Kris Deering

Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Ultimate Matrix Collection—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 5/5
" The Ultimate Matrix Collection" features all three films in the trilogy together for the first time ever with newly remastered picture and sound. Also included is the companion piece "The Matrix Revisited" and the best-selling "The Animatrix", plus brand-new supplemental materials that encompass every aspect of the "Matrix" universe.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Freedom: The Complete Series—Bandai Visual. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 2.5/5
In the 23rd Century, mankind has fled earth and emigrated to the moon. The last outpost of civilization is the Lunar Republic of Eden, where the omnipresent Citizens Administration Council grants residents everything they need... except their freedom.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Die Another Day—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond finds himself captured by the enemy, abandoned by MI6 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy, a frosty agent and a shadowy billionaire whose business is diamonds...but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees!
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Casino Royale Collector’s Edition—MGM/Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
"Casino Royale" introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. "M", head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. "M" places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine, and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Journey to the Center of the Earth—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 3/5
No one believes that Trevor Anderson is on to something. The science professor's unconventional hypotheses have put him on the fringe of the academic community. But during an expedition in Iceland, Trevor and his teenage nephew, Sean, accompanied by their beautiful local guide, Hannah, make a breakthrough discovery that launches them on a thrilling adventure into the unknown. As their journey takes them deep beneath the Earth's surface, they travel through never-before-seen worlds that bring them face-to-face with surreal and unimaginable creatures, stretching the bounds of the visionary scientist's own imagination.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sweeney Todd—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  Published: Oct 21, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies.
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Projector Reviews
BenQ W20000 DLP Projector
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008
Price: $7,999 Highlights: Excellent HD video processing • Impressive calibration options and color management • Middling dynamic-iris implementation • Inconvenient onscreen menus for calibration.

BenQ’s New Flagship Arrives

I had the chance to review and live with BenQ’s spectacular 1080p DLP projector, the W10000. I became a big fan of that design. It was sharp, provided excellent contrast, and the design was quiet and simple to use. I still consider it to be one of the most underrated 1080p values on the market today. I was excited when I saw that BenQ was quietly showing its follow-up, the W20000, at the 2007 CEDIA Expo. BenQ said it would include some significant improvements, such as a new menu system, a dynamic iris, and a video processor from Silicon Optix. The W20000 has now arrived.

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Projection Screen Reviews
Carada Masquerade
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008
Make off like a bandit with a masked home theater.

I ’m always on the lookout for new and innovative improvements to make to my home theater. One of the best I’ve seen to date is from screen manufacturer Carada, which directly sells its products online and over the phone. The company’s Masquerade screen-masking system features motorized panels that eliminate those obnoxious black bars that appear when you watch a “scope” movie on a 16:9 screen. The system accommodates any projected aspect ratio between 1.78:1 and 2.70:1. It also provides a big increase in perceived contrast and depth. Additionally, Carada’s innovative, motorized system costs less than most motorized masking systems on the market. Since you can mount it over your existing fixed-screen frame, you won’t need to invest in a new frame or screen.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
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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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sleeping Beauty—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 5/5
When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the Beauty free.
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