DVD Pick of the Week: Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Vol. 5

Welcome back! Well, to some of you, anyway. To the rest of you, glad you decided to stop by and I hope that this humble column helps you navigate the stacks of new releases each week. My goal is to point you toward titles of interest and warn you away from those films that seek to do nothing but leech away your time and give you nothing in return.

Full disclosure: I have not seen many of these titles and what follows are not necessarily reviews. It is my opinion based upon what I know of the titles I pluck from the new release lists that I peruse. The opinions I give based on the new releases are my own, and my recommendations upon them are based on my personal interest. In any case, I hope you enjoy and perhaps find something you like or a title to point me towards.

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Vol. 6. The hits just keep on coming. There is no denying the amount of effort that Warner Brothers puts in these collections. Each set contains four disks filled with classic cartoons, commentaries, music and sound effects tracks, bonus toons, and featurettes. I have loved each one of these collections. Disk one is an All-Star set featuring shorts with Daffy, Bugs, Sylvester, and others. The second disk focuses on patriotic themed shorts that were made in wartime. Disk three is comprised of old shorts from before the Looney Tunes name came into being. The final disk contains a variety of oddities including "Horton Hatches the Egg." I am looking forward to getting my hands on this. (BUY, RENT, SKIP)

The Incredible Hulk. I am not completely sure this is a pure reboot. I still get the impression that it could fit in with the Ang Lee film continuity. I guess it really doesn't matter. This new take is actually pretty good — it has plenty of action and just delivers the goods. Still not quite sure how it ranks against the Lee film (which I liked), but it does stand on its own favorably. This also happens to be the second film released that was produced in house by Marvel Entertainment. With it comes the start of an internal continuity that it shares with Iron Man and, presumably, future comic entries. (BUY, RENT, SKIP)

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