Title: Red Dawn
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Year: 2012
Director: Dan Bradley
Writer: Kevin Reynolds (Original Material By), John Milius (Original Material By), Carl Ellsworth (Screenwriter), Jeremy Passmore (Screenwriter)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sequences of Intense War Violence and Action, and for Language
Length: 93 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Chris Hemsworth as Jed Eckert
Josh Peck as Matt Eckert
Josh Hutcherson as Robert Kitner
Adrianne Palicki as Toni Walsh
Isabel Lucas as Erica Martin
Connor Cruise as Daryl Jenkins

Plot:
Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), and Isabel Lucas (Immortals) deliver a full arsenal of pulse-pounding excitement in this explosive action-adventure! The unsuspecting citizens of Spokane, Washington, wake up one morning to the shocking sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky in a surprise attack on the United States. Soon the entire city is under enemy control, but a group of courageous teenagers has decided to fight back, waging an all-out war against the invaders, to take back their town — and their freedom!

Extras:
Scene Access
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
I must admit I went into this one with a little too high of hopes. As I loved the original so much. I realize this isn't exactly ideal... but I couldn't help it. Luckily it didn't matter... as I enjoyed this remake quite a bit! Definitely more then worth the time put in to watch it. This one has a good story... lots of action. Just when you thought the fighting was done... well guess again! Time just flew by while I was watching it. I thought the cast did a great job. I liked all the characters. If you haven't had the chance to see this one yet... I highly recommend checking it out. I definitely plan on adding this one to my collection as soon as I possibly can. I feel like I could actually watch this one over again already!

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Don't know if I will watch any more today.... but think I may walk on down to the library and trade these two back in picking out something more for this weekend.

Title: Oz the Great and Powerful
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Year: 2013
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: L. Frank Baum (Original Material By), Mitchell Kapner (Story By), Mitchell Kapner (Screenwriter), David Lindsay-Abaire (Screenwriter)
Rating: Rated PG : Sequences of Action and Scary Images, and Brief Mild Language
Length: 130 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 7.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
James Franco as Oz
Mila Kunis as Theodora/Wicked Witch of the West
Rachel Weisz as Evanora
Michelle Williams as Annie/Glinda
Zach Braff as Frank/Finley
Bill Cobbs as Master Tinker

Plot:
Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. When Diggs is hurled away to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he's hit the jackpot – until he meets three witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams), who aren't convinced he's the great wizard everyone's expecting. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems facing Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it's too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity – and even some wizardry – Oscar transforms himself into the great Wizard and a better man as well.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Outtakes/Bloopers
Digital Copy
Disney Second Screen

My Thoughts:
I decided to watch this one this evening.... since I been curios about it since I first heard it was coming out. I found this one to be entertaining... and some of the visuals are simply gorgeous. I thought James Franco was great as Oz... and Mila Kunis was fantastic as the Wicked Witch of the West. I will be honest... it did take me a little bit to get into the story... but once I did I was glued to the set. If you haven't seen this one yet... give it a chance... I recommend it.

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Title: 42: The Jackie Robinson Story
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Year: 2013
Director: Brian Helgeland
Writer: Brian Helgeland (Writer)
Rating: Rated PG-13 : Thematic Elements Including Language
Length: 128 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Stars:
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson
Harrison Ford (1942) as Branch Rickey
Nicole Beharie as Rachel Robinson
Christopher Meloni as Leo Durocher
Ryan Merriman as Dixie Walker
Lucas Black as Pee Wee Reese

Plot:
In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line when he signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The deal put both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and even other players. Facing unabashed racism from every side, Robinson was forced to demonstrate tremendous courage and let his talent on the field win over fans and his teammates - silencing his critics and forever changing the world by changing the game of baseball.

Extras:
Scene Access
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes

My Thoughts:
OK... this was a real disappointment. Not that it was a bad film. I enjoyed every second of what I saw of it. But about 40 minutes into the film the movie started messing up... and it got so bad you couldn't even watch it. This is a downside to getting films at a place like the library. People tend not to treat those discs with any respect. So unfortunately I can only review this film based on the little bit of it I seen. But going by those 40 minutes I feel comfortable recommending this one. I know I will be looking for it so I can see the rest of it!

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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My Thoughts:
OK... this was a real disappointment. Not that it was a bad film. I enjoyed every second of what I saw of it. But about 40 minutes into the film the movie started messing up... and it got so bad you couldn't even watch it. This is a downside to getting films at a place like the library. People tend not to treat those discs with any respect. So unfortunately I can only review this film based on the little bit of it I seen. But going by those 40 minutes I feel comfortable recommending this one. I know I will be looking for it so I can see the rest of it!

My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5

Sucks when this happens. I've been pretty lucky, only a few out of hundreds I've rented from the library have skipped or had problems playing. Don't forget to either write a note on the case (sticky notes) or tell the librarian when you hand it in. They can sometimes clean it/fix it so they don't skip and if it's non repairable, they'll take it out of circulation and the next patron won't have the same problem you did. Plus, if no one tells, how will they know?

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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yup... already had it in my mind to let them know.

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I've only had one complete failure disc from the library, but have to wipe fingerprints and or other crap off of 95% of the discs I get from them. Once or twice I had to use the buffer on dvds to make them playable again. I swear, what do people do when I'm not there to save these discs?

Example from the other day, looks like it went through a washing machine with too much soap.
Thankfully it all wiped off with just my shirt, but WTF happened in the first place?