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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
A great remake
on September 23, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
Adam Sandler has done it again. A great funny cast. Alot of people didn't give this film the reviews it really should have gotten. This film is funny from beginning to end. So pick this film up and see for your self. And for those Adam Sandler fans this is a must have.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Stephen Sommers' summer movie extravaganza Van Helsing comes to DVD in this widescreen edition thanks to Universal Studios (the lesser-recommended full-screen edition is also available). Packed to the gills with extras, this disc presents the film in an anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen picture with both 5.1 and 2.0 tracks for your home theater to sink its teeth into. The multitude of extras includes an interactive tour of Dracula's castle, where the viewer is given the option to listen to Dracula (Richard Roxburgh) ramble on about the different sections of his homely abode. Other features include a ten-minute "Bringing the Monsters to Life" making-of that introduces the audience to the master effects technicians who brought the film's many pixels to life, while "You Are in the Movie" presents a look behind the scenes by an unprecedented amount of hidden cameras on the set. A blooper reel has also been included, as has a ten-minute "Legend of Van Helsing" special that delves into the character's lore from books to the big screen. Two commentaries are available for your listening enjoyment -- the first with director Stephen Sommers and producer/editor Bob Ducsay, and the second featuring actors Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, and Will Kemp. Finally, a playable version of the Van Helsing game can be accessed through an Xbox game console that allows you to play through the first exciting level of the game. If you're a pushover for Sommers' brand of over-the-top adventure antics, then this disc is for you. This movie is also available in the three-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition featuring an additional feature-packed disc along with another DVD that includes Universal's original Dracula, Frankenstein, and Wolf Man movies, which inspired Van Helsing.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Jackman at his best
on September 23, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
Jackman has done it again, by bringing another character to life in a different style. The director did an amazing job with the film. Just by bringing all 3 monster characters into one film its amazing. And for those home theater sound movie goers, this is a great movie to blast on your surround sound.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Guillermo del Toro knows what people want on their DVDs, and this three-disc second edition of Hellboy is proof positive of just that. Designed with extravagant attention to detail, all three discs are stuffed with enough bonus material to satiate any fan of the flick. With stellar treatments given to both the anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen picture and 5.1 English track, this release does a monumental job of presenting the director's cut of the film. With far too many extras to count, disc one presents the film plus multiple branching features and a storyboard track that'll give new meaning to repeated viewings. Also worth noting, Hellboy's creator Mike Mignola supplied some new animated comics that you can branch out or, just like the others, watch through a "Play All" feature as well. The movie also comes complete with two commentaries, the first a new lone commentary with del Toro as he opts against a screen-specific commentary and delves into the whole filmmaking process of realizing his vision of Mignola's world, while the second track features both an isolated score and a commentary from composer Marco Beltrami. The director's cut itself adds in ten or so minutes of cut scenes, mostly character moments that add a bit more feeling into the film, while another subplot involving Rasputin's eyes finally sees the light of day here. Disc two delves more into the nuts and bolts of the movie, with even more added extras to make one solid second half to one hot special edition. The two-and-a-half-hour "Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation" documentary starts things off, taking you chronologically through the shoot by way of behind-the-scenes footage and cleverly inserted featurettes focused on individual aspects of the production. It's an interesting way to tackle a making-of, and the disc's producers go a long way to present all of it in a fresh and engaging way. More del Toro is rarely a bad thing, so his commentary on all three deleted scenes is more than welcome (and in one case, better than the actual clipped scene), as are the exclusive character bios that he wrote for the main actors when they signed onto the project. The rest of the immense disc includes sections on Animatics, Motion Board-a-Matics (the technique of animating the storyboards on a somewhat crude, but effective level), Maquette 3-D sculptures of the film's creatures, a lengthy Poster Explorations gallery, and not just trailers, but nine TV spots as well! Disc three makes its debut with this set and its explorations of the production are expansive to say the least. First off is the cast commentary from the previous edition, though here it is presented as a video commentary, with footage of stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, and the always hilarious Jeffrey Tambor sitting in a recording studio as they view the film. For those interested in a more in-depth look at the movie magic in the film, look no further than the "Production Workshops" section. Including features on pre-production makeup and lighting tests, along with a few visual-effects how-to sections on some of the more complicated effects in the film, this area provides great insight to how the fantastical comic book designs were translated to the big screen. Speaking of comics, one of the set's greatest inclusions is the "Quick Guide to Understanding Comics" feature, hosted by none other than self-proclaimed comic scholar Scott McCloud. Taking many of the ideas from his acclaimed series of books on the subject, McCloud brings the viewers through history, showing how the comic art form has changed and developed as its social acceptance has broadened throughout the years. Also included is a 23-minute Q & A session at a 2002 Comic-Con, along with an expanded gallery section that holds an immense Mignola pre-production art section (complete with a 40-minute artist commentary) and a Comic-Book Artist Pinup area, where such comic legends as Frank Miller and others submit their versions of the big red guy. With incredible menu design and even more hidden features, this three-disc is the ultimate release of the film and should prove to be the one that most hardcore fans end up with when all is said and done. This set was also released in a Gift Set that included a collectible {%Hellboy} bust.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
An amazing world on film
on September 23, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
This film had it all. Mr. Del Toro at his best. A great cast and story. This movie was so good that the director's cut is way better than the original film in theaters. This is the MUST HAVE edition. Can't wait till next year that part 2 comes out.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Bad Boys is an excellent DVD. Framed at 1.85:1, the image is pristine. The disc uses an anamorphic transfer and there are no signs of wear or distracting elements. Colors are clear and bright and the darks are solid with no grain. The sound on this disc is equally impressive. The 5.1 Dolby Digital track is primarily up front in the center, left, and right, but there are plenty of instances where the back surrounds effectively come into use. The disc has a Dolby Digital Surround track in both English and Spanish. Subtitles are available in Chinese, Korean, Thai, Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. The highlight extra on this disc is an enthusiastic audio commentary track with director Michael Bay. It is filled with insight not only on the making of the film, but how it got started and where he came from. Odd extras on this disc include two "documentaries." The first is a new, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film that includes the standard interviews, which also contains a lengthy look at the weapons experts that worked on the film. The other documentary is most unusual, a multi-angle analysis of the weapons, what they do, and the damage they can cause. In addition, there are trailers for this film and for Blue Streak. Music videos from Diane King ("Gun Shy"), Warren G. ("So Many Ways"), and 69 Boyz featuring K-Nock ("Five O, Five O"), plus the musical score are on an isolated track. Bios and filmographies for the main cast and crew members of the film are provided. Though far from a masterpiece, Columbia/TriStar has gone all out on this special edition.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Great action-comedy film
on September 23, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
A great duo, Martin and Will Smith, great comic-action film. A perfect director for a perfect cast, Michael Bay at his best. So pick this up, you can't miss it and the price isn't bad.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Meet the Fockers, the most successful live-action comedy ever at the time of its release, debuts on DVD with a variety of extras that will not disappoint those who enjoyed the feature-heavy release of Meet the Parents. In addition to a commentary track recorded by director Jay Roach and editor Jon Poll, four featurettes offer a behind-the-scenes look at various aspects of production. One follows the propmasters as they create the "manary gland." This disc offers viewers the chance to experience an extended version of the film that contains scenes that were trimmed from the theatrical release. A disappointing blooper reel has been included as well. The film is presented in a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. This is a solid presentation of a huge box-office hit.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
A Great Sequel
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
a great funny sequel for the whole family from begining to end this movie can relate to all the family who have a very wild and fun family but just remember there is no better family there your own
I would recommend this to a friend!
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In this comedy from Austin Powers director Jay Roach, Ben Stiller plays a young man who endures a disastrous weekend at the home of his girlfriend's parents. Greg Focker (Stiller) is completely in love with Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo), and views their upcoming trip to her parents' house on Long Island (where her sister is to be married during the weekend) as a perfect opportunity to ask her to marry him. Once Greg is introduced to Pam's parents, however, things stampede steadily downhill. Pam's father, Jack (Robert De Niro), takes an instant and obvious dislike to his daughter's boyfriend, lambasting him for his job as a nurse and generally making Greg painfully aware of the differences between him and Pam's family. Where Greg is grubby, relatively unambitious, and Jewish, Pam comes from a long line of well-mannered, blue-blooded WASPs. Things go from bad to worse in less time than it takes to spin a dreidel, with Greg incurring the wrath of both Pam's father -- who, it turns out, worked for the CIA for 34 years -- and the rest of her family, and almost single-handedly destroying their house and the wedding in the process.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
a great comedy
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
will have you laughing till you drop from begining to end this is a great movie for those who are about to meet and get to know there in laws
I would recommend this to a friend!
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When America's number-one NASCAR speed-demon is issued a direct challenge from a gay, French Formula One racer with a hunger for the top spot and a mean talent for tight-cornering, the race is on to become the number one-man in all of NASCAR in a full-throttle comedy starring Will Ferrell and directed by Anchorman cohort Adam McKay. Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) is a national hero with a "smokin' hot" trophy wife, pair of abusively precocious sons, and an endless line of endorsement deals filling his mansion with toys and his driveway with sports cars and Hummers. His racing partner and lifelong friend, Cal Naughton, Jr. (John C. Reilly), never fails to provide him with a hand on the racetrack, frequently performing their trademark "slingshot" maneuver to shoot Ricky into first place, leaving Cal in second. While the public loves these buddies (popularly known by the meaningless childhood nicknames they find so exceedingly cool: "Shake and Bake"), a wedge comes between the two, as Ricky Bobby's longstanding winning-streak is broken by flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), robbing Ricky of everything in an instant as the trauma leaves him unable to drive. Ricky's wife takes his fortunes while Cal takes his wife, and now he's back with his mother (Jane Lynch) and long-estranged father (Gary Cole). Things look bad for Ricky, but his father was once a racecar driver himself, and now with the help of a training montage, a live cougar, and the courage to drive without his gleaming-white Wonder Bread endorsement, Ricky might be ready to face the track again. Sony Pictures' unrated, widescreen DVD release includes many scenes not originally seen in the theatrical version interspersed into the film.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
a great comedy movie
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
will ferrell at his best when you hear that mr. ferrell is making a film you know that its going to be funny because will is always bring that charcter to life and who doesnt like Will Ferrell
I would recommend this to a friend!
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For Next Friday, New Line has once again done a great job on a DVD. The transfer, framed at the theatrical ratio of 1.85: 1 (anamorphic), is superb. Colors are sharp and constant and there are no defects. The soundtrack, which includes a lot of hip-hop and rap tunes, is good but not outstanding, lacking any real range. The surrounds in the Dolby Digital 5.1 track are rarely used, but that is far from a surprise. Everything seems centered up front, with clear dialogue and sound that is distortion-free. The DVD for the original Friday was a bit disappointing in the way of supplemental material, but this disc more than makes up for it. There are numerous highlights to this disc, starting with an audio commentary track. Though they seem to be recorded separately, director Steve Carr and Ice Cube talk about everything from making a sequel to where they each began. It also might be the first hip-hop commentary, as it has numerous moments of reverb and vocal styling done after the fact. It's a bit unusual and takes a little time to get used to, but is interesting nevertheless. Next is a rather lengthy featurette with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film that includes numerous interviews with the cast and crew. A real plus is an audition tape for Mike Epps. While the video and audio quality are awful, it's interesting to see Epps, a stand-up comic without film experience, interact with Cube. An interesting idea that has been used on other discs -- watching the film with a small box showing the storyboards -- is taken to the extreme here as it can be done for the entire film. In addition there are bloopers and an alternate ending, some strange painting of the Cucamonga locations, music videos from Ice Cube ("You Can't Do It" featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi) and Lil Zane ("Money Stretch"). There are also trailers for this film, including the G-rated version and the R-rated version, plus trailers for Friday, The Players Club, and Dangerous Ground. Finally, there are some DVD-ROM features, including access to the screenplay. This is another excellent disc in the Platinum Series from New Line.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
a must have
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
the sequal was good and funny even through mr. tucker wasnt there mr. epps held his part and did his thing so it wasnt bad it was still funny but he aint no smokey and i thin i speak for everybody when i say cant wait for a part 4 and smokey comes back
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Follow Ice Cube and Chris Tucker on their frantic quest to pay back Big Worm and make it to Saturday in this hilarious comedy, arriving on DVD from New Line Home Entertainment. Presented letterboxed at the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and featuring an English Dolby Digital Surround audio track with optional English, Spanish, or French subtitles, Friday fans are also treated to seven deleted scenes, interviews with star Cube, director F. Gary Gray,and producer Pat Charbonnet, a Dr. Dre music video, an Ice Cube music video, theatrical trailers, and cast and crew filmographies and biographies.
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
a must have
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
this is definitly a must own and a must in your collection this movie is so funny in so many ways it can relate to people and thats what makes this film so funny and for price its not bad so if dont got no job and you dont have nothing to do go get this man
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Ice Cube stars in the comedy crime caper All About the Benjamins. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, this transfer by New Line is technically near perfect. With a vast array of bright colors and dark black levels, this is an excellent reproduction of the film which boasts nary a hint of edge enhancement or grain. The soundtrack is presented in both Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and DTS Surround, both in English. Like the video transfer, both soundtracks are rollicking, rumbling mixes that feature a plethora of directional effects and ambient noises. With full-throttle sounds coming from all directions, both of these tracks should please home theater owners alike! Also included on this disc is a Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Soundtrack and English subtitles. Fans of All About the Benjamins will be pleased to see a few extra features included on this disc. Starting out the supplements is a commentary track by director Kevin Bray and producer Matt Alvarez. Sadly, this commentary track includes a fair amount of dead space and many bland stories about the production. Four separate featurettes are included ("Shot Callers: From Videos to Features," "Strictly Business: Making the Benjamins," "Miami Nice: Production Design," and "All About the Stunts"), each focusing on specific aspects of the production including the locations and sets, the special effects, and the cast and crew. Each of these are fairly short, though taken as a whole they provide the viewer with tons of production information and behind-the-scenes footage. Finally there is a single deleted scenes, a short gag reel of flubs and bloopers, a music video for the song "Told Y'all" by Trina, a theatrical trailer, DVD ROM content, and a theatrical press kit that includes production notes and cast and crew info
 
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
a great duo film
on September 20, 2007
Posted by: Ironlung
from Long Beach, CA
a must have film great story alot of funny scenes ice cube and mike epps at there best a comedy classic
I would recommend this to a friend!
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