Critics and fans alike made a big deal that Cars 2 was the first Pixar movie to get a rotten rating at Rottentomatoes.com, which means it sucks.  I disagree, I’ve seen worse Pixar movies like Bug’s Life (boring characters and predictable),  Wall-E (didn’t care much for a robot love story) and the original Cars (another predictable story).  Cars 2 is fairly entertaining but it really has nothing to do with the original.  This sequel focuses more on Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) than Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson).  McQueen enters a world grand prix and Mater gets involved in espionage with …

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Winnie the Pooh is a unique animated movie because it barely has a plot.  The story is structured like a children’s book with a narrator (John Cleese) as Pooh (Jim Cummings) and his pals go through a villain-less adventure.  The adventure consists of Pooh, the wise Owl (Craig Ferguson), Piglet (Travis Oates),  Rabbit (Tom Kenny),  Kanga (Kristen Anderson-Lopez) and Roo (Wyatt Dean Hall) as they try to replace Eeyore’s (Bud Luckey) tail.  Their good deed leads them to further adventure as Pooh thinks that their human friend, Christopher Robin (Jack Boulter) is kidnapped by a monster.

What it lacks in running …

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Here’s my latest swag:

Watched about 45 minutes of it and this is another demo worthy blu-ray from Pixar.  The racing scenes sounded awesome.…

“Fast Five” is a slick and entertaining action flick and easily the best of the series since the original. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has always been a guilty pleasure but the latest is genuinely engaging and features some slam-bang action and terrific car chases. Director Justin Lin has become a good action director and the returning cast is at ease with the macho dialogue and non-stop fights and chase sequences. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes a nifty addition to the franchise as a brooding, sweaty federal agent.

“Fast Five” pairs Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) as they …

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Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is back for the fourth installment in the Pirates Of The Caribbean (POTC) franchise.  This time around, Will (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) are gone and the movie mainly focuses on Captain Jack.  The movie was entertaining but director Rob Marshall (Chicago) missed several opportunities to make the movie great.  The movie is easier to follow compared to the second and third installments as Sparrow and a group of characters race to find the fountain of youth.   Although this movie is also shorter than its previous counterparts, there are still some pointless scenes, especially in the …

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Here’s a first look of Pirates Of The Carribean: On Stranger Tides blu-ray/dvd combo case:

The set comes out October 18, 2011.  Our review will be up tomorrow.…

I remember when blu-ray was still new to the market in 2007.  Many consumers were still wondering if it’s worth to upgrade from dvd.  Then BBC’s Planet Earth came out in November and it became crystal clear how great high def can look.  This 11 episode documentary was the perfect demo material because it showcased the lush jungles, powerful waterfalls and the serene lakes and oceans around the world.

Each episode was about 50 minutes long and narrated by David Attenborough.  The episodes had a theme ranging from deserts to caves and my favorite fresh water.  The show doesn’t go into …

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Here’s the latest clip from Batman: Year One animated movie.

The animation looks sweet but these SWAT team can’t aim at all.

The all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives October 18, 2011 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD, On Demand and for Download.…

Ever heard of Pollyanna?  Pollyanna was a story about a young girl who shows up in town and changes everyone’s lives with her refreshing outlook.  Well, Hesher is a Pollyanna story but with a twist. 

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays “Hesher” who is a caricature of a brash, heavy metal guy.  His name sort of plays into this idea that he is not really a person but more of a force of nature who plows through the lives of this just barely teenage boy, his dad, and a girl the boy crushes on (Natalie Portman) and changes them forever.

 

Someday soon, I don’t …

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In 2010, late night comedian, Conan O’Brien, got booted from NBC because the studio didn’t find the ratings satisfactory.  Jay Leno once again took over the Tonight Show, leaving O’Brien unemployed.  Majority of the media and public thought Conan got screwed by the network.  The studio freaked about the ratings and wanted change right away.  NBC should’ve given more time to Conan to connect with the viewers.

O’Brien and all of his team, including the band and sidekick, Andy Richter decided to do a 30 city comedy tour called, “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour.”  The documentary covers the …

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