North American DVD Video Disc Reviews
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Shawshank Redemption, The
Sunday 18th May 2003 13:48
There's a DVD buried under a rock in a hayfield up in Buxton. You know where Buxton is?
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Shawshank Redemption: 10th Anniversary Special Edition, The
Tuesday 23rd November 2004 16:35
It seems hard to believe that it has been ten years since The Shawshank Redemption first hit movie theaters. In what is a very short time movie-wise, it has continued to grow in stature amongst cinemaphiles. Warner Brothers celebrates the tenth anniversar
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Sheitan
Saturday 6th January 2007 3:50
Gabe Powers is invariably assaulted by a moustached Vincent Cassel...
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Shield: Season Four, The
Friday 30th December 2005 19:12
Matt unholsters his remote and rides shotgun with the hit series from Fox
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Shiri
Tuesday 28th February 2006 13:25
Chris Gould continues his exploration of Korean cinema with this 1999 feature...
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Shiver
Friday 31st October 2008 18:59
Gabe checks out the latest in a long line of really good looking Spanish horror...
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Shock Treatment
Friday 15th September 2006 22:15
Reviewer Dustin McNeill thinks we could all use a bit of Ooooh, Shock Treatment
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Shrek
Monday 12th November 2001 21:29
Christ gets all animated in anticipation of his review of Shrek, let's hope he doesn't get too carried away!
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Shrek
Wednesday 14th November 2001 19:01
Shrek is a masterpiece of computer-generated animation, but as an enjoyable film, it leaves a lot to be desired.
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Shutter
Wednesday 4th April 2007 14:29
Gabe Powers has decided to carry a Polaroid camera everywhere he goes...
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Signs: Vista Series
Sunday 5th January 2003 5:50
This DVD version unfortunately does it no justice; on the screen it simply looks and sounds normal, nothing more.
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Signs: Vista Series
Wednesday 15th January 2003 3:04
“Morgan, this crop stuff is about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend in their lives. They’re, like, thirty and they work up little codes together and they analyze Greek Mythology and make up secret societies where other guys who never had girlfri
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Signs: Vista Series
Wednesday 5th February 2003 2:25
A rural family living on a farm finds mysterious five-hundred-foot crop circles in their fields suggesting something more frightening to come, becoming a test of Graham Hess's faith. M. Night Shyamalan's creepy, but slow-paced thriller gets a mysterious
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Simpsons Movie, The
Monday 17th December 2007 22:00
Gabe takes a look at the new animated film based on the obscure 90's sit-com
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Simpsons: Season 15, The
Monday 17th December 2012 15:12
Gabe checks out the latest in the never ending Simpsons season collections...
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Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season, The
Tuesday 11th January 2005 7:46
Just when you thought you were only getting one season a year of The Simpsons on DVD, FOX pulled a fast one over us by releasing season five at the very end of 2004. With season five containing many all-time classics, this set of The Simpsons has volume o
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Simpsons: The Complete First Season, The
Thursday 1st November 2001 21:21
Finally, Twentieth Century Fox has released The Simpson’s on DVD, and I can I say it looks great!
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Sin City
Saturday 3rd September 2005 3:53
Sin City, a dark and brooding adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel, comes to life in what is easily one of the greatest achievements in cinema history. Skilfully directed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn) and Frank Miller himself,
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Sinful Dwarf, The
Monday 30th March 2009 9:49
Gabe's nightmares now have a name and a face. Can you resist clicking here?
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Sixteen Candles: High School Reunion Collection
Thursday 20th July 2006 1:05
Rebecca Taylor takes a very belated look at this classic teen comedy film
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Skeletons in the Closet
Thursday 6th September 2001 3:30
When a fire burns down his childhood home and takes his mothers life young Seth blames his father for her death in this thriller from Artisan.
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Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Tuesday 13th May 2003 5:23
The highly energetic and charismatic crocodile hunter that we can claim our own, Steve Irwin, makes a memorable hollywood entrance in his feature film debut, The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course. Are you sure the show wasn't enough, Steve?
AU - DVD R4
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Crossroads
Friday 11th October 2002 15:52
Momentum have released the new Britney Speaks movie, Crossroads on region two.
UK - DVD R2
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Superbit Collection
Monday 21st July 2003 23:31
Ang Lee's multi-award winning masterpiece comes to DVD with enhanced audio and visual specifications but is it worth upgrading?
UK - DVD R2
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Tuesday 29th May 2001 19:38
A stunning tale of unrequited love set aginst the backdrop of feudal China
CN - DVD R3
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Monday 23rd July 2001 18:14
Warwick Gaetjens has started flying about while carrying out some martial-art moves; this can mean only one thing, he has just done a review of the region four version of CTHD!
AU - DVD R4
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season Three, Part One
Saturday 8th May 2004 10:41
Chris Gould examines the first half of CSI season three
UK - DVD R2
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CSI: Grave Danger
Wednesday 12th October 2005 13:19
Momentum Pictures’ 10th October 2005 CSI release sees the Quentin Tarantino directed double header of the episodes Grave Danger Volumes 1 & 2. Accompanied by the original CSI pilot and the first stand-alone episode of CSI: Miami, is this release worth you
UK - DVD R2
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CSI: Miami - Season 2, Part One
Sunday 18th September 2005 20:38
Peter Martin investigates the first part of CSI: Miami season two...
UK - DVD R2
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CSI: New York 1.1
Tuesday 15th November 2005 4:10
Benjamin Willcock examines season one of the new crime drama, CSI: New York
UK - DVD R2
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North American Blu-ray Video Disc Reviews
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Shark Week: The Greatest Bites Collection
Tuesday 4th August 2009 15:25
Gabe learns everything he needs to know to raise his own pet sharks...
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Shaun of the Dead
Tuesday 22nd September 2009 13:48
Gabe interviews DVDActive's own Wilson Brothers instead of reviewing...
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She's Out of My League
Wednesday 23rd June 2010 15:32
Gabe thinks looks-based number ratings are cruel, because he's a 3 1/2...
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sunday 10th June 2012 9:41
Matt checks out the latest Warner Home Video Blu-ray starring Robert Downey Jr.
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Shine a Light
Thursday 7th August 2008 3:04
Gabe is disappointed by the aging rockers and their legendary director...
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Showgirls: 15th Anniversary Sinsational Edition
Friday 25th June 2010 11:29
Gabe admires the utter tedium of hundreds of high definition breasts...
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Shrek the Third
Saturday 4th October 2008 19:55
Gabe Powers reviews the BD release of the third in the animated movie series...
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Shutter Island
Tuesday 8th June 2010 19:37
Gabe takes a dive into madness with Marty Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio
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Signs
Wednesday 11th June 2008 2:18
Gabe checks out the M. Night film that started our second guessing him...
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Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season, The
Tuesday 19th January 2010 12:09
Gabe marvels at the utter clarity of Simpsons skin yellow on Blu-ray disc...
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Sin City
Saturday 1st November 2008 0:46
Chris Gould also takes a look at the BD release of another Rodriguez feature...
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Sin City
Tuesday 21st April 2009 19:00
Gabe revisits the nastiest and roughest city this side of Hell in high definition...
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Single Man, A
Wednesday 14th July 2010 20:27
A.J. Hakari knows a faux Brit that Colin Firth can talk to if he needs company...
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Skyfall
Friday 15th February 2013 17:42
Gabe thinks on his sins and enjoys the James Bondiest James Bond film ever...
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Slammin' Salmon
Tuesday 4th May 2010 10:41
Gabe sends back his order five times, and is pretty sure Broken Lizard spit in it
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Sleep Tight
Sunday 13th January 2013 4:22
Gabe has a brand new reason for checking under the bed every night...
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Sleepwalk With Me
Tuesday 18th December 2012 23:58
Jonathan watches Mike Birbiglia's film adaptation of his one-man show...
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Slumdog Millionaire
Tuesday 7th April 2009 12:35
Take Gabe down to Mumbai city where the sea is brown and the girls are pretty
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Smart People
Wednesday 20th August 2008 16:55
Gabe thinks that the real Smart People of the world should avoid this film...
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
Tuesday 6th October 2009 18:53
Gabe enjoys the DVD and the two bonus Blu-ray discs. Wait, that's not right...
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Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Wednesday 30th December 2009 17:57
Gabe may have actually had enough Star Wars spoofs, if that's possible...
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World Blu-ray Video Disc Reviews
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My Blueberry Nights
Sunday 20th July 2008 17:31
Reviewer Marcus Doidge takes a look at Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights BD
UK - BD RB
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My Neighbour Totoro
Monday 29th October 2012 19:45
Marcus sits down with his family for one of Miyazaki's best movies on Blu-ray...
UK - BD RB
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My Neighbours the Yamadas
Thursday 5th May 2011 17:39
Marcus spends some time with Ghibli's animated family on Optimum's Blu-ray...
UK - BD RB
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Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie
Monday 4th June 2012 9:07
Marcus tags along for the Doctor's experiment and wishes he hadn't...
UK - BD RB
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Myth, The
Monday 22nd June 2009 18:31
Leigh reviews Cine Asia's BD Ultimate Edition of this 2005 Jackie Chan opus
UK - BD RB
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National Security
Wednesday 24th December 2008 0:07
Leigh sits through another entry from the stellar Martin Lawrence back-catalogue
UK - BD
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Never Let Me Go Technical Review
Wednesday 29th June 2011 23:58
Chris takes a look at the Blu-ray release of the Carey Mulligan/Keira Knightley film
UK - BD RB
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Neverending Story, The
Wednesday 23rd June 2010 13:00
Chris takes a look at the classic fantasy movie from the eighties on Blu-ray Disc
UK - BD
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Next Three Days, The
Monday 9th May 2011 21:37
Does Russell Crowe manage to warm Marcus to thrillers AND Paul Haggis?
UK - BD RB
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