Wow, there is quite a lot of films coming out on DVD and Blu this week, and while a handful we are seeing for the first time, the biggest is clearly the release of Avatar, which is setting itself aside for its own big release date separate of all the rest.
Lets see whats on the shelves today.
 | Crazy Heart Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart. Jeff Bridges was awesome in this, and Maggie Gullenhaal is just beautiful. Powerful movie. |
 | Avatar Reborn in his avatar form, Jake can walk again. He is given a mission to infiltrate the Na’vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious ore. But a beautiful Na’vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake’s life, and this changes everything. Jake is taken in by her clan, and learns to become one of them, which involves many tests and adventures. As Jake’s relationship with his reluctant teacher Neytiri deepens, he learns to respect the Na’vi way and finally takes his place among them. Soon he will face the ultimate test as he leads them in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world. A visual triumph, and an epic tale. This is getting a mid-week release separating itself from the rest of the releases this week. No doubt this will dominate sales, and I will be picking up my copy later this week on BluRay. |
 | Young Victoria On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, young Princess Victoria (Emily Blunt) is caught in a royal power struggle. But it is her blossoming love affair with Albert (Rupert Friend) that will determine the strength of her reign. Not really my cup of tea, but I can’t resist Emily Blunt and my wife loves these kinds of movies, so its likely to get rented. |
 | New York, I Love You Since the birth of movies, New York has long been cinema’s dream city—its teeming populace of one-of-a-kind characters, its stone-and-glass skyscrapers rocketing towards the heavens, its subterranean cultures and its rooftop love affairs all making for the perfect backdrop to all manner of action, comedy, drama and poetry. The city has been immortalized on screen in hundreds of different ways in thousands of movies. But now comes a fresh, diverse and unabashedly romantic window into the city, this time seen entirely through the eyes of love—love in all its varieties, from first love, tough love and momentary love to love remembered, love denied, love yearned for and love that lasts forever—from a collaboration of young, impassioned filmmakers from around the world. My review of this film is going up later today. I have had it for days. This is a collection of short films melted together to be one eclectic tale of New Yorkers. Really decent watch. |
 | Cheech and Chong’s Watch this Moive The best buds of comedy are back and funnier than ever! In their triumphant return 25 years in the making, Cheech & Chong embark on an all-new trip that will leave you rolling with laughter. Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This is a feature film showcasing the guys’ hugely successful reunion tour, “Cheech & Chong: Light Up America,” where they performed together for the first time in over 25 years. Their tour was considered a critical success, and I was wondering if they truly hold up to the funny that I seem to remember them being in the early 80s, so I will be renting this one. |
 | Crazy on the Outside When Tommy (Tim Allen) gets released from the big house, he discovers life on the outside is even crazier than it was behind bars. Tommy’s eccentric sister won’t get off his back, his sexy ex-girlfriend won’t leave him alone, and his former partner in crime won’t take no for an answer. Through it all, Tommy just might find the girl of his dreams and get convicted of love in the first degree. I am a sucker for these Tim Allen films, and its sad to see them go direct to video. But I will be checking this one out for sure. The cast looks good, and it looks like another slice of Allen style comedy. Interestingly enough Tim Allen is a reform poster as he himself once did jail time. |
 | Peacock John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy) is a quiet bank clerk living in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, who lives his life in solitude. Then, in a moment, everything changes. A train caboose runs off its tracks and crashes into his backyard, destroying more than the weathered planks of his wood fence. When neighbors descend on the scene, they discover Skillpa’s other personality, Emma, for the first time and mistakenly believe her to be his wife. This launches him into the glare of the spotlight and eventually shatters the delicate balance of his sanity. This just looked creepy weird so I don’t know if I want to see it. If someone gets around to it, let me know if its worthwhile. |
 | The Lovely Bones A young girl (Saoirse Ronan) who has been murdered watches over her family—and her killer—from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold. I liked the movie, thought it was a little dry at times. The scenes in “the inbetween” are visually appealing, and Saoirise Ronan I was sure was going to be in more films coming out. That girl is a fantastic little actress. I dont feel compelled to buy it, but if you haven’t seen it, at least give it a rent. |
So what are you picking up today?
You should rent Peacock. I had never heard of it until the trailer was posted here. But I work at Blockbuster and watched it a couple days ago. Best movie I watched this week, if not for Cillian Murphy’s performances alone.
James Cameron already said that there would be a double dip ultimate director’s cut whatever edition this november, so I’ll be skipping this bare bones release