High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewFifth Element Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/fifth-element/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie Villains https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-villains/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-villains/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:00:47 +0000 Josh Zyber https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=101587 Everybody wants to be a hero, but villains have so much more fun. As Maleficent slinks back into theaters this weekend, let’s look back at some of our other favorite icons of evil from the movies. Deirdre Crimmins My favorite villains are those who are justified in their actions. They may be jerks or have...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-villains/feed/ 15 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 9th, 2017 – Fate Accompli https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-july-11-2017/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-july-11-2017/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:00:09 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=85871 It’s a given which movie will top the Blu-ray sales charts this week. That’s a done-deal, a fate that cannot be altered. The question, then, is whether anything else is worth giving a spin. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Fate of the Furious‘ – Be honest, don’t you wish the title were spelled ‘F8’? The eighth...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-july-11-2017/feed/ 17 Weekend Roundtable: Your Happy Place https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-happy-place/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-happy-place/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2017 20:00:44 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=82585 Some days, you just need to bury your head under a pillow and block the rest of the world out. Today may be one of those days. When you’re depressed or despondent and it feels like the entire world is falling apart, what movies, TV shows, games, music, etc. do you fall back on to...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-happy-place/feed/ 33 Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 25th, 2015 – Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-27-2015/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-27-2015/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2015 12:00:22 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=73534 It stands to reason that the week leading up to Halloween will find a lot of horror movies released on Blu-ray. What’s perhaps surprising this year is the breadth of other films, including several really appealing titles (all catalog product), available at the same time. New Releases Unfortunately, the latest day-and-date titles are a bunch...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-oct-27-2015/feed/ 28 Weekend Roundtable: Ass-Kicking Action Heroines https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-action-heroines/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-action-heroines/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 19:00:29 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=69979 As audiences line up to see ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ this weekend, they may be surprised to find a bald, robo-armed Charlize Theron on equal footing with the title hero of the film. For this week’s Roundtable, we wanted to celebrate some of cinema’s other badass action heroines who prove that girls can kick just...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-action-heroines/feed/ 7 SteelBook Alert: Big Bada Boom https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbook-sony-2014-comic-art/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbook-sony-2014-comic-art/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:00:32 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=65862 In an effort to revive interest in a bunch of its catalog titles, Sony has chosen to issue a big batch of new Blu-ray SteelBooks with vibrant, colorful, comic art designs. I expect that these will be greeted with mixed reaction from fans. These SteelBooks were designed by artists from the Gallery 1988 collective. To...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/steelbook-sony-2014-comic-art/feed/ 54 Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Explosions https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-explosions/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-explosions/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:00:32 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=63502 Since tomorrow is a holiday in the United States, the blog will be closed for a long weekend. We’ll leave you today with an early Roundtable. In honor of the Fourth of July, our topic this week is all about things that go boom. What are some of your favorite explosions featured in movies? Shannon...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-explosions/feed/ 48 Weekend Roundtable: Most Iconic Guns in Cinema https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-iconic-movie-guns/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-iconic-movie-guns/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:00:26 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=54181 Guns, guns, guns. From Dirty Harry’s .44 Magnum to Han Solo’s blaster pistol, Hollywood loves guns, the bigger and louder the better. Setting aside political arguments about the 2nd Amendment (we’re talking about fiction and fantasy here, folks), this week’s Roundtable takes a look at some of the most iconic guns in cinema. Adam Tyner...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-iconic-movie-guns/feed/ 24 Full Metal Jackets: SteelBooks As Far As the Eye Can See https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/zavvi-2013-steelbooks/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/zavvi-2013-steelbooks/#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:00:29 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=53361 At this point, I feel like I should just start signing my paychecks over directly to Zavvi. The UK retailer has turned into a real haven for SteelBook collectors, especially in recent months with a seemingly endless parade of metal case exclusives. Zavvi has announced so many Blu-ray SteelBooks, in fact, that I’ve had trouble...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-belated-sequels/feed/ 33 Weekend Roundtable: Movie Nit-Picks https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-nitpicks/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-nitpicks/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:00:31 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=30033 Let’s face it, few movies are perfect. Even some of our favorite films have flaws. Some may be tiny, but others are really glaring. Perhaps it’s one particular scene that doesn’t work, or an actor who’s miscast, or even a single line of groan-worthy dialogue. This week’s Roundtable is all about nit-picking. What small detail...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-movie-nitpicks/feed/ 41 Mid-Week Poll: Favorite Gary Oldman Performance https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/gary-oldman-poll/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/gary-oldman-poll/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:00:21 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=20446 Since Gary Oldman walked away with the most love in this past Friday’s Roundtable about favorite character actors, let’s follow through on this train of thought. Which movie has your favorite Gary Oldman performance? According to IMDb, Oldman has nearly 70 acting credits on his resumé so far. It would be impractical to list them...

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