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Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day on DVD
By Fresno
It's hard to think of a movie more polarizing than the Boondock Saints. People either really love it for its ultra-violent plot and quirky, ethnic charm or hate it, mostly because director Troy Duffy seems like kind of a dick. Chances are, whatever your feelings were about the first one will be amplified when it comes to part two. The tongue-in-cheek tone and ample amounts of flying bullets remain unchanged. Since it only got limited release, you might not have gotten a chance to see it in the theater, but DVD will be just fine. So, throw on one of those big, beige sweaters people wear in Ireland and plunk yourself in front of the old violence tube.
Nurse Jackie: Season One on DVD
By Fresno
There are plenty of crappy hospital shows to watch, but Showtime's latest hit series ditches most of the soap opera dramatics and dishes out some of the darkest comedy we have seen in a while. Edie Falco plays a pill-popping nurse who takes just as much pleasure in giving her patients crap as she does saving their lives. It's a Showtime show, so it's filled with sex and swearing, just like a real hospital. Season two is coming pretty soon, so now's the time to get yourself an IV bag full of Diet Coke and chill out on the couch to plow through season one. $25.
From Mexico With Love on DVD
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If you're going by ratings, UFC has taken over boxing's spot as the king of fight sports. But, boxing still leaves plenty of opportunity for great underdog stories in the movies. From Mexico With Love is the story of a young imigrant who tries to make his own way by fighting at night. When he gets sent packing back to Mexico, he takes on a decidedly Rocky-like training regime (montage included, of course) in an effort to get back to the USA and take revenge for his beloved mom. Expect to want to go out and jumprope after watching.
Long ago, we accepted the fact that Clint Eastwood was more of a bad-ass than we could ever hope to be. But, we can live vicariously through his films, 35 of which are featured in this ridiculously awesome boxset. The list of movies pretty much speaks for itself: Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, Any Which Way but Loose, Pale Rider, Unforgiven and a bunch more that you can read on the Amazon page. Sure, they're not all winners--the Space Cowboys and Bridges of Madison County discs won't see much action--but they're just small hiccups in an otherwise awesome box. Plus, there's a bunch of new extras like commentaries and a documentary that takes a look back at Clint's life. $129.
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever on DVD
By Fresno
If you live in a place with cold weather, now is the time of year when the winter starts making you go completely insane. Is watching a movie called Cabin Fever the best way to remedy that? Maybe not, but who can resist a good, cheesey horror movie when there's three-feet of snow chilling on your lawn? In this sequel, the gross and deadly virus has made its way into the systems of some local high school students. They take their new plague to the prom and lots of horrible, horrible death ruins the slowdances. Sure, it's a little different than the first one, but it has everything that makes a bad movie good. Yes, including boobs.
Now that superhero movies have started to take a turn for the suck, at least we can still count on the Marvel animated shows to be worth watching. This disc is part of the first <em>Wolverine and the X-Men</em> collection, which is an animated series that's surprisingly loyal to the actualy X-Men mythology. Sure, there's no blood and the violence is kind of toned down because, well, it's a show for kids, but there's still plenty of action and there's no Hugh Jackman. Not that Hugh is a horrible Wolverine, but there's something about him that makes us think he might burst into song any time he's on-screen.
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning on DVD
By Fresno
If you're worried about not being able to follow the plot of Ong Bak 2 becauase you didn't see the first one, you have a few things going for you. First of all, it's a prequel, explaining how the Thai Warrior got his bone-breaking groove in the first place. And secondly, these movies have enough incredible martial arts action that you could take out the talking all together and still have a pretty entertaining movie. Tony Jaaa does things that will make you want to go do some push-ups immediately. Plus, the first flick is currently on Netflix streaming, so you can go catch yourself up for free if you have a subscription. But please, don't try any of the stunts at home, even if you do have access to an elephant.
Zombieland on DVD
By Fresno
All of the Hollywood blowhards have already started making their Oscar predictions and, sadly, Zombieland has yet to get a mention. But this zombie-centric action comedy has just about everything else going for it. Woody Harrelson is amazing. Emma Stone looks so hot it almost hurts our eyeballs. Oh, and there are zombies all over the place, which is a surefire way to make everything better. The extra features include a commentary by the actors, directors and writers as well deleted scenes, and a killer "making-of" featurette. It's everything you could ask for out of a dude movie, so get it and enjoy it over and over again while you try to tune out your annoying "artist" friend tries to convince you to watch, Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. Yikes.
Weeds Season 5 on DVD
By Fresno
Back when Weeds first premiered, the only reason we found ourselves tuning in to watch a show about a pot-dealing mom was because of just how hot Mary-Louise Parker is. Imagine our surprise when it ended up being one of the smartest comedies on TV. Showtime's hit series has gone through more changes in five seasons than most TV shows have across their entire run. The fifth season is full of sex, drugs and, well, it's mostly sex and drugs, but that's really all you need in a TV show, isn't it? Plus, the new season is coming and you'll probably need a refresher on the happenings of last season since your memory, for some reason, isn't as good as it used to be.
Damages Season Two on DVD
By Fresno
Emmy nominated shows can be hit or miss, but Damages earned it self seven nods for this season, mostly b being awesome. For a network drama, <em>Damages</em> has some of the most scandalous storylines this side of an HBO show. Even if you haven't seen the first season, you probably won't have any trouble getting sucked into the show thanks to all of its twisting plots and evil characters. The third season is starting right now, too, so once you blow through the DVDs, you won't have to wait forever for new episodes. We hate that.
Saw VI on DVD
By Fresno
If you're into the whole "torture porn" genre of horror movies (even though there's no actual porn involved) then you have to give serious thanks to the Saw series. The sixth edition is full of the complex story line that has been unraveling ever since Cary Elwes found himself chained to that pipe back in the first movie. Of course, if you have no idea what's going on, you can just pop it in and watch all the gnarly death traps that it has made so famous. As an added bonus, this edition comes with a copy of the original Saw so you can see where it all got started.
Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection
By Fresno
Have you had enough time to rinse the awful taste of that Crystal Skull movie from your cinematic pallet? Even if you're still a little sore at Indy for his latest installment, you can't argue with the greatness of the first three flicks. This collection contains the special edition DVDs of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom and the oh-so-charming Last Crusade. They're all absolute classics full of Nazi-killing and the kind of adventure that Hollywood seems to have forgotten hot to make. Sadly, the good trilogy still isn't available on Blu-ray, but this DVD set should help you hold out until that format is cold and dead anyway.
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