Movieman's Guide to the Movies
The Final Word on Physical Media
Vikings: The Complete Series arrives on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and includes all of the extras from the individual season releases and is out this past Tuesday, March 15th.
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Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the date and released artwork for the suspense-thriller American Night starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Paz Vega and Jeremy Piven.
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I was a little disappointed in Awake as I am usually a fan of the crime-drama genre, however the convoluted and contrived plot was too much to ignore, though I do like seeing Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a leading role.
The Children of Huang Shi is a very well told, finely acted and all around beautiful looking film by director Roger Spittiswoode and his cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao.
Mission: Impossible III is a nice change-up from the lame sequel with a better emotional core for Ethan Hunt as a character and Cruise seemed far more at ease in the role compared to M:I-2.
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Black Butterfly had so much potential but it was nearly all squandered away with a lame-ass secondary twist that even old M. Night would think was awful. But ignoring that aspect, and if I were to turn the movie off beforehand, it’s still a finely acted little thriller.
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut is supposed to be the final cut… the final FINAL cut, and even though I’m still not overly enamored with the film, I can appreciate the production and costume designs, some of the performances and the ambitiousness of the character and story.
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Titus is most certainly an ambitious film and while I didn’t particularly enjoy it and doubtful I’ll ever revisit it, it’s not a complete waste of time, well worth seeing for Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange.
I might take some heat for saying this, but I didn’t think The Mortal Instruments was that bad of a movie. No, the cast wasn’t exactly the best with a few roles needing re-casting, but the story was at least half-coherent, if not sloppy, and Lily Collins for her part seemed to have carried the main role fairly well.
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