The only past that Dial of Destiny is interested in plundering is the glory of its predecessors.
Paramount Home Entertainment’s UHD discs add to an already impressive 4K roster for Spielberg’s filmography.
The film endears itself to audiences by the utter idiosyncrasy of its execution.
Waxwork is thankfully free of The Cabin in the Woods’s smugness.
This is a necessary package for any fan of the franchise.
An insurmountable amount of extras comes second only to New Line’s stunning visual and audio transfer of Peter Jackson’s exhilarating and exhausting epic.
Given that this new DVD is an almost exact facsimile of the 2003 disc, they should have just called it the “I Wanna Be Like You” Edition.
If anyone doubts that children’s games are dark as well as exhilarating, they lack an understanding of the true nature of kids.
One can feel the growing pains inherent in this transitional film.
It holds up as a spectacle film, spooky funhouse ride and rollicking adventure yarn.
We learn that Indiana Jones was named after the family dog. Aren’t you glad you tuned in for his latest adventure?
Only Uwe Boll would assume that the moviegoing public craved a trashy Lord of the Rings rip-off starring Burt Reynolds and Matthew Lillard.
If the DVD cover is any indication, queens weren’t the only ones mortified by the Andrews/Raven duet in the film.
Royal Engagement is the prim and proper cousin to its comparatively anarchic predecessor.
Remember: the definitive, extended DVD edition of the film is a few months away.
Throughout, Peter Jackson’s majestic longshots and extreme close-ups will make you swoon.
Start as soon as possible or you’ll still be watching the extras here by the time The Return of the King hits theaters.
Just to have the films on DVD is enough to give the set an overall positive rating.
If you’re reading this, you know that the definitive, extended DVD edition of the film is still a few months away.
The film shows off Gordon Chan’s remarkable ability to transcend the sheer ineptitude of his material.