Personally speaking, I did not watch National Treasure when it came out in theatres or even when it came out on DVD. In fact, who knows if I would have seen it at all if it wasn't for the fact that I'm reviewing this UMD release of the film. I [...]
Wow, "Lord of War" is an eye-opener, to say the least. I don't pretend that we live in a peaceful world void of guns and brutality, but this film is sure to blast open any preconceived notions about violence and the reality of the worldwide [...]
Hummers, Ferraris, Porsches, Mercedes, and a 1967 GT Ford Mustang. But does this thing have a plot? Randall 'Memphis' Raines is a luxury car thief. And he's successful. But this business is risky. Someday, something is going to go wrong. So [...]
Judging from its trailers, ’National Treasure’ looked quite bit like and ’Indiana Jones’-style of film, but upon viewing Buena Vista Home Entertainment’s DVD of the film, it turned out that it has actually a lot more in common with ’The [...]
He’s currently nominated for an Oscar for his work in "Adaptation" and he already won the coveted statuette for "Leaving Las Vegas, " but for me the benchmark Nicolas Cage performance arrived in 1989 with the pitch black comedy [...]
The Criterion Collection defines itself as "A series of important classic and contemporary films." Now, the question is, does "The Rock" fit that description? "The Rock" initially presents itself as just another high-tech, [...]
In our fevered ’been there, done that’ culture, people sometimes disregard the fact that great artists often revisit themes over the course of their creative lives. How many times did Hitchcock explore the idea of someone falsely accused? The works of [...]
Universal Home Video has prepared a brand-new 16×9 enhanced widescreen transfer for this DVD release, and the result is a great looking presentation of the movie. It provides a great level of detail and perfectly restores the movie’s original color [...]
“Face/Off” is presented in an anamorphic transfer in its original 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio. The image is superb and flawless without even the slightest noise or pixelation. The overall picture is sharp and very well defined; shadows are solid [...]
It’s hard enough to find truly stylish romantic movies these days, and it is even harder to find and experience romance in our busy real lives. "City of Angels" will resurrect that "true romantic" feeling deep inside you. The film [...]
