Valkyrie Review

I just had the opportunity to go see Valkyrie tonight. I will be honest, it was more than I was suspecting. First of all, I am NOT a Tom Cruise fan, I actually don't like him, but I have seen some of his movies that were actually good, this is one of them. This was actually really good. This movie has to do with one of the many attempts to assassinate Hitler. I don't know my history too well, especially when it has to do with World War II, so this was a good history lesson, as well as an excellent story overall. Performances were also excellent by the many actors in the film. This is a film I highly recommend.

I hope many of you out there now have good New Year plans. It is crazy to believe that 2008 is almost over, and that we will be in 2009. I will soon try to post a review of the year.

Eagle Eye Blu-Ray

You want a pick on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, it is Eagle Eye. It came out on Saturday, so I picked it up on Blu-Ray. First of all, the movie is really good. The video and audio are excellent, and I have checked out a few features, and they are pretty good. It is highly recommend, pick it up on Blu-Ray, if you don't have it yet, you can pick it up on DVD as well, and it is available as a single disc and a two disc special edition with some extra features.

There are some other movies coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray this week. An American Carol is coming out, if you haven't heard of it, it is okay, so have many others. I haven't seen it, but if I did, it is because Michael Moore gets made fun of in this. As well, Serenity makes it on Blu-Ray, and many other catalogue titles like Ghost, Days of Thunder, and some others.

I had a Blu Christmas

Yes, it was a white Christmas for sure, but I received an amazing gift, a Blu-Ray player. That's right, a Blu-Ray player, and for Blu-Ray I received The Dark Knight and Hancock. So now, I have watched The Dark Knight all the way through on Blu-Ray and it is amazing on Blu-Ray. Also today, I bought Kung Fu Panda and Transformers on Blu-Ray. I have watched Kung Fu Panda on Blu-Ray and it is amazing. Amazing is the best way for me to describe Blu-Ray, so much detail it is incredible. As always, I look forward going through the extra features. I highly recommend Blu-Ray!!!

Hopefully you had a wonderful Christmas, I of course did. A little too much food though. I hope you have a Happy New Year as well next week. I will be writing an overview of this year soon, and I will also try to come up with a little schedule of what will be coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray within the next few months.

Merry Christmas!

I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and that you have family to spend this wonderful holiday season. As well, remember the true meaning of Christmas. And don't worry, it's okay to receive presents too, that is important to Christmas as well. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, gave us the most important gift ever, and we need to learn to receive that.

Merry Christmas!

If you can, there are plenty of good movies coming out tomorrow, go check one out with the family.

Movies next Summer!

If you want an early look on what is coming out in the theaters next summer, there are plenty of trailers out there now. I have told you about the new Star Trek movie, the trailer should be easy to find now. Other trailers that have appeared this month are Terminator Salvation and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That's right, there is a new X-Men movie, and this one will tell the back story of Wolverine, the trailer looks amazing, and I am so pumped for the new movie. Terminator Salvation looks like it could have potential, we will have to see. I really haven't watched the older films. I have seen the third one, and pieces of the first and second movies. I hope Terminator Salvation is awesome.

They are also releasing many other movies next summer, there is Fast and Furious. This one will bring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel back together. Disney and Pixar are releasing what should be another classic, it is called Up, an old man's house that can fly, I don't know too much, but check out the trailer. They are also releasing a sequel to 2007's blockbuster, Transformers. It is called Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. They will also release a movie based on another popular toy line, GI Joe. I remember playing with those toys when I was younger. The movie is called GI Joe: Rise of Cobra. There are many others, and I will try to go through them another time.

Good movies this Christmas

I just saw both The Tale of Despereaux and The Day the Earth Stood Still yesterday, and they are both on my recommendation list. The Tale of Despereaux is mainly about a mouse who isn't afraid of much of anything, there are also a few smaller stories that are linked together in the end. There was a lot of good talent that went into the film, and it was very well done.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is another spectacular looking science fiction movie. Lots of neat special effects, and there was a pretty good story to it. As well, if you want to see John Cleese in a serious role, here you go. He usually plays funny roles, for example he was in Rat Race, Shrek 2, and Die Another Day. So if you want a good disaster movie, here you go.

As well, Traitor has been released on DVD. As well, if anyone cares, The House Bunny is also out. There are a bunch of movies that are arriving on DVD and Blu Ray right before the holidays and after. Both Death Race and Burn After Reading are coming out before the Holidays. Afterwards, we get a bunch like Eagle Eye and Ghost Town.

Less than a week till Christmas, hopefully everyone has plans, it is a great time to be together as a family.

Many movies out tomorrow

First of all, if you haven't heard yet, The Dark Knight now has busted records on the home entertainment formats, it sold 13.5 million worldwide and 1.7 million of them being Blu-Ray. That is amazing.

Alright, for anyone looking for movies to see at the movie theater, there are a few choices tomorrow. We see the release of the animated adventure The Tale of Despereaux, it is about a mouse with big ears who really isn't afraid of anything, looks like a cute movie. Then there is Yes Man!, another Jim Carrey comedy, this time he has to say "yes" to everything. That would have to be hard because I would think that at one point you would have to say "no", but should be funny. Another movie which seems rather interesting is Seven Pounds, it stars Will Smith, and it is something about him helping other people, I don't know a whole lot, it doesn't seem they are revealing much about it, so it will have to be something we will need to go see to find out the secrets, should be pretty good though. There you go, you have a family movie, a comedy, and a drama, some good choices, and then there is The Day The Earth Stood Still and other earlier releases, I will be seeing The Day The Earth Stood Still tomorrow, so I will let you know what I think.

Christmas recommendations

Before I start, I got to see the movie Horton Hears a Who! on Saturday, and I have to say that it is hilarious. I found both Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell funny in their roles. If you get a chance to see it, I recommend it.

With Christmas almost here, there are plenty of movies that are perfect for the holiday season. You have all of the old cartoons like Santa Clause is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman, of course the list goes on. If you want a comedy, I recommend Elf with Will Ferrell. Another classic that I enjoy is The Nightmare Before Christmas, good for both Halloween and Christmas. Another one that could possibly fit into both categories is Gremlins, it is somewhat of a horror film, and yet it takes place during Christmas, I say somewhat of a horror film because I find it more funny than scary. Another funny movie is The Santa Clause with Tim Allen. There is a huge list of good Christmas movies out there. The ones I have listed are only a few that I can think of. Maybe all of you can think of some other good Christmas classics.

A good time to Upgrade Equipment

Before I get into my subject for today, if you haven't heard, Hugh Jackman will be hosting the Academy Awards in a few months. Hopefully he does a good job. My favorite host has been Billy Crystal.

Anyway, I thought I would tell everyone that if you haven't started looking at upgrading your home entertainment center, I say now is a perfect time to start looking into it. The prices for an HDTV have been going down, I have been seeing some rather good deals on HDTVs, not a bad time to get a big screen TV. As well, the technology of them have been improving and they are amazing, I told you a few days ago when I was at Best Buy they were playing The Dark Knight on Blu Ray and looked absolutely amazing. If I personally had more money and a good place to play it, I would have immediately bought an HDTV and a Blu Ray player.

The next thing, look at getting a Blu Ray player, it plays amazing on an HDTV, you don't have to replace all your DVDs, because a Blu Ray player will play all of your DVDs, and they even upconvert them so they play good on an HDTV. A Blu Ray itself will still provide a better picture, but DVDs will still play an amazing picture. I am just glad that format war ended back in February, when HD-DVD considered defeat. I like the fact that now when I have the money and the right place, I can just pick up a Blu Ray player, and not have to worry about the other format.

Also, if you haven't thought about it, get a surround system, which is also referred to a home theater system. They are getting down to a much better price. They really enhance the movie experience. Watching The Dark Knight is a much better experience with surround sound, actually any movie is better to watch with surround sound.

The big thing about all of the equipment that I have recommended to look at, they are dropping down in price and are much affordable than they were a few years ago. Technology improves, and prices drop, that's a good deal!

Dark Knight DVD great

I just watched The Dark Knight on DVD in my little home theater set up, and the movie is just as good as when I saw it in theaters. The sound is awesome, and the picture is also great. A high recommendation. Also, the Golden Globe nominations are in, and Heath Ledger has received a nomination for his role as the Joker, amazing. One step closer to an Oscar nomination, hopefully they won't pull a Richard Gere who received a Golden Globe for his performance in Chicago and didn't receive an Oscar nomination for his same role.

Also, The Dark Knight sold 3 million copies, 600,000 of them being Blu Ray.

So what is arriving on DVD the rest of this month anyway, well next week there is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and Mama Mia. Traitor also arrives on DVD next Friday I believe. Also at the end of this month, Eagle Eye arrives on DVD and Blu Ray, right after Christmas. For all of the releases this Holiday Season, there is much you can buy as a Christmas Gift.

As well, much to look forward to in theaters as well.

Dark Knight Blu-Ray

I went over to Best Buy today to check out all of the new releases. When I walked in, I saw that The Dark Knight was playing on one of the HDTVs they have on display, they were on the Bat Pod sequence, and it looked absolutely amazing. As some of you are aware, six of the main action sequences were shot using IMAX cameras, and the Bat Pod sequence was one of those. Breathtaking is one word to describe how it looked. For those who own a Blu-Ray player, pick up The Dark Knight on that format, you won't be dissappointed. I would have picked it up on DVD today when I was there today, but Christmas is only two weeks away, so I am waiting. I will rent it this weekend and tell you how the DVD looks.

Well, Christmas is almost around the corner. I am really excited for it. I have my family coming down and look forward to that the most. Christmas is such a wonderful time to spend together as a family, and I hope all of you out get to. Also, it is a great time to ponder on the real meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Dark Knight DVD and Blu-Ray

This is the week to bring home the biggest blockbuster of the summer, The Dark Knight. You can bring it home either on DVD, two disc DVD, or Blu-Ray. With HDTVs and Blu-Ray players rising, it would make sense to buy the Blu-Ray version for the higher quality, but if you haven't bought a Blu-Ray player yet, DVD is just as good too. I heard a while back that Warner Bros. was making 1 million copies of The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray with hopes that they will sell a lot of copies of it. It will be an exciting week the home entertainment format.

Also this week, the movie Horton Hears a Who comes to DVD as well. I never saw it when it was in theaters, but I heard it was pretty good. I may give that one a rental.

This week in theaters, look for the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the 1951 SciFi film. Has anyone seen the original? I didn't know anything about it until I heard of the remake. The remake looks interesting, so I plan to check it out. Also, the movie Nothing Like The Holidays arrives, it is another Christmas movie about a messed up family, like Four Christmases. Also, the movie Doubt arrives, I don't know much about it though. The rest of the month provides a little something for everyone. I will keep you posted on these movies.

Happy December

Well, today is the first of December, so Happy December. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I hope everyone at least had a decent meal that day. Maybe if you were lucky the next day, you woke up early in the morning to do some shopping. That's what I did, I woke up early to get to Best Buy when it opened at 5:00 in the morning. There were plenty of sales that happened that made it worth it. No matter where you went, I am sure you found something a little cheaper than usual. I got a season of Seinfeld for $15.

Also this past weekend, I got to see the movie Transporter 3. I enjoyed it, Jason Statham was great, but it was a little different than the other ones.

As well for this month, look for many great DVD releases. Chronicles of Narnia 2 comes out tomorrow along with X-Files: I Want to Believe, along with other movies.