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![Home Alone 2: Lost in New York [Sensormatic] [DVD] [1992]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
Chris Columbus' follow-up to his hugely successful Home Alone comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English, Spanish, and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include talent biographies and the original theatrical trailer. This disc does a fine job of reproducing the film, but the high list price and the lack of interesting extras make it difficult to recommend without reservation.
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'Home Alone 2,' while not really offering anything new compared to its predecessor, still does an outstanding job of captivating the audience. Very funny and full of great performances, especially by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. Good dvd presentation, not much in terms of bonus features though.
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Ernest R. Dickerson's adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game, Surviving the Game, 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. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer, as well as filmographies of the cast and crew. This is a fine, but unspectacular release from New Line.
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Another cinematic installment of Richard Connell's 'The Most Dangerous Game,' only this version, starring Ice-T is really pretty poor. The dvd however, is not bad, and is actually better than this movie deserves.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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This completely unnecessary and awful film does nothing more than hurt the series, which really went downhill starting with 'Rocky V.' A decent dvd package, but really isn't worth the time or money to even bother with. To fans of the series let me just say this, 'It's worse than Rocky V'. If that doesn't tell you what kind of movie it is, I don't know what will.
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High-kicking Jackie Chan has been thrilling audiences around the world for over 30 years with his jaw-dropping acrobatics and death-defying stunts. Enjoy his U.S. solo debut in this exciting thrill ride from New Line Home Video. Viewable in either the original 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, this release also offers an additional French Dolby Digital Stereo track. Extra features are limited to a theatrical trailer and cast bios.
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'Rumble in the Bronx' was a surprise theatrical hit that made an incredible profit considering its budget. Full of incredible stuntwork by Jackie Chan, the movie fails to create any magic as far as storyline and plot are concerned. Decent dvd release, both widescreen and full-screen formats.
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A decent remake at best,'King Kong' is ok but fails to live up to the magic of the 1933 original version.
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Considering the time it was made, and for the budget it had, 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' is a superb production. The beauty of this piece, is that you don't need to be a monster-movie fan to enjoy or appreciate the point the film was trying to make, which is the utter absurdness of nuclear warfare. Highly Recommended.
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This 'Godzilla' boxset is something of a dream come true for that select group of people who just can't get enough of people dressed up in dinosaur costumes fighting amidst cheesy model cities and toy tanks. Great bonus features too!
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James Stewart stars as a small town senator taking on big-gun politicians in the capitol in this release of the classic film from Columbia/TriStar Home Video. Presented in the original 1.33:1 full-screen format and featuring a variety of closed-captioned audio options, including English, Spanish, and Portuguese Dolby Digital Stereo soundtracks with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles. Fans of the film will no doubt find the plentiful extras more than enough incentive to purchase the disc. Extra features include a Frank Capra Jr. commentary, a featurette -- "Frank Capra Jr. remembers Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," vintage advertising, talent files, an original trailer, and bonus trailers.
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Jimmy Stewart gives an excellent performance in this Capra piece. While not a movie one would probably view several times, it is still worth seeing at least once. For those who absolutely love the film, this dvd is a good buy and features a few nice bonus extras.
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One of Tom Hanks' early starring vehicles, The Man With One Red Shoe, arrives on 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 image. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, and Spanish soundtracks have also been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence. This is a skeletal release from 20th Century Fox, and probably more than this film deserves.
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'The Man With One Red Shoe' capitalizes on the Cold-War espionage era of the 1980's in good comedic fashion. The dvd presents a nice anamorphic widescreen image as well as full-screen, but nothing much in terms of bonus features. I would only recommend the purchase of this dvd to people who have already seen, and really enjoy the movie.
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I'll be the first to admit that when I heard that 'Tremors 2: Aftershocks' was going straight to video upon its release, I was doubtful that it would be any good at all. Well, quite the contrary. Not only was the movie good, but in some ways it actually surpassed its predecessor, especially in terms of comedy. One of the few 'straight to video' movies I've ever seen that probably could have performed well had it been released theatrically. Recommended!
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