DVD Tuesday

[Calhoun07]

Well, DG missed posting this, cuz the boards were down for some of us, and I don't see it yet...so I guess I will step in!

I know these aren't all the releases out this week, but these are the ones reviewed at DVDFile.com, anyway:
Never Say Never Again
> Family Man
> Notting Hill: Ultimate Edition
> Meet Joe Black: Ultimate Edition
> Patch Adams: Ultimate Edition
> Sugar & Spice
> Mommie Dearest
> Book Of Pooh: Stories From The Heart

Is it just me, or is there nothing new out this week worth buying?

I got me three DVDs this week. I finally bought James and the Giant Peach, and I also broke down and bought Monkeybone. Yeah, I decided that was a far better movie than people were giving it credit for and I really want to watch it with director's commentary.

The third came out a few weeks ago but I finally picked it up. V-the Original Miniseries is a DVD worth owning not only for sci fi fans but for fans of good TV. This mini series first premiered on NBC in 1983, and yes, I am old enough to remember watching it for the first time! One thing I was sad to see gone from the disc were the original commercials, because I felt NBC really did a good job in building up the anticipation for this show without giving anything away, and then delivering on their promises.

There is a minor gripe about the DVD cover art, tho, and that the back cover gives away a MAJOR SPOILER, a spoiler NBC would have NEVER given away before the mini series premiered. It's sad that people who have never see this great and innovative show (if it wasn't for V, there would have been no ID4. And V is much, much better than ID4) will have this spoiler on the back cover. Thumbs up, way up, for the DVD, but way down for Warner for the art work on the DVD cover.

[James Harvey]

There was nothing worth buying, I thought. But I finally got a chance to get the AMAZING Die Hard Trilogy box set. It was a very awesome set. I also got Unbreakable which is a nice two disc set, although a little skimpy on extras, especially for 2 DVDs. I was wondering why there were no trailers or tv spots. I'll try and post this next week -- if the boards are still up!
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[joker]

my brother got the unbreakable dvd for 20 bucks ive been watching it a lot. i really dont make a bid deal about all the extra footage. i usually dont watch it.

[DR. BELCH]

...for Robin Williams fans like me who'll watch him in anything, maybe Patch Adams would be worth renting. Though I could just tape it off of TV (if my brother would give back our VCR), which I'd probably do even if I had a DVD player (I do not). I saw the movie and found it fair, if a little sad (forgive the minispoiler, but the dame Patch is sweet on is killed by one of his clients, which tears him apart personally and professionally) and, from a biographical standpoint, rather questionable. To be honest, though, I liked Bicentennial Man a lot better that P.A. (the human/robot affair reminded me of all those discussions of just how human Zeta really is and about those synthoids in the BB ep "Terry's Friend").

[Calhoun07]

Patch Adams is a worthwhile movie, tho I can see why people hate it so much. I also liked Williams in the World According to Garp, a DVD I have to get that I have yet to aquire.