A scientist tries to solve world hunger only to see things go awry as food falls from the sky in abundance.

Year: 2008
Aspect Ratio: 2.29:1
Soundtrack: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Runtime: 90 min

By Arlen Schweiger
We’re almost at the dog days of summer, so here are 20 great sports flicks offered in high-def to keep you occupied until (American) football season.

Boxing may not carry the same clout it once had in the sports world, but when it comes to stories and characters, it’s difficult to top when it comes to making movies about sports.

There just seems to be something completely compelling about that ongoing inner monologue of a boxer and the obstacles they tend to overcome that contribute to great tales on film, whether based on true stories or not. When picking out 20 sports movies to highlight on high-definition Blu-ray, the boxing titles stood out, and for video quality it’s tough to beat all of those closeups and slo-mo shots that ordinarily comprise a lot of the action.

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Author: Sandy Howard, AVD Australia

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