Each week DVDs come out. Some of them are worth your time and money and some aren't. Some of them are movies I've seen, and some of them aren’t. Regardless, I give you my opinion on the big releases of the week. If the releases sound like something you want to buy, just click the link to go to Amazon.com and you’ll support Cinema Blend with a few pennies. Take it or leave it, here's the DVD Blend.
Cinema Blend Pick of the Week:
Little Miss Sunshine
I used to be one of those people who hated that the movie that was all the rage was some small independent movie that I hadn’t seen. Well, this year I’ve seen it. Little Miss Sunshine is an absolutely brilliant story about a family barely held together by the familial bond who wind up experiencing the ultimate trial for a family falling apart – a road trip. Thanks to The 40 Year Old Virgin and “The Office,” Steve Carrell was the big name attached to the film but his performance is anything but similar to those other roles. Here he is a much more subdued cog in the dysfunctional family machine and, while still enjoyable, he is just one member of an incredible ensemble that includes fantastic performances from Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Toni Collette, and Allen Arkin. Definitely worth your time if you missed it in theaters.
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| Row 1 - Cell 0 | A Scanner Darkly - Phillip K. Dick’s stories have been adapted into vehicles starring everyone from Harrison Ford to Ben Affleck, but none may be as powerful as this tale featuring Keanu Reeves and Robert Downy Jr. Don’t mistake the rotoscoping animation as a gimmick – it’s an important part of the story and really important to the message of just how messed up Dick’s drug infested world can be. | Row 1 - Cell 2 | Lady in the Water - I’m definitely not a big fan of Shyamalan’s latest, which is part ego trip (placing the writer in the role of a savior of the world) and part slave to the archetypes of stories we’ve heard too many times before. Night tries to trick the audience with his typical flair, but it’s too predictable this time. Still, it’s better than the many other straight to DVD movies showing up this week. |
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