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DVD REVIEW: ANIMANIACS – VOLUME 3

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $44.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 750 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Character design featurette• Music featuretteThe Pitch"What if cartoons became self-aware?"The HumansThe fine vocal stylings of Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Maurice LeMarche, and many more than you could shake a stick at. Go on. I dare you.The NutshellThe Warner Brothers, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CONTRACTOR, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $24.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 98 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "A Look Inside The Contractor"The PitchShooter meets Léon. The HumansWesley Snipes (Passenger 57), Eliza Bennett (Nanny McPhee), Lena Headey (300), Ralph Brown (Alien 3), Charles Dance (Last Action Hero)NutshellSemi-retired expert military marksman James Dial (Snipes) is contracted by CIA agent … Continue reading

MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 07.11.07

E3 is in full swing. Russ brought you some coverage of the Microsoft press event last night, and today Nintendo and Sony will be having their big monologues. I’m not in attendance, so I’ll be sifting through the mounds of crap that piles over the audience in hopes of uncovering a few interesting chunks that … Continue reading

MICROSOFT OPENS E3 WITH A SURE THING

I’m not going to blog a massive piece of text about Microsoft’s press conference that essentially opened E3 2007. It was broadcast live, and you can scan the loads of coverage that have already been blogged for all the tiny details. With one notable exception, the only games shown were 2007 releases, most of which … Continue reading

MCP: RANDOM SETTING – ANTICIPATION BREAKDOWN

Wait, it’s not Friday. What the hell?Well it’s E3 week, which means gaming news will be dropping like console prices. In anticipation to the Not-As-Big Summit, here’s a follow-up to last week’s Bit Player’s Roundtable. On Monday, IGN GamerMetrics released its own “Half Year Preview,” ranking the most anticipated titles for the remainder of 2007. … Continue reading

CLASH OF THE TARTANS: DORM

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 107 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director & film critics• "Making-of" featurette• "Behind the Scenes" featurette• Special Effecets featurette• Deleted scenes w/ commentary• Character introductions• Trailers The Pitch "It’s The Devil’s Backbone meets The Sixth Sense!" The Humans Charlie Trairat, Sirachuch Chienthaworn, Chintara Sukapatana. … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: VAN DAMME COLLECTOR’S SET

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 299 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:Replicant• Commentary by Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michael Rooker• Deleted Scenes• Storyboards• Cast & Crew Bios• Photo GalleryUniversal Soldier• Commentary by Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Roland Emmerich, and Dean Devlin• "Guns, Genes, and Fighting Machines"• "A Tale of 2 Titans"• Alternate EndingI … Continue reading

MCP: RANDOM SETTING – 07.06.07

It’s Friday so it must be time for some news and rants: Power of 3(60) According to former EB and Best Buy employees, the 360 failure rate is about 33%. One of the most sought after stories in the gaming world is the true 360 failure rate. Microsoft originally claiming the rate to stand between … Continue reading