DVD Reviews
December 5, 2006 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
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Back again with some more new DVD releases and I think there could be some pretty interesting especially if your DVD-R or TIVO has been on the blink..
Not exactly anything to lose sleep over if you missed it but some pretty good stuff never the less.
We start to day with 3rd Rock from the sun can this really have been going for 6 series since 1996 (apparently so..?) this next one is only available as a region 3 DVD. If you have not moved upto multi region with your last DVD upgrade you might want to consider getting one as a back up.
I am still proudly able to boast ownership thanks to a trip to Malaysia a 50″ front projection tv which plays 7 (i didn’t even know there were that many ) tv formats and for added bonus it even creates text in Chinese and Malay (ok not massively useful but a talking point in days gone by) and to get back to my point a multi region DVD player which plays every known DVD format known to man…
Without which I would have missed so many great movies ..
So multi region is without doubt the way to go if you are truly serious and not just watching the latest Hollywood blockbusters…
So where were we …
The next DVD is a Korean import in DTS (i knew there was a point to all that ) called City of Violence worth a look if you can get hold of it or so it seems? Then if we could get further away than Korea and City of Violence we have Ellen Degneres with the complete series five which is good for a few laughs.
Some might prefer to think of this as the “coming out years “. On a slightly different note we then have Touched by an Angel you will either love or loathe this series and I guess I stand on the loathe side but who am i to pass judgement.
Now we all have a pretty good laugh (never really been sure if Touched by an Angel is supposed to be funny maybe it’s just me?) lets have some serious drama with Thin which takes head on full in the face the worring trend of eating disorders namely [tag-tec]anorexia[/tag-tec] , binging , size 0 and a whole range of other mind provoking stuff .. if you are worried about some one having this problem watch this it’s pretty dramatic stuff and will open your eyes..
If not go and treat yourself to a Mac and Fries (maybe we will look at Supersize Me another day!
3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 6
30 Nov 2006 at 12:33am
Recommended The Sixth & Final Season
3rd Rock From the Sun is one of the richest and hilarious television comedies to air. The series first aired in 1996 and lasted for a total of six seasons. The show molds science fiction into a sitcom and the results are a blast. A team of aliens from Mars take on human form in Rutherford, Ohio and integrate themselves into the local populace. Their goal is to learn everything they can about humans in a couple of days. Of course, it turns out humans are much more complex than expected and the team of aliens decide to stay a while longer. For more details about this series and its cast, please refer to DVD Talk’s reviews of season one, Read the entire review
The City of Violence Limited Special Edition DTS
29 Nov 2006 at 8:22pm
Recommended The Movie:
NOTE: Please be aware that this DVD is a Korean import and is coded for Region 3 DVD players. In order to view this DVD, you’ll have to have either a Region 3 coded or Region Free DVD player. [Recommended Region Free Players] It will not play in standard Region 1 North American DVD players.
Ryoo Seung-wan, the man behind Crying Fist, returns to the action genre he’s so well known for in his native South Korea with The City Of Violence, a fun and entertaining fight film that succeeds more on style than on substance but which entertains from start to finish.
The film begins when a detective named Jeong Tae-su (Jeong Du-hong) heads back to the small town where he grew up to attend the funeral of a man who he was close friends with during his years in high sc…Read the entire review
Ellen - The Complete Season Five
29 Nov 2006 at 8:22pm
Recommended The Fifth & Final Season
In the first season of Ellen, the series was called These Friends of Mine. However, with the second season came many changes, including a different cast and title change. The third season introduces another cast change and continues the same episodic format as the past seasons that look into the crazy daily life of thirty something Ellen Morgan (Ellen DeGeneres) and friends. In season four, Ellen underwent a major lifestyle change in “The Puppy Episode” and declared that she was gay. Since Ellen’s coming out, the direction of the stories have changed, but the overall mood is same. What makes the stories different this season is how they are mainly about Ellen’s new lifestyle. But the comedy still feels like past seasons with Elle…Read the entire review
Touched By an Angel - The Third Season, Vol. 2
29 Nov 2006 at 8:22pm
Recommended The Third Season, Volume 2
Touched By An Angel is feel-good television series about angels coming down from heaven and interacting in the world of man correcting wrongs in people’s life. Monica (Roma Downey) is an angel trainee working as a case worker. Under the guidance of another angel Tess (Della Reese), Monica sets misguided individuals on the right path. However another important aspect to this show is the development of Monica as she tries to understand the human way of life and her role in it. Another key character to this show is Andrew (John Dye). He is an angel of death and he helps the dying in their transition to the afterlife. He is a former case worker whose mentor was Tess. On more than one occasion he offers advice to Monica that prevents him from doi…Read the entire review
Thin
29 Nov 2006 at 4:23pm
Highly Recommended The movie
Anorexia and other, related [tag-tec]eatingdisorders[/tag-tec] are one of the ironic curses of our rich and well-fed civilization. In the midst of available food, anorexics (usuallyyoung women) literally starve themselves, trying desperately to shape their bodies to meet a distorted image of & quot;thin and beautiful."No one really knows what causes anorexia; the best theory at themoment is that some combination of genetic predisposition,personality, family behavior, and cultural pressure triggers the [tag-tec]psychological disorder[/tag-tec]. One of the most insidious aspects of [tag-tec]anorexiais[/tag-tec] its ambivalent position in our culture: while we recognize that behavior like binging and purging or drug abuse to lose weight are disordered, we also exalt size-0 models and implicitly associate obsession about weight with the rich, famous, and emulated. Anybodywho’s ever thought that anorexia …Read the entire review
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Tags: Angels, purging, Region Free DVD, size 0 models, size0, televison comedy
The Dog Ate My Wii Control
November 30, 2006 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
Just a quicky to let you know I have found a fault with the new [tag-tec]Wii[/tag-tec] from Nintendo …
Yes it’s fun , yes its small and yes it is certainly going to sell well when launched there is going to be 20 games available with more anticipated soon in the new year. It comes with the sports games straight out of the box which look to be pretty good fun.
You can operate this wireless control device with one hand which is another big plus , it makes rumbling noises and even has it’s own built in speakers.Since it’s wireless their is no risk of the kids catching the wires and pulling everything on top of them and no need to sit 3 feet from the screen to make it work.
You must be wondering what could be wrong with such a techically brilliant piece of modern technology?
Well as you might know the wii is motion sensitve so you can control the action of your sword or light stick or whatever just by waving it around. This leads to some pretty exciting game play.
Things were going so well I was swinging my virtual baseball bat and hitting it all over the ball park when disaster struck..
You see the thing about waving your arms all over the place apart from risking knocking your coffee across the room from the table is that the family pets are expecting you to throw something ..
I expect you can guess what happened next the dogs started barking and the was all hell let lose as they then tried to grab the wii control assuming it was sort of dog chew a stick.
Well I am afraid to say in all this excitement my hand was getting warmer and warmer and the next thing I know my slippery hand has just slung the wii remote across the room.
I bet that wasn’t in Nintendo’s testing program ?
Well there’s a mad rush across the living room and there is me and 2 Bishon Frise dogs in a chase to grab the wii remote.
Well in my book it was cheating they ganged up on me and the younger one put a neat block on which left me floundering and the next thing I hear is the crunch of dog on plastic and that was the sad end to my [tag-tec]wii remote[/tag-tec]..
I had owned this toy just a few hours and the dog had already eaten it..
It has to be said before my wii remote went to that home where all those sadly busted tv and video remotes seem to eventually end up, it was fantastic fun !
This from someone who’s last games console he actually paid for himself was a SNES so as you can see I keep up with the latest technology in the video gaming world.
Ok I confess the kids have got a PS2 and a zillion computer games and are crazy about MTG (magic the gathering… I know before you say it’s a card game) and occasionally I will challenge them at soccer, Formula 1 or even something else but I am certainly no expert.
If you want my opinion for what it’s worth at around $250 it is much cheaper than the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 but since I have yet to try those I can’t comment how it compares. May be I will get the kids one soon and see how that works out..
But before you part with your hard earned cash on the Nintendo wii make sure you banish the dogs, cats , kids (yes they will get a go eventually).
Tags: dogs, gamer, gaming, nintendo, remote, sports, video games
DVD Reviews
November 22, 2006 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
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Alias: The Complete Collection: Limited Edition
20 Nov 2006 at 3:34pm
Highly Recommended
Due to the massive size of this review, I have provided a table of contents to assist in navigating the review. You may use the table of contents to jump to specific sections or if you prefer, simply scroll through the review as you please. Also for your convenience, there are links to return to the table of contents at the end of each major section.
Table of Contents
Body of Review
1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Characters
4. The First Season
5. The Second Season
6. The Third Season
7. The Fourth Season
8. Read the entire review
The Ant Bully
20 Nov 2006 at 2:14pm
RecommendedThe Movie:
Kids say the darndest things, even the animated variety. Leave it to a children’s flick like The Ant Bully to nicely illustrate a grim but universal truth of life. The movie begins with scrawny little Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler from television’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) suffering a wedgie at the hands of the neighborhood bully. “What are you gonna do about it?” Lucas’ tormenter asks rhetorically. “Nothing, ’cause I’m big and you’re small.”
Almost immediately after the humiliation, Lucas releases his frustrations on an anthill in his front yard. He douses the insects with a squirt gun, boasting that he’s entitled to do so since “I’m big and you’re small.”
As a wise man once said, poop (this is a [tag-ice]kid’s movie[/tag-ice], after all) rolls downhill.
Based on an acclaimed [tag-ice]children’s book[/tag-ice] by John Nickle, The Ant Bully…Read the entire review
The Paul Newman Collection
20 Nov 2006 at 1:12pm
Recommended…Read the entire review
Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie - The Conqueror of Shamballa - Special Edition
20 Nov 2006 at 1:12pm
Highly RecommendedThe Movie:
This review contains some spoilers about the end of the series due to the fact that they are integral to the movie’s plot.
Fullmetal Alchemist was one of the most important anime to come along in recent years. It quickly became my favorite show because it presented a unique story, had interesting characters, and real emotion in ways that few shows could ever hope to achieve. Through thirteen volumes I sat enthralled and in case you are counting that’s 51 episodes that never skipped a beat. Due to this success I wasn’t surprised at all when I heard that a movie was being released.
Earlier this year we received Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa on DVD. I knew all along that a special edition was in the works so biting the bullet for the relatively barebones edition didn’t seem to make sense for real fans. Now that the definitiv…Read the entire review
The Double Life of Veronique - Criterion Collection
20 Nov 2006 at 7:21am
DVD Talk Collector SeriesTHE MOVIE:
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1991 feature, The Double Life of V ronique, is a mysterious little movie. While it does tell a story in a semblance of conventional narrative, it’s also an emotional jigsaw puzzle, a feat of storytelling agility that puts a lot of trust in its audience. Kieślowski is stingy with the exposition, instead asking us to follow and not to worry about where we are going. Our belief that he will get us somewhere will be its own reward.
Ir ne Jacob plays Weronika (pronounced Veronika), a Polish girl whose career as a pianist was crushed along with her finger in a car door. She is now in Krakow to pursue singing and by chance ends up earning an important seat on a famous choir. Her artistic pursuit comes with a price…Read the entire review
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