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Monday, August 12, 2019

Rocketman lands on Digital on August 6th and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD August 27th

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ROCKETMAN

On Digital on August 6^th and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD August 27^th.

Blu-ray and 4K Combo Packs Touch Down August 27 with Collectible Booklet:
A Message from Elton John for Fans of Rocketman^**

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Hailed as “a spectacular journey through the mind of a genius” (Jake Hamilton, WFLD-TV (FOX)) and “one of the best films of the year” (IGN), ROCKETMAN blasts off three weeks early on Digital August 6, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD August 27 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes, ROCKETMAN “explodes with energy” (Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV) and boasts incredible performances of Elton John’s beloved songs by Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). This electrifying film also stars Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) as Elton’s longtime lyricist and writing partner Bernie Taupin, Richard Madden (“Bodyguard”) as Elton’s first manager, John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World) as Elton’s mother Sheila Farebrother.

The Digital^***, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray releases are packed with over 75 minutes of must-see bonus content, including four extended musical sequences introduced by director Dexter Fletcher that showcase even more of the spectacular singing and dancing by Taron Egerton and the cast. The releases also include breakthrough moments not seen in theaters with 10 deleted and extended scenes with an introduction by Dexter Fletcher; sing-along tracks of 13 select songs; behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Elton John, the cast, and filmmakers; intimate footage from recording studio sessions; plus, a ROCKETMAN jukebox that allows viewers to skip straight to the music. Also, for a limited time while supplies last, the Combo Packs will include a collectible booklet with a special message from Elton John for fans of ROCKETMAN.

In addition, the Digital release will include access to three more featurettes and two more deleted/extended scenes. Apple TV (iTunes) will additionally offer exclusive access to rehearsal footage from “The Bitch Is Back” and a look at Elton John’s lasting impact.

The 4K Ultra HD disc and 4K Ultra HD Digital releases feature Dolby Vision^®, which brings entertainment to life through ultra-vivid picture quality with spectacular colors, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are 10 times darker****. The film also boasts a Dolby Atmos^® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead^****. In addition, both the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Combo Packs include access to a Digital copy of the film.

Synopsis

“His music inspires you, his life will surprise you” (Jake Hamilton, WFLD-TV (FOX)). ROCKETMAN is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration set to Elton John’s most beloved songs. Discover how a shy, small-town boy becomes one of the most iconic figures in rock & roll. Featuring an all-star cast, this truly spectacular and utterly electrifying ride is filled with show-stopping musical performances and is “unlike anything you’ve ever seen” (Jake Hamilton, WFLD-TV (FOX)).

BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD COMBO, BLU-RAY COMBO & DIGITAL***

· Extended Musical Numbers:

o Introduction by Dexter Fletcher

o The Bitch Is Back

o Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

o Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache

o Honky Cat

· Deleted and Extended Scenes:

o Introduction by Dexter Fletcher

o I Love Rock And Roll

o You’ve Got to Kill the Person You Were Born To Be

o Arabella

o Elton in the Gas Oven

o Stylish Boots

o You’re Not the First Closet Queer with a Mummy Complex

o The Blood Test

o The Heart Attack

o The Launderette

o Do You Want Anything?

· It’s Going to Be a Wild Ride: Creative Vision

· Becoming Elton John: Taron’s Transformation

· Larger Than Life: Production Design & Costuming

· Full Tilt: Staging the Musical Numbers

· Music Reimagined: The Studio Sessions - Behind the scenes in the recording studio with Taron & Elton

· ROCKETMAN Lyric Companion: Sing-Along with Select Songs (English only):

o The Bitch Is Back

o I Want Love

o Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

o Your Song

o Crocodile Rock

o Tiny Dancer

o Honky Cat

o Rocket Man

o Bennie and the Jets

o Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

o Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

o Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

o I’m Still Standing

· ROCKETMAN Jukebox: Jump Straight to the Music

ONLY AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL^***

· The Right Chemistry: The Ensemble Cast

· Rocket Man: Anatomy of a Scene

· Rocket Man Music Video - Taron Egerton sings the classic

· Deleted and Extended Scenes:

o That’s My Grandad’s Name

o The Morning After

APPLE TV (iTUNES) EXCLUSIVES

· Be True to Yourself: Elton John’s Lasting Impact

· Rehearsal Shoot for “The Bitch Is Back”

The ROCKETMAN DVD includes the feature film in standard definition.

PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents In Association with NEW REPUBLIC PICTURES

A MARV FILMS / ROCKET PICTURES Production “ROCKETMAN”

TARON EGERTON JAMIE BELL RICHARD MADDEN and BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD

Original Score by MATTHEW MARGESON

Costume Designer JULIAN DAY Edited by CHRIS DICKENS, ACE

Production Designer MARCUS ROWLAND Music Producer GILES MARTIN

Director of Photography GEORGE RICHMOND, BSC

Executive Producers ELTON JOHN

CLAUDIA VAUGHN BRIAN OLIVER STEVE HAMILTON SHAW MICHAEL GRACEY

Produced by MATTHEW VAUGHN, p.g.a. DAVID FURNISH, p.g.a.

ADAM BOHLING, p.g.a. DAVID REID, p.g.a. Written by LEE HALL Directed by DEXTER FLETCHER

Soundtrack Album on Virgin-EMI UK / Interscope Records

About Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier media brands that create television programs, motion pictures, consumer products, and digital content for audiences in 180 countries and territories. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.

ROCKETMAN

Street Date: August 6, 2019 (Digital)

August 27, 2019 (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD)

U.S. Rating: R, language throughout, some drug use, and sexual content

Canadian Rating: 14A, coarse language, sexual content

*On-screen lyrics available on 13 select songs

**Limited quantity, while supplies last

***Availability of bonus content varies by digital retailer

****4K Ultra HD, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos are available at select digital retailers; to experience Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at home, compatible devices are required

*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, at no cost you. Thank you for your support.

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Pet Sematary (2019) 4K Blu-Ray Review

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Pet Sematary (2019) 4K Blu-Ray Review

Story

After the Creed family relocates from Boston to rural Maine, they soon discover an ancient burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy strikes, the grief-stricken father is driven by the cemetery’s sinister power, setting off a perilous chain of events that unleashes an unfathomable evil with horrific consequences. Some secrets are best left buried in this twisted thriller.

Review

As soon as I saw they were remaking Pet Sematary I got really excited. I know a lot of die hard horror fans are not pleased with the amount of remakes that are coming down the pipeline because they fear that it will ruin the originals. I feel differently about this, hey if the new iteration isn't my cup of tea I can always go back and watch the original and still enjoy it all the same. If the new iteration is my cup of tea, now I have two films that I enjoy. This new Pet Sematary falls into the latter category.

This new version does change quite a few things from the original and some of those decisions work mostly because it changes the plot around in a way that feels refreshing. I don't like spoiling these things for people but in this instance if you've watched the trailer then you know what I am talking about. If you haven't watched the trailer and are reading this then I urge you that you do not watch the trailer and go into this with an open mind.

One thing I did enjoy about this movie was the cinematography and the overall palette of this movie. It just gave me that vibe I'm usually looking for when I pop a horror movie in and want to feel unsettled sitting on my couch. The book itself was extremely dark and this movie is no different. What I would have liked is that the horror presented was a bit more cerebral, this is a very basic story so I would have liked it for it to be a bit more elevated. However I admire the look of this film and that enough kept me intrigued even if I knew where we were headed at the end of the day.

Performances were solid all around and I even found myself enjoying John Lithgow's Jud, of course it didn't have the charm and over the top style that only Fred Gwynne could bring but it was a solid effort. Jason Clarke plays a devastated father and honestly I enjoy most of Jason Clarke's performances and this one was no different, but going back to the writing, I wish he was giving a bit more to chew on. That actually goes for the majority of the cast.

Video

Pet Sematary is presented in 4K Ultra HD in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio and had a sublime image on my television. I was definitely able to take note of plenty of different textures from mangled cat fur to blood stained shirts. The majority of the meat of this film takes place in the dark and thankfully the blacks looked great and I attribute that to the HDR. The colors were all adequate and I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation.

Audio

The English Dolby Atmos track here was satisfying. All the dialogue was clear which is usually what I nitpick when I'm watching a movie for the first time at home. The environments all felt very real and were definitely enhanced because of the audio. The nighttime forest scenes felt authentic with all the sounds you could expect to hear in that setting.

Extras

· Alternate Ending

· Deleted and Extended Scenes

· Night Terrors – Family Haunting Visions

· The Tale of Timmy Baterman

· Beyond the Deadfall

o Chapter One: Resurrection – Directors, screenwriters and cast discuss bringing this classic back to life

o Chapter Two: The Final Resting Place—A deeper look into finding the right location for the terror to unfold

o Chapter Three: The Road to Sorrow— Inside the film’s tragic themes and creating the iconic cat “Church”

o Chapter Four: Death Comes home—Unearth the creepy elements behind the climax and final scenes of the film

Language

English Dolby Atmos, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, and English Audio Description English, English SDH, Spanish, French

Subtitles

English, English SDH, Spanish, French

Final Thoughts

Pet Sematary has a few twists and turns that made this feel different than the original but I would have liked if the story was more layered. Overall as far as horror movies go, this is a solid entry in a genre that suffers from more misses than hits.

Pet Sematary is available on Digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD on now from Paramount!

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Wonder Park on Digital on June 4th and Blu-ray Combo Pack on June 18th from Paramount.

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WONDER PARK

Bring It Home on Digital June 4th and Blu-ray Combo Pack on June 18th

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Called “a celebration of imagination” (Bill Bregoli, CBS Radio) the delightful animated adventure WONDER PARK takes off on Digital June 4, 2019 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD June 18 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

With school out for the summer, WONDER PARK on Digital* and Blu-ray Combo Pack offers a wealth of entertainment and activities to get kids’ imaginations soaring with singing, drawing, and more! The fun-filled bonus content gives viewers the chance to sing along with June and her friends, learn how to draw Boomer and the Wonder Chimps, watch Gus the Beaver yodel his heart out, make crazy noises like voiceover artists, and take a tour of Wonderland.

WONDER PARK is the story of a young girl named June with a big imagination who makes an incredible discovery—the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world’s wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals, the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park. Action-packed and brimming with laughs, WONDER PARK is a ride the whole family will love.

The WONDER PARK Blu-ray Combo pack includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as the following:

Blu-ray

· Feature film in high definition

· Bonus Content:

o Gus Yodeling – Deleted Scene

o The Wonder Chimp Channel

o The Pi Song Sing-Along

o Making Noises (It’s Actually a Job?!!)

o June’s Guide to Wonderland

o June’s Welcoming Crew

o Boardwalk Caricatures:

§ Drawing Boomer

§ Drawing the Wonder Chimp Pirate

§ Drawing the Wonder Chimp Princess

DVD

· Feature film in standard definition

PARAMOUNT ANIMATION and NICKELODEON MOVIES Present

“WONDER PARK” Music Composed by STEVEN PRICE

Edited by EDIE ICHIOKA, ACE Executive Producers KAREN ROSENFELT DON HAHN

Produced by JOSH APPELBAUM ANDRÉ NEMEC KENDRA HAALAND

Story by ROBERT GORDON and JOSH APPELBAUM & ANDRÉ NEMEC

Screenplay by JOSH APPELBAUM & ANDRÉ NEMEC

Soundtrack Album on Sony Classical

About Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, apps, games, consumer products, social media experiences and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 180 countries. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

What Men Want Blu-ray Review

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What Men Want Blu-ray Review

STORY

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. After a wild night out with her girls, she mysteriously gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and new love interest to the test. The film also stars Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Erykah Badu, Max Greenfield, and Tracy Morgan

REVIEW

I'm a fan of both Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan so I was actually looking forward to watching What Men Want. We've all seen this story before, an underestimated individual gains a supernatural power and uses it to their advantage. I know it is hard to formulate an original story nowadays so I'm not against reusing old formulas as long as they are done properly. What Men Want does deliver some genuinely funny scenes that had me laughing for quite a bit. However, with that being said the film does feel a little long running close to two hours. There were a few scenes that just felt unnecessary and I feel would have been better included in the deleted scenes. Plenty of films do this regularly so it is not something that really bothered me and put me off from enjoying it.

Taraji P. Henson does a good job of playing a woman who might be more vulnerable than she shows in her exterior. As soon as she gains her powers she is put into many odd situations where she has to express herself mostly through facial expressions because she is the only one aware of her abilities. She is not tasked with any super emotional scenes that required a lot of her but there are a couple of scenes where she has to assess where she is as a person emotionally and if she is too consumed with her job.

Tracy Morgan to me has always been underrated, I quite enjoy his comedic style and delivery. In What Men Want you can tell that he is partially based off of Lavar Ball, the overshadowing father of current NBA player Lonzo Ball. He is a bit too involved in his son's life and tends to sometimes overshadow him in the media. He is also very outspoken and is not afraid to air out whatever comes to mind. I found the scenes with Tracy Morgan to be my favorite, unfortunately to me he was underused and should have been a bigger part of the movie, considering he is on the cover.

VIDEO

What Men Want is presented in 1080p in 2.39:1 aspect ratio and is easy on the eyes. The colors are vibrant and everything looks sharp. It is about as best as what you can expect from a modern blu-ray release. Of course given the type of movie it is there are not a lot of scenes that require top tier video quality so there is hardly anything here to criticize. If you're an avid Blu-ray collector then you already know what to expect.

AUDIO

The video is accompanied by a 7.1 Dolby TrueHD track that does a fine job. I was able to clearly hear all the dialogue between characters and exterior scenes did have some real world audio that did not feel out of place. This track won't explode through your speakers but is adequate.