This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 25, 2009
COMMENTS
Disco, Adventureland, Sunshine, Duplicity and more
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The Last Days of Disco (Criterion Collection) | |
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| I just reviewed the hell out of this movie, in more words than I probably should have, but that's just what happens some times. Long story short, I believe this is definitely a film worth owning. It comes with great dialogue, fantastic characters and it's a film I can easily see myself watching over and over again as it never has that "to smart for the room" feel to it, which is a line it could have walked had Stillman tried to get too witty with his words, a trap a film like Juno fell in face first. Click here for my review. | |
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Sunshine Cleaning | |
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| This is a great movie I recommend all of you at least rent. I'm not sure if it is one you would watch more than once or twice, but it has a pair of great lead performances from Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as well as a great supporting turn by Mary Lynn Rajskub. It ranked #4 on my mid-year top ten and earned a B+ from me earlier this year. | |
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Adventureland | |
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| I just reviewed this one as well and it impressed me again on Blu-ray just as it had in theaters. It's a bit of a toss-up as to whether you should buy it, but you can get more on that with my review right here. | |
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Duplicity | |
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| I did a short capsule review of Duplicity right here, and suffice to say, this one does not hold up well to repeat viewings as the constant flashbacks that began to annoy me the first time around really wear on you the second time; once their contribution to the plot is already fully realized. This film, however, is definitely worth a one-time rental. Give it a shot, it's not that bad. | |
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House, M.D. – Season Five | |
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| It's a toss-up between which TV series I am going to watch next: House (Season Five) or Heroes (Season Three). Both are sitting on my coffee table staring at me and while "House" is my decided favorite between the two I can't help but want to see what happens on "Heroes". I will say this, though, between the two I would recommend buying "House" long before "Heroes" since I see "Heroes" as a passing diversion, while "House" has some quality work… even if Hugh Laurie as House doesn't get damned annoying by the time you are done watching a complete season. | |
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Scrubs – The Complete Eighth Season | |
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| I was asked if I wanted to review this one and had to turn it down. Perhaps I have grown tired of "Scrubs" as it now seems like the show exists merely to… well… exist. Season seven didn't particularly end well and I have just lost my desire to know what happens next. | |
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Deluxe Edition) | |
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| Revelation time… I like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Oh, the shame! The horror! It's Matthew McConaughey how could you!?!?! Now that I have covered that for you, I think this is a perfectly fine romantic comedy that doesn't demand you completely lock away your brain for the night. This isn't to say it's a brain buster, but it's a good time and Kate Hudson looks great in it. Does it deserve a "Deluxe Edition"? Well, based on the content I would say no. I don't think I will be rushing to put this one in to listen to director Donald Petrie's commentary. SPECIAL NOTE: I spelled McConaughey correctly without having to look it up. Get some! | |
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Rudo y Cursi | |
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| I never ended up seeing this one, but it will certainly be one I will check out on Netflix one of these days. It's written and directed by Y tu mama tambien co-writer Carlos Cuarón and stars Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal as two siblings playing out a rivalry inside the world of professional soccer. | |
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Fighting | |
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| Ugh, I wasn't even going to give this one a second glance. I gave the movie a "D" when I reviewed it earlier this year and see no reason to watch it again. | |
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The Informers | |
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| I may have to give this one a Netflix courtesy watch out of nothing more than curiosity. The Informers was hated on with such vitriol after its festival run and damn near invisible release I just want to see what was so awful about it. Who knows, I could like it. | |
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House over Heroes, easy. House's fifth season ends with my two favourite eps of the whole series. (Not to over hype it, other people I know were less enthusiastic.)
Bust that Scrubs set open and check out ep 11 (cause it's funny) and then check out the last 6 eps (3 sets of 2 parters). The show 'ends' really strong, especially the finale. The rest of the episodes/story arcs sound like they'll be retconned when the new season starts. So, 11 then 14-19.
Scrubs – Definitely check out Scrubs. Once ABC took a hold of it, I noticed a lot more emotional depth to the story lines. It reminded me of the story telling in the first couple of seasons, which was really nice. Plus, Aziz Ari's intern is hysterical – especially when he listened to The Da Vinci Code Audio Book while on rounds…
The Informers – I wouldn't have too much faith in a movie who's DVD cover art can't correctly label which one of the floating heads is Mickey Rourke and which one is Wynonna Ryder…
Why don't you watch Smallville? That show has definitely had some highs and lows, but if you ever had any interest in the DC universe, I find it really fun to see the classic characters making their debut.
The fifth season of House, to me, has more mediocre/below-average episodes than any other, but the finale is absolutely goddamn brilliant.
@Brandon Daniels:
LOL, I just noticed the snafu on the box art- either they should mess all of it up entirely or have the correct names under the correct heads- they can't have it both ways.
Yeah, Transformers! Coming out the day after my birthday! Totally gonna buy it and love it and by love it I mean weep softly thinking about what a travesty and how much pain that movie cost me in theaters.