Mike’s December DVD Picks
1. The Bourne Supremacy 2. Carnivale: The Complete First Season 3. M*A*S*H: Season Seven 4. Wild at Heart: Special Edition 5. I, Robot 6. Lord Of The Rings, The: The Return Of The King -
Platinum Series Special Extended Edition 7. Meet The Parents: Special Edition 8. Quantum Leap: The Complete Second Season 9. Silver Streak 10. Star Trek: The Original Series: The Complete Third Season 11. Blind FuryHey people, Mike here FINALLY checking back in after a two month break. Sorry it's taken so long but weddings tend to turn the volume on everything else in you rlife WAY down. So, on that note and without any ado what-so-ever, here's is the new Picks of the month!
The Bourne Supremacy
Release Date: 12/7/04
If you read my review of The Bourne Supremacy then you already know how I feel about this film. Do I really need to say more about it?Carnivale: The Complete First Season
Release Date: 12/7/04
Man, this was one hell of a freaky show. It’s 1934 in the American heartland. It’s the middle of the great depression and a massive drought. The final battle between Good and Evil is about to begin and it’s all going down in a traveling carnival. I know, it sounds cheesy. If I hadn’t seen the actual trailer for this I would have dismissed it just from the description. Luckily though, I did see the trailer and this ended up being one of the nicer surprises of last year. Very much worth the price and it will grace my collection as it should grace yours.M*A*S*H: Season Seven
Release Date: 12/7/04
I realize that not everyone likes M*A*S*H and to those of you who don’t all I can say is that it’s not my fault that you’re stupid.Wild at Heart: Special Edition
Release Date: 12/7/04
OK, this movie will NOT be for everyone. Why? Well simply put, David Lynch is out there. He makes really strange movies that in some cases you have to want to like. Personally, I like most of his stuff, this movie included, but I do have to admit that some of his films have just done absolutely NOTHING for me. That being said, Wild at Heart is a really cool stylish film and Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern are awesome in it.I, Robot
Release Date: 12/14/04
Once again, if you read the review then you know the dealy yo so I don’t feel that it’s necessary to repeat myself.Lord Of The Rings, The: The Return Of The King - Platinum Series Special Extended Edition
Release Date: 12/14/04
OK, so this is most definitely a no brainer but I felt the need to add it to the list because of the deep sense of awe that it bestows. Seriously, after seeing the extended version of the first two films I can’t think of a single good reason to not buy this set. Not one.Meet The Parents: Bonus Edition
Release Date: 12/14/04
Not much to say about this one beyond what I already have really. It is a REALLY funny movie that every man that has every met his girlfriends father for the first time can sympathize with. This disc comes with a few deleted scenes and a Meet the Fockers featurette with all of the actors from that movie so it’s worth picking up if you don’t have it already.Quantum Leap: The Complete Second Season
Release Date: 12/14/04
As a kid Quantum Leap was the highlight of my prime time TV week. It was a great show with great actors so if you like recapturing great memories from your youth like me or are just looking for a great show to watch/own then you should definitely grab this one ASAP.Silver Streak
Release Date: 12/14/04
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder have ALWAYS been one of my favorite comedy duos. Pryor was always SO cool and Wilder was always SO white and not afraid to play that up at all. It’s just too bad they only did 3 movies together. Silver Streak is definitely one of my all time favorites though and definitely my favorite Pryor/Wilder film. I’m not going to bother with a synopsis because if you don’t know the story of Silver Streak then please step away from your computer, beat yourself over the head with a brick for an hour and a half and then give up all assumptions of knowing what the hell a cool movie is.Star Trek: The Original Series - The Complete Third Season
Release Date: 12/14/04
Yes, I am a Trekkie. No, I am not ashamed to admit that. As a kid, the old Star Trek re-runs sparked my imagination like nothing I had ever seen before. This of course was before the proliferation VCRs so I wasn’t able to watch Star Wars on a regular basis just yet, but I digress.
Star Trek is just plain cool so pick it up, grab your fake Vulcan ears and be proud to be a Trekkie!Blind Fury
Release Date: 12/28/04
Blind Fury is my second favorite Rutger Hauer film ever (the favorite of course being Blade Runner) It is most definitely a cheesy 80’s film but that’s one of the reasons that I love it so much. It’s about a blind American samurai. That’s right, I said a blind American samurai. If that’s not reason enough to buy the DVD I don’t know what is!
