DVD/Blu-Ray: Valentine's Day? More Like Scare-enstine's Day, If You Know What I Mean

Topic started by Rorie on Feb. 14, 2012. Last post by mylifeforAiur 1 year, 4 months ago.
Post by Rorie (3,216 posts) See mini bio

I still have to give a lot of credit to Paranormal Activity 3 for featuring almost no footage from the actual film in its trailers. Granted, it's pretty cheap to come up with new, trailer-specific scares, but it's still an effort that by no means has to be made in most cases. It's also the film that is by far the most successful movie to come along on DVD this Valentine's Day, although there are a few other worthy candidates below. What are you going to buy today, if anything?

1. Paranormal Activity 3

In most respects, this was a pretty decent entry into the Paranormal Activity franchise. Not the scariest (2 still wins that honor in my opinion), but decent, with some fun camera tricks to be played on the audience.

2. The Rum Diary

This is a movie that basically disappeared from the critical and commercial consensus as soon as it appeared, as far as I could tell. Audiences and critics alike seemed to be united in their lack of caring for the film, even if Amber Heard was around to convince them of the error of their ways.

3. The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)

On the other hand, audiences were united in their praise for The Human Centipede II, featuring the year's best sandpaper masturbation!

4. Take Shelter

Undoubtedly the 2011 film that I most desire to catch up on, Take Shelter features what is apparently a powerhouse performance from Michael Shannon as a possibly-crazy man who insists on building his family a doomsday bunker. Look for more on this on the site when I get a chance to take a look at it.

5. The Elite Squad 2

Otherwise known as Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, this second film in the Elite Squad series is the all-time highest grossing movie in Brazil.

6. Tiny Furniture

I'm not sure why this is just now coming out on DVD, but apparently Criterion has seen fit to place it in their collection. I can't say I esteem it as highly as they seem to, but it's worth checking out if you're a fan of low-budget contemporary filmmaking. I would still easily place Kicking & Screaming above it in the ranks of post-collegiate filmmaking, though.

7. The Dead

In smaller releases, we have The Dead, The Interrupters, Mozart's Sister, Woody Allen: A Documentary, Tales From The Golden Age, and All Things Fall Apart. Very few of which appear to be in our database. Who among you will correct these errors?

8. Beavis and Butt-Head

Television releases this week include: Beavis & Butt-Head: Volume 4, Family Matters: Season Two, Storage Wars: Volume 2, Dr. Who: The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe, and Jem And The Holograms: Season 2.

Post by SteevDave (8 posts) See mini bio

Jem season 2? That's outrageous, truly truly outrageous.

Post by Zero315 (33 posts) See mini bio

I'm pretty sure Paranormal Activity 3 came out last week...

Edit: Actually looks like it came out a few weeks ago.

Post by vinsanityv22 (375 posts) See mini bio

Family Matters season 2? Is Urkel part of the cast yet? Because - spoiler alert - the shenanigans don't truly begin until that happens. He's a bit of a character, that Urkel!

Post by AssInAss (566 posts) See mini bio

TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE SHEEEEEEEEEEELTER

I'm getting that. Commentary, YAY!

Post by PenguinDust (1,685 posts) See mini bio

@SteevDave said:

Jem season 2? That's outrageous, truly truly outrageous.

Ha-ha. You should be ashamed. ;-)

Post by dvdwalker8 (102 posts) See mini bio

Rented The Rum Diary. Gonna watch that later tonight.

Post by Bones8677 (269 posts) See mini bio
Wait, Urkle wasn't in family matters from the start? Man, that show seemed to revolve around that character. Hard for me to imagine family matters without him.
Post by SmokeYou (114 posts) See mini bio

Going to pick up The Rum Diary and Take Shelter.

Post by Hot_Karl (768 posts) See mini bio

The Human Centipede II is just NOW coming out on home video? I saw it on-demand months ago, and didn't pay the "same day as theater" price for on-demand video, so I assumed it was out on DVD then.

Post by RedSox8933 (112 posts) See mini bio

Kicking and Screaming is also in the Criterion Collection, isn't it?

Post by dezvous (92 posts) See mini bio

Yeah, I was confused too. PA3 has been out...?

Post by FriendlyPhoenix (1 posts) See mini bio

Wait, Paranormal Activity 3 has been out for weeks...What the hell's going on!?

Post by mylifeforAiur (1,663 posts) See mini bio

Take Shelter is indubitably worth watching.

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