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The Day the Earth Stood Still (also Blu-ray). Well made does not equal good. The tech side is fine, but this is not a good movie. The cause of this can be primarily attributed to a script that forgot to give its characters brains and forgot to marry a message with a plot. Fortunately, the 1951 film is still there to be enjoyed, and it is even included in the three-disk release of the film.

The Tale of Despereaux (also Blu-ray). Mildly enjoyable adaptation features nice animation, but feels like it is moving at a snail's pace. It is perfectly safe, perhaps even worthwhile, for youngsters, but it is not one I foresee revisiting all that often.

Yes Man (also Blu-ray). Not one of Carrey's best, but it does provide a bit of fun, provided you just go along with it. Some movies warrant, demand, or deserve personal involvement, but this is not one of them. It has its place and I enjoyed most of it, but it will not really entice you to think too hard. My biggest thought was when the shoe would drop and the "say yes" experiment would crumble like a house of cards.

Pre-Code Hollywood Collection (The Cheat / Merrily We Go to Hell / Hot
Saturday / Torch Singer / Murder at the Vanities / Search for Beauty). I am not familiar with any of these films, but I am interested in films from the pre-Code era. This set of Universal Studios features were made prior to the 1934 implementation of the Hays Code, which dictated what could or could not be in a film. This era was the wild west where filmmakers could tackle any subject in any manner they chose.

American History X (Blu-ray). Arriving on high definition for the first time is this powerful film starring Edward Norton as a white supremacist. Fascinating film that will hold your attention and also contains one of the most cringe-inducing scenes of implied violence I have ever seen.

The Wedding Singer (Blu-ray). One of Adam Sandler's finest turns on the big screen arrives on high definition. Sandler plays a wedding singer with some personal issues, especially when he falls for a woman whose wedding he is helping plan.

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