%
|
Extract (2009) |
"
I'd be mad about Extract if I hadn't started forgetting it the minute it ended."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
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48%
|
My Sister's Keeper (2009) |
"
No bets are hedged and no opportunity for melodrama is left untaken; if the movie has a chance to beat you over the head, it will."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 30, 2009
|
|
|
25%
|
Four Christmases (2008) |
"
At its best, Four Christmases is maybe half as good as Christmas Vacation, but it has a couple of things going for it: First, Tim Allen is nowhere to be found, and second, seeing Vince Vaughn abused never gets old."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 30, 2009
|
|
|
33%
|
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"
It rarely lags, the special effects are first-rate, and Sam Worthington shows the most acting talent any action hero has displayed since Brian Bosworth pretended to tackle Bo Jackson."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 30, 2009
|
|
|
67%
|
Away We Go (2009) |
"
Away We Go is a wonderfully visual film, full of nifty, rewarding small touches. It's clear a lot of love went into the movie -- but sadly, it's a mystery as to why."
—
Popdose
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
51%
|
Observe and Report (2009) |
"
Ronnie Barnhardt was a problematic role, and Observe and Report is a troubled film, but Rogen makes the best of it."
—
Popdose
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
99%
|
The Wizard of Oz (1939) |
"
There aren't many things that can hold up to seven decades of the kind of hype Oz has earned, but if there's any such thing as a perfect movie, this is it..."
—
Popdose
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
98%
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) |
"
Make sure you put a pillow under your mouth the first time you watch the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Diamond Edition transfer, because your jaw is going to drop."
—
Popdose
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
89%
|
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) |
"
It's an uneven film -- the ending, in particular, feels like the last-minute affair it was -- but one whose slight undercurrent of darkness and danger feels wonderfully refreshing in this era of bubble-wrapped entertainment..."
—
Popdose
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
62%
|
The Tigger Movie (2000) |
"
There's no violence here, no gross humor, no quick cuts or loud sound effects -- just a short, gentle romp through the Hundred Acre Woods."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
50%
|
Pete's Dragon (1977) |
"
It generally falls into the "charming but anachronistically hokey" category Disney aimed for until the '80s."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
87%
|
Earth (Disneynature's Earth) (Planet Earth) (2009) |
"
So stunningly gorgeous that it might be the first true "gotta have it" purchase for Blu-ray owners."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
——
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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) |
"
Delivers all the sweet, modestly paced adventure we look for in our Pooh movies."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
66%
|
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) |
"
I wasn't exactly foaming at the mouth to watch this, and I doubt there are many people who consider it one of Disney's finest, but all things considered, it's really a pretty entertaining movie."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
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——
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Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (2009) |
"
It isn't the type of title that'll make you go out and buy a Blu-ray player, but if you've already made the upgrade, pick this up without delay."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
|
95%
|
Mary and Max (2009) |
"
Like Mary and Max's friendship, this movie is an act of tenderness that will linger long after the closing credits roll."
—
Collider.com
Posted Oct 19, 2009
|
|
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83%
|
I Love You, Man (2009) |
"
Only [Jason] Segel could turn drooling on Lou Ferrigno into an act of comic genius."
—
Popdose
Posted Aug 12, 2009
|
|
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64%
|
Watchmen (2009) |
"
In the space of 15 minutes, [Snyder] tosses in a symbolic mushroom cloud, the unsexiest Malin Akerman nudity in the history of Malin Akerman, and what should logically be the final appearance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on a movie soundtrack, ever."
—
Popdose
Posted Aug 12, 2009
|
|
|
25%
|
Friday the 13th (2009) |
"
Platinum Dunes is all but certain to screw things up with the sequel, gearing up now, but they deserve a round of polite, bloodstained applause for this chapter."
—
Popdose
Posted Jun 21, 2009
|
|
|
80%
|
Gran Torino (2009) |
"
If this really is Clint's on-screen coda, he picked a helluva way to go out."
—
Popdose
Posted Jun 8, 2009
|
|
|
87%
|
Three Days of the Condor (1975) |
"
It's easy to see how and why Condor inspired so many of the conspiracy thrillers that came after it."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
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|
——
|
Friday Night Lights - The Third Season (2009) |
"
If you've somehow missed the many opportunities to live among the residents of Dillon, Texas, now's as good a time as any to make the move."
—
Collider.com
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
|
|
83%
|
There's Something About Mary (1998) |
"
If you can force yourself to forget about what came after it, Mary remains an enjoyably filthy (and sweet) comedy , filled with laugh-out-loud moments."
—
Collider.com
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
|
|
32%
|
Fanboys (2008) |
"
It's innocuous enough, in a television movie sort of way, but in the era of destigmatized direct-to-video productions, there was never any reason for Fanboys to show up in theaters."
—
Collider.com
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Woodstock - 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970) |
"
Woodstock is as fluid as the spirit of the festival, tumbling from widescreen to split-screen and back again, a visual extension of what was going on all around Wadleigh and his crew."
—
Popdose
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
|
|
60%
|
Spring Breakdown (2009) |
"
The only way it might have been harder to watch is if someone in the cast had stabbed a baby seal to death with a butter knife at the end of every scene."
—
Popdose
Posted Jun 3, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
Wayne's World (1992) |
"
For fans of broad comedy and repeated fourth-wall puncturing, it's definitely worth owning."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted May 25, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Paul Simon and Friends - The Library of Congress Gereshwin Prize For Popular Song (2009) |
"
A wonderfully pleasant surprise."
—
Popdose
Posted May 25, 2009
|
|
|
70%
|
Batman (1989) |
"
When everyone in your cast comes off pretty much as smarmy as Robert Wuhl, you're in deep trouble."
—
Popdose
Posted May 25, 2009
|
|
|
73%
|
Falling Down (1993) |
"
It's my contention that Joel Schumacher has never (and most likely will never) make another film as timely, smart, and important as 1993's Falling Down."
—
Popdose
Posted May 25, 2009
|
|
|
73%
|
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
"
Without giving too much away, let me just tell you that the film's final act resulted in me giving the finger to a hummingbird and stalking out of the room."
—
Popdose
Posted May 6, 2009
|
|
|
88%
|
Bolt (2008) |
"
Maybe it's just the low expectations talking, but in the end, what I expected to be a powerful new blend of suck proved instead to be an utterly charming little kid's movie."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Apr 2, 2009
|
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|
——
|
Bunnytown - Hello Bunnies (2009) |
"
A lot of it seems more suited to between-show bumpers on a network like Noggin than a full-length television series, but that works well with the short attention span of Bunnytown's target demographic..."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Pinocchio (1940) |
"
Disney's certainly guilty of raiding the vaults at the slightest provocation, but the Platinum Edition line presents the ideal marriage of great content and new technology."
—
Dadnabbit
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
|
64%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
It's a bit of a letdown after Casino Royale, but still miles better than anything to come out of the franchise for a couple of decades before that, and its satisfying resolution points the way toward more consistently entertaining chapters in the series."
—
Popdose
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
|
94%
|
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"
The movie sweeps you up in an unapologetically corny embrace, and doesn't let you go until the final chords of the ludicrously wonderful dance number that plays over the closing credits."
—
Popdose
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
|
94%
|
Milk (2008) |
"
A garden-variety biopic with a stellar pedigree."
—
Popdose
Posted Mar 16, 2009
|
|
|
59%
|
W. (2008) |
"
Despite a number of strong performances from his smartly assembled cast, this is the first truly boring movie of Stone's career."
—
Collider.com
Posted Feb 23, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
My Two Dads - Season One (2009) |
"
It isn't the best television you've ever seen...but it made an effort to be something more than funny -- and it actually wasn't half bad at being funny, either..."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Feb 23, 2009
|
|
|
58%
|
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"
If only The Secret Life of Bees was more of a feature-length drama and less of a Lifetime feature of the week."
—
Collider.com
Posted Feb 23, 2009
|
|
|
89%
|
The Visitor (2008) |
"
It's sort of the anti-Death Wish, offering a glimpse of city life that's rife with hope and brotherhood."
—
Collider.com
Posted Feb 15, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Palo Alto, CA (2009) |
"
Although this isn't exactly an auspicious debut for director and co-writer Brad Leong, it does offer limited proof of noteworthy potential..."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 15, 2009
|
|
|
54%
|
Body of Lies (2008) |
"
Ultimately, neither Scott nor screenwriter William Monahan (who adapted the David Ignatius novel) can come up with a movie that really works, either as an action thriller or a political statement."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 15, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Night Court: The Complete Second Season (2009) |
"
I was very pleasantly surprised. Matter of fact, I think I laughed out loud at least once during each of these 22 episodes."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 15, 2009
|
|
|
65%
|
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) |
"
It's often rather...well, dull, really, which isn't something you'd expect from anything with the word Porno in the title."
—
Popdose
Posted Feb 6, 2009
|
|
|
82%
|
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) |
"
Nine times out of 10, when a movie kicks off with a voiceover, you can bank on it being a pretty lazy film, and this one is no exception."
—
Popdose
Posted Jan 27, 2009
|
|
|
41%
|
The Rocker (2008) |
"
Perhaps The Rocker's most annoying feature is that it isn't completely terrible."
—
Collider.com
Posted Jan 8, 2009
|
|
|
13%
|
The Women (2008) |
"
What ultimately knocks it down to slow-night-on-the-Netflix-queue status is English herself -- her direction is as broad and hammy as a Very Special Episode of Murphy Brown."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 18, 2008
|
|
|
48%
|
Towelhead (2007) |
"
Ball essentially cleaves Towelhead in half, resting the film's message on an unintentionally hilarious scene that wraps every bit of conflicting information young girls are given about their sexuality...and proceeds to beat you over the head with it."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 16, 2008
|
|
|
54%
|
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"
I finished watching this movie almost 24 hours ago, and I'm still sort of awestruck by it, because Mamma Mia! is both the most painful and most fun movie I've seen in a very long time."
—
Popdose
Posted Dec 7, 2008
|
|
|
94%
|
Encounters at the End of the World (2007) |
"
We've had a lot of film crews journey to various bits of frozen tundra over the last decade or so, but nobody combines disdain for humanity with a curious spirit quite like Herzog, and his work here is typically, appropriately iconoclastic."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 16, 2008
|
|
|
51%
|
Get Smart (2008) |
"
Basically, what it does is take Michael Scott from The Office, give him the skills of an assassin, and set him loose in the Russian countryside with Anne Hathaway. More often than not, it's a lot of fun."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 16, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
30 Rock - Season 2 (2008) |
"
30 Rock isn't as richly layered as The Office, but it's just as consistently funny."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 16, 2008
|
|
|
95%
|
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) |
"
You need to see this movie."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 16, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Heroes Season 2 () |
"
This time out, the writers were content to let storylines dawdle for weeks, a problem compounded when that nasty old writers' strike reared its head and the show's producers were left with a truncated 11-episode run."
—
Popdose
Posted Nov 16, 2008
|
|
1.5/5
|
39%
|
Feast of Love (2007) |
"
Let Google point you to this movie's finer moments, and leave the rest. It's really that bad."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Man on Wire (2008) |
"
Petit showed us that a dream, no matter how risky or dangerous, is often its own reward. It's an important lesson, but one that's obviously easy to forget, and Man on Wire is a stunning reminder."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Live From the Artists Den - Patty Griffin (2007) |
"
A set as solidly entertaining as you'd expect from an artist of Griffin's caliber."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Opus & Bill - A Wish For Wings That Work (1999) |
"
Talking animals, brightly colored animation, a heartwarming moral to the story...what else could you possibly want out of a holiday 'toon?"
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Dec 1, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Tommy Emmanuel - Live at Her Majesty's Theater (2006) |
"
Watching Emmanuel do what he does in a live setting is -- at least intermittently -- perilously close to spellbinding."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
1/5
|
——
|
Styx - One With Everything (2006) |
"
This is horrible in the least interesting way possible."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Classic Albums - The Who: Who's Next (2000) |
"
Well worth picking up for the music geek in your life."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
——
|
Rock Relief: Live in Concert (2007) |
"
If a disaster relief concert is held, and is itself a disaster, who raises money for the concert's victims?"
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
——
|
Van Morrison - Live at Montreux 1980 & 1974 (2006) |
"
The chance to see a rock & roll legend in his prime, for this kind of money, is something you really have to look for reasons not to take."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
2.5/5
|
30%
|
Flashdance (1983) |
"
There's something real in here, and it could have made it to the screen, but the people involved were too shortsighted to see it through."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
——
|
Greatest American Hero - Deluxe Collector's (2006) |
"
Sets like these often make you question what the hell you were thinking when you tuned in the first time around, but in this case, nostalgia will likely outweigh buyer's remorse."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007) |
"
To say that watching this footage is harrowing would be an understatement -- and to call watching it "painful" would be a serious insult to the survivors."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Oct 6, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Tortilla Heaven (2007) |
"
This corn Tortilla is an undercooked mess."
—
Bullz-Eye.com
Posted Mar 24, 2007
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