John Sinnott's DVD Talk DVD Reviews http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/list.php?reviewType=DVD+Video DVD Talk DVD Review RSS Feed en-us True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60417 Sat, 11 May 2013 08:29:02 PDT Recommended

"A 3,000-year old vampire wants to suck my blood must beThursday!" - Sookie
 

The Series:
 
I always look forward to a new season of True Bloodarriving on Blu-ray.  It's a great show andeach season has managedto top the previous one until now.  Thefifth season of the show is excellent and filled with all of themurder,mayhem, and erotic interludes that fans have come to expect from theprogram,but it errs by trying to cram too many plots (all of them interesting)into ascant 12-episode season and looses just a bit in the process.
 
Season four didn't end on a cliffhanger, it ended onseveral.  Everyone was in trouble, fromSookie who just killed a woman ...Read the entire review

]]> Fast Company/Fast and Loose/Fast and Furious-Triple Feature DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=61111 Fri, 10 May 2013 07:51:48 PDT Rent It

The Movies:
 
I have really been enjoying the B-movies that WarnerArchives has been bringing to DVD.  Iloved the NickCarter series, had a great time with TheBowery Boys, andlaughed through the MexicanSpitfire series. They have really been releasing more hits than misses but thereare afew films that are less than stellar. Case in point the Fast Triple Feature: Fast Company, Fast and Loose,and Fast and Furious.&am...Read the entire review

 ]]> Nick Carter Mysteries Triple Feature DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=61110 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:29:38 PDT Highly Recommended

The Movies:
 
Warner Archives continues to release some great low budgetdetective flicks on DVD, and one of their latest releases, the Nick Carter Triple Feature, is one ofthe most fun series they put out yet. Filled with fairly interesting mysteries, great humor and a lotofB-movie thrills, it's a bit surprising that they didn't continue theserieslonger than they did.  As it is, thesethree films are the only ones MGM made with the character.
 
Nick Carter has a long history.  Thedetective first appeared in a dime novelin 1886 and since that time he's had his own pulp magazine, a radioshow thatran for over a decade, a series of novels that lasted even longer,comic books,Columbia ma...Read the entire review

]]> French Masterworks: Russian Emigres in Paris 1923-1929 - 5 Iconic Films Albatros Productions DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60229 Tue, 07 May 2013 12:04:25 PDT Highly Recommended

The Films:
 
In February of 1920, a group of seasoned Russian filmmakersarrived in Paris.  They had been successful in their mothercountry, but the revolution of 1917 and Lenin's subsequentnationalization ofthe film industry (and the seizure of all assets of those companies)caused thegroup to flee.  Once in France,theyformed the core of a new film studio they dubbed Albatros and startedmakingtechnically proficient and beautiful movies. While nearly impossible to see in the US fordecades, Flicker Alley, inassociation with Film Preserva...Read the entire review

]]> The Bowery Boys: Volume Two DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=61090 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:33:25 PDT Recommended

The Movies:

Fans of the Bowery Boys have been waiting for years to have these fun films on DVD, and now they have a reason to rejoice:Warner Archives is releasing the series with very nice lookingprints.The digital transfers in these12-moviecollections are clean and clear, something that is pretty much unheardup untilnow.The Bowery Boys Volume Two presentsanother helping of these Poverty Row comedies that are sure to ticklethe funnybones of fans who grew up watching these on UHF TV stations.



This incredibly long running series can actually trace itsroots back to Broadway.Read the entire review

]]> On With The Show DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60752 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:25:54 PDT Highly Recommended

The Movie:

Vitaphone, a company that Warner Brothers purchased in the1920's, wasn't only responsible for making the movies "talk" with thesound-on-disc system that they invented, but they were also the firsttorelease an all-talking feature in full color, 1929's Onwith the Show. As TheJazz Singer started a trend towardsfull-sound features a couple of years earlier, On with theShow had studios scrambling to release movies inglorious Technicolor. This early talkiedoes still survive, but unfortunately only as a black and white dupe (a10-second fragment of the film in color surfaced in 2005, but that'sall thatstill exists). Luckily the lack of colorhasn't stopped The Warner Archives from distributing the movi...Read the entire review

]]> Vitaphone Varieties: Volume Two DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60746 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:26:28 PDT DVD Talk Collector Series

The Shorts:
 
Warner Brothers, through their direct-to-consumer programThe Warner Archives, have been releasing a treasure trove of earlysound shortsover the last couple of years.  Theirlatest collection, Vitaphone VarietiesVolume Two, is another wonderful collection of vaudeville acts,bandperformances, and short plays that were used to entertain audiencesover 80years ago.
 



Like the firstvolume and the VitaphoneCavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts set, ...Read the entire review

]]> Vitaphone Varieties - Volume One DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60742 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:34:50 PDT DVD Talk Collector Series

The Shorts:

"This act's a variety 'cause that's just what it's going tobe one big surprise after another in fact just one darn thing afteranother..." fromSongs and Impressions featuringMarlow and Jordon

And that's exactly what you get with Vitaphone Varieties(1926-1930), just one big surprise afteranother. This wonderfully entertainingcollection of 60 shorts from the earliest days of sound movies has beenreleased by Warner Brothers through their Warner Archive MOD program,and it'swell worth tracking down. There's alittle bit of everything in this set, nicely showing what a wide rangeofentertainment was coming out of Hollywoodin the late 1920's.
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]]> Vitaphone Cavalcade Of Musical Comedy Shorts DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60730 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:27:21 PDT DVD Talk Collector Series

The Movies:

I've sung the praises of Warner's direct-to-consumerprogram, the Warner Archives, many times in the past and I'm going todo itonce. They've released an amazingcollection of early talking films in the Vitaphone Cavalcade of Comedy ShortsCollection. It's a treasure-filledsix-disc set that has a little of everything. From jazz musicians to vaudeville acts to short plays thisrelease hascovered all the bases. That would beenough to make me recommend it, but there are also two whole discs ofearlyTechnicolor shorts that look absolutely beautiful. It's a must-buy collection that includeshours and hours worth of entertainment.

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]]> The Vitaphone Comedy Collection Vol. 1 - Roscoe ''Fatty'' Arbuckle/Shemp Howard (1932-1934) DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60723 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:15:28 PDT Highly Recommended

The Shorts:

Vitaphone, a company purchased by Warner Brothersin 1925,released a lot of great shorts in the 30's and thanks to the WarnerArchiveCollection film fans have access to them. One of the sets that I was most excited to screen was theVitaphoneComedy Collection Volume One, a two-disc release that includes the lastsixshorts that Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle filmed as well as over a dozenmovies thatinclude Shemp Howard, the man who would replace Curly in the ThreeStooges in 1946. Between the two comediansthere are some greatshorts that are sure to entertain.

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle: Roscoe had played the vaudeville circuits on his own since hewas 15years old, and in 1913, at the age of 26, he was hired by...Read the entire review

]]> Don Juan DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60707 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:05:59 PDT Highly Recommended

The Movie:

I've sung the praises of the Warner Archive program before,and I'll be doing it again in this review. It is a great concept where the studio is able to sell genre andnichemovies direct to the consumer on DVD-Rs. It's given fans a chance to own hard to track down movies thatwouldnever sell enough copies to justify a wide release. Case in point: 1926's Don Juan staring John Barrymore. Not only is it a very good movie, but it'shistorically important too: It was thefirst feature movie with a pre-recorded synchronized soundtrack. Made with the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system(Warner's had purchased the company the year bef...Read the entire review

]]> Emma: A Victorian Romance - Season 2 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59903 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:17:18 PDT Highly Recommended

The Show:
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If you missed Emmaduring its original release you'd have to pony up some serious dough toget theseries on DVD.&nbsp; People who were luckyenough to pick up copies before it went OOP were asking a lot of moneyfortheir copies.&nbsp; That's understandable.&nbsp; It's a great show that passed under the radarof a lot of otaku when it first came out.&nbsp;Luckily, RightStuf and Nozomi have released the touching andgentleseries again, and at a very affordable price.&nbsp;I fell in love with the show when I reviewed the first seasonand I'mhappy to say that the second set of shows is just as engaging andcharming.
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]]> One Piece: Season 4, Voyage Four DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59580 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:02:03 PDT Highly Recommended

The Series:
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I have to admit that half way through FUNimation's latestOne Piece Collection, Season Four, Voyage Four, I decidedthat the show had runits course.&nbsp; It's not that I wasn'tenjoying the show, it was still good, but the show no longer grabbed myinterest and held it in a vise-like grip.&nbsp;Then I popped in the second disc and the show became incrediblyengagingonce again.&nbsp; So much so that when thefinal episode ended, on a cliff-hanger, naturally, I let out a littlescream.&nbsp; I can't wait for the nextvolume.
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]]> The Falcon Mystery Movie Collection, Volume 2 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60071 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:29:16 PDT Recommended

The Movies:
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A bit over a year after releasing thefirst seven Falconfilms, Warner Archives have put out the last six movies that RKOmade in theseries.&nbsp; These are pretty good B-Films,each one featuring a mystery, some fabulous 40's fashions, and somewittybanter.&nbsp; With more hits than misses, thisset is well worth picking up.
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George Sanders first played Gaylord Lawrence, amateurdetective and man-about-town known as The Falcon in TheGay Falcon (1941).&nbsp; Afterthree outings as the character, Sanders turned the role over to hisbrother,both figuratively and literally.&nb...Read the entire review

 ]]> The Tarzan Collection Starring Jock Mahoney & Mike Henry DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60049 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:09:41 PDT Highly Recommended

The Movies:

When I was growing up in the 70's a local station used toshow Tarzan and other jungle adventure movies every Sunday morning at 9amunder the Jungle Action banner. Istarted watching because there was nothing else on besidestelevangelists atthat time, but it soon became something I looked forward to. (I still remember how upset I was when JungleAction was replaced with Shirley Temple Theater.) Thething that I quickly came to realize isthat Tarzan movies are known commodity: pick just about any film staring the Lord of the Jungle andyou'll getan implausible, but rip-roaring fun adventure. Watching one is a great way to enjoy a couple of hours.

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]]> Charley Chase Shorts - Vol 01 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=60041 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:03:24 PDT Highly Recommended

The Shorts:

Though he was never as big as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton,or Harold Lloyd, Charles Parrott, better know by his stage name ofCharleyChase, was a very talented comic. Hewasn't only funny in front of the camera, but he was a gifted director,writer,and editor as well. He directed theThree Stooges, and was Director-General at Hal Roach's studio,basicallyrunning the whole show for a time. Though he's not very well known today, a fair selection of hissilentwork is available on DVD. Unfortunately,few of his sound shorts have been released... until now. Thanks to Sony's MOD program some of thetalkies that he did in at Columbiahave seen the...Read the entire review

]]> Nanook of the North / The Wedding of Palo (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59473 Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:28:18 PDT Highly Recommended

The Movies:
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When I was young, growing up in Rochester, New York in thelate 60's/early 70's, my mother would bundle me up so I could play inthe snowwith layers of sweaters and socks, a coat, a hat and mittens an thensay "goout and have fun Nanook."&nbsp; I neverthought much about it.&nbsp; I just assumedthat it was one of those phrases that people used even though no oneknew whatit meant (like "hoist by your own petard").&nbsp;That's a testament to the effect Robert Flaherty's 1924 film, Nanook of the North had on thecountry.&nbsp; Even 50 years later, though itwas rarely (if ever) shown on TV or in wide release theatrically, itwas stillpart of the lexicon, in at least a limited sense.Read the entire review

]]> Toriko: Part 2 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59175 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:59:38 PST Recommended

The Show:
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A mere two weeks after the first volume was released, FUNimationbrings otaku more food-hunting goodness with Toriko PartTwo.&nbsp; This volumeof 13 episodes features more outrageous fun and excitement:&nbsp; Toriko and his friends search for Jewel Meatinside a ginormous Regal Mammoth, travel to the incredibly dangerousWul Junglein search of some popcorn, and go on a quest to find Century Soup in aplaceaptly named Ice Hell.&nbsp; Fans of the firstvolume will want to make a point of picking this one up too.
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]]> The Late Mathias Pascal (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59009 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:46:30 PST Highly Recommended

The Movie:

I'm a pretty big silent film buff. Itravel from the East Coast to SanFrancisco each yearto attend the SF Silent Film Festival and I have managed to amass apretty goodcollection of silent films on DVD which I frequently enjoy. Previous to Flicker Alley's release of The Late Mathias Pascal (1926), I hadn'tencountered French director Marcel L'Herbier or the star of the film,Russianactor Ivan Mosjoukine, so I wasn't sure what to expect. As it turns out, I was missing somethingspecial. This film is a wonderfulexperience. Part drama and part comedy,the film can be appreciated as a straight story or as an comment of thehumanco...Read the entire review

]]> Kurozuka - The Complete Series DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59859 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:58:39 PST Rent It

The Show:

Miss the 1990's when ultra-violent anime was infashion? No need to fret. There's still some being made, and it'sslowly making its way to R1. Case inpoint: Kurozuka,a 12-episode seriesthat was recently released by Sony through their MOD program. This hack-and-slash show boasts some lovelyart, an intricate story, and many decapitations. Thereare some problems though with a storyand characters that never quite gel and the lack of an originallanguagesoundtrack. It's one of those releasesthat aims pretty high, but doesn't hit the mark.

In ancient Ja...Read the entire review

]]> Is This A Zombie? Season One (Limited Edition) DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=56768 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:58:47 PST Highly Recommended

The Show:
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Is this a harem show?&nbsp;Is this a magical girl program?&nbsp;Is this a fighting anime?&nbsp; I'mtalking about Is this a Zombie? andit's all that and more.&nbsp; The 13-episodeseries is a wonderful mash-up of several anime sub-genres and itmanages topull it off with a nice comic flair.&nbsp;Fans will want to search this one out.
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]]> Ancient Aliens Collector's Edition DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59855 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:22:53 PST Rent It

The Show:

Everything old is new again. Back in the late 60's/early 70's ancient aliens were a big fad,mainlydo to the book Chariots of the Gods?by Erich von D niken and its sequels. The book put forth the theory that mankind had been visited byaliens inthe ancient past and that many advances in civilization were due tothisintervention. His proof? That mainly consisted of a lot of leadingarguments, misinterpretations of ancient art, and some out and out lies. (The PBS show Nova trackeddown the guy who made the pottery depicting aliens andeven admitted that von D niken paid him to make them to hisspecifications.) That fad died soonenough, but here we a...Read the entire review

]]> Breaking In - The Complete Series DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59851 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 10:36:20 PST Recommended

The Show:

Debuting in April of 2011, Breaking In was a sitcom staring ChristianSlater as the eccentric owner of a security firm that specializes inbreakinginto their clients companies to highlight weaknesses in their systems. As a mid-season replacement, there were only 7episodes that first year, which earned the show... a cancellation. Yep, it was axed. Itwas a pretty good show that was on Fox, sonaturally they had to cut it. Then threemonths later, apparently coming to their senses, the network broughtthe showback from the dead for a 13-episode season. Unfortunately, there were a lot of changes made in the show andin thatsecond year the show was a shadow of its former self. Now ...Read the entire review

]]> The Endurance DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59848 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:26:31 PST Highly Recommended

The Movie:
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A long out of print DVD that will cost you some serious cashif you want a copy, The Endurance isan engaging documentary relating the amazing events of Sir ErnstShackleton'sdisastrous 1914 expedition to Antarctica.&nbsp; Now the film is available again through theSony Choice Collection, their MOD program that puts hard to find moviesand TVshows into the hands of fans.&nbsp; This discis identical to the earlier release, including all of the extras andbonus featurettes.
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]]> Toriko: Part 1 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58664 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:26:52 PST Recommended

The Show:
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The good folks at FUNimation bring the latest over-the-tophumorous fighting anime series to region one with the release of Toriko Part One.&nbsp; In the savevein as One Piece, this show features bizarrecreatures, lots of action,and some solid laughs.&nbsp; It's easy to seewhy it's a hit in Japan.
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As the narrator reminds viewers at the beginning of everyepisode, "th...Read the entire review

]]> Viper's Creed - Season 1 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59830 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:43:21 PST Recommended

The Show:

Sony's manufactured on demand (MOD) program has releasedsome great movies and TV shows, and now their expanding into anime. The first wave of three titles includes Viper's Creed a 12-episode mecha showthat's entertaining and fun. Unfortunately,the set comes only with an English dub. For some reason the Japanese language track wasn't included, buttheEnglish audio is pretty solid While thiswill be a deal killer for a lot of anime fans, if you don't mindwatching thiswithout the original language it's worth checking out.

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]]> Being Human: Season 4 (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=55719 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:58:39 PST Recommended

The Show:
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In the fourth season of BeingHuman everything changes.&nbsp; I don'tmean that the three main characters, a ghost, a vampire, and awerewolf, moveto a new house.&nbsp; I mean most of the maincharacters leave the show.&nbsp; Is thisprogram up to the Herculean task of convincing viewers to stay with theshoweven though their favorite character is no longer in it?&nbsp;Nearly.&nbsp;They make a valiant effort to keep the feel of the show andinclude someinteresting twists, but the show does take a step backwards overall.
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As long time viewers will recall, at the end of season threeGeorge (a werewolf) fulfilled a prophecy by killing Mitchell (a vampireand hisbest friend), and s...Read the entire review

]]> Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58678 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:05:14 PST Highly Recommended

The Show:
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This is what I've been waiting for.&nbsp; Afterthree solid but largely mediocreseasons, Merlin finally achieves its potential with season four.&nbsp; In this season the show becomes epic.&nbsp; Arthur is no longer an arrogant andunpleasant bully and Merlin stops being a buffoon (for the most part).&nbsp; This show about legendary heroes becomeslarger than life and gains a lot in the process.&nbsp; Thisseason sees the Knights of Camelotmarching off to war, the death of a king, a dire prophesy beingfulfilled, afull grown dragon in battle, and much more.&nbsp;If you've written the program off, you should give it anotherlook.
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]]> Emma: A Victorian Romance - Season 1 DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58975 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:50:20 PST Highly Recommended

The Show:
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I've been a fan of RightStuf since I stumbled upon a VHStape of anime that they released in the mid-to-late 1990's.&nbsp; I've been following their releases (and theirstore... I dropped a bundle last month during their "13 Days of Christmassale."&nbsp; I can resist everything exceptanimediscounted 80%) ever since.&nbsp; One showthat they released that I never got around to watching however was Emma: A Victorian Romance.&nbsp; Ithad heard good things about it, but thereare only so many anime-watching hours in a day, and that title justslippedthrough the cracks.&nbsp; I'm said it did,because the show is excellent.&nbsp; Previouslyrelea...Read the entire review

]]> Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59642 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:06:12 PST Recommended

The Series:

NIS America'slatest anime offering is a nice, quirky, light comedy show: GroundControl to Psychoelectric Girl. Thestory of a boy who travels from thecountry to the big city to live with his aunt is filled with funcharactersthat are slightly offbeat, and gentle stories that, while notlaugh-out-loudfunny and very amusing. It's a goodseries and NIS'deluxe packaging makes it even better.

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]]> Umineko When They Cry Volume 1 & 2 - Premium Edition (Blu-ray) Blu-ray http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59154 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:26:24 PST Recommended

The Series:
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I really, really liked When They Crythe first anime series based on a game of the same name.&nbsp;It was an eerie and macabre show thatconsisted of several stories taking place in a small town over the samebrieftime period.&nbsp; The unique thing is thateach story was in a different reality:&nbsp;some characters would die in one story but still be alive in thenext.&nbsp; That added a lot to theotherworldly feeling of the show.&nbsp; So I wasexcited when I heard that NIS America, one of my favorite animepublishers, wasreleasing the sequel series, Umineko:When They Cry, here in region one.&nbsp;Read the entire review

 ]]> Cagney & Lacey: The Complete Series - 30th Anniversary Limited Edition DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59152 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:21:47 PST Highly Recommended

Note: This review iscovering the 38-disclimited edition set released by VEI available here. There is also a 32-disc non-limited editionthat is in wide release. The smaller setdoes not include the first TV movie, the first season of the show, thefour 'reunion' made-for-TV movies, and presumably many of the extras.

The Show:

Why can't Cagney & Lacey get any respect? Theshow had several false starts when it wason TV, but finally earned critical and popular acclaim. It was nominated for a slew of awards wh...Read the entire review

]]> The Story of Film: An Odyssey DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59147 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:24:58 PST Highly Recommended

TheSeries:

In 2011 writer/director Mark Cousins put the finishingtouches on his documentary on the history of the cinema: The Story of Film. He subtitled thework An Odyssey, and that's avery apt title. The final work is ameandering trip running 15 hours in length, but it's also an excitingadventurethat is very thorough. The bravura workserves as an excellent and comprehensive introduction to the history ofthemovies, but it also contains a lot for veteran film buffs to discover. It's a wonderful and entertaining film coursein a box.

One of the greatest strengths that this series has is thatit takes a chronological approach while documenting the history of oneof themost popular f...Read the entire review

]]> In Search Of... The Complete Series DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=59132 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:42:15 PST Highly Recommended

"This series presents information based in part on theoryand conjecture. The producer's purpose is to suggest some possibleexplanations, but not necessarily the only ones, to the mysteries wewillexamine." - spoken at the conclusion of the opening sequence for everyepisode
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The Show:
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Ahh, 1976.&nbsp; The United Stateswas celebrating its 200th year of existence, we were justgettingover or fascination with Pet Rocks, and elephant bell bottoms and moodringswere in fashion.&nbsp; It was also a time whenAmericans, by and large, were infatuated with pseudoscience (afterreading thepreceding sentence, is it any wonder?).&nbsp;UFOs, pyramid power, and the Bermuda...Read the entire review

]]> One Piece: Season Four, Voyage Three DVD Video http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=58663 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:16:29 PST Highly Recommended

The Series:
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After some generally light and minor adventures, the StrawHat Pirates find themselves in several difficult positions in One Piece SeasonFour, Voyage Three.&nbsp; While they havemadeit to Water Seven to get their ship repaired, the events on the islandcause alot of internal strife, causing not one, but two members to quit.&nbsp; Add an attack by the local ruffians and alynch mob going after the rest of the crew, and Luffy and his mates areinquite a bit of trouble.&nbsp; It's anotherexciting and fun installment of OnePiece.
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