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Railroad Tigers, Blu-ray

by Audiophile Audition | Aug 16, 2017 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

Railroad Tigers, Blu-ray (2017) Entertaining Blu-ray based on Chinese history from aging Jackie Chan. Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan, Zitao Huang Director: Ding Sheng Studio: Well Go USA Enter. (2 discs) Video: 2.35:1 for 16:9 screens color Audio: Mandarin Chinese DD 5.1, Dubbed English DD 5.1, Dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 Extras: The Dangers of Shooting, The Making Of…, VFX feaurette, The characters, Trailer Release date: 6/20/17 Length: 125 min. The setting is the time when the Japanese conquerors were oppressing the Chinese during their occupation of mainland China. Jackie has a ragtag group of freedoms fighters who decide to ambush a heavily-armed military train which has needed provisions on it. They are generally unarmed at the beginning, and greatly outnumbered, but they must fight back against the powerful Japanese army using only their wits. There are several action scenes which are said to rival those Chan used to do, but that is not necessarily the case. The action on the speeding train is quite interesting nevertheless. It’s sort of a throw-back to the earlier Chan action comedies, where he really showed how effective he was. —John Sunier

Pete’s Dragon, Blu-ray (2016)

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 24, 2016 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

A wonderful Disney live-action story similar to some ways to their Jungle Book. Pete’s Dragon, Blu-ray (2016) Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban Director: David Lowery Studio: Walt Disney Studios (11/29/16) Video: 2.39:1 for 16:9 screens, HD Technicolor Audio: English DTS-HD MA 5.1, French DD 5.1, Spanish DD 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Dubbed: French, Spanish Extras: “A Director’s Diary;” “Making Magic” designing the dragon in cgi; “Disappearing Moments” a montage of the film’s deleted scenes; Audio commentary with director David Lowery, co-writer Toby Halrooks, actors Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence; Music Videos: “Nobody Knows,” “Something Wild;” Bloopers, Previews, DVD & digital HD versions Length: 103 min. Rating: ****1/2 When a mysterious 10-year-old boy, Pete, turns up claiming to live in the woods with a giant green dragon, it’s up to a forest ranger, Grace, and young Natalie to learn where the boy came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this magical dragon. The dragon is not fierce except against true enemies, and raises the little boy in the woods for six years until young Natalie finds him. The dragon can also make himself invisible, which is probably why nobody has seen […]