There Will Be Blood / 2008 Paramount / 158 Minutes / http://www.paramountvantage.com / The one fact about There Will Be Blood that I had no clue about before watching the DVD is that it is loosely based on the Upton Sinclair classic, Oil!. While I am not familiar with the original book, Sinclair’s “The Jungle†is a work that everyone should familiarize themselves with. If individuals have not familiarized themselves…
In The Name of the King – A Dungeon Siege Tale / 2008 Fox / 127 Minutes / http://www.fox.com / The secondary title for this film may be a little confusing for those individuals that have not played Dungeon Siege. For individuals that have not, it is a 2003 game (with a number of sequels) that is in the action RPG genre; individuals build their character up from their beginnings…
Fortysomething / 2008 Acorn Media / 293 Minutes / http://www.acornmedia.com / Obviously, individuals know Hugh Laurie from the hit show House M.D.. They may also remember Anna Chancellor from Four Weddings and A Funeral and (just-reviewed on NeuFutur) Suburban Shootout. If they are particulary well-versed in British novels, they may also know that the show was adapted from of the novel of the same name, written by Nigel Williams (“The…
Walt Disney Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros / 2008 Disney / 113 Minutes / http://www.disneydvd.com / It seems as if Disney has tried to tap other markets in the last fifteen to twenty years. This means that there was a specific ploy for individuals in the Middle East with a movie like Aladdin, the Chinese for Mulan, and of course, the Atlanteans for The Little Mermaid.…
Dead Boys – Return of the Living Dead Boys / 2008 MVD / 50 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / The Dead Boys were one of the few bands that had ever made anything of themselves from the Cleveland area. This band started in 1975 and broke up for the first time in 1979. While the act would have to stay together to record a live album for Sire Records (contract obligations),…
Bachelor Party 2 / 2008 Fox / 104 Minutes / http://www.fox.com /  Bachelor Party is a 1984 film that featured a young Tom Hanks, where Rick Gassko, a party animal, decides to actually settle down and marry eir girlfriend Debbie Thompson (Tawny Kitaen). As one can guess from the title, Rick’s friends decide to throw Rick one last party. Debbie, the insecure wife, believes that Rick cheats on eir,…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Season 6/ 2008 Lionsgate / 384 Minutes / http://www.lionsgatedvd.com / Practically anyone that was born between 1976 and 1990 had some love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at some point during their childhood. I was born in 1983, and I know that, outside of Ghostbusters toys, TMNT toys (movies, cartoons, and anything else that could be sold to me) were the thing which I played…
Jillian Michaels – 30 Day Shred / 2008 Lionsgate / 60 Minutes / http://www.jillianmichaels.com / Continuing with the week of firsts, this is the first fitness DVD that we at NeuFutur have had the chance to review. The story line behind this is funny – I had originally thought that Jillian Michaels was Jillian Hall, performer for the WWE. While it would not be outside the realm of the possibility,…
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Go To The Movies –Funny We Shrunk The Adults / 2008 Paramount / 66 minutes / http://www.paramount.com / The second of our two Alvin and the Chipmunks reviews, this iteration of “Go To The Movies†has a total of three episodes present. For individuals that have a partial collection and want to know what episodes are present, this collection has “Back To Alvin’s Futureâ€, “Biggerâ€, and…
Alvin and the Chipmunks:  The Chipmunk Adventure / 2008 Paramount / 76 Minutes / http://www.paramount.com / After the success that the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie had in the movie theaters last year, it is not a surprise that Paramount would release “The Chipmunk Adventure†on DVD now. The film is celebrating its 21st birthday this year, originally being released in 1987. This means that this feature is animated, and…
Sweeney Todd 2-Disc Special Edition / 2008 Warner Bros / 116 Minutes / http://www.dreamworks.com / It has been over 70 years since the last film adaptation of Sweeney Todd was made, and considering how short the period is between remakes of films nowadays(take, for example, The Hulk, which only took 5 years to cycle around), I think Warner Brothers and Dreamworks were okay to make a new version of the…
Enchanted / 2008 Disney / 107 Minutes / http://www.wdig.com / Enchanted is an interesting film, because of the different styles of filmmaking that Kevin Lima, the director, used in the creation of the film. This means that there are live-action segments, computer generated-segments, and traditional animation all present during the film. This film also marks the first time that Walt Disney had moved back to traditional animation after decreeing that…
No Country For Old Men / 2008 Paramount Vantage / 122 Minutes / http://www.video.com / No Country For Old Men is a movie that has been lauded numerous times all throughout the media, and has been given four Academy Awards, among its other wins (British Academy of Film Awards, Golden Globes). The Coen Brothers (Blood Simple, Fargo) adapted the film from a similarly-named Cormac McCarthy novel. Â The film itself is…
Suburban Shootout / 2008 Acorn Media / 171 Minutes / http://www.acornmedia.com /http://five.tv/suburbanshootout / It has been about two years since Suburban Shootout was first aired in the United States, but chances are that this comedy is not something that has been forgotten in the months since then. This set captures all eight of the episodes from the first series. It provides individuals with a great backdrop for the events that…
The Kite Runner / 2008 Dreamworks / 127 Minutes / http://www.kiterunnermovie.com / Individuals that have focused on the New Yok Times Bestseller list know that this work, written by Khaled Hosseini, charted pretty high after it was released all the way back in 2003. Readers of NeuFutur, both print and online, may also know that we covered and reviewed the soundtrack for the 2007 film, created by Alberto Iglesias. As…
South Park – Imaginationland / 2008 Comedy Central / 67 Minutes / http://www.comedycentral.com / It may just be me becoming a heartless bastard, but I have felt that in the last few years that South Park has gotten a lot more preachy. It may have been the addition of Norman Lear to the writing staff, it may be Matt and Trey getting older, but this really feels to be the…
Lil’ Bush : Resident of the United States Season One / 2008 Comedy Central / 132 Minutes / http://www.comedycentral.com / Throughout President Bush’s 7 years in office, Comedy Central has taken it quite often to the administration. Long-time viewers to the network may remember “That’s My Bushâ€, a live-action show that detailed President Bush’s time in office. Sadly, that show was canned after only a short time on the air,…
Into The Wild / 2008 Paramount Vantage / 148 Minutes / http://www.intothewild.com / http://www.paramountvantage.com / Into The Wild is a film adaptation of the Jon Krakauer book that in turn details the story of Christopher McCandless, an individual struck with wanderlust that ultimately drove eir to set up shop in Alaska. Ultimately dying there, this story (and film) looks to probe McCandless’ soul to see what made eir tick. The…
Things We Lost In The Fire / 2008 Dreamworks / 118 Minutes / http://www.thingswelostinthefire.com / http://www.dreamworks.com / This Image-award nominated film showcases the talents of Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro in this film that showcases that out of grief, some form of happiness can be created. The film itself is about Berry’s character and eir family taking in a friend of Berry’s deceased husband, as both groups look to…
Rosemary & Thyme: The Complete Collection / 2008 Acorn / 1100 Minutes / http://www.acornonline.com / Rosemary & Thyme was a show that ran on ITV for three series, finally closing up shop in August 2007. The show has an interesting premise: while the places in which they are in are typically idyllic, Laura Thyme and Rosemary Boxer eventually find themselves in the middle of a crime scene. The two are…