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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (DVD) »
by Glen A. My boys are older, one will be 21 in November and the other recently turned 19, so my grasp of what’s in as far as the younger set is concerned is fairly limited. Books, toys, TV shows, and Saturday morning cartoons used to be of utmost importance around our house, but now [...]
Batman: Under the Red Hood (DVD) »
by Glen A. I’m not the biggest Batman fan on the face of the planet, but his stock has risen in my eyes lately since the last two movies, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight revived the darkness of the original comic book character, and left the campiness behind. It was with that in mind [...]
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey »
by Brigham B. Not long ago, I went to my local library and checked out a book: The Total Money Makeover, New York Times Best Seller, Revised 3rd Edition, by Dave Ramsey. I really liked it! In fact I liked it so much I recently purchased it at Barnes and Noble. This book contains a strong [...]
Clash of the Titans 2010 (Blu-ray) »
by Glen A. When I first heard a remake of the 1981 Clash of the Titans was coming out, my first response was, as it increasingly is with remakes, “Why?” It’s been a while since I’ve seen the older version, with Harry Hamlin as Perseus and Laurence Olivier as Zeus, but I remember the stop [...]
Air Supply Concert and the Cedar Plank Buffet »
by Glen A. My wife and I, at this stage in our lives, have not gone out much. We’ve been busy raising two boys, and so, when we do go somewhere, it’s generally with them in tow. However, times change, boys grow up and show sufficient levels of responsibility, and so the opportunities to just [...]
Brief reviews of 27 movies out on Blu-ray/DVD »
by Glen A. It’s a bad habit forming, no doubt, but the movies on Blu-ray and DVD have stacked up once again, and so as I did in April, I’m going to give my quick takes on 27 of these cinematic offerings. This time around, I’d like to present them in some kind of ranking [...]
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by Glen A. Pixar just keeps pumping out the hits. Even with relatively smaller offerings like Ratatouille and A Bug’s Life, Pixar has managed to churn out entertaining, thought provoking and emotional films, despite being branded as kids movies. The fact of the matter is, Pixar movies have always been for the entire family. They [...]
Terminator Salvation »
by Glen A. Going into Terminator Salvation, I had seen all three previous movies. I don’t go to see or rent movies that are Rated R, but I did catch each one of these movies, at one time or another on television, mostly TBS or TNT, where the Rated R content was more or less [...]
Star Trek »
by Glen A. There’s been a lot of movie franchise reboots taking place over the last few years. The most successful of them, thus far, would have to be Batman. Superman, the Hulk, Indiana Jones, even James Bond, have been rebooted, in an attempt to resuscitate or in some cases, resurrect, lagging or near terminal [...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine »
by Glen A. It frustrates me to have to write this. It really does. I am an X-Men fan from way back. I’ve not written about the X-Men trilogy here, since this site didn’t start until after X3 came out, but knowing where I come from on this will help to show you my bias [...]
HD movies for purchase on iTunes (via Apple TV) Update #2 »
by Glen A. In previous posts, I’ve outlined my journey thus far in downloading a HD movie (Transporter 3) from iTunes to play through my Apple TV. In the last update I mentioned receiving an email from Apple saying there’d been a mix-up with the sound–stereo rather than 5.1 surround sound. So, I followed the [...]
Knowing »
by Glen A. I like Nicholas Cage. I’m not sure why, exactly. He’s had some quirky roles, particularly when he first started out, but lately, he’s been settling into things that don’t require him to act so much as to be himself doing interesting things. Maybe that’s considered acting. When I think of acting, I [...]
Quick looks at 20 movies out on Blu-ray and/or DVD »
by Glen A. Time has a way of getting away from you. You blink, and the next thing you know, months have passed. That’s what’s happened to me with regards to the theatrical releases listed below which have made their way to Blu-ray and/or DVD. Some of these, we’ve already reviewed from when they hit [...]
HD movies for purchase on iTunes (via Apple TV) Update #1 »
by Glen A. Back on March 25, I posted my experience with downloading the HD version of Transporter 3 from iTunes via the Apple TV. After some troubleshooting, we were finally able to watch the movie, but only with stereo sound. Well, low and behold, on April 4, I received an email from support at [...]
Transporter 3 (iTunes) »
by Glen A. If you’re not a fan of the Transporter movies (shame on you, you should be), and even if you are, there’s three things you need to know about them: a) Jason Stratham, b) Corey Yuen and c) Luc Besson. I’m not ranking these folks in any particular order, but all three have [...]
HD movies for puchase on iTunes (via Apple TV) »
by Glen A. Since I first realized that iTunes would be making feature length movies available to rent or to own, I’ve been waiting for the day that these movies would come in high definition and 5.1 surround sound. A while back, that did happen for rent only, but finally a week or so ago, [...]
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (DVD) »
by Glen A. After watching the first film, Madagascar, I was less than impressed with the main characters and their celebrity voice talent (Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra, Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the Hippopotamus and David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe) as I was with the supporting [...]
Quantum of Solace »
by Glen A. After a great performance in Casino Royale, Daniel Craig is back as legendary superspy James Bond in Quantum of Solace. Both Craig and Casino Royale have been widely seen as reviving the longest running sequeled movie in the history of film. Bond spans well over four decades, starting with Dr. No and [...]
The Incredible Hulk (Blu-ray) »
by Glen A. We watched The Incredible Hulk in the theater shortly after it came out. This review deals with the Blu-ray version only. After seeing the movie, I knew we’d be buying it to watch again at home. Like in many special effect laden films, there’s a lot going on, and while the best [...]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Blu-ray) »
by Glen A. Like many summer blockbusters, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is meant for high definition and surround sound when viewing it at home. It made the short list for our family’s must have movies on Blu-ray. The movie is awesome in it, and so is the sound. Since the [...]
Iron Man (Blu-ray) »
by Glen A. We saw Iron Man in theaters shortly after it came out. This is a review about the Blu-ray release only. If you’re a fan of the Iron Man comics or just loved the movie, Iron Man on Blu-ray will also be a treat. This two-disc set is loaded with features. Aside from [...]
Speed Racer (DVD) »
by Glen A. I’m not going to spend too much time on the movie part of the Speed Racer DVD because I already went pretty in depth when we watched the movie earlier in the year. Trevor also reviewed it. Here’s a link to mine and here’s the one to his in the event you [...]
The Forbidden Kingdom (DVD) »
by Glen A. Not sure how exactly, but our family has developed a love of the martial arts movie. I think it actually began with Angela. She likes Jackie Chan, and that has spread to the rest of us. I’ve also liked martial arts movies, but was much more into Bruce Lee, and a more [...]
No Reservations (DVD) »
by Glen A. If you’ve looked at the titles of the movies and DVDs that get talked about here, you’ve noticed that there aren’t that many romantic movies here. I’m male. What can I say? There has to be a reason to watch them. I’m not into relationship movies. When I’m watching a movie, I’m [...]
The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor »
by Glen A. While 2008′s summer movie selections have been dominated by comic book adaptations, there were two intriguing period adventure sequels squished into the mix. One, of course, being Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and the other, the third installment in The Mummy franchise. While sequel No. 3, The Mummy: [...]