Categories: "Reviews"

Down A Dark Hall Blu-Ray Review

Down A Dark Hall (2018) is based on the novel of the same name by author Lois Duncan, who also wrote the novel upon which I Know What You Did Last Summer was based. Is this new movie as good as that one was? Read on to find out... more »

Fraggle Rock: The Complete Animated Series Sony DVD Review

Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series is the 13-episode follow-up to the classic live action series. How does it compare? Read on to find out... more »

The First Purge Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review

The First Purge is the fourth film in the popular franchise that dates back to 2013. In preparation for this review, I was able to watch the first two movies - The Purge (2013) and The Purge: Anarchy (2014) - but I was not able to watch the third film,… more »

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the fifth film in a franchise that has spanned 25 years. WOW! I can't believe it's been that long since I first saw Jurassic Park in the theater with my family. Although the original trilogy is the best, I thoroughly… more »

Ocean's Eight Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review

Ocean's Eight (2018) is a gender-flipped follow-up to the Ocean's trilogy (2001-2007) starring George Clooney and company, which in turn was an updated version of the 1960 film starring Frank Sinatra and company (The Rat Pack). The last time we had a… more »

Consumer Notice - Dynamic Disc Sells Former Rentals As New

Here in New York, there is a budget media (DVD, Blu-ray, audio CD) distributor called Dynamic Disc. I believe they were formerly known as Dynamic Disc Company or Dynamic Disc Distributors. I used to find their products stocked in Pathmark and Waldbaums… more »

Baby: Secret Of The Lost Legend Parody/MST3K Review

Baby: Secret Of The Lost Legend (1985) is a movie that is a part of my childhood, though I don't think I ever saw it when I was a child. What I remember most about the movie was owning the Topps trading card set. It wasn't until recently that I finally… more »

H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #16)

H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon arrives on Blu-ray as the 16th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series. more »

Beyond Re-Animator Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #15)

H.P. Lovecraft's Beyond Re-Animator arrives on Blu-ray as the 15th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles… more »

Rampage 2018 Blu-ray + DVD Review

Rampage (2018) is a film adaptation of the classic 1980s arcade video game (which is also available in the Lego Dimensions Midway Arcade Level Pack). We all know how video game movies tend to be, but will this be an exception to the rule? Read on to… more »

Tomb Raider 2018 Blu-ray + DVD Review

Tomb Raider (2018), which comes out tomorrow, is a reboot of the film series that started in 2001 with Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life. Alicia Vikander takes over for Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the heroine of the long-running video game… more »

The Fairfield Company Target Walking Dead Mystery Repack Box Review Break

Last year, I wrote about The Fairfield Company's wrestling mystery boxes. I haven't seen those $4.99 Eraseez/Teenymates/Cards boxes in any Target since then, but just recently I found a new Fairfield mystery box. This new one is for The Walking Dead,… more »

Convert PlayStation 3 Jurassic Park The Game Saves To Xbox 360

In a previous blog post, I explained how to convert PlayStation 3 game saves to Xbox 360 game saves. At the time, I had tested the technique out on a few games and found that only one game could be successfully converted: Murdered: Soul Suspect. Well,… more »

Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell Blu-ray + DVD Review

Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell, which comes out this Tuesday, May 1st, is the sixth film in a series that has spanned nearly 30 years! It all started back in 1990 with the original Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, and Michael Gross (not to be… more »

Day of the Dead: Bloodline Blu-Ray Review

It all started back in 1968 with George A. Romero's original Night of the Living Dead (just released by the Criterion Collection). While it didn't create the "zombie", it did create the genre as we know it. There would be no "The Walking Dead" were it… more »

Hellraiser: Judgment Blu-Ray Review

The Hellraiser franchise has been one of the longest-running in the horror genre. To date there are 10 films in the series: Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound (1988), Hell on Earth (1992), Bloodline (1996), Inferno (2000), Hellseeker (2002), Hellworld (2005),… more »

Class of 1999 Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #14)

Class of 1999 arrives on Blu-ray as the 14th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series. more »

Gothic Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #13)

Gothic arrives on Blu-ray as the 13th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series. more »

Radio City Christmas Spectacular Blu-Ray & DVD Comparison Review

Today I'll be doing something a little different from my usual type of review. This will be a "comparison review", which will be a short and sweet comparison between TimeLife's Blu-ray and DVD releases of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007). The… more »

Sabrina Down Under DVD Review

Sabrina Down Under was one of two television movies spun off from the ABC series starring Melissa Joan Hart, which itself was spawned from a television movie of the same name that aired in 1996 on Showtime. Premiering on September 26, 1999 on ABC's "The… more »

Lego Dimensions Beetlejuice Fun Pack Review

The Lego Dimensions Beetlejuice Fun Pack includes one figure and one vehicle. The figure, as if you couldn't guess, is Betelgeuse, and he is accompanied by Saturn's Sandworm. more »

Lego Dimensions Teen Titans Go! Team Pack Review

The Lego Dimensions Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes two figures and two vehicles/accessories, plus an "exclusive episode" of the series. The figures are Raven and Beast Boy, and they are accompanied by Raven's Spellbook and the T-Car. more »

Sabrina The Teenage Witch: The Christmas Episodes DVD Review

What better day than Halloween to review a Christmas DVD. Actually, this DVD is quite fitting to review today. It's the bewitching Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the 1996-2003 television series starring Melissa Joan Hart as the titular character, with… more »

C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #5)

(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD arrives on Blu-ray as the fifth entry (they are… more »

C.H.U.D. Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)

(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) John Heard and Daniel Stern star in that perennial holiday classic,… more »

Creepshow 2 Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)

(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) Back in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, horror anthology films and television… more »

Return Of The Living Dead 3 Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #4)

(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) Vestron, Vidmark/Trimark, Live, Artisan, Media, New World, Goodtimes... If… more »

Lego Dimensions A-Team Fun Pack Review

I've been reviewing the various Lego Dimensions Ghostbusters items on Spook Central, which leaves a lot of Lego Dimensions stuff to review here on The Corner Penthouse. I'll start small with the Lego Dimensions A-Team Fun Pack. more »

Resign Xbox 360 Game Saves & Convert From PlayStation 3

Okay, I will be covering two separate topics in this article, both of which involve Xbox 360 game saves. For both topics, you will need a Windows (XP or greater) program called Horizon, which can be downloaded from my Xbox 360 page. Before I continue, I… more »

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Official PlayStation 2 Strategy Guide Review & Corrections

This review was originally written on May 22, 2007 The PlayStation 2 Guide Needs To Be RECALLED, REVISED, REPRINTED, And REPUBLISHED! The BradyGames Grand Theft Auto PlayStation 2 guides have had errors in the past. For example, the Grand Theft Auto 3… more »