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- First reviewDecember 15, 2015
- Last reviewAugust 13, 2018
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![Avengers: Infinity War [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2018]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6234/6234448_sa.jpg)
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5
A Remarkable Culmination in Cinematic Achievement
on August 13, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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This movie is the darkest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the most epic in terms of scope and the threat that harms the world. This movie is not only a great movie, but a monumental achievement and testament to Marvel's ability to realize its incredible vision. After 10 years and 19 movies Marvel has clearly shown that they know how to bring in hardcore and casual fans to the movies to see heroes dressed up in tights and saving the world. If you have been following this series and have watched most to all of the previous 18 MCU, this is a very satisfying payoff movie as it follows most of the heroes in the MCU. The Russos really outdid themselves, and through incredible editing and story telling they managed to tell a cohesive story that juggled numerous characters.
Though there were so many characters in this movie, the movie gave most of the characters great moments. The standouts were probably Zoe Saldana as Gamora, and Josh Brolin as Thanos. You believed their relationship as daughter and father respectively and you felt the emotional consequences of their relationship and what that relationship entailed. This was also Thanos' movie. He is without a doubt, my favorite villain in the MCU now and he is up there with Jordan's Killmonger, Hiddleston's Loki, and Keaton's Vulture. Brolin exudes such confidence, ferocity, and charisma in his performance that he sells the fact that he really believes what he is doing is right no matter how evil he seemed. I actually found myself agreeing with some of Thanos' reasonings at some points of the movie.
This was an unconventional narrative driven movie. It truly stands as a monument to Marvel's ability to deliver a different and unconventional comic book movie experience, and many studios will come to look at this as a paragon of how to do a payoff movie in a series. Many may even compare this to "Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" (2002), or "Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back" (1980) in its structure, but I believe this movie even stands apart from those movies. The only drawbacks that I saw was the fact that if this was your first MCU movie you will have no idea who the characters were and will be lost when watching this movie. Also, because there are so many characters in the movie some major characters don't get a chance to show up and get more moments, but I expected this going in. Truly, not only a great comic book movie, but an incredible movie watching experience.
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![A Quiet Place [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2018]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6251/6251656_sa.jpg)
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When a raised voice spells doom...
on July 10, 2018
Posted by: AandJ091108
from Indianapolis, IN
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“A Quiet Place” takes place in a world where the usual comforts of life are absent. People must be silent, since sound is the enemy and can result in a horrible death.
A father (John Krasinski), mother (Emily Blunt), and their three children attempt to normalize a life that is anything but normal. Grotesque, voracious creatures hover, just waiting to pounce. Although they are blind and their only clue to human presence is sound, even the slightest gasp or crushed leaf or dropped toy can bring forth these demonic monsters. So life must be extremely quiet — no TV, no radio — even a whisper can be lethal.
We see what an unexpected noise can do when the young son activates a mechanical toy and the buzzing causes one of these creatures to snatch him away.
Krasinski, who also co-wrote and directs, offers a fresh take on the horror genre. There are no nubile teens venturing stupidly into danger, no gruesome scenes of torture, and no maniacs with sharp implements stalking about. The monsters, which are pretty awful-looking, are not shown clearly until about halfway through the film. Until then, they’re seen in flashing glimpses that provide shocks while hinting at their size and speed.
It helps that Krasinski and Ms. Blunt (his real-life wife) are both excellent, their characters using expressions and sign language to communicate. Some of the early scenes show a family that not only has acclimated itself to a world without sound, but has meals together (served on vegetable leaves to avoid the clinking of plates), plays Monopoly (using cotton playing pieces), and does laundry (by hand, of course. A whirring washing machine would spell doom). The father is desperately trying to discover weaknesses of the creatures, but hasn’t succeeded.
Though the film doesn’t have a typical soundtrack, it is not without sound. Periodically, we’ll get a loud musical cue when something awful happens or is about to. And the little sounds — breathing, the heartbeat of a baby, a creaky floorboard — create enormous suspense. Are they loud enough to draw the killer beasts? When the father and son head down to a river, the sound of rushing water temporarily breaks the silence and, because the roar of the water is louder than speech, provides cover for the two to talk as in better times.
The movie’s greatest pleasure is that it uses suspense as it should be — to enhance terror, make the viewer anticipate, build tension, and make us care about the family. An example of well-crafted suspense occurs when the pregnant mother is delivering her baby while struggling to remain silent. If she screams, both she and the baby will perish.
The script never addresses where these creatures came from. Whether they are alien creatures or the result of mutation or some other source doesn’t really matter. The focus is on one family and its constant, ongoing attempts to keep silent and survive. Attempting to explain the unexplainable would only cause distraction. Title cards tell us what day it is in the nightmare chronology and that sense of time illustrates the ingenuity of the couple and their kids to keep from becoming human prey.
Rated PG-13, “A Quiet Place” is an excellent horror thriller.
Combining some basic elements of the genre with an interesting concept makes for an exciting motion picture.
Combining some basic elements of the genre with an interesting concept makes for an exciting motion picture.
Bonus materials on the 4K/ Blu-ray Combo Pack include the behind-the-scenes featurettes “Creating the Quiet: Behind the Scenes of A Quiet Place;” “The Sound of Darkness: Editing Sound for A Quiet Place,” and “A Reason for Silence: The Visual Effects of A Quiet Place.” A digital copy is enclosed.
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Experience immersive entertainment options with this Sony 4K Blu-ray player. Its Ultra HD resolution provides exceptionally detailed screen images with increased brightness and more realistic color, and its support of Dolby Atmos and DTS:X provides cinema-quality sound. This Sony 4K Blu-ray player supports high-resolution audio formats for more accurate music reproduction.
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Wider and deeper (though still low-profile) than any of my recent BD or DVD players, but I'm pretty sure that's to accommodate the processing power they've packed into this unit. 4K discs play beautifully with incredible detail, some scenes even too sharp (stark/harsh) for my taste so I've adjusted the display properties to soften it up. There are also an amazing number of settings within the player itself (I've got most set to "auto").
As you might expect, it's pretty much plug-and-play, just make sure to use the highest quality inputs on your TV and/or receiver and the correct HDMI cables to handle 4k video. I had some issues because I never had my receiver or TV inputs set up properly to begin with, because they all handled 1080 just fine, with the TV handling UHD directly from the network, but I won't be using the TV for streaming from here on out. It just doesn't have the same capabilities.
I'm a fan of FX based movies and great cinematography and I've been playing my Marvel, DC, Sci Fi and Fantasy Blu Rays non-stop all weekend. The detail on my "old" Blu Ray movies is stunning. Watching Avengers now, and it's as if I'm watching it for the first time with details I've never noticed before, just as with the other movies I've watched through this afternoon.
Blu-Ray discs, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu and Vudu videos played through this unit are upscaled to, as far as I can tell, full HD, if not better. It wouldn't matter much on a screen <50", but I'm betting the extra resolution on a 65" or larger display would be especially amazing by comparison.
I've owned several other upscaling players over the years. This is, by far, the best experience.
Highly recommended, a superb performance!
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5
Canon paper is the best!
on May 3, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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Canon paper is the best! Prints up gorgeous photos with bright colors. Never use any other brand.
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![Insidious: The Last Key [Blu-ray] [2018]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6194/6194004_sa.jpg)
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Loved the movie. Everyone has their own opinions as to what more or less they wanted to see in the movie. However, I enjoyed the story line and the plot twists and the occasional frights.
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![Coco [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2017]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6151/6151306_sa.jpg)
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5
Honoring a cherished Mexican tradition!
on March 29, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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Disney has always been synonymous with great story telling, powerful artwork and animation, and having heart in most of their major films. Some of the great Disney movies have transcended time and are loved by different generations for that very reason. But then in 2013, Disney attempted to trademark "Dia de los Muertos", or Day of the Dead for one of it's upcoming movies, a move met with much deserved resentment and criticism from Hispanic writers, critics, and the public. To say that the Day of the Dead is the Mexican version of Halloween is incorrect. It isn't a holiday as much as a tradition which is embedded into the heart of many Mexican families to honor loved ones who have passed away. Disney's trademark attempt was an insult to not only the day itself but to millions of people who honor that tradition. That being said, Disney dropped the trademark, and did everything right since then to fix their mistake. Many of the people hired to work on Coco were Hispanic, and after their blunder they also hired Lalo Alcaraz, a political cartoonist and Disney critic, along with Octavio Solis and Marcela Aviles as cultural consultants on the movie. They went from possibly being boycotted to having great international and domestic success, turning many into believers including myself. The end result being a culturally rich and emotional movie that left tears in everyone's eyes.
Unlike past Disney/Pixar movies I've seen, there are three layers of meaning integrated into this movie. The first layer is what every Disney story requires which are the characters, plot, visuals, settings etc. The second layer are the morals that Coco teaches, which any person watching the movie can learn from. These two alone are enough to call Coco a great Pixar movie in my opinion. However the third layer, which involves the integration of hispanic traditions and culture, is what makes this movie standout as special, memorable, and unique. As a Mexican-American, this movie holds a special place in my heart because so much of this movie feels real and familiar. From the family dynamic that Miguel shares with the family, to the chancla (sandal) smacking grandma, and especially because of the music, this movie feels saturated with Hispanic customs and way of life. It is obvious from the first scene to the last that Disney listened very well to their cultural advisors for this movie.
Being a Mexican-American, I've learned that various aspects of Life, Death, and Family are handled and understood differently between all ethnicities, backgrounds, and cultures. Coco involves several scenes in a graveyard, shows relatives returning from the afterlife as skeletal versions of who they once were, and has Miguel racing against the clock to return to his family before dying. These are cinematic occurences which some may not want to watch or explain to their children. My suggestion for anyone who hasn't watched this movie and is not of a Central/South American background is to be prepared and be open minded. Though some parts of the movie could seem farfetched, myself along with all the Hispanic adults and children watching the movie in theatres were mesmerized to watch something you can identify with as a person and as a community. For many, this movie is all about seeing the world through another's eyes, and that's wonderful in itself.
Ultimately, Coco is a fantastic movie worthy of the Pixar/Disney brand which every family should enjoy. Prior to release, my two concerns with the movie was that it would be a heartless Pixar version of the Book of Life, and that Disney would take advantage and exploit the Hispanic culture in a distasteful way. I'm glad to say that besides focusing on music and honoring the Day of the Dead , similarities ended between the two movies. I enjoyed The Book of Life, and had low expectations for Coco in comparison. The truth is (no disrespect to the movie or the people who made it) The Book of Life is enjoyable and relatable, not a cultural staple. Although both movies treated one of the most important Mexican traditions with dignity and respect, Coco's heartwarming interpretation will become an unforgettable treasure in the Hispanic community for generations to come.
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![Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2017]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6169/6169133_sa.jpg)
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5
Better than the original!
on March 29, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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Dare I say it, even better than the original! My 12 and 13-year-old kids and I watched it at the theater and were practically rolling on the floor laughing so hard. Our cheeks were sore after Haha I immediately waited to pre-order it and then counted the days until it was available! Great cast, constant humor that both children and adults can enjoy, lots of twists, and even has an underlying heartfelt storylines in it. I love how the characters in the game get to do some off-the-wall moves just like you'd be able to do if you really were in a game. Hands down the BEST family film of the year so far!
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![Star Wars: The Last Jedi [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2017]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6164/6164816_sa.jpg)
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5
Scene with the Praetorian Guards!
on March 29, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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Probably my favorite addition to the franchise. I love that it is so different, and I hope that others come to see reason in the next few films. I guess there is always gonna be a group that hates a film but this one was exactly what it needed to be.
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I think it should have been included!!!
on March 12, 2018
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from Indianapolis, IN
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What I needed to have to be able to use anything! And the price is way too much. My first thought was that it would be included with the NEW MACBOOK PRO as costly as it is. The new power plug 4 port is nice but again I think it should have been included. $20.00 more dollars after spending what a person has already spent I think is a cheap shot out of Apple.
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5
Exceptional Film in every way (UDR 4K review)
on March 9, 2018
Posted by: AandJ091108
from Indianapolis, IN
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I have always loved Jumanji. I actually saw it in theatres when it was released in December 1995. It includes Robin Williams at his best, a very young Kirsten Dunst, plus Jonathan Hyde in a dual role and others, all adding up to great cinematic chemistry. But two things happened this year, I got a 4K UHD HDR projector for my home theatre for Christmas, and I got the UHD 4K version of Jumanji. I managed to see the new film, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle over the Christmas holidays, and it was a great sequel, so it rekindled my interest in the original and I wasn't disappointed. Jumanji is the best transfer of an older movie I have yet to see. The colors are vivid and the cinematography is perfect. Viewing it on my 110" screen in 2160p HRD was better than seeing it in the theater! it was a great film on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and Blu Ray but this is the ultimate version of a fabulous film!
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