DVD

Would it kill you to dress a little sexier around here? I mean...we're talking about your job.

Well, another week, another boatload of DVDs hitting store shelves. I'm actually mildly tempted by the prospect of owning X-Men: First Class, but I so rarely buy DVDs that I'm not sure I can justify it. If you haven't seen it, though, I highly recommend you give it a whirl. Maybe you can check out Hanna as well while you wait for it to arrive from Netflix?

	1. X-Men: First Class 350 million dollars worldwide struck some as a disappointment after Last Stand made 100 million more, but for a reboot with fewer "name" actors on board, it's hard to see where any complaints would come from. More importantly, I was impressed by the levels of quality the creators managed to hit. More emphasis on Xavier and Magneto next time, fewer silly tween mutants, and it's all up from here.
	2. Hanna This is one of the few movies of the year that I went out and saw without having to review it. Decent, fun little movie; not a home run by any means, especially w/r/t the ending, but enjoyable enough to recommend.
	3. Everything Must Go Sad Will Ferrell? I'm not sure I really want to see that, myself, but I've heard enough positive things about this that I'll probably go ahead and check it out at some point.
	4. Assassination Games Oh, Jean-Claude Van Damme. You turned down a role in The Expendables, but you're willing to executive produce direct-to-DVD crap like this? What did we ever do to deserve that? Also, if you're bored, you totally owe it to yourself to click through to this movie's poster and check out the gun of the guy on the bottom. That's an...interesting pistol you have there.
	5. The Arbor I've heard really good things about this documentary about an English playwright, but then, it's a documentary about an English playwright, so I figure I'm unlikely to see it either way.
	6. The Entitled Kidnap rich people's kids and hold them for ransom? Holy shit, what a devious scheme! The FBI better be worried about this movie inspiring copycats, because...man. This could really turn the world of crime on its head.
	7. Two and a Half Men In TV DVDs, we have Two and a Half Men: Season Eight, Community: Season Two, Criminal Minds: Season Six, Fringe: Season Three, The Good Wife: Season Two, The Office: Season Seven, and Parks and Recreation: Season Three.

I think I'll finally check out Hanna, and I really liked Everything Must Go when I saw it at the theater, so I would recommend it to folks who are interested.

Hanna is my favorite film of the year so far. The use of 'decent' as a descriptor for it saddens me.

Hanna and X-Men will be my picks this week

@MikeS: I wasn't bowled over it too hard. I thought it was fun and entirely watchable, though!

@Sandor said:

Damn, January Jones was smoking hot in that movie. Also, it was a really good movie.

Damn, Emma Frost as a character was about as deep as a cardboard cut-out in that movie. Also, it was a REALLY good movie, was pleasantly surprised by it although I was expecting good things. Here's hoping they do something interesting with her in the sequel (they're doing a sequel, right?).

@MrWright said:

It sucks being in the UK, I have to wait until 31st October to get X-Men.

Hanna was great, I am going to pick that up. First Class was pretty good, but I don't really care to own it.

First Class was great. But I'm ordering Community: Season 2 right now!

People blind buying DVDs perplexes me beyond all reason...especially with Netflix and RedBox...

Man, that JJ pic always gets me.

I'm gonna pick up X-Men: First Class and Hanna. I need to see Everything must go.

I read that headline as "Does Hanna count as a cougar?"

Those first 3 I'll definitely be checking out. I still wasn't sure about Hanna even after reviews and I really didn't have incentive to go see First Class. But man I love Fassbender...and Magneto...

I haven't seen it yet, but I already know I want to see a Magneto focused movie with Fassbender.

Everything must go because I still like Will Ferrell.

@Doctorchimp: He, she only counts as a cougar to a toddler.

I might pick up Hanna when it comes down in price. I loved that movie even if the story went a little weird towards the end.