Into the Blu

Mamma Mia! The Movie was slated to be second on my to-do agenda after my next Blu-ray review was finished.  With repeated requests from my mother to finally write this review I decided to bump this one up on my list of reviews to get done.  Like all good stories there is a prologue.  My parents came over the evening December 13^th to watch The Dark Knight on Blu-ray.  After being overwhelmingly satisfied with The Dark Knight my mother petitioned for an encore Blu-ray presentation.  She eyed the Mamma Mia! The Movie Blu-ray she saw sitting on my media shelf, still sealed in the retail shrink-wrap, knowing full well that she would get to see her favorite movie of the year before its video release date.  I was reluctant to follow-up The Dark Knight with a screening of Mamma Mia! The Movie, but I pondered why not, I had to watch and review it sometime.  I figured at least if I did not enjoy it someone else would.  So without further ado here is my initial Blu-ray experience with Mamma Mia! The Movie. Read the full story

Want to talk about a huge gamble? Serenity is based off the short-lived 2002 television series Firefly. Firefly barely lasted half a season on television. However, Firefly became a huge seller on the DVD format when it was released. I am still scratching my head about this one. So Universal Studios thought it was worth the gamble to invest money in a defunct television show hoping for some box office magic as they green lit Joss Whedon’s screenplay. Serenity opened in 2005 to mostly positive critical reviews but fell short in earnings, failing to cover what it cost to make the movie. Despite the lackluster success at the box office, Serenity went on to receive much praise as it won many awards in the sci-fi community. Read the full story