North American DVD Video Disc Reviews
All the latest North American DVD video disc reviews
Billy Elliot
Saturday 3rd November 2001 12:37
Every now and then I will catch one of those films that is forgotten or left in the dust by the huge Hollywood system epics or disaster pictures. “Billy Elliot” is one of those films. It’s funny, heartbreaking and powerful. Dance your way to your local vi
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Bird with the Crystal Plumage: Special Edition, The
Thursday 8th December 2005 12:11
Dario Argento's first film is released in a worthy Special Edition, Gabe inspects it
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Black Hawk Down
Tuesday 18th June 2002 23:31
Our newest contributor, Rick Powell, reviews one of last year's biggest movies - Black Hawk Down...
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Black Hole, The
Thursday 3rd August 2006 1:28
Dustin gets sucked into this sci-fi thriller from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Black Knight
Tuesday 14th May 2002 22:27
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
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Black Sheep
Wednesday 10th October 2007 10:40
Scott McKenzie will order chicken rather than lamb next time he has a curry...
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Black Society Trilogy
Thursday 3rd February 2005 11:18
Director Takashi Miike presents three tales of violence in The Black Society...
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Blackbeard
Friday 14th July 2006 1:56
Dustin McNeill thinks the writers should walk the plank for this mini-series. Arhh.
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Blade II
Wednesday 9th October 2002 15:15
Chris Gould checks out New Line Cinima's Platinum Edition of the all-action horror flick, Blade II...
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Blood Diamond: Special Edition
Wednesday 18th April 2007 0:15
Reviewer Brendan Surpless glances into the world of the 'Blood Diamond'...
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Blood Trails
Monday 19th March 2007 15:10
Gabe loves the copy/paste function and doesn't really have anything new to say...
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Bloody Moon
Thursday 30th October 2008 16:19
Gabe Powers actually enjoys a Jess Franco movie...I know, I'm scared too...
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Bloody Reunion
Monday 19th March 2007 15:04
Gabe continues a string of reviews of movies with 'blood' or 'bloody' in the title..
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Bloody Ties
Wednesday 28th February 2007 9:40
Finally, Gabe sits down to a crime thriller he can stand by...or, er, sit down with...
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Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll
Wednesday 9th April 2008 10:48
Gabe watches as Paul Naschy does his best impersonation of Dario Argento...
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Blue Spring
Saturday 3rd July 2004 19:23
Loosely based on a Manga story, Blue Spring is director Toshiaki Toyoda's latest effort to reach DVD thanks to Artsmagic. It is the story of a gang of disenchanted Japanese students in control of their local high school.
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Boarding House
Wednesday 7th May 2008 20:34
This may be the most awesomely awful motion picture Gabe has ever seen...
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Booth, The
Monday 29th May 2006 0:33
Gabe views a film about a haunted booth, and writes haunted review...
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Bounce
Thursday 19th April 2001 0:46
Bounce was released during the crowded month of November and wasn't given a fair shot. If you like romantic dramas and stories that deal with fate then "Bounce" is a good movie for you...
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Bourne Identity, The: Collector's Edition
Friday 7th February 2003 8:51
A man, whose wounded body is discovered by fisherman, remembers nothing. All he can do to recall his memory is follow clues such as the Swiss bank account number which was implanted in his hip. He is being hunted and takes off with Marie on a search to fi
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Bourne Supremacy, The
Tuesday 14th December 2004 23:33
Matt Damon returns as former CIA assassin Jason Bourne in the sequel to the 2002 hit, The Bourne Identity. Can this new film live up to its predecessor's killer reputation? Read my review to find out...
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A Better Tomorrow: SE
Sunday 30th March 2003 23:16
John Woo's violent gangster film about two brothers and two friends is released on Special Edition DVD. A great film, poorly transferred onto our favorite shiny media.
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A Better Tomorrow: Ultimate Edition
Sunday 6th May 2007 20:56
Scott McKenzie checks out the Ultimate Edition release of the John Woo classic
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A Dirty Shame
Tuesday 13th September 2005 16:01
Welcome to a small sexually-repressed town that is about to undergo an overhaul at the hand of a sexual healer and an enlightened housewife in this new John Waters comedy about the decency in indecency...
UK - DVD R2
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A History of Violence
Sunday 5th March 2006 11:32
David Cronenberg shows off his less deviant side with this superior thriller...
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A/V
Thursday 8th September 2005 2:01
Like American Pie, Porkys, Animal House, and Risky Business? Want to open yourself to HK cinema? Gabe's got a good movie for you...
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Aardman Classics
Monday 2nd July 2001 13:53
A collection of animation shorts from the people who did the 'Chicken Run' movie and of course 'Wallace & Grommit'.
UK - DVD R2
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About A Boy
Friday 3rd January 2003 14:15
About A Boy is the latest Nick Hornby book to be made into a film. With a cast including Hugh Grant, could the film really fail? Read on to find out.
UK - DVD R2
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About Schmidt
Tuesday 16th September 2003 11:56
The film itself is outstanding. What we have is a brilliant little character study that will give you a few chuckles yet drive home a poignant message at the end as we witness the absurdities of life and people through the eyes of a disenchanted old man.
AU - DVD R4
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Wednesday 7th November 2001 13:40
In short, we can now claim to have the worst of the three DVDs available for this movie title. If I had more dollars than cents then I'd probably still purchase it simply for the movie's quirkiness and all-out fun factor...
AU - DVD R4
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Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, The: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Sunday 7th September 2003 11:55
Even though the film is as camp as a row of tents you can’t deny it is very effective. While it may not have the international mileage to really stand out Australian audiences will love this disc. The video transfer is slightly disappointing but that is m
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North American Blu-ray Video Disc Reviews
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Black Dynamite
Tuesday 2nd February 2010 20:36
Gabe is not Super Fly enough to entirely appreciate such a righteous movie...
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Black Mask
Friday 10th October 2008 1:14
Gabe Powers takes a belated look at superhero Jet Li in high definition...
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Black Swan
Friday 15th April 2011 4:26
Gabe practices his fouettés en tournant with Natalie Portman and her evil twin...
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Blade Runner: Complete Collector's Edition
Thursday 17th January 2008 15:22
Gabe (gasp)... can't watch any more (gasp)... Blade Runner... send help...
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Blood: The Last Vampire
Thursday 22nd October 2009 1:36
Gabe removes his own hand to see if he too bleeds bloopy, lumpy black stuff...
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Blue Underground Wrap-Up
Friday 7th January 2011 0:30
Gabe starts a series of short, wrap-up reviews with the Underground's latest...
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Blue Velvet
Thursday 10th November 2011 0:14
Jonathan checks out the classic Lynch film with 50 minutes of lost footage..
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BMX Bandits
Wednesday 20th April 2011 2:31
Gabe takes a little bike ride with this remastered Aussie kiddie classic...
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Boardwalk Empire: Season Two
Tuesday 4th September 2012 15:54
Gabe heads back to Atlantic City for more hooch trade and creative murder...
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Bodyguard, The
Monday 26th March 2012 22:09
Matt looks at the Blu-ray release of the Kevin Costner & Whitney Houston film...
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Bolt
Tuesday 17th March 2009 15:04
Gabe Powers enjoys the re-donkulous adventures of Bolt, Mittens, and Rhino...
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Boondock Saint's II: All Saint's Day
Wednesday 17th March 2010 1:27
Gabe crosses himself and prays we don't see anymore sequels from this franchise.
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Boss: Season One
Monday 23rd July 2012 19:32
Gabe pays the cost to be the boss. Look at him, and you see a bad mutha...
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Bourne Legacy
Sunday 9th December 2012 2:24
Gabe thinks this sequel was Bourne out of monetary need, not creative energy...
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Bourne Trilogy, The
Wednesday 4th February 2009 16:32
Gabe revisits all the punching, kicking, jumping, and running adventures...
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Brave
Monday 12th November 2012 18:19
Gabe lets down his glorious, curly, red locks and reviews Pixar's latest...
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Braveheart: Sapphire Series
Tuesday 15th September 2009 18:26
Thanks to 1080p video Gabe can make out all those de-Kilted Scottish bits. Ew.
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Bridesmaids
Thursday 22nd September 2011 23:45
Jonathan revisits his favourite comedy of 2011 and finds a motherload of extras
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Tuesday 30th March 2010 9:44
Gabe prepares his ugliest audio recorder and his shortest tapes...
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Broken City
Wednesday 8th May 2013 3:44
Gabe has a belated review of Allen Hughes' star-studded mediocrity...
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Brooklyn's Finest
Tuesday 20th July 2010 19:02
Gabe saves time by watching three derivative cop dramas in one movie...
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World Blu-ray Video Disc Reviews
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Bad Boys
Monday 31st May 2010 18:40
Marcus pretends to be Mike Lowwwrrey as he revists Bad Boys on Blu-ray Disc
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Bad Santa
Sunday 30th November 2008 2:14
Our Marcus gets all festive with a drunk Santa and Therman Merman on Blu-ray
UK - BD
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Bad Teacher
Sunday 13th November 2011 17:00
Chris takes a look at the Blu-ray release of this recent Cameron Diaz comedy...
UK - BD
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Basic Instinct
Saturday 30th August 2008 18:20
Scott McKenzie thinks this sleazy movie deserves a suitably sleazy review...
UK - BD RA/B
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Basket Case: The Trilogy
Saturday 27th October 2012 16:44
Who better than The Wilson Brothers to investigate several basket cases?
UK - BD
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Battle Royale: Limited Edition
Friday 3rd December 2010 4:46
Chris finally gets his hands on the BD release of Fukasaku Kinji's classic film
UK - BD
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Battle: Los Angeles
Monday 25th July 2011 14:47
Chris takes a look at the recent aliens vs. army movie courtesy of Sony's BD...
UK - BD
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Battleship
Wednesday 5th September 2012 14:16
Chris takes a belated look at one of the year's biggest and dumbest action films
UK - BD
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Friday 16th April 2010 11:50
Chris takes a look at the Blu-ray release of the final chapter of the Battlestar saga
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