DVD Pick of the Week: Akira - Page 2

Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season. I have not seen a lot of this week's releases. Here is one I really want to see and have heard great things about. Bryan Cranston stars as a chemistry teacher with a terminal illness who turns to drug production to provide for his family. I loved Cranston's work on Malcolm in the Middle, and this looks to be a little different, but definitely up his alley.

Sex Drive (also Blu-ray). Another one not seen by me. This sex romp did not entice me to get into the theater, but perhaps on DVD. This film points out the dangers of meeting online. It does have Seth Green as an Amish farmer, so it should at least have a couple of laughs.

The French Connection (Blu-ray). The Gene Hackman classic arrives in high definition. I have to ask, for those who have watched older films in HD, how do they look, generally speaking? I have only just joined the revolution and have not watched all that many yet. I know the original elements capture a lot of detail, just wondering how it transfers.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet. I have never seen this early Dario Argento giallo and know nothing about it. Rest assured, this is one that I will see. It has to be said that Argento's early films are much stronger than his recent output, but his visual style is something to behold.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. And the hits keep on coming. I own the Blue Underground release of this, Argento's 1970 debut, but have not yet made the time. Considering I have had it so long they are releasing it again, perhaps I should dig it up, no?

Vanishing Point (Blu-ray). Art house meets the mainstream in this road movie from 1970. A man loads up on amphetamines and takes his Charger on an impossible drive, aided by radio DJ Cleavon Jones. It is, again, a movie I have not seen.

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