Top 3 Blu-ray movies for every high-def fan must own

Summary: We've covered our favorite Blu-ray discs and our favorite special features, so I think it’s time to take a look at some of the latest Blu-rays on the market.  

  
Top 1. Game of Thrones: The Complete Fourth Season

HBO | 2014 | Season 4 | 560 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 17, 2015 (1 Week) 
TV show rating: ***** 9.3 


 
"They can never be tamed. Not even by their mother." 

Game of Thrones loves nothing more than to remind its fans they're watching Game of Thrones. Blood. Betrayal. Death. Murder most foul. No matter how many times the series shocks me, no matter how deeply a twist resonates, no matter how often I'm left stunned, heartbroken or profoundly unsettled, showrunners David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and author/co-executive producer George R.R. Martin manage to lull me into a false sense of security. Every. Single. Time. After the infamous Red Wedding, I swore I'd never again forget I was watching Game of Thrones. That I'd never forget how cruel and unpredictable the Seven Kingdoms can be. Wouldn't you know it, though, two episodes into Season Four, there I was again: wide-eyed, my jaw unhinged, my mind scrambling to convene order. Alright, a clear, weary thought stammered. Next time will be different. Next time I'll be ready. Besides, I have an entire season to brace for the worst.  

Top 2. Downton Abbey: Season 5 Blu-ray

Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey | Original UK Edition 
PBS | 2014 | Season 5 | 533 min | Not rated | Jan 27, 2015
TV show rating: **** 8.5



"Downton Abbey: Season 4" was met with enormous hostility by fans and critics. Spending three seasons tracking the emotionally chilled antics of the Crawley Family, emphasizing decorum, hushed rumor, and the occasional dramatic flare-up, the show suddenly downshifted into more manipulative scripting from creator Julian Fellowes, with a subplot featuring sexual assault identified as particularly irksome to those already deep into the English fantasy. "Season 5" sets out to rebuild what was lost, largely eschewing dire events and horrifying violence to restore a bit of the old energy that's been lost to practice and time. In fact, "Season 5" is determined to poke sunshine through the clouds, even opening the first episode with a joke. 

  
Top 3. Fury Blu-ray 
  
Blu-ray + UltraVioletSony Pictures | 2014 | 135 min | Rated R | Jan 27, 2015
Movie rating: **** 7.8



The War film has undergone quite the evolution over the years. While the classic anti-war film has been a hallmark throughout the cinema experience -- films like 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front are regarded as classics and speak decidedly against the ugliness of war -- there's been a clearly defined arc in the general flow of cinema history that has seen the War movie evolve in spirit and tone. The post-war era brought with it a collection of movies that showed a spirited patriotism that didn't exactly cheer on war but that gave it something of a more glorious, gung-ho, rah-rah, sort of mass appeal, not to mention a "clean" and "watered down" depiction of war, understandable in the wake of the bloodiest war the world had ever seen. Following the Vietnam conflict, filmmakers like Oliver Stone and Stanley Kubrick positioned their cameras to depict war as a negative to both the individual and to the greater human condition, an unsurprising turn of events considering the cultural shift of the 1960s and the broad popular opposition to the conflict by its end in the 1970s. 

Wonderful DVDs announced for summer holiday on 2014

Here are some great DVD released date which we pick up, you can enjoy it with your family and have fun! 

  

Justin and the Knights of Valour DVD

 

    
Genre : Animation, Family
Release Date : July 22, 2014
MPAA Rating : PG
Director : Manuel Sicilia
Starring : Freddie Highmore, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, Antonio Banderas, Julie Walters, Alfred Molina, Rupert Everett, Charles Dance, James Cosmo, Tamsin Egerton, Barry Humphries, David Walliams

Transcendence DVD

 

Genre : Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Date : July 22, 2014
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Director : Wally Pfister
Starring : Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Clifton Collins Jr., Josh Stewart, Cole Hauser, Cory Hardrict 

The Protector 2 DVD

 

Genre : Action, Thriller
Release Date : July 29, 2014
MPAA Rating : R
Director : Prachya Pinkaew
Starring : Tony Jaa, RZA, Mum Jokmok, Marrese Crump, Jija Yanin Wismitanan, Ratha Pho-ngam, Kazu Patric Tang, Kalp Hongratanaporn, David Ismalone, Teerada Kittisiriprasert 

Heaven Is for Real DVD 

 

Genre : Drama, Family
Release Date : July 22, 2014
MPAA Rating : PG
Director : Randall Wallace
Starring : Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale, Thomas Haden Church, Jacob Vargas, Lane Styles

The Face of Love DVD 

Genre : Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release Date : July 15, 2014
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Director : Arie Posin
Starring : Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams, Amy Brenneman, Jess Weixler, Linda Park, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Kim Farris

Under the Skin DVD
  
 

Genre : Sci-Fi, Drama
Release Date : April 04, 2014 (Limited)
MPAA Rating : R
Director : Jonathan Glazer
Starring : Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Robert J. Goodwin, Krystof Hadek, Jessica Mance

The Legend of Sarila DVD



Genre : Animation
Release Date : July 01, 2014
Director : Nancy Florence Savard
Starring : Christopher Plummer, Rachelle Lefevre, Dustin Milligan, Tim Rozon, Natar Ungaluq, Genevieve Bujold, Elisapie Isaac
  
Also released on this summer holiday 2014 
  
 

Movie released about “Words and pictures(2014)”

Cast
Clive Owen as Jack Marcus
Juliette Binoche as Dina Delsanto
Valerie Tian as Emily
Bruce Davison as Walt
Amy Brenneman as Elspeth
Director
Fred Schepisi
Writer
Gerald Dipego
Cinematography
Ian Baker
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated PG-13 for sexual material including nude sketches, language and some mature thematic material
111 minutes

Reviews:  
If a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, this review would be just a selfie of yours truly looking sad and confused as the credits for "Words and Pictures" played in the background. Alas, I work in a medium driven by words, so to equal that picture, I’ve got 950 words to go.
Equating words and images is the major plot point of "Words and Pictures." Two high school Honors program teachers oversee a student debate on which is more important, images or the written word. In the process, the teachers fall in love. It sounds like a romantic comedy with a little heft to it, until you discover that one teacher is so repellent that you root against the relationship. Adding insult to injury, the debate itself is given little screen time to develop.
"Words and Pictures" has a helmer I greatly admire, suitably cast actors I enjoy and a plot that sounds intriguing. Rom-coms are the hardest genre to employ without failure, but director Fred Schepisi made two successful ones: "I.Q.," which I liked, and "Roxanne," which I adore. Clive Owen had a roguish charm in "Duplicity" and Juliette Binoche provided what little convincing romance there was to be had in "The English Patient." As a writer whose drawing skill makes Dr. Seuss look like Frank Miller, I was all set to root for words to win the big debate... 

Movie Review: JUST MARRIED

"Just Married" is another old movie that my husband and I watched.

This +romantic +comedy movie was released in theatre 11 years ago. Whoa! I was still in +college that time.

The main cast were Brittany Murphy as Sarah McNerney and Ashton Kutcher as Tom Leezak. Brittany was came from a rich +family while Ashton is just an ordinary guy who work in a +radio. 

The two meet when Ashton accidentally hit Sarah with the ball while playing football. The two sleep together and decided to get married. Sarah's family oppose this married thing but despite the opposition the +wedding got through.

The newly wed is now on their way to their +honeymoon in a classy hotel at the foot of the alps. But due to accident happen in the +hotel that almost create fire, the +couple were forced to live this +classy hotel. 

Then the +adventure began.

To be continued...

Movie review: ‘Dorothy’s Return’ to Oz is 2nd rate

Transported back to Oz by a magical rainbow, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto head for the Emerald City and again gather new friends.

In the 75 years since “The Wizard of Oz” debuted, its sequels, prequels and spinoffs have struggled to carry on the film’s legacy.

A year after Sam Raimi’s mediocre “Oz the Great and Powerful,” the streak continues with “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return,” an average, likable enough tale hampered by second- (or even third-) rate animation that borders on creepy.

Set many years after the Wicked Witch of the West’s demise yet merely the next morning in Kansas time, the film’s impetus involves the Scarecrow (voiced by Dan Aykroyd), Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer) and Lion (James Belushi) held captive by the ambiguously evil Jester (Martin Short).

Transported back to Oz by a magical rainbow, Dorothy (Lea Michele) and Toto head for the Emerald City and again gather new friends, this time to save their old ones.

Composing the chemistry-rich B Squad are an obese owl (Oliver Platt), a marshmallow soldier (Hugh Dancy), a china doll princess (Megan Hilty) and a repurposed tree that looks like the StubHub Ticket Oak with bad teeth (Patrick Stewart).

When so moved, they belt out ballads ranging from lackluster (Bryan Adams and Jim Dooley’s contributions) to Disney Princess quality (Tift Merritt’s “Even Then”), though the odds of any reaching “Let It Go” status are blessedly low.

While never boring, with the exception of an inspired candy courtroom scene with a Circus Peanut gallery and a jury of one’s Peeps, the film’s humor is limited to the Jester’s manic dialogue, little of which elicits a giggle.

Mostly, “Legends of Oz” is one more outing with familiar characters that neither adds to nor tarnishes the land’s good name.

Until a worthy successor arrives, it’s best to stick with the original.

Grade: C. Rated PG. Playing at the Beaucatcher, Biltmore Grande and Carolina Asheville. 

Making a Personal Movie:'Chef,' movie review

If you’ve ever struggled to find a balance between nurturing a career and making time for friends and family, Jon Favreau’s latest should hit home.  He leads Chef as Carl Casper, a successful chef whose career is decimated by one abysmal review.  In an effort to regain some stability while also giving himself the freedom to take risks with his craft, Carl leaves the Los Angeles restaurant scene behind to run a food truck featuring his own, unique menu.  For more on the film, here’s my review.

A movie like “Chef” begs for a smorgasbord of puns, so let’s get those out of the way: This undercooked but still flavorful comedy may not have much meat to it, but the small side dishes can be a meal in themselves.

Jon Favreau steps away from helming blockbusters such as “Iron Man” to write, direct and star in this congenial fable. Carl Casper (Favreau) is a one-time culinary wunderkind who’s now middle-aged, with a wide midriff and middling reputation. His loyal staff includes efficient hostess Molly (Scarlett Johansson in a cameo) and chatty sous chefs Martin (John Leguizamo) and Tony (Bobby Cannavale). 

When the restaurant gets a visit from an influential food critic, Carl wants to prepare something extraordinary, but the restaurant’s owner (Dustin Hoffman) orders Carl to do nothing special. The result: A scathing review, a Twitter war of words between Carl and the critic — and a chef without a job.

  

Trying to land on his feet, Carl, his ex-wife Inez (flighty but pleasant Sofia Vergara) and their 10-year-old son Percy (Emjay Anthony, quite the pro) go to Miami, where Inez’ slick first husband (Robert Downey Jr.) donates a rickety food truck. Carl and Co. give it a fresh paint job and drive it from Miami to L.A., selling Cuban sandwiches like hot cakes all the way. By the time they get to California, Carl’s got his groove back.

Favreau has always been a cool, amiable presence, all the way back to “Swingers” (1996) and his mini-gem feature directorial debut, “Made” (2001). His Queens-kid persona is impossible not to like. Scenes of Favreau at the grill bantering with Leguizamo and Cannavale could almost sustain an entire movie.
  
It does for a while. The moments when Carl connects with his kid click, too. But there’s a whole patch of “Chef” that feels wayward, as if Favreau has gotten so accustomed to Big Studio demands to cut details and get to the next explosion that he decided to stretch out every single small moment in “Chef.”

The good news is that his slow simmer approach here never puts us off for too long as the camaraderie between he and his cast gives “Chef” its mild yet tasty spice. 

Great Blu-ray movie review: Seven Warriors

Well Go USA | 1989 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 22, 2014 (2 Weeks)
 

 
Is it possible to roll over in your grave before you're even dead? Akira Kurosawa may have at least looked askance when his classic 1954 film Seven Samurai became John Sturges' Americanized The Magnificent Seven (along with several sequels starting in 1960 and continuing on for over a decade). Sturges' film at least had the benefit of a smartly rethought setting and some great performances, along with the director's trademark handling of action sequences. But the iconic Japanese director may well be spectrally furious with what has happened with some of his most legendary films since he shuffled off this mortal coil. One of the touchstones of 20th century cinema, Kurosawa's immortal Rash on, became the basis for a pretty dunderheaded follow-up called Tajomaru: Avenging Blade in 2009. But some twenty years earlier, Seven Samurai itself (themselves?) was adapted yet again in a fitfully amusing but ultimately pointless reboot called Seven Warriors. This 1989 outing is noisy, frenetic and even occasionally fun at times, but it's a pale (one might go so far as to say bloodless) reinvention of Kurosawa's original. Rather sloppily directed by Terry Tong (with the somewhat better fight choreography handled by Sammo Hung), and scored with what must certainly be one of the most inept sets of cues ever slathered onto a soundtrack, Seven Warriors lumbers about, attempting to revisit a lot of the tropes in Kurosawa's masterpiece without ever offering much of anything new and finally kind of sullying the memory of the famous film. 

 

'Men in War' Proves Sherman Was Right The Cast

Olive Films | 1957 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 2014 (6 Days) 

 
IT appears that the underlying purpose of Sidney Harmon's new film, "Men in War," is to show that the famous observation of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was justified. War, in this low-budget picture, which came to the Capitol yesterday, is brutal and agonizing. It is unequivocal hell.
From the very beginning, when the camera brings us in touch with a platoon of hard-pressed American infantrymen cut off from their battalion during the Korean war, it is one long display of horror and misery as the soldiers, under the command of a tired and tormented lieutenant, try to slog their way back to their lines.
Half of the bruised and bearded soldiers appear to be suffering from battle fatigue, which causes them, at embarrassing moments, to do weird and incautious things. These unaccountable fellows are constantly having to be dragged down to the ground. The other half appear to be so frightened that they have to fee prodded to move. The courage and ingenuity of the lieutenant are unrelentingly taxed.
And, to add to his troubles, there early comes into his group a sergeant of nasty disposition, tending a colonel who is out of his mind. The colonel just sits there and gazes into space, but the sergeant gripes and growls, questioning the lieutenant's decisions. Yes sir, brother, war is hell.
So, we might add, is the experience of sitting through this film, which runs for an hour and three-quarters and never gets out of that ugly terrain. It is not just the war, it is the monotony of seeing the same things happen over and over again—feet dragging through dust, faces sweating, guys jumping up and going mad. The screen play by Philip Yordan and the direction of Anthony Mann are made up largely of previous war-film indications of human behavior that mean little when repeated so many times.
It is a relief when the lieutenant and the nasty sergeant, survivors of the band, wipe out an enemy bunker and permit the picture to come to an end.
The lieutenant is played by Robert Ryan and the sergeant by Aldo Ray. Both are rugged, ruthless soldiers, by the rules of realism here laid down, and James Edwards as a careless Negro and Philip Pine as a scared noncom are among the dozen or so actors who stumble and sweat commendably.
It is hard to figure what audience, if any, should be recommended to this film. By now, there are not many people who are unacquainted with the facts of Hollywood war.

“47 Ronin”: The Inside Story of Universal’s Samurai Disaster

 
Director: Carl Rinsch
  
Writers:Chris Morgan (screenplay), Hossein Amini(screenplay), 2 more credits 
  
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki |See full cast and crew

Summary:
  
If ever a film was in need of an honourable death and a respectful burial it would be 47 Ronin, a cursed samurai epic that features a somnambulistic performance from a shell-shocked Keanu Reeves. Carl Rinsch's $175m drama was shot back in 2011 then found itself sat on the shelf for over a year, beset by bad omens and the stench of decay. It limps into cinemas and falls on its sword with a sigh.
Reeves is Kai, a disreputable mixed-race killing machine who rides to the aid of a band of exiled ronin in a mystical feudal Japan. Before long, our hero is slicing ogres, wrestling witches and romancing his lordship's daughter with the selfsame air of irritated bemusement. Meanwhile, ranked alongside him, the ronin (represented by a group of estimable Japanese actors) have their work cut out tackling reams of expository English-language dialogue. This dialogue appears to have leapt, fully formed, off the nearest idiot board.
47 Ronin is murky, muddled and leaden, although it's not quite the unmitigated disaster it's been cracked up to be. Rinsch's lethargic fantasy plotline at least comes leavened by some vibrant visual flourishes. I enjoyed the drifting ground fog that takes on human shapes, while the sorceress's green dress is made to twist and writhe like the bedclothes in an MR James ghost story. In the thick of the battle, Kai eventually proves his mettle and impresses his betters. They used to revile him and now they realise they love him. Kai accepts their grovelling apologies with a pained little frown. His thoughts, as ever, appear to be directed elsewhere.

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Amazing film: Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz

In the third installment of the hit Nazi Zombie action horror movie, Outpost: Rise Of The Spetnaz, we discover the horrifying origins of these supernatural soldiers and see them in ferocious gladiatorial battle against the most ruthless and notorious of all military special forces: the Russian Spetsnaz.

Project details:
XLrator Media will distribute in the US.
Filmed on location in Glasgow and Yorkshire.
James "The Colossus" Thompson is an Ultimate Combat World Heavy Weight Champion and will play a character named "The Berserker" in the film.
One of the producers was quoted saying: "Kieran and Rae were challenged to create an ORIGINS story for the OUTPOST franchise and I’m delighted they have delivered a terrific script with an action packed storyline and some fantastic new baddies. With production imminent and our lead cast in place we are all set for the goriest and most violent fight fest seen in our Outpost movies yet!"
This may have just been a joke, but one of the producers said that we'll see "Nazi Zombies cage fighting with Russian Special Forces!"
It's said that this will be an "origins story."
This marks Kieran Parker's directorial debut, after serving as producer of the previous two installments.
The third and final film in the Outpost trilogy. 

  
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We founded an interesting movie“The Lego Movie (2014)”

Movie Information:
"The LEGO (R) Movie" is the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO (R) adventure. The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet (Chris Pratt) an ordinary, rules- following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously under-prepared. 
PG, 1 hr. 41 min.
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
Directed By: Phil Lord , Christopher Miller

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What we need?

Sometime, we have lots of videos are from the movies after we have purchased through many retail chains. And the output video is used for personal entertainment and is displayed on my televisions or pc.

So to get my movie collections onto TV or PC for playback, we need Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate which one has the ability to stream any of my movies within your home to any of the TV's that are networked to your home pc. And it can modify the sample rate of audio/video and the ability to keep 5.1 surround sound of the movie.

You can searching “Top 5 Best Video Converter Ultimate Review” on google, and you can download free trail “Bigasoft Total Video Converter” and “Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate”, but James said:“ I have tried some free woftware（software） and was not satisfied with the performance of the software from other vendors. Typical session would last for at least 3 hours and sometimes up to 6 hours. So I choose the Pavtube.” 
  
How to convert Blu-ray disc, DVDs, Videos to any of the TV that are networked?

Guide Steps:

Tips: If you want to convert Blu-ray movies you must have a BD drive.
  
Step 1: Load Media Files to TV Converter.

Install and run the Blu-ray/DVD/Video to TV, click the top left “Load files” To Load your video.

Step 2: Set output format.
You should find the optimized one from the "Format" menu and choose the “Common Video>MKV(Matroska)Video (*.mkv)” for playback on TV.


Step 3: Customize video specs.(Settings)

For people who want to further customizing output video size and quality, you can click “Settings” on the bottom to and you could choose 5.1 channel from “Channels” option.

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Need For Speed (2014) Movie Review

Movie information:
  
Need for Speed is an action-adventure movie based on the popular series of racing video games by Electronic Arts. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) stars as Tobey Marshall, a street racer who also upgrades race cars for a living. After being released from prison for a murder he didn't commit with vengeance on his mind, Marshall is determined to defeat Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper) -- his former business partner and ex-NASCAR driver -- in the De Leon race, the greatest underground racing event where only the best drivers are invited to compete. However, he must dodge cops coast-to-coast and avoid the bounty Brewster placed on his car in order to make the race in time. Expect plenty of car chases and reckless driving -- some with awful consequences. Language and nudity will also accompany what looks to be a fast-paced thrill ride.

   
The story chronicles a near-impossible cross-country race against time-one that begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to be one of redemption. In a last attempt to save his struggling garage, blue-collar mechanic Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul)-who with his team skillfully builds and races muscle cars on the side-reluctantly partners with wealthy, arrogant ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). Just as a major sale to car broker Julia Bonet (Imogen Poots) looks like it will save the business, a disastrous, unsanctioned race results in Dino framing Tobey for manslaughter.
  
Two years later and fresh out of prison, Tobey is set on revenge with plans to take down Dino in the high-stakes De Leon race-the Super Bowl of underground racing. To get there in time, Tobey must run a high-octane, action-packed gauntlet, dodging cops coast-to-coast and dealing with fallout from a dangerous bounty Dino put on his car. With his loyal crew and the surprisingly resourceful Julia as allies, Tobey defies odds at every turn and proves that even in the flashy world of exotic supercars, the underdog can still finish first.