This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: June 14, 2011

Have you bought your dad anything yet?

By: Brad Brevet
Published: Monday, June 13th 2011 at 11:32 PM

Last week there were some Blu-ray deals to note and this week there are a couple more. Here's a list of some I found particularly intriguing:

• The Godfather – The Coppola Restoration Giftset [Blu-ray] – $49.99
• GoodFellas [Blu-ray] – $10.49
• The Departed [Blu-ray] – $9.29
• True Grit [Blu-ray] – $14.99
• The Dark Knight [Blu-ray] – $10.99
• Once Upon a Time in the West [Blu-ray] – $10.49
• Avatar (3-Disc Extended Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] – $19.99

With Father's Day coming up it only makes sense that these titles are priced to move, and with the sale items out of the way, let's have a look at this week's new crop.

Battle: Los Angeles
	Kevin just wrote up an entertaining review for this Blu-ray, which you can read right here. After reading it I was trying to figure out how his thoughts compared to mine when I gave the film a "C+" in my review back in March and I can't disagree with anything he said as this simply was Black Hawk Down meets District 9 meets several other films it tried to mimic. Truth is, it's loud and dumb and sometimes that's just what you need, but I think I'll stick with The Mummy as my go-to stupid movie, though I wouldn't be surprised if someone decides on this one.

Insignificance (Criterion Collection)
	Last week I reviewed five Criterion titles as I am catching up on the backlog caused by my trip to the Cannes Film Festival. This week I am preparing another five for next week and Nicolas Roeg's Insignificance will be one of those five. In fact, it's the only one of the five I haven't yet watched so unfortunately I can't tell you what I though of it, but the idea of the director of Walkabout and The Man Who Fell to Earth directing a comedy with a plot like this has me certainly intrigued. Here's how it reads: In Insignificance four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein (Michael Emil), Marilyn Monroe (Theresa Russell), Joe DiMaggio (Gary Busey) and Joseph McCarthy (Tony Curtis) converge in one New York City hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
	I saw this before heading to Cannes and I just couldn't figure out enough to say about it to write a review. The action is decent, but overall it just isn't a very good film. Fans of Donny Yen should be sure to give it a rent, but I wouldn't recommend you buy it.

Hall Pass
	Meh, not a very good film and as far as comedies go for the rest of this summer, I don't see a lot of highlights. Could Bridesmaids end up being the only decent studio comedy this summer?i

Kill The Irishman
	I reviewed this one back in March and it didn't really impress me. Based on the true story of Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), this film just sort of sits there more interested in montages and car bombs than story and character.

Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son
	I know all of you have been dying to add this to your collection. Well, now's your chance.

Red Riding Hood
	This Twilight rip-off is terrible. If you're up for a good laugh or an option for a new drinking game then have at it, otherwise, stay clear. If you want reasons why, read my review here.

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Ultimate Edition)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Ultimate Edition)
• Jackass 3.5: The Unrated Movie
• Supernatural: The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray]
• The Cincinnati Kid [Blu-ray]
• The Concert
• Point Break [Blu-ray]
• Johnny Mnemonic [Blu-ray]
• The Makioka Sisters (Criterion Collection)

• Your Highness (buy now)
  Releasing on August 9, 2011
• Arthur (buy now)
  Releasing on July 15, 2011
• Wrecked (buy now)
  Releasing on August 30, 2011
• The Beaver (buy now)
  Releasing on August 23, 2011
• The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (buy now)
  Releasing on August 23, 2011
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (buy now)
  Releasing on August 16, 2011
• Trust (buy now)
  Releasing on July 26, 2011

• Coen Brothers Collection
  Releasing on August 30, 2011
• Your Highness (buy now)
  Releasing on August 9, 2011
• Arthur (buy now)
  Releasing on July 15, 2011
• Wrecked (buy now)
  Releasing on August 30, 2011
• The Beaver (buy now)
  Releasing on August 23, 2011
• The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (buy now)
  Releasing on August 23, 2011
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (buy now)
  Releasing on August 16, 2011
• Trust (buy now)
  Releasing on July 26, 2011

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