The Movie: A couple years ago when I worked at CAPE, a particular co-worker of mine would always yell out the words "Serrano's got the disks!". We knew that it was from a movie, but I had no idea what movie it was. Fast forward to about two months ago -- I was flipping through TV channels and I saw Robert DeNiro on my screen, so I stopped to see what it was since I'd never seen this movie before. He appeared to be some sort of policeman or something, doing some kind of sting in the airport in Las Vegas.

About three minutes into it, his wire goes dead and he must alert the other agents by yelling out "Serrano's got the disks!" A ha! I finally knew where the line came from! Well, that was pretty much the end of the movie, but I did find out that the movie was called Midnight Run. So what did I do next? I put it up on my Netflix queue, of course! Well it came about a week ago, but I didn't get a chance to watch it until today.

As it turns out, Robert DeNiro's character in this movie is a bounty hunter, and he's supposed to find this guy in New York and bring him to Los Angeles, and the movie is all the trouble and trials and tribulations along the way. This movie is a little bit of action and a little bit of comedy, and overall I found it to be highly entertaining. Plus, the end of the movie takes place in Vegas, so how could it go wrong? Also the guy who plays Cypher in The Matrix and Teddy in Memento is in this movie.

The DVD: This DVD has the movie on it, and that's it. Pop it in and after the FBI warnings and junk, the movie starts right away. Hit the "menu" button on your DVD player and all you get is a chapter selection screen. It's encoded in letterboxed 1.85:1 widescreen format, but the transfer is pretty clean and clear... although I suspect it's just a recycled film transfer from a Laserdisc. I should also add now that I don't believe that this DVD is currently available, as I can't seem to find anyone selling it. But if you can find it to rent and you're a fan of Robert DeNiro, I'd definitely check this movie out!