The third week of November this year is one of those weird periods in which a huge volume of new Blu-ray releases (over 60 titles!) somehow includes very damn few actually worth consideration.
Two new wide releases movies contend for your attendance this weekend. One is from a franchise we’ve come to trust, and the other from a franchise that hasn’t been worth watching in decades.
Few tones in all of filmmaking are more difficult to pull off than whimsy. One of the few directors who has managed to master that cutesy craft is Jean-Pierre Jeunet. (His ‘Amélie’ is the cinematic equivalent of a warm...
Out-of-focus projection. Lousy sound. Uncomfortable seats. Obscene ticket and concession stand prices. Chattering audiences who won’t shut up. People texting with bright cell phone screens that light up the room. Restless te...
While I hate to echo the same thing I’ve been saying for the past few weeks, this is yet another slow week for Blu-ray releases. However, one of my favorite movies of all time hits the format today, and that is definitely so...
For me, the best part of this week’s assortment of Blu-ray releases is the satisfaction of realizing that we here at The Bonus View have officially been around long enough to have covered most of these movies from the time o...
When the ‘Alien Anthology‘ box set was released on Blu-ray a few weeks ago, most reviewers (and many fans) pointed out that only the first two movies in the series had been freshly remastered for optimal picture qualit...
Wow! I’m left a little speechless. We received over 500 entries for our contest to win a copy of the ‘Alien Anthology‘ box set on Blu-ray. That’s fantastic, but also a lot of work for me to sift through. No...
Oh man, you guys really want to win a copy of the ‘Alien Anthology‘ on Blu-ray! I can’t believe the number of entries we’ve gotten. Nonetheless, I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind everyone that th...
Yes, we’re really doing this. One box set. Four movies. Over 50 hours of bonus features. A $139.99 value. And it can be yours for free! We’re giving away the ‘Alien Anthology’ on Blu-ray. All you have to do...
This weekend sees a couple of atrocious Hollywood train wrecks storm the multiplex while a couple of interesting smaller films sneak into the art houses. (And one you can already watch right now – via your cable box!) Is it ...
