Blu-Ray Review: Project Almanac

Project Almanac Blu-ray Edition SYNOPSIS: PROJECT ALMANAC follows a brilliant high school student (Jonny Weston) and his friends who discover blueprints for a machine that can send them back in time. They soon rewrite history to win the lottery, ace exams, and party like there’s no tomorrow. But by changing the past, they have threatened … Read more

Blu-Ray Review: Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD UltraViolet Combo Pack)

SYNOPSIS:
Jupiter Jones (Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine (Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along—her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

REVIEW:
Mila Kunis plays Jupiter Jones, a humble housecleaner from a close-knit family of immigrants. Somehow, the galactic royal family discovers that Jupiter is the genetic successor of royalty. And her life is in sudden danger. Channing Tatum is Caine, a genetically spliced human with a wolf hybrid, has been hired to protect Jupiter and get her to safety. The two have a cute, easy camaraderie that is fun to watch. I really enjoyed Sean Bean as well. The only person I couldn’t stand was Eddie Redmayne as Balem Abrasax, the main villain. He had an annoying, whispery voice that was hard to hear and just over-done. His character was a corny, one-dimensional villain.

I did enjoy the universe and special effects of Jupiter Ascending, however. The visuals were spectacular. The story was unique and full of suspense, intrigue, drama, and humor. It was fairly predictable, but still a fun science fiction adventure that was very entertaining.

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Blu-Ray Giveaway: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies

Courtesy of Warner Home Video, I have a copy of Half Wild by Sally Green for one (1) lucky winner!

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world.

Special Features on the Blu-Ray combo pack include:
• New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth Part 3
• Recruiting the Five Armies
• Completing Middle-earth: A Six-Part Saga
• Completing Middle-earth: A Seventeen-Year Journey
• The Last Goodbye: Behind the Scenes
• Music Video
• Trailers

Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. No PO Boxes please. To enter, just fill out the form below. Contest ends April 19. I’ll draw a name on April 20, and notify winner via email. Each household is only eligible to win One (1) Blu-ray The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.

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