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Argo on Blu-ray

February 24th, 2013

Argo, staring by Ben Affleck (and directed by as well), Bryan Cranston, and John Goodman was released on blu-ray on February 19th. A movie that is in the running for best picture at the Oscars today!

The Plot:

“In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceed to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.”  (Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

 Blu-ray DVD Special Features:

 1) Ben Affleck and writer Chris Terrio team up for the audio commentary track which provides details on the film.

2) A picture-in-picture feature which the real people from the real story discuss their experiences while the film is played in the background. 

3) A 46 minute documentary titled Rescued From Tehran: We Were There.

4) Behind the Scenes of Argo: Absolute Authenticity provides an in-depth look at how film has the authentic 1970′s look and feel.

5) Argo: The CIA and Hollywood Connection

6) Escape From Iran: The Hollywood Option

Argo has received positive reviews since it first hit theaters last year. With the excitement of the Oscars today, we will all see if this film gets the recognition it deserves. For now, kick back and watch the film that got everyone talking.

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Looper on Blu-ray

January 5th, 2013

Looper, directed by Rian Johnson and starring  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt was released on Blu-ray DVD this past Monday (New Years Eve). While Looper wasn’t a huge success at the box office ($66 million US and $166 million worldwide), the movie has slowly gained the attention of the public making this a highly anticipated release on Bluray. According to The HD Room, Looper  gained high sales from Amazon prior to release, making this an anticipated release. 

Looper revolves around criminal organizations that use time travel in the year 2074 to  send those they want killed into the past where they are killed by “Looper“, (assassins paid with silver bars strapped to their targets). Joe, (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) a looper, encounters himself when his older self (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to be killed. In Looper, time travel was invented in 2044 but outlawed and used by criminals for their own personal gain. These ”Looper“, dispose of the bodies in a time where the victim doesn’t exist but the only catch to this is that these ”Loopers“, are sent to kill their future selves. It sounds a little confusing but if you think back to how time travel operated in Back To The Future, the premise here is pretty much the same; what you change in the future changes the present.

The special features included on the Blu-ray are: 

1) Feature Commentary with Director Rian Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt  
2) Looper: From the Beginning – Making-of Featurette
3) 5 Deleted Scenes with Commentary
4) Scoring Looper
5) Looper Animated Trailer

Blu-ray Exclusives

1) The Science of Time Travel Featurette
2) 17 Additional Deleted Scenes with Commentary

With the holidays over most of us have time to relax and watch TV once again. This is a good way to kick it off.

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The Bourne Legacy on Blu-ray

December 8th, 2012

December 11 will bring us The Bourne Legacy on Blu-ray! The Bourne Legacy was directed by Tony Gilroy and stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Norton. In The Bourne Legacy Aaron Cross, (played by Jeremy Renner), a member of a black ops program whose agents are genetically enhanced, goes on the run once Bourne’s actions lead to the public exposure of Operations Treadstone and Blackbriar. The title character Jason Bourne does not appear in The Bourne Legacy, as Matt Damon, who played Bourne in the first three films.

“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 Legacy received 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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Prometheus On Blu-ray

October 5th, 2012

Prometheus stars Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, & Michael Fassbender and directed by Ridley Scott. Set in the 21st century, the crew is aboard their spaceship, Prometheus as they follow a star map of ancient Earth cultures. Grossing over $400 million world-wide, Prometheus was commended on it’s visuals but mixed reviews on the plot itself. Regardless if you loved the movie or hated the movie, Prometheus is a home theater treat as the visual effects will make this a fun movie to watch at home. A digital version of the movie has already been released however the Blu-ray DVD will be released on October 9, 2012.

There are a few variations of this release, not including the digital release, there is the 2 disc Blu-ray DVD, the 4 disc Blu-ray 3D/ Blu-ray/ DVD/ Digital Copy and the bi-lingual Blu-ray 3D/ Blu-ray/ DVD/ Digital Copy which can be per-ordered from Amazon. With over seven hours of bonus features, there are plenty of extras to keep you entertained:

Prometheus 4-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Extras

Disc 1
-Theatrical Cut
-Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott
-Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof
-”The Peter Weyland Files”
-Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending
-Prometheus- Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App

Disc 2
-”The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus”
-Enhancement Pods
-Weyland Corp Archive
-Pre-Vis
-Screen Tests

Disc 3
-3D Theatrical Cut of Movie

Disc 4
-DVD / Digital Copy

Prometheus 2-Disc Blu-ray Extras

Disc 1
-Theatrical Cut
-Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott
-Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof
-The Peter Weyland Files
-Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending
-Prometheus- Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App

Disc 2
-DVD / Digital Copy

Initial reports suggest that these extras will help us answer some questions we all have regarding the movie. According to Entertainment Weekly, the meaning of life (or at least the meaning of Prometheus) will be revealed. Based on the visual effects and nothing else, Prometheus is a great addition to your home theater viewing experience. If you don’t understand it, don’t worry. It seems as if most of the viewing audience that saw the movie in the summer walked away confused. Maybe the basis for this movie was to create questions and the Blu-ray DVD release is supposed to answer our questions. This could be a brilliant marketing strategy to get us to buy or rent it so we can watch it again. This could be the first two part experience of a movie that doesn’t have a sequel to answer those lingering questions? From what we’ve read, a sequel is going to happen as well.

October 9th will see the release and “answer those questions” we all have regarding the plot of this movie. Once you see it, let us know what you think. I’m sure there will be some lively discussions about it.

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