Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix SE

“Along with a host of extra features this also marks a first for Warners (or any other studio), they have included a digital copy on the second DVD that can be viewed on your Windows machine or compatible Plays For Sure mobile device. Sorry, Windows only and naturally it drips with DRM. Still, its a great feature to have so you can take your movie to go.”

Shrek The Third

“With this third movie they definitely have improved the formula, there is something in here for both young and old alike and has plenty of laugh out loud moments.

300 Special Edition
“Frank Millers latest film adaptation 300 may be short on substance, but gets high marks for the visual orgy that unfolds on screen. Like its digital predecessors before it, Zack Snyder and crew successfully managed to integrate live action and a digital environment to render a film that is jaw droppingly gorgeous to watch. This is the ultimate guy movie; beautiful cinematography, exquisite costume design, a soaring soundtrack that is a mix of symphony and heavy metal, little dialogue and some of the most over the top violent imagery that puts Gladiator to shame. Never mind the lack of narrative, just look at that picture! One thing is for certain, after 2 hours of watching these guys duke it out in speedos and capes, you realize what an out of shape slob you are. Get off the couch and get on that Bowflex!”

Ratatouille

“Who ever thought that mixing rats with fine French cooking would work? Apparently, Pixar did and once again have continued their winning streak in computer animated fare. As always, they demonstrate why they are the premiere outfit in Hollywood for creating such fantastic movies that can be enjoyed by young and old alike.”

Letters From Iwo Jima/Flags Of Our Fathers

Letters: “The film is gritty, violent, and a moving look at the last days of World War II. These soldiers who have been sent to defend the country from the inevitable invasion of American forces to the death. It is a highly emotional epic film on par with other similar war films like Saving Private Ryan or Platoon. After seeing these films you would think the viewer is desensitized to such imagery, but I found myself gritting my teeth anyway.”

Flags: “Flags of Our Fathers is a compelling docudrama about the lives and experiences of the six soldiers who were in that iconic photograph of the flag raising, and the controversy surrounding the photo.”

Borat

“And so starts one of the best documentary films, or should I say mockumentary films to come along in years. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry (from laughing harder) and cringe as this hapless reporter from Khazakstan roams the country creating a swath of destruction in the wake of his newly purchased ice cream truck. Sure, the main plot of the film is rather thin, its basically about one mans journey to find his true love in America. You know, Pamela Anderson. That’s every mans dream right? *cough* What makes this movie so great is not the end of the journey itself, its how he gets there.”

The Heartbreak Kid

“If there’s one thing Hollywood likes to do best when running out of materials, it turns to the recycle and repackage routine. Take something that’s been done before, change it a bit and bam! Another movie is made. The Farrelly brothers usually make great comedic, raunchy and original films, but The Heartbreak Kid is basically a retread of their earlier hit, Something About Mary“

Happy Feet

“So after a mega successful hit about penguins marching, Warner execs decide to capitalize on this by creating a CGI animated musical film about, you guessed it, penguins. Hire the usual all star cast for the voices? Check. Lots of hip hop music and make them dance? Check. Give some characters an unexplainable Hispanic flavor? Check. Have some cute furry baby animals? Check. Add in some veiled banal statement about global warming? Check. They must have sat around the conference room throwing whatever elements together, never mind how it will turn out this will be a hit! Kids will love it! Plot? What’s that? Who needs one of those, we have Robin Williams!”

Smokin Aces

“Smokin’ Aces suffers from a basic plot that is unnecessarily complicated and loaded with too many characters. Had Carnahan had Quentin Tarrantino’s gift for humorous banter his characters might have been better appreciated, instead basic dialogue is ever present with some humorous quips that rarely punch you in the funny bone the way they should.”

Shanghai Express

“While it is interesting to see the American Western transposed to Asia, the film does not deliver what is expected.”