The Swan Princess Blu-ray Review

• Actors: Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan
• Directors: Richard Rich
• Disc Format: NTSC, Widescreen
• Region: Region A/1 
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: 
   G 
   General Audience
• Studio: Sony Mod
• Release Date: October 29, 2019
• Run Time: 90 minutes

         The Swan Princess may be celebrating its 25^th anniversary, but watching the Blu-ray release that coincided with this occasion was my first opportunity to see the film. I probably should have watched it for the first time at a younger age, because The Swan Princess is a film that is far easier to love with nostalgia attached. For me, I had no childhood connection and was simply able to see how dated both the narrative and the animation style truly is.

Hobbs & Shaw Blu-ray Review

• Actors: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Eiza Gonzalez
• Directors: David Leitch
• Writers: Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce
• Producers: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Jason Statham, Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia
• Format: NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: French Canadian, Spanish
• Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
• Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: 
   PG-13 
   Parents Strongly Cautioned
• Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 5, 2019
• Run Time: 137 minutes

         Despite being late additions to the franchise, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham have easily been the best part of the last few Fast and Furious films, so it must have seemed like a no-brainer to give them their own spin-off film. Unfortunately, even if the other characters have never been my favorite, it is hard to deny that something is missing from this endeavor. Worse yet, what the film does contain feels as though it was formulated by a committee of writers determined to mine and imitate the successful moments from the franchise, rather than attempting something innovative or original. Hollywood releases are merely about the status quo of entertainment standards these days. As long as it makes for a good trailer, nothing else really matters.