It’s time once again to remind all of you that DVDs have come out and that I’m ridiculously addicted. Are you? Then this is what you need:
Grab ‘Em Right Away
Dexter: Season Four
Creator: James Manos Jr.
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, John Lithgow, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, Desmond Harrington & Keith Carradine
Why should you buy this? Because Dexter remains to be one of the most fun shows on TV. What if a serial killer only killed bad guys, and worked for the police? That’s Dexter. This time around he has his eyes set on someone special. There’s a killer loose in Miami who disguises his murders as everyday tragedies. This way he avoids all the trouble of having to dispose of the body and the police never investigate. This is the trinity killer. Dexter knows he should kill him, but he thinks there’s so much he could learn from him. Dexter learns more about his inner beast as he gets to know this man who can live as a regular in society while being the demon that Dexter fears he has always been. This is all happening while Mr. Morgan has to deal with his new suburban lifestyle with wife and child. Daddy Dexter is awesome.
Check it Out:
Cemetery Junction
Directed by: Ricky Gervais & Steven Merchant
Written by: Ricky Gervais & Steven Merchant
Starring: Christian Cooke, Jack Doolan, Tom Hughes, Ricky Gervais, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson & Steve Speirs.
Why should you rent this film? Because it so reminds me of all the classic British cinema that you still haven’t gotten around to watching. It also has the great sharp wit of Gervais and Merchant (the duo behind The Office and Extras). Every once in a while you’ll feel comfortable in the drama of what’s going on and then Bruce or Freddie will begin to have a little fun on screen with his mates and immediately you will begin to light up as you get the joke. Also, the wonderful supporting role of Gervais as Freddie’s father who works in the factory to provide for his family. As someone once said: the middle class is the backbone of England and this film is definitely showing it as you see these three best friends realize their limitations as middle class Englishmen and we get to see each of them decide how they’re going to handle this limit.
Avoid like the Plague:
The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Directed by: Ji-Woon Kim
Written by: Ji-Woon Kim & Mik-Sun Kim
Starring: Kang-Ho Song, Byung-Hun Lee & Woo-Sung Jung
Why should you just let these three stay at home? Because even though it’s an interesting nod back to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – one of the greatest films of all time – it gets everything right, except for including a memorable story. Being a huge fan of these overly-stylized Korean films I don’t know what’s missing really, but somehow I found myself bored while watching this one. The Weird was really funny at times – doing his best Tuco – and there were some fun and well choreographed action sequences (especially in the beginning) but all that did was make it so much more obvious how empty the film felt when after an hour I started to feel this dragging feeling. The movie wanted so much to be the film that inspired it, but it just isn’t and no one can emulate what Leone did with The Man With No Name Trilogy. Characters is what drove that movie; this movie on the other hand only really has one character that we actually want to fall in love with – The Weird – so by the end of the film we just don’t care. This movie is a perfect example of just “too much.”
Jordan’s Blu-Ray Pick of the Week
The Bourne Trilogy [$34.99]
The Rest
The Last Song
Temple Grandin
Furry Vengeance
Cougar Town: Complete First Season
Ugly Better: The Complete Fourth and Final Season
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 2
The City of Your Final Destination
Cash
Blu-ray
Black Orpheus (Criterion Collection)
Nanny Mcphee
Hamlet
Casshern Sins: Part 1
Casshern Sins: Part 2
DOA: Dead or Alive
What are you picking up or renting this week?