Posted by DVD Verdict on 01/16/49 11:46

Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of BABY DOLL, END GAME, THE FAMILY
STONE, FUN WITH DICK AND JANE, HOODWINKED, THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA, THE
REPLACEMENT KILLERS: EXTENDED CUT, THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE, and A
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION:


BABY DOLL (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall score 83/100):
"When stripped of its sensationalism, Baby Doll is just an over the top
hoot, a fragmented fable about love and loss set within a problematic
portrait of the regressive race relations of Mississippi."

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

END GAME (reviewed by David Johnson, overall score 85/100):
"Good action, good story, good acting; End Game stands up to the sad
record of DVD-only thrillers and provides some real thrills."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/endgame2006.php

THE FAMILY STONE (reviewed by Ryan Keefer, overall score 76/100):
"While it's not a complete loss, The Family Stone simply isn't as funny
as one would expect it to be, because we've either a) seen some of these
actors in the same roles before, or b) those who tackle new acting
projects just aren't convincing."

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

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (reviewed by Michael Rankins, overall
score 62/100):
"I place the blame for this laugh-free remake squarely upon the
shoulders of director Dean Parisot, whose previous feature Galaxy
Quest blossomed with sharp wit and cagey insights, and screenwriters
Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller, who, based on their work here,
wouldn't recognize a decent punch line if the spirits of Henny
Youngman and Rodney Dangerfield were summoned from the afterlife to
throw joke books at them."

FULL REVIEW: http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/funwithdickandjane2005.php

HOODWINKED (reviewed by Rob Lineberger, overall score 80/100):
"Hoodwinked is off in its own hinterland."

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

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (reviewed by Erick Harper, overall score
93/100):
"The Night of the Iguana, like other Tennessee Williams creations, is no
light entertainment. It is a serious, sobering look at human frailty. It
will be an uncomfortable experience for some viewers. However, it is all
the more rewarding for its challenges."

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

THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS: EXTENDED CUT (reviewed by Mike Jackson, overall
score 83/100):
"The Replacement Killers tells the story of 'John Lee' (Chow Yun-Fat,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), a badass killer. We know he's a badass
killer because the movie opens with him killing a guy in a badass way."

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

THE ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE (reviewed by Bill Gibron, overall
score 60/100):
"As a matter of fact, most of The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a
waiting game, a cinematic pit stop where simmering, unspoken
sexuality is supposed to keep us interested. Unfortunately, it really
doesn't work."

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

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION (reviewed by Rob
Lineberger, overall score 98/100):
"Firmly planted among the top 100 films of all time no matter who you
ask, the picture is widely considered the best adaptation of theater
ever committed to celluloid. It won four of its 12 Academy Award
nominations, and should have won more. All that hoopla...yet the film
lives up to it."

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

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

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