DVD Verdict: Action

The Great Escape (1963) (Blu-ray)

2013-05-20

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "More concerned with entertaining its audience than delivering an exercise in phony grit."

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)

2013-05-18

Reviewed by Jim Thomas
Quote: "If you go into The Scarlet Pimpernel expecting swashbuckling action adventure, you're likely to be disappointed."

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry / Race With the Devil (Blu-ray)

2013-05-17

Reviewed by Patrick Bromley
Quote: "Race With the Devil is an even better movie than Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, and not just because Warren Oates is in it."

Shanghai Noon / Shanghai Knights (Blu-ray)

2013-05-15

Reviewed by Patrick Naugle
Quote: "I recall both films as being fun, light hearted entertainment. That's still the case, but time hasn't been as kind."

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Three (Blu-ray)

2013-05-15

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "This is where the show finally hit its stride, stepped out of the shadow of its predecessor and firmly established itself as a genuinely superb science fiction series."

A Common Man (Blu-ray)

2013-05-14

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "A generic B-grade action film that happens to have been shot in an interesting location."

Superman: Unbound

2013-05-14

Reviewed by Mac McEntire
Quote: "This isn't the deepest or most status-changing Superman tale, but it's fun."

Escape (Blu-ray)

2013-05-13

Reviewed by Bill Gibron
Quote: "This is a thriller by way of accident, a scant 80 minute tour of breathtaking Norwegian mountain vistas occasionally dotted with a foot chase or bloody death."

Gamer 3D (Blu-ray)

2013-05-13

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "Fans of Crank should give this flick a rental."

The Last Stand (Blu-ray)

2013-05-13

Reviewed by Michael Stailey
Quote: "Come for the Arnold revival, stay for the immersive a/v presentation, and don't think too hard about the story they're trying to tell."