If you haven’t seen the 1990 version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Michael Ironsidethan you might enjoy the reboot. It was met with mixed reviews and nowhere is this more evident than Rotten Tomatoes review. “While it boasts some impressive action sequences, Total Recall lacks the intricate plotting, wry humor, and fleshed out characters that made the original a sci-fi classic.” With a 30% average rating, it wasn’t a favourite of theirs. However, sci-fi fans did enjoy it and are anticipating the release on Blu-ray.
Here is a comprehensive rundown of what is available on the 3 disc version:
Disc 1: Special features include: Extended Director’s Cut Commentary on Extended Director’s Cut Total Recall Insight Mode
Disc 2: Special features include: Gag Reel Science Fiction vs. Science Fact featurette Designing the Fall featurette Blu-ray Exclusives 7 Total Action featurettes Stepping into Recall Pre-visualization sequences “God of War: Ascension” PlayStation®3 Playable Game Demo
Disc 3: Special features include: Total Recall Insight Mode Gag reel Science Fiction vs. Science Fact featurette Designing the Fall featurette
We enjoyed this movie and are looking forward to purchasing the Blu-ray. To enjoy the extended directors cut this holiday season will be great!
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“The Bourne Legacy takes the action-packed Bourne series to an explosive new level. On the verge of having their conspiracy exposed, members of the government’s intelligence community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret programs – even the agents involved. Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) must use his genetically-engineered skills to survive the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse and finish what Jason Bourne started. Also starring Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz and Academy Award® nominee Edward Norton, critics are calling this a “thrilling, edge-of-your-seat heart-pounder” (Meg Porter Berns, WSVN-TV (FOX), Miami).
The Bourne Legacyreceived mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 56% rating and stated “It isn’t quite as compelling as the earlier trilogy, but The Bourne Legacy proves the franchise has stories left to tell and benefits from Jeremy Renner’s magnetic work in the starring role.” Regardless of reviews, fans of the franchise were happy about this release even if Matt Damon wasn’t apart of this film.
Fans will be happy with the bonus content available on the Blu-ray and DVD.
Bonus Features 1) Deleted Scenes 2) Re-Bourne 3) Capturing Chaos: The Motorbike Chase
Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features 1) Moving Targets: Aaron and Marta 2) Crossing Continents: Legacy on Location 3) Man vs Wolf 4) Wolf Sequence Test 5) Feature commentary with director / co-writer Tony Gilroy, co-writer Dan Gilroy, editor John Gilroy, director of photography Robert Elswit, second unit director Dan Bradley, and production designer Kevin Thompson 6) BD Live – My Scenes
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We are twenty days away from Christmas. The malls and stores are full of shoppers so now is a great time to offer some home theater gift ideas to help all you shoppers out there. For home theater enthusiasts, you have so much to choose from; seating, surround sound speakers, sound bar speakers, TV’s and projectors, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray movies, gaming systems, etc. etc. With so much to choose from, let’s showcase some of the best home theater gift ideas!
1) Furniture (of course that’s #1): There are plenty to choose from. You can buy already made seating or you can take the custom route. Our chairs are made for you, we do not mass produce. You place an order and we make it to your specifications. Custom ergonomic support, fine quality Valentino leather, cine-suede, or silk leather fabric, and you can also choose your own foam density. Our chairs make an ideal christmas gift this holiday season. Customize a chair design here (just click)!
4) Sound Bar Speakers: Just last week we wrote about Sound Bar Speakers and there’s great reason to. You don’t need a surround sound system with Sound Bar Speakers which will cut down costs substantially. Read up about this new trend in home theater equipment!
With so much to choose from and from so many retailers offering special promotions and discounts, holiday shopping can be tiring and frustrating so we hope a few of our ideas may help you this season.
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a) Spot the Alien Game b) The Making of Men In Black 3 c) Men In Black: 1960s vs. Today d) Creating the Visual Effects e) Scene Investigation f) Progression Reels g) “Back In Time” Music Video by Pitbull
2) Blu-ray and DVD: This edition is 2 discs and has the same special features as the previous but without the 3D version of the film.
6) Wal Mart Exclusive Edition: Alongside the Blu-ray DVD and Ultraviolet is an exclusive bonus disc featuring a documentary “Meet The Aliens of Men In Black 3″.
With six different versions, (five if you exclude the standard DVD version), Men In Black fans have a lot to choose from. Reviews of the blu-ray have been positive. Blu-ray.com states “the image is remarkably clean and naturally filmic; light grain reinforces beautifully crisp edges and razor-sharp details. Viewers will enjoy precision facial and clothing textures that reveal every line, pore, and crease with natural accuracy.” While Cinema-Blend.com goes on to say “the first thing you’ll notice about the Blu-ray conversion for Men In Black 3 is that it looks terrific!”
It looks like we have another blockbuster to enjoy in the comfort of our homes for the holiday season. Which ever version you choose to buy, we know you’ll love the movie.
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Soundbar speakers have become the new trend in home theater equipment. Home theater enthusiasts prefer soundbar speakers because they eliminate a lot of the wiring with 5.1 surround sound systems, they are a space save, less expensive, and you don’t need an AV receiver.
According to CNET, soundbar speakers sound great but not as good as traditional 5.1 surround sound. Last week, CNET‘s article titled “Best Soundbars”listed nine of the most cost effective and best sounding soundbars on the market. Click here to read the article.
Everyone agrees that soundbars do not sound as good as your traditional 5.1 surround system but the convenience factor is so attractive that soundbar speakers have risen in popularity. When purchasing a soundbar or if you’re thinking of purchasing one, here is what to look for:
Virtual Surround Sound - Most sound bars produce small beams of sound that bounce off your walls and ceilings. Ensure you have the illusion of surround sound with your soundbar speakers.
Watts - Watts are important for amplified sounds. Dependent on the size of your room and the watts you want, ensure you get what’s best for the size of your home theater.
Subwoofer - You can purchase soundbars with internal subwoofers. If you require more deep bass sounds, an external can be purchased to boost your low end.
Frequency Response - For lower frequencies like an explosion, gunfire, sound of doors opening or closing, frequency response, measured in hertz, is imperative.
Digital Signal Processor (DSP) - A DSP makes your home theater sound like you have side and rear speakers. Look for soundbars with a DSP
Connectivity – HDMI, RCA, optical, and coaxial digital outputs and inputs will allow you to connect your Blu-ray player, gaming system, PVR/DVR, and other important home theater equipment. The more connectivity options you have, the better for your system.
If you decide to follow this latest home theater trend, ensure you do your research and pick what’s best for your home theater. We recommend reading the reviews done by CNET.
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Over the years, the popularity of home theaters have increased. At the same time, trends have also evolved. From basements to family rooms, projection screens to plasma then LED TV’s, 5.1 surround to 7.1 surround, and from DVD players to 3D Blu-ray DVD players, home theater is constantly evolving. What’s trending in home theater now? Let’s take a look.
1) Multiple Screens: Back in June, our blog featuring Sports Themed Roomsshowcased one room with four screens. Well this isn’t a one off, this is a trend amongst new aged home theater room. The room we were speaking of had the main big screen and then an additional three on a shot clock as well, giving you the illusion of being in an arena or stadium. With “entertainment” rooms now exploding in popularity, having multiple screens will give you the feel that you’re in a local bar with different options for things to look at while you’re socializing.
2) Social Networks: We’re all apart of it and there’s no escaping it. Social networking has taken over our lives and it’s also being implemented in home theaters. Smart TV’swere featured in our blog back in July. Smart TV’scan connect you directly to social media sites where you can share what you’re doing and what you’re watching. The addition of tablets and smartphones has also become integral to home theaters. We are truly connected to one another all the time and social networks makes that even easier to do. You can tweet while you’re watching the Super Bowl or Stanley Cup Final or even live tweeting with your favorite TV show like Criminal Minds or Sons of Anarchy.
3) Floor and Soundbar Speakers: Since floorstanding and soundar speakers produce clear audio, more consumers are deciding to change from wall mount or in wall speaker systems.
4) Apps: Yes apps are now controling our homes from lighting to fire places and our TV’s and entertainment systems. Home Theater Apps, our blog from October will give you the most used and most beneficial apps to use in your home theaters.
We’re all looking for the best value our money can buy so it’s important to ensure you make your home theater suit your needs. Make sure the benefits you look for are a part of your home theater room. This holiday season, there will be a lot of products to choose from. Ensure you get what’s best for you and not what you think you need. Do your research and enjoy your home theater to the fullest.
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Chandler, Monica, Joey, Phoebe, Ross and Rachel made up the hugely successful sitcom, Friendswhich ran from 1994 till 2004. With 236 episodes, 90 hours of laughs, 21 Blu-ray discs, and 17 hours of bonus features, The Complete Series on Blu-ray is just in time for the holiday season.
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox.Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmergave us some of the best moments in sitcom history. The One with Joey’s Bag, The One with Ross’ Teeth, The One with the Holiday Armadillo, and The One with Joey’s New Brain are all included in this highly anticipated Blu-ray collection. Friendswill always be remembered for having such a stellar cast with unforgettable TV moments.
For a listing of all 236 episodes please click here (courtesy of TV.com). Along with all 236 episodes on the first 20 discs and their respective bonus features, it’s disc 21 with all the additional bonus features. Here is a rundown of what you will find:
Additional Bonus Features: Disc 21
1) Friends from the Start (HD, 28 minutes): The first of three high definition documentaries, “Friends from the Start” finds crucial members of the crew and a handful of supporting actors — executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman and David Crane, director James Burrows, network executive Warren Littlefield, former president of Warner Bros. Television Leslie Moonves, producer Todd Stevens, art director John Shaffner, costume designer Debra McGuire, and actors Elliott Gould, Christina Pickles, Melora Hardin and James Michael Tyler — coming together eight years after the end of the series to discuss the genesis of the show, its development, sets, storylines, characters and more. It’s a great retrospective, but the main cast is sadly MIA. No Aniston, Perry, Cox, Kudrow, LeBlanc or Schwimmer, except in the endless clips that litter the proceedings.
2) When Friends Become Family (HD, 29 minutes): Bright, Kauffman, Crane, Burrows, Littlefield, Stevens, Shaffner, McGuire, Gould, Pickles, Hardin and Tyler return — along with writer Greg Malins, audience warm-up artist Jim Bentley and actors Maggie Wheeler, Bonnie Somerville and Alexandra Holden — to cover the show’s runaway success, its ongoing evolution, and the secret behind its endurance and influence. Still no sign of the main cast, though, which would have rocketed the 21st disc’s documentaries to heights unknown.
3) The Legacy of Friends (HD, 11 minutes): “If you know it’s the end, you’re writing toward a finish line.” This tenth and final season retrospective brings satisfying closure to the documentaries, although without any fresh faces. Even so, it’s a nice, heartfelt trip back through time.
4) Friends on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (SD, 22 minutes): Jay sits down with Schwimmer, LeBlanc and Matthew Perry (in Central Perk no less) moments after the actors watched the final episode for the first time. A few minutes later, he invites Aniston, Kudrow and Courtney Cox into the spotlight. Finally, with six minutes to spare, the entire cast shares the stage.
5) Music Video (SD, 3 minutes): “I’ll Be There for You,” courtesy of The Rembrandts.
6) The One Where Rachel Tells Ross (SD, 23 minutes): Shortly after 9/11, a pre-recorded scene with a bomb joke left the producers with little choice but to alter the episode in which it appeared. For the first time, see the original producer’s version of “The One Where Rachel Tells Ross” and read the original script.
7) Gag Reel (SD, 7 minutes): “The One with Never-Before-Seen Gags.”
8) Friends Visits The Ellen DeGeneres Show (SD, 16 minutes): Daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres welcomes Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer (separately but in good spirits).
Today The Amazing Spider-Man is released on Blu-ray! When we all heard about the reboot that was released earlier this year, we were excited and for good reason. The Amazing Spider-Mangrossed $700 million in the theaters and was a world-wide hit. Finally today, it is out on Blu-ray in a few formats, Blu-ray 3D, as well as Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet.
Directed by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans, this reboot has Peter Parker finding a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. Instead of a part 4 of the Spider-Man series, The Amazing Spider-Manmade many fans and critics wonder why we would get another reboot so soon but luckily they did. This movie was exactly what this franchise needed.
A list of special features on the Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray/DVD plus UltraViolet Digital Copy:
1. Amazing Spider-Man Second Screen App – On disc supporting content 2. Developing the Amazing Spider-Man Video Game 3. Commentary with Marc Webb, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach 4. Andrew Garfield & Dr. Jane Aronson for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation 5. The Oscorp Archives – Production Art Gallery 6. What is Second Screen? 7. Rites of Passage- The Amazing Spider Man Reborn The Drawing Board: Development and Direction; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Friends and Enemies: Casting; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Second 8. Skins: Spidey Suit and the Lizard; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Spidey Goes West: Production – Los Angeles; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Safe Haven: Production – Sony Studios; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Bright Tights, Big City: Production – New York; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn The Greatest Responsibility – Post Production and Release 9. Iconic Poses and Digital Environments 10. Deleted Scenes A Different Fate 11. Pre-Visulizations: Revised Opening Sequence; Spider Room; The Subwa; Birth of Spider-Man; Handstand; Roof Top POV; Overpass; Bridge; Love Swing; Lizard Sewer; High School; Lizard Ambush; Standoff; Crane; Oscorp Lab; Oscorp Finale 12. Image Progression Reels: Scene 1; Iconic Poses and Digital Environments; Scene 3; Scene 4 13. Stunt Rehearsals: Live Subway; Davescript; Spidey Luis Sequence; Escape Under Bridge; Sewer Fight; Big Liz vs. Spidey; Lizard Attacks SWAT; SWAT Attack – V3 14. Developing The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game
A list of special features on the Four-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3d/Blu-ray /DVD plus UltraViolet Digital Copy:
1. Amazing Spider-Man Second Screen App – On disc supporting content 2. 3D Film School with Marc Webb – 3D PIECE ONLY 3. Developing the Amazing Spider-Man Video Game 4. Commentary with Marc Webb, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach 5. Andrew Garfield & Dr. Jane Aronson for the Worldwide Orphans Foundation 6. The Oscorp Archives – Production Art Gallery 7. What is Second Screen? 8. Rites of Passage- The Amazing Spider Man Reborn The Drawing Board: Development and Direction; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Friends and Enemies: Casting; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Second Skins: Spidey Suit and the Lizard; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Spidey Goes West: Production – Los Angeles; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Safe Haven: Production – Sony Studios; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn Bright Tights, Big City: Production – New York; The Amazing Spider Man Reborn The Greatest Responsibility – Post Production and Release 9. Iconic Poses and Digital Environments 10. Deleted Scenes A Different Fate 11. Pre-Visulizations: Revised Opening Sequence; Spider Room; The Subwa; Birth of Spider-Man; Handstand; Roof Top POV; Overpass; Bridge; Love Swing; Lizard Sewer; High School; Lizard Ambush; Standoff; Crane; Oscorp Lab; Oscorp Finale 12. Image Progression Reels: Scene 1; Iconic Poses and Digital Environments; Scene 3; Scene 4 13. Stunt Rehearsals: Live Subway; Davescript; Spidey Luis Sequence; Escape Under Bridge; Sewer Fight; Big Liz vs. Spidey; Lizard Attacks SWAT; SWAT Attack – V3 14. Developing The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game
We just picked this up from the store and are anxious to throw it on and watch it. Let us know what you think as well!
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With the holiday season next month, we look at some of the popular Blu-ray DVD players on the market. With 3D Blu-ray players to standard versions, you as a consumer have a large variety to choose from. The price point has dropped in recent years and you can find them starting at $99 and up. Here are some choices for you:
1. Sony PS3 – As a game console and a Blu-ray player, the PS3 gives you two worlds in one package. Retailing approximately at $299.99, this would make a great gift for people that enjoy video games and love the quality of Blu-ray players. Netflixis also available on yourPS3.
2. OPPO Digital BDP-93 3D/Network Blu-ray Player – Retailing around $499. the OPPO Digital BDP-93 3D/Network Blu-ray Playeris a bit more expensive than regular Blu-ray players but the quality is superb. The 3D graphics pop right out (with the right TV of course) and since it is only available online, you can ensure it is shipped directly to you without any hassle. This comes equipped with internet radio, YouTube, Netflix, 2D and 3D video.
These are just a few of the many that are available to choose from. Holiday shopping can be stressful so if you are looking for a new Blu-ray player, use our recommendations before you go shopping.
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“Enjoy a more lifelike experience with Vacuum Tube and Digital Sound. Hear your favorite music for the first time with the innovation of analog and digital sound combined. It creates a truer, more immersive sound that digital alone cannot replicate. Samsung has brought wonder to your eyes, now it’s time for your ears.” – Samsung’s official website
The Samsung HT-E6730W Blue-ray home theater in a box system that combines 2D and 3D Blu-ray DVD player with a vacuum tube-equipped 7.1 channel audio system that has internet and network streaming capabilities. With MSRP of $849.99 this home theater package is reasonably priced for what it comes with. Here are the specs via the official Samsung website:
General
7.1 Channels Total Power: 1330W
Features
Captivating 2D & 3D Blu-ray Playback Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) BD Wise Crystal Amp Plus Samsung Smart Home Theater Smart Hub Network Service Vertical Surround Sound Wireless Rear Speakers Built-in WiFi Smart Volume AllShare™ Play
Audio Processing
Dolby® Digital Dolby® Digital Plus Dolby® Pro Logic II Dolby® True HD DTS DTS 96/24 DTS-HD 3D Sound Plus
Speakers
EC2-1 Center Speaker EW4 Dual-unit Subwoofer with passive radiator ES3-1 Surround 2 Tallboy Swivel Speakers
Connectivity
1 Audio Input 2 HDMI Inputs HDMI Out Includes iPod Docking Cradle Made for iPod / iPhone 1 Optical Input USB HOST 2.0 Wireless Rear Module included Built-in WiFi
Supported Media
Supports Blu-Ray Supports CD DA / CD-R / CD-RW Supports DVD / DVD±R / DVD±RW
Dimensions & Weight
Product Dimensions: 16.93″ (W) x 2.48″ (H) x 12.4″ (D) Product Weight: 8.49 lbs. Shipping Dimensions: 36.26″ (W) x 15.63″ (H) x 17.56″ (D) Shipping Weight: 60.63 lb.
For those of you that may have already purchased this, we would love to know how the experience is in your home theater. The features are great and can cover both 2D and 3D which is a great selling feature.
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