This is my favorite Dream Theater album. Its first song, "The Glass Prison," is one of my favorite of their songs. The second disc is composed solely of the 42-minute title track, which is excellent (the live version on the "Score" CD, which is played with a full orchestra, is also amazing). This album has some of the band's best songwriting and musicianship. Highly recommended.
I love this album. My favorite songs are "Overture 1928/Strange Deja Vu," "Through My Words/Fatal Tragedy," "Beyond This Life" and "Home." I think the album's only flaw is the order of the tracks (even though it's a concept album). The first half is filled with the harder songs with a few soft ones while the second half is mostly less heavy. I don't think the album as a whole flows very well, but each "scene" is great as a stand-alone song. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: all the songs are good
What's not so great: the ordering of the tracks (even though it's a concept album)
This was the 3rd Dream Theater album I heard, and it's great. It's their heaviest (other than "Awake") and is completely great except for "Honor Thy Father," which is the only song I skip. My favorite tracks include "This Dying Soul," "Endless Sacrifice" and "In the Name of God." Highly recommended.
What's great about it: excellent musicianship and songs
Neil Marshall's horror film Dog Soldiers comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame transfer. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and both soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a commentary tracks recorded by the film's producer, a making-of featurette, and a trailer. This is a strong disc from Artisan, especially considering the fact that the film is not widely known.
Customer Rating
5
Great film.
on October 16, 2007
Posted by: Signification
from Indiana, United States
From the director of "The Descent" comes "Dog Soldiers," Neil Marshall's prior film. This werewolf movie is great, but the DVD doesn't have very many special features. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: good film
What's not so great: not too many special features
I had only seen "Audition" and "Ichi the Killer" before seeing this series (both films were listed on this DVD's cover as the director's past work). This show is very odd, but it's great. The special features are decent. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: good show, good special features
I liked this movie, but I wasn't in a "big" hurry to see its extended cut. However, at nearly 2 and a half hours, the film is incredibly better, and Tom Hanks' vision is fully realized. The special features are good. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: extended cut, good special features
This movie is hilarious. I cannot recommend it enough. The single-disc DVD is sufficient, although the 10th anniversary edition is good as well. Highly recommended.
Kevin Smith's directorial debut, Clerks, brought a new energy to low-budget comedies. The DVD release, which is simply a reissue of the comprehensive laserdisc, offers a fine version of the film along with a bevy of goodies. The image is a widescreen 1.85:1 transfer that charmingly reveals the film's low-budget roots. The Dolby Digital Surround mix is quite fine. The highlight of the supplemental material is a chaotic, rambling commentary track featuring Smith, his cinematographer, and a handful of cast members and journalists. They share numerous funny stories about the making of the film. Jason Mewes' snoring can be heard at one point. It is one of the funniest commentaries ever recorded. A batch of deleted scenes that are introduced by Smith are interesting, none more so than the original ending of the film. A video by Soul Asylum, directed by Smith, gives the viewer the chance to see the Quick-stop in color. This entertaining movie has been given an entertaining DVD release.
Customer Rating
5
Good horror
on October 16, 2007
Posted by: Signification
from Indiana, United States
This film was a blast. The DVD has a good transfer and good special features. Highly recommended.
What's great about it: good documentaries and commentaries
Oliver Stone's controversial JFK has received many DVD releases. This edition stands as the definitive version. The film is presented in a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The transfer is crisp and does a superb job of capturing Robert Richardson's award-winning cinematography. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese subtitles are accessible. The excellent supplemental materials include a feature -length commentary from Stone. He talks more about history and the conspiracy than he does about the filmmaking process, but what he says will be interesting to anyone intrigued by the topic. A handful of alternate and deleted scenes can be viewed with optional Stone commentary. The feature-length documentary Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy contains even more information about the assassination while also containing interviews with many of the people who worked on the film. Featurettes containing interviews with figures tangentially involved in the real events round out this excellent release from Warner Bros.
Customer Rating
4
Weakest of the series so far but good.
on October 16, 2007
Posted by: Signification
from Indiana, United States
I liked the movie on second viewing (I didn't like it the first time because of the acting), and this special edition is great. Highly recommended.