A Rather Dry DVD Week

Unfortunately, very little is out this week, and none really of too high a quality. Luckily, March brings around the releases of many of the Oscar flicks on DVD, so stay tuned for that. This week, however, we have to deal with that which we have at our disposal. With only three theatrical releases on DVD this week, my PICK OF THE WEEK wins by proxy, since it's frankly the only one that's any good. It's:

What Just Happened

Now, this is nowhere near as good as something like The Player, but as a Hollywood satire and one big inside joke, it does the job better than some other films manage to do. It's nothing special, but there's laughs to be had, and as my grandfather says, "it won't give you heartburn". Robert De Niro and Bruce Willis especially seem to be enjoying themselves a great deal here, so give it a shot and see if they hit on something good.

-Next up is Sex Drive, which I actually laughed more at than I did for What Just Happened. Sex Drive is a teen flick with a bit of heart, but it just can't sustain itself long enough for a recommendation from me. If you think you might like it, you probably will though.

-We come now to The Haunting of Molly Hartley, and not to make a pun out of the title, but this film is haunting indeed, just in all the wrong ways.

-Of some note this week is a re-release of The Last House on the Left, which is getting remade in the coming months, and the perhaps last of the Futurama DVD movies, this one called Into the Wild Green Yonder. Last House is brutally gritty and intense early Wes Craven film, but insanely well made considering the budget. All of these Futurama flicks have been of similar quality, so you know what you're getting into. If you're a fan of either old school no budget horror or Futurama, these are up your alley. If not, don't bother.

-My Vintage pick this week is Lars and the Real Girl. If you didn't think a touching story could be made about a delusional manchild and his sex doll, you need to see this. Ryan Gosling is fantastic here, making the film more than a one note mocking of his character. It's treated very well, almost in a Capra-like way, and the end result is oddly touching. Check it out if you missed it last year.

-In the next month , as I said earlier, many Oscar flicks will be hitting shelves (Australia, Milk, and Rachel Getting Married to name a few), so keep that in mind. Aside from that, what will everyone be watching this week?