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DVD catch up: Baby Mama, Cinerama and more
Betcha never thought Baby Mama and Cinerama would be mentioned in the same sentence, did ya? Such are the fruits of the current DVD slate.
I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile, because the selection has been mostly, well - yuck. But here are a few titles I can opine on:
Out today
Baby Mama: Middling comedy that gets some laughs out of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, but I wish Fey had written it and made it a lot smarter. Full review. GRADE: B-
The Forbidden Kingdom: Unseen by me, but I’ve heard that unlike this year’s Mummy sequel, this movie gives its two martial arts masters, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, a decently filmed fight. That’s gotta be worth something.
How the West Was Won: No home format can capture the Cinerama glory of this fun epic, but Blu-Ray gives it a good try with what WB calls the “smilebox” format, replicating the deeply curved Cinerama screen - as shown on film critic Glenn Kenny’s blog. It’s out on regular DVD too, and I have to wonder: do the extras make any mention of Cinerama’s glorious run in Dayton in the 90s? If you get the discs, let me know either way. GRADE: A-
Out already
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: Screwball comedy+ Frances McDormand + Amy Adams = Very happy critic. GRADE: A-
Street Kings: Keanu Reeves+ Tired script + Relentlessly downbeat tone = Bored critic. Full review. GRADE: C-
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