‘Drag Me to Hell’, ‘Stepfather’, more on DVD & Blu-ray
For me, the week’s most exciting release (on Blu-ray and DVD) is Drag Me To Hell, from director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead Trilogy, Spider-Man franchise). Though I admit being somewhat underwhelmed upon seeing it in theaters (having gone in with sky-high expectations), my estimation of it has only improved in the subsequent months, and I can’t wait to see it again. It’s dark-humored, supernatural fun, and well worth your time.
Also out this week is the romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. In my full review, I wrote, “as someone who can easily forgive the use of formula and cliché in romantic comedy, The Proposal managed to disappoint even me; the poor script just makes it painful to sit through.” Avoid it.
While I usually dedicate Tuesday to recapping the week’s high-def releases, there is a DVD-only release this week that’s caught my eye: Shout! Factory’s release of The Stepfather, starring Terry O’Quinn (John Locke on TV’s “Lost”) in a performance that was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. It’s the first time on DVD for this little-seen (including by me) thriller, released in tandem with a remake to debut in theaters on Friday. I’m looking to forward to checking it out.
Other noteworthy Blu-ray releases? Land of the Lost, starring Will Ferrell, which got mostly toxic reviews; Atom Egoyan’s Adoration; the director’s cut of Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers; South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut; and Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads concert film, Stop Making Sense.
Less noteworthily: American Violet, ’90s schlock-fest The Craft, Hardware, Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Midnight Movie, Nickelback: Live from Sturgis, Satanic Panic.
P.S. For a rundown on this week’s other DVD releases, check out Sir Critic’s weekly What Are You Watching? blog post.
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