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13.5.11

Fuck The Facts: The Discorge Mexico [The DVD]


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Line Up:
Topon Das; Guitar
Melanie Mongeon: Vocals
Mathieu Vilandre: Drums

Iron Maiden: Flight 666: The Film


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Line Up:
Steve Harris: Bass
Dave Murray: Guitar
Adrian Smith: Guitar
Bruce Dickinson: Vocals
Nicko McBrian: Drums
Janick Gers: Guitar

Buy Here: Iron Maiden: Flight 666

10.4.11

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

28.3.11

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)

27.3.11

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)

21.3.11

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

20.3.11

Air Gear: The Complete Collection


Story Overview:
15 year old Minami Itsuki (Ikki) lives in a home with the four Noyamano sisters. While causing trouble he stumbles upon the sisters AT's (roller blades with a motor) and takes them out for a spin. Through this night run he learns about riding and teams competing. From then on he creates his own team named Kogarasumaru with his best friends while under the watchful eye of Ringo Noyamano. As Ikki wins more battles, his reputation builds as which catches the attention of the kings. Watch as Ikki soars higher and higher till he becomes the Sky King

This 26 episode series has action, girls and tacky comedy... like every great anime should. You feel compelled to watch every episode as Ikki gains more experience taking his team, Kogarasumaru,
to a higher level of riding. Also, you feel a draw towards Ringo who watches over Ikki as he works at being the Sky King. But the main focus is watching the great tricks the AT riders pull in this series.

I enjoy the use of colour in this series as they use them to depict the mood of the ride and situation. It is pretty funny how they have the crow cover up any nudity to be shown from these characters. Musically the soundtrack works with the show as they help to also control the mood especially when they put on the theme song during a ride just gets you pumped waiting to see what great trick Kogarasumaru is going to pull. If anyone wants a great uplifting anime I recommend Air Gear.

No. Of Episodes: 25 +Special Trick

Bonus: Clean Opening/Closing

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Itsuki Minami (Chris Patton)
Ringo Noyamano (Luci Christian)
Agito Wanijima (Blake Shepard)
Issha Mihotoke (Mark Laskowski)
Kazuma Mikura (Clint Bickham)
Onigiri (Gred Ayres)
Nue (Kyle Jones)
Yoshitsune (Jason Douglas)
Spitfire (Jay Hickman)
Simca (Monica Rial)

Buy Here: Air Gear: Complete Box Set

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Animation









Story Overview: Scott is new to his high-school and after 15 minutes he has already been in his first fight. Sitting in front of the Principals office he meets Lisa Miller which he befriends on the spot. The two discuss starting a band which will advance them through their popularity status in school. The duo realizes they need a drummer and spot Kim Pine who plays for the school band. On Monday Scott shows up to school only to notice Kim was taken hostage by Simon Lee in which Scott has to fight through a crowd of guys to get to the roof to defeat Simon. When Scott saves Kim they fall in love and date until Scott announces his family is moving to Toronto.

This four-minute short goes back to when the characters were 16 years old. Michael Cera and Alison Pill once again lend their voices for Scott and Kim while Mae Whitman who plays an Ex in the movie voices Lisa Miller and Jason Schwarzman voices Simon Lee.

Titmouse and Adult Swim have released a great teaser for the movie Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World giving little insight on Scott and Kim's past. Hopefully more video shorts can come about for this movie giving more insight on other characters.

Rating: 10/10

Cast:
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera)
Kim Pine (Alison Pill)
Lise Miller (Mae Whitman)
Simon Lee (Jason Schwarzman)

19.3.11

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)

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World


Story Overview: Scott Pilgrim is a boy living in Toronto, Ontario Canada with his gay friend. He also plays in a band called Sex Bob-omb and is dating a high school girl named Knives Chau. Life is boring as a local bass player until he dreams up Ramona Flowers roller blading through his dreams. Scott soon meets her at a house party learning more about her. After finding out she works for Amazon he orders an item which she delivers to his door. From here on Scott starts dating Ramona, dumping Knives, but to keep the relationship possible, Scott has to battle Ramona's Seven Evil Exes.

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is like a mixture of Fooly Cooly meets Street Fighter and then adding Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist to the mix. Michael Cera again plays a shy but loving guy which he always does. Their are alot of inside jokes about videogames, Arrested Development, X-men and other popculture medias. My favourite is the Arrested Development reference having Scott Pilgrim fight Roxanne "Roxy" Richter (fourth ex) since in the show AD the two actor/actress were a couple till Season 3.

The graphics were also excellent with making the movie look like a PS3 Anime kinda game. I wish I could of been in this movie so I could of seen myself look badass AND makeout with Mary Elizabeth Winstead cause she is hot, especially in her underwear * wink wink *. Over all the movie was great being fast pace and edgy. I hope another movie with this kinda originally comes around sometime soon.

Bonus: Deleted Scenes, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Bloopers, Feature Commentaries With Cast And Crew, And More!

Rating: 8/10

Cast:
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera)
Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)
Wallace Wells (Kieran Culkin)
Knives Chau (Ellen Wong)
Kim Pine (Alison Pill)
Stephen Stills (Mark Webber)
"Young" Neil Nordegraf (Johnny Simmons)
Matthew Patel: Ex 1 (Satya Bhabha)
Lucas Lee: Ex 2 (Chris Evans)
Todd Ingram: Ex 3 (Brandon Routh)
Roxanne “Roxy” Richter: Ex 4 (Mae Whitman)
Kyle/Ken Katayanagi: Ex 5 & 6 (Shota/Keita Saito)
Gideon Gordon Graves: Ex 7 (Jason Schwarzman)
Stacey Pilgrim (Anna Kendrick)
Natalie V. “Envy” Adams (Brie Larson)
Julie Powers (Aubrey Plaza)
Luke “Crash” Wilson (Erik Knudsen)
Lynette Guycott (Tennessee Thomas)

Buy Here: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

13.3.11

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)

7.3.11

Star Wars: Clone Wars: Volume One


Story Overview: This 2003 animated series follows the Clone Wars which are set between (II) Attack Of The Clones and (III) Revenge Of The Sith. The war is a fight between the Jedi's with their exploits and Galactic Republic.

Their are a handful of battles to follow within this series. Kit Fisto in an underwater fight on Mon Calamari, Mace Windu destroying a seismic tank on Dantooine, Yoda/Padme Amidala rescuing Luminara Unduli and Barris Offee on Ilum, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Shaak Ti, K'Kryhk and Aayla Secura fight General Grievous on Hypori and Obi-Wan Kenobi confronts Durge on Muunilinst while Anakin Skywalker leads the battle in space which becomes a chase which then turns into a lightsaber fight killing off Asajj Ventress. The series follows many battles.

To really follow the battles you have to be a big Star Wars fan. I personally like Star Wars but I'm not a crazy fan so after watching, with a bit of reading I gained a good understanding of the war. But even with the lack of knowledge, all 20 episodes are full of great animated action which will grasp your attention. You also get to see some of the lesser known Jedi's which is neat. But overall they focus on the hero's Obi-Wan and Anakin.

What is nice about the film is that the voices are very similar to the movies which help you relate which cartoon characters are who in the movies. When I found out James Arnold Taylor was Obi-Wan, I was surprised to see it was not Ewan McGregor. This whole series was done well from animations to audio. It shall make all Star War fans proud.


No. Of Episodes: 20

Bonus: Bridge The Saga, Behind-The-Scenes, Two Director Commentaries, Two Galleries Of Art, Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith Teaser Trailer, Episode III Video Game Trailer, Republic Commando Game Trailer, Xbox Playable Game Level For Republic Commando

Ranking: 7/10

Cast:
Anakin Skywalker (Mat Lucas)
Obi-Wan Kenobi, Aide #1/#3 (James Arnold Taylor)
Yoda (Tom Kane)
San Hill, Count Dooku, Warrior #2 (Corey Burton)
C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels)
Asajj Ventress, Padme Amidala, Shaak Ti (Grey DeLisle)
General Grievous, Padawan (John DiMaggio)
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Darth Sidious (Nick Jameson)
Master Barrek, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Henchman, Aide #2, Warrior #3 (Daran Norris)
K'Kruhk, Human Male Jedi Master (Kevin Michael Richardson)
Clone Trooper, Battle Droid, ARC Captain/Trooper, Captain Typho (Andre Sogliuzzo)
Luminara Unduli (Cree Summer)
Barriss Offee (Tatyana Yassukovich)

Buy Here: Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 1 (Microseries)

23.2.11

Clash Of The Titans



Story Overview: This is a 2010 remake of the old Clash Of The Titans. The film revolves around Perseus, Demigod, son of Zeus. He has been taken on a journey to defeat the Kraken that Hades plans on releasing within ten days. If Perseus does not find a way to destroy this creature, Princess Andromeda will have to be sacrificed in order to save the lives of everyone in Argos. As the journey goes on Perseus better understands himself and his god like strength.

Clash Of The Titans is a simple movie but with the accents and dialogue it is hard to understand the story right away. Never the less, actions speak louder then words in this film as Perseus and the Argos army takes on large scorpions, Calibos, Medusa and the Kraken. The fight scenes are tremendous with the mixture of graphic creatures and real life people. One scene I found amazing is when the men fight Medusa, the way they showed them turn to stone and the creatures head gets cut off. Without the action this film would not be the same.

Rating: 6/10

Cast:
Perseus (Sam Worthington)
Zeus (Liam Neeson)
Hades (Ralph Fiennes)
Io (Gemma Arterton)
Princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos)
Draco (Mads Mikkelsen)
Acrisius/Calibos (Jason Flemyng)

Buy Here: Clash of the Titans

19.2.11

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

15.2.11

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

13.2.11

The Social Network


Story Overview: Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook has created one of the largest social network sites crumbling Myspace, Vampirefreaks, Livejournal in its hand. The film is a biography drama which shows how Mark created Facebook right out of his dorm room and the resulting lawsuits.

The Social Network is told from a few different lawsuit meetings which the accuse and the accusers flashback to events that led them to the current predicament. Mark Zuckerbergs story consists of stealing ideas and making them his own. He also gets led in different directions as people intervene to make the site a success. One thing I enjoy about the film are the quotes. Some great lines have been written for the actors. They make you think even after the movie with their empowering meanings. The Social Network is not a movie for enjoyment purposes but more to teach how Mark Zuckerberg had to create enemies to get to were he is. “You Don't Get To 500 Million Friends Without Making A Few Enemies” is the main quote this movie gives which is true. If you don't get that message, at least take in that the internet is not a safe place and anyone can collect information on you when posted.

Rate: 5/10

Cast:
Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg)
Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield)
Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake)
Christy Lee (Brenda Song)
Cameron/Tyler Winklevoss (Armie Hammer)
Divya Narendra (Max Minghella)
Marylin Deply (Rashida Jones)
Dustin Moskovitz (Joseph Mazzello)

Buy Here: The Social Network (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

11.2.11

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)

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Coraline


Story Overview: The movie is about a girl named Coraline Jones who moves to Oregon with her parents into the Pink Palace Apartments. The place is divided into three apartments with two other tenants. Downstairs houses two retired actresses Misses Spink and Forcible while upstairs is occupied by Mr. Bobinsky the Russian acrobat. While the parents rush to get a gardening catalogue in order Coraline feels alone living a boring life till she discovers a small door. This entrance leads to an alternate world much like hers but much more fun and buttoned eyes. As the story progresses Coraline discovers the dark secrets to this parallel world that she has stumbled upon.

The story line for this movie was cheese and the twist was predictable with the mom controlling this new world. They however did portray an 11 year old Coraline Jones very well making her over emphasize things she said and aggravated towards everything in her life. One pro I do have about the movie is that the graphics were phenomenal, I really enjoyed watching the stop motion come to life. They also used an excellent job with colours helping to set the moods of the environments and moods of the characters from the lack of colours to a vast amount. It is well made for kids but older siblings will definitely be bored with the outcome of the movie.

Bonus: 3D Version

Rating: 2/10

Cast:
Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning)
Mel Jones (Teri Hatcher)
Charlie Jones (John Hodgman)
Cat (Keith David)
Wyborne Lovat (Robert Bailey Jr.)
Miss April Spinks (Jennifer Saunders)
Miss Miriam Forcible (Dawn French)
Mr. Bobinsky (Ian McShane)
Mrs Lovat (Carolyn Crawford)

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Coyote Ragtime Show: The Complete Series



Story Overview: The pirate king Bruce Dochley has hidden ten billion space dollars, which he stole from a major bank heist, in a complex custom vault on planet Graceland. Mister and the space pirates called the Coyotes are after this fortune which is Bruce's daughter Franca's inheritance. Sounds easy? The Coyotes have to get to the fortune before Madame Marciano gets to it. Their is also a race to get it before the planet gets blown up.

The series starts with Mister breaking out of Jail. This is when you get to meet Angelica Burns, the private investigator who is after Mister and the Coyotes. After the breakout Mister, Katana and Bishop get Franca at the bar “Pirate”. Throughout the whole series you watch the Coyotes get into situations which sets them back on their schedule to Graceland. Madame Marciano and her 12 Sisters always get in the way as Mister gets closer to the inheritance. Trailing behind all this is Angelica Burns, Chelsea Muir and the head of May in a cage.

The series stays on a horizontal level. It never gets more exciting or boring. Their is always some excitement which can hold you for all 12 episodes if its fighting, plans or set backs. Coyote Ragtime Show does not drag anywhere making it a good anime to watch, especially for a beginning watcher. Also their is not to much political talk which you would need to follow. Simple and to the point.

No. Of Episodes: 12

Bonus: Production Artwork, Clean Open/Close

Rating: 7/10

Cast:
Mister (John Swasey)
Franca Dochley (Brittney Karbowski)
Katana (Chris Patton)
Bishop (Lowell Bartholomee)
Gordon Swamp (Katsuhisa Houki)
Angelica Burns (Christine Auten)
Chelsea Muir (Monica Rial)
Marciano (Kira Vincent-Davis)
January (Luci Christian)
February (Cynthia Martinez)
March (Natalie Nassar)
April (Sofia Mendez)
May (Allison Keith)
June (Allison Sumrall)
July (Nancy Novotny)
August (Sasha Paysinger)
September (Melissa Pritchett)
October, November, December (Jessica Boone)
Neilson (Mike Vance)

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