HiDef Blu voyage of Jason, Argonauts
There are probably very few visual effects artists other than Ray Harryhausen — I can’t think of any off the top of my head — who are remembered far better than the directors as the driving force behind the movies on which they worked. And few who are directly credited for inspiring so many filmmakers [...]
“Avatar” Bright Blu
Even though it’s smaller and not in 3D, “Avatar” (Fox, $39.99) looks better on Blu-ray in at least one important respect: it’s brighter and therefore more vivid and visually dynamic. Which is to say, “Avatar” on Blu-ray is simply stunning.
Before you even push “play,” the 60-second highlight promo loop on the opening menu screen will [...]
Heavenly Blu Days of Heaven
“Days of Heaven” is one of the two most visually exquisite movies ever filmed, in my opinion, and thus stands to benefit the most by the Blu-ray HiDef experience.
Criterion’s long-awaited Blu-ray release of Terrence Malick’s stunning 90-minute cinematic painting about an early 1900s Chicago steel worker who accidentally kills his supervisor and then flees with [...]
Recommend: Under Sea Blu
The movie that won the 3DHollywoodInHiDef award for Best 3D Movie Experience of 2009, the IMAX film “Under the Sea,” is out on Blu-ray this week (Warner, $35.99).
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While it’s not in 3D yet and it certainly is not as impactful on your TV as on the 70-foot-tall IMAX screen, it is still one of the [...]
Best ‘09 movie better on Blu-ray
Give whatever awards you want to “Avatar,” “The Hurt Locker, “Inglorious Basterds,” “Up in the Air,” “Precious,” etc., but for my money, the most dynamic, fun, impactful, well-produced, entertaining, emotion-filled, and overall best movie of 2009 was Michael Jackson’s “This is It.”
As good as it was in theaters, especially on IMAX screens, the total experience [...]
Ultimate Potter, Half-Blood, Deathly tease
Once again Warner Home Video has created a little magic of its own with the Harry Potter franchise, with dazzling new ultimate editions of the first two movies and several event-type extras on today’s Blu-ray debut (Dec. 3) of the sixth episode, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
With the Ultimate editions, once again the studio [...]
Just Blu in: ‘Gone with the Wind’
“Gone with the Wind” just keeps getting better with age, thanks in no small part to Warner Home Video’s loving care and continual improvements on the movie itself and the dressing surrounding it in the packaging and bonus features.
Let me answer your first two questions first about Warner’s new 70th anniversary edition Blu-ray in stores [...]
‘Monsters’ best Pixar on Blu?
Disney’s release of Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray ($29.99 for 2-disc; $40.99 for 4-disc) reminds us that the 2001 movie is one of the best of all the Pixar movies, if not the best.
* One of the most clever concepts about a city of monsters who get their power from kids’ screams.
* Extremely funny and witty [...]
North Blu Northwest
Warner continues to stun with its restoration of classics for display through HiDef Blu-ray.
The latest is the 50th anniversary edition of “North by Northwest” ($34.99) on Nov. 3.
Though “Psycho” and “The Birds” get the most popular attention of Hitchcock’s movies, “North by Northwest” and “Rear Window” are far more accomplished films and stand in total [...]
Snow White looks best in Blu
Although it’s become almost trite to trumpet a new digital restoration or Blu-ray release of a film as having never looked so good, in the case of Disney’s new Diamond Edition of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” on Blu-ray the HiDef difference is truly quite dramatic.
• No visible film grain, a remarkable achievement for a [...]
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