#blu-ray review

[capncarrot]

Elemental

[filmhoundsmag]

Interview With The Vampire TV Series (Blu-Ray Review)

This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labour of the actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist. Interview with the Vampire has always had a certain kind of extravagance to it. It’s seductive, quickly ensnaring you into the story. Before you know it, you’re along for the ride, following every twist and turn with breathless…

View On WordPress

[dccomicsnews]

Blu-ray Review: The Matrix Resurrections

Blu-ray Review: The Matrix Resurrections #TheMatrix #WBPartner

View On WordPress

[cinemasentries]

Pretty in Pink Blu-ray Review: A Pretty Influential Portrait of Teenage Culture

[greensparty]

Album & Blu-Ray Review: Jimi Hendrix Experience “Live in Maui”

It has been 50 years since the passing of James Marshall Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix to the masses, and yet we can’t stop seeking out new or rarely heard recordings of his.  Since beginning this blog, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing the 2018 posthumous album Both Sides of the Sky, the 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of Electric Ladyland, and his live box set Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts I named Honorable Mention for Best Live Album of 2019. Earlier this year, I reviewed the 50th anniversary re-release of his live album Band of Gypys.  

album cover

For the first time being officially released, the Live in Maui concert was recently released by Legacy Recordings / Experience Hendrix. It was two concerts he did outdoors at Haleakala Crater in Maui, Hawaii on July 30, 1970. There are various formats, the one I got to review is a 2-CD / 1 blu-ray set.

the 2-CD / 1 blu-ray set

By 1970, Hendrix was going into a different direction. After doing his New Year’s Eve 1969/1970 shows with Buddy Miles and Billy Cox, which were released as the Band of Gypsys album, the Jimi Hendrix Experience had changed. By 1970, bassist Noel Redding had been replaced by Cox, who fit in perfectly with Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell. Hendrix was also focused on building his Electric Lady Studio in NYC. These Maui concerts were being films and recorded for the 1971 film Rainbow Bridge. 

CD 1 and 2: Both sets sound fantastic and rank among Hendrix’ best live recordings. I’m sure purists will curse me out for saying that. Apparently there was some recording issues due to the high winds (Mitchell actually needed to re-record his drum parts), but thanks to 2020 technology they were able to improve them. I didn’t notice any issues. While not as revolutionary as the live albums for Band of Gypsys or Woodstock shows, it was pretty impressive. There’s no overlap of songs from one show to the next. He played a ton of his hits from this three Experience albums. One of the things that’s worth noting is that Hendrix died on Sept. 18, 1970, so these shows recorded less than two months before he died, are his final concert appearances. Not that Hendrix knew it was his last show, but you felt like you were hearing something really special.

documentary poster

Blu-ray: The blu-ray has both concerts. Now when I say they have “film” of both concerts, there was only about 17 minutes of filmed footage of these shows, so while you’re watching the shows there will be film footage and then it cuts to a picture while the audio plays. There is also a 90 min. documentary Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix in Maui that goes into detail about that show. They tracked down some of the locals who attended and/or worked on the film shoot. The highlight of the doc was Cox going back to Maui as he elaborates on his memories of the Maui visit while seeing how the locations today. The majority of the doc could have been whittled down to under 30 min., but there were some highlights. Overall, the music is the real treat here, the blu-ray kind of boarders on For Fans Only.

For info on Live in Maui: https://www.jimihendrix.com/music/music-money-madness-jimi-hendrix-in-maui/

2-CDs: 4 out of 5 stars

Blu-Ray: 3 of out 5 stars

2-CD / 1 Blu-Ray Combo: 3.5 out of 5 stars

[citizendamepod]

'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'...and Steal Our Hearts (Blu-ray Review)

‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’…and Steal Our Hearts (Blu-ray Review)

Silliness is underrated. We often dismiss films, especially films by or about women, as “just silly,” as though all movies need to be self-serious about their projects, to show important people doing important things, or at least contain supposedly edgy humor about sex and violence. Kindness in particular gets labelled silly—what’s the point of the comedy if the friends like each other, if the…

View On WordPress

[culturejunkies]

The Losers Blu-ray Review

By G.Q.

When there’s no new movies being released in the cinemas, you have to review something from your current collection! G.Q. dives back into his expansive blu-ray collection to pull out a hidden gem. What happens when a group of elite soldiers is betrayed and left for dead in a Bolivian jungle? Can they find the person who set them up and can they trust the mysterious woman who conveniently arrived to help them? The Losers stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, and Chris Evans and is a wild ride filled with non-stop action. Join G.Q. as he gives his honest take on this comic-book adaptation!

[film-book]

Video Blu-ray Review: WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1996): A Doc on Muhammad Ali & George Foreman’s Zaire Fight That is Fresh & Reflective http://filmbk.me/RSCJpv