- What I imagine my fans say
"Hey look, Uni's still doing Obligatory DVD Release Post. What a weird guy. Anyone else in my blogroll written anything interesting? Still early I suppose. Guess I'll comment anyways."
- What my readers actually say
It's OK because deep down I know you all desperately need me! By desperate I mean arguably... by need I mean tolerate. Hey look, a chimpanzee bitch slapping a koala bear!
New Releases:
Winter's Bone: I find it rather depressing that upon hearing the title Winter's Bone, which I'm sure makes great sense in the context of the film, I can't help but think this is a film about a dog (named Winter - duh) searching the countryside for its bone. Unfortunately that sounds incredibly Disney, to the point of being some horrid potential Pluto feature film (granted we all know Pluto was always the most awesome of the bunch). As for this movie I can promise a review up tomorrow or Thursday (depends on how quick I am to get around to it). Lots of great praise, hope I can keep myself in check.
Sex and the City 2: Honestly, they couldn't have released this on a better week. There's so much make up put into the making of this film you'd think they had summoned Lon Chaney back from the grave to see what he could do. I don't mind the motives of the film, I just mind migraine inducing boredom centering around a group of self bemoaning women. If the first film is any indication of what to expect in this one I'd rather spend an evening as a record-keeper for paint drying studies. It might not be more interesting, but I won't lose near as many brain cells in the process.
The Girl Who Played With Fire: To be honest I've only seen the first 30 minutes of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (something came up and I never got around to finishing it). I'd rather like to see the whole thing, but finding time for 2+ hour movies has not be abundant as of late (trying to work on some non-blog related projects). Besides this week (with the exception of two reviews) will deal a bit with my brief endeavor to become more cinematically knowledgeable in the realm of horror cinema. So, off I go!
Other Releases: South of the Border, Altitude, Lake Placid 3 (there was a 2?), Clapham Junction
Other Goodies:
Alien Anthology (Blu-Ray): All 4 Alien films come out on Blu-Ray this week. I own the first 3 on DVD, and to this day feel no desire to invest in the 4th one. If I ever get around to buying a blu-ray player perhaps I'll bother to invest in this. I'm in no hurry though.
Back to the Future (25th Anniversary Trilogy): I know there are a lot of detractors when it comes to the 2nd and 3rd installments of the BttF trilogy but I'm nothing if not a fan of the whole thing. I love it all. Every moment of it. As far as I'm concerned this, parred with The Frighteners (yes, I love that movie), earns MJF a lifetime cinematic pass.
Paths of Glory (Criterion Blu-Ray): A gripping, intelligent, war film from Stanley Kubrick. You can check out my entire review of the film, here. Then head on out and get a copy of it for yourself!
There's some other stuff coming out this week, like an Elf collector's edition and another Chaplin collection, but nothing I feel a need to go into. Happy DVD hunting everyone!
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