Topic: My Blu-Ray Reviews

[GSyren]

Knowing now that it's not Pixar makes the decision even easier.

[Piffi]

Title: R.I.P.D.
Year: 2013
Director: Robert Schwentke
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Violence, Sci-fi/Fantasy Action, Some Sensuality, and Language Including Sex References
Length: 96 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: DTS: 5.1, French: DTS: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish













Stars:
Jeff Bridges
Ryan Reynolds
Kevin Bacon
Mary-Louise Parker
Stephanie Szostak
James Hong













Plot:
Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline this supernatural action-adventure as two cops dispatched by the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) to protect and serve the living from increasingly destructive spirits hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork to restore the cosmic balance...or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way.













Extras:
Scenevalg
Bonus Trailers
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Outtakes/Bloopers
Digital Copy













My Review:
Well, that was actually 1.5 hours of fun. A great mix between action\comedy and some Sci-Fi. Some pretty cool moments trough out. Some fun lines here and there. And it was nice to see Mr.Bridges and Mr.Reynolds again. All in all this was a allright comedy. Check it out.












My Rating:

[DSig]

My daughter and I saw this in the theater when it first came out and thought it was a real hoot.  I real like it when Jeff Bridges can do a caricature of himself.  Great 'Wild Bill' role.  It is a cgi fest but hard to do demons etc without it. all thumbs up

[Piffi]

Title: The Heat
Year: 2013
Director: Paul Feig
Rating: Unrated
Length: 117 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, Spanish













Stars:
Sandra Bullock
Melissa McCarthy
Demian Bichir
Marlon Wayans
Michael Rapaport
Jane Curtin













Plot:
Oscar® Winner Sandra Bullock* and Oscar® Nominee Melissa McCarthy** are a "dynamic duo" (George Pennacchio, KABC-TV) in this outrageously funny comedy from the director of Bridesmaids, Paul Feig. Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn (Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins (McCarthy) couldn't be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected...buddies.

*Actress, The Blind Side, 2009 **Supporting Actress, Bridesmaids, 2011












Extras:
Scenevalg
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Outtakes/Bloopers
BD-Live
Digital Copy












My Review:
I bought this only because of Sandra Bullock. And the movie was listed as a action comedy. But i would say they are trying to make a comedy. The story was allright actually. And i have to say it was nice to see Sandra Bullock again. But Melissa McCarthy i've seen her in some movies lately but she playes almost the same characters in all of her movies. That is getting old fast for me. But it was a bit to far between the laughs in this one for a real good comedy. But they had some moments here and there. For me Sandra Bullock saved the movie really. And the bloopers in the extras. I dont know if this is recommanded or not actually. Its avrage













My Rating:

[Dragonfire]

I  saw R.I.P.D. in the theater too and really enjoyed it.  I'll have to check to see if I reviewed it here..that may have been one I had to catch up on. 
It is a bit different, but it was fun.

I liked The Heat.

[Piffi]

Title: Elysium
Year: 2013
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Rating: Rated MA 15+ : Strong bloody violence and coarse language
Length: 109 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 7.1, Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Catalonian: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish













Stars:
Matt Damon
Jodie Foster
Sharlto Copley
William Fichtner
Michael Shanks
Alice Braga














Plot:
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.












Extras:
Scenevalg
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Digital Copy













My Review:
Going in to this one i guess i had to high expactations. With both the cast and the story. The movie had some amazing efects. Amazing how they made it work so perfectly! And they had a interesting story. But for me they could have done a bit more. The story and the plot was too slow, nothing much happend in the movie really. Just some amazing scenery and some cool Sci-Fi efects. But its not all bad. The movie had its moments here and there, dont get me wrong. But i guess with this cast, i guess i expected just a bit more. All in all, an avrage movie. Check it out for a cheap cheap penny i guess.













My Rating:

[Piffi]

Title: The International
Year: 2009
Director: Tom Tykwer
Rating: 15 years
Length: 118 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD: 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Flemish, Hindu, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish














Stars:
Clive Owen
Naomi Watts
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Brian F. O'Byrne
Ulrich Thomsen
Michel Voletti













Plot:
In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman's investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as the bank will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war.












Extras:
Scenevalg
Audio Commentary
Slettede scener
Dokumentar












My Review:
I remember i watched this ages ago, and really enjoyed it. And now i wanted to check it out again. I remember some of it but not all. It is actually a great movie IMHO. Reminds me alot of Jason Bourne. A cool action\spy\suspence\thriller! hehe. If you enjoy Jason Bourne or the M:I movies. This is one is for you! I highly recommand it. Great movie.












My Rating:

[DSig]

I have to agree on both 'Elysuim' and 'The International'.  I had high hopes for Elysuim but didn't get a chance to see it until last night "on demand".  I am really glad i didn't pay for the theater.  I might pick it up used in several months as i am sure there will be a lot of them on the market

The International was a very good movie .. good plot line, very good actors (and acting jobs) and great direction/editing.  This one never let me down for a moment.  Of course helps that I am a big Clive Owen fan.  This one does get a strong recommendation

[Piffi]

Title: Mission: Impossible: Special Collector's Edition
Year: 1996
Director: Brian De Palma
Rating: 15
Length: 110 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, German: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German














Stars:
Dale Dye
Marcel Iures
Ion Caramitru
Tom Cruise
Jon Voight
Emmanuelle Béart [Emmanuelle Beart]













Plot:
Tom Cruise ignites the screen in this runaway smash hit that "holds you on the edge of your seat before blasting you out of it" (Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times). Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, a secret agent framed for the deaths of his espionage team.

Fleeing from government assassins, breaking into the CIA's most impenetrable vault, clinging to the roof of a speeding bullet train, Hunt races like a burning fuse to stay one step ahead of his pursuers...and draw one step closer to discovering the shocking truth.













Extras:
Scenevalg
Feature Trailers
Dokumentar
Gallery












My Review:
After watching 'The International' i was in the mood for M:I, and it was a long time since i've seen them. And i'll be the first one to admit that i'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise, never been. But this movie is just great. Great action spy-thriller. I havent seen the M:I tv-series, so i cant compare them (yet) but this is a great movie. If you like action movies this is a must see. Highly recommanded!












My Rating:

[Piffi]

Title: M:i-2
Year: 2000
Director: John Woo
Rating: NR
Length: 123 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, German: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Kommentar: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German , Kommentar












Stars:
Tom Cruise
Dougray Scott
Thandie Newton
Ving Rhames
Richard Roxburgh
John Polson













Plot:
The world's greatest spy returns in the movie event of the year, M:I-2. Top action director John Woo brings his own brand of excitement to the mission that finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) partnering up with the beautiful Nyah Hall (Thandie Newton) to stop renegade agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) from releasing a new kind of terror on an unsuspecting world. But before the mission is complete, they'll traverse the globe and have to choose between everything they love and everything they believe in.













Extras:
Scenevalg
Audio Commentary
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Musikkvideo(er)












My Review:
Well, that was another great actionflick IMHO. Not as good as the first one, but real close. They had a interesting story, and some cool moments and some great fightscenes here and there. And they are able to keep some of the suspence trough out the movie. And the cast works well together aswell. And even tho i'm not the biggest fan of Tom Cruise's work, he did a good job in this one. Its highly recommanded ofc if you liked the first one. This was a difficult one for me to rate.. But with the extras and some of the music choises they made, i have to give it more then i first was going to.












My Rating:

[Piffi]

Title: M:i:III: 2-Disc Collector's Edition
Year: 2006
Director: J. J. Abrams [J.J. Abrams]
Rating: 12
Length: 125 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, German: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Kommentar: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Kommentar













Stars:
Tom Cruise
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ving Rhames
Billy Crudup
Michelle Monaghan
Jonathan Rhys Meyers












Plot:
This is Mission: Impossible ... like you've never seen it before!

Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt in this pulse-pounding thrill ride directed by J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias). Lured back into action by his agency superiors (Laurence Fishburne and Billy Crudup), Ethan faces his deadliest adversary yet - a sadistic weapons dealer named Owen Davian (Ocar® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman*). With the support of his IMF team (Ving Rhames, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Maggie Q), Ethan leaps into spectacular adventure from Rome to Shanghai as he races to rescue a captured agent (Keri Russell) and stop Davian from eliminating his next target: Ethan's wife, Julia (Michelle Monaghan).

*2005 Best Actor in a Leading Role, Capote













Extras:
Scenevalg
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Gallery













My Review:
This is the movie of the 4 that i enjoyed the least. They did some interesting things in this one that i didnt agree with. But they introduced some new interesting characters. I just have this feeling that Tom Cruise was only in it for the money. I liked his performance better in the two first movies. Dont get me wrong its a good actionflick, but its not one of the best actionflicks up there. Something was missing. But if you have seen the first movies you have to check out this one too.












My Rating:

[Piffi]

Title: Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Year: 2011
Director: Brad Bird
Rating: Rated 12 : Moderate Action Violence
Length: 133 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: Engelsk: Dolby TrueHD: 7.1, Fransk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italiensk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spansk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Engelsk, Fransk, Hollandsk, Italiensk, Spansk














Stars:
Tom Cruise
Paula Patton
Simon Pegg
Jeremy Renner
Michael Nyqvist
Vladimir Mashkov












Plot:
No plan. No backup. No choice. Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his elite team (Jeremy Renner – The Avengers and Simon Pegg – Star Trek) go underground after a bombing of the Kremlin implicates the IMF as international terrorists. While trying to clear the agency's name, the team uncovers a plot to start a nuclear war. Now, to save the world, they must use every high-tech trick in the book. The mission has never been more real, more dangerous or more impossible.













Extras:
Scenevalg
Slettede scener
Dokumentar
Digital Copy













My Review:
So this IMHO is the best M:I movie made so far. Its been a few years since the last movie was made and Tom has gotten a bit older, but  he did an ok job in this one. Alot of stuff happening trough out the movie, and some twists here and there. And Brad Bird as a director, did a great job aswell. And from what i've been reading there will be a M:I 5 in the future. That will be real interesting. Great movie! Great franchise!












My Rating:

[GSyren]

Great franchise, but very little similarity to the TV series.

[DSig]

It has been a great hit ... but for me making Mr. (Jim) Phelps a traitor really turned me off.  Just fussy that way

[Piffi]

I havent seen the M:I tv-show. Dont know if i'm going to tho, after watching the movies first.