More Renovations

Looking back at my early review posts recently, I realized I need to do some serious rewriting of a good number of them. Some will required a new DVD purchase, but most need better screencaps and text refinements to cover the technical merits of the release.

A good example of what I am up to is the first renovated review, The Black Hole. It required a new DVD because of the HDTV and so it was an excuse to rewrite an early review. What I did not expect is how much of the text needed to be rewritten! One bonus from all this is that the structure for reviews is finally standardized.

Reviews to be reworked:

• Godzilla: Tokyo SOS – DVD in hand so better screencaps DONE
• Gammera – DVDs on the way and will be both versions DONE
• Stargate: Continuum – full rewrite DONE
• Forbidden Planet – full rewrite, maybe Blu-ray upgrade? DONE
• Howl’s Moving Castle – minor tweaks plus better screencaps DONE
• Something Wicked This Way Comes – full rewrite DONE
• The Watcher in the Woods – Full Rewrite DONE
• Smallville: Absolute Justice 1 and 2 – Full rewrite
• Godzilla: King of Monsters – Better screencaps, tweaking DONE
• Gojira – Better screencaps, tweaking DONE
• Zulu – better screencaps, tweaking for Blu-ray release DONE
• Battle of Britain -- HD screencaps, rewrite DONE
• Only Yesterday -- Better screencaps, technical details

The reworks will be alternated with new reviews, despite the temptation to get them done and over with.

New reviews planned, in no particular order:

• Godzilla Raids Again/Gigantus, The Fire Monster – DVD, Japanese Original and US DONE
• Whisper of the Heart – Blu-ray and DVD DONE
• Animal Crackers – DVD DONE
• Troll Hunter – Blu-ray DONE
• TRON – DVD DONE
• Love and Honor – DVD DONE
• The African Queen – Blu-ray DONE
• Tora, Tora, Tora – Blu-ray
• The Last Dinosaur – DVD DONE
• The Bobo – DVD DONE
• Ikiru – DVD
• The Burbs – DVD DONE
• Beowulf – DVD DONE

With a personal library of hundreds of movies on DVD and Blu-ray, I am not lacking for material. If I were to give up all new shows and movies, I would still be set for a very long time.