Blu-ray Review: CSI: The First Season
Just in time for the announcement of the show’s tenth season, Paramount has released the CSI [Crime Scene Investigation] The First Season on Blu-Ray.
C.S.I. first aired in ’00 and in just 9 seasons had two spin-off shows (CSI: Miami and CSI: NY) a series of mystery novels, comic books, and even the occasional video games. It’s easy to see why when watching the first season. Known for being one of the first shows to be filmed and presented in HDTV format, Paramount finally releases all 23 episodes in the original 16:9 wide-screen.
Blu-ray Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy
I cannot possibly tell you how many times I have watched the original Star Trek films growing up. Wrath of Khan and The Voyage Home were viewed countless times as a child. For that reason (amongst others) I am excited to tell you about the release of the classic Star Trek movies featuring the adventures of Captain Kirk and the crew of the original Enterprise on Blu-ray. One of these sets is Star Trek: The Motion Picture Trilogy which contains The Wrath of Khan, Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home. These three films take place within a short period of time and act as a continuing adventure.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
"Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
DVD Review: Ikki Tousen: The Complete Series
"When these Girls Fight, the clothes always lose"
Centuries pass and the same events have taken place many times before. A young girl, Sonsaku Hakufu, comes to town and wants to fight everyone. One little issue, she is not that good and is rather stupid, but there is something else. Sonsaku is the possessor of the Dragon Bead that contains the chi of Sun Ce-Bofu, one of the most powerful fighters that ever lived. Once the secret is out, the battles really begin and the story takes on an interesting turn.
DVD Review: Gad Guard: The Complete Series
“A three sided war has begun, and it’s all centered around a kid named Hajiki.”
Hajiki is a 16 year old boy, who lives in the run down streets of Night Town and makes his money as a delivery boy. On one of Hajiki deliveries he runs in to a little trouble, desperately trying to save the package, Hajiki jumps in front of a car to save it. Turns out the package was a Gad, and Hajiki turned it into a Techode, witch he named Lighting. Techodes are large human looking robots that come from Gads. Hajiki may not know it yet, but there are others with with Techodes, some of them are good and some are bad. Can Hajiki figure out who is good or bad? Can he also deiced whether he is good or bad? There is only one way to find out.
Blu-ray Review: S. Darko
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Somethings are better off being left alone…and the tale of Donnie Darko is definitely one of those things you shouldn't mess with unless you really have a good grasp on the film, the characters, and why the story was such a success in the first place. When it was announced that there would be a Direct to Dvd sequel to the cult classic film Donnie Darko I was pretty surprised. It is one of those films that really doesn't have more to tell (especially when the title character doesn't survive the film). With most movies that are released in this fashion you know going into it that it might not be the greatest or maybe just not live up to expectations. You must have a totally open mind when watching a film like this. This film was supposed to be a stand alone story within the world of Donnie Darko.
DVD Review: Best of Star Trek The Original Series and Next Generation
After watching the new Star Trek movie I was feeling very nostaligic and I wanted to go back and watch some classic episodes. But which episodes should I watch? Well Paramount helped me out with this conundrum and has released two new Star Trek collections: The Best of the Original Series and the Best of The Next Generation! These new single disc collections contain four of the "best" episodes from each series which are now available on DVD!
The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series
This collection features Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise at the beginning of their epic careers.
DVD Review: Dragon Ball Z Double Feature, Fusion Reborn and Wrath of the Dragon
“…Do you people have any more wishes?”
Blu-ray & DVD Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2-Disc Criterion Edition)
"I was born under unusual circumstances"
DVD Review: Dragon Ball Z, Season 9
The saga of Majin Buu continues. Season 8 left us with Majin Buu, Mr. Satan and the puppy set up house with a slim chance that Majin Buu might change his ways. Of course as season 9 opens the hopes for a good Buu are dashed and the battle begins. Throughout season 9 the epic battle is waged and the existence of Earth hangs in the balance.
For all of you Dragon Ball Z fans, your waiting for season 9 to be release is over. On May 19th, FUNimation will bring your wishes to life. For everyone else, season 9 provides a great look at one of the most bizarre seasons Dragon Ball Z offered up. The ultimate world destroyer has arrived and the hopes of all earth inhabitants must rely on the Super Saiyans and their descendants.
DVD Review: Claymore, Chapter 5: The Sisters in Arms
The Yoma attack! Who will save the town? The Claymore will! Yoma are monster who eat humans, and the Claymore women who are half breeds, Human and Yoma, who fight the Yoma with super human abilities. Claymore, Chapter 5, The Sisters in Arms, covers the greatest battle the Claymore have fought yet. This time, they will have to battle more advanced Yoma, Awakened Beings, once human, they have turned fully into monster. Clare is a Claymore, the one you’ll follow through the world of “Claymore”. Early on she met a boy, Raki, who’s family was murdered by a monster. He was saved by Clare, and he vowed to repay her. Raki travels with her for a while, then the two split. But, Raki promises to meet her again before one of them dies.
DVD Review: Two and a Half Men Season 5
The complete Fifth Season of Two and a Half Men is now available on DVD! Charlie, Alan, Jake and the gang are back for more wacky misadventures. Not only did this season feature the 100th episode of the series, but it also featured a crossover with the writing team from the television show CSI!
Highlights:
"Large Birds, Spiders and Mom" – Jake makes the big leap to Junior High and Alan and Charlie try to give him some advice on how to survive the experience. This advice leads Jake to panic and his experience is worse than he imagined.
"Dum Diddy Dum Diddy Doo"- Charlie is setup on a blind date with a woman named Linda (who also happens to be a judge). The two don't exactly hit it off right away as Charlie's behavior isn't exactly what she was expecting. Charlie has to fight to win her over.
DVD Review: Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 4
It has been far too long since The Spectacular Spider-Man has aired new episodes… I forgot how fun this series is. The series follows Peter Parker as the teenage-nerd-turned-genetically-enhanced-superhero Spider-Man as he fights crime and survives high school, and seems to draw influence from the Spider-Man movies and Ultimate Spider-Man comics, as well as the original comic story. The hip character designs really capture the essence of the characters and action sequences are really exciting thanks to the energetic animation. The show also features an excellent cast of voice actors, led by Josh Keaton as Peter Parker.
