Our Idiot Brother is an OK movie but for a comedy doesn’t offer up a lot of laughs and primarily rides the backs of the cast good performances, specifically that of Paul Rudd who makes an otherwise unfunny movie a bit more tolerable. The video and audio transfers are both nice but the disc lacks any substantive features save for a simple commentary.
Twentieth Century Fox has announced the date and released artwork for the romantic comedy, What’s Your Number? starring Anna Farris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner and Ed Begley Jr. amongst many cameos. Click on the link below or image to the left to check out the features and artwork for the Blu-ray.
“Ghost Hunters” is no different than most reality TV programs as it’s contrived, forced and, sadly enough since I used to enjoy the series on a superficial level, tedious with routine occurrences in every episode with little payoff at the end. With regards to the Blu-ray, just know you’re paying around $20 for no features and only OK video and audio transfers… oh, and only half a season.
While Friends with Benefits doesn’t have the same kind of magic or quirkiness of Easy A, it’s still worthwhile to check out. Timberlake and Kunis share on-screen chemistry and even though the script embraces the same clichés it opening mocked early on, I still found the film to be funny. As far as the Blu-ray is concerned, the video/audio are good and the features, save for the features, are unremarkable.
One of my favorite films of all time, Rushmore, has been given superb treatment (once again) by Criterion. The picture and audio transfers are perfect and a decent amount of special features really help seal the deal.
Check out the new trailer for the Amanda Seyfried thriller, Gone, co-starring Jennifer Carpenter (“Dexter”), Sebastian Stan (Captain America), Wes Bentley (Jonah Hex) and Joel David Moore (Hatchet, “Bones”). The film will be released in theaters on February 24, 2012.
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless is a good documentary mixed in with some fun concert footage. Obviously this isn’t going to be some hard-hitting feature but it does give insight into her life and the work done to get to that point in her career. The Blu-ray has a fine video transfer and great a great audio track making this a worthwhile purchase especially for her fans.
By no means is Bad Teacher a good film but Cameron Diaz, as well as Jason Segel for his limited part, gave it their best in spite of a script with few laughs and a flat plot that never really came to life. The Blu-ray itself has an OK set of features but good audio/video transfers. I suppose if you’re a fan of the movie, it might be worth checking out… but only via rental.
If not for the lack of features, Bolt on Blu-ray could’ve easily been a 4.5 star release. The audio and video are both fantastic and the movie itself is one of the better non-Pixar animated movies I’ve seen in a while (CG and traditional alike). The great thing about these recent Disney releases is, if you have kids the bonus DVD copy is an excellent bonus and can go to friends’ homes and watch it there if you like without having to come across as a snob that you only own a Blu-ray player…
The Family Tree might not be the greatest offbeat indie comedy I’ve come across but the film has its moments. The cast for the most part are fine, albeit there isn’t one actor or actress that particularly standout. The Blu-ray offers up good video and audio transfers while the features are limited.