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April 27, 2010

Armageddon (Disney/Buena Vista)
Dark Nature (Troma)
Disgrace (Image)
District 13: Ultimatum (Magnolia)
Dogora (Severin)
Dune [1984] (Universal)
Elizabeth (Universal)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal)
Five Minutes of Heaven (MPI)
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Sony)
It's Complicated (Universal)
The Jackal (Universal)
Out of Africa (Universal)
Ride with the Devil (The Criterion Collection)
Tombstone (Disney/Buena Vista)
Traffic (Universal)

April 30, 2010

Highlander: The Series - Season Three (Davis -Panzer)
Highlander: The Series - Season Two (Davis -Panzer)

May 04, 2010

Celine: Through the Eyes of the World (Sony Music)
Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On - Live (EMI America)
Dirty Dancing: Limited Keepsake Edition (Lionsgate)
Doctor Zhivago: 45th Anniversary Edition (Warner Brothers)
The Dukes (E1)
Elektra: Director's Cut (20th Century Fox)
Escape from L.A. (Paramount)
Hamlet (2009) (BBC)
K-19: The Widowmaker (Paramount)
Leap Year (Universal)
Michael Bolton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Eagle Rock)
Nine (Sony)
The Notebook (Warner Brothers)
One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard – September 26, 2009 (Columbia)
Preacher's Kid (Warner Brothers)
Saving Private Ryan (Paramount)
Tooth Fairy (20th Century Fox)
Visions of Nature: Timescapes (Image)

May 11, 2010

Daybreakers (Lionsgate)
The Edge (20th Century Fox)
Edge of Darkness (Warner Brothers)
Hang 'Em High (MGM/UA)
High Anxiety (20th Century Fox)
History of the World Part 1 (20th Century Fox)
The Karate Kid 1 & 2 (Box Set) (Sony)
The Karate Kid: Part 2 (Sony)
The Karate Kid (Sony)
Legend of the Tsunami Warrior (Magnolia)
Legion (Sony)
M (Criterion)
The Magnificent Seven Collection (MGM/UA)
The Man in the Iron Mask (MGM/UA)
Marked for Death (20th Century Fox)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (20th Century Fox)
Rock 'N' Roll High School (Shout! Factory)
Samurai Princess (Well Go USA)
Tidal Wave (Magnolia)

May 18, 2010

9 Songs (Palisades Tartan)
American Bandits Frank and Jesse James (E1)
Carlito's Way (Universal)
Extraordinary Measures (Sony)
Invictus (Warner Brothers)
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (Echo Bridge)
The Messenger (2009) (Oscilloscope)
The New Daughter (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Outlander (Vivendi)
The Spy Next Door (Lionsgate)
Valentine's Day (Warner Brothers)
Walkabout (Criterion)
When in Rome (Disney/Buena Vista)

May 25, 2010

Babysitter Wanted (Big Screen)
By Brakhage: An Anthology, Volumes One and Two (Criterion)
City of the Living Dead (Blue Underground)
Class of Nuke 'Em High (Troma)
Dear John (Sony)
Django (Blue Underground)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (New DVD)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Part 1 (FUNimation)
It Waits (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Merlin and the Book of Beasts (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Pep Squad (Troma)
Possession (2009) (20th Century Fox)
The Road (Sony)
The Shortcut (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Spartacus: 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal)
Stagecoach (Criterion)
Surf Nazis Must Die (Troma)
True Blood: The Complete Second Season (HBO)
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (Eagle Rock)

2012 (Two-Disc Special Edition)

STATUS : SEALED


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2012 is the year that predicted by the mayan people will be the end of the world, according to their calendar and December 21, 2012 is the last date on the mayan calendar. The calculation of the calender is interpreted by many people as a prophecy that declares if the end of the civilization and the end of the world is coming. Because of the very famous prophecy, so one of the well-known movie director, Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow) creates a doomsday-themed movie secretly. The movie shocks the entire world. Many people eager to watch this movie regardless of the length of the queue In Indonesia, the movie makes a lot of people excited about going to the cinema just to watch this movie. Even about a month after the movie premiere there were still a lot of people in the long queues, because people want to know what kind of doomsday will happen in 2012.

Adrian Helmsley, american geologists found that the effects of Sun Storm has raised the core temperature of the earth rapidly. He goes immediately to Washington to notify the President of the United States that the storm will result in the emergence of a series of natural events that will make the world end. Then, they decide to make some huge ships (Arks), which can carry 400 000 people to save the human civilization. Elsewhere, Curtis Jackson, a writer of science fiction stories and also a part-time driver knows that the apocalypse will happen momentarily. Then he comes to save his former wife and his children from the apocalypse. The movie shows how Jackson struggles to save his family and mankind from the Apocalypse.


2012 Blu-ray Disc:
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Disc One
Commentary with Writer/Director Roland Emmerich and Co-Writer Harold Kloser
Alternate Ending (3:39, HD)
Blu-ray Exclusive: Picture-in-Picture: Roland's Vision
BD Exclusive: movieIQ and BD-Live

Disc Two
BD Exclusive: Digital Copy for PSP
BD Exclusive: Interactive Mayan Calendar (HD)
BD Exclusive: Mysteries of the Mayan Calendar (3:53, HD)
5 Deleted Scenes (4:55, HD)
BD Exclusive: Designing the End of the World (26:03, HD)
Roland Emmerich: The Master of the Modern Epic (9:31, HD)
BD Exclusive: Science Behind the Destruction (13:19, HD)
BD Exclusive: The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (7:34, HD)
BD Exclusive: Adam Lambert 'Time for Miracles' Music Video (4:19, HD)
BD Exclusive: Making the Music Video (2:43, HD)
BD Exclusive: Countdown to the Future (22:03, HD)




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Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Blu-ray

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) Blu-ray

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The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy! The matchless trilogy ever for me. For everybody who loves blu-ray would buy this masterpiece in an instant. The blu-ray version initially will be released on November 3, 2009, but without any explicit reason from Warner Home Video, the blu-ray version was postponed. After some time, the blu-ray version finally release on April 6, 2010. Everyone speculated if the postpone occurred because they will release the extended version and they were all wrong. Unfortunately, there is no such thing like the extended version as they thought. Whereas, the difference between the extended version of the film and the theatrical version is very significant. It's 125 minutes longer! They may release the extended version next year.

The Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Disc :

Disc 1 (Blu-ray)
Feature Film: The Fellowship of the Ring
Trailers: The Lord of the Rings trilogy supertrailer, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest game trailer, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North game trailer


Disc 2 (DVD)
Houghton Mifflin In-Store Special: Welcome to Middle-Earth
Fox TV Special: Quest for the Ring
Sci-Fi Channel Special: A Passage to Middle-Earth
Lordoftherings.net featurettes: Finding Hobbiton, Hobbiton Comes Alive, Believing the World of Bree, Ringwraiths: The Fallen Kings, Rivendell: The Elven Refuge, Languages of Middle-Earth, Two Wizards, Music of Middle-Earth, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom
Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Ian McKellen, Weathertop: The Windy Hill,
Six TV spots
Music video: Enya, May it Be
Special extended DVD edition preview
The Two TowersBehind-the-scenes preview

Disc 3 (Blu-ray)
Feature film: The Two Towers
Trailers: The Lord of the Rings trilogy supertrailer, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest game trailer, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North game trailer


Disc 4 (DVD)
Starz Encore Special: On the Set "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
WB Special: Return to Middle-Earth
The Long and Short of It, a short film directed by Sean Astin
The Making of "The Long and Short of It"
Lordoftherings.net featurettes: Forces of Darkness, Designing the Sounds of Middle-Earth, Edoras: The Rohan Capital, Creatures of Middle-Earth, Gandalf the White, Arms and Armor, The Battle of Helm's Deep, Bringing Gollum to Life
16 TV spots
Music video: Emiliana Torrini, Gollum's Song
Special extended DVD edition preview
Behind-the-scenes preview of "The Return of the King"

Disc 5 (Blu-ray)
Feature Film: The Return of the King
Trailers: The Lord of the Rings trilogy supertrailer, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest game trailer, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North game trailer


Disc 6 (DVD)
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
A Filmaker's journey: Making "The Return of the King"
National Geographic Special: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Lordoftherings.net featurettes:, Aragorn's Destiny, Minas Tirith: Capital of Gondor, The Battle of Pelennor Fields, Samwise the Brave, Eowyn: White Lady of Rohan, Digital Horse Doubles
13 TV spots
Special extended DVD edition preview

Disc 7 (DVD)
Digital copy on disc: The Fellowship of the Ring

Disc 8 (DVD)
Digital copy on disc: The Two Towers

Disc 9 (DVD)
Digital copy on disc: The Return of the King



Lord of the Rings' Trilogy on Blu-ray Trailer


Rating:
Movie : 9.2/10

Personal Rating:
The Fellowship of the Ring : 9.5/10
The Two Tower : 8.5/10
The Return of the King : 10/10

IMDB Rating:
The Fellowship of the Ring : 8.8/10 (371,212 votes)
The Two Tower : 8.7/10 (312,516 votes)
The Return of the King : 8.8/10 (346,765 votes)

I myself really love this trilogy. I think this film is the best trilogy ever since The Godfather Trilogy. This film is about a journey. A courageous journey of the fellowship of the ring who would destroy The Ring. The main character of the film is Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit accompanied by his gardener named Samwise and other hobbits Merry and Pippin. Led by a wizard, Gandalf and protected by four brave soldiers, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir. They fight the Dark Lord Sauron who want to take the ring back to conquer the Middle-Earth. Will they succeed? You'll find out the answer after you watch.

Video : 8.7/10

Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.41:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Personal Rating:
The Fellowship of the Ring : 8/10
The Two Tower : 8.5/10
The Return of the King : 9.5/10

For the Picture Quality/Video Quality, i give the "least" for The Fellowship of the Ring due to the lack of the technologies on the year the film produced and because the first film has smaller production budgets than the sequels. The CGI effects look less amazing it is, despite being very much better than the DVD version.

There have been improvements in the CGI effects for The Two Towers. The scenery in the Kingdom of Rohan, and the Battle at the end of the movie was better.

The Return of the King has the best video quality among all the three films. I guess it's because of learning from previous mistakes so don't be surprised if the Picture Quality is amazing.

Gandalf-Balrog fight scene in The Fellowship of the Ring Blu-ray
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Gandalf-Balrog fight scene in The Two Towers Blu-ray
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Sound : 9.8/10

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ES Matrix
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0 (FOTR)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (TTT & ROTK)

The Fellowship of the Ring : 9.5/10
The Two Tower : 10/10
The Return of the King : 10/10

The Sound Quality of this trilogy is the best. It almost has no gap, supported by the DTS-HD MasterAudio 5.1. The dialogue is clear and clean, during the wars the sound is so amazing and produces some booming voice, and the film score at the end is perfect. I believe almost everyone who has watched The Lord of the Rings blu-ray version is certainly agree with me, especially if also supported by the latest home theater.

Extras : 5/10

The Extras of this trilogy is quite disappointing. The extended version which is expected by many people apparently doesn't exist. Special Features of the blu-ray version is almost entirely the same as the one on the DVD version.

Overall : 8.1/10

The Overall assessment is good. Actually it can get a very good grades or perfect if the package provides the extended version as well, and also with the existence of some additional features that don't exist on the DVD version. The best element of this blu-ray is the sound quality, which almost got a perfect score. The difference of blu-ray compared to regular DVD doesn't solely on the picture/video quality, but the sound quality is also very different.

That's my review, thanks.


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