Reviews - TheHDRoom

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music UCE Blu-ray Review

May 26, 2009

August, 1969. Almost 500,000 gathered in Bethel, New York to speak with a collective musical voice, forever preserving the spirit of the sixties generation and creating, through performances by some of the best artists of the time, "three days of… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Terminator Salvation Review: The Future Bores

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May 22, 2009

Terminator Salvation will go down as the loudest, dullest and least memorable film in the Terminator lexicon thus far. Its lapses in logic are taller than the 200-foot robots that can sneak up on people in complete silence or the… Read More

3.8

out of 5

True Romance Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

May 21, 2009

Between bursting onto the cinema scene with Reservoir Dogs (1992) and cementing his success with Pulp Fiction (1994), writer/director Quentin Tarantino's scripts became hot property in Hollywood. Oliver Stone adapted (and per Tartantino's opinion bastardized) Natural Born Killers (1993), and… Read More

3.9

out of 5

Angels & Demons Review: Strike Two for the Series

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May 18, 2009

There is both good and bad news associated with Ron Howard's big screen adaptation of Dan Brown's novel Angels and Demons, the literary prequel - but cinematic sequel - to The Da Vinci Code. The good news is that this… Read More

1.5

out of 5

Taken Blu-ray Review

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May 16, 2009

In Luc Besson produced Taken, Liam Neeson plays Bryan Mills, an ex-government operative who must use "a particular set of skills" to recover his kidnapped American daughter in Paris, France. How he acquired these skills are never explained, nor is… Read More

3.9

out of 5

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Blu-ray Review

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May 12, 2009

John Hughes' movies are about as iconic of 1980's popular culture as you can ask for. Sometimes heavy on drama (the Breakfast Club), they always have memorable comedic moments with quirky characters and often delved into family/friendship dynamics. While some… Read More

3.8

out of 5

Star Trek Review: A New Frontier for Fun

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May 8, 2009

Space is no longer the final frontier for the Starship Enterprise. A franchise reboot is. After taking a near seven-year break from the big screen, the cash cow that Gene Rodenberry built for Paramount has returned via the franchise reset… Read More

4.8

out of 5

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

May 4, 2009

The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray Disc library has since inception been a resoundingly lopsided selection of "important classic films" which is why The Curious Case of Benjamin Button comes to us under unusual circumstances. Its inclusion in the Blu-ray Criterion Collection… Read More

4.5

out of 5

The Grudge Blu-ray Review

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May 2, 2009

I remember watching Shimizu Takashi's Ju-on on DVD in 2004 thinking it was a fairly creepy ghost story that was unconventional in not relying on hack 'n slash or gore. Its domestic home video release coincided with the American remake,… Read More

3.0

out of 5

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review

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May 1, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine had me wishing Logan would jump from the screen and end the misery with a trio of claws through the skull. This prequel X-Men spin-off attacks the brain with its lazy and inept script and then spits… Read More

2.5

out of 5