DVD, BLU-RAY & MOVIE REVIEWS | DONNE TEMPO

2007
DVD, BLU-RAY & MOVIE REVIEWS | DONNE TEMPO | 2008

Blade Runner: Complete Collector's Edition

December/19/07 10:59 PM Filed in: Joe Zad reviews | Action
Blade Runner: Complete Collector's Edition
This is the definitive, final, final, final version (I'm serious) of director Ridley Scott's grim 1982 sci-fi homage to Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" At least that is what is being said. For this final version, Blade Runner arrives in high definition format packaged with four other adaptations of the film to keep fans slathered in the nourish world of Replicants. Read More...
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The Bourne Ultimatum

December/09/07 10:52 PM Filed in: Jacquie Kubin reviews | Action
The Bourne Ultimatum
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) hurriedly bursts back onto the screen in a quest to recover his stolen memory. Once again, Bourne races around the world in an attempt to uncover his past while leaving a trail of broken, dead and ruined lives behind him. Read More...
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Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

December/07/07 10:49 PM Filed in: Jacquie Kubin reviews | Fantasy | Action
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
The boy wizard’s latest chapter is yet another film to take advantage the high definition format. During its 139-minute run, fans are treated to more of the ongoing conflict between Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and Lord Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes). In this chapter the man-child battles against the evil one’s continuing quest for power while learning that its good to have friends to rely on.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

December/05/07 10:44 PM Filed in: Joe Zad reviews | Action
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Johnny Depp continues to channel Keith Richards as the prancing, affable Captain Jack Sparrow in the potentially final ode to Disney's swashbuckling Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Kiera Knightly as the tempestuous Elizabeth Swann joins Mr. Depp’s smoldering rendition while Orlando Bloom offers a good-boy, Will Turner, to play against good ole’ Captain Jack. Read More...
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Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy

November/01/07 11:17 PM Filed in: Joe Zad reviews | Action
Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy
Director Sam Raimi's trio of films devoted to the complicated life of Marvel Comics' famed web-slinger gives Blu-ray owners a breathtaking look into the complicated life of Peter Parker. Read More...
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Shrek The Third

November/01/07 10:55 PM Filed in: Joe Zad reviews | Animation
Shrek the Third
William Steig's gassy green ogre has returned to the silver screen this year in a story that has Shrek taking on Prince Charming while searching for a more “suitable” heir to the Far Far Away kingdom. This single HD-DVD disk offers a beautiful 1080p digital to digital reproduction of the colorful cartoon film. The result are images so three-dimensional you can almost smell Shrek. Read More...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition

November/01/07 10:20 PM Filed in: Jacquie Kubin reviews | Classic
Close Encounters
Steven Spielberg's feel good homage to E.T. gets nearly royal treatment in the Blu-ray format as the Academy Award winning effort explores three interconnecting plots of individuals who have made contact with extraterrestrials. Read More...
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The Jazz Singer: 80th Anniversary Collector’s Edition

November/01/07 10:07 PM Filed in: Joe Zad reviews | Classic
Jazz Singer
From the moment entertainer Al Jolsen's utterance of "Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet" was synchronized to celluloid in "The Jazz Singer," the motion picture was forever changed. Read More...
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