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For Dads: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows #BlurayElite Review #SP

July 10, 2012 by Divina Rodriguez Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu-Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows For our review of the movie go here: http://www.dancinghotdogs.com/2011/12/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows-movie-review/ Dad Factor: medium/high. If you try and don’t think to hard when you watch this movie, what you get is a tried and true summer action flick. Nothing spectacular or particularly new considering the first movie, but with enough big explosions and other things to keep the home theater of your fully engaged. In addition, it brings to a close some of the loose ends from the first movie. Kid Factor: Medium. Older kids will enjoy the explosions and actions, though they will have absolutely no idea who Sherlock Holmes is. Date Factor: Low. Unless she enjoys action movies (if she does then she’s a keeper!) this … [Read more...]

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For Dads:Journey 2: The Mysterious Island #BlurayElite Review #SP

July 3, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu-Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Journey 2: the Mysterious Island Finally a kids movie, though not an obvious classic this is one of those wonderful time wasters that grab kids attention and doesn't let it go for almost 2 hours. A sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth, the movie exchanges Brendan Fraser for the The Rock and follow the adventures of the Andersons as they try to find the Mysterious Island depicted in books such as Treasure Island and Gulliver’s Travels. In my mind ,this is the spiritual successor to Honey I Shrunk the Kids, as the inhabitants of the island are all reversed in size, therefore big animals are small and small animals are enormous leading to dinosaur like insects and reptiles. Oh yeah, there is definitely a bee flying scene as well. Dad Factor: medium/low: While there is … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Horrible Bosses #BlurayElite Review #SP

June 26, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu-Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Horrible Bosses Who wouldn’t want to kill an awful boss. Horrible Bosses is an underrated comedy, while not ridiculously inventive or even great for that matter there is enough meat on the bones of this movie that I find the movie pretty re-watchable. With outlandish performances from Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell the movie has you rooting for our heroes to get their revenge. Dad Factor: High. This movie was made for adults to watch. This is a definite only for the scene with Jennifer Aniston as a inappropriate dentist. Add in Colin Farrell with his Bill Murray from Kingpin style hair and tiger robes are totally unforgettable. Kid Factor: Not until they are a bit older (meaning when they are at least teenagers) and even that is a bit of … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close #BlurayElite Review #SP

June 20, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu-Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close This is a tough movie to watch at times. Combining the events at 9/11 with a son and his relationship with his father who died during that tragedy and you can see where I am coming from. The movie does redeem itself through the journey by the son across New York City meeting the various denizen of the wounded city. It’s this search for a connection with his deceased father that really brightens the dark background the film is set in, and really shows that even in one of the worst times in the city’s history there are bright spots that served to show the resilience of the human spirit. Dad Factor: Undecided. While the background of the story is a bit of a downer, the story of a young boy trying to get closure after a tragedy taking … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Gone With the Wind #BlurayElite Review #SP

June 12, 2012 by Eddy 2 Comments

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Gone With the Wind It may be weird to say but this was the first time I ever watched Gone With the Wind. It seems like since the film is so ingrained in our culture I should have seen it at some point in the past 30 years of my existence. One thing that might have contributed to that is the fact that the movie is almost 4 hours long. If you are keeping track, Gone With the Wind is the #4 movie in the AFI top 100. Taking place a little before the civil war in the US the movie follows the life and loves of Scarlet O’Hara as war breaks out between the states, and her life in the south during these difficult times. In addition, it is an interesting glimpse of family life and drama in the south. Dad Factor: Low. While a classic movie, most Dad’s are not going to find … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Casablanca #BlurayElite Review #SP

June 7, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu Ray Elite team, I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to give you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Casablanca We now move into the Classics portion of the our reviews. If you haven’t at least heard of Casablanca then I really feel bad for you. During a brief period in college, Divina and I were really into watching as many of the American Film Institute’s top 100 films. Perennially in the top 5 movies in history, Casablanca is one of the few films in my opinion from that era which really holds up today. Since WWII has been co-opted as the background for so many movies over the years you can almost forget that this was filmed during the actual war. The performances are top rate and most importantly the story of Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine (the original Han Solo) and Ingrid Bergman’s IIsa during this time of unrest still has the ability to affect … [Read more...]

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(Video) For Dads: Toshiba BDX 3300 Blu-Ray/DVD Player Review

June 5, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

Give a man a Blu-Ray and he will entertain himself for a couple of hours, give him a Blu-Ray player and he will be entertained for a lifetime. While a lifetime may be a bit too long considering the life cycle of technology, this mangled proverb does have a bit of truth. For Fathers Day, it is easy (and cheaper) to just buy Dad some movie that he may more may not like, but sometime it is better to go the extra mile and give him something that he is certain to use for a long time. With the huge quality difference over DVDs and the fact that everyone is buying HDTVs now, the only logical choice is a Blu-Ray Player. One of the best players that I have tried out is the just released for 2012 Toshiba BDX line of Blu-Ray/DVD Players. I got to try out the 3300 which is the 2D version, and it was like night and day when compared to what we were watching before. The biggest factor for me was how simple it was to set up, all you need is an HDMI cable (not included) and you are … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Safe House Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Review and Sweepstakes

June 3, 2012 by Eddy 57 Comments

UPDATE: Giveaway is closed. Congrats to the five winners. Not all Dad’s need to be cinemaphiles, basically if you add enough action and explosions we will watch anything once. If you need evidence of this you need only look at the long and illustrious careers of Sly Stallone, Van Damme, Schwarzenegger…basically everyone who has appeared in Expendables 1 and 2. When I sat down to watch Safe House I came into it wanting to chill out and watch some good old fashion action. Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington do a great job as a CIA babysitter and the most dangerous man in the world respectively. Reynolds must keep Washington alive while avoiding getting killed himself by either Washington or the other guys pursuing them. The plot is not that original, you can see this type “buddying” of two opposite characters from comedies to drama reaching all the way back to the 60s. Therefore, there this only so much that can be done by the actors, none the less with … [Read more...]

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For Dads: Inception #Bluray Elite Review

May 24, 2012 by Eddy Leave a Comment

As a member of Warner Home Video super exclusive Blu Ray Elite team I get access to some of the greatest movies ever made. My mission is to tell you how these movies fit in the life of a Dad. Movie: Inception It's kind of funny that I recieved Inception along with The Matrix as my first taste of the Warner Home Video Blu Ray Elite progam. Both movie kind of blow your mind away, this time Inception creates the ultimate heist movie but instead of stealing money from banks they are stealing ideas in dreams. The concept is great but I think the execution is even better thanks to the genius of Christopher Nolan, when you add in the Batman movies and his earlier work like Memento you realize he has fashioned quite an impressive career for himself. Dad Factor: High. Great movie, though this is no mindless movie, be ready to put your thinking cap on...and ask yourself how deep you would go to see your own kids again? Kid Factor: Low. Way too high level thinking for the … [Read more...]

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Immortals Blu-Ray DVD Review

March 19, 2012 by Eddy 1 Comment

For pure entertainment value Immortals Blu-Ray DVD fits the bill. The movie is huge and bombastic and relies on the type of visuals that just pop on your brand new HD TV screen. For the most part, the story falls in the same trap that Clash of the Titans does, investing more in the visual than with the premise. Though that isn’t a bad thing in this case, sometimes you want to read a beach book and not War and Peace if you get my meaning. The movie provides you with all the fighting/action all in a plot that doesn’t really strain your resources to understand. For me this is a perfect movie to watch in a Home Theater (now I just have to figure out how to buy one for myself!). The story follows the journey of Theseus (Henry Cavill, our new Superman) as he tries to thwart King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) from releasing the Titans who will then procedure to destroy the gods ie. Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon etcetera. To do this, he basically kills everyone in sight, makes a … [Read more...]