The Adventures of Tintin is an admirable project headed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson. The animation is gorgeous and gone is the creepy factor that plagued other mo-cap flicks such as Mars Needs Moms. And yet, the story itself never quite gets off the ground between mind-numbing numerous action sequences and, worst of all, paper thin characters who, save for Braddock, are so boring that it’s hard to really care about their journey.
Buena Vista has announced the date and released artwork for the war drama, War Horse starring Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film has received 6 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Cinematography and Original Score. Click on the link below or image to the left to check out the features and artwork.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is hardly the high point of action but I must admit that I actually mostly enjoyed this installment possibly because the previous sequel was so bad that it made this film look like Citizen Kane. In any case, once again the visual effects are incredible and the story was at least acceptable.
Super 8 is yet another well made film by rising filmmaker/maestro J.J. Abrams, a solid follow-up to the sci-fi reboot/re-imagining of Star Trek. The movie is certainly a nostalgic trip back to the 80s but Abrams puts his own stamp on it. With regards to the Blu-ray, it’s the best looking and certainly best sounding movie I’ve encountered this year and a good set of features, making this a worthwhile purchase.
The Jurassic Park: Ultimate Trilogy is far from perfect but with one great film, one entertaining film and another with squandered potential, this is still a worthwhile set to add to anyone’s collection. The features have all been ported over and even include a well-made six-part documentary (which totals 130 minutes in length). The video is a bit disappointing but the audio is excellent.