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Movie Review: DUNE PART TWO
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Movie Review- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE- DEAD RECKONING PART ONE
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4K Blu-ray Review: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE
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Blu-ray Review- DOCTOR WHO: THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
Blu-ray Review: SAMPO
Movie Review- AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
Bluray Review: HALLOWEEN ENDS
4K Blu-ray review: HIGHLANGER Director's Cut steelbook
4K BR Review- STTMP The Complete Adventure
Blu-ray Review: MOONAGE DAYDREAM
Blu-ray Review: NO ESCAPE
Blu-ray Review: GINGER SNAPS TRILOGY
Blu-ray Review: I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT
Blu-ray Review: THE INVITATION
Movie Review: HALLOWEEN ENDS
Movie Review: HELLRAISER (2022)
Blu-ray Review: AFTER BLUE
DVD Review: DEUS
Blu-ray Review: WOLF HOUND
Movie Review: PREY (2022)
Blu-ray Review: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
Movie Review- THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER
Blu-ray Review: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT
Blu-ray Review: FIRESTARTER (2022)
Movie Review- TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Movie Review- JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION
4K UHD review: LIFEFORCE
Blu-ray Review- WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE
Blu-ray Review: BELLE
DVD Review: THE KING'S DAUGHTER
Blu-ray review: PROJECT GEMINI
Movie Review: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
Blu-ray Review: SETTLERS
Movie Review: THE NORTHMAN
Blu-ray Review: HOUSE OF GUCCI
Blu-ray Review- GHOSTBUSTERS AFERLIFE
Blu-ray Review: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Blu-ray 4K Review- RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY
Movie Review- SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Blu-ray Review: RAGING FIRE
Movie Review: THE MARIX RESURRECTIONS
4K Blu-ray Review: NO TIME TO DIE
DVD Review: THE FLOOD
Blu-ray Review: DOCTOR WHO Season 24
Blu-ray Review: CANDYMAN (2021)
Blu-ray Review- DOCTOR WHO: EVIL OF THE DALEKS (import)
Movie Review: DUNE Part One
Blu-ray review: ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS
Blu-ray Review: THE COLONY (2021)
Movie Review: ETERNALS
Movie Review: NO TIME TO DIE
Movie Review: HALLOWEEN KILLS
Blu-ray Review: THE GREEN KNIGHT
Blu-ray Review: FAST VENGEANCE
4K Blu-ray Review: BLACK WIDOW
Blu-ray Review: F9 THE FAST SAGA
Blu-ray Review: DOCTOR WHO Season 8 (1971)
4K Blu-ray Review: PROSPECT
Blu-ray Review: SPARE PARTS
blu-ray Review: SIBERIA (2021)
Blu-ray Review: DOORS (2021)
Blu-ray Review: THE UNHEALER
Blu-ray Review: VOYAGERS
Blu-ray Review: TIMELINE (import)
Blu-ray review: KING KONG (1976)
4K UHD Blu-ray review: PERDITA DURANGO
Blu-ray Review: PYSCHO GOREMAN
DVD Review: SKY SHARKS
DVD Review: WILLY'S WONDERLAND
Blu-ray Review: EVENT HORIZON Collector's Edition
Blu-ray Review: SPUTNIK
Blu-ray Review: PUMP UP THE VOLUME
Blu-ray Review: MONSTER HUNTER
Blu-ray Review: SOUTHLAND TALES
Blu-ray Review: SHADOW IN THE CLOUD
Blu-ray Review: SPACEWALKER
Blu-ray review: THE IPCRESS FILE
DVD Review: STRANDED ON MARS
Blu-ray Review: TENET
DVD Review: SKYLINES
Blu-ray Review: POSSESSOR UNCUT
Blu-ray review: FLASH GORDON
Movie Review: TENET
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2009 DVDs in Review

by David Blackwell

 

I decided to take a different approach to the DVD in review article by pointing out the stuff I enjoyed, the DVDs with great extras, and stuff you might have missed out (but should check out).

 

MOVIES on DVD:

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2-disc SE)

Quentin Tarantino astonishes with his World War II wish fulfillment fantasy with the two women (the French woman and the German actress/ British spy Bridget Von Hammersmark) and the evil Nazi Colonel Landa stealing the movie.   The mock featurette on the making of NATION’S PRIDE is classic.

STAR TREK (2009) 2-Disc Edition

STAR TREK delivers with the best Star Trek movie in 13 years.  It is a film that brings in fans and non-fans alike.  It is faithful to the old while opening a new path for the franchise in the most successful Star Trek film.   The making-of featurettes and deleted scenes make the 2-Disc set worth buying.

FALLEN ANGELS

One of three Wong Kar Wai’s films that came to DVD in 2009.  It is the best of the three.  The films deal with lost love and unrequited love (as in the case of FALLEN ANGELS).  HAPPY TOGETHER is more for fans of the director and not an introduction to the director.  FALLEN ANGELS of ASHES OF TIME REDUX are more suitable for an intro to new viewers.

 

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (TWO-DISC)

David Fincher astonishes with this three hour tale.  The extras on the two-disc are to the usual high Criterion Collection standard.

 

MUTANT CHRONICLES (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

A very enjoyable sci-fi B movie packed with extras

HARDWARE (2-disc Special Edition)

After years of fighting over who owns the rights to HARDWARE and one cancelled release by Miramax, Richard Stanley’s low budget sci-fi/ horror classic makes it to DVD courtesy of Severin Films.  One of my high points of DVDs out this year was finally watching a film I haven’t seen for years.

 

OUTLANDER

A solid twist on the Beowulf tale as an alien crash lands on Earth and helps aliens fight against an alien creature.  Best extra belongs to the many deleted scenes.

 

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Special Edition

The film has many faults.  The two-disc set gets a mention due to the extensive DVD extras produced by DVD master producer Charles De Lauzirika.

 

 

TV SHOWS ON DVD:

LOST The Complete Fifth Season

One of LOST’s best seasons.  The extras are top-notch including the deleted scenes and the faux TV program on the Dharma Initiative.

 

CAPRICA

This pilot movie to the prequel to BATTLESTAR GALACTICA was released nine months before the series starts airing (it premieres on Jan 22, 2010).  It is different from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA because it shows where everything began and not focus on space based drama.

 

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Season 4.0

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Season 4.5

The BATTLESTAR GALACTICA sets are always great to own and the final season made me sad to see the show go.  This character based drama is filled with issues and themes.   Extended episodes, featurettes, deleted scenes, and audio commentaries/ podcasts fills these sets of one of the best sci-fi dramas ever.  Too bad they couldn’t include THE FACE OF THE ENEMY webisodes.

 

RED DWARF: BACK TO EARTH

RED DWARF is back after 9 odd years with the best BLADE RUNNER homage/ parody I have seen.  It may lead to six to eight more episodes being produced for DAVE TV.

 

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL Season One

SECRET DIARY OF A CALL GIRL Season 2

Actress Billie Piper breathes emotion into a very real call girl.  This sexy series is filled with humor and drama.

 

TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Season 2

The TV show only lasted for two seasons before being cancelled.  However, the character development is top notch and will satisfy any TERMINATOR fan who found the new film disappointing.

 

 

TORCHWOOD: CHILDREN OF EARTH

The best TORCHWOOD ever as TORCHWOOD reinvents itself as a tighter series.

 

DOLLHOUSE Season One

DOLLHOUSE is the latest series from Joss Whedon that gets cancelled in season 2.  Watching the DVD set made me love the show when random episodes made me not want to watch the show.  The two unaired episodes (including the original pilot) are the best extras in the set.

 

BLOOD TIES Season One

BLOOD TIES Season Two

Better than MOONLIGHT and making me yearn to watch FOREVER KNIGHT, this vampire/ human dynamic reminds me of FOREVER KNIGHT mixed with HIGHLANDER.  Also go read the Tanya Huff novels the series is based on.

This article is (c)1-6-2009 David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without permission.  Send all comments to lord_pragmagtic@hotmail.com