Beserk Movie 2 DVD and Blu-ray review

4 Stars of the continuing story of Guts.

With slick animation (drawn and CG) and plenty of blood and gore, as we are swept along in the next instalment in the life of mercenary Guts, (Hiroaki Iwanaga, Beserk: The Golden Age Arc 1 the Age of the King). After showing his prowess on the battlefield with his massive sword Guts is recruited into the mercenary group The Band of the Hawk, lead by the enigmatic Giffith, (Takahiro Sakurai, Psyren) who is the only person to beat Guts in battle.

 The hundred year war continues and the band of the hawk play a pivotal role as they sweep across the battlefields in the Midland war campaign.

Available on DVD and Blu-ray 3 September

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The Fifth Estate

Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, “The Fifth Estate” reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization.

The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistleblowers to anonymously leak covert data, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world’s most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society—and what are the costs of exposing them?"

A dramatic thriller based on real events, “The Fifth Estate” reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization

The Fifth Estate arrives in UK cinemas October 11th

Tiger and Bunny Part 4 DVD and Blu-ray Short Review

Well thought out and entertaining Manga, 4 stars.

Tiger and Bunny Part 4 is the final installment in the Tiger and Bunny Saga and is directed by Keiichi Sato.

For those not familiar with the franchise, Tiger and Bunny is set in a world where law and order is maintained by super heroes, called "Next", people who have unique abilities and who are offered corporate sponsorship to fight crime on camera for the news network Hero T.V.

Find out what else we thought about this great bit of animation over at Road Rash Reviews

Leet Loki and Thor

Disney has just released two new posters for the upcoming Thor sequel. This time is's character posters. One of Thor and the other is the baddie, Loki.

Marvel’s "Thor: The Dark World" continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.

In the aftermath of Marvel’s "Thor" and "Marvel’s The Avengers," Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos... but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Hitting UK cimemas October 30, 2013

All Stars DVD and Blu-ray Release Short Review

An excellent summer holiday family film, 4 stars.

All Stars is directed by Ben Gregor (D.O.A., Straight 8) and tells the story of a group of kids who fight to save their youth club, The Garage, from the evil local council, who wish to close it down to make way for a car park.

The Garage is run by Gina (Ashley Jensen - Ugly Betty, Nativity!) who is trying to raise enough money to keep it open. Enter Jaden (Akai Osei-Mansfield - Streetdance 2, winner of Sky's "Got To Dance"), with the bright idea to throw a talent show to raise funds. He enlists a reluctant Ethan (Theo Stevenson - Horrid Henry: The Movie, In Bruges), a young entrepreneur with a crush on the girlfriend of the leader of a street dance crew. The ideal finale for a talent show, a dance off between rival crews.

Read the full review over at Road Rash Reviews

The White Queen DVD and Blu-ray Release Short Review

4 stars of what the BBC does best.

The White Queen is a lavish affair, a great example of the glee with which the BBC throw themselves into the production of a period drama.

It is based upon the series of novels "The Cousins War", written by Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl) and is set towards the end  of the 15th century, before the rise of the Tudors and during the height of the conflict between the houses of York and Lancaster.

This rich tale of love and hate, deception and intrigue is told through the intertwined stories of three women, each powerful and influential in their own right.

Find out what else we thought of this great looking production over at Road Rash Reviews.

Space Battleship Yamato DVD and Blu-ray Short Review

4.5 Stars of Awesomeness, Space Battleship Yamato Lives.

This a live action version of the very popular animé series from 1974 of the same name.
2194 Captain Okita (Tsutomu Yamazaki, Departures) finds himself and his armada near the orbit of Mars, as Earth has come under fire of an alien race that knows nothing about, apart from they use massive meteors as weapons to bombard the surface of the planet and cover the surface with radiation.

They fire on the enemy but little happens; they have underestimated the power of these aliens, as they return fire the Earth ships are torn asunder as they try to flee, Captain Mamoru Kodai (Shin'ichi Tsutsum, A Lone Scalpel) contacts Okita and tells him to get back to Earth as he is about to put his ship in harms way, sacrificing his ship and crew so someone can tell the story of what happened that day.
From the outset this space battle opens your eyes as the graphics are awesome competing at the same level as any Hollywood production. It's a frantic battle and in Blu-ray you don't know which way to look.

Available on DVD and Blu-ray Now.

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