It’s a very slow week for home video.
The only major release hitting retail shelves this week is Robin Hood, the sleeper Russell Crowe movie which hit theaters just three months ago. The movie is a bit of a snore, but those who like large scale action scenes will certainly be entertained at least twice during the movie’s 140 minute runtime.
Also releasing on DVD this week is Ondine, the latest for Colin Farrell. The movie was directed by Neil Jordan and should be a great rental for those looking for something well directed. The Secret in Their Eyes finally receives a home video release in the U.S. this week, after winning last year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Fans of Blu-Ray will be happy to see American Beauty finally get released on the high-definition format. The movie made quite a splash back in 1999 and its content truly holds up after all these years. And while Kevin Spacey may have robbed Denzel Washington of an Oscar, Spacey’s performance is still quite inspiring (Denzel certainly deserved the win for The Hurricane, a movie you really need to watch if you haven’t seen it).
The Best
Robin Hood
Buy/Rent/Skip: Rent
Director Ridley Scott and actor Russell Crowe reunite for their fifth big-screen outing, a retelling of the Robin Hood legend featuring the Gladiator star in the titular role. A bowman in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion, virtuous rogue Robin Hood rises from an unlikely background to become a hero to the impoverished people of Nottingham and lover to the beautiful Maid Marion (Cate Blanchett). Cyrus Voris, Ethan Reiff, and Brian Helgeland collaborate on the screenplay for a costume adventure produced by Brian Grazer (Frost/Nixon, American Gangster). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Russell Crowe
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence including intense sequences of warfare, and some sexual content.
Official Website: http://robinhood-movie.jp/
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Ondine
Buy/Rent/Skip: Rent
A man makes a startling discovery that may or may not be magical in this drama from writer and director Neil Jordan. Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a fisherman who lives in a small town on the Southern coast of Ireland. Syracuse is an alcoholic, and though he’s been sober for two years, most of his neighbors still remember him as a embarrassing drunk, while his ex-wife now lives with another man. Syracuse tries to scratch out a living from the ocean and help support his young daughter Annie (Alison Barry), who suffers from a serious kidney ailment, but good luck is rarely with him until one day, when he pulls up his nets and finds what appears to be…(Read Full Synopsis
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Colin Farrell
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and brief strong language.
Official Website: http://www.ondinefilm.com
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The Secret in Their Eyes
Buy/Rent/Skip: Rent
A man uncovers some long-held secrets when he investigates a murder long thought to be a closed case in this drama from filmmaker Juan Jose Campanella. In the 1970s, Argentina has fallen under the control of a military junta and a fair trial is becoming an increasingly uncommon event in that nation’s courts. When a woman is found raped and murdered while her husband is at work, two traveling laborers confess to the crime, but only after suffering a severe beating at the hands of police. Decades later, Benjamin (Ricardo Darin), who has recently retired from the court, decides to write a book about the case, based on his belief…(Read Full Synopsis)
Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Starring: Javier Godino
MPAA Rating: Rated R for a rape scene, violent images, some graphic nudity and language.
Official Website: http://www.elsecretodesusojos.com/
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The Rest
American Beauty
Noted theater director Sam Mendes, who was responsible for the acclaimed 1998 revival of Cabaret and Nicole Kidman’s turn in The Blue Room, made his motion picture debut with this film about the dark side of an American family, and about the nature and price of beauty in a culture obsessed with outward appearances. Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a man in his mid-40s going through an intense midlife crisis; he’s grown cynical and is convinced that he has no reason to go on. Lester’s relationship with his wife Carolyn (Annette Bening) is not a warm one; while on the surface Carolyn strives to present the image that she’s in full control of her life, inside she feels empty and desperate. Their teenage daughter…(Read Full Synopsis)
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Recent DVD and Blu-ray Releases
September 14th – Prince of Persia and more
September 7th – MacGruber and more…
August 31st – Harry Brown and more…
August 24th – The Back-up Plan and more…
August 17th – The Last Song and more…
August 10th – Date Night and more…
August 3rd – Kick-Ass and more…
July 27th – Clash of the Titans and more…
Article written by Matt Wehner on GotchaMovies.com. Reposted with permission.
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