‘Rock of Ages’ starts rocking out in the first seconds of the film, and doesn’t let off until after the credits roll.
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ is easily the best action film of the year. Brad Bird has definitely proven that his success and talent were not limited to animated pictures, and has quickly become the Hollywood’s preeminent action director.
‘So you want me to tell you the story of my life?’ asks a long-haired, green-eyed, sharp-fanged Brad Pitt, at the start of this fantasy/horror/drama crossover. And the story he tells is unbelievably entertaining.
New home video releases this week range from depressing to dumbfounding to deliriously over-the-top. Two classic westerns make their Blu-ray debuts, and two early films from Ridley Scott and George Lucas arrive in new special editions.