Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:03AM 11/9/10 - DVD New Releases
This week we have quite a few new movies coming out on DVD, the most notable ones being Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Grown Ups. There are some others worth mentioning, such as Charle St. Cloud for all those Zac Efron fans, and Ramona and Beezus for the kids.
I find it a shame that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World didn't do better in the box office. Not sure if the star is to blame (Michael Cera has been trying so hard to prove he's not a one trick pony), or if it's because it was based on a comic book (or video game, or insert-other-entertainment-medium here). It's really too bad, because it seems that good movies based on such material seem few and far between.
As for Grown Ups, it's the exact opposite. Adam Sandler continues to find box office success, despite increasingly bad movie reviews. The guy can be funny, but it just seems he's doing the same thing over and over again. Why mess with what makes you money, right? It's too bad, because Sandler used to be so funny. Now I can't watch his movies without getting bored.
Moving along, here's the list of DVDs out this week, with links to any reviews we may have.
New Releases
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Link to Our Scott Pilgrin vs. The World review
Grown Ups
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried.
Follows the misadventures of young grade schooler Ramona Quimby from Beverly Cleary's popular children's book series.
A drama centered around a married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada. Based on real events.
Love the Beast
What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter.
Lovely Still
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
Antichrist: Criterion
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
TV Box Set
Californication: Season Three
Doctor Who: Season Five
Golden Girls: 25th Anniversary Collection
Lie to Me: Season Two
Men of a Certain Age: Season One
Sherlock: Season Ones
The Chronicles Of Narnia (BBC)
Special Editions/Misc
Battle of the River Plate
Boiler Maker
Compulsion
Damned By Dawn
David's Birthday
Death of a Snowman
Elia Kazan Collection
Four Faced Liar
Hide and Go Kill
Hunt to Kill
Knucklehead
Last Vampire on Earth
Light Gradient
Locked Down
Nurse.Fighter.Boy
O.J. Monster Or Myth
Road to Avonlea: Season Three
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Stiff
Street Fight
Stuck!
Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam
The Brazen Bull
The Chosen One
The Nature of Existence
Three and Out
Tony Jaa: Born to Fight Trilogy Set
Trial
Women Without Men
You Lucky Dog
Blu-Ray
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Antichrist: Criterion
Charlie St. Cloud
Doctor Who: Season Five
Grown Ups
Hunt to Kill
Knucklehead
Locked Down
Love Ranch
Ocean's 11 (1960)
Ramona and Beezus
Robin-B-Hood
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Sherlock: Season One
Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam
The Chosen One
The Nature of Existence
Tremors
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Reader Comments (3)
Sandler's never been funny.
I thought Scott Pilgrim was pretty terrible, but then I saw Grown Ups which was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Sandler is funny, he just picks the most awful movies to star in.
I'll have to disagree with both of you there. Scott Pilgrim is my favorite (note, not the best) movie of the year. Stylish, heartfelt, extremely funny with great action sequences, pitch-perfect performances and with the best soundtrack of the year. I honestly can't imagine not enjoying at least some portion or aspect of the film in some way.
Grown Ups made me laugh hard, even if it was tasteless, lowbrow, stupid and lazy. Whatever, I'll admit it. Sandler can be fairly sharp when he needs to be ( Happy Gilmore is a personal favorite, his work in Funny People & Punch Drunk Love is great too) but the lowest common denominator stuff works for him. And considering that this film is the biggest box office hit since Big Daddy 10 years ago, there'll be more to come which means you know exactly what movie to skip out on if you hate Sandler.