Category Archives: DVD Reviews

DVD Review: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Volume 3 & 4 (Disney)

I’m about to do you a big favor. While watching The Avengers, I couldn’t help but think of Justice League Unlimited. JLU set the bar really high for every comic book cartoon that followed it. And there are plenty of … Continue reading

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DVD Review: CARS 2 (Disney/Pixar)

Cars 2, the follow-up to the successful Disney/Pixar film Cars, is a divisive film among animation enthusiasts. It seems that people either like it or they don’t. There’s no real love for it. On the same token there’s no real hate for … Continue reading

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DVD Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (Paramount)

The summer of 2011 was filled with movies based on comic books. Some good. Some bad. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGERS was one of the better ones, if not the best. Seeing on the big screen was amazing, but on … Continue reading

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DVD Review: Manhunter (MGM)

Thomas Harris’ extremely popular “Hannibal Lector” character has appeared in 80% of the author’s novels and five separate feature-length films. Most would find Lector synonymous with 1991′s landmark The Silence of the Lambs, in which Anthony Hopkins turned the soft-spoken … Continue reading

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DVD Review: Jem and the Holograms Season 1 (Shout! Factory)

If you’re a child of the ’80s, your Saturday mornings were filled with cartoons that not only entertained, but also tried to get you to beg your parents to take you to the toy store. Hasbro had a hand in … Continue reading

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DVD Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (Disney)

On Stranger Tides brings the “Pirates” franchise back after a brief absence, but a lot has changed since the crew’s last outing. With old elements gone and new elements being brought in, does the movie sing or swim, and how … Continue reading

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DVD Review: BATMAN: YEAR ONE (DC Animation/Warner Brothers)

Holy Batman, Batman! It’s a fantastic time to be a Batfan, what with Arkham City, The Dark Knight Rises, and the latest DC Animation release, Batman: Year One, out today on DVD and Blu-Ray. An adaptation of Frank Miller and … Continue reading

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DVD Review: The Last House On The Left (MGM)

I am an avid horror movie fan, and Wes Craven is one of my favorite horror directors, so I was very excited about getting this review. However, I was very disappointed with the Blu-Ray version of Craven’s 1972 controversial film … Continue reading

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DVD Review: Gamera Trilogy (Mill Creek)

There was a time when Gamera was considered the super lame kaiju counterpart to Godzilla, the star of many cheepo monster movies and the fodder for MST3K lampoonings.  That all changed in the 1990′s with director Shusuke Kaneko’s Gamera: Guardian … Continue reading

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DVD Review: Beast Wars Transformers Seasons 2 & 3 15th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory)

Beast Wars Transformers seasons 2 & 3 is available on DVD once again thanks to Shout! factory. Watch as the Maximals and Predacons battle over the destiny of their race. The series that was responsible for reinvigorating the Transformers line … Continue reading

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