Posted by DVD Verdict on 03/14/06 09:24

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of BLOOD AND WINE, BRANDED, GORGO,
IRISH JAM, MACGYVER: SEASON FIVE, MAGIC, THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL
SUIT, THE NEIGHBOR NO. THIRTEEN, THE NEW YORK YANKEES FALL CLASSIC
COLLECTOR'S EDITION 1996-2001, PARTISANS OF VILNA, SPRING BREAK SHARK
ATTACK, and TEN LITTLE INDIANS:


BLOOD AND WINE (reviewed by Michael Rankins, overall score 89/100):
"Blood And Wine falls into the middle range of the Rafelson-Nicholson
oeuvre. It's not a great film, but it is a pretty doggoned good one --
probably the two men's best joint effort after Five Easy Pieces."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/bloodandwine.php

BRANDED (reviewed by Paul Corupe, overall score 88/100):
"It's tough western action that really defines the film, as Mate lets
the story unfold naturally, with little or no exposition to slow
things down."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/branded.php

GORGO (reviewed by Dennis Prince, overall score 86/100):
"If you're a fan of Gorgo, you'll surely be a fan of this new disc. I
can't deny, it does bring back some fond memories of my creature feature
days gone by."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/gorgo.php

IRISH JAM (reviewed by Michael Rankins, overall score 57/100):
"Every cliche that can conceivably be invoked about either the Irish
(drunken, brawling simpletons) or African Americans (well-endowed, flashy-
dressing, hip-hop-loving men; loud, overweight, shrewish women) gets
trotted past the lens in Irish Jam, as though the writers figured no one
in the audience had ever seen these stereotypes before."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/irishjam.php

MACGYVER: SEASON FIVE (reviewed by David Johnson, overall score 83/100):
"Shark ahead! Prepare to jump!"

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/macgyverseason5.php

MAGIC (reviewed by Brett Cullum, overall score 87/100):
"Remember kids -- if it ain't got wood, it's crap."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/magic.php

THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT (reviewed by Steve Evans, overall
score 92/100):
"This is a rewarding film experience, but viewers may wish they could
spend an afternoon in an editing suite with the original negative, which
would benefit from judicious tightening."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/maningrayflannelsuit.php

THE NEIGHBOR NO. THIRTEEN (reviewed by Geoffrey Miller, overall
score 72/100):
"Taken from as a horror or thriller movie, it lacks the impact and
punch necessary to excite viewers; its action scenes are brief and
sporadic. As a drama, its characters are too weak and poorly drawn to
carry the story. The result is an odd, awkward beast that never quite
finds its footing."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/neighborno13.php

THE NEW YORK YANKEES FALL CLASSIC COLLECTOR'S EDITION 1996-2001
(reviewed by Ryan Keefer, overall score 87/100):
"Those who brought you the exhaustive Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series:
Collector's Edition have given the same general treatment to the
Yankees here, by showing key games in the Yankees postseason success
from 1996 to 2001."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/nyyfallclassic.php

PARTISANS OF VILNA (reviewed by Bryan Byun, overall score 90/100):
"To fight the Nazis was, in the eyes of many Vilna Jews, to threaten the
lives of all those who remained in the ghetto. But to submit to the
Nazis was also to support a murderous regime and participate in the
annihilation of one's own people. Was it better to preserve life at any
cost, or to risk death in order to preserve honor?"

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/partisansvilna.php

SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK (reviewed by David Johnson, overall
score 58/100):
"In all honesty, Danielle, it sounds like you're smack in the middle of
a ghastly assemblage of Dawson's Creek cliches, with a few lame shark
encounters thrown in. See ya later!"

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/springbreaksharkattack.php

TEN LITTLE INDIANS (reviewed by Mac McEntire, overall score 75/100):
"If I were trapped in a house with Fabian, I'd go on a killing
spree too."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/tenlittleindians.php

Mike Jackson
Editor & Webmaster, DVD Verdict
www.dvdverdict.com

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