JAM Reviews Rio from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Rio: Blu-Ray with Digital Copy: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Review by JAM

Flying in from the icy Northern Minnesota tundra to the balmy sunny shores of Rio de Janeiro, the blue macaw aptly known as Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) journeys to meet the only other left of his kind, the entrancing and enigmatic Jewel (Anne Hathaway) in this fun new Blu-ray release from FOX Home Entertainment. Taken long ago from the Brazilian rain forest as a little chick, Blu has grown up with a bookstore chic young lady named Linda (Leslie Mann) in the frozen north until a crazy opportunity leads to a foray into the tropical climate of Brazil in pursuit of a chance to save Blu’s species.

Besides Blu’s chance for romance, he finds an adventure full of bold birdnapping, frantic flight follies, and a crazy cache of new friends in this wonderful tropical paradise including Nico (Jamie Foxx) and Pedro (Will i. Am) two little birds with a metric ton of attitude, Rafael (George Lopez) a father with a need to get away to the Carnival, and crazy Luiz (Tracy Morgan) a dog who is ready to party and shake it all out. Through in a soundtrack that really adds to the movie and you have a fun family foray into the beauty of Rio de Janeiro while swaying to the masterful soundtrack as you fly.

JAMS Ink on Rio

JAM had heard the soundtrack before but had not seen the movie yet so I had a taste of what to expect but nothing visual that I really expected in my mind. Man, I wish I would have seen this on the big screen. This was a fun romp through the rain forests of Rio with flashy colorful characters that are fun, unique, and interesting each in their own way. Some might feel overloaded by the vocal name dropping that happens within the picture, but each voice tends to work its own way with the characters themselves. From Jamie Foxx and his smooth suave debonair voice matched with the little guy and Will i. Am with the tougher talker than truthful tough guy, the characters personalities shine throughout the trip through a land that has a personality of its own whether in the colorful, plentiful rain forest or in the kaleidoscopic overload of Carnival.

The monkeys are bad little simians and try to steal the show from our heroes. From their music bopping, wallet stealing introduction to their crazy throw down with a plethora of birds, they are a hilarious addition to the movie even with their less than desired moral codes.

BLU-RAY Aspects

The colors of the rain forest come alive with the amazing Blu-ray clarity on this release. From fanciful feathered flyers to fruity foliage to the colorful confusion of Carnival, this animated film makes full use of all the tricks or the trade as it makes its way to Blu-ray and takes over your screen. Whether a young child or just young at heart, the BLU-RAY is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

EXTRAS

The extras are a lot of fun on this release or maybe that’s just because of the bouncing and bopping that the youthful members of the JAM team were doing as they watched the music videos and Samba lesson. Being able to watch hopping, dancing, and shaking while taking a look at these fun extras made the disc all worthwhile for this reviewer. Exploring the World of Rio, Hot Wings, and the Deleted Scenes were more fun for this reviewer and all parties of all ages

Special Features
• Explore the World of Rio
• Beach
• Jungle
• City
• Stadium
• Blu Shows the Way (introduction)
• Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio
• The Making of Hot Wings
• Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time
• The Real Rio
• Welcome to Rio Music Video
• Deleted Scene – Fruit Stand
• Postcards from Rio
• Carnival Dance O Rama
• Intro
• Blu
• Jewel
• Luiz
• Monkeys
• Nico and Pedro
• Rafael
• Samba Line
• Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox
• Taio Cruz – “Telling the World” Music Video
• Angry Birds Rio – Trailer
• Angry Birds Rio – Nigel Mash Up
• Angry Birds Rio – Instructional Video
• Live Lookup Powered By IMDB

RIO
Street Date: August 2, 2011
Screen Format: Widescreen 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital
Languages: Subtitled English and Spanish
U.S. Rating: G
Total Run Time: 95 minutes


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JAM Reviews Rio: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Interscope Records

Rio – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Review by JAM

“I’m telling the world, that I found a girl”
Tiao Cruz “Telling the World”

From the makers of Ice Age comes the story of a Macaw named Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) who thought he was the last of his kind, living the good life with his owner Linda (Leslie Mann) until finding about another Macaw named Jewel (Anne Hathaway) in the wonderful land of Rio de Janeiro. Craziness is going to abound when Rio hits theaters on April 15th, but for now you can grab a fun batch of funky South American soul with the music from the motion picture.

Check out the full review at Hollywood Teen'Zine here to see what exactly JAM thought of this movie.

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JAM Reviews Love & Other Drugs from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Love & Other Drugs: Blu-Ray with Digital Copy: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Review by JAM

“I have places to go.
You’ll go there. I just may have to carry you.”

Take one man who can never find what he wants and one woman who may never find what she needs, throw in a little blue pill and a bout of Parkinson’s and you find yourself with the fun little comedy from Twentieth Century Fox called Love & Other Drugs.

Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a man adrift from job to job and woman to woman as he searches for what he really wants in life. Getting a chance at Pfizer as a pharmaceutical sales rep shows him the life he thinks he wants as well as introduces him to Maggie Murdock (Anne Hathaway), a woman that is dealing with a disease that controls her future as well as her present as she makes sure to keep everyone an arms distance away. Needless to say, each of them truly find the drug they are looking for in the other and love blossoms in the end. Besides the amazing performances by Jake and Anne, Love & Other Drugs also stars Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad, Gabriel Macht, and Judy Greer in a whirlwind tour of the carnival of prescription drugs.

JAMS Ink on Love & Other Drugs

This is a fun movie starring two hot young talents that mesh well together onscreen. Jake and Anne seem to have true chemistry on film as they play characters who each have flaws of their own that disappear when they are together. Anne truly elicits sympathy for her plight as a young diagnosed sufferer of Parkinson’s disease and though her character Maggie lives life in a carefree way still, you can see that something is missing. There is an emptiness inside her that she seems to try to ignore while trying to live a roller coaster of a life. Jamie (Jake’s character) has his own crazy issues as his life revolves around sex, women, and sex even as he finds his calling as a drug salesman. But throw in Maggie, and he finds his life completely changing.

If you are into the beauty of the human body, or specifically the beauty of either Jake Gyllenhaal or Anne Hathaway’s bodies, this may be a movie for you. Dealing with two characters that use sex as a tool for what they want or simply as an escape from the humdrum, both Jake and Anne spend much of their time in their birthday suits. Obviously this a movie for discerning adults as it is rated R, but the sex, though plentiful, does not seem to take away from the love story underneath as the two characters find themselves caring about things they never expected in their lives.

This movie is one of those movies that I did not expect to enjoy but found myself rooting for the characters, even as flawed as they were. Jamie finds himself and learns he is a better man than he expects and Maggie discovers that she can trust someone completely even if she may not be able to give as much to the relationship in the future. I recommend it as long as nudity and swearing does not overwhelm your viewing pleasure.

EXTRAS

The extras included on the Blu-ray release are fun, but not life-changing. The deleted scenes included are fun but really do not add much to the film overall, which I am sure is why they were deleted. The other featurettes are interesting for those who would like to hear the stars speak, but really just recap much of what is seen in the film itself. So I would definitely buy the movie for the movie itself, but not so much for the bonus features (except that you do get a digital copy which is always cool to take on the run).

Just like a little blue pill, let Love & Other Drugs give you a rise of your own. Love & Other Drugs from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment releases on Blu-ray on March 1, 2011 so grab a copy and your significant other and let the natural high of an slightly different romance make its way into your lives.

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS Blu-ray
Street Date: March 1, 2011
Screen Format: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English)
5.1 Dolby Digital (Spanish/French/Portuguese)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
Total Running Time: 162.18 minutes
U.S. Rating: R
Closed Captioned: YES

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