My kids don’t really express an interest in watching many of the films that I have the opportunity to review on Bu-ray all that often. My kids rarely ask me when a particular film is coming out on Blu-ray. However, there is a notable exception to this and it involves Hannah Montana: The Movie. My youngest son is a big Hannah Montana fan. I have therefore been exposed to a lot more of her than most people my age as my son at some points in his young life, has had her show on the Disney channel at home for what seems like days at a time. Naturally, when Hannah Montana: The Movie arrived, it made its way into the Blu-ray player very quickly. Read the full story

A chick flick. I like to describe that term as a film that is designed to appeal primarily to women that men are forced to take their girlfriends or wives to on date night. The film usually features very sympathetic women and not so sympathetic men and an overly romantic and predictable plot. Usually, the audience is well aware beforehand that the girl will end up with the man of her dreams, even if they seem like a terrible match at the onset of the film. Read the full story

For the most part, movie trilogies are a mixed bag. While there seem to be many, there are only a few where the third installment is at least as good as the original. The top two that come to mind are the Bourne series and Indiana Jones, where, at least in this writer’s opinion, the third installment betters the first. I am sure there are some of you out there will also want to add the Lord of the Rings given that it was the third installment, The Return of the King, which garnered the Oscar for Best Picture. Not me as I felt The Return of the King to be the worst and most ponderous of the three films. Now we can add High School Musical to the list of film trilogies. How does High School Musical 3 Senior Year compare to the wildly successful first installment? Read the full story