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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
Written by
AVRev.com
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title:
The Tick Vs. Season Two
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studio:
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
Not Rated
starring (voices):
Townshend Coleman, Rob Paulsen.
DVD release date:
August 7, 2007
The
Tick Vs. Season Two will burrow into your comedic veins with its August
7th 2- disc DVD debut from Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
The cartoon crime-stopper in blue tights – flanked by motley crew
Arthur the Moth, American Maid and Die Fliedermaus – stings The City’s
evildoers in a dozen episodes. That’s 255 minutes of side-splitting
hilarity. To complete the package, the DVD features all-new box art
illustrated by Tick creator Ben Edlund and a collectible lithograph.
Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
Written by
AVRev.com
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title:
Unaccompanied Minors
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
PG
starring:
Lewis
Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Brett Kelly, Gina
Mantegna, Quinn Shephard, Paget Brewster, Rob Corddry, Dominique
Saldana, Jessica Walter, Rob Riggle, David Koechner, B.J. Novak.
DVD release date:
August 7, 2007
It's Christmas Eve and a huge blizzard has just shut down the airport,
threatening to ruin holiday plans for all stranded travelers. Snowed in
en route to their father's house, two "Unaccompanied Minors"--dubbed
UMs--Spencer (Dyllan Christopher) and his little sister, Katherine
(Dominique Saldana), are ushered to the airport's Unaccompanied Minors
Room, a holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all
over the country. Caught in the crossfire of projectile cupcakes and
juice boxes and desperate to escape, Spencer makes a run for freedom
along with four other UMs, who couldn't be more different if they
tried: spoiled rich girl Grace (Gina Mantegna), trailer-park tomboy
Donna (Quinn Shephard), academic overachiever Charlie (Tyler James
Williams) and comic-book ...
Editor's rating:
4.1
Tuesday, 05 December 2006 |
Written by
Allan Peach
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Jack Sparrow and his motley crew of scurvy pirates are back in “Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” The sequel to 2003’s wonderful
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” tries hard to
top its predecessor by upping the ante on special effects, subplots,
and screen time devoted to the romantic leads. The result is an
entertaining film, but a film that seems to miss much of the magic of
the first adventure.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” at 143 minutes
in length played like it was only 90 minutes long. “Dead Man’s Chest”
at 150 minutes seems to go on forever. The pacing falters mainly
because of the time devoted to the elaborate special effects and the
added emphasis on the numerous minor characters and subplots of the
script. The charm of the original “Pirates” centered mostly on the
terrific performances of Johnny ...
Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
Blame It On The Fish: An Abstract Look At The 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage
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studio:
Prawn Song
MPAA rating:
NR
starring (voices):
Primus.
DVD release year:
2006
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture rating:
Three Stars
reviewed by:
Dan MacIntosh
Primus bassist/leader Les Claypool is like a guy who talks a lot
without saying much. Smart people are able to string together long and
complicated sentences, filled with polysyllabic words that make you
reach immediately for your thesaurus, yet still leave you unenlightened
and unimpressed. Same goes for how Claypool works his instrument: Lotsa
notes, minimal impact. Just as there is little point in talking if
you’re not truly communicating anything noteworthy, there is no reason
to play music if it doesn’t make an audience feel anything – positive
or negative. With musical talk this cheap, is there a discernable
purpose for Primus? I think not.
Tuesday, 03 October 2006 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
The Little Mermaid (2-Disc Special Edition)
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studio:
Disney
MPAA rating:
G
starring (voices):
Rene
Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi
Edwards, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Edie McClurg, Will
Ryan, Ben Wright, Samuel E. Wright
director:
John Musker
film release year:
1989
DVD release year:
2006
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture rating:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Dan MacIntosh
Adults enjoy today’s animated films for a few primary reasons. One is
star quality. You may not see Eddie Murphy or Mike Meyers on screen—in
the case of the “Shrek” franchise—but you immediately recognize their
distinctive voices. A second attraction is related to the first one.
Newer animated films are funnier than the older ones, largely because
the most hilarious people in Hollywood are sometimes attached to them.
Rarer by far, however, is the animated film with high quality drama
instead of humor. “The Little Mermaid” is one such exception.
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