Reviews - TheHDRoom

Winter’s Bone Blu-ray Review

December 2, 2010

The self contained world of Winter's Bone (2010) is as believable as any I've seen in recent memory. This rural, poverty ridden slice of the Ozark mountains is often so bleak and unwelcoming that it is all the more impressive… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

November 30, 2010

"There are three kinds of music on this Fantasia program. First, there's the kind that tells a definite story. Then there's the kind that while it has no specific plot, it does paint a series of more or less definite… Read More

4.8

out of 5

The Walking Dead Season One Episode 5 ‘Wildfire’ Review

November 29, 2010

One of the recurring themes in The Walking Dead has been the tension between the characters’ impulse to survive and their desire to hold onto as many of the customs and traditions of their old lives as possible. That tension, which has… Read More

Inception Blu-ray Review

4.5

out of 5

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

November 26, 2010

Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster, Inception, centers on Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio). Cobb is an "extractor," a person capable of entering the mind of an individual while they are dreaming. Cobb's talents are best used best by corporations, which hire him… Read More

4.5

out of 5

The Walking Dead Season One Episode 104 ‘Vatos’ Review

November 22, 2010

Last week I remarked that although I had enjoyed each of the first three episodes of The Walking Dead, I was concerned that the episodes did not seem to share a consistent structure or style. While the first episode was a masterful exercise in… Read More

The Last Airbender Blu-ray Review

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November 22, 2010

M. Night Shyamalan's first film based on someone else's fantastical work, The Last Airbender, makes its way to Blu-ray after sending scores of theatrical moviegoers home with an abhorrent taste in their mouth. Pre-release fears of "racebending" i.e. casting the… Read More

3.0

out of 5

The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Film Blu-ray 3D Review

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November 17, 2010

The 2010 FIFA World Cup made waves this past summer when several of the games were broadcast entirely in 3D to launch ESPN's 3D channel. The broadcast was a landmark event for 3D adoption into homes then and now the… Read More

4.0

out of 5

Paths of Glory: Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review

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November 16, 2010

"If the little sweethearts won't face German bullets, they'll face French ones!" Paths of Glory (1957) includes only a single battle sequence which may seem strange for an "anti-war film." 28-year old director Stanley Kubrick (2001, Dr. Strangelove), just coming… Read More

4.2

out of 5

The Walking Dead Season One Episode 103 ‘Tell It to the Frogs’ Review

November 15, 2010

Last night’s episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead took us to the half-way point of the show’s first season (a longer second season was commissioned earlier this week). Up until this episode the only character we had managed… Read More

Clash of the Titans Blu-ray 3D Review

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November 15, 2010

Louis Leterrier and Warner Bros.' Clash of the Titans remake was the first live-action film to hit Blu-ray 3D this past summer. It did so with a caveat: the release was exclusive to Germany. Early Blu-ray 3D adopters in North… Read More

3.8

out of 5