Blu-ray Review: Beverly Hills Chihuahua
DISNEY Street: March 3 Prebook: now > Dogs make filmmaking look like child’s play in this fun romp. Disney continues its effort to get families to adopt Blu-ray with the release of Beverly Hills Chihuahua . The comedy looks sharp in high-definition, and the dogs’ barks come clear through the speakers.
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Videogame Review: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned
Rockstar Available now > The action is hot in this downloadable episode. Liberty City has got chopper fever in the Xbox Live exclusive The Lost and the Damned episode of GTA IV. You play Johnny, the second-in-command of biker gang The Lost, who, we learn, looked after the gang when the leader was in rehab for heroin addiction.
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Blu-ray Review: Body of Lies
WARNER Street: Feb. 17 Prebook: now > Blu-ray intensifies action of the latest Ridley Scott film. Ridley Scott’s terrorist/spy suspenser Body of Lies is crystal clear in its high-definition release.
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Changeling Blu-ray
Universal Street: Feb. 17 Prebook: now > Historic features add to attraction of Oscar nominee on Blu-ray. Clint Eastwood’s disturbing 2008 feature might not be the best visual example of Blu-ray’s high-definition picture, as many scenes have a filtered quality that complements the period subject matter.
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The Bourne Trilogy Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Jan. 27 Prebook: now > The blockbuster thriller series is released only as a trilogy. Universal is offering all three Bourne movies in one Bourne Trilogy boxed set on Blu-ray, and, as can be expected, the movies look and sound great. The gunshots propel out of the speakers with enthusiasm, and the images are sharp, really making viewers feel as though they’re on the ...
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Mamma Mia! Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Dec. 16 Prebook: now > Extras are just as much fun as the movie on Blu-ray. Universal has created a fun package for the Blu-ray version of Mamma Mia! .
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Dec. 16 Prebook: now > Dragon Emperor gives the subwoofer a workout on Blu-ray. In this high-def version of the third Mummy installment, the titular monster is all the more, well, monstrous.
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Lost: Season Four Blu-ray
REVIEW: DISNEY Street: Dec. 9 Prebook: now > Hours of extras will keep fans lost in Lost .
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The Dark Knight Blu-ray
REVIEW: WARNER Street: Dec. 9 Prebook: now > The Dark Knight looks brilliant in high-def.
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Wanted Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Dec. 2 Prebook: now > Wanted’s action is kicked into high gear in Blu-ray. Curving bullets pop off the screen and explode out of the speakers in Universal’s Blu-ray version of Wanted. The clear picture and pounding sound enhances the high-paced action of the graphic novel adaptation.
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Hancock Blu-ray
REVIEW: SONY Street: Nov. 25 Prebook: now > Blu-ray gets inside Hancock with feature-length PIP.
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WALL-E 3-Disc Blu-ray
DISNEY Street: Nov. 18 Prebook: now > Three-disc set offers much more than awesome picture and sound. DVDs of Pixar movies set a standard for high quality, and Disney has stayed the course on Blu-ray with WALL-E. The movie looks and sounds great, with crisp video, saturated colors and all the robots’ pips and beeps clear in the speakers.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Nov. 11 Prebook: now > Monsters have never looked better than in this Blu-ray. Guillermo del Toro’s stunning imagination shines in beautiful, saturated colors and booming sound in the Blu-ray version of Hellboy II. One of Hollywood’s most DVD-friendly directors, Del Toro is all over this set, in introductions on both discs and throughout the extras.
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The Incredible Hulk Blu-ray
UNIVERSAL Street: Oct. 21 Prebook: now > The Hulk has plenty of muscle in its high-def version. With its special effects and high-paced action, The Incredible Hulk is the kind of movie that’s perfect for Blu-ray, and it delivers. As expected, the picture is sharp, with every emerald vein popping out of the big green giant’s arms, and the fighting sounds explode through the subwo...
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Sleeping Beauty Platinum Edition Blu-ray
DISNEY Street: Oct. 7 Prebook: now > The restored classic is packaged with hours of entertaining, innovative features. Disney is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this animated classic in style, with its high-definition debut and as the inaugural title for the studio’s BD Live features.
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Iron Man Ultimate Two-Disc Edition Blu-ray
PARAMOUNT Street: Sept. 30 Prebook: now > Comic book hero is bigger than life in high-def. Visual effects movies such as Iron Man are perfect for high-definition screening, and this invincible superhero delivers, with his metallic red and gold suit shining and repulsor ray explosions bursting out of the subwoofers.
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Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2 Blu-ray
DISNEY Street: Sept. 9 Prebook: now > Tarantino’s cult favorite looks sharp but preserves stylish grain on Blu-ray. The punches sound thick and heavy in the Blu-ray version of Quentin Tarantino’s two-part homage to comic-styled action movies. The picture quality looks sharp, with great color saturation, but unsavvy viewers might be disappointed by the amount of grain.
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray
DISNEY Street: Aug. 26 Prebook: now > High-def brings out every clay-animated detail of this seasonal classic. Jack Skellington, Sally and Oogie Boogie come even more alive in Disney’s Blu-ray version of The Nightmare Before Christmas. The hollows of Jack’s eyes are blacker and Christmas Town sparkles more in high-definition, while the screams of innocent children attacked by th...
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