Thanks, David!David S. wrote:Aaron,
I really enjoyed BOTH of your reviews of the new Disney Parks boxed set! Great job!
David S. wrote:I am glad to see that none of the BD bonus features were excluded from the 6-disc DVD set. (This is how you can tell it's not a WDSHE release)
I just got back from WDW myself and I did find the regular editions for sale at the International Gateway in Epcot. Nothing special about them at all, though (or at the very least, the packaging is identical to the releases I reviewed).David S. wrote:I was thinking of waiting awhile to get this due to the rumors of a deluxe, park-exclusive set with more bonus features. However, I just got back from WDW and they didn't even have the regular versions, much less anything deluxe.
I agree!David S. wrote:As a big Disney Parks fan, it's great to see more coverage of the genre on UD!
Sounds great from your description. I think that's something I need to pick up.David S. wrote:PS. While at WDW this year, I did pick up the relatively new 2-disc "Magic Kingdom: Imagineering the Magic" DVD, which is an official "Disney Theme Park Merchandise" release and the second of this series (DL was the first). For those who don't have this, I find it to be a nice companion to the main Magic Kingdom souvenir DVD referenced in your review (which I also really enjoy and is thankfully still available as well).
An update is in order. It wasn't mentioned on the back case of the old DVD, so I assumed it wasn't included. Disney and their trailers... Grr...Escapay wrote:I'm upset, but not surprised, to see no mention of the theatrical trailer in the review, so I'm guessing it wasn't carried over from the Gold Classic Collection DVD. *sigh*
Thanks! Aside from my needing/wanting to see and review as much as I possibly can, I had no innate interest in seeing it either.SmartAleck25 wrote:Luke and Kelvin: I really enjoyed your Prince of Persia review, highlighting the disappointments and high points. I personally have no interest in seeing the film at all, but it was still a great review.
Maybe they're just FF's instead of BFF's?Avaitor wrote:Whoa, Demi and Selena aren't best friends anymore? I don't really keep up with all that celebrity stuff, so that's news to me.
On the flipside, I think she has the worst. Even when she talks it borders on grating.Avaitor wrote:I haven't seen Camp Rock 2, or the first one for that matter, but I always thought that Demi Lovato had the best voice of all the Disney Channel starlets.
)Ditto. I've said it in the past, but it's worth saying again, the UD reviews are often the most thorough on the net, they provide a balanced look at both the movie/tv show, and the format it's presented in. Most other sites seem pre-occupied with just talking about the movie/tv show, leaving the format review as an after-thought, or vice versa. I'm glad that UD always makes sure both sides (movie/tv assessment, format assessment) are discussed equally.Avaitor wrote:I never get to say this, but I really appreciate this site's reviews. Whenever I see a movie or TV show I'm interested in is given a review by one of the staff members here, I always take the time to read them over. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I gotta say sometimes those random episode compilations make for a really fun (and fast) review to write. Hopefully it is also fun (and fast) to read.Escapay wrote:Congratulations UD! 1200 Reviews! It's quite a feat, even if it was a review for three rather lackluster "Goosebumps" episodes.
That would be an awesome scenario, particularly if you could replace the complete tool who handles publicity requests for Shout! with someone who has a clue!Escapay wrote:Too bad it couldn't have been a Special Edition re-release of "Eerie, Indiana" from Shout! Factory, eh Luke?
They are. I haven't seen an episode of "Goosebumps" in years, but remember a bit of it, so I checked the review to see if it were any episodes I might have remembered seeing. Alas, no. Still, it did bring back memories of watching the series, and the surreal moment a couple years ago when I was discussing the series with a student in the 4th grade class I was observing/aiding.Luke wrote:Thanks! I gotta say sometimes those random episode compilations make for a really fun (and fast) review to write. Hopefully it is also fun (and fast) to read.Escapay wrote:Congratulations UD! 1200 Reviews! It's quite a feat, even if it was a review for three rather lackluster "Goosebumps" episodes.
Luke wrote:That would be an awesome scenario, particularly if you could replace the complete tool who handles publicity requests for Shout! with someone who has a clue!Escapay wrote:Too bad it couldn't have been a Special Edition re-release of "Eerie, Indiana" from Shout! Factory, eh Luke?
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Don't think of it as hospitalized for exhaustion. Think of it as a much-deserved getaway at the spa.Luke wrote:I'm in utter disbelief that I actually posted six reviews in five days this week, four of them being multi-disc complete season sets. If the reviews stop altogether, know that I've probably been hospitalized for exhaustion.
And thanks for giving yours, as well as the kind words on the review! I'm glad you were able to enjoye Camp Rock 2 despite the flaws you pointed out. I do concede that it's diverting, just not much more than that.SmartAleck25 wrote:Very honest review of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, Aaron. I myself slightly enjoyed it (I loved Demi's performance, but I did notice some lip-syncing), but I do agree that the plot was so predictable it wasn't even funny. I also found that the main focus seemed to be on Joe Jonas, not Demi Lovato, and I feel like all of the characters, though they have great personalities, don't really develop at all during the course of the movie. It feels rushed, and too little time is spent on the frantic actions of the campers IMO. I liked all of the songs well enough, but some of Joe Jonas's voice cracks made me cringe. Thanks for giving your honest opinion Aaron!
No one is more upset about this rift than the would-be filmmakers of Princess Protection Program 2: Still Best Friends. Of course, not even a Lovato-Gomez reunion would change the fact that nobody liked the first one.Escapay wrote:Maybe they're just FF's instead of BFF's?Avaitor wrote:Whoa, Demi and Selena aren't best friends anymore? I don't really keep up with all that celebrity stuff, so that's news to me.
It's a bit like ranking Michael Bay movies, but while Miley has a terrible voice, it's at least unique. That's the terrible thing about Demi Lovato's voice: it's utterly bland. In all fairness, though, Demi's voice is noticeably fuller and stronger in Rock 2 than in the first (something I perhaps should have commented on in the review), but it's still woefully unappealing.Escapay wrote:On the flipside, I think she has the worst. Even when she talks it borders on grating.Avaitor wrote:I haven't seen Camp Rock 2, or the first one for that matter, but I always thought that Demi Lovato had the best voice of all the Disney Channel starlets.
Thanks, Scaps!Escapay wrote:I've thankfully avoided watching Camp Rock 2, but the review for it was hilarious, and likely more entertaining than the movie itself.
I think I speak for everyone who writes/has written reviews here (Scaps included) when I say that this kind of feedback is sincerely appreciated, as is confirmation that our forum members are also reading our reviews (or at least some of them)!Escapay wrote:Ditto. I've said it in the past, but it's worth saying again, the UD reviews are often the most thorough on the net, they provide a balanced look at both the movie/tv show, and the format it's presented in. Most other sites seem pre-occupied with just talking about the movie/tv show, leaving the format review as an after-thought, or vice versa. I'm glad that UD always makes sure both sides (movie/tv assessment, format assessment) are discussed equally.Avaitor wrote:I never get to say this, but I really appreciate this site's reviews. Whenever I see a movie or TV show I'm interested in is given a review by one of the staff members here, I always take the time to read them over. Keep up the good work!
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I'd like to echo this. 1200 is quite a number... and it's all the more boggling when I reflect on how relatively few of those were written by anyone other than Luke. So congratulations to Luke!Escapay wrote:Congratulations UD! 1200 Reviews!
Excuse you?Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato) back at Camp Rock, where she hopes to polish her subpar singing skills.
I think that most people who love music would be excited to go to Camp Rock...?She sees many familiar faces there, all of them a little too old to be this excited about summer camp.
If she's going to lip-sync so poorly, can't she at least do it to a pleasant voice? Despite tough competition from Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, Lovato takes the crown as the most vocally underwhelming recording artist to be dumped by a Jonas Brother.
Miley doesn't have a terrible voice...have you heard the notes she can hit? And Demi also has a really strong voice. And no amount of me standing up for them will change your mind.Aaron wrote:It's a bit like ranking Michael Bay movies, but while Miley has a terrible voice, it's at least unique. That's the terrible thing about Demi Lovato's voice: it's utterly bland. In all fairness, though, Demi's voice is noticeably fuller and stronger in Rock 2 than in the first (something I perhaps should have commented on in the review), but it's still woefully unappealing.
AwallaceUNC wrote:No one is more upset about this rift than the would-be filmmakers of Princess Protection Program 2: Still Best Friends. Of course, not even a Lovato-Gomez reunion would change the fact that nobody liked the first one.
I think Aaron's referring to how everyone is too old to still be going to camp as a camper and not a counselor. They're all what, in their early 20s? Granted, they're supposed to be playing teenagers...Ames wrote:I think that most people who love music would be excited to go to Camp Rock...?
Thanks! I had a lot of fun doing this one. There's also a typo in the ninth paragraph where I meant to type "eclectic" and instead typed "electric." So if Luke fixes my cup of tea typo, hopefully he'll get that other one, too.TheSequelOfDisney wrote:Awesome Glee review, Kelvin! I agree with a lot of the points you mentioned! The only thing wrong that I noticed was that instead of "cup of tea," you wrote "up of tea" in the 13th paragraph. Other than that small quip, it was an excellent review!
It's not going to be happening at this point. Luke and I had every intention of covering the BD+DVD combo (he'd do the movie review and I the BD stuff), but Paramount's been lame and hasn't sent us it.Barbossa wrote:Anyone on UD reviewing Iron Man 2?
