Retail centers are lining up their DVD’s and we settle into that rut between the release of the big Christmas season hits dwindling out, and the Summer Blockbuster season ahead of us. The mostly unremarkable DVD and Bluray releases on the shelf are modest, but there are a few titles worth seeing, though nothing making my collection list just yet.
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The Green Zone It is 2003, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his team of inspectors have been dispatched by their commanders to find weapons believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but instead stumble upon an elaborate cover-up that subverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. At this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth. Throw in some sleeper agents in there and a lead with a mysterious past and its a Bourne flick. But this is different from that franchise and worth the watch. It stars Damon kickin some ass, and has a Bourne feel to it – but its not Bourne 4 |
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She’s Out of My League Kirk (Jay Baruchel), an average Joe, can’t believe his luck. Though he’s stuck in a seemingly dead-end job as an airport security agent, against all odds, Molly (Alice Eve), a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe, falls for him. Kirk is stunned. So are his friends, his family and even his ex-girlfriend. Now he has to figure out how to make the relationship work, even though he’d be the first to admit she’s out of his league. Some real funny moments, and worth the rent. Jay Baruchel can carry a film and is no longer regulated to quirky sidekick, though his supporting cast does help a lot in this one. |
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Remember Me Tyler (Robert Pattinson), a rebellious young man in New York City, has had a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn’t think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. Proving that he is more than “that Twilight guy” Pattinson nails a dark and serious role. I wasn’t in love with this film, but Pattinson does a great job in his part. Worth the watch for that alone if only to shutup the Twilight haters who think he is only what that film is. |
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The Good Guy Ambitious young Manhattanite and urban conservationist Beth (Alexis Bledel) wants it all: a good job, good friends, and a good guy to share the city with. Of course that last one is often the trickiest of all. Beth falls hard for Tommy (Scott Porter), a sexy, young Wall Street hotshot. But just as everything seems to be falling into place, complications arise in the form of Tommy’s sensitive and handsome co-worker Daniel (Bryan Greenberg). Beth soon learns that the game of love in the big city is a lot like Wall Street—high risk, high reward and everybody has an angle. This I haven’t seen, but it looks far more serious and mature than anything else I have seen Alexis Bledel travelling her pants in, so I will likely rent this just to check out how she does. |
So is anything making your buy list? Or just on your rental hopefuls?
