Karl Urban Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

Star Trek Beyond

November 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Packed with more action than any Star Trek production before, Star Trek Beyond, over the past years, the franchise has evolved from thought-provoking science fiction to popcorn-popping mainstream entertainment that leaves most of its roots behind. [...]

Meet “Pete’s Dragon” in November

October 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has just added Pete’s Dragon to its fall line-up, bringing the live action remake of the classic story to Bl-Ray Disc and DVD in November. “Pete’s Dragon” stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace, a forest [...]

The Loft

August 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

When I received “The Loft” Blu-ray to review, I had barely heard of the film. I knew it was released earlier this year (in January, known among movie fans as the “studios dumping ground”) and it quickly disappeared from cinemas. Before watching [...]

And Soon The Darkness

March 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

'And Soon The Darkness' seems to have a lot going for it. It is a remake of a good, yet underseen 1970 British thriller of the same name, it has two beautiful female leads, a well-known male lead, and a distribution company (Anchor Bay) known [...]

Ghost Ship

December 2, 2009 // 0 Comments

With "Ghost Ship", Warner Home Video is sending another variation of the haunted house genre into the race. Being not unlike "Event Horizon, " "Deep Rising" and even films like "Virus," Steven Beck's [...]

Doom

February 18, 2009 // 0 Comments

Based on the computer game classic by id Software, "Doom" is a big budget effects movie and action spectacle that is exactly the kind of food you need to present and sell a new platform like high definition video. Although we are already past [...]

The Bourne Supremacy

June 7, 2006 // 0 Comments

Following the success of "The Bourne Identity" and eager to build a bankable franchise, Universal Pictures has adapted another one of Robert Lludlum's acclaimed super spy novels, "The Bourne Supremacy." After a successful DVD [...]

Doom

May 8, 2006 // 0 Comments

Also one of the first studios to support the HD-DVD format, Universal Home Entertainment has released two titles, one of which being the action film "Doom." Based on the computer game classic by id Software, the movie is a big budget effects and [...]

The Chronicles of Riddick

November 16, 2004 // 0 Comments

Note: This review is based on the Unrated Director’s Cut of the film. The Theatrical Cut is also sold separately. "The Chronicles of Riddick" is the direct sequel to the smaller cult science fiction hit "Pitch Black." 5 years prior, [...]