Edison Force, starring Justin Timberlake, Kevin Spacey, and Morgan Freeman went straight to video after being delayed and ultimately panned. Timbo (That’s right, I just came up with a nickname for Justin!) is also slated to appear in other less-than stellar flicks, including some turd called Southland Tales. But I don’t wanna spoil that for ya. Just read the piece and let it speak for itself.
Category: Movie DVDs (Page 87 of 100)
Out on DVD this week:
1. Basic Instinct 2 – PASS: Didn’t see it, and don’t care to.
2. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story – RENT: Loosely based on the notoriously unfilmable comic novel. How do you think it turned out?
3. Reno 911: Season Three – BUY: Many thought that the third year of the cop parody was a major step down from the show’s previous seasons, but there’s still plenty of comedy to be seen here, including one of the best episodes ever.
4. Weeds: Season One – BUY: Wait, what? Showtime is making good shows now? Awesome.
Also out this week: the first season of the Morgan Spurlock documentary series, “30 Days,” the complete series of Ellen DeGeneres’ second sitcom, “I Dream of Jeannie: Season Two,” and Kevin James/Ray Romano direct-to-DVD comedy, “Grilled.”
“Tactics, Volume 1”
Imitation may no longer be the sincerest form of flattery. Like most animes, “Tactics” feels all too familiar, and there’s nothing particularly special about the series that separates it from the numerous others imported for American audiences each year. Sure, it’s got a character who hunts demons, but so does “Inu Yasha.” It’s also got cutesy female characters that hang around the male protagonist like butter on bread, but the “Tenchi Muyo” franchise does it better. In fact, there’s not a single unique thing about “Tactics,” except maybe its offhand impersonation of good animes.
“Puppets Who Kill: Season Two”
Let’s get a few things straight:
1) Canadians aren’t funny.
2) This series is neither controversial nor “the nastiest show around.”
3) Don’t ever compare a show like this to “South Park” again. NEVER.
“This is America, Charlie Brown”
I’ve never been a fan of Charlie Brown and his light-humored antics, but having seen other Peanuts specials in the past, I decided to grit my teeth and check this out. Unfortunately, the two-disc set is more like an animated book report than an actual cartoon, and while it’s an excellent learning tool for children in grade school, this is far from being a must-buy for fans of Schultz’s work.
Sony has, for no discernable reason, cancelled the August 1st reissue of “A Fish Called Wanda” in a special edition 2-disc set…and by “cancelled,” I mean it’s totally off the schedule now, with no revised date provided.
I know this will particularly annoy one Mike Wazowski, as he was slated to review it…but it also means another thing to remove from my birthday list.
How long must America be forced to deal with the crappy, virtually-featureless single disc version of the film…?
Out on DVD this week:
1) The Hills Have Eyes – BUY: Wow. I was absoultely blown away by this film. It’s not amazing by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s one fine piece of action/horror. Also, the single-disc release for the film is one of the year’s best.
2) Night Watch – RENT: Okay, so this wasn’t as great as the trailer made it out to be, but it’s still a very unique entry into the vampire/fantasy genre, and with two more installments on the way, how could you resist?
3) Syriana – PASS: Zzzzzzzzzzzz… Wait a minute. George Clooney actually won an award for this crap?
4) Eight Below – PASS: For those of you who thought “March of the Penguins” was boring, well, you get the picture.
Also out this week are special editions of “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” and “The Omen,” season five releases of “King of Queens” and “Married… With Children,” and a whole slew of Superman-themed discs.
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