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Blu-ray review: Days of Thunder [1990]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Paramount Home Entertainment – 107 mins – 1990 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio   When it was released in 1990 Days of Thunder was hyped as being Top Gun on wheels, and because of the mega success of that film, everyone was waiting for […]

Blu-ray review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Weinstein Company – 97 minutes – 2008 – PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio     Filmmaker Woody Allen is a master at telling stories where the characters outshine their situations. He’s been doing this for nearly 40 years, and no one does it better, which […]

Blu-ray review: Burn After Reading [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Universal Studios Home Entertainment – 96 mins – 2008 – Rated R– 1080p Widescreen 1.85: 1 – DTS-HD Lossless Master 5.1 Audio     The Coen Brothers are two of the most influential filmmakers of our generation, crafting such cinema classics as Blood Simple, Miller’s Crossing, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, […]

Blu-ray review: Fred Claus [2007]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Warner Home Video – 115 mins – 2007 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio – Digital Copy     Everybody knows the story of the big jolly guy with the fluffy white beard and the bright red suit, a.k.a. St. Nick, but did […]

Blu-ray review: Home Alone [1990]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 103 minutes – 1990 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS-HD Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix       In 1990 a small film was released during the Holiday season and became an instant phenomenon that made Macaulay Culkin an international child sensation. Home Alone […]

Blu-ray review: Jingle All The Way [1996]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair   Fox Home Entertainment – 89 minutes – 1996 – Rated PG – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – DTS-HD Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix       Arnold Schwarzenegger was the only action hero of the 80’s/90’s who could pull off one golden trick that put him ahead of the pact; he could […]

Blu-ray Review: Where the @#%$ is Santa? [2008]

Warner Home Video – 109 minutes – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 1.85:1 – Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio Mix  Reviewed by Johnny McNair  Okay let’s just cut to the chase, this Blu-ray is not for everybody and is definitely going after a specific audience. If you’re a fan of the Jackass movies and […]

Blu-ray Review: I Am Legend (Ultimate Collector’s Edition [2007]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Warner Home Video – 107 minutes – 2007 – Rated PG-13 and Unrated – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio Mix – Digital Copy   * Note: Portions of this review are from the original stand-alone Blu-ray release: http://www.fusedwire.com/index.php/2008/04/14/blu-ray-review-i-am-legend-2007/ I Am Legend was a big hit, both at the […]

Blu-ray Review: Hell Ride [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Weinstein Company – 83 minutes – 2008 – Rated R – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio There was a time when a biker flick was considered a cash machine. These were films that were B level indie productions with a miscellaneous cast of familiar faces, that cost little […]

Blu-ray Review: Space Chimps [2008]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair Fox Home Entertainment – 81 minutes – 2008 – Rated G – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Lossless Audio There were some great animated movies that came in the summer of 2008, one of them Wall-E and the other was Kung Fu Panda; then there was one really bad […]