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Alternate Disc-tractions: Green Hornet Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download review

“Saving the Day the Wrong Way” was not only the movie’s slogan but its MO as well. Read on to find out why…

Alternate Disc-Tractions: TRON Legacy 2-Movie Collection on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download

Thank you. Thank you all for helping me enjoy TRON: Legacy.

The combination of my almost life-long anticipation of a TRON sequel, amazing visuals and the seemingly universal disappointment of TRON: Legacy theatrical release gelled into rather unexpected enjoyment of TRON: Legacy on home video.

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Toy Story 3 Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download review

The most emotional and visually stunning of the three Toy Story films, this is also the the best of the bunch. So is it worthy bringing home? Well, of course it is. Find out why…

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download review

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a creative amalgam of pretty much everything cool. It takes a quirky manga story, features scads of video game style fight scenes and special effects and, with a dash of eclectic European movie sensibilities (I’d say French films but would not want to offend the director), creating a funky fun film about young love.

After seeing the movie and watching several hours of the extra features, I’m now a Scott Pilgrim fan (and you will be, too, assuming you are not already, of course)…

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Psycho 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray

Alfred Hitchcock’s most properly titled psychological slasher film, Psycho (1960), is now available on Blu-ray with a new, digitally remastered audio track, just in time for Halloween.

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Black Cauldron on DVD, Digital Download

Disney’s animated feature, The Black Cauldron, is finally available in the US in a restored version on DVD. For this 25th anniversary edition (as in years from its theatrical release), there isn’t much more than the movie on board but, those of you looking for a darker side of the house of mouse that might be missing from Epic Mickey, this is certainly an interesting movie to check out.

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Beauty and the Beast Diamond Edition on Blu-ray, DVD

Disney brings one of its more modern classic fairytale animated features to high-def Blu-ray to the delight of fans everywhere. Digitally remastered and bundled as a three-disc set, this is pretty much the last version you’ll need to get. Until 3D holographic home theater systems become a reality.

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Get Him to the Greek 2-disc unrated edition review

If you have enjoyed even a few minutes of Nicholas Stoller’s movies, anything directed or produced by Judd Apatow or Jonah Hill in any form, you need to get, rent, borrow or simply steal (from your friend, not the store) this Blu-ray.

There is so much to laugh at and enjoy in this Blu-ray release that it’s hard to pass it by. Click through to find out why…

Alternate Disc-Tractions: Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download review

Based on the Prince of Persia video game series, the Prince of Persia The Sands of Time focuses on acrobatic Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), the adopted “Prince” who is part of an invasion on a holy city when he happens to acquire a magical dagger, the Dagger of Time. It is a sacred object that can rewind time and is, o course, protected by sexy princess Tamania (Gemma Arterton) who spends much of the movie using trickery and sexual guile to otherwise reclaim the dagger.

The film certainly has respectable scope and vision and some decent acting yet sometimes becomes a bit awkward in terms of dialog and disjointed plot elements…

Alternate Disc-tractions: Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s DVD review

What do Mr. T, Chuck Norris, Ed Grimley and Monchichis have in common? Yep, they were all the feature creatures of cartoons produced in the 1980s.

Oh, it was not a proud decade. The 1980s really is the awkward teen era of animation, existing between successful prime-time cartoons, hand-drawn aniamtion and technological advancements and old-versus-new forms of marketing.

Anything with a hint of popularity became a Saturday morning cartoon, even if only for a short while, and only a few are remembered fondly. Warner Bros. has scooped up choice episodes of a few series and, instead of risking their conglomerate cash on a few failed series and a couple successes, offers an interesting sampling from the decade of puffy sleeves and, like, totally puffier hair.