‘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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By SueMe
October 13, 2009 10:44 AM | Link to this
Drag Me to Hell is very good, but quite predictable. I, too, am anxious to see it again at home, in the basement, with all the lights out!By Sir Critic
October 13, 2009 11:26 AM | Link to this
Thank you for the plug, Zack!