This is less Batman than The Suicide Squad, and is Deadshot and Harley's movie. A great romp on their breaking into Arkham. Joker, of course, steals the show. NOT a kiddie movie.
Based on a graphic novel, this places Batman in Victorian Gotham. A sort of Jack The Ripper is killing women and Batman must stop it. If you are familiar with the graphic novel (I am not) you may be surprised by the change of who the murderer is. Well worth a look.
Working Girl is a wonderful movie that finally gets a fine Blu-ray transfer. Video and audio are very clean, and the movie sparkles. MUCH better than the old DVD.
The chronicles of James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) as he rises in the ranks of the Gotham City Police Department and develops a unique alliance with playboy philanthropist Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz), slowly becoming aware of Wayne's secret life as the masked vigilante Batman. All 22 episodes in one Blu-ray collection.
GOTHAM continues its slide into darkness in the 3rd season, making the need for a Batman even more apparent. The character of Penguin continues to dominate (the actor's performance is fantastic as usual), and the Riddler tries to hold his own. A fine season. Cannot wait for season 4.
The FOUR STARS are for the movies, not the transfers. The transfers are very well done, but only the original Mummy is a great film. The included films are 1) The Mummy (1932) 2) The Mummy's Hand (1940) 3) The Mummy's Tomb (1942) 4) The Mummy's Ghost (1944) 5) The Mummy's Curse (1944) 6) Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy. Jack Pierce's makeup in The Mummy is amazing with Karloff looking great as both the Mummy and as his unwrapped self. The makeup for the rest progressively get worse until it is merely a bad mask by the last movies. They have none of the sophistication or character of the first, and the movies are only good as a curiosity. If you want all of them, as I did, this is a great buy. If not...do not waste your time, just buy the Original by itself.
The movie tells how the Death Star plans get to Princess Leia. No surprises in the story, and more than a few plot problems linking it to the original movie. Still, a fun movie. Go with it and don't think too much.
The movie is well done, but dark, which is what they wanted. Batman is a little too dark (read: paranoid) when he talks about Superman being too powerful and capable of destroying the world and says " if there is only a 1% chance it has to be taken as a certainty." REALLY? The only real problem is Lex Luther is a wimp! He is an EMO nerd that you really want to slap. Why is it that movies now have wimpy villains? The Joker in Suicide Squad or Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens. The movie survives in spite of that.
In strife-torn Renaissance Florence, Leonardo da Vinci continues his search for the legendary Book of Leaves while pitting himself against mortal enemies intent on squelching his genius and obscuring his past. This release compiles every episode from the third and final season.
Anyone familiar with Da Vinci's Demons will already know what to expect from Season 3 in terms of characters. Riario reveals his true charcter by the end of the season as a member of the Labyrinth. There are more battles...LARGE battles...and Vlad the Impailer makes a new appearance. If you liked the previous seasons then you will like Season 3.
This is for the Blu-ray. Anyone familiar with "Mr. Smith" will have no use for another review. Anyone unfamiliar is in for a real treat. Any film by Frank Capra is worth watching, and "Mr. Smith", "Meet John Doe" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (NOT that terrible Adam Sandler re-make "Deeds"!) are among the best. "It Happened One Night" is still the masterpiece. The DVD put out by Columbia was good, but the Blu-ray is stunning. There is not always a good reason to upgrade an older movie to Blu-ray, but sometimes they do it right (just as sometimes the Blu-ray is worse). This one IS better. Whether to upgrade is always a judgment call, but if you do not own the movie yet...get the Blu-ray.