New Release Tuesday !

There are a lot of releases this week, (over 80) but only 1 really stands out. Here are a few of interest.

First off I want to comment of 3 "rehashes" that came out this week. Day After Tomorrow, Man On Fire and I, Robot where all released this week as Collector's Editions. Now I don't disagree too much when a CE comes out and it is loaded with new material, but these titles are not. Each only has 1 or 2 things added. The strange thing is that all the titles come with a free movie ticket for Fantastic Four. Really not a good reason to buy the movie again. The original releases are just as good.

Are We There Yet : I was very leary of this movie when it was first announced. How do you take a hard-mouthed rapper Ice Cube and put him into a PG kids movie. Well, I am happy to say that he pulled it off and this is a very enjoyable and funny family safe movie. The dvd has 2 featurettes, a blooper reel and deleted scenes. This one receives 2 thumbs up from my kids.

MASH Season 8 : Now you can never go wrong with MASH. One of the most loved TV shows is back for its 8th season on DVD. Season 8 consists of 25 episodes on 3 discs. 2 episodes that stand out on this set are "Life Time" one of the real-time episodes, and my favorite "Dreams" which was written and directed by Alan Alda and looks at the nightmares of sleep-deprived doctors.

The Aviator : This is the main stand-out this week. This wonderful movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and once again shows his love of true storytelling and film-making. He teams up again with Leonardo DeCaprio (Gangs of New York) who also turns in one of the best performances of his career. The movie covers a 20 yr span in the life of Howard Hughes and centers of his obsession with flight. There are also some impressive CGI effects used for the flying and crash sequences. The cast also includes Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow and Jude Law as Errol Flynn. The 2 disc set includes 13 featurettes and 1 deleted scene. This is just a wonderful movie which should not be missed.

Just a quick reminder to remember to enter the DVD Give-Away. All entries must be in by the morning of June 1st. It's completely free so jump right in.

Also posts for the rest of the week might be a little sparse. I am running around like crazy the rest of the week trying to get ready for my daughters high school graduation party this weekend. I just can't believe that my "little" girl is graduating high school, my how time flies.