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Weekend Roundtable: Baby Baby Baby…

Josh Zyber — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:00:01 +0000

This week’s ‘Baby Driver’ isn’t actually about a baby. But what if it was??? For lack of a better tie-in (since we’ve already done Roundtables about car chases and heist movies in the past), let’s look at some of our favorite movies (or at least movie scenes) involving babies. No, this week’s choice of topic...

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Poll: Will You Buy the $800 ‘Middle-Earth Collection’ Blu-ray Box Set?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:00:30 +0000

Late last week, Warner Bros. announced what may be the most ridiculously ostentatious Blu-ray collector’s edition ever conceived: a 30-disc box set called the ‘Middle-Earth 6-Film Collection’ containing all three ‘Lord of the Rings’ and all three ‘Hobbit’ movies housed on an elaborate bookshelf contraption. It can be yours for the low low price of...

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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Review: Been There, But Back Again

Philip Brown — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:00:06 +0000

Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy might not be as strong as his ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, but at least it isn’t another ‘Star Wars’ prequel debacle. Now that all of the tedious set-up has finally passed, Jackson delivers a feature-length climax that is easily the best entry of this elongated ‘Hobbit’ trio. Everything that’s...

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‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:00:36 +0000

We here at High-Def Digest love giving away free Blu-rays almost as much as Peter Jackson loves adding extra footage to his movies. Almost. Last week, we offered you a chance to win the Extended Edition of ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’. Let’s find the winner, shall we? As explained in the original post,...

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Contest: Win ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Extended Edition’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:00:54 +0000

Sometimes small things come in big packages. Such was the case when Peter Jackson decided to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s slim novel ‘The Hobbit’ into a trilogy of three epic movies. As if that weren’t enough, each of them keeps getting longer. The new Extended Edition of the last installment, ‘The Desolation of Smaug’, hits Blu-ray...

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The Trailer Park: Gods Gone Wild

Luke Hickman — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:00:19 +0000

When December comes around, the studios start rolling out their big awards hopefuls for the season. Whether any of these movies actually win Oscars or not, they might be worth watching. ‘Wild’ (Dec. 5) Reese Witherspoon is shooting for another Best Actress trophy with a traveling-to-find-one’s-self movie. In ‘Wild’, she plays a woman whose life...

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Now Playing: Tough ‘Hobbit’ to Break

Luke Hickman — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:00:49 +0000

My name is Luke and I’m an unapologetic fan of Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ films. While ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ wasn’t as strong as the first ‘Rings’ trilogy, I still loved it and, unlike most, I prefer the extended cut over the theatrical version. If you felt that ‘An Unexpected...

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Mid-Week Poll: How Will You See ‘The Desolation of Smaug’?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:00:50 +0000

This time a year ago, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ opened amid a firestorm of debate – not just about its content and quality (which divided many viewers), but about the High Frame Rate 48 fps photographic format that Peter Jackson chose to shoot it in. This week’s release of ‘The Desolation of Smaug’ (ugh,...

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The Trailer Park: Stay Classy

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:00:40 +0000

Will the summer movie line-up already in full swing, now is the time when studios unveil their previews for the holiday season, hoping to create a little buzz as early as possible. This week’s trailers mostly feature sequels. While two of them will come at the end of the year, one graphic novel adaptation won’t...

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‘The Hobbit’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:07 +0000

They wants the precious! They really wants the precious!! Last week, we offered you the chance to win ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ on Blu-ray, and you turned out in force with a lot of great contest entries. The time has come to reveal the winner. Let’s take this journey together, shall we? As explained...

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Share in the Adventure – Win ‘The Hobbit’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:15 +0000

Even after three successful contests in a row, we’re still in a giving mood around here at High-Def Digest. To keep the momentum going, we’ve decided to give away yet another free movie to one of our readers! This week, we’re offering you the opportunity to win ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Blu-ray, and...

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Full Metal Jackets: Quite a Merry Gathering

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:00:42 +0000

That the first installment in Peter Jackson’s epic ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel trilogy, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’, would become one of the biggest movies of 2012 was not unexpected at all. The film was virtually preordained to be a blockbuster. Commensurate with its success, the movie will receive not just one, but several...

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