Blu-Ray/DVD Review Round Up

Hot guys in rough and tumble action.. with
heart….yum!  Check out these new offerings for your
hunkorama home viewing pleasure.

From Touchstone Home Entertainment and DreamWorks
Pictures

Real Steel: Blu-Ray/DVD
Combo

In the near future, Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman)
is a decent boxer who was forced to retire early when huge
9-foot-tall steel robots operated by remote control became the
stars of the ring. Now, Charlie is a small-time promoter who
pieces together scrap bots to travel the underground boxing
circuit.

When his estranged 11-year-old son Max (Dakota Goyo) is left in
his care, over time, the embittered Charlie feels like a dad
and, together, father and son uncover an older ‘bot who just
might be able to think and almost fight like a human. The three
start winning… bigtime….together.

Special Features: The “Audio Commentary” by
colorful director Shawn Levy is only on the DVD disc and is
worth a listen. “Real Steel Second Screen: Ringside with
Director Shawn Levy” goes like this.. the app is free to
download from the Apple App store or for a laptop from
http://www.realsteelsecondscreen.com. Second Screen provides bonus
video content in a picture-in-picture window. You can also view
without a second device.

“Countdown to the Fight -- The Charlie Kenton Story” – pretends
the character is real and is a “mockumentary with cast members
talking about Charlie’s story, son Max and robot Atom who is
about to fight the famous Zeus robot. Kinda fun. “Making of
Metal Valley” is a really good breakdown of filming Charlie and
Max action in an old scrap yard full of broken, discarded
robots. This is where they find Atom. Really interesting. 

“Building the Bots” is a really cool, if short, look at
designing the cool robots and building them both in computer
and the life-sized, on set models which the actors loved.

“Sugar Ray Leonard: Cornerman's Champ” looks at the
contributions of the boxing legend to the film. He had a big
hand in training actor Hugh Jackman to be a believable fighter.
Hot. 

“Deleted & Extended Scenes”- especially entertaining
because they contain a sequence left out of the movie; the
“Deleted Butterfly Storyline”. This expands on son Max’s
background and his new relationship with Charlie. Very cool.
You also get some fun “Bloopers”

Wrapping Up:This heartwarming movie is about
people first, fathers and sons, regaining faith in each other
and in life in general; even the feelings between man and
machine are explored. Evangeline Lilly from TV’s “Lost” is the
love interest and she also packs a punch! Real Steel
is also a major underdog story. You really root for the dad,
son and robot all the way. The effects are amazing, robots are
beyond cool and the fights are really action-packed.  I
loved this movie. You and your buds will too. I’d go buy it for
sure!

From Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Abduction – Blu-Ray/Digital
Copy

Teen bad-ass Nathan (Twilight’s Taylor
Lautner) happens on a childhood photo of himself on a missing
children website.  His whole life is a lie. His parents
aren’t his and Nathan is actually the son of a bigtime CIA
operative.

He has been living a new life as protection from an
international terrorist. He and his crush/neighbor Karen (Lily
Collins) have to run for their lives when they see his “fake”
parents (also CIA) murdered.

Special Features: Several.  “Abduction
Application” lets you pick one of three tracks to watch
picture-in-picture as you view the movie or watch alone.
“Abduction Chronicle” is the best for Taylor fans since it is
his personal video account, behind-the-scenes of shooting the
film. “Initiation of an Action Hero” talks about Taylor’s
training and stunt work to become a real action star.  In
“The Fight for the Truth” you get a break-down of the movie’s
many fight sequences and making the movie in general . “Pulled
Punches” is an amusing blooper reel.

Wrapping Up: This film has a confusing
story.  Why is it called “Abduction” anyway? Taylor's
character was never actually abducted.  Whatever, Lautner
is action boy supreme in the film, looks really buff and hot
and you won’t be bored.  A must for Taylor fans.. a rental
for action/spy movie buffs.

From 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

In Time – DVD

In a futuristic world where you die at 25 if you
can’t literally buy more time, the rich have it easy but the
working class has to slave away to buy each new day! Sucks,
right? Working dude Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) thinks so
too. BTW, his best bud is played by “The Big Bang Theory’s”
Johnny Galecki.

When a millionaire, tired of living for centuries, gifts Will
his remaining time, Will is falsely accused of his murder and
goes on the run with a bored and beautiful rich gal played by
Amanda Seyfried. They fall in love and are both determined to
bring down this unfair system.

Special Features:  Only one on the DVD.
We didn’t get the Blu-Ray.

“Deleted and Extended Scenes”-  There are eight: Some are
cool story additions..when a baby is born.. does it have a
timeclock? Do people just fall over at 25 when they run out of
time? Justin and Amanda steal an armored car, bust into a
millionaire’s house, play strip poker and hide in plain sight
by “dirty” dancing at an outdoor festival.

Wrapping Up: This film not only stars hot
Justin and Amanda but really makes you think about what you
would do in their shoes. Would you gift an about to die person
a few minutes of your own precious time on earth?  Lots of
action and effects round out the morality tale.  A really
fun watch. Recommend a buy for Justin/Amanda fans.. a rental
for a great one time watch.

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