RT on DVD: New In Town vs. Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus!
It's a direct-to-DVD kind of week. Embrace it!
Let's be honest, folks; when the Renee Zellweger - Harry Connick Jr. romantic comedy New In Town is the biggest title in new release, you know it's a direct-to-video kind of week. So why not embrace the DVD movie boom with a Crash-esque LA indie drama (Powder Blue, starring Jessica Biel and Forest Whitaker), a cult film in the making (Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus), an Elmore Leonard adaptation (Killshot, starring Mickey Rourke), or a cutesy romantic comedy about culture clash (Ramen Girl, starring and produced by Brittany Murphy)? High definition owners have a modern sci-fi classic to check out (Children of Men on Blu-ray). Read more inside!
New In Town --
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The fish-out-of-water formula is applied to the romantic comedy genre - and the dismal economic climate, here used as a plot tool - in New In Town, a decidedly American story told by Danish helmer Jonas Elmer in his English-language debut. Renee Zellweger stars as Lucy Hill, a high-powered Miami executive who is sent to a blue-collar Minnesota town to prove herself by shutting down a manufacturing plant. Will she do it, putting the entire community out of work? Or will the love of a local (Harry Connick, Jr.) help turn the icy Lucy into a down-home gal? Critics widely panned this by-the-numbers and predictable affair; a making-of feature, commentary, and deleted scenes are included in the release.
Next: Biel strips down in Powder Blue
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on May 25 2009 11:33 PM Finally Killshot has come out, I've heard it's not good, but I've been so curious for such a long time about it. Top of que right now. Nothing else for me. Got Benjamin Button last week, what an amazing blu-ray. The features are so good and the transfer is perfect, it's worth picking up even if you don't love the movie. Also saw Fanboys which was Ok, it's not good but it's not boring. Oh, and I also got A Bugs Life on Blu-Ray and that movie is still awesome and it also still looks great especially in HD. (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 08:00 AM I still need to pick up Benjamin Button, the only thing i see worth while in here is Children of Men on Blu-ray, although i might rent Killshot. -MIKE (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 08:57 AM Finally Killshot, might also checkout Forever Strong for the hell of it. Powder Blue is actually pretty good, way better than its been getting treated, good acting-Liotta in particular. (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 09:19 AM See jokerboy i always thought that A Bugs Life was the weakest Pixar movie. (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 09:31 AM Good news. One of the worst movies of the year is out. Yes, "New in Town". Uuugh. But...something even worse...lurks among us... DON'T BUY "MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS"! It's not so bad it's good, it's just horrible. These are the same people who have given us "The Transmorphers", "Snakes on a Train", and "Sunday School Musical". I rented all those films, and...oh my God. So...horrible. They're over the top in violence and sex, with cheap visuals, but you can get that in a GOOD Grindhouse flick or porno. Don't bother folks, trust me. (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 09:33 AM Want something so bad it's good? Pick up "Land of the Lost". I always watch that for a good laugh. I'm no so sure how a film could work, since the shows appeal is the low production. (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 09:48 AM Wow, ledawg - you rented Transmorphers, Snakes on a Train AND Sunday School Musical? (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 09:56 AM unbreakable_samurai: Ok, let's talk Powder Blue. [SPOILERS AHEAD] I agree with you that the performances are mostly solid. Liotta is fine, Biel is Acting her *** off, Whitaker is heartbreaking as usual. The problem is the writing; seriously, these characters couldn't be more contrived. See: - a coke-snorting, depressed stripper and single mom whose young son is in a coma - a terminally-ill, tattoed ex-con who thinks the stripper might be his daughter; awkward/wrong lap dance ensues - a suicidal ex-priest guilty over the death of his wife (who died on their wedding day) looking for someone to kill him for $50K so he doesn't have to do it himself - a laughable strip club owner who is gross and mean, and has a conversation while getting a blowjob - a painfully shy mortician who inherited his father's mortuary but can't pay the bills because he's too nice to ask people for money because, oh yeah, it's CHRISTMAS EVE (wink wink) ...all of whom come CRASHing together on the seedy streets of Los Angeles. Also, Biel's nude scene -- which you have to wait through at least two agonizingly "artistic" strip dances for -- is a sort of switcheroo; you see boobs, then you see her punish herself with hot candle wax because she feels SO GUILTY, and then she cries on stage. One critic called it exploitation on the part of the director, and I sort of agree. (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 10:45 AM Yep, Jessica Biel said what might be the dumbest comment of the year. She said beautiful women don't get roles. She claimed Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson get the great roles because apparently Biel thinks she's hotter than them. WRONG! On, well, everything! Hot actress's get serious roles, Kate Winslet, END OF STORY!...no I'm not done! Angelina Jolie has had plenty of serious roles, AND Halle Berry, AND Julia Roberts, AND Keira Knightley! And not only are all of those talents better acting, they're better looking! Ugly women get the shaft! How many movies have I seen recently with fat women, unless it's supposed to make them unappealing?!?!? Or average women?!!? The last movie where the dame was average, was "Rocky"!!!!! So Jessica Biel, it's just because you're a talentless hack, you stupid, stupid, stupid HOT woman! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 11:17 AM In reply to this comment (#2505096) lol, I have Transmorphors on my instant que on netflix, havent got round to watching it. For me, one of the best worst movies ever made is Dragon Wars, I'm not sure if any of these can top it. I have to side with JOker, one of my favorite pixar movies is definitly Bug's Life (probably right after Wall-e), I thought Ratatouille was the weakest of Pixars films so far (though that was still good). (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 11:56 AM My God people!! When talking Pixar, everyone fails to state the obvious... Cars is the worst film they've ever made!!! Granted it's not really THAT bad, it's predictable, by-the-book storytelling just wreaks of laziness! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 11:58 AM Kate Winslet and Keira Knightley are not hot. Same thing with natalie Portman and Julia Roberts, they are so average looking. Hell most of the ASU student body is hotter than those four actresses. (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 12:06 PM ! let me guess though, you think Megan "slut #7 in a random porn movie" Fox is hot. ! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 12:07 PM This dude is so ht (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 12:34 PM In reply to this comment (#2505033) Really? I think CARS is without a doubt Pixar's weak link. To me A Bugs Life is a really fun movie that has some great messages like most of there movies. I still found myself laughing at the jokes and having fun with the action, not Pixar's best, but I still really like. JEN: All those character details you described make me want to watch it... and it also oddly reminds me of my family reunions! (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 01:12 PM dude maggie gyllenhaal is actually not very good looking and she was the main girl in THE DARK KNIGHT?!?!?! (Reply to this) |
on May 26 2009 01:32 PM Haha. I really want to see The Day the Earth Stopped! Hahahaha. Awesome title. (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 02:20 PM Yeah Maggie is not goodlooking at all. Megan Fox does look like a pornstar but she is better looking that all those actresses i named. Maybe i am spoiled because of the school i went to. (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 03:39 PM In reply to this comment (#2505545) Yeah I have to agree with suckitbaby: Cars is the weakest but all the others are great, I'm so excited for UP! (Reply to this) |
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on May 26 2009 04:10 PM In reply to this comment (#2505841) She alright. But, why do people say Megan Fox and Keira Knightley, or now Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts, aren't hot? And Cars is great, BAM! (Reply to this) |
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