Fantastic Four - Rise Of The Silver Surfer

Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer

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Catch a wave of "terrific adventure" and "non-stop action" (CBS-TV) in this fun and fantastically entertaining smash-hit! "Invisible Woman: Sue Storm and "Mr. Fantastic" Dr. Reed Richards are about to be married when a mysterious alien... the Silver Surfer... crashes the proceedings and heralds Earths impending destruction. With time running out, the Fantastic Four reluctantly teams up with the nefarious Dr. Doom in a thrilling effort to save our planet!

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is another entertaining romp for the Marvel-superhero franchise. Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), is treading on thin ice when his fiance, Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman (Jessica Alba), thinks hes more interested in a series of cosmic phenomena occurring around the earth than in the preparations for their upcoming wedding. Sorry, ladies, but Reed is right. The disturbances are caused by a surge of cosmic power from a mysterious being called the Silver Surfer (an all-CGI creation, modeled by Doug Jones and voiced by Laurence Fishburne), who not only zooms around the skies on his board, but also has enough power to fight the FF, sometimes by turning their own power against them, not only mixing up Sue and Reed, but also Johnny Storm, the Human Torch (Chris Evans), and Ben Grimm, the Thing (Michael Chiklis). But thats not the worst of it. The Surfer is only an opening act, a herald looking for planets! that his master, Galactus, can consume for his sustenance.

With its initial installment, Fantastic Four established itself as the superhero franchise that didnt take itself too seriously, and that continues here. There are numerous moments of laugh-out-loud humor, and the most angst they suffer is whether Sue and Reed will ever be able to live a normal family life. (That, and whether theyll ever really get married, of course.) If Fantastic Four were a normal superhero franchise, the ending would be a knock-down drag-out war with Galactus, featuring the FF in a colossal battle for the planet Earth and the lives of everyone on it. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer just doesnt do that, and we dont quite get the payoff we expected. Effects are dazzling, but the Surfer looks too metallic, more like a skyriding T-1000 robot. --David Horiuchi

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View exclusive clips (including interviews with Fantastic Four Creator Stan Lee and Screenwriter Don Payne), download AIM icons and wallpapers and browse the extensive photo gallery at our Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer minisite.

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Rate Points :3.5
Binding :DVD
Brand :TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
Label :20th Century Fox
Manufacturer :20th Century Fox
MPN :FOXD2247077D
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :20th Century Fox
Publisher :20th Century Fox
UPC :024543470779
EAN :0024543470779
Price :$14.98USD
Lowest Price :$4.99USD

We Were Soldiers [Blu-ray]

We Were Soldiers Blu-ray

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The year is 1965 and America is at War with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the La Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behinddead or alive. We will all come home together."

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Based on the book by Lt. Col. Harold Moore (ret.) and journalist Joseph Galloway, We Were Soldiers offers a dignified reminder that the Vietnam War yielded its own crop of American heroes. Departing from Hollywoods typically cynical treatment of the war, writer-director Randall Wallace focuses on the first engagement of American soldiers with the North Vietnamese enemy in November 1965. Moore (played with colorful nuance by Mel Gibson) and nearly 400 inexperienced troopers from the U.S. Air Cavalry were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers, and the film re-creates this brutal firefight with graphic authenticity, while telling the parallel story of grieving army wives back home. While UPI reporter Galloway (Barry Pepper) risks his life to chronicle the battle, Wallace offers a balanced (though somewhat fictionalized) perspective while eliciting laudable performances from an excellent cast. Like the best World War II dramas of the 1940s, We Were Soldiers pays tribute to brave men while avoiding the pitfalls of propaganda. --Jeff Shannon
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :Blu-ray
Brand :Paramount
Label :Paramount
Manufacturer :Paramount
MPN :PARBR118334
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Paramount
Publisher :Paramount
UPC :097361183343
EAN :0097361183343
Price :$29.99USD
Lowest Price :$14.19USD

Tears Of The Sun [Blu-ray]

Tears of the Sun Blu-ray

A special-ops commander leads his team into the jungle of nigeria to rescue a doctor who will only go with them if they agree to rescue 70 refugees too. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/19/2006 Starring: Bruce Willis Cole Hauser Run time: 129 minutes Rating: R

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While it offers nothing new to the military action genre, Tears of the Sun distinguishes itself with fine acting, expert craftsmanship, and seriousness of purpose. Its familiar "extraction mission" plot is essentially similar to that of Black Hawk Down, involving a crack team of U.S. Special Ops commandos struggling to rescue innocent missionaries amidst the bloody horror of Nigerian ethnic cleansing. With Bruce Willis as their grizzled, no-nonsense commander, the skillful team enters a hot zone that gets even hotter when their "package"--an American national (Monica Bellucci) who runs the isolated mission--demands that 70 Nigerian villagers be included in the rescue. Williss uneasy conscience leads him to defy orders and expand his mission, and in an ambitious follow up to Training Day, director Antoine Fuqua escalates tension and strike-force with considerable emotional impact. Originally considered as a potential entry in Williss Die Hard series, and released on the eve of Americas war with Iraq, Tears of the Sun admirably avoids jingoism with its rousing story of personal good vs. political evil. --Jeff Shannon
Rate Points :3.5
Binding :Blu-ray
Brand :Sony
Label :Columbia Pictures
Manufacturer :Columbia Pictures
MPN :COLBR16097
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Columbia Pictures
Publisher :Columbia Pictures
UPC :043396160972
EAN :0043396160972
Price :$28.95USD
Lowest Price :$12.98USD

The Patriot (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]

The Patriot (Extended Cut) Blu-ray

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Aimed directly at a mainstream audience, The Patriot qualifies as respectable entertainment, but anyone expecting a definitive drama about the American Revolution should look elsewhere. Rising above the blatant crowd pleasing of Stargate, Independence Day, and Godzilla, director Roland Emmerich crafts a marvelous re-creation of South Carolina in the late 1770s (aided immeasurably by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel), and Robert Rodats screenplay offers the same balance of epic scale and emotional urgency that elevated his earlier script for Saving Private Ryan. Unfortunately, Emmerich embraces clichs and hackneyed melodrama that a more gifted director would have avoided. Instead of attempting a truly great film about the most pivotal years of American history, Emmerich settles for a standard revenge plot with the Revolutionary War as an incidental backdrop.

On those terms, the film is engrossing and sufficiently intelligent, especially when militia leader Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) cagily negotiates with British General Cornwallis (Tom Wilkinson) in one of the most rewarding scenes. For the most part, the story concerns Martins anguished quest for revenge against ruthless redcoat Colonel Tavington (played with snide relish by Jason Isaacs), and the rise to manhood of Martins eldest son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), whose battlefield honor exceeds even that of his brutally volatile father. At its best, The Patriot conveys the horror of war among innocent civilians, and the epic battle scenes, while by no means masterful, are graphically intense and impressive. And although Ledgers love interest (Lisa Brenner) is too bland to register much emotion, the focus on family (which frequently relegates the war to background history) provides a suitable vehicle for Gibson, who matches his achievement in Braveheart with an effectively brooding performance. --Jeff Shannon

In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his familys freedom and his countrys independence, Martin discovers the pain of betrayal, the redemption of revenge and the passion of love.
Rate Points :3.5
Binding :Blu-ray
Brand :Sony
Label :Columbia Pictures
Manufacturer :Columbia Pictures
MPN :COLBR16718
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Columbia Pictures
Publisher :Columbia Pictures
UPC :043396167186
EAN :0043396167186
Price :$28.95USD
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The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray]

The Fifth Element (Remastered) Blu-ray

New York cab driver Korben Dallas didnt mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Now, together, they must save the world. Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman star in acclaimed director Luc Bessons outrageous sci-fi adventure, an extravagantly styled tale of good against evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world.

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Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Bessons high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. --Geoff Riley

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Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Bessons high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. --Geoff Riley
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :Blu-ray
Brand :Sony
Label :Sony Pictures
Manufacturer :Sony Pictures
MPN :COLBR21520
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Sony Pictures
Publisher :Sony Pictures
UPC :043396215207
EAN :0043396215207
Price :$28.95USD
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Camouflage Vintage Paratrooper Fatigues Cargo Pants (More Colors Available)

Camouflage Vintage Paratrooper Fatigues Cargo Pants (More Colors Available)

XS (23"-27"), Small (27"-31"), Medium (31"- 35"), Large (35"- 39"), XL (39"- 43")
Rate Points :4.0
Binding :Apparel
Brand :Ultra Force
ProductGroup :Apparel

Camouflage T-Shirt Genuine Military Style Camo T-Shirt

Camouflage T-Shirt Genuine Military Style Camo T-Shirt

Hit the clubs and get out in these genuine military t-shirts from Ultra Force. Nice loose fit for a comfortable look and feel. Great year round they make great gifts as well. 50/50 Cotton Poly.
Rate Points :5.0
Binding :Apparel
Brand :Ultra Force
ProductGroup :Apparel