New Releases on DVD, Blu-ray and Netflix Instant: November 9th, 2010
Rank this week’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies of all-time
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (DVD and Blu-ray | PG13 | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best action comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #2641
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What do your fellow Flickcharters think?
(From Flickchart discussion for Scott Pilgrim… vs Inception)
soysauce – “The toughest decision of this summer. I loved both. Scott Pilgrim was visual treat, hilarious, and wonderfully entertaining. Inception was a smart sci-fi actioner built around an emotional core. In the end, Inception wins out for me, at least for now. Pilgrim’s presentation was a whole lot more fun, but Inception has a more fleshed out backbone.”
admiralpiett – “Sorry Nolan, but Scott Pilgrim was more visually inventive, and had a metric ton more fun and excitement to it.”
PCNewsOne – “Scott Pilgrim has been accused of having nothing at stake. The motivation at the heart of Inception would appear to be the cathartic letting-go of the guilt surrounding a loved-one’s suicide. Major stuff. So why is it that Inception feels empty while Scott Pilgrim dances delicately around the subject of desire in dazzling 8-bit brashness? The clincher is that Scott Pilgrim’s soundtrack didn’t make me feel nauseous. Scott Pilgrim gets the extra life.”
Grown Ups (DVD and Blu-ray | PG13 | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #7961
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If Farley was still alive, would he be doing movies like this? I have absolutely no idea what type of movies he’d be making right now. He’d be approaching 50, would he be stuck in roles like “Jonah Hill‘s Crazy Dad” or would he still be awesome?
Charlie St. Cloud (DVD and Blu-ray | PG13 | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best fantasy movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #13628
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Wow. This movie is comically unpopular with Flickchart users. 110 rankings? I’ve seen DTV with more rankings prior to release than this has gotten.
Ramona and Beezus (DVD and Blu-ray | G | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best family comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #13160
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Scott Pilgrim, Charlie St. Cloud and this flick all made about the same amount of money in the US, yet Scott Pilgrim has been ranked 60x more than the other two combined. Flickchart really needs to beef up its marketing to tweens…
Hunt to Kill (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)
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How would you rank it amongst the best action thrillers of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
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DTV action movie starring Steve Austin and Eric Roberts.
Classics and Re-releases on DVD and Blu-ray:
Ocean’s Eleven (Blu-ray | NR | 1960)
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How would you rank it amongst the best crime comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #8236
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I’d hesitate to call it a “good” movie but there’s something amazing about watching “The Rat Pack” just chill out on film.
Antichrist (Criterion DVD and Blu-ray | NR | 2009)
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How would you rank it amongst the best dramatic films of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #3041
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What do your fellow Flickcharters think?
(From Flickchart discussion for Antichrist vs Bruno:)
RainDogX – “A talking penis or a blood squirting penis? Tough call. (Bruno)”
locomotivebreath – “I disagree. Definitely the blood-squirting penis.”
(From Flickchart discussion for Antichrist vs Teeth:)
Charyou_Tree – “Genital mutilation can be found in both, though it is handled quite differently in each film. For that matter, the two films are vastly different as well. That said, Antichrist gets the nod here. Despite its ending, Antichrist is still a thing of beauty up till that point.”
Tremors (Blu-ray | PG13 | 1990)
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How would you rank it amongst the best monster movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #597
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What do your fellow Flickcharters think?
(From Flickchart discussion for Tremors vs Jaws)
The Movie Whore – “This is a toss up. Both are fun and while Jaws is the better movie I can’t pass up an opportunity to watch Tremors – even if it is filled with commercials.”
(From Flickchart discussion for Tremors vs CHUD)
vincemale – “C.H.U.D. was really good . . . but oh my goodness, Tremors was so much fun. Tremors for the win here – the movie that showed me when I was 11 years old and watching it on network TV that monster movies could be exciting, with a little humour about them.”
The Elia Kazan Collection (DVD | 1940s-60s)
18 Discs packed with some of Elia Kazan’s best movies, including:
- Boomerang! (1947) – Dana Andrews
- Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) – Gregory Peck
- Panic in the Streets (1950) – Richard Widmark
- A Streetcar named Desire (1951) – Marlon Brando
- On the Waterfront (1954) – Marlon Brando
- East of Eden (1955) – James Dean
There’s also a feature-length doc on the disc from Martin Scorsese.
New to Netflix Instant Streaming:
Slow week. Next week has some interesting titles though. I promise. Especially if you’re into crazy European doctors trying to make a digestive system flow seamlessly through three people…
Monday November 8th:
- Roman de Gare (2007) – Time-shifting, French Murder Investigation film
Thursday November 11th:
- I Am Love (2009) – Tilda Swinton
I like the quotes from Flickchart users. Nice touch. :)