My Neighbor Totoro Blu-ray Review

Posted May 17th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

A joyous slice of family life and childhood imagination, Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro is a wonderful film for the whole family.

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Delhi Safari [Walmart Exclusive] Blu-ray Review

Posted April 14th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

This environmentally-oriented CG-animated film completely misses the mark as sound family-friendly entertainment, and as high quality HD.

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A Monster in Paris Blu-ray 3D Review

Posted April 14th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

A Monster in Paris is a delightful CG-animated film from Shark Tale director Bibo Bergeron. Returning to his native France, he feels revived, inspired, and has offered up an original, richly detailed tale for the family.

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Parental Guidance Blu-ray Review

Posted April 7th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Parental Guidance has some faults, but in the end is a satisfying and humorous family comedy that succeeds mainly on the strengths of Billy Crystal and Bette Midler.

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Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season Two Blu-ray Review

Posted March 10th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

8-year-olds would be better served building something with actual Legos than watching this trite animated imitation of the Power Rangers and Star Wars.

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame: 2-Movie Collection Blu-ray Review

Posted March 8th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Disney’s Victor Hugo adaptation is a mixed bag of dark themes and silly childish tunes. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a difficult novel to make G-rated, and this 1996 film is only partially successful.

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Mulan: 2-Movie Collection Blu-ray Review

Posted March 6th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Disney’s enchanting version of the legend of Mulan comes to Blu-ray alongside its direct-to-video sequel in a magnificent HD transfer.

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Hats off to Dr. Seuss: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review

Posted March 3rd, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Warner’s Hats off to Dr. Seuss collection merely repackages all of the previously released Blu-rays of the Seuss animated classics, but leaves out the included DVDs and digital copies of previous releases. It’s a good collection for those who haven’t already purchased the individual releases, but not worth a double-dip for everyone else.

Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon Blu-ray Review

Posted February 24th, 2013 by Brandon A. DuHamel

Scooby and the gang hit a comic book convention and try to sniff out who’s posing as the Blue Falcon’s number one nemesis Mr. Hyde and terrorizing the crowds, in this fun for the whole family feature-length adventure.