Category: "Home Video"
Some Like It Hot Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review
By Paul Rudoff on Dec. 2, 2018 at 11:32 PM in Home Video
There are many classic films that, for one reason or another, I have never seen before. The Princess Bride is one, and Some Like It Hot is another. Due to the recent Criterion Collection release, I finally sat down and watched it. Is Some Like It Hot as… more »
Crazy Rich Asians Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 29, 2018 at 10:33 PM in Home Video
Is Crazy Rich Asians a movie about Asians who are crazy rich, or a movie about rich Asians who are crazy? Read on to find out... more »
The Meg Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 13, 2018 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
First there was Jaws. Then there was Deep Blue Sea. Now The Meg gives you a new reason to stay out of the water. Is The Meg a good movie? Read on to find out... more »
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 12, 2018 at 5:53 PM in Home Video, Animation
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies is the first film based off of the popular TV cartoon franchise, which in turned is based off of the classic DC comics series. Is Teen Titans Go! To The Movies a good comic book movie? Read on to find out... more »
Maximum Overdrive Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #17)
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 10, 2018 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
Maximum Overdrive arrives on Blu-ray as the 17th 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 »
The Princess Bride Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM in Home Video
It's taken me 30 years, but I have finally seen The Princess Bride. I've known about the film, I've known its one-liners, I even owned a copy for many years, but it wasn't until the recent Criterion Collection release that I finally sat down and watched… more »
Ash Vs. Evil Dead The Complete Collection Blu-Ray Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 6, 2018 at 6:13 PM in Home Video, Horror
Ash Vs. Evil Dead is the 30-episode follow-up to the classic movie series, comprised of The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, and Army of Darkness. How does it compare? Read on to find out... more »
Down A Dark Hall Blu-Ray Review
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 13, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
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
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 12, 2018 at 11:45 PM in Home Video, Animation
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
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 9, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
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
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 18, 2018 at 11:32 PM in Home Video
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
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 12, 2018 at 8:38 PM in Home Video
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
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 7, 2018 at 2:15 AM in Home Video, Public Service Articles
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
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 30, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
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)
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 27, 2018 at 2:29 PM in Home Video, Horror
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)
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 26, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
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 in the series. more »
Rampage 2018 Blu-ray + DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 24, 2018 at 1:47 AM in Home Video
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
By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 11, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
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 »
Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell Blu-ray + DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 25, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
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
By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 13, 2018 at 10:44 PM in Home Video, Horror
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 »