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FilmCrunch 024: The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Disney, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Family, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
Neil Estep and Veronica Santiago review the Limited Edition Platinum DVD release of The Little Mermaid in this episode of FilmCrunch, the animated screen version of Hans Christian Andersen’s story of a mermaid named Ariel, who falls in love with an earthly prince. We were glad to see this one come out of the infamous Disney vault, as it’s a classic. And hey - it even comes with an uber chic bracelet! Can’t go wrong with this one, folks.
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FilmCrunch 021: Infernal Affairs DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Foreign, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
Neil Estep reviews the DVD release of Infernal Affairs in this episode of FilmCrunch.
A cop goes undercover as a gangster while, simultaneously, a gangster infiltrates the police force, pretending to be a cop. These two sleeper agents live underground for a decade before a series of mistakes clues in all the wrong people as to what’s going on and each mole is ordered to root out the double agent—which in both cases happens to be themselves. Torn between conflicting father figures—an avuncular, paranoid gang boss and a morally comprised police superintendent—the two moles slowly feel the net tighten like an icy hand around their necks. Juggling identies, always one mistake from a bullet in their head, and seduced by the attractions of their cover identies, both men slowly unravel, battering themselves bloody against the bars of their own personal hells, while their souls ice over.
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FilmCrunch 020: Click DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Family, Comedy, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review the DVD release of Click in this episode of FilmCrunch.
Michael Newman is married to the beautiful Donna and they have two terrific kids, Ben and Samantha. But he doesn’t get to see them much because he’s putting in long, hard hours at his architectural firm in the elusive hope that his ungrateful boss will one day recognize his invaluable contribution and make him a partner. After staying up all night to work, a tired Michael becomes frustrated because he can’t even figure out which of his remotes will turn on the TV. Michael sets out to find the perfect device to operate all his electronic equipment and stumbles into the back room of a Bed, Bath & Beyond, where an eccentric employee, Morty, gives him an experimental one-of-a-kind souped-up gadget guaranteed to change his life. Soon Michael is master of his domain, turning on every appliance with the click of a button. But the device has more startling functions. It can somehow muffle the barking of Sundance, the family dog—and even more astoundingly, fast forward through an annoying quarrel with his wife. Michael is fascinated by his new toy and a little freaked out as well…
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DVD Playback Broken On Xbox 360
Posted by Christopher Sasaki Categories: Hardware, Xbox 360,
While the Xbox 360 is a great game machine, apparently DVD movie playback leaves a lot to be desired. By many accounts, the HD-DVD add-on plays back high definition content well, but according to a report on ExtremeTech, the DVD playback engine has horrible playback flaws. Many argue that the DVD playback on the Xbox 360 is good enough, and since the technology is essentially included for free, there is little room to complain. However, ExtremeTech details the flaws with specific examples, starting with the failure of the Silicon Optix HQV benchmark disc. A “perfect” device would score 130 points for the tests on the disc, but ExtremeTech indicates that the Xbox 360 scores a meager 20 points total. In contrast, the Home Theater Blog review of the Playstation 3 gave the console 120 points for DVD playback.
ExtremeTech follows up with specific DVD examples of the flaws in the DVD playback, and some of the examples are stark. The comments for the article are also somewhat illustrative, highlighting some possible issues with the review itself. There are some just complaints; despite ExtremeTech’s claims that the Xbox 360 fails to outperform cheap DVD players, all of the comparisons come against an $800 Denon DVD player. In fairness to ExtremeTech, the Denon serves as an example of the gold standard DVD player that gets things right, but some examples against a lower cost DVD player would have been nice. Other complaints stem from the fact that some of the source material might be unfair due to flaws in the mastering process; perhaps the article’s author will clarify some of these issues. Overall, though, the flawed DVD playback sticks out only because of Microsoft’s excellent execution in gaming and HD content, and given Microsoft’s responsiveness in the past, highlighting the issue may mean that a future system update will fix the problems.
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FilmCrunch 019: The Last King of Scotland, Infernal Affairs, Click
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Columbia Pictures, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Adaptation, Drama, Foreign, Political, Comedy, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts,
In this episode, the FilmCrunch crew takes a look at The Last King of Scotland, Infernal Affairs, and the DVD release of Click.
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FilmCrunch 017: Idlewild DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Music, Musicals, Period, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
Neil Estep and Veronica Santagio review the DVD release of Idlewild in this episode of FilmCrunch.
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FilmCrunch 016: Superman Returns DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
Neil and Veronica review the DVD release of Superman Returns in this episode of FilmCrunch.
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FilmCrunch 015: Apocalypto, Idlewild, Superman Returns, Best Movies of 2006
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Lists, New Releases, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts,
The FilmCrunch crew reviews the Mel Gibson release of Apocalypto, Idlewild, as well as Superman Returns on DVD. We also give you our picks for the best movies of 2006 in our holiday episode.
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Introducing Gear Live Media’s Newest Site: FilmCrunch
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Home Entertainment, Movies,
Okay, we get it - Tom Cruise is crazy, Brangelina rocks, and Josh Hartnett is, like, to die for. However, we think it’s time to dig a little deeper into the industry of Hollywood - and that is why we bring you the newest site in the Gear Live Media Network, FilmCrunch. Headed up by Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep, these guys will definitely lay down the law when it comes to the movies and personalities you care about most. The best part? We do it in audio and video podcasts, along with supplemental text news.
Here are some of their most recent stuff:
Of course, if you want to keep up on all their stuff automatically, you can easily subscribe to FilmCrunch in iTunes. Hey, all the cool kids are doing it - shouldn’t you?
Go give them a warm welcome, and check them out on the regular!
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FilmCrunch 002 - Short FilmCrunch: United 93 DVD Review
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Drama, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts,
In our first Short FilmCrunch, Neil and Veronica review the DVD release of United 93.
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