Water Life (3pc) [Blu-ray] Decide Now

Water Life is a very good documentary and probably the best I've seen in a long time that wasn't produced by the BBC. Visually, this documentary is stunning (especially in blu-ray). It covers aquatic environments on land and in water, showcasing the diversity and range of ecosystems.

This isn't simply another version of Blue Planet: Seas of Life. In fact, Water Life features relatively few of the large, charismatic aquatic animals such as whales and sharks (although they are in the documentary). Rather, this series spends a good deal of time with the smaller creatures. It does this well, with great closeups of insects and baby fish. Many of these animals, while not new to science, are certainly new to TV viewers. In fact, it's almost more like Microcosmos in that sense.

Unfortunately, the narrator doesn't match the quality of the footage. The narrator's voice is extremely dry, almost robotic. While the images show awesome scenes of water ripping through valleys, the narrator comes across as pedantic in tone. It's too bad David Attenborough couldn't narrate it. Perhaps the narration could be remixed for a new version of Water Life.Get more detail about Water Life (3pc) [Blu-ray].

Lonesome Dove (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] Right now

This review is for the Blue Ray transfer. In general the picture quality is passible to good comparing to a DVD. It is certainly not up to the Blue Ray standard. The problem is with the evening scenes. The picture quality is poor and full of snowy artifacts all over the screen worse than a poor quality DVD. It can be distracting at times. Fortunately most of the evening scenes are short. It is a disappointment. However; I would still buy the disc for the movie. It is a great captivating mini-series. The movie deserves a 5 star rating. The 3 1/2 - 4 star rating is for the disk.Get more detail about Lonesome Dove (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray].

Lowest Price Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Remastered) [Blu-ray]

This is such a fantastic movie, and everything a Science Fiction movie should be!

The plot is very interesting. It brings back the Borg, the baddies of the universe. Through a series of events, the Borg time travel ( Yes I know, in Star Trek, they travel through time like we change socks) to the past and plan to make the population of Earth all Borg. Well, Captain Picard and crew just can't let that happen. They travel back the same way the Borg did and stop them. It seems that the Borg want to stop "First Contact" (that's when we met aliens for the first time) and we'll never make friends in the universe and it's easy pickings for the Brog to turn all of us into them. That's pretty much all I want to say on what happens, I don't want to give to much of it away. Just trust me, it's fantastic!

This movie has it all. It's chuck full of suspense, jaw dropping stunts, and some really interesting plot twists and some old fashion action.

I really liked the story line of Picard's obsession. It was linked to Moby Dick and Captain Ahab. This just adds to much to the story line. If you didn't know there were two epys of Star Trek: The Next Generation where Picard was taken by the Borg, and was made into one of them.

Now for the blu ray aspect. Its' phonominial!!! It has fantastic sounds. The sound is so crisp and clear, again, it adds a lot to the movie. The visuals are out of this world. Everything is crystal clear and the images are incredibly sharp. The view can't help but to be drawn in. I just have one small issues with it. The menu screen could have been so much better. It was just the Star Trek symbol, and then it looked liked you are in warp drive in space, going around the symbol. I think that they really dropped the ball on this one. They could have done so much for the menu screen. They could have had the new Enterprise, the Borg, Data, the Queen Borg, the Borg Ship, anything. Anything would be better than nothing, and I feel that's what they have for the menu.

Overall if you have a blu ray and you like shape images, and sharp impressive sound, then you need to get Star Trek: First Contact!Get more detail about Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Remastered) [Blu-ray].

Low Price The Polar Express Presented in 3-D [Blu-ray]

Christmas makes saps of us all, and if Hollywood knows how to do anything it's how to make a few nickels from our sappery - how else can you explain Playboy bunny Jenny McCarthy having not one but two holiday movies playing on The Family Channel (!) this year?

So it was only a matter of time before America's most beloved movie star, Tom Hanks, found his way into America's most beloved holiday. Re-teaming with Robert Zemeckis (they previously worked together on two little independent films you might have seen, "Forrest Gump" and "Cast Away"), Hanks gets to play five different roles thanks to motion-capture technology and Zemeckis's desire to push digital filmmaking to new frontiers. It's a bit of a distraction for the adults who keep trying to find Tom Hanks in the various digital characters, but since it's Tom Hanks we don't care too much (we also don't care that his train conductor's Chicago accent ebbs and flows like the tide).

But "The Polar Express" is a kids movie and should be judged accordingly. On that level, "TPE" is a near-triumph. Our hero, an unnamed boy of around 10-12 years old, is doubting Santa on Christmas Eve. He is old enough to spot the chinks in Santa's armor he is in danger of Not Believing In Santa. Then, as he searches for slumber on Christmas Eve, a huge old-fashioned locomotive pulls up in front of his house, somewhat shocking because there are no train tracks. He reluctantly climbs aboard and is off on an adventure of a lifetime, rocketing down the tracks towards the North Pole along with several other kids in various stages of Christmas skepticism.

Visually, "TPE" is a stunner, whether it's capturing the beauty of a winter countryside, churning your stomach as the train shoots down a 179-degree grade at Glacier Gulch, or meandering through Santa's charming red-brick home town at the North Pole. This is animation that's one step away from reality, in a good way.

Sure, there are some glitches. A quick song-and-dance number serves as a reminder (along with Richard Gere's performance in "Chicago") that not all movie stars are ready for musicals. The Josh Groban ballad "Believe" gets a little tired, and the appearance of Steven Tyler from Aerosmith as an elf to sing "Rockin' on Top of the World" reeks of a blatant attempt to increase soundtrack sales.

All things considered, while "TPE" is not going to knock either the Grinch (cartoon version) or "A Christmas Story" from their perches as the top Christmas movies, it's a proud addition to the family DVD library - a welcome excuse to ignore the latest holiday pseudo-entertainment from secondary "talents" like Ms. McCarthy.Get more detail about The Polar Express Presented in 3-D [Blu-ray].

Save Dexter: Seasons 1-3 [Blu-ray]

Can anyone say what I'm paying for besides packaging, if anything? Since Amazon will probably never get around to listing audio options, could someone please put 'em; I stll gave this 5 stars even though I don't own it; it's Dexter man. It could be an abused CBS FOX VHS and I'd still put 5. This only for those people who always go to audio options before they start a Blu-Ray or DVD (unless they check the back and there's only one). I think it's our responsibility to put these specs in our reviews (unless it's already been done). Now I have to wait 'cause I'd rather buy 'em by sigle season; cheaper and it will look better when season 4 is sitting next to it.
I promise to update it once I find what I need, and again if I decide to purchase.Get more detail about Dexter: Seasons 1-3 [Blu-ray].

Discount Weeds - The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray]

This show is really good! This season is a lot better than the first because the plot gets more interesting and you get to know the characters better. I highly recommend this series!Get more detail about Weeds - The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray].

Cheapest Die Hard Collection (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) [Blu-ray]

The first three are the same romps they've always been, only they look tremendous in a very nice BluRay HiDef transfer. This is a great buy on those merits alone, however, I dropped two of my stars for a very aggravating omission from the set. In hindsight, I did it to myself by not reading deeper into the product description.

I own the previous DVD collection which includes both a theatrical AND unrated version of Live Free of Die Hard. The unrated has been completely sapped from the BluRay treatment. As a lifelong fan of these movies I found that Live Free was actually a good time, and really in the same spirit as the others while in it's unrated form. This was the McLane we've known all along, not watered down to appeal to (and be accessible to) a younger (PG-13) crowd.

Why was my option to watch the REAL McLane in Live Free taken away for this set? Now it ensures that I have to retain an inferior DVD for my shelf instead of allowing these BluRays to condense my collection.

Bad move Fox. Bad, bad move.Get more detail about Die Hard Collection (Die Hard/ Die Hard 2: Die Harder/ Die Hard with a Vengeance/ Live Free or Die Hard) [Blu-ray].

Cheap The Hunt for Red October [Blu-ray]

This is a classic movie. We 'wore' out the VHS tape after years of viewing and have been looking for a really good price/value to replace it. The quality is great and we look forward to many years of viewing.Get more detail about The Hunt for Red October [Blu-ray].