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Entries for December, 2008

Box Office Review: Changeling [2008]

Dec. 8, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Oct. 31, 2008 2 hr. 21 min. R Clint Eastwood/Universal Angelina Jolie John Malkovich Colm Feore Michael Kelly The great thing about streetcars, the kind that used to run in places like 1928 Los Angeles, is that they move so smoothly, so slowly, to a place […]

Blu-ray Review: The Dark Knight [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Home Video – 153 minutes – 2008 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p – Both 2.35:1 and 1.78:1 IMAX aspect ratios – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 EX Audio Mix – Digital Copy When Director Christopher Nolan re-invented Gotham City’s protector in the 2005 film Batman Begins, he finally got the bad taste […]

Box Office Review: Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist [2008]

Dec. 4, 2008 Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras Released Oct. 5, 2008 1 hr. 30 min. Pg-13 Peter Sollett/Columbia Michael Cera Kat Dennings How do you make a professional looking film for around 9 million dollars? First, you cast a lot of young actors who do not splash the tabloids. Second, you get stars bigger […]

Blu-ray Review: Meet Dave [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment– 90 minutes – 2008 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p 1.85:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio What the hell happened to Eddie Murphy? When I was a kid I loved this guy because he made good films like Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours, Coming to America, and I’ll […]

Blu-ray Review: The Kingdom [2007]

Note: Portions of this review are from the original HD-DVD release:  http://www.fusedwire.com/index.php/2008/04/14/hd-dvd-review-the-kingdom-2007/ Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 1 hr 51 mins – 2007 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio Since the current war in the Middle East began, there have been various films […]

Blu-ray Review: Jarhead [2005]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 2 hrs 3 mins – 2005 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio Since the dawn of filmmaking, war movies have always been one of the premiere genres that Hollywood loves to make. The most obvious reason is the […]