Bob Richards DVD Previews

DVD Preview for 5-13-08

Indiana Jones, Sinatra, Murder on the web, shredded money, and French horror this week on DVD…
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(The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition - Warner Brothers - Not Rated)
It's been ten years since Frank Sinatra passed away and Warner Brothers is commemorating it with the release of several Sinatra boxed sets, most notably The Rat Pack Ultimate Collector's Edition. This terrific box features four movies with Sinatra's gang: Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Films included are the original Oceans 11, Robin and the 7 Hoods, 4 for Texas and Sergeants 3. The box also includes photos and a deck of playing cards.

(Indiana Jones Adventure Collection - Paramount - Rated PG and PG-13)
Just in time to get reacquainted with the series before the new movie is released, The Indiana Jones Adventure Collection includes the first three movies on three DVD's with a host of new, and very good featurettes. It's my Pick of the week.

(Mad Money - Anchor Bay - Rated PG-13)Even with its all-star cast, Mad Money is a lame, tedious, bland, and unfunny film that is a waste of time and yes, money. The DVD's bonus features include commentary and a featurette.

(Untraceable - Sony - Rated R)
Untraceable is another torture porn film that the producers tried to make more palatable with the presence of Diane Lane. Her solid acting somewhat rescues this pulpy, tawdry "Saw" clone. The DVD includes commentary and four featurettes.

(Frontiers - Lionsgate - Unrated)
Frontiers is another entry from the After Dark Horrorfest, billed as the movie they weren't allowed to show. It's a bloody, visceral, disturbing film that keeps you involved. In French with English subtitles, there are no Bonus features on the DVD.

(Tobor the Great - Lionsgate - Not Rated)
The 1954 Sci-Fi cult classic Tobor the Great is a story about a man-made robot with human emotions. Featuring bad dialog and worse acting, it's cheesy, but it's fun. It comes to DVD for the very first time, but there are no special features.

(The Passion of Greg The Bunny - Shout Factory - Not Rated)
Subtitled Best of the Film parodies Volume 2, The Passion of Greg The Bunny contains more wild adventures and film parodies by everyone's favorite non-politically correct (and not for kids!) group of puppets and their friends Seth Green, Sarah Silverman and others. Oh yes, it's wrong…very wrong. (but also pretty funny!) The DVD contains tons of bonus features including a Greg the Bunny reunion, deleted scenes, commentary, outtakes, a music video and much more.

(National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call - Lionsgate - Rated R)
A straight to DVD romp about three friends who set up a fake casting agency to mine for girls. It's a below average sex comedy. How Jonathan Winters ended up in this is a complete mystery.…No special features

(Stargate Infinity - Shout Factory - Not Rated)
The complete animated series appears on 4 discs with 26 episodes. Bonus features include an effects test concept art and more.

(Drawn Together Season Three - Paramount - Unrated)
NOT FOR THE KIDS!!! This animated series is funny but it is VERY crude!!! 2 DVD's with uncensored extended versions of each episode. Bonus material includes a karaoke sing along, commentary, and old promos.