Chilly Beach: Season One

Story Overview: On an iceberg within Canada a town was formed called Chilly Beach. Here lives a lump some of Canadians who do 'Canadian things' such as drink beer, drive plows on their trucks, eat poutine and most importantly live hockey. The show mainly revolves around two friends Dale MacDonald who drives the Zamboni and Frank Shackleford who is one of the most important persons being the beer store owner. These small town folk deal with some unique situations only Canadians can get in.

In this season we get to watch hockey injuries, aliens, T.rex's, profitable slush, Canadian music, curling and much more. Watching this DVD really makes you feel like a Canadian as you see the exaggeration on the already extent love we have for certain things, but to help us feel more like this they have created a character named Abby who is an American who 'studies' Canadians and their ways. They also play on this with the 3 DVD cases. When you line them up in order the sides make a beer bottle image. YAY we like beer EH!

Overall the quality of the show and DVD are not to great but at the same time it was a low budget show from a small company who just made a great show never the less. It is a gem that not many people have taken the time to watch. The jokes are great, its entertaining all the way through and its Canadian.

No. Of Episodes: 26

Bonus: The World Is Hot Enough Movie Sneak Peek, Original Webisodes, Animatics, Audio Commentaries, Described Video

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Dale McDonald (Steve Ashton)
Frank Shackleford (Todd Peterson)
Constable Al (Damon D'Oliveira)
April June (Samantha Espie)
Biggs (Dwayne Hill)
Katherine Hilderbrand (Mary Lawliss)
Jacques LaRock (Robert Smith)
Michael Mabius (Jacqueline Pillon)

Buy Here: Chilly Beach - Complete Season One

It's Complicated

Story Overview: Jane Adler, a successful bakery owner is a mother of three; Luke Adler, Gabby Adler and Lauren Adler. She is also divorced to Jake Adler who is an attorney. He left her marrying Agness Adler who was a younger woman with a young son.

The son of the divorced couple Luke has just graduated college in New York City which the whole family flies down for. During this little time away in the big apple, The 10 year divorcies hook up for a one night stand which makes Jake go love crazy for his ex wife once again. When back home he chases her trying to get back with her as a ex with benefits ordeal. When Jane gets tired of this she starts to date a serious architect named Adam Schaffer who is working on the plans of the kitchen extention for her. As they spend time together Jake gets jealous and tries to break up the two.

This movie is a refresher in the comedy/love genera. Its nice to see a movie with the naughty idea of two ex lovers getting back together after 10 years. Also they are both not some hot actress/actor that will make everyone want to watch the movie just to see them in the heat of the moment. Another great actor is Steve Martin who FINALLY did a good movie after so many years of doing pitiful kids films. He is a great actor and once again has played a roll showing why he is so well known. Lastly John Krasinski has pulled off an excellent roll as Harley, Lauren's fiancé. They let him use qualities from his roll as Jim Halpert (The Office). Everyone else are just extras but do their minor rolls well supporting the main cast. This movie is funny and the lineup of actors are significantly great.

Bonus: The Making Of It's Complicated, Commentary

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Jane Adler (Meryl Streep)
Jake Adler (Alec Baldwin)
Adam Schaffer (Steve Martin)
Harley (John Krasinski)
Agness Adler (Lake Bell)
Luke Adler (Hunter Parrish)
Gabby Adler (Zoe Kazan)
Lauren Adler (Caitlin Fitzgerald)
Joanne (Mary Kay Place)
Trisha (Rita Wilson)
Diane (Alexandra Wentworth)
Dr. Moss (James Patrick Stuart)
Annalise (Blanchard Ryan)
Eddie (Michael Rivera)
Peter (Robert Curtis Brown)
Dr. Alan (Peter Mackenzie
Alex (Rosalie Ward)

Buy Here: It's Complicated

Despicable Me

Story Overview: Gru lives in a suburban home that has an underground lair where he, his assistant Dr. Nefario and the minions live creating master plans being the super-villain team they are. One day it is all over the news that the greatest heist was pulled when the Great Pyramid Of Giza was stolen. This kickstarts Gru to create the greatest plan in all villain history, to steal THE MOON.

As he tries to get the financials to pull this heist he discovers a new evil under the name of Vector is the new young greatest villain. This causes a threat for Gru as he tries to steal a shrink ray only to have it taken away from the newbie. Now that Vector has the ray Gru has to get it back in which he adopts three orphans Margo, Edith and Agnes who penetrate the lair to satisfy Vectors sweet tooth. As Gru works on his heist to steal the moon, he also learns to love and care for the girls.

This movie can be described in one word 'cute'. The girls and yellow minions are what make this movie likeable. They are what sell this movie since the story line was not great even for a kids movie. Graphics wise the team has put lots of effort cleaning up every fine detail giving it a smooth and realistic feel. The other selling point are the actors that had lended their voices to this movie. Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett and more have given life to the characters inwhich you can't even tell it is those actors doing the voices.

One really well done aspect to Despicable Me is the score. They invited Pharrel Williams in who works hard with the orchestra giving the music a James Bond feel mixed with a present day Hip Hop blend. It works really well with this movie presenting the mood that you are to feel. Big props to Pharrell Williams for his significant effort.

Bonus: The World Of Despicable Me, Despicable Beats, Gru's Rocket Builder, A Global Effort, Despicable Me Game Previews, Commentary

Rating: 4/10

Cast:
Gru (Steve Carell)
Victor "Vector" Perkins (Jason Segel)
Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand)
Marlena (Julie Andrews)
Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett)
Miss Hattie (Kristen Wiig)
Margo (Miranda Cosgrove)
Edith (Dana Gaier)
Agnes (Elsie Fisher)
Tim, Bob, Mark, Phil, Stuart Minions (Pierre Coffin)
Dave Minion (Chris Renaud)
Talk Show Host (Ken Jeong)
Fred McDade (Danny R. McBride)
Tourist Father, Carnival Barker (Jack McBrayer)
Tourist Mother (Mindy Kaling)
Jerry Minion (Jemaine Clement)
Anchorman (Rob Huebel
Egyptian Guard (Ken Daurio)

Buy Here:  Despicable Me (Single-Disc Edition)

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Story Overview: Swallow Falls, a tiny island hidden under the "A" in "Atlantic" on the world map that strives off the sardines industry. When people realized that this fish was 'gross' to eat, the company Baby Brent's Sardines went under and Swallow Falls suffered an economic downturn. With a large amount of sardines the town cooked the gross fish any way possible.

Flint Lockwood the young scientist grew up in Swallow Falls as a nerd working on being an inventor, but everything ended in catastrophe. One day he creates Flint Lockwood's Diatomic Super Mutating Dynamic Food Replicator (FLDSMDFR) which turns water into food and with this he decides to end the towns bland food problems. That day he looses this new invention as it shoots off into the sky which causes food to be made in the clouds, raining down on Swallow Falls. From this point on Flint is the most popular guy in the town as he creates three meals a day and also helps out an intern news reporter, Sam Sparks, get news with the wacky food forecast worldwide. With all this has Flint put to much on his plate? You will have to watch the movie and find out.

This movie was written and directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller who both did Clone High which made me interested, but I did not let that cloud my judgement. The overall story line was pretty cheesy but it did have its parts that would hook you in to keep watching. After awhile you felt that they would drag parts out to long till you are waiting in boredom for the expected end result. This movie has been done before with the nerd/cute girl romance, unconnected father, a random pet that can talk (kinda) and a nerd guy who was hated becomes loved.

It was definitely not made for someone over the age of 10 to be interested in. I however did enjoy the idea of food falling from the sky and also the graphics. I am a sucker for digital animation and really cartoonish looking characters. The townsfolk tend to have some good one liners which would make you laugh a bit. One character I really liked was Officer Earl Devereaux, he had some great lines and you have to love the guy for how much he protected his son. This would be a great movie to own if you had children cause in the end you feel good about Flint saving the day.

Bonus: Full Screen/Theatrical Widescreen, DVD Rom Link

Rating: 4.5/10

Cast:

Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader)

Samantha Sparks (Anna Faris)

Timothy Lockwood (James Caan)

Steve The Monkey (Neil Patrick Harris)

Mayor Shelbourne (Bruce Campbell)

Brent McHale (Andy Samberg)

Officer Earl Devereaux (Mr. T)

Calvin Devereaux (Bobb'e J, Thompson)

Manny (Benjamin Bratt)

Patrick Patrickson (Al Roker)

Frances Lockwood (Lauren Graham)

Joseph Towne (Will Forte)

Buy Here:  Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Single-Disc Edition)

Two And A Half Men: The Complete First Season

Story Overview: Charlie Harper is a well off bachelor who lives in Malibu housing by the beach and writes jingles. He lives the life men dream of; riches, women and booze. One night his brother Alan Harper shows up to Charlies home needing a place to stay since Alan's wife has just thrown him out. When the hungover bachelor wakes up, he seems his nephew Jake Harper . From this point on Charlie's life has flipped into a expected family man.

This is the first of many seasons of <em>Two And A Half Men</em> which took TV over by storm. The jokes are very sarcastic with Charlie making fun of everyone around him while he drinks himself crazy. Even though he is the main character the real funnies are found from the people around him. Alan's physical movements, Jake's cuteness/dumbness, Judish's anger, Rose and her crazy stocking ways, Berta's sharp tongue and Evelyn's bad parenting is where the real comedy is.

Everything in the show is high class and expensive so you never really connect with the characters but envy what they have. The show is very negative as everyone seems to just end up being sarcastic and make fun of one another. It is a very low sense of humour which is great for when you don't want to think, just laugh.

No. Of Episodes: 24

Bonus: Behind The Scenes With Cast And Crew, Backstage Tour With Angus T. Jones, Gag Reel/Outakes

Rating: 6/10

Cast:

Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen)

Alan Harper (Jon Cryer)

Jake Harper (Angus T. Jones)

Berta (Conchata Ferrell)

Evelyn Harper (Holland Taylor)

Judith Melnick (Marin Hinkle)

Rose (Melanie Lynskey)

Buy Here: Two and a Half Men: The Complete First Season

Shrek: Forever After: The Final Chapter

Story Overview: Shrek the Ogre lives in his swamp yet again with his family. While at the kids first birthday party he freaks out from not living an ogre life, but as a family man and wanders off alone. He meets a man named Rumpelstiltskin who offers Shrek a deal where he gets to live one day like an ogre and in return has to sign over a day from his past. Shrek agrees to this and signs his magical deal contract and right away Shrek starts living an ogre life. He soon realizes that he has lost everything that made his life great and has one day to try getting his life back (kiss from his true love) or else he will perish forever.

This is the fourth and final instalment of the Shrek series. With this they went with a BOOM releasing a great movie. Unlike the second and third Shrek, this one was full of great jokes and action like the first movie had to offer. Also you feel good as you see Shrek have to re-befriend all his fairytale group. I really love how the Ginger Bread Man fights Animal Crackers as a living. Shrek: Forever After can relate to the first one because it is all about a single ogre trying to build relationships with everyone. Even Donkey near the end tries to build a bond with his Dragon lover.

The graphics are great like always being cartoonish but they move realisticly. The music they have the characters are also great as you hear covers of some great classics that parents would enjoy. Donkey is once again as funny as he can be as he becomes friends with Shrek. This is a movie every family should watch.

Bonus: Spotlight On Shrek, Secrets Of Shrek Forever After, Deleted Scenes, Filmmakers' Commentary

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Shrek (Mike Myers)
Donkey (Eddie Murphy)
Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz)
Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas)
Rumpelstiltskin (Wald Dohrn)
Wolf (Aron Warner)
Three Blind Mice (Christopher Knights)
Pinocchio, Three Little Pigs (Cody Cameron)

Buy Here: Shrek Forever After (Single-Disc Edition)

How To Train Your Dragon

Story Overview: On the island of Berk their is a village of Vikings. They spend their time keeping up with food and what other chores need to be done. One major job they have is to fight off dragons. Hiccup, a young skinny boy who is the son of the Viking chief, Stoick, works in the weapons hut but would rather be out with the others fighting. One night he shoots down the most ferocious dragon, Night Fury, which he discovers has been injured. Throughout the movie Hiccup helps Toothless (name of Night Fury) be able to fly again and also learns to hunt dragons in his village with the other young warriors. Now he must keep Toothless and the Vikings away from one another as he learns to become better in both worlds.

Lately DreamWorks Animation has been making lots off feel good movies such as Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and again with How To Train Your Dragon. Throughout the movie you get excited as Hiccup creates a bond with Toothless when they learn to fly together. Also watching Hiccup learn more about dragons and their likes/dislikes (grass, eels, light) puts a joyful feeling in you as he uses them to overcome obstacles in Dragon training. The one relationship you wait to see mend is the one with his father Stoick. When the movie ends you just feel good that the 2 species can live together in a village.

The graphics of this movie are ecstatic. I love how realistic the water looks as the vikings sail the seas. Also the realism of the movements of nature has never been better in a movie. The graphics team has gone a long way with making computer animation come to life. Big leap for DreamWorks Animation from their first movie Antz back in 1998. How To Train Your Dragon is one a whole family could watch and after walk away smiling.

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock The Third (Jay Baruchel)
Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler)
Gobber the Belch (Craig Ferguson)
Astrid Hofferson (America Ferrera)
Fishlegs Ingerman (Christopher Mintz-Plasse)
Snotlout Jorgenson (Jonah Hill)
Tuffnut and Ruffnut Thorston (T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig)

Buy Here: How to Train Your Dragon (Single Disc Edition)

The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season (Collector's Edition)

Story Overview: Every day middle class American family. They deal with normal problems,The Simpsons are a family of five that each bring their own problems to the table but show that as a family they can deal with anything.

Welcome to the third year of one of the most famous families known all over the world. The Simpsons once again tackle every day problems, and a few not so ordinary situations. Bart joins the mob, Homer manages a country artist, Lisa goes to Washington and Maggie misses her mom Marge as she takes a break from the family. Watching this DVD brings back Saturday afternoons I use to have sitting on my couch watching the family which entertained the world.

Whats nice about the DVD is that they did not try remastering the show to much from the original. It keeps the version that we as fans all came to enjoy instead of a masked version of what we enjoyed. This season is full of great jokes and antics that related to to historical and cultural topics. Another great thing is the packaging. They put it into a big digi case which folds out showing the family falling through the packing. They definitely did not go the cheap road to bringing back The Simpsons.

No. Of Episodes: 24

Bonus: Commentaries, Trivia Tracks, Storyboard, Commercials, Clip of Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Jukebox, Promo Footage, 4 Easter Eggs

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Homer, Groundskeeper Willie, Grampa, Barney, Krusty (Dan Castellaneta)
Marge, Patty Selma (Julie Kavner)
Bart, Nelson, Todd (Nancy Cartwright)
Lisa (Yeardley Smith)
Moe, Chief Wiggum, Apu (Hank Azaria)
Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned, Kent Brockman (Hank Azaria)

Buy Here: The Simpsons - The Complete Third Season

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season

Story Overview: Based in Pasadena, California, two geniuses Leonard Hofstadter (experimental physicist) and Sheldon Cooper (theoretical physicist) are roommates. Across the hall houses Penny (waitress/aspiring actress) who emphasizes the 'dumb blond'. She has befriended the nerd twosome and their two friends Howard Wolowitz (aerospace engineer) and Rajesh Kooothrappali (particle astrophysicist). Together this group of five get into some quirky situation only a brainiac could get into.

Season three of The Big Bang Theory brings on some more challenges for nerds. Rajesh still cannot talk to women unless intoxicated , Sheldon lacks social skills and a whole slew of problems. You can watch Leonard try being a football fan, Sheldon's stage fright, Raj works for a friend and some of Penny and Leonard's love.

Unlike the passes seasons, this one becomes a lot more sarcastic. With Sheldon understanding humour and physiology he has now been able to join in with a few “Bazinga's” of his own. Because of this the show has slowed down on the amount of nerd jokes. Never the less the show still brings comedy to the table for nerds with a side dish of sarcasm.

No. Of Episodes: 23

Bonus: Takeout With The Cast Of Big Bang Theory, Set Tour With Simon And Kunal, Gag Reel

Rating: 7.5/10

Cast:
Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki)
Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons)
Penny (Kaley Cuoco)
Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg)
Rajesh Kooothrappali (Kunal Nayyar)

Buy Here:  The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season

Chuck: The Complete First Season

Story Overview: Chuck Bartowski is an average guy working at the BuyMore as part of the Nerd Herd. One night he downloads the intersect into his brain which gives him all the government secrets. Now his life is in danger as he has to tackle missions along side his handlers Agent Sarah Walker and Major John Casey.

Chuck right away starts off with action showing the escape of Bryce Larkin. After that you start learning about Chuck as an every day civilian working a normal job and talking about every day things. Through this time you also get to know best friend Morgan Grimes. Once you know the real Chuck you get to watch all of that get dropped as he meets Sarah Walker and John Casey who point guns at one another. When Sarah figures out that Chuck has the intersect right in his head they right away get into a mission defusing a bomb with the help of the geeky intersect. From that point on Chucks life has been turned upside down full of lies, dangers and pains.

Each episode makes you grasp the edge of your seat wanting more. When I was watching this DVD I would watch on average 6 episodes in a row losing track of time. I could never get enough of the action and the cheese humour that Chuck has to offer. Every time you see Chuck Bartowski cause a mishap you can't help but laugh at the outcome.

No. Of Episodes: 13

Bonus: Declassified Scenes, Chuck On Chuck, Chuck's World, Chuck Vs The Chuckles, Chucks Online World, EA Sports' Madden NFL 09 Demo (xbox 360)

Rating: 10/10

Cast:
Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi)
Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski)
John Casey (Adam Baldwin)
Morgan Grimes (Joshua Gomez)
Ellie Bartowski (Sarah Lancaster)

Buy Here: Chuck: The Complete First Season

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Clash Of The Titans

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Coraline

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Despicable Me

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How To Train Your Dragon

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It's Complicated

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Shrek: Forever After: The Final Chapter

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