By Paul Rudoff on May. 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
In a previous blog post, I explained how to convert PlayStation 3 game saves to Xbox 360 game saves. At the time, I had tested the technique out on a few games and found that only one game could be successfully converted: Murdered: Soul Suspect. Well,…
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By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 25, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell, which comes out this Tuesday, May 1st, is the sixth film in a series that has spanned nearly 30 years! It all started back in 1990 with the original Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, and Michael Gross (not to be…
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By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 13, 2018 at 10:44 PM in Home Video, Horror
It all started back in 1968 with George A. Romero's original Night of the Living Dead (just released by the Criterion Collection). While it didn't create the "zombie", it did create the genre as we know it. There would be no "The Walking Dead" were it…
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By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 12, 2018 at 4:15 PM in Home Video, Horror
The Hellraiser franchise has been one of the longest-running in the horror genre. To date there are 10 films in the series: Hellraiser (1987), Hellbound (1988), Hell on Earth (1992), Bloodline (1996), Inferno (2000), Hellseeker (2002), Hellworld (2005),…
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By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:36 PM in Home Video, Horror
Class of 1999 arrives on Blu-ray as the 14th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
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By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 6, 2018 at 11:41 PM in Home Video, Horror
Gothic arrives on Blu-ray as the 13th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
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By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 1, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
Today I'll be doing something a little different from my usual type of review. This will be a "comparison review", which will be a short and sweet comparison between TimeLife's Blu-ray and DVD releases of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007). The…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 28, 2017 at 11:43 PM in Home Video
Sabrina Down Under was one of two television movies spun off from the ABC series starring Melissa Joan Hart, which itself was spawned from a television movie of the same name that aired in 1996 on Showtime. Premiering on September 26, 1999 on ABC's "The…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 5, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Video Games
The Lego Dimensions Beetlejuice Fun Pack includes one figure and one vehicle. The figure, as if you couldn't guess, is Betelgeuse, and he is accompanied by Saturn's Sandworm.
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 4, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
The Lego Dimensions Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes two figures and two vehicles/accessories, plus an "exclusive episode" of the series. The figures are Raven and Beast Boy, and they are accompanied by Raven's Spellbook and the T-Car.
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 31, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
What better day than Halloween to review a Christmas DVD. Actually, this DVD is quite fitting to review today. It's the bewitching Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the 1996-2003 television series starring Melissa Joan Hart as the titular character, with…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 24, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD arrives on Blu-ray as the fifth entry (they are…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 22, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) John Heard and Daniel Stern star in that perennial holiday classic,…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 21, 2017 at 8:52 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) Back in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, horror anthology films and television…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 18, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.) Vestron, Vidmark/Trimark, Live, Artisan, Media, New World, Goodtimes... If…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 2, 2017 at 6:25 PM in Video Games
I've been reviewing the various Lego Dimensions Ghostbusters items on Spook Central, which leaves a lot of Lego Dimensions stuff to review here on The Corner Penthouse. I'll start small with the Lego Dimensions A-Team Fun Pack.
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By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 5, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Video Games, Public Service Articles
Okay, I will be covering two separate topics in this article, both of which involve Xbox 360 game saves. For both topics, you will need a Windows (XP or greater) program called Horizon, which can be downloaded from my Xbox 360 page. Before I continue, I…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Books
This review was originally written on May 22, 2007 The PlayStation 2 Guide Needs To Be RECALLED, REVISED, REPRINTED, And REPUBLISHED! The BradyGames Grand Theft Auto PlayStation 2 guides have had errors in the past. For example, the Grand Theft Auto 3…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 10, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Books
The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Official Strategy Guide for PlayStation 2 contains a vast amount of errors in regards to the Photo Ops and Horseshoes. I don't think that BradyGames has ever published a corrected version, which they could offer in…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 8, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Books
Although the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Strategy Guide for PlayStation 2 is probably the least error-ridden volume in BradyGames' Grand Theft Auto strategy guide series, it does contain a few errors. BradyGames hasn't (to my knowledge)…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 6, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Books
This review was originally written on July 14, 2004 Stay Away From The PS2 Guide, Get The PC Guide Instead The Grand Theft Auto III Official Strategy Guide for PlayStation 2 is one of the worst Official strategy guides you could ever buy. Sure it covers…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 4, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Easter Eggs
Here is a detailed list of all of the Easter Eggs found on the Wanted Blu-ray (also sold in a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and a Blu-ray Gift Set). I found a lot of these on the DVD and was able to re-find them, without any help, on the Blu-ray.
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 27, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Wrestling, Mystery/Blind Bags
Undoubtedly, if you've been to a Target store, you've seen the "cards and collectibles" section at the end of the checkout lanes. It's where you'll find all of the sports cards, Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and all of that other…
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By Paul Rudoff on May. 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on May 26, 2015 Quite A Healthy Collection Of Vintage Commercials, With Only A Few Things That Don't Belong This review of 1,001 Classic Commercials (Mill Creek Entertainment) (also available in a Collectible Tin) is…
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By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 20, 2014 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on April 20, 2014 Blu-Ray Has Better Extras, But They Replaced Hulk's "Real American" Music In Them!!! When WWE finally released the Hulk Hogan/Tiny Lister flick "No Holds Barred" on DVD in 2012, I was overjoyed. Not…
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By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
This review was originally written on October 11, 2012 Camera & Controls Make The Game Harder Than It Is, Worthless Unlockables, Flying Through Rings!!! Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 (re-released in Disney Classics packaging) is a 3D platformer…
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By Paul Rudoff on Jan. 5, 2012 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on January 5, 2012 The Blu-Ray Is A Vast Improvement Over The Extended Cut DVD Although this review is about the Stripes Extended Cut Blu-ray, I'm specifically writing it for all of those unfortunate souls who…
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By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
This review was originally written on November 14, 2011 Excellent System, Great For Blu-Ray & DVD Playback / Needs A Front Panel Display, Disc Tray, Longer USB Cable, Printed Manual Most people who review the PlayStation 3 (320GB Uncharted 3 Bundle)…
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 18, 2011 at 1:00 PM in Wrestling, Home Video
This review was originally written on August 18, 2011 Archive Footage Shown In Wrong Aspect Ratio (4:3 Stretched Or Cropped Into 16:9), Stretched Footage Gives Me A Headache I really don't understand why any company would author a DVD like TNA did with…
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By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on August 18, 2011 4:3 Fullscreen Only, No Bonus Features - Get The Individual DVDs Instead! Normally when Warner Bros., which owns New Line (the studio that made these movies), puts out a Double/Triple/Quadruple…
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