This release features three movies from director Neill Blomkamp, Chappie starring Sharlito Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman and Sigourney Weaver, District 9 starring Sharlito Copley and Jason Cope and Elysium starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.
While Neill Blomkamp's films can be divisive with people, you can't deny that his films are beautiful and thought provoking. Rather than your standard action film, Blomkamp's Science Fiction really delves deep into issues surrounding today, and make everything have a meaning. District 9 is his best film in my opinion, and while Elysium and Chappie get a little too much hate I still think that they're worth watching again if only for the director's ambition. In this package you not only get his three films, but a nice booklet outlining the thought process on each world in each film, and of course each disc has their extras. Worth a buy.
Before there was a massively popular TV show called Westworld there was the not so popular TV show Beyond Westworld, and before that the movie Futureworld, and before that the movie Westworld that started it all!
It's directed by the best selling author Michael Crichton. Like most of his works it has the theme of humans creating life, and that life creating something unexpected and against plan. Chaos Theory. Like Jurassic Park, Westworld takes place at an adult amusement park where you can enjoy realistic lives in Medieval World, Rome World, and Westworld. Life like robots roam the park, and you can essentially do whatever you want, no matter how vile. This thriller is very fun, interesting, and tense as the machines start to become more aware than anticipated. This is what started it all, and it's totally worth the watch.
For those who are tired of the big blockbuster action films that have been dominating the summer for the past few years look no further! The Nice Guys is a wonderfully creative film that focuses on character and gives you a very satisfying film overall. The comedy is very natural and the characters play off each other so well that you'll want this film to have a sequel. It's gory, sexy, funny, actiony, everything you'll ever want in a film.
This release contains every episode from the debut season of the superhero series Arrow, a modern reinterpretation of the classic DC character The Green Arrow.
Green Arrow has been a love/hate relationship with me for this whole season. On one hand I'm really impressed with the action and depth they put into the backstory of the main character Oliver Queen, but on the other hand I can't help but feel bored and uninterested through most of this season. This show is split between flashbacks to Oliver when he was shipwrecked, and to him today living back into civilization to become a vigilante of justice. For most of season one the only thing keeping me from stopping was the flashback scenes. They had the most character development, heart, and depth of the season, until the last third of the present day storyline. I felt character from the present day storyline either didn't act their age, were in there to fill roles rather than characters, and other times were just so bad I wondered why I was watching. Because I did like the ending I'm hoping they learn from their mistakes for the next season, but as season one is right now it's mostly a guilty pleasure of mine at the moment.
Paranorman is one film that may turn people away by just reading its simpllistic plot. You've seen it done a thousand times, why should anyone sit down for another round of it. However, at that I'd say you've never fallen in love with anything like this before. Paranorman is a love letter to all horror films, mostly zombies, that has believable characters, strong character arcs and motifs, and above all else visuals that outdo themselves time and time again. Kids will be scared and love this at the same time, adults will find humor in the most unlikely places within this film. Paranorman is a gem that can't be fully appreciated unless you go back and watch it again and again to catch every little detail, and nod.
Coraline is a stop motion film that put studio Laika (Paranorman, Boxtrolls, Kubo) on the map. This fantastical tale about a girl wishing for a better life is not only visually stunning, but masterful on so many levels. The animation is so smooth that you'll stop thinking it's stop motion quick enough. The acting is superb, and the story itself is one that you'll want to revisit over and over again. This is a dark modern day fairy tale that everyone should get to see.
Lawrence of Arabia is one of those classics I thought I'd never get to see, but seeing it in such a nice package, on Blu-ray, with stunning special features I couldn't help but buy this instantly. It's a wonderful addition to my collection, and any film fan deserves to have this in their library.