DVDs and HDM from 2005 (1st half)

 
   

377

The Ren & Stimpy Show: Seasons Three and a Half-ish
SD DVD - 3 discs
***00

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Bob Camp, Bill Wray, Jim Gomez, Ron Hughart, Howard E. Baker, Chris Reccardi, Michael Kim, Ken Bruce
Label: Paramount

 

DVD

 

376

The Jacket
SD DVD
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: John Maybury
Label: Warner

 

DVD

 

375

Blade: Trinity
SD DVD - Extreme Version - Platinum Edition - 2 discs
****0

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: David S. Goyer
Label: Alliance Atlantis

 

DVD

 

374

Hide and Seek
SD DVD
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: John Polson
Label: 20th Century Fox

 

DVD

 

373

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
SD DVD
***00

Review: DVD Times
Original title: La Coda dello Scorpione

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Sergio Martino
Label: NoShame Films

 

DVD

 

372

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
SD DVD
***½0

Review: DVD Times
Original title: Lo Strano Vizio della Signora Wardh

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Sergio Martino
Label: NoShame Films

 

DVD

 

371

La Casa dalle Finestre che Ridono
SD DVD
***00

Original title: The House With Laughing Windows

Region: 2 (Italy)
Director: Pupi Avati
Label: 20th Century Fox

 

DVD

 

370

Sette Scialli di Seta Gialla
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

English title: Crimes of the Black Cat

Region: 0 (Italy)
Director: Sergio Pastore
Label: Dagored

 

DVD

 

369

The House That Screamed
SD DVD
**½00

Original title: La Residencia

Region: 0 (Australia)
Director: Chicho Ibáñez-Serrador
Label: Shoarma Digital

 

DVD

 

368

9 Songs
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Label: Optimum

 

DVD

 

367

Alias: The Complete Third Series
SD DVD - 6 discs
****0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Ken Olin, Daniel Attias, Jack Bender, Lawrence Trilling, Maryann Brandon, Max Mayer
Label: Buena Vista

 

DVD

 

366

Eyes Wide Shut
SD DVD
****0

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Label: Warner

 

DVD

 

365

21 Grams
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Label: Icon

 

DVD

 

364

Creep
SD DVD
**½00

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Christopher Smith
Label: Pathé

 

DVD

 

363

Alone in the Dark
SD DVD
*0000
Sold

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Dr. Uwe Boll
Label: Lions Gate

 

DVD

 

362

Porco Rosso
SD DVD - 2 discs
Awaiting Rating

Original title: Kurenai no Buta

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Label: Disney

 

DVD

 

361

2046
SD DVD
***½0
Given Away

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Wong Kar Wai
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

360

Seven Notes in Black
SD DVD
**½00

Original title: Sette Note in Nero

Region: 0 (USA)
Director: Lucio Fulci
Label: Alfa Digital

 

DVD

 

359

Pocahontas
SD DVD - 10th Anniversary Edition - 2 discs
***00

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Label: Disney

 

DVD

 

358

Open Your Eyes
SD DVD
***½0

Review: Whiggles.com
Original title: Abre los Ojos

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Label: Artisan

 

DVD

 

357

The Last of the Mohicans
SD DVD - Director's Expanded Edition
Awaiting Rating

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Michael Mann
Label: 20th Century Fox

 

DVD

 

356

Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball
SD DVD

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Sophie Muller
Label: MGM

I have decided not to rate this disc, mainly because it is of limited value to someone with no interest in Sarah McLachlan's music. I tend only to give ratings to DVDs that have mass-market appeal.

 

DVD

 

355

Wallace & Gromit: 3 Cracking Adventures!
SD DVD
***00
Given Away

Region: 2,4 (UK)
Director: Nick Park
Label: BBC/Aardman

This set contains:

  • A Grand Day Out
  • The Wrong Trousers
  • A Close Shave

 

DVD

 

354

Trial & Retribution: Volumes 5-8
SD DVD - The Collection - Part Two - 4 discs
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Aisling Walsh, Ferdinand Fairfax, Charles Beeson, Paul Unwin
Label: Contender

 

DVD

 

353

Vanilla Sky
SD DVD

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Cameron Crowe
Label: Paramount

I have decided not to rate this disc, due to the fact that the film is such a blatant knock-off of Abre Les Ojos that it is virtually impossible to assign it an appropriate rating.

 

DVD

 

352

Bambi
SD DVD - Platinum Edition - 2 discs
****0

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: David D. Hand
Label: Disney

 

DVD

 

351

King Arthur
SD DVD - Director's Cut - Extended Unrated Edition
***00

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Label: Touchstone

 

DVD

 

350

Peter Pan
SD DVD
***00
Out of Print
Sold

Region: 4 (Australia)
Director: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Label: Disney

 

DVD

 

349

Kagemusha
SD DVD - The Criterion Collection - 2 discs
Not rated
Sold

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Label: Criterion

 

DVD

 

348

Blut für Dracula
SD DVD
***½0

Original title: Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Region: 2 (Germany)
Director: Terence Fisher
Label: Anolis Entertainment

 

DVD

 

347

Cat People
SD DVD
***½0
Sold

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Paul Schrader
Label: Universal

 

DVD

 

346

Morvern Callar
SD DVD
***½0

Review: Whiggles.com

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Label: Palm Pictures

 

DVD

 

345

The Incredibles
SD DVD - Collector's Edition - 2 discs
*****

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2,4 (UK)
Director: Brad Bird
Label: Disney

 

DVD

 

344

What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
SD DVD
**½00
Out of Print
Sold

Original title: La Polizia Chiede Aiuto

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Massimo Dallamano
Label: Salvation Films

 

DVD

 

343

The Evil Dead Trilogy
SD DVD - 4 discs
Awaiting Rating

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Sam Raimi
Label: Anchor Bay

This set contains:

  • The Evil Dead
  • Evil Dead II
  • Army of Darkness

 

DVD

 

342

Oldboy
SD DVD - Special Edition - 2 discs
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Chan-Wook Park
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

341

Aimee Mann: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
SD DVD - 2 discs

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Pierre Lamoureux
Label: SuperEgo Records

I have decided not to rate this disc, mainly because it is of limited value to someone with no interest in Aimee Mann's music. I tend only to give ratings to DVDs that have mass-market appeal.

 

DVD

 

340

La Commare Secca
SD DVD - The Criterion Collection
***00
Sold

English title: The Grim Reaper

Region: 0 (USA)
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Label: Criterion

 

DVD

 

339

The Forgotten
SD DVD
***00
Sold

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Joseph Ruben
Label: Columbia Tristar

 

DVD

 

338

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
SD DVD - Vista Series - 2 discs
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Richard Williams (animation), Robert Zemeckis (live action)
Label: Touchstone

 

DVD

 

337

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
SD DVD - 2 discs
**½00

Review: DVD Times
Original title: Una Lucertola con la Pelle di Donna

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Lucio Fulci
Label: Media Blasters/Shriek Show

 

DVD

 

336

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
SD DVD
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Label: Paramount

 

DVD

 

335

Angel: Season 5 on DVD
SD DVD - 6 discs
****0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Joss Whedon, James A. Contner, Marita Grabiak, Steven S. DeKnight, Bill Norton, Jeffrey Bell, Jefferson Kibbee, Skip Schoolnik, Vern Gillum, David Boreanaz, David Fury, Terrence O'Hara, Ben Edlund, David Greenwalt
Label: 20th Century Fox

 

DVD

 

334

The Day Today
SD DVD - 2 discs
***½0

Region: 2,4 (UK)
Director: Andrew Gillman
Label: BBC

 

DVD

 

333

Suspiria
SD DVD - Special Edition - 2 discs
****0
Sold

Region: 2 (Italy)
Director: Dario Argento
Label: Eagle Pictures

 

DVD

 

332

Profondo Rosso
SD DVD

English title: Deep Red

Region: 2 (Italy)
Director: Dario Argento
Label: Medusa

This release does not include the film's original English audio, or English subtitles of any kind, and has therefore been disqualified.

 

DVD

 

331

World of Warcraft: Behind the Scenes DVD
SD DVD - Special Limited Edition

Region: 0 (USA)
Director: Matt Samia, Harley D. Huggins II
Label: Blizzard Entertainment

I have decided not to rate this disc, mainly because it is of limited value to someone who is not a fan of World of Warcraft. I tend only to give ratings to DVDs that have mass-market appeal.

 

DVD

 

330

Resident Evil: Apocalypse
SD DVD - Special Edition Edition - 2 discs
***00
Sold

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Alexander Witt
Label: Alliance Atlantis/Columbia Tristar

 

DVD

 

329

Léon: The Professional
SD DVD - Deluxe Edition - 2 discs
***00

Review: DVD Times
Original title: Léon

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Luc Besson
Label: Columbia Tristar

 

DVD

 

328

Switchblade Romance
SD DVD
****0

Original title: Haute Tension

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Alexandre Aja
Label: Optimum

 

DVD

 

327

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
SD DVD - The Criterion Collection - 2 discs
****0

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Terry Gilliam
Label: Criterion

 

DVD

 

326

Don't Look Now
SD DVD
***½0

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Label: Paramount

 

DVD

 

325

Zatoichi
SD DVD - Collector's Edition - 2 discs
Not rated
Sold

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Label: Artificial Eye

 

DVD

 

324

Super Size Me
SD DVD
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

323

Dans Ma Peau
SD DVD
****0

English title: In My Skin

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Marina de Van
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

322

Crash
SD DVD
***½0

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: David Cronenberg
Label: New Line

 

DVD

 

321

Dead Ringers
SD DVD - 15th Anniversary Special Edition
Awaiting Rating

Region: 0 (Canada)
Director: David Cronenberg
Label: TVA Films/Criterion/Anchor Bay

 

DVD

 

320

Murder on the Orient Express
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Label: Paramount

 

DVD

 

319

Cellular
SD DVD
***½0
Given Away

Review: DVD Times

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: David R. Ellis
Label: Entertainment In Video

 

DVD

 

318

Chinatown
SD DVD - Paramount Golden Classics
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Wayne Kramer
Label: Paramount

 

DVD

 

317

The Cooler
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Wayne Kramer
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

316

Wonderland
SD DVD
Awaiting Rating

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: James Cox
Label: Tartan

 

DVD

 

315

Girl, Interrupted
SD DVD
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: James Mangold
Label: Columbia Tristar

 

DVD

 

314

Labyrinth
SD DVD
***00
Sold

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Jim Henson
Label: Columbia Tristar

 

DVD

 

313

Oldboy
SD DVD - Final Edition - 2 discs
Not Rated
Sold

Region: 3 (Korea)
Director: Chan-Wook Park
Label: Starmax

 

DVD

 

312

Il Profumo della Signora in Nero
SD DVD
***½0

Review: DVD Times
English title: The Perfume of the Lady in Black

Region: 0 (Italy)
Director: Francesco Barilli
Label: Raro Video

 

DVD

 

311

House of Flying Daggers
SD DVD - Limited Edition - 2 discs
****0

Review: DVD Times
Original title: Shi Mian Mai Fu

Region: 3 (Hong Kong)
Director: Zhang Yimou
Label: EDKO

 

DVD

 

310

Freeze Me
SD DVD
**½00
Given Away

Review: DVD Times

Region: 3 (Hong Kong)
Director: Takashi Ishii
Label: EDKO

 

DVD

 

309

Sarah McLachlan: Afterglow Live
SD DVD - 2 discs

Region: 0 (UK)
Director: Russell Thomas
Label: Arista

I have decided not to rate this disc, mainly because it is of limited value to someone with no interest in Sarah McLachlan's music. I tend only to give ratings to DVDs that have mass-market appeal.

 

DVD

 

308

Wonderfalls: The Complete Viewer Collection
SD DVD - 3 discs
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (USA)
Director: Todd Holland, Marita Grabiak, Allan Kroeker, Craig Zisk, Jamie Babbit, Peter Lauer, Peter O'Fallon, Jeremy Podeswa, Michael Lehmann
Label: 20th Century Fox

 

DVD

 

307

Alias: The Complete Second Series
SD DVD - 6 discs
****0

Region: 2 (UK)
Director: Ken Olin, Craig Zisk, Daniel Attias, Guy Norman Bee, Perry Lang, Nelson McCormick, Lawrence Trilling, Jack Bender, Alex Kurtzman-Counter, J.J. Abrams
Label: Buena Vista

 

DVD

 

306

Where Eagles Dare
SD DVD - Clint Eastwood Collection
***½0

Review: DVD Times

Region: 1 (Canada)
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Label: Warner

 

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DVDs and High Definition Media

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