Not the most anticipated week for DVD and Blu Ray releases, but there are a couple unexpected hits that might find their way to my collection today.
Lets take a look at some of the new drops on the shelf today.
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Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine’s Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love. I enjoyed this, but maybe not enough to make it collection worthy. Not right away anyways. It was a lot of fun, and while pretty predictable, it is a great date flick. |
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Spy Next Door Bob Ho (Jackie Chan) is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbour and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval. But when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob’s archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career! While this is essentially just The Pacifier with Jackie Chan’s goofy charms, I did want to make a point of watching this. But it got regulated to DVD for me. Might rent it, just for fun. And for Amber Valletta. |
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Invictus The inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Great movie, and Freeman as Mandella is such an inspired choice. This is a no brainer. Buying this. |
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Extraordinary Measures From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford). Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. There was a time that either of these actors on the marquee would make me want to see their movie. But this one just didn’t grip me. |
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The Messenger U.S. Army officer Will Montgomery has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia, to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband’s death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival. Strong and powerful. This really made me take note of Ben Foster and I really look foward to seeing what comes of this guy in the future. |
So what has caught your eye on retail shelves this week?
