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Paul Van Dyk: Global
Aimee Giron  |  Feb 22, 2004  |  First Published: Feb 23, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English). Two discs. Mute 92189. NR. $20.98.</I>

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Persepolis—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 23, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.75/5
I really wanted to see this film during its limited theatrical run but unfortunately it wasn't playing anywhere near me that was convenient. Persepolis is one of those rare films that uses animation in an adult way, and I don't mean sex and violence. This is a political message told from a girl growing up in war torn Iran during the eighties and early nineties. It shows the back and forth of the government from the eyes of a young girl watching friends and family go to war and deal with the religious issues of that nation. The animation is very effective in conveying themes and ideas that may not have been as interesting with live action. The black and white style is also a nice touch and provides some very cool stylizations.
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Ping Pong Playa—Image (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  | 
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 2/5
In this heartwarming hilarious comedy Christopher C-Dub Wang is a Chinese-American gangsta-talking wannabe who tries to save the family business by playing in a ping pong tournament. With some surprising help from an unusual group of kids anything could happen!
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Pinocchio—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 09, 2009  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 4.5/5
On a magical starlit night, a blue fairy brings Geppetto's beloved marionette Pinocchio to life, beginning a fantastic adventure that will test the puppet's bravery, loyalty and honesty - virtues he must learn to become a real boy. Despite the warnings of his wise friend, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio gets entangled in one humorous predicament after another, leading to his valiant quest to save Geppetto, who's trapped inside Monstro the whale!
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest (Blu-ray)
Shane Buettner  |  Aug 10, 2007  | 

I don't think there's a damned thing I can tell you that you don't already know about these two movies. The first is everything a summer movie should be: big, loud, both fun and funnny, and an all around good time at the movies. And yes, the superb filmmaking and acting elevate this material beyond expectations for a moivie based on a beloved theme ride at Disneyland! And yes, the second installment is bigger in every way and not necessarily better (or maybe even as good), but it too works in keeping a smile on the audience's face. And if you think the plots get a bit lost and that these movies are short on character development, well, guess what? You're in the wrong movie! Go see something that's <I>not</I> based on a Disneyland ride!

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2004  | 

<I>Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Two discs. 143 minutes. 2003. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), DTS 5.1. Buena Vista Home Video 002543. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Box Set—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 4.5/5
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist. The "Planet Of The Apes: 40-Year Evolution" includes "Planet Of The Apes: 40th Anniversary Edition", "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes", "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes", "Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes" and "Battle For The Planet Of The Apes".
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Planet of the Apes:35th Anniversary Widescreen Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 20, 2004  | 

<I>Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore. Directed by Franklin Schaffner. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Spanish), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French). Two discs. 112 minutes. 1968. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2220754. G. $26.98.</I>

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Point Break—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.75/5
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bohdi, a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill - and expects his followers to do the same.
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Point of No Return—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 03, 2009  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 1/5
She is society's worst nightmare, an antisocial misfit convicted of murder and sentenced to die. But a covert government agency may be able to transform her into a sleek, cool-as-ice assassin. Dressed to kill, trained to survive, she's set loose in a deadly world where unexpected romance complicates things even more.
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Poltergeist—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
"They're here," playful at first...but not for long. A storm erupts, a tree attacks and little Carol Anne Freeling is whisked into a spectral void. As her family confronts horrors galore, something else is here too: a new benchmark in Hollywood ghost stories.
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Poseidon—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010  | 
Movie: 2.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 3
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Powder Blue—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 16, 2009  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker and Eddie Redmayne lead a top-notch cast in this powerful thriller about an overwhelmed erotic dancer, a grieving husband who has lost his will to live, a terminally ill ex-con and a pathologically shy mortician. With Kris Kristofferson, Lisa Kudrow and Patrick Swayze in unforgettable supporting roles, this film movingly chronicles the imperfect lives of people teetering on the edge of despair and the miracles that bring them back.
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Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” By Sapphire—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 09, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 4
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Predator 2—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 22, 2009  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2/5
This electrifying action sequel unleashes the deadly invisible Predator in another jungle - the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Danny Glover stars as a lieutenant who mistakenly concludes that mangled bodies found by the police are the work of feuding gangs. Instead, he finds himself confronting a savage alien who has come from a distant world to hunt humans for sport.
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