Monday, November 2, 2009

DVDs out November 3rd


Aliens in the Attic: A family friendly sci-fi/comedy. Worth watching for the slapstick involving a smarmy boyfriend forced - via remote control - to beat himself up and generally humiliate himself. Stars: Ashley Tisdale and Saturday Night Live alumni Tim Meadows and Kevin Nealon.
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Food, Inc.: An acclaimed exposé of America's industrialized food system. An important - and harrowing - documentary film.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: An effects-heavy update of the popular 1980s animated television series. Stars: Channing Tatum as Duke and Christopher Eccleston as the villainous Destro. Surprisingly, this movie does not star Megan Fox.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper: An adaptation of Larry Doyle's high-school bildungsroman. Starring Hayden Pannettiere (NBC's Heroes).
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3: A remake of the 1974 crime thriller; Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw having been replaced with Denzel Washingon and John Travolta. A fun, albeit gentrified, take on the original. James Gandolfini gives a fine performance as the New York City Mayor.
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For the earlier, grittier - and frankly better - version of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3:
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