Renters Anonymous – June 2nd, 2009
New Releases
Revolutionary Road – 6.7/10 – Trailer
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon
It’s 1955. Frank and April Wheeler, in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job while April stays at home as a housewife. But they’re not happy. April has forgone her dream of becoming an actress, and Frank hates his job – one where he places little effort – although he has never figured out what his passion in life is. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris – a city where Frank visited during the war and loved, but where April has never been – as a means to rejuvenate their life. April’s plan: she would be the breadwinner, getting a lucrative secretarial job for one of the major international organizations, while Frank would have free time to find himself and whatever his passion. Initially skeptical, Frank ultimately agrees to April’s plan. When circumstances change around the Wheelers, April decides she will do whatever she has to to get herself out of her unhappy existence.
Special Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary with Sam Mendes and Justin Haythe
- “Lives of Quiet Desperation: The Making of Revolutionary Road”
- Deleted Scenes
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- “Richard Yates: The Wages of Truth”
- Trailer
Recommendation: Rent
He’s Just Not That Into You – 6.2/10 – Trailer
Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Kris Kristofferson
The plot chronicles the romantic misadventures of nine individuals in their twenties and thirties. Set in Baltimore, the common thread of the story is that one person in each relationship is more enamored with the other person than vice versa. At the core of these multiple stories is Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), a young woman who repeatedly misinterprets the signs that men give her about their level of interest in her.
Special Features:
- Both Widescreen 2.35:1 and Fullscreen 1.33:1 with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Deleted Scenes
- Digital Copy of the Film
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- Behind the Story Featurette
- BD Live
- Digital Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Rent (for the ladies)
Defiance – 7.1/10 – Trailer
Starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay
On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the three Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German occupied Eastern Europe.
Special Features:
1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1- Commentary with Edward Zwick
- “Return to the Forest: The Making of Defiance”
- “Children of the Otriad: The Families Speak”
- “Bielski Partisan Survivors”
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- “Scoring Defiance”
- Trailers
Recommendation: Rent
Fanboys
Released May 19th in the USA and June 2nd in Canada
Starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell
It’s the Halloween party they’ve all been waiting for, to have fun with friends and hang out with fellow Star Wars fans and partners in crime. However, events take a turn when one of their bunch who long ago outgrew his old gang and took on adult responsibilities is suddenly in their midst again. Reconnecting is not easy. But soon, Eric, Windows, Hutch and Zoe realize that Linus will not live long enough to experience what’s been on their minds for ages: The long-awaited theatrical release of Star Wars – Episode I, which is still several months away. Linus once again suggests to his friends what he’s been scheming since fifth grade: Breaking into Skywalker Ranch, this time to steal a print of the movie. Crazy, right? But it might be the only way for Linus to see the movie before he dies. So as insane as it sounds, they take Hutch’s van and embark on a mission to drive across half the country to the Ranch.
Special Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Deleted Scenes
- Commentary with Cast and Crew
- Disturbances in the Force: A Series of Webisodes
- The Truth About Fanboys
- The Star Wars Parallel
- 4 Fanboys & 1 Fangirl
- The Choreograph
Recommendation: Rent
Re-Releases
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray) – 6.9/10
Two years after the events in “Final Fantasy VII”, a disease called ‘Seikon-Shoukougun’, or ‘Geostigma’, is spreading through the planet. This disease is believed to have been caused by the body fighting off foreign material that invaded the body two years earlier, at the end of “Final Fantasy VII”. Guilt-ridden and haunted by his past, ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife has decided to live a secluded, solitary life away from his friends while maintaining “Strife’s Delivery Service”, whose headquarters is located in Tifa Lockheart’s bar, the Seventh Heaven. Tifa’s bar serves as an orphanage for children stricken with Geostigma. Here, Tifa keeps an eye on Barret’s six-year-old daughter, Marlene, while Barret searches the planet for an alternative energy source to the Planet’s energy, Mako. One day, Cloud receives a phone call from the former Shinra, Inc. president, Rufus, asking him for protection from a mysterious man named Kadaj. Kadaj, in the meantime, along with his brothers Loz and Yazoo, are searching for their “mother”, and seem to believe that Cloud knows where to find her. Meanwhile, Vincent Valentine has been wandering the planet gathering information on Kadaj’s scheme, and Cloud and his friends must come together again to fight these new enemies.
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- 126 min cut of the film (16min longer)
- “Legacy of Final Fantasy VII”
- “Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII”
- On the Way to a Smile – Episode: Denzel Animated Film
- “Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII Compilation”
- Sneak Peek at Final Fantasy XIII
- Trailers
Recommendation: Buy (for animation and Final Fantasy lovers)
Air Force One (Blu-ray) – 5.6/10
Starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close
The President of the United States is on a journey home after making a speech in Moscow. But on the journey, Russian hi-jakers take over the plane, disguising themselves as newspaper reporters. They want the President to ring Moscow and release General Redek. But they think that the President has escaped in the pod. But the president is really still on board air force One attempting to regain control of the plane and to rescue his wife and daughter.
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Director’s Commentary with Wolfgang Petersen
- BD-Live Enabled
Recommendation: Pass
The Graduate (Blu-ray) – 7.5/10
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, William Daniels
Ben has recently graduated college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his “Homecoming” party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father’s business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson’s daughter.
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 1.0
- Extra DVD copy of the Film
Recommendation: Rent
Bruce Almighty (Blu-ray) – 6.4/10
Starring Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Ann Walter, Catherine Bell, Steve Carell
Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., is discontented with almost everything in life despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend Grace . At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against God and God responds. God appears in human form and, endowing Bruce with divine powers, challenges Bruce to take on the big job to see if he can do it any better.
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Commentary with Tom Shadyac
- The Process of Jim
- Outtakes
- Deleted Scenes
- BD Live Enabled
Recommendation: Rent
Road House (Blu-ray) – 5.4/10
Starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara, Kevin Tighe, Red West, Kathleen Wilhoite, Sunshine Parker
Dalton is the Cooler in bars; He backs up and directs the bouncers. He takes a job in a Road House that has gotten far too rough. His attempts to clean things up put him in conflict with Brad Wesley, the town bully and rich person. Things heat up.
Blu-ray Featrues:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Extra DVD copy of the Film
Recommendation: Pass
The Unrated Blogger’s Cut
Being that Fanboys releases in Canada this week, that will be my major rental. In fact, I already received my copy of Fanboys thanks to Zip.ca (a Canadian Netflix) so I will be watching it immediately after I finish writing this post. I already watched He’s Just Not That Into You and I don’t really think it was that great so I won’t be watching it again. And even though I would love to watch the extended cut of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children I won’t be able to because it is only released on Blu-ray (thanks a lot Sony).
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