If you don’t strain your brain too hard to follow this bloody, action-packed martial arts flick’s convoluted plot, you might find yourself at the tail end of an enjoyable 99-minute ride from a solid Blu-ray release.
The animation may be a step down from the first season, but Gunslinger Girl — Il Teatrino has a much stronger story and it arrives with a surprisingly pleasing 1080i transfer on Blu-ray.
These girls may be cute, but they sure are deadly — Gunslinger Girl: The Complete First Season drops on Blu-ray with a decent dose of supplements, but a middling video transfer from Funimation.
The original Ray Harryhausen classic arrives in a deluxe Blu-ray Book with VC-1 video transfer unworthy of the gods or Laurence Olivier.
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The rebuild of this classic mecha anime franchise arrives on Blu-ray with a reference 1080p video transfer and two superb 7.1 TrueHD soundtracks.
Claymore is a great anime series that you won’t want to stop watching once you start. The 1080i transfer could be better, but its good enough to make this a more than enjoyable release from Funimation.
Greek mythology and science fiction come together in this action-packed anime from Funimation, but the video quality is once again a bit of a disappointing transfer.
With a strong ensemble cast, this character-driven sci-fi drama is the grittiest, most mature series in the Stargate franchise yet, but with 9 episodes at an SRP of $69.99 ($39 on Amazon) they must be living in another universe.
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior will thrill with its nonstop smack downs and back-to-basics martial arts, but don’t expect any miracles from this low budget flick’s murky looking picture on Blu-ray.
This sleek 80’s time capsule from French Connection director William Friedkin deserves a second look, as long as you don’t look too closely at the less-than-stellar video transfer from MGM.
