What a jip

First of all, let me say that I thought the film itself was great. Not as good as the first one, but that would have been a stretch. However, I do feel it's unfair that, just like with X-Men Origins: Wolverine [DVD] [2009], the DVD owner is being stiffed, and forced to go out and invest in Blu-Ray. They call this product the"2-disc special edition", and yet they don't even put half of what is available on the Blu-Ray on here, meaning that if people what the full experience of Iron-Man 2 in their own home, they have to go out and buy a Blu-Ray player. I don't have a Blu-Ray player, or an HDTV, and as it stands I'm quite happy with what I've already got in terms of home media. I don't like therefore companies such as Marvel dictating what home media I should have by beginning to ignore DVD format with their documentaries and special features.

Nature

This is an excellent series with David Attenborough at his best. The photography and detail is stunning.

More Please!

Well, I've waited a long time to see any of these Bourne films, so when the box set on BD came along at a bargan price I just had to buy it. I'd have to say I avoided them as I thought they were too James Bond like for me, along with needless twists. I was pleasently supprised. There is a well structured storyline here. The effects are awesome on BD. The extras are good rather than great but I got this for the films. This sets a keeper.

Excellent Miniseries

I purchased the UK version of Band of Brothers on Blu-ray after seeing a large price gap between amazon.com's version and amazon.co.uk's version.
I had checked beforehand, and can verify that these discs WORK on a (region 1/US) Playstation 3.

I have to say that this is one of the best shows I have ever seen, and am looking forward to getting The Pacific on Blu-ray when it becomes available.

The Book of Eli...

The Hughes twins Albert and Allen direct this 2010 production which was written by an ex-editor of the magazine"P.C. Gamer" Gary Whitta, his story is set in a World thirty years after an apocalyptic event that has destroyed much of the world and the survivors are living on the ashes of the past.

In a world that seems to have gone mad Denzel Washington plays Eli the lone figure walking the twisted landscape on a mysterious mission where he knows he must finish his journey regardless of others, the story feels like a western once Eli arrives at a town controlled by the warlord Carnegie played by Gary Oldman who is looking for a book and has much of his resources doing this, his right-hand man Redridge played by Ray Stevenson asks,"what's the point of sending out guys that can't read for books?"
Comparing the DVD to the Blu-ray disc the DVD colours looked weak and the sound which was 5.1 surround sound sounded flat.

The Blu-ray has DTS-HD master audio the signal type is MPEG 4 AVC, which shows this visual delight in the best light with the use of pastel tones for the backgrounds and normal tones for the main characters this gives the piece its atmosphere, the other post-apocalyptical production"The Road" used a similar device for the same purpose but where I found that production slow and painful to watch I found"The Book of Eli" very entertaining with well executed set action pieces and a message of hope with a great twist in the story at the end.

A disc to return to again for repeated viewing...

poor

It took roughly 20 minutes of the film to work out the conclusion.
The acting by Decrapio is below par even for him.
I can't think one one good thing about this film!

...!

..I read a review that said this was the English Gladiator...!!!
I would not go that far.....
I got a feeling that the movie would have worked better as a TV 2 or 3 part series.
As a movie it seemed to lack something and I can see why it went direct to disc...very slow in places...and could have been edited better...!
A well known cast, lots of familiar British faces...!! but some of the acting was terrible...!

The first film was bad enough, then they did it again

I waited for this to come out on DVD. That was a wasted wait.
The lightening theif was the same story, better done and not so much fuss about it.

Essential viewing

This is equally appropriate for children and grown up children! As one reviewer said the first ten minutes are life enhancing. The story is witty and clever with wonderful, detailed animation. All human life is represented here. My (grownup) brother and I were alternately tickled and moved throughout. We were bereft when it came to an end.

A great book adaptation

I am normally disappointed at movie adaptations from books. They are usually too short or too long, and it always feels like something crucial is missing.
This movie changed my mind completely. If you love the book, then it is safe to say you will love this movie.
Salander comes to life in Noomi Rapace as the distant girl who you do not know how to describe, but that contains all those characteristics of human nature that scare you and endear you at the same time.
Michael Nyqvist is fantastic as Blomkvist, the frustrated journalist that is lost in a world of intrigue, and who, only with the help of our strange heroine, can find its way back.
I loved it. I loved the dark nature of the film, the precise way in which the director captured the every mood of the book and the way in which it still surprised me even tough I read the book only a month prior.

Kick Ass - I've always wanted to wear tight clothing and be beaten up

The concept of an average, every day comic book geek donning spandex attire and becoming a super-hero is one that I find quite interesting. I'm sure there are a few crazy people in the world who have contemplated or even attempted just that, but in the comic world, the only character I've been familiar with becoming a super-hero with no particular superpower is Batman. When this was first released and up to the point of me seeing it, I wasn't familiar that this was also made into a comic book, but I was intrigued by the concept and motive behind why the kid in this film wanted to take the leap of faith in becoming a superhero. I gave it a go, and I must say I loved it. Don't expect a full blown comedy, as it's more of a serious action flick, but an enjoyable one nonetheless.

Starring Aaron Johnson in the title role of Dave Lizewski, the film tells of how Dave has always wondered why nobody has tried being a superhero (except that one guy at the start of the film who ends up dead). Dave decides to stop wondering and buys himself a green and yellow spandex suit and calls himself Kick-Ass. Life as a super-hero doesn't start very well as he's almost killed in his first attempt at heroics, but he's soon back in action and becomes a viral hit as he's filmed saving a lonely stranger from being beaten up. This gets him some unwanted attention from Mob boss, Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong) and his son Chris/Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Passe) as he's mistaken as being the man behind a number of mob deaths which were actually committed by the mysterious Father/Daughter team of Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage [sigh]).

The films tone is something that is a lot more serious and brutal than you can possibly guess when first going into it as it starts off quite goofy and funny, but when he puts on his hero suit, the film takes a more serious turn. There are some bad points to the film, but thankfully they are outweighed by a plethora of good points; most importantly the character of Hit-Girl. There are two ways you can look at this character; you can be very disturbed by the fact that an 11 year old girl can call someone a f***er then proceed with blowing an enemies head off, or you can watch that exact scene and think"that is"f***ing awesome!" I chose to go with the latter as she was truly magnificent. Nick Cage, on the other hand, was far from magnificent.

I know Cage has a devoted following of fans, but I think he's just awful. I can't take the man seriously in any role he plays, and in my eyes every moment he was on screen was just the pits (unless he was supported by other cast members). I could have easily given this film a 5 star rating had Cage's character been played by someone a lot more fitting for the role. I would've preferred someone along the lines of Michael Keaton or Kevin Costner, an old school actor that you can still appreciate today and not want to place your palm on your forehead in disappointment the moment they appear on screen.

The look of the film and style of the film overall is brilliantly done. The fact that the film was released shortly before the comic and it was a project that came together collaboratively with Mark Miller working on the comic and Matthew Vaughn working on the movie, when I check the comic out, there will definitely be cool similarities. I would highly recommend this, not for Nick Cage, but for everything else.

First purchase on the UK site

Arrived quickly, region free, works great. It's The Matrix what more needs to be said. You either love the series or hate it. 11 years old and still a thrill.

Psycho - The blu-ray

A perfect blu-release as far as I can judge, I'm so grateful for this experience. The crystal clear 16/9 black and white image with very much almost surreal depht, the new 5.1 soundtrack and of course the movie send me shivering like the first time I saw it on tv, late in the night, in mono and low-def.

FANTASTIC

Brilliantly cast, incredible true-life story. So glad they didn't make this a slush-fest, which they could have done. Really couldn't fault this film at all. I loved Sandra's character - strong, to-the-point, yet had her secretive softer side. Super ending too.

Magical

I've seen harry potter since the begining, but never to this point, never as good as this. BlueRay tops even the cinema view I saw; 6's dark cave seen entirely opposing to the dark I-can't-see-a-thing of normal DVD is superb.
GREAT GREAT collection, very much worth the price.

Modern update of a Classic

Having read and enjoyed a few Sherlock Holmes books by Arthur Conan Doyle I wasn't sure I was going to like an updated version as I feel the setting adds charm to the book, which would surely be ruined be taxis and mobile phones. In short, it doesn't, the bare bones are all there, just everything has been modernised. Some have complained about the way the characters are portrayed but surely nowadays we do not behave in the same way as our ancestors? In the end it is personal preference but I for one would recommend!

ANOTHER SURVAY, FITS FOR KIDS

This subject is dealt with in many DVDs and this is another one. There isn't much new to justify it. On the other hand its style is childish and fits kids who were no exposed to this kind of information

toy story 1& 2

very good price cost alot more in shops to buy, my daughter has not stopped watching it since she had it.

too sentimental. far from pitch perfect

We all wanted to love this film. It's true if you are looking for attention to detail from the costume department then you might enjoy this film as a series of textbook stills. However this film lacks pace from the beginning and fails to find the expected staccato between intense action and the cinematic poignancy resulting from proletariat rebellion. This film is not entertaining enough and is far from pitch perfect to please expectant viewers.A shame for Crowe and Blanchett who held up their part of the bargain as best they could.

Why don't we get this version???

We usually play second fiddle to the Americans but this time it's the French.

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