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Aug 01
America’s Funniest Home Videos : Athletic Supporters
That about sums up the draw of AFHV, doesn’t it? Kicks to the crotch, rakes to the crotch, baseball bats to the crotch. . .
Comeback, The: The Complete Series
Done in one! Another FRIENDS failure. Give Lisa Kudrow credit for trying something different, though. From the reviews I’ve read and the people I talked with who did watch the show, it was the kind of thing you either “got” and loved, or you hated. I guess it was too much of the latter, and not enough of the former.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete 5th Season
I still haven’t worked my way through the second season on DVD, but I do enjoy the show greatly.
From the world of Everything Else:
25 Years of Improv Comedy
I’m holding out for the uncensored WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? DVD release. . .
Bratz: Livin It Up with the Bratz
This is just another sign that The Apocalypse is coming. Someone find me the redeeming quality of this trash.
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)
I just like the title.
A Fish Called Wanda: Deluxe Edition (2-disc set) (1988)
This is, what, the third release for this movie on DVD? I haven’t seen it, but I hear it’s very very good.
UPDATE: This release has been held up. See TheDigitalBits.com for details.
How Art Made the World: BBC (2-disc set)
…in case you missed the eighteen airings PBS did of it in the last month or so.
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
So it’s come to this. Sarah Michele Gellar must be spinning in her career’s grave right now.
V for Vendetta: Special Edition (2-disc set) (2006)
I missed it in the theaters. While the graphic novel disappoints me in the final third, it’s still a fairly interesting comic, and I do still want to see the movie.
There’s also a single disc edition, if you don’t want to learn more about the comic or Guy Fawkes.
VeggieTales: Larryboy and the Bad Apple
This is just a little something to cleanse your palate after the Vendetta movie.
Next week: The Wire, Prison Break, Yet Another Release of Farscape, and Ultimate Avengers 2. Awe-inspiring, ain’t it?
Aug 01, 2006 @ 10:55:42
I’m getting V. I read the graphic novel a few months ago in preparation for the movie, but I didn’t get to go see it. That’s my only must buy this week. Next week looks like a lot of fun with The Wire Season 3 and Ultimate Avengers 2.
BTW, speaking of movies, have you heard who is going to play the Joker in the sequel to Batman Begins? Check this out: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002915554
Aug 01, 2006 @ 10:57:58
Oops, I submitted before I finished.
I’m not quite sure what to think of that choice. Could be good. Could be bad. After his The Patriot co-star’s drunken tirade earlier this week, I think Mad Mel might have been a better choice for the Joker. Especially if he drank a few shots before filming each scene.
Aug 01, 2006 @ 12:45:08
Overworm — I don’t have any problems with Heath Ledger as The Joker. I’m sure it’ll cause all sorts of crying jags and generally whinging from the comics populace, but that’s SOP. Screw ‘em.
And I did the same thing — reread V for the movie, and then never saw it. ::sigh::
Aug 01, 2006 @ 14:30:10
I, on the other hand, still need to read the book but I saw and enjoyed the movie. I was surprised, in reading reviews, how many people took the film as a personal insult. I thought the film’s comments about religion were more damning to Emperor Constantitne than the modern church (though I suppose you could argue there is a strong anti-catholic streak in the movie). And as for the much-talked about parallel with Mr. Bush (or Mr. Blair, for that matter)… I don’t really see it. The world leader in this film is much much worse than either of them.
As for Ledger, I’m withholding judgment until I actually see him in the role. I think his voice will match very well with the character (can’t wait to hear him do the laugh). Not sure about the look though.
Aug 01, 2006 @ 14:55:30
When I saw American Psycho, I knew Bale could do Bruce Wayne, but I’m on the fence about Ledger.
Regarding this week’s releases-is the 2 disc special edition of V for Vendetta worth picking up? I’ve seen several different versions from different stores, but lately, I feel like I’m getting *burned* on these fancy 2 disc special editions.
As for V, never read it and missed it in the theaters-last film I saw in the theater was the last Star Wars (Sith something?) and I’m still trying to recover…
Can’t wait for Prison Break next week!
Aug 01, 2006 @ 22:10:15
I know nothing about what’s on the “V For Vendetta” DVDs and at what price, so I can’t judge them. But the film itself was very good indeed, I thought. I had been somewhat skeptical before watching it, as I thought they might blockbuster-ize it to death, but I actually turned out well. Some smoothing and simplifying of things, as would be expected, and some flashiness that Moore would surely groan at, but overall still fairly edgy and quite entertaining.
And Augie, give Sarah Michelle Gellar a bit of a break, eh? It’s not her fault that somebody’s made a long-past-its-time (direct-to-video?) sequel to a film she was in quite a while ago. She’s not in this, after all.
Aug 02, 2006 @ 13:50:52
Just got done watching the latest Larry-Boy last night, though I can’t say much to the other DVD’s. It was probably the VeggieTales with the highest production value yet– a total remake of the town, Larry-mobile, etc.