Movies My First Impressions of the Blu-ray LOTR Trilogy Extended Edition Set draconicverses, December 27, 2013 Greetings from Middle-earth, Friends and Fiends! Ye Olde Dragon got some nice Tolkien–esque goodies from under the tree. I was fortunate to get the Extended Edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (which I gave a brief review of, earlier today), as well as the soundtrack of same. In addition… Continue Reading
Movies First Impressions of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Blu-Ray draconicverses, December 27, 2013 Greetings, Friends and Fiends! This isn’t going to be a full-blown exhaustive review at this time. I’ve been through the movie twice now, once with the commentary track. I’ve also only been through the pair of Appendix discs once each. I’d really like to go through each disc at least… Continue Reading
Movies Happy 50th Anniversary, Bros. Grimm, But Sorry – No DVD For You. draconicverses, August 7, 2012 Wow. I can’t believe that it’s already August. I can’t believe that it was back in January, that I posted about the need to get George Pal’s WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM (1962) on DVD. I can’t believe that today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao From Warner Archives (by request) draconicverses, December 6, 2011 Today I’m VERY happy to be reviewing the Warner Archives re-release of the DVD of 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). This one’s a little extra special. It’s not just for the fact that it’s one of my favorite films, or even that it’s the first movie I wrote… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies DVD Review – Destroy All Monsters from Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock draconicverses, November 23, 2011 2/26/13: Apparently, some knucklehead linked THIS page to a binsearch.info page as a source to download a copy of DAM. Well guess what, would be pirates – IT AIN’T HERE! IT NEVER WAS! Hell, it even SAYS “Review” in this page’s address! So if you ARE here to download… Continue Reading
Animation DVD Review: Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles Complete Series from @WarnerArchive draconicverses, November 17, 2011 RALLY HO-HO!!! Today I’m reviewing the Warner Archive release of a Saturday morning classic, FRANKENSTEIN, JR. & THE IMPOSSIBLES: The COMPLETE SERIES. It’s also under the banner of The Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection. SERIES BACKGROUND: Note – all screencaps are unmodified It was part of the huge offering of Saturday morning… Continue Reading
Movies Answering My First Request draconicverses, November 13, 2011 I’ve found that the blog has been searched, as well as a few messages with requests left, for a review of Warner Archives’ MOD release of THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO. I’ve already recommended the film in my first Movie of the Day column, with a brief rundown. However,… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – The Hypnotic Eye from @WarnerArchive draconicverses, November 8, 2011 (I LOVE that logo!) Today, I’m reviewing the newly remastered edition of THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960) DVD, released from Warner Home Entertainment, under the Warner Archive Collection label, as part of their Made On Demand program. STORY SUMMARY: Note – ALL Screen captures are UNMODIFIED. There’s been a series of… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – tom thumb From Warner Archive draconicverses, October 19, 2011 Today, I’m reviewing the Warner Archive release of “tom thumb”. The film is George Pal’s classic take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The lower case letters in the title are correct, as that is how Pal wanted it. Story Summary: NOTE – ALL screen captures are UNMODIFIED A… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies DVD Review – Icons Of Sci-Fi – Toho Collection draconicverses, July 20, 2011 Please note that this is a review of the DVD set, and NOT the films contained therein. On the surface, this is a GREAT package. In one fell swoop, and usually at a price below $20, you get three great Toho Special Effects films, directed by Ishiro Honda reflecting his… Continue Reading