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| Category | Action DVDs, Horror Movies, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Videos, Sequel, Space Opera, Spaceships, Outer Space, Space Travel, Star Trek | | Starring | Eric Bana, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Simon Pegg, Bruce Greenwood, Winona Ryder, Ben Cross, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin | | Director | Jeffrey Abrams | | Composer | Michael Giacchino | | Director of Photography | Daniel Mindel | | Executive Producer | Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Jeffrey Chernov, Bryan Burk | | Producer | Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Abrams | | Production Designer | Scott Chambliss | | Screenwriter | Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman |
Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Director's Comments Those prepared to hate the reboot of STAR TREK--whether they’re diehard fans or those in the anti-sci-fi camp--may be convinced to lower their shields after seeing this fun, action-filled film. Best known for creating mythology-driven series like LOST, J.J. Abrams has imbued his version with the elements that have made his shows such mind-bending entertainment while still keeping the soul of the saga intact. STAR TREK begins with an attack by an impossibly advanced Romulan ship captained by the tattooed, snarling Nero (Eric Bana). Among the survivors is the infant version of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), who grows up to wreak havoc on the Iowa countryside. When Captain Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood) meets an adult Kirk, he encourages him to join Starfleet, giving him the opportunity to meet Spock (Zachary Quinto), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), and the rest of the characters audiences have loved for decades.
Abrams has assembled a fine cast who seem to be aware of their predecessors but never resort to impressions. Both Quinto and Pine do a fine job with their portrayals of Kirk and Spock, and Karl Urban couldn’t be better as Leonard McCoy. The supporting players--Simon Pegg (Scotty), John Cho (Sulu), and Anton Yelchin (Chekov)--all capture the essence of what drove their characters, though their screen time is limited. STAR TREK manages the nearly impossible: it pleases hardcore fans with plenty of in-jokes and references (and an appearance by the original Spock, Leonard Nimoy), but it doesn’t alienate newcomers with tons of technobabble. The action and effects rank with any other top-tier summer blockbuster, but there’s plenty of humor to balance the excitement. For anyone who (wrongly) felt he had to hide his trekker tendencies, this undeniably cool version of STAR TREK offers a chance to wear the "geek" label with pride. Star Trek Reviews: 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's an energetic sci-fi extravaganza, with spectacular action sequences and nifty visuals....When it comes to sheer spectacle, STAR TREK as re-imagined by J.J. Abrams, delivers."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "[T]his STAR TREK has in general bridged the gap between the old and the new with alacrity and purpose."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "[A] clever and infectious reboot of the amazingly enduring sci-fi classic....With a crew like this, you can welcome the future." -- Grade: A--- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly "A bright, shiny blast from a newly imagined past....The spirit of adventure and embrace of rationality that define the show are in full swing..."-- New York Times Critic, New York Times "[I]t is, undeniably, a reconsideration of what constitutes STAR TREK, one that deemphasizes heady concepts and plainly stated humanist virtues in favor of breathless action punctuated by bursts of emotion." -- Grade: B+-- Keith Phipps, A.V. Club "It's a movie that is correct enough to appease the most hard-core buffs, while opening up the final frontier to a new generation of fans....Pure pop pleasure."Washington Post "Paced at warp speed with spectacular action sequences rendered brilliantly and with a cast so expert that all the familiar characters are instantly identifiable..."-- Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter "[T]he new and improved STAR TREK will transport fans to sci-fi nirvana....STAR TREK rockets along like a beautifully engineered vehicle you can't help but admire for its design and performance....This reincarnation is dynamic..."-- Todd McCarthy, Variety 4 stars out of 5 -- "Abrams goes back to the series' '60s roots...and laces this origin story with a youthful zest and some enjoyable self-parody. The intergalactic vistas and pop art interiors are constantly stunning."-- Richard Mowe, Box Office "The 2009 STAR TREK film goes back eagerly to where STAR TREK began....The special effects are slam-bam."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Star Trek | List Price | $29.99 (You save $7.80) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2009 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  8637  | | CD Universe Part number | 7989687 | | Catalog number | 348504 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | New Star Trek DVD release date Nov 17, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Also Known As | Star Trek XI | | Running Time | 126 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Star Trek Movie Review  NOT FOR THE HARDLINERS........
AS FOR ME PERSONALY I THOUGHT THE ACTION WAS OFF THE CHARTS BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES WITHOUT ALL THE CHANGES. ESPECIALY WITH THE YOUNGER CREW. AS A HARDLINER AND A HARDCORE FAN OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES I GIVE THE PLOT OR STORY 0 STARS AND THE ACTION 3 STARS. MR. ABRAHMS ALIENATED A LOT OF OLD GUARD TREKKERS WITH THIS MOVIE AND WITH IT'S WILD AND CRAZY STORYLINE BUT I GUESS WE AS REAL TREKKIES CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THESE CAN BE CORRECTED IN FOLLOWING MOVIES TO COME.
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 Uhura and the green chick are hot
The actors are all perfect in the roles. Nero is a great villain, a bad guy who alters reality. The best Star Trek film. Can't wait for the next one
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Incredible reboot!
All I can say was that it was incredible as a Star Trek movie, an action movie, a sci-fi movie, a reboot, a summer blockbuster, an action movie, and as a movie in general. Definitely worth seeing in theaters.
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This review is for a different format. Engage!!
With Leonard Nimoy to bring continuity to the story, plus a list of quality actors playing the other familiar roles, this installment promises to present a quality addition to the ongoing mission to "seek out new life and new civilizations." I can't wait for the theatrical release. Eric Bana should make for a wonderfully wicked nemesis. Make it so!!
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Based on the Hasbro toy line that initially captivated kids in the 1980s, director Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS finds two warring bands of shape-shifting alien robots renewing their intergalactic conflict on Earth. While the Decepticons, followers of the malevolent Megatron (voiced by Hugo Weaving), strive to take over the planet, the Autobots, led by the valiant Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen), are intent on protecting humanity. When young Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) discovers that his new car is really the Autobot Bumblebee (voiced by Mark Ryan), it sets the stage for a massive giant-robot showdown.
A shining example of the Hollywood summer blockbuster at its best, TRANSFORMERS combines stunning CGI effects and thrilling action sequences with drama, humor, and a touch of romance. Featuring a large cast that includes Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, John Turturro, Anthony Anderson, and Rachael Taylor, the film is anchored by LaBeouf, who always displays an engaging Everyman charm, whether he's running from colossal robots, interacting with his well-meaning parents (hilariously played by Kevin Dunn and Julie White), or pining for his gorgeous classmate (Megan Fox). While some TRANSFORMERS purists may be dismayed by certain aspects of this bold big-screen adaptation (Bumblebee is a Camaro instead of a Volkswagen), the movie balances its spectacle with an admirable amount of substance, giving it an appeal far beyond pre-teen boys and their nostalgic Autobot-loving elders.
Michael Bay's film based on the classic toys grossed $306 million in theaters. Bonuses: special edition DVD has commentary, three multi-part documentaries, HD has H.U.D. feature with behind-the-scenes footage in picture-in-picture and text running with the film, Web-enabled features including character stats and GPS, close-up of robot models.
| | Up DVD (2009) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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This film from the wizards at Pixar centers on Carl Fredericksen, a character far different from any of the animation company's previous heroes. Carl isn't a fish, or a toy, or a monster. Instead, Carl is simply a 78-year-old man, but his age doesn't keep him from having a rollicking adventure in this film featuring the voices of Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, and Pixar favorite John Ratzenberger.
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| | Saw V DVD (2008) Widescreen; Director's Cut; Subtitled; Unrated
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Continuing on with its story despite the death of namesake killer Jigsaw in the third installment, SAW V concerns itself with detailing who will carry on with his bloody work. Director David Hackl, the production designer on the previous three films, retains their familiar charnel house look. Though there are fewer grisly death sequences, faithful viewers will enjoy the creative plot twists. The film opens with a man strapped to a table above a pendulum. As the sharp blade begins swinging over his stomach, he has only a minute to stop it by inserting his hands into a device that will crush them. When the machine malfunctions, it's clear that it wasn't the work of the meticulous Jigsaw. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) continues the investigation he began in the previous film, only to wake up to find himself wearing a glass helmet filled with water. With a minimum of self-mutilation, he escapes and continues his investigation with the hunch that Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) is somehow involved in the new rash of killings. Before long, a new group of strangers wakes up in Jigsaw's lair to face a series of brutal tests, and Jigsaw's ex-wife, Jill, is given a mysterious box at the execution of his will.
An enormously popular and critic-proof series, SAW gives its fans what they want--creatively executed blood and guts. The fifth installment in as many years, SAW V is more subdued in that department, but the sequences it does contain deliver the goods. Several lengthy flashbacks also allow Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) to make a few appearances. While SAW V isn't the place for beginners to start, those who have stuck with the story this far will find it a fitting entry, happy that SAW VI is just around the bend.
This $55.4 million-grossing film about the continuation of the Jigsaw murders is released 12 weeks after its theatrical bow. Bonuses: commentaries, featurettes.
| | Rodgers & Hammerstein Allegro: First Complete Recording CDs (2009)
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Between 1943 and 1951, Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote five Broadway musicals, four of which -- Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, and The King and I -- became huge hits with long runs, million-selling cast albums, movie adaptations (with million-selling soundtrack albums), and frequent revivals. The fifth show, which curiously came right in the middle, was Allegro (1947), a flop that was nearly forgotten, preserved only on a 33-minute cast album. The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, which administers the songwriters' properties, has an obvious interest in promoting their works, and it is behind this years-in-the-making all-star two-CD studio cast album of Allegro, billed as the "first complete recording." Ted Chapin, president and executive director of the organization, served as a co-producer and annotator on a project that had no deadline, but apparently did have certain budget constraints. The producers first went to Eastern Europe (where it's cheaper to hire musicians) to have the Istropolis Philharmonic Orchestra record the instrumental score, then, over a period of two years, waited out the schedules of a dream cast of Tony Award-winning actors and actresses to overdub their parts one by one. That's a far cry from the single day usually mandated by Actors Equity for the cast of Broadway musical to get together in a recording studio and make a cast album.
Allegro, remembered as Rodgers & Hammerstein's most experimental work, has a plot so simple and familiar as to be mundane. Running from 1905 to 1940, it follows the life of a country doctor, Joseph Taylor, Jr. (Patrick Wilson), from birth to middle age, as he marries, leaves his small town for a big city and, after becoming disillusioned, leaves his ambitious, unfaithful wife and returns home. Oscar Hammerstein II, whose original libretto was not based on any earlier source, had told similar kinds of stories in such musicals as Show Boat and Music in the Air. His intention, imperfectly expressed, was not s
| | Andrew Bird Noble Beast CDs (2009) Bonus CD; Deluxe Edition
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A more organic and subdued outing than its predecessor, ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA, 2009's NOBLE BEAST finds singer/violinist/guitarist Andrew Bird further refining his elegant, erudite brand of indie-pop. From the breezy, lilting opener "Oh No" to the wistful, strings-only "On Ho," the Chicagoan performer wanders purposefully through his own strange musical landscape, stopping off for fascinating moments such as the chiming "Fitz & Dizzyspells" and the percussive "Not a Robot, But a Ghost." Although Bird's lit-major lyrics and dynamic, classically-minded arrangements may scare off listeners looking for more immediate thrills, those who allow BEAST to work its magic will be happily entranced by its considerable charms.
Released in 2007, Armchair Apocrypha proved that hyper-literate singer/songwriter, genre-bending violin player, and peerless whistler Andrew Bird had found the perfect middle ground between his increasingly austere solo sets and the full-band grandeur of his days with the Bowl of Fire, a strategy he repeats with similar results on Noble Beast, his fifth full-length solo offering and second collection for the Mississippi-based Fat Possum label. Bird, a classically trained violinist since the age of four, has skillfully integrated nearly everything with strings on it into his repertoire since his conversion from the Weill and Brecht-heavy days of Music of Hair, Thrills, and Oh! The Grandeur to the semi-mainstream indie pop of The Swimming Hour, but it's his seemingly limitless capacity for manipulation of the violin that dominates Noble Beast. Opening cut "Oh No," a track that Bird began releasing sketches of months before the album's street date, may be his most successful foray into the murky world of the potentially commercial pop song yet, boasting a chorus that points directly at the Shins while maintaining the artistic integrity of the loop-happy, meticulous craftsman who fans have been watching evolve since 2003's Weather Systems. What follows is a typi
| | Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen DVD (2009) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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With the success of the live-action film TRANSFORMERS, the robots in disguise proved that there was too much action for just one film. This sequel promises more in the epic battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
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| | Dragon Ball Z - Perfect Cell: Temptation DVD (2002)
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Includes three episodes of the exciting "Perfect Cell Saga!" "Bow to the Prince" (Episode 141) - "Hour of Temptation" (Episode 142) - "Krillin's Decision" (Episode 143) -
"Bow to the Prince" - It's show-and-tell for Vegeta as he demonstrates just how much difference a year of hard work can make! Watching from the sidelines, Trunks recalls the intense time he spent training with his father. And up in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, the pressure falls on Gohan as he tries to become a Super Saiyan. That's no easy task, especially for a kid! "Hour of Temptation" - Goku and Gohan continue to push themselves forward, but will they even be needed? In his powered-up state, Vegeta is quickly pouncing Cell six feet into the ground! With his back against the wall, the ever-clever android attacks Vegeta's weakest point--his unbridled arrogance! Can the Saiyan Prince resist
| | Reign The Conqueror Vol. 1 DVD (2002)
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Set in a 21st century vision of ancient Macedonia, REIGN follows the exploits of Alexander the Great. Controlling both science and magic, Alexander spurs on his army of followers as he strives to gain control of the European continent through forces both natural and supernatural. Created by Rintaro (ASTRO BOY), Peter Chung (Aeon Flux), and Masao Murayama (TRIGUN), REIGN is a groundbreaking fantasy series.
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It's isn't easy being a young girl, especially when you're an alien! The world of Narue follows the adventures of an alien schoolgirl, as she battles invasions, androids, and a crush on a neighbor boy. This program contains the complete series.
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| | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home DVD (1986) Widescreen; Dubbed; Remastered; Subtitled
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While back on Earth, standing trial for their hijacking of the starship Enterprise (see STAR TREK III), Kirk and his crew are thrust into a new adventure. A space probe threatens to destroy the planet if it is not allowed to continue its longstanding communications with a certain species of Earth mammal -- humpback whales. Unfortunately, there is an obstacle to their simple demand; the whales are extinct in the 23rd Century. So Kirk, Spock and the gang travel back in time to San Fransisco, circa 1986, where they battle culture shock, as well as the clock, while trying to corral a few friendly whales to bring back to the future. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Cinematography, Best Original Score.
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