Defiance on Blu-ray Disc Review
This story of Jewish resistance fighters in Eastern Poland during World War II gets off to an interesting start, but the movie lacks a solid conclusion, which even the disc’s extras fail to deliver.
This story of Jewish resistance fighters in Eastern Poland during World War II gets off to an interesting start, but the movie lacks a solid conclusion, which even the disc’s extras fail to deliver.
What would you do for a million dollars? Apparently, anything but spruce up this 1993 drama.
B.B. is the King and he and Lucille throw a rousing party of blues in this concert performance from 1993 now on Blu-ray Disc.
More than twenty years have passed since Chevy Chase first donned his rented rubber gloves, but Fletch hasn’t lost its edge. As for this Blu-ray’s technical presentation, that’s a bit of gray area. How gray? Think charcoal.
Over 20 years later, this psycho-sexual drama may not scare you into a happy marriage, but it’s still pretty entertaining.
They don’t make ’em like this anymore. Thankfully, we have Blu-ray to spruce up this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
This heavy-handed, fictionalized account of the true story of the Civil War’s first black regiment features a mix of solid and only middling performances. The Blu-ray is mostly a rehash of the DVD release, with new bonus features that might appeal to hardcore Civil War buffs.
It’s hard to hate on a movie that gives you hope. Even better, this drama delivers a one-two punch of great acting and directing.
The fifth film in the new Dolittle franchise is upon us, in fabulous 1080p video with DTS-HD Master Audio sound. But all the A/V technology in the world will do little to improve your opinion of this clunker.
One of those rare thrillers that seems somewhat timeless, and just as relevant today as when it was made (is it really 12 years since this came out?). Wolfgang Petersen’s action packed wild ride on the President’s plane gets a nice visual and sound upgrade on Blu-ray, but the extras seem to have been left in the last century.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |