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12-Movie Family Adventure (2016)
Actors: John Denver, Mickey Rooney, Bo Hopkins
Release Year: 2016
Date: 12/9/2016 12:23 ET

An interesting selection of movies. Half black and white and half in color. I'm guessing that the majority of people that are interested in a family movie collection would want to watch these movies with their kids and that the black and white movies would be a downer to those kids.

Review Date: 12/9/2016

70's Drive-In Horror Double Feature: Ruby & Kiss of the Tarantula (2010)
Actors: Piper Laurie, Stuart Whitman, Janit Baldwin
Release Year: 2010
Date: 6/22/2018 1:46 ET

3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Two low budget horror movies on one DVD. In Ruby (1977), the spirit of Ruby Claire's (Piper Laurie, who played Carrie's mom in Carrie) gangster husband returns for revenge at her drive-in movie theater. In Kiss of the Tarantula (1976), teenager Susan (Suzanna Ling in her only role) sends out her tarantulas to kill her enemies. Both of the movies were a thrilling good time for what they were.

Review Date: 6/22/2018

Adventures of Scamper the Penguin (2005)
Actor: Virginia Masters
Release Year: 2005
Date: 9/12/2015 4:38 ET

I loved this movie and still do. The VHS was watched many times when I was a kid.

Review Date: 9/12/2015

Akira: 25th Anniversary Edition (DVD) (2013)
Actors: Johnny Yong Bosch, Jan Rabson, Wendee Lee
Release Year: 2013
Date: 11/9/2019 7:21 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really wanted to like this movie because of how popular and groundbreaking this is supposed to be. I do like older anime and this one is from 1988, but I found it to be confusing and for the most part boring for the almost half of the movie that I watched. I read more details about the movie after I popped the DVD out of my laptop and it looks like the main details doesn't even kick in until more than an hour into the two hour movie. I do feel kind of like an uncultured anime fan for not liking this movie.

Review Date: 11/9/2019

Amish Grace (2010)
Actors: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tammy Blanchard, Matt Letscher
Release Year: 2010
Date: 12/28/2011 8:30 ET

2 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This movie was good, although I got bored in parts. This is not the type of movie that I normally watch, but I liked it and I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Review Date: 12/28/2011

Anna (2018)
Actors: Arianne Martin, Sheri Davis, Joshua Winch
Release Year: 2018
Date: 6/13/2018 10:16 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a very cheesy low budget horror comedy. I actually enjoyed it. The opening that says this is based on a true story (lol) has the world possible misspelled.

Review Date: 6/13/2018

Asssassination Classroom: Season 1, Part One (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (2016)
Actors: Sonny Strait, Lindsay Seidel, Chris Ryan
Release Year: 2016
Date: 7/27/2018 4:49 ET

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

In this anime series, a class of middle school students are tasked with assassinating an octopus creature that can destroy the world - who just so happens to be their teacher. That teacher is Koro Sensei and not only is he a super strong assassination target, but he is an incredible teacher who cares about his students. Koro Sensei does have a tragic background, but I won't ruin it and his background isn't revealed until season two. You didn't think he just popped out of nothingness, did you?

Review Date: 7/27/2018

Astro Boy [Blu-ray] (2010)
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Freddie Highmore
Release Year: 2010
Date: 12/29/2011 1:27 ET

I enjoyed this Blu-Ray release of Astro Boy. I went into it not knowing what to expect and I came out liking it a lot. How Astro Boy came into being is actually creepy for a movie aimed towards kids.

This is a remake of the anime Astro Boy. Like Dragonball: Evolution, which is also based on an anime, this didn't do well in the Japanese box office. Unlike Dragonball: Evolution, this film did well with the source material. I think that I see why this did bad in the Japanese box office though. They probably thought that Americans were messing with their creativity.

Review Date: 12/29/2011

Bad Milo! (2014)
Actors: Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Patrick Warburton
Release Year: 2014
Date: 2/11/2018 9:41 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A highly enjoyable horror comedy. The ending was strange and kind of touching.

Review Date: 2/11/2018

Baptism of Blood (2004)
Release Year: 2004
Date: 8/15/2015 12:21 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a decent horror film from Japan. I usually don't turn my head away from horror movies, but I had to turn my head away during the scene with the brain transfer. I guess that is saying something. It is a bit strange, but that doesn't make it a bad movie.

Review Date: 8/15/2015

Bat Thumb (2002)
Actors: Steve Oedekerk, Mark DeCarlo, Paul Greenberg
Release Year: 2002
Date: 1/30/2014 10:40 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a funny take on the 1989 Batman movie. If people can get pass the creepy animated faces on the animated thumbs, they will likely enjoy it.

Review Date: 1/30/2014

Batman: Bad Blood
Date: 2/27/2016 6:24 ET

This is an overall good movie, but I think that too many characters and too much story is crammed into this 70 minute movie.

Review Date: 2/27/2016

Batman Ninja (Blu-ray/DVD)
Date: 7/2/2018 12:10 ET

If you don't like over the top action anime, ancient Japanese history, and a not so gritty Batman, you won't like this movie. I am luckily interested in all three things. The sword fight between Joker and Batman was epic and the animation is excellent.

Review Date: 7/2/2018

Beasts from the Darkside - 5 Movie Collection: Anaconda, The Cave, She Creature, Dragon Wars, The Day the World Ended (2016)
Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight
Release Year: 2016
Date: 10/28/2016 11:03 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I bought this for Anaconda, She Creature, and Dragon Wars. I have already seen Anaconda and Dragon Wars and I enjoy them. She Creature was a first time view for me and it didn't seem like it was made for television. It is good quality on both discs.

Review Date: 10/28/2016

Best of Travel: Japan [Blu-ray] (2010)
Actor: Rudy Maxa
Release Year: 2010
Date: 1/11/2022 1:55 ET

The Blu-ray contains two episodes about Japan with one about Tokyo and the other one covering Kyoto. The Kyoto one didn't interest me nearly as much as the Tokyo episode which seemed like it featured more interesting things in regards to culture, food, and lifestyle.

Review Date: 1/11/2022

Birth of the Dragon (DVD)
Date: 5/28/2018 11:39 ET

2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

A completely fictionalized movie about Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man. I know that the movie isn't accurate and that the main character seems to be the fictional Steve McKee, but I don't care. I watched it for a Kung Fu based plot and it does deliver on that point.

Review Date: 5/28/2018

Black Panther
Date: 6/20/2018 12:31 ET

2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really wanted to like this movie more than I did. The movie was just OK and I wanted it to be a great movie. I didn't care that much for the action and the last 45 or so minutes. It felt like the movie was dragging when it reached that point.

Review Date: 6/20/2018

Blood: The Last Vampire [Blu-ray] (2009)
Actors: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham
Release Year: 2009
Date: 3/24/2017 7:42 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

A great vampire flick with tons of action. The movie's only downfall is its bad CGI when it comes to the demons and blood.

Review Date: 3/24/2017

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo The Complete Series SDBD [Blu-ray] (2020)
Actors: Richard Epcar, Hiroki Shibata
Release Year: 2020
Date: 4/11/2020 12:39 ET

I just received the Blu-ray set today, but I did watch this bizarre anime when it was on Cartoon Network's Toonami block. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, who is a master of "Fist of the Nose Hair" and using toon force, team up with other weird characters to defeat Baldy Bald the 4th and his Hair Hunt Troops. The plot somewhat makes sense, but that is the point of the series.

Review Date: 4/11/2020

Bride of Scarecrow (2019)
Actors: Claire-Maria Fox, Manny Montana, Shawn Phillips
Release Year: 2019
Date: 11/6/2020 7:53 ET

2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I wasn't sure if I would like this low budget horror movie based on the reviews and ratings, but I enjoyed it. The two main strong parts are how the movie opened and its ending. In typical horror movie fashion, every single protagonist is incredibly stupid. The undead scarecrow guy also needs to do a better job of double checking his work.

Review Date: 11/6/2020

Britt-Marie Was Here (2020)
Actors: Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling
Release Year: 2020
Date: 3/18/2022 12:23 ET

This is a great uplifting movie that shows that you can do great things no matter how old you are. The characters were wonderful and the plot had me smiling at many parts.

Review Date: 3/18/2022

CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019)
Actors: Brie Larson, Jude Law, Samuel L. Jackson
Release Year: 2019
Date: 11/21/2020 10:28 ET

5 of 5 member(s) found this review helpful.

I enjoyed this movie. It was confusing in the beginning, but everything ended up being explained perfectly.

Review Date: 11/21/2020

Cartoon Network Christmas 3 (2006)
Actors: Tony Sampson, Sam Vincent, Erin Fitzgerald
Release Year: 2006
Date: 11/1/2020 9:51 ET

There are only two Christmas episodes, but those two episodes along with the nostalgia of the other three episodes make it worth it. Billy & Mandy Save Christmas is phenomenally insanely awesome with a vampire Santa Claus that is voiced by Gilbert Gottfried. The Kids Next Door episode is a Christmas spoof of the X-Men. The other episodes are from Ed, Edd n Eddy, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, and Camp Lazlo. The DVD is currently expensive and buying it will set a person back over $100, but I rented it using Netflix's DVD plan recently.

Review Date: 11/1/2020

Children of the Sea - DVD (2020)
Actors: Mana Ashida, Hiiro Ishibashi, Seishu Uragami
Release Year: 2020
Date: 4/14/2021 10:59 ET

The movie has glorious animation and some likeable characters, but quite a bit of it is confusing which includes the ending. A common point of reviews that I have read say basically the same thing.

Review Date: 4/14/2021

The Children's Hour (2002)
Actors: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner
Release Year: 2002
Date: 6/8/2018 2:52 ET

3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

The power of a lie turns the lives of two women upside down when a child lies about the two teachers being lesbians. The film has great performances all around and the black and white is done in a way that makes it have a stunning picture. This 1961 film is based on a play which was banned many times during its run.

Review Date: 6/8/2018

A Christmas Carol (1999)
Actors: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence
Release Year: 1999
Date: 12/4/2018 10:26 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a great adaptation of a Christmas classic. This originally aired as a television movie in 1984 on CBS.

Review Date: 12/4/2018

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire (2006)
Actors: Josie Bissett, John Corbett, Bradley Whitford
Release Year: 2006
Date: 7/20/2020 1:16 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This television film from either 1998, 1999, or 2000 (online sources don't seem to know for sure) is a pretty good cheesy disaster flick. Just be sure to ignore a major plothole.

Review Date: 7/20/2020

Dan Curtis' Dracula (2002)
Actors: Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport
Release Year: 2002
Date: 9/17/2022 8:37 ET

This is a great film version of Dracula. This was initially released as a 1974 British television movie.

Review Date: 9/17/2022

Danny Phantom: Season Two, Part 1 (2012)
Actors: David Kaufman, Grey DeLisle
Release Year: 2012
Date: 6/15/2018 1:13 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This set includes my favorite Danny Phantom two part special The Ultimate Enemy, in which there exists an evil future version of the main character. This two DVD set also includes the two part special Reign Storm and the fun Christmas episode The Fright Before Christmas.

Review Date: 6/15/2018

The Dark (2005) (2006)
Actors: Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Sophie Stuckey
Release Year: 2006
Date: 9/14/2015 8:15 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A creepy movie with a great twist ending.

Review Date: 9/14/2015

Darwin's Darkest Hour [Blu-ray] (2009)
Actor: Henry Ian Cusick
Release Year: 2009
Date: 12/6/2020 8:53 ET

This is an interesting movie length presentation from NOVA on PBS. It was also made in collaboration with National Geographic. The movie is about the life of Charles Darwin leading up to the publication of his book On the Origin of Species. The events that are portrayed within the movie include a similar idea to his being published first, his travels, and his family problems. Due to this being a NOVA release, there are some excellent shots of wildlife archive footage interspersed.

Review Date: 12/6/2020

DCU: Death of Superman Part 2 (BD) [Blu-ray] (2019)
Actor: Various
Release Year: 2019
Date: 3/3/2019 5:59 ET

A great action-packed sequel to The Death of Superman. After the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday, four new Supermen try to take the mantle. Who are these Supermen and can they be trusted?

This movie didn't receive as good of a reception as the first movie, but I enjoyed this a lot.

Review Date: 3/3/2019

Descendants (2015)
Release Year: 2015
Date: 6/3/2018 5:50 ET

4 of 4 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was surprisingly pretty good, although it was really cheesy in parts as expected of a Disney Channel movie.

Review Date: 6/3/2018

Dinosaur (2001)
Actors: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright
Release Year: 2001
Date: 12/9/2016 12:14 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I watched this movie a long time ago as a kid and all that I could remember about it was the fantastic animation and a dinosaur living with a family of lemurs. I watched it again today and it blew me away. The animation looks so real (much better than Disney's Pixar works), many of the main characters are lovable, and the suspense is perfect for both kids and adults.

Review Date: 12/9/2016

Dragon Ball GT - Affliction (Vol. 1) (2003)
Actors: Yûko Minaguchi, Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami
Release Year: 2003
Date: 5/29/2018 8:10 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I was wondering why I was so confused while watching the first episode on this DVD. Funimation decided to skip the first 15 episodes of the show for this set. Wow.

Review Date: 5/29/2018

DVD - Dragons Dinosaurs And The Bible
Actor: Answers in Genesis
Date: 7/16/2018 8:44 ET

This video completely ignored science or even science based on a biblical understanding of it. Rather, the video tries to teach that dinosaurs lived with people and that meat eating dinosaurs actually ate plants.

Review Date: 7/16/2018

Eden's Bowy - The Hunt is On (Vol. 1) (2003)
Release Year: 2003
Date: 4/27/2019 6:50 ET

3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

A fun start to the series, but it was a bit confusing at first.

Review Date: 4/27/2019

Emma. (2020) [Blu-ray]
Date: 7/10/2020 9:33 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

The film started with promise, but I bailed out at an hour in. The scenery and costumes were nice, but the characters were not so much. I was thinking that I might have liked it more if I have read books by Jane Austen, but most of the reviews I read from fans basically have the same opinion as mine - beautiful setpieces and not much substance. Some of them did mention that previous film adaptations were better, such as the 2009 adaptation.

Review Date: 7/10/2020

Everyones+ Titan Df (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Date: 2/13/2018 9:58 ET

Everyone's Hero is an OK flick, but Titan A.E. alone makes this worth it. Titan A.E. bombed at the box office and didn't find success until after it's home video release. The mix of hand drawn animation and CGI is stunning eye candy.

Review Date: 2/13/2018

Executive Koala (DVD Special Edition) (2008)
Actors: Lee Ho, Eiichi Kikuchi, Arthur Kuroda
Release Year: 2008
Date: 10/23/2018 12:47 ET

A 6 foot tall koala humanoid businessman may or may not have murdered his wife. He also has mad kung fu skills, his boss is a rabbit, and his local grocer is a frog.

Review Date: 10/23/2018

Exeter (2015)
Actors: Kelly Blatz, Brittany Curran, Brett Dier
Release Year: 2015
Date: 9/1/2015 8:02 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is a dorky non-scary horror movie with dumb characters. None of the characters are likable in any way and I could care less about any of them. Horror movies usually have at least one of the group to care about, but I could care less even about the main character. I guess the special effects are alright for a low budget production, so people might want to watch it if they only watch horror movies to see people killed off.

Review Date: 9/1/2015

Exhuma DVD (2024)
Actors: Jang Jae-hyun, Choi Min-Sik, Kim Go-eun
Release Year: 2024
Date: 11/25/2024 1:11 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I watched this movie for almost an hour and a half. I normally don't review unfinished movies, but I watched a significant amount. The adult characters are boring, and I did not care about them. The mysticism was not explained so I had no idea about much of what was being talked about and worked on. It is not even scary and much of it dragged.

Review Date: 11/25/2024

A Farewell to Fools (2014)
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel
Release Year: 2014
Date: 4/5/2018 7:02 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This a good movie that is only hindered by a few scenes that drag on too long. After a Nazi is found dead in the village, the Nazis want the 10 top officials of the village to be executed at 5:00 AM the next morning if the killer doesn't come forward. The officials try to convince the village "fool" to take the blame, but later events show who the real fools are.

Review Date: 4/5/2018

Ferngully / Troll in Central Park / Secret of Nimh (2012)
Release Year: 2012
Date: 10/18/2017 11:56 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Three wonderful animated movies on three DVDs, with the best one clearly being The Secret Of NIMH.

Review Date: 10/18/2017

Fido (2007)
Actors: Kesun Loder, Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss
Release Year: 2007
Date: 10/11/2017 12:54 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Wickedly funny. Just a great movie about a boy and his zombie.

Review Date: 10/11/2017

Frankenstein vs. The Mummy (2015)
Actors: Ashton Leigh, Brandon Despain, Constantin Tripes
Release Year: 2015
Date: 9/11/2015 8:36 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is an OK low budget monster movie. The design of the monsters is great, but the monsters don't fight until the end and it really isn't much of a fight.

Review Date: 9/11/2015

Godzilla - Pacific Rim (2pk) (2016)
Actor: Various
Release Year: 2016
Date: 4/15/2019 11:55 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This set comes with 2 discs, one with the newest (for now) America Godzilla and Pacific Rim. I originally watched Godzilla in theaters and I enjoyed it a lot. I watched Pacific Rim for the first time from this set and I enjoyed it a bit more than Godzilla.

Review Date: 4/15/2019

Good Burger 2 [DVD] (2024)
Actors: Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson
Release Year: 2024
Date: 4/22/2024 11:21 ET

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

The first movie is of course better than this one, but Good Burger 2 is still a good way to pass the time. It is dorky and fun, but that is all it really needed to be. Overall, it is a fun return to Good Burger.

Review Date: 4/22/2024

Goosebumps: Blob That Ate Everyone / Go Eat Worms (2014)
Release Year: 2014
Date: 9/11/2015 12:06 ET

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This release contains 3 discs which are re-releases of the titles Attack of the Mutant (episodes - Attack of the Mutant Part 1 and Part 2, Phantom of the Auditorium), The Blob That Ate Everyone (episodes - The Blob That Ate Everyone, My Hairiest Adventure, Piano Lessons Can Be Murder), and Go Eat Worms (episodes - Go Eat Worms, Bad Hare Day, Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes). This collection has a total of 9 episodes for some spooky kid friendly fun. I thoroughly enjoyed these episodes with my favorite being the two-part Attack of the Mutant.

Review Date: 9/11/2015

Goosebumps: Scary House (2005)
Actors: Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, Scott Wickware
Release Year: 2005
Date: 3/8/2017 2:34 ET

An entertaining double episode feature. The DVD is aimed at kids, but some of it is actually pretty creepy.

Review Date: 3/8/2017

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