Title: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Year: 2012
Director: Peter Jackson (1961)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Extended Sequences of Intense Fantasy Action Violence, and Frightening Images
Length: 169 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: Engelsk: DTS-HD Master Audio: 7.1, Fransk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spansk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Portugisisk: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Engelsk, Fransk, Portugisisk, Spansk

Stars:
Ian McKellen
Martin Freeman
Richard Armitage
Ken Stott
Graham McTavish
William Kircher

Plot:
The first in a trilogy of films based on the enduring masterpiece The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who – along with the Wizard Gandalf and 13 Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield – is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome Dragon Smaug. Their journey will take them into the Wild, through treacherous lands inhabited by Goblins, Orcs and deadly Wargs, as well as mysterious and sinister figure known only as the Necromancer. Along the path, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even himself, he also gains possession of a "precious" ring tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways he cannot begin to imagine.

Extras:
Scenevalg
Feature Trailers
Dokumentar
Digital Copy
The World of Hobbits 64-Page Book

My Thoughts:
I finally got around to watch this one. And it was just brilliant and amazing! Not as amazing as LOTR but a close second. I'm not going to talk too much about the movie because alot of you have all ready seen it. But i really liked it, the efects, the sound, the scenery. Breathtaking. And the movie had a ton with great extras aswell. Really looking forward to checking out the sequal hopefully this week.

My Rating:
5/6

Title: Space Warriors
IMDb |Trailer |
Year: 2013
Director: Sean McNamara
Writer: Sean McNamara (Story By), Jeff Phillips (Story By), Ron Bass (Story By), Stan Chervin (Story By), Jim Strain (Story By), Sean McNamara (Screenwriter), Jeff Phillips (Screenwriter), Ron Bass (Screenwriter), Stan Chervin (Screenwriter), Jim Strain (Screenwriter)
Rating: Rated PG : Mild Thematic Elements and Brief Language
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Thomas Horn as Jimmy
Josh Lucas as Col. Roy Manley
Mira Sorvino as Sally Hawkins
Dermot Mulroney as Andy Hawkins
Danny Glover as Commander
Ryan Simpkins as Lacey Myers

Plot:
Young whiz kid Jimmy's (Thomas Horn) dreams come true when he gets an invitation to space camp, though he tricks his parents (Dermot Mulroney and Mira Sorvino) in order to attend. While there he gets a chance to compete with other brainiacs under the tutelage of former astronaut, Captain Buck Manley (Josh Lucas). Jimmy and his team of genius misfits are on the fast track to winning the highest honors when Jimmy's parents find out the truth and pull him out of camp. It's only when NASA's Commander Phillips (Danny Glover) needs a fast solution to a real-life disaster that Jimmy gets a chance to redeem himself. But will he be able to keep his cool under immense pressure?

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Music Videos
Digital Copy

My Thoughts:
This is a film I found at Big Lots. I was surprised to find the Blu-ray/DVD Combo for only $3.00! The fact that it was so dirt cheap had me worried it was a real bomb. But even by just reading the overview on the back of the case I thought this could be a good companion piece to SpaceCamp. And the fact that Danny Glover is in it didn't hurt matters. I figured for only $3 it was worth a try. And I must say... I am glad I gave it a chance.... as I really did enjoy every minute of it. It is well worth the time put in to watch this film. I can see myself watching this again before too long as a double feature along with SpaceCamp. If you like SpaceCamp I urge you to give this film a chance. You won't be sorry.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: The Lone Ranger
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 2013
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writer: Justin Haythe (Screenwriter), Ted Elliott (Screenwriter), Terry Rossio (Screenwriter), Ted Elliott (Story By), Terry Rossio (Story By), Justin Haythe (Story By)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sequences of Intense Action and Violence, and Some Suggestive Material
Length: 149 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 7.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Johnny Depp as Tonto
Armie Hammer as John Reid (Lone Ranger)
William Fichtner as Butch Cavendish
Tom Wilkinson as Cole
Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid
Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington

Plot:
Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer star in The Lone Ranger, from Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Director Gore Verbinski. It's a wild ride of high-velocity action, explosions and gunfights that brings the famed masked legend to life through brand-new eyes. The Lone Ranger (Hammer), the last of his kind, teams with Tonto (Depp), a dark and mysterious vigilante, to seek vengeance after justice has failed them, it's a runaway train of epic surprises, as these two unlikely heroes must learn to work together before the ultimate showdown between good and evil explodes.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Outtakes/Bloopers
Digital Copy

My Thoughts:
I decided to watch this one in honor of my good friend Roger who recently passed away. He was a huge fan of westerns... especially of John Wayne. Unfortunately all my John Wayne films are still in storage so made do with this one.

I remember when I first heard about this film coming out I was surprised that Johnny Depp took the role of Tonto instead of the Lone Ranger himself. After watching this film I see why. The movie is different then I was expecting... but I still enjoyed every moment of it. I thought everyone that was involved did a good job... and the storyline, while on the long side, easily kept my interest. The film has some good Western action and adventure... but also comes through with a few laughs. Recommended.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Bram Stoker's Dracula: Collector's Edition
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 1992
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Bram Stoker (Original Material By), James V. Hart (Screenwriter)
Rating: Rated R : Sexuality and Horror Violence
Length: 127 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: PCM: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Czech: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Hungarian: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Polish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital: 4.0, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Commentary

Stars:
Gary Oldman as Dracula
Winona Ryder as Mina Murray/Elisabeta
Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker
Richard E. Grant as Dr. Jack Seward
Cary Elwes as Lord Arthur Holmwood

Plot:
Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Academy Award® winner Anthony Hopkins (1991 Best Actor in a Leading Role, The Silence of the Lambs) star in Oscar® winning director Francis Ford Coppola's (1974 Best Director, The Godfather: Part II) visually stunning, passionately seductive version of the classic Dracula legend. In BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Coppola returns to the original source of the Dracula myth, and from that gothic romance, he creates a modern masterpiece.

Gary Oldman's metamorphosis as Dracula – who grows from old to young, from man to beast – is nothing short of amazing. Winona Ryder brings equal intensity to the role of a young beauty who becomes the object of Dracula's devastating desire. Anthony Hopkins co-stars as the famed doctor who dares to believe in Dracula, and then dares to confront him. Opulent, dazzling and utterly irresistible, this is Dracula as you've never seen him. And once you've seen BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, you'll never forget it.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola

My Thoughts:
One of my favorite tellings of the story. I really do enjoy this film a lot... though I tend to go a long time in between viewings. Probably due to the length of the film itself. Being up over 2 hours I need to get myself in the mood for a movie of that length. I do find this one to be slow at times... but I think that is to be expected in a film as story driven as this one. But I think most everyone did a good job in this movie. Definitely worth the time put in to watch it. Highly recommended.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Love Happens
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 2009
Director: Brandon Camp
Writer: Brandon Camp (Writer), Mike Thompson (Original Material By)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Some Language Including Sexual References
Length: 109 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Aaron Eckhart as Burke
Jennifer Aniston as Eloise
Dan Fogler as Lane
John Carroll Lynch as Waiter
Martin Sheen as Burke's Father-in-Law
Judy Greer as Marty

Plot:
Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart star in the romantic drama Love Happens. When self-help author Dr. Burke Ryan (Eckhart) arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets florist Eloise Chandler (Aniston), the one person who might be able to help him help himself. But will two people who may have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love a chance? If they can, they'll find that sometimes, when you at least expect it... love happens.

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
BD-Live
My Scenes

My Thoughts:
I got this film mainly because of Jennifer Aniston... as I been a fan since Friends (a show I been getting the urge to watch lately). Never heard of the film before getting it. I found it to be ok...but far from a great Rom-Com. Mainly because they just couldn't get me to care about the characters. This is not one to worry about missing. If you can watch it cheap or free... well then why not.... but nothing worth searching for.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Nancy Drew: Detective
IMDb |
Year: 1938
Director: William Clemens
Writer: Kenneth Gamet (Screenwriter), Carolyn Keene (Original Material By)
Rating: NR
Length: 66 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono
Subtitles: English, French

Stars:
Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew
John Litel as Carson Drew
James Stephenson as Challon
Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson
Frank Orth as Captain Tweedy
Helena Phillips Evans as Mary Eldridge

Plot:
Wealthy Helena Phillips Evans (Mary Eldredge) mysteriously vanishes just as she is about to donate $250,000 to her alma mater, the exact same school where teenage sleuth Nancy Drew (Bonita Granville) just happens to currently attend. With the help of her lawyer father Carson Drew (John Litel) and her pseudo-boyfriend Ted Nickerson (Frankie Thomas), determined Nancy vows to track down the missing Ms. Evans.

Extras:
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I had a little time so went ahead and popped this one in. It is part of a 4 movie set called The Orignal Nancy Drew Movie Mystery Collection. The first thing I did was watch the trailer... which worried me as the quality of the trailer was terrible. Didn't look like t was cleaned up at all. Thankfully you could easily tell they did on the film itself. Though there was still a few minor problems with the film. Mostly just pausing for a second or two here and there. The film itself was right good. I definitely enjoyed it. I thought Bonita Granville was right good in the title role. Even if I am more used to the '70s version of Nancy Drew. The storyline kept my interest from beginning to end. Now I just have to watch the other 3 film in the series. Recommend checking it out for an entertaining classic film.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: Life as We Know It
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 2010
Director: Greg Berlanti
Writer: Ian Deitchman (Writer), Kristin Rusk Robinson (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sexual Material, Language and Some Drug Content
Length: 115 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Stars:
Katherine Heigl as Holly Berenson
Josh Duhamel as Eric Messer
Josh Lucas as Sam
SophieAlex Clagett
Brynn Clagett

Plot:
Holly (Katherine Heigl) is an up and coming caterer and Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director. After a disasterous first date, all they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find common ground whle living under the same roof. Josh Lucas, Hayes MacArthur and Jean Smart costar in this tart and tender romantic comedy directed by Greg Berlanti (TV's Brothers & Sisters and Everwood).

Extras:
Scene Access
Deleted Scenes

My Thoughts:
I have seen this one a couple times before... but finally got my own copy of it. I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. I found the storyline to be entertaining... and thought everyone in it did a good job. I got this one mainly because I am a fan of Katherine Heigl, I really liked her in both Roswell and Grey's Anatomy. I got my copy on Blu-ray... and I must say I find it odd for a Blu-ray of such a recent film that there is so little when it comes to extras. This disc only has deleted scenes for an extra. Yes... I collect the discs for the film itself... but still that is a little aggravating. But this film is still worth the time you put in to watch it. If you never seen this one before I recommend checking it out.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: The Bucket List
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |
Year: 2007
Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: Justin Zackham (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Language, Including a Sexual Reference
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Jack Nicholson as Edward
Morgan Freeman (1937) as Carter
Sean Hayes as Thomas
Beverly Todd as Virginia
Rob Morrow as Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman as Roger

Plot:
You only live once, so why not go out in style? That's what two cancer-ward roommates, an irascible billionaire (Jack Nicholson) and a scholarly mechanic (Morgan Freeman), decide when they get the bad news. They compose a bucket list – things to do before you kick the bucket – and head off for the around-the-world adventure of their lives. Sky-dive? Check. Power a Shelby Mustang around a racetrack? Check. Gaze at the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Check. Discover the joy in their lives before it's too late? Check! Under the nimble direction of Rob Reiner, the two great stars provide the heart and soul, wit and wiles of this inspired salute to life that proves that the best time of all is right now.

Extras:
Scene Access
Featurettes
Music Videos
Interviews
Trivia Track

My Thoughts:
This film is a weird one in my mind. It is one I wanted to upgrade to the Blu-ray... even though it isn't one of the best films I ever seen. I really don't know why I had the urge to upgrade it... but I did. I guess it has something to do with the fact that I am a fan of both Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The film itself is a good one. It is entertaining... but I was somehow expecting a bit more from it. It is definitely worth the time put in to watch it. But it is definitely one of those cases where all the best parts of the movie was in the trailer.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5