DVD Movie Review #137 Blue Jasmine

Hello again and welcome back to another of my high class movie reviews. This time I am reviewing the newest Woody Allen movie called Blue Jasmine. This movie is noted as it won best Actor for Cate Blanchett and was nominated numerous other times.

This movie follows Jasmine who has recently come off of a very nasty situation where her husband had been causing lots of legal issues which took them from riches to rags. She must now stay with her sister and try and find her way back to a stable life or to sanity. Can she get back on her feet or is she doomed to be gone forever.

This movie was beautifully acted as Woody Allen is apt to do on many an occasions. Despite continued marring on his reputation Woody Allen's talent fully shows through with excellent dialogue and the ability to get the best out of the players in this film. The music is excellent as always giving the film a contemporary swing. Woody Allen is a master as utilizing the actors and setting in his film to do the talking for him and the blue ray detail here is always a feast for the eyes.

Well my goodness this movie is very dark. This is not quite as bad as some of the other movies but it is kind of a lower level from his last two which were initially positive. Maybe the negativity is a reflection of his views on life in general. This darkness and pessimism is the only major detractor from this particular film.

Rating: 7/10

This is a Blue Ray that I got from Moviestop

Used:    $14.99   Half.com

New:     $16.87 Amazon UK

DVD Movie Review #136 The New Three Stooges

Hello again we are back again with another of my wonderfully delightful DVD reviews. This time we are reviewing the series from the 1960s the New Three Stooges. This is the three stooges cartoon that I saw a little of on the Ultimate Stooge Collection and at the same time was able to look at and say this is a must to collect as the original stooges star in it.

This cartoon is a series of 156 short color cartoons staring the three stooges: Moe, Larry and Curley Joe. Yes the voice talent is real. You also have 40 color live action stooge shorts. These are various adventures that are fun to watch and get you well into things as they move about. 

This series has a lot of fun to it. It is amazing to see these individuals perform in color as it is a very rare thing indeed. The cartoons are reasonably funny and are very short so you can watch a few at a time and come and go as you need. The live action shorts are well written in classic stooge fashion. 

You know I never really cared as much for Curly Joe or Shimp as they were both poor substitutes for the original Curly and this shows in the cartoon and live action shorts. The stooges have gotten old and this sadly also shows in their acting as it is slower and not nearly as witty as their past work. The cartoons are cute but keep in mind there are lots of them and you will be watching them for days before you reach the end making this a bit of a journey. 

In the end this is a fairly fun item. 

Rating:   6/10 

This is a wonderful DVD set which is incredibly well put together out of heavy cardboard. This makes things even better to look at and enjoy. 

Used:     $17.90   Amazon Marketplace

New:     $12.85   Amazon UK

SeptumSin's Blue Ray & DVD update Blog 7/10/14

Hello again and welcome to the next in my series of DVD movie updates. This time my stuff comes from four sources. The first is pretty much a continuation of a series as it comes out on amazon. The second is an order I made a month ago that is consumer supported the third is something I got from Best Buy today and the last is a few birthday gifts.

Hud 7/7/14:  This was the only used one on the list so it gets to be bumped ahead alphabetically. This movie is one of my few Paul Newman films. This movie was given as a birthday gift and I am glad to receive it. I needed for the Oscar win and will be watched mighty soon. Who knows though when a review will come.. :)

 Aidan 5 7/8/14: This is a cart topper (no it was't $19.99 as in the pic) that came from a Fan supported production site. I was curious about the high rating and decided "Hey $5 isn't too much) I can see if this is a good series.

The Gamers: Hands of Fate 7/8/14: Fresh off the presses from out the fan supported production. I got a version that was signed by the main members of the Dead Gentlemen production. This is the third in the film series and though the second one is the best it still holds humor and card gamers will fall in love with this classic.

The Gamers Live 7/8/14: This is another cart topper for me but I am curious. I love the gamers series and will be glad seeing improve of the gamers it will be very nice to take a gander at.

Glee Season 4 7/10/14: I was not much of a fan of glee after season 1 and started to really not care for it after this point. I don't really understand why they kept going with this. This season takes them to new York and tries to start up a few new kids on the series. This is the last season with Finn before he dies. I am a completionist and will finish this series. Best Buy had it on sale for $9 so this time I couldn't help but get a copy.

MGM 90th Anniversary DVD 7/10/14: Also picked up at Best Buy for $7.99. This has two films that are a must and includes a classic to boot. I have been looking for these films for a while and finally managed to find the price I was willing to pay for them.

Standard Action Season 1 7/8/14: I love RPG based series and this looks like another fun turn into the Gamer style series. This particular one was a fan supported project and I look forward to its completion.

Witch's Brew 7/7/14: This is another Birthday gift from a friend of mine. I really like Coolduder  as he has a collection to rival mine. This is one of this films and I aim to collect them all. I am very much looking forward to this crazy run.

DVD Movie Review #135 Boogieman 3

Hello now we are back again with the next in our many levels of movie reviews. This time I am covering the movie Boogieman 3. This is the last of the Boogieman movies, believe it or not I managed to cover the first two but then realized "oh my there are three of these". When I found it for $1.50 at Movie Stop I had to get hold of this one and I have completed the series finally!

Well we are back again and college blood will once again poor down the halls as a young psych student has to confront her childhood past as a murderer from her youth is found to be going on the rampage in her dorm. Is it really the boogieman or all all the students going insane?

This movie had a slightly clever plot to it that was reminiscent of Nightmare on Elm Street. The effects are not too bad giving it some creepiness and the makeup is realistic. The Music is not special here but it does do the job.

The acting is not very believable here and even the sex in this movie is pretty lame only really teasing what should be action seen in any other horror film. What are the looking for a PG rating? Well if they were they should have thought it through before placing in all the gore like impaling a guy with a broken bong. This movie was also slightly boring and didn't have the intensity of the other two in the series.

Rating:  6/10

Used:     $3.74  Half.com

New:     $5.49   Ebay

DVD Movie Review #134 The Perks of being a Wallflower

Hello again and welcome to another of my fine DVD movie reviews. This time I am reviewing The Perks of being a Wallflower. I really wanted to see this film a while ago and for some reason associated it with wanderlust. I ended up finding both movies on blue ray for $10 total and this was well worth what I paid for I am sure.

This movie stars Charlie a slightly addled youth who like to stick to himself but yet wanted friends. He manages to make his movie on the cool losers at the school and they take off on a teen age adventure where friendship is tested by love and anxiety. Will there be a future for them all? We shall see now shan't we?

I though this was a really good film. I was very much impressed by the acting in this case. The characters are very amusing and the writing was quite excellent. I have to admit that this was the classic indie film. The plot was clever and the characters were well written. The Music as standard indie fair and I must admit I was amused by this. If anything this is well worth a look into the pool of our youth.

This does suffer from the typical indie movie angst and poor coherency. In a way I wonder how many movies I can see about nothing. There is depth here but I don't see a lot of originality here it seems that indie movies started by being edgy and ended being the typical angsty edgy theme which is made less edgy by repetition.

In the in this is a really good indie gem about relationships and about nothing.

Rating:    8/10

I own the standard Blu Ray Edition

Used:     $9.99 Amazon Marketplace

New:     $9.99 Best Buy

DVD Movie review #133 Domain of Murder

Well welcome back to my DVD movie reviews. This time I have a new one for you and this one is an anime called Domain of Murder. This series was one that I got when I had a habit of buying up a whole bunch of one or two episode anime series. They are short attempts at a longer series usually with only mild results. This one I decided to watch on my lunch break while I was waiting on Nyaruko Crawling with Love!

This series follows a private eye who was hired by a woman to find her husband. She believes he was not truly behind the murder that the authorities believes him to have committed. This takes on twists and turns and he finds out the truth about the man and must stop events from rolling before the innocent perish.

This is a fairly interesting anime with a good story that keeps the watcher well involved. I thought that it had enough twists to satisfy me. The characters are fairly well written and the voice acting is good.

There isn't much here but the animation is a tad choppy at times leaving you wanting for more. The music is also a tad outdated and therefore not as good as it should have been. With this you are lead to believe that this was written in hopes of creating a full length series but it did fail.

Rating:     6/10

Used:     $6.48   Amazon Marketplace

New:     $6.98   Amazon.com

SeptumSin's Blue Ray & DVD update Blog 7/1/14

Hello again and welcome to the next in my lineup of Blue Ray and DVD updates. This is a good opportunity to explore new films and I hope that I will be winning a contest that I have spent a good week making out applications for (it is odd that they have something where you can win and don't have a limit on entries, hard work and time hopefully will pay off here.) Any case they are drawing at the end of the month on my birthday (keeping my fingers crossed).

Family Guy Volume 12 6/25/14: I used to have something against this series but when I got volumes 1-10 from ebay for $30 I started watching and actually really enjoyed this. After they got their re-start the quality became a little hit or miss but still worth continuing the series. I went ahead and caught up to this when I was getting a gift for my mother and needed a cart topper. It was a pretty cheap buy so I am pretty happy with it in the end.

Terror Vision/The Video Dead 6/30/14: I managed to win an online contest with a fellow DVD collector who had ordered a large amount of Shout factory DVDs he had given us a quiz on different old and campy horror as well as a sort of essay on our favorite old horror films. Due to me winning I got a stunning pack of Blu-Rays from Shout Factory. This pack has been in my vision for a while and I am very curious. I cannot really say I know much about these films but the covers look fun and that is enough for me.

Swamp Thing 6/30/14: This is and all the following were won in the contest. This movie is one that I liked as a kid and I also enjoyed the sequel to it. The character in the comics I am very unfamiliar with but I did find that the series was done well and I look forward to revisiting this again.

Day of the Dead 6/30/14: This is one of the movies that I am really proud to have in my collection on Blu Ray. I have seen Dawn of the Dead and Night of the Living Dead but not this one. I am really hoping that this turns out to be a good film. My girlfriend has reported that she liked the film so I have some high hopes in this market.

Bad Dreams / Visiting Hours 6/30/14: I don't know much about these films but I have been interested in Visiting hours for a while due to the creative cover art. Shout Factory does a good job in bringing us this presentation and I hope that it will be as fun as it looks.

Night of the Comet 6/30/14: This is one of the ones that I majorly did my essay on. This movie has impressed and interested me since I was little and got to see pieces of it. I had then found it on netflix and was able to watch it in full. This movie is creepy and cheesy at the same time and I am loving it.

X-Ray / Schizoid 6/30/14: I had thought this was the movie Schizo which is famous in horror circles yet it is not and it is not widely known. I guess this will be an unknown that will find its way into my heart in the end.

Q the Winged Serpent 6/30/14: Last but not least I have one that I have been curious about for a long time. The title and cover have interested me for the last 10 years or so and now thanks to the contest I have it in my collection. I am very happy for these and I hope that this will be a fun update for all.