Reviews - TheHDRoom

Funny People Review: Third Time Not a Charm

July 31, 2009

The key to a successful standup act is maintaining a good rhythm and not letting your emotions get the best of you if a single joke falls flat. A prolonged deafeningly silence is akin to a near death experience. If… Read More

3.6

out of 5

Repulsion: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

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July 27, 2009

Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965) has been the subject of much critical analysis in an effort to ferret out exactly what the hell is wrong with the film's main character. When we first meet Carol (played by a 21 year old… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Coraline: Collector’s Editon Blu-ray Review with D-BOX

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July 21, 2009

Coraline's packaging label "From the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas" triggers wondrous expectations of dazzling visuals, uniquely twisted characters, and memorable if slightly demented musical numbers. But it was never meant to be a continuation of Nightmare or resemble… Read More

4.7

out of 5

A River Runs Through It Blu-ray Review

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July 21, 2009

Most critics unsympathetic to A River Runs Through It (1992) harp on a lack of interest in fly fishing. Taken out of context, that is a perfectly understandable sentiment, as I have no abiding love of the past time. However,… Read More

4.3

out of 5

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review

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July 16, 2009

When we last left teenage boy wizard Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermoine Grainger (Emma Watson), the wizarding world was becoming increasingly darker. Not only had Harry witnessed the death of his Uncle… Read More

4.0

out of 5

For All Mankind: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

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July 16, 2009

Criterion is debuting For All Mankind on Blu-ray Disc cleverly marketed around the film's 20th anniversary and simultaneous 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing. As deliberate as its delivery into our hands is, the film's existence is a byproduct… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Circle of Iron Blu-ray Review

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July 14, 2009

Circle of Iron (1978) was initially conceived as a "dream project" by famed martial artist/actor Bruce Lee in conjunction with two of his students James Coburn (The Great Escape, Our Man Flint) and Sterling Silliphant (Oscar winner for screenplay on… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Bruno Review: Laughs Left on the Table

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July 11, 2009

Sasha Baron Cohen, the man who presented a hospitable and amazingly tolerable fine dining group with a bag of his own freshly squeezed excrement in Borat, returns for seconds with another Ali G character retrofitted for the big screen, Bruno.… Read More

3.5

out of 5

Echelon Conspiracy Blu-ray Review

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July 11, 2009

Echelon Conspiracy (2009) goes wrong in so many ways that it is easier to state what it does well. It begins with a vaguely intriguing premise about a cell phone that provides its owner instructions about how to gain wealth.… Read More

1.2

out of 5

Dr. Strangelove Blu-ray Review

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July 9, 2009

A half century has passed since the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union commenced, keeping the world under the constant threat of a nuclear holocaust. While Russia may no longer be the "Nuclear Boogeyman" it once… Read More

4.5

out of 5