Reviews - TheHDRoom

Breaking Bad Episode 402 ‘Thirty-Eight Snub’ Review

July 29, 2011

Norm MacDonald once said that cliff diving has two outcomes: World Champion and Stuff-On-A-Rock. Television directing is the same way and Michelle MacLaren, who directed Breaking Bad episode 402 ‘Thirty-Eight Snub,’ is definitely… Read More

Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode 3 ‘Dead of Night’ Review

July 26, 2011

My biggest complaint about the Russell T. Davies’ years of Doctor Who was that while the individual episodes were brilliantly put together, there was a distinct lack of grandness and scope when it came to season-long story arcs, especially… Read More

Animal House Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 25, 2011

One would be hard pressed to find a comedy, or movie in general, that is quite as beloved as John Landis' 1978 opus to slacker-dom, Animal House. With it, Landis set out to make a silly college film yet would… Read More

3.3

out of 5

The Blues Brothers Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 25, 2011

The Blues Brothers is a film that can teach us all a very important lesson: Everything we know about the world today might be different tomorrow, but cool is cool in ANY era. Six years after the movie's 25th anniversary… Read More

4.4

out of 5

Sucker Punch: Extended Cut Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 20, 2011

There are quite a few words that come to mind when trying to describe Zack Snyder's fifth film, Sucker Punch, and of those the one that comes to mind the most is "mess." For this film, Snyder stepped away from… Read More

3.9

out of 5

House of the Rising Sun (2011) Blu-ray Review

2.2

out of 5

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 19, 2011

House of the Rising Sun is a film with an identity crisis. In some instances it wants to be a modern noir. In others, it wants to be a police procedural. It has all the ingredients of a good movie,… Read More

2.2

out of 5

Star Trek (2009) Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 15, 2011

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is a reboot of the classic 1960s science fiction television series. In an era in Hollywood where the reboot is king it dares to do something different, going where no reimagining has gone before: It acknowledges… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Kiss Me Deadly: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

July 14, 2011

A young hitchhiker, wearing nothing but a trench coat, is running hysterically down the highway until she finds herself literally in the path of private detective Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker). Hammer tells her to get in and speeds down the… Read More

4.6

out of 5

Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax XBLA Review

Game Reviews Reviews

July 5, 2011

Given the recent drought of epic or even decent RPG's coming from Japan as of late, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax (which from this point forward will be referred to as a more manageable Half-Minute Hero) is a fun… Read More

3.8

out of 5

Cars 2 Review: Pixar Draws a Caution Flag

Movie Reviews Reviews

June 25, 2011

Expected excellence from Pixar, one of the most trusted names in animation, is interrupted by their latest venture, Cars 2. Instead of the wonder and magic that we're used to, Cars 2 is a lazy sequel and the studio's first… Read More

2.9

out of 5