Category: "Home Video"
TNA The Best of the Asylum Years, Vol. 1 DVD Review
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… more »
Mr. Nanny / Suburban Commando Family Double Feature DVD Review
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… more »
Fat Albert's Easter Special DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 2, 2011 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on August 2, 2011 Not Very Much Easter-Related, Very Little DVD Content The Fat Albert's Easter Special DVD by UrbanWorks Entertainment contains just one episode, "The Fat Albert Easter Special", which aired on… more »
Hot Springs Hotel: The Complete Series DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jun. 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on June 13, 2011 Off Sync Audio, Chopped Up Video, Third Disc Wasted Hot Springs Hotel was a late night softcore adult comedy series that aired on Showtime in 1997 and 1998. I've always liked the show because of its… more »
TNA Lockdown 2005 & TNA Anthology: The Epic Set Box Set DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM in Wrestling, Home Video
This review was originally written on September 23, 2010 An Analysis Of The Lockdown 2005 DVD Alterations Included in the TNA Anthology: The Epic Set box set are the following three pay-per-views: * Victory Road 2004 (November 7, 2004) [TNA's first… more »
Sabrina The Teenage Witch - Season 7 (Final Season) DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 23, 2010 at 5:41 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on August 23, 2010 One-Third Of The Episodes Are Edited, Sabrina Goes To Rome TV Movie Seems Complete Here we are at the seventh, and final, season of the Melissa Joan Hart series, Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Our fair… more »
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Collection DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 7, 2010 at 2:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on July 7, 2010 Overpriced Old Content That Was Released Less Than A Year Later For Much Less The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Collection (alt listing) consists of the three original live-action Turtles films… more »
WWF The Rock: The Peoples' Champion VHS Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 7, 2010 at 1:00 PM in Wrestling, Home Video
This review was originally written on July 7, 2010 A 30 Minute Sampler, No Complete Matches Or Promos The Rock: The Peoples' Champion VHS (not to be confused with The Rock: The People's Champ VHS) is a short, 30 minute sampler of promo and match… more »
Commando / The Marine Double Feature DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on July 7, 2010 Avoid At All Costs! Inferior Video Formats, No Anamorphic Widescreen! The other day I saw the Commando / The Marine Double Feature and several other titles in the "20th Century Fox 75th Anniversary… more »
Warner Bros. 4 Film Favorites DVD Specifications & Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 1, 2010 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This is not really a review, but more of a specifications and bonus features list intended to give all of you the details on exactly what you will find in several of Warner Bros. "4 Film Favorites" DVD sets. All of the info below was originally written… more »
Wrestlemania 25 PPV Review
By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 6, 2009 at 3:23 PM in Wrestling, Home Video
This review was originally written on April 6, 2009, the day after the live Wrestlemania 25 event took place. -------------------------------------------------- I have been a WWE fan for over 25 years. I've seen every Wrestlemania, been to three of them… more »
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater MGM DVDs Review
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 11, 2008 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on October 11, 2008 No Series Opening Titles Or End Credits And A Missing Story! I'm writing about a series of Hello Kitty DVDs released by MGM in 2003: HK Becomes a Princess, HK Saves the Day, HK Tells Fairy Tales, HK… more »
Best of The Beverly Hillbillies Mill Creek DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 4, 2008 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on September 4, 2008 Excellent Set For The Price - With The Original Theme Music (Mostly)!!! After getting burned on so many budget DVD releases of The Beverly Hillbillies, The Andy Griffith Show, and Petticoat… more »
The Fall Guy: The Complete First Season DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 8, 2008 at 1:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on April 8, 2008 Poor Paul Williams, Fox Removed Him AND His Music! What I'm about to write is not only for The Fall Guy: The Complete First Season DVD, but it also applies to The Fall Guy: The Complete First Season,… more »
Dexter: The First Season DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 8, 2008 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
This review was originally written on April 8, 2008 Great Show, Poor DVDs, Advertised Content Hidden Online For PC Users Only Showtime really messed up the bonus material on the Dexter: The First Season DVD set. A bunch of the material is available as… more »
Night At The Museum (2006) Movie Review
By Paul Rudoff on Dec. 5, 2007 at 10:24 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on December 5, 2007 Enjoyable Movie If You Shut Your Brain Off, Seriously Flawed If You Think About It This film is filled with so many plot holes that I simply can not list them all here. In fact, I couldn't even list… more »
Grounded For Life Season 1 DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on May. 22, 2007 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on May 22, 2007 Misleading Packaging, Episodes Altered, Carsey-Warner Does Not Want To Cooperate In The Matter I'm a big fan of Grounded For Life and have every episode on tape from the original Fox and WB broadcasts… more »
The Flintstone Flyer Warner Bros. TV Premiere DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Apr. 5, 2007 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on April 5, 2007 Good Episode, Cheaply-Made & Over-Priced DVD This DVD contains just one episode, "The Flintstone Flyer", which aired on 9/30/1960, and has an exact runtime of 26:23. Although this was the first… more »
Tales From The Crypt - The Complete First & Second Seasons DVDs Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 6, 2005 at 1:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
This review was originally written on September 6, 2005 (updated February 14, 2007) Bad Security Sticker Placement, Incomplete Episodes I've been eagerly waiting for Tales From The Crypt to come to DVD in season sets. Unfortunately, there were a few bad… more »
Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 6, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on September 6, 2005 Great Episodes, Very Poor Packaging I'm very disappointed by the cheap packaging used for this Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2 DVD set. The last plastic disc page fell out as I opened the… more »
Penn & Teller: Bullshit - Ghostbusters Episode Review
By Paul Rudoff on Jul. 29, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on July 29, 2005 Worst BS Episode Ever. Didn't Disprove Anything. [2016 NOTE: When I originally wrote this review back in 2005, the "Ghost Hunters" show was in its infancy, and they actually did attempt to disprove… more »
Rugrats Go Wild DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on May. 5, 2005 at 7:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on May 5, 2005 Why No Scratch & Sniff Cards With The DVD?!? The Scratch & Sniff options on the Rugrats! Go Wild DVD relate to the "Odorama" stunt used during the film's original theatrical release. Special… more »
G.L.O.W. - Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling DVD & VHS Reviews
By Paul Rudoff on May. 5, 2005 at 5:00 PM in Wrestling, Home Video
This review was originally written on May 5, 2005 Comparing The DVD To The Previous VHS Release Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, also known as G.L.O.W., was a women's professional wrestling promotion that aired in syndication from 1986–1990, with the… more »
SpongeBob SquarePants - Sponge Buddies/Nautical Nonsense DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on May. 5, 2005 at 2:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on May 5, 2005 Why Did They Have To Ruin The Cast & Crew Interviews? I'm not going to comment on the episodes found on the SpongeBob SquarePants - Sponge Buddies/Nautical Nonsense DVD because almost all of them can… more »
SpongeBob SquarePants - The Complete 2nd Season DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on May. 5, 2005 at 1:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on May 5, 2005 Not As "Complete" As It Should Be How can this be the "complete" 2nd season when the two alternate versions of "Shanghaied" are missing? Paramount/Viacom/Nick included the Patrick and Squidward ending… more »
Britney Spears - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on May. 4, 2005 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
This review was originally written on May 4, 2005 Great Idea Ruined By Poor Menu Design & Non-Standard Bonuses It's great to finally have all of Britney's videos on one DVD. One video is different from a previously released version. "I'm Not A Girl,… more »
The Hitchhiker Canadian First Season DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Dec. 17, 2004 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
This review was originally written on December 17, 2004 Sets A World Record For Amount Of Compression Artifacts I have a lot to tell you in this review. Let's start briefly with why I bought this set, which was only released in Canada. I own one of the… more »
Lilo & Stitch's Island of Adventures DVD Game Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 28, 2004 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on September 28, 2004 Two "Lilo & Stitch: The Series" Episodes & A Board Game The Lilo & Stitch's Island of Adventures DVD/Board Game is interesting, but even playing it with my family, I found parts of it… more »
The Wizard of Oz (1990) Cartoon & DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Sep. 8, 2004 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Animation
This review was originally written on September 8, 2004 & April 28, 2007 An Insult To Fans Of The Classic 1939 Movie I have mixed feelings about this series. On one hand I really like The Wizard Of Oz (1939) movie and I fondly remember watching this… more »
The Hitchhiker Vol. 1-4 VHS Review
By Paul Rudoff on Aug. 15, 2004 at 12:00 PM in Home Video, Horror
This review was originally written on August 15, 2004 Episode Titles, Descriptions, Casts, and Notes The Hitchhiker was a Twilight Zone-esque show that aired on HBO in the early 1980s. It was somewhat of a precursor to HBO's later Tales from the Crypt… more »