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![The 'Burbs [Blu-ray] [1989]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/05302534-c9d2-470d-869a-7581d1522554.jpg)
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"Sardine?"
on September 18, 2018
Posted by: Jakeinlivincolor
from Huntington, WV
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Joe Dante is always, at least to me, a very underappreciated filmmaker, with his films usually misunderstood and box office disappointments if not outright failures. The 'burbs is Dante's follow up to his Oscar-winning but box-office disappointment Innerspace, tackling a one-location story about paranoid neighbors who band together to see what mysteries lurk with their new neighbors, the Klopeks. Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is forced to lead fellow neighbors Art (Rick Duccommon) and Rumsfeld (Bruce Dern) to learn why they are so secretive and possibly learn if elderly man named Walter is possibly a victim of the Klopek's. The film was released in February of 1989, and did reasonably well, but didn't do gangbusters as expected, and was a huge critical flop, some even labling the film one of the worst failures in comedy. Luckily, critical and public perception has changed and has become a popular film, developing a strong cult, and I am part of the cult. Funny, witty, some dark-ish humor abound with Dante delivering some of his best work here, complete with his usual filmmaking touch. The cast isnuo to snuff, with Hanks delivering one of his best, and last, major comedy films he has done. The technical work is well done and professional and you can tell it had a good budget to work with. All in all, it is a funny film, a comedy classic that will not satisfy most, but will make new fans out of the film.
The Blu-ray specs feature a decent 2k remaster, but compared the the better version from Arrow, it is a bit if a downer. It does feature a sharp image for the most part, with colors and details being well done and grain being well-resolved for the most part, but I suspect part of the problem is sharing 2 versions of the film on one disc. The sound, featuring a DTS-HD 2.0 track is lively and features nice separation of stereo elements, but be reserved since it cannot compare to modern films. The extras are where the disc really shine, leading off with a work print version of the film, loaded with deleted scenes not shown elsewhere, but since it was sourced from VHS elements, keep your expectations in check. There is also a commentary with writer Dana Olsen, an over hour-long documentary carried over from the Arrow bluray, new interviews (38 mins.) with cast and crew specific to this release, an alternate ending, photo and poster galleries and a trailer. The Arrow release also had a 24 min. featurette along with an isolated score and a nice booklet, but this release has a slipcover and reversible artwork. This release is overall recommended, with decent specs and plenty of extras, but is lacking a couple of extras from the Arrow release, still i recommend this one hundred percent. You won't regret it.
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A fun and free way to earn gift cards.
on September 16, 2018
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Get a piece of the action in Battlefield Hardline, a fresh, new take on Battlefield that allows you to live out your cops and criminal fantasy. Combining an emotionally driven single-player story inspired by popular TV crime dramas, and an all-out-war multiplayer on the streets of Los Angeles and Miami, Hardline delivers the most complete FPS on the market.
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Battlefield 4.5
on September 16, 2018
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from Huntington, WV
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Battlefield 4 was a fun game back in 2013, though one loaded with tons of bugs that could potentially break the game (Not physically, although I'm sure there are a few who did on the first days of release) and when word of a new Battlefield coming out the following year, many people were reserved in their expectations after the fiasco. It seemed promising enough, swapping the battlefield for the streets as a police detective, but people feared of a similar situation as BF4, but with the beta response, EA luckily delayed the game a few months to March of 2015, but was that enough to restore confidence in the series, or did it hurt the bottom line?
In a drastic departure from previous games, yes, you are a cop on the streets of Miami, who is double-crossed by your partner for a crime you didn't commit and have to clear your name. Yes, this is a big cliche, loaded with the characters and dialogues from various films and TV procedurals (even casting actors from said TV shows) but set in the Battlefield universe. The gameplay is the standard BF style (2 weapons only that are upgradeable, one grenade type, and one gadget type) which plays like any other game in the series but with one mechanic that is flawed. That flaw is the arresting system. In games like Metal Gear, you can play the game in complete stealth, and not fire a single bullet and it's legendary in it's stealth mechanics. Here though, the arrest mechanics (bundled with the stealth system) is a sloppy mess that doesn't work most of the time. Most of the time it doesn't even work so you have to kill the guy rather than subdue the perp and that will effect your score. Also sloppy is the lousy evidence system, where you open your scanner and scan for evidence. Sigh. At least the core experience of the shooting still is a blast and every weapon feels great to use. The graphics are really nice, especially on the newer consoles and PC (the game is also on PS3 and 360, and looking decent, they don't even compare) and the sound design is amazing. But the story mode is lame but how it's set up like a season of your "INSERT NAME HERE" cop show, even including the "Last time on _____" breaks, is amusing enough, but not enough for repeat playthrough. What is worth it, is the fun, and still very active, multiplayer. Heists, PvP modes, use of vehicles, and use of dedicated servers are a godsend and make this some excellent multiplayer fun to be had. Only drawback is the use of loot boxes and the (optional) DLC packs giving you instant 100% maxed out stats on everything. Pay-to-cheat is not fun; learning skills and strategy is.
All in all, totally worth the $4.99 on sale, but $20 is a bit much and is recommended to wait for a sub-$10 price.
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![The Ghost and Mr. Chicken [Blu-ray] [1965]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/9fb59aba-023f-49e4-abb8-37633b090857.jpg)
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Attaboy Universal!
on September 16, 2018
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Usually when Univeral announces catalogue titles of older and, sometimes, newer titles, many fans get kind of skittish. While the price is usually just right (Recently, they've upped the price and are too expensive for the most part) sometimes it's not worth the upgrade due to the most egregious error to a lot of film fans: DNR. Digital Noise Reduction is the bane of many Bluray collectors, which artificially sharpens the film at a loss of film grain, which then, loses the detail of the picture and comes off as waxy (Predator Ultimate Hunters Edition is the most infamous example). When this classic film was announced as part of the next wave of releases from Universal, I panicked and eagerly kept the DVD on the shelf. But, before I go on about the picture quality, let's talk about the movie. Don Knotts is Luther Heggs, a typesetter at a local newspaper eager for his big break into reporting. Problem is, he is a big chicken (hence, the Mr. Chicken of the title) and is quite noted as being an embarrassing figure around his small Kansas town. While at his job, some of his cohorts strike up an idea for a story, while mainly amusing themselves in the process, to have Luther stay a night in a supposed haunted house just in time for the anniversary of a murder that went down 20 years ago that night. Of course, he stays the night, experiencing several "paranormal activities" of a Scooby Doo nature and becomes the talk of the Town and winning the favor of his fellow townsfolk. Of course, the story is claimed fake and must prove his innocence or else.
So the film is an easy watch, with Knotts doing his usual stuff to great effect (Think a slightly less nervous Barney Fife), some classic lines ("Attaboy, Luther!"), snappy direction and a nice color look of the Universal backlot circa 1966. The film isn't perfect and is cheesy in parts, and I feel this film helped inspire Scooby-Doo with the whole haunted house and trapdoor imagery throughout, but this is a film perfect to throw on during the Halloween season and have a good laugh or two.
But back to the picture quality, I said I held on to my DVD, because it was cheap to have, looked good on my TV and was waiting to hear reviews about the Blu-ray. I heard some positive feedback on forums and the many reviews I read online and decided $6 was worth the upgrade. Luckily, the film looks great in HD, surprising many, including myself. The image looks clean and surpringly crisp for a 50 year old film, retaining some great colors, high details on faces, fabrics and sets and retains the film grain, keeping it level and even. The sound is a DTS-HD 2.0 track, which isn't going to rattle your foundation, but it is accurate of the time, keeping the dialogue clear and the lively music from Vic Mizzy nice and sharp. The only downside is a lack of extras. I know the DVD was similarly barebones, but with the steady popularity of the film, I was expecting at least a trailer for the film, but they couldn't even scrounge up an interview or anything new to make the $6 price a bit easier to swallow?
Regardless, this is a classic comedy, well-priced with a beautiful presentation representative of it's 50 year history that any fan, or one who wants to discover this film for the first time, and is totally worth a spot on your shelf.
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