November 08, 2024
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The Video-DVD Corner

Renting a video or a DVD? BDN film critic Christopher Smith can help. Below are his grades of recent releases in video stores. Those in bold print are new to video stores this week.

Akeelah and the Bee – B+

The Ant Bully – B+

Apocalypto DVD and Blu-Ray – C

Arthur and the Invisibles – C

Babel – A-

The Black Dahlia – C-

Blood Diamond – C+

Bobby – C-

Borat – B+

Breaking and Entering – C-

Cars – C

Casino Royale – A

Catch and Release – C

Charlotte’s Web – B+

Children of Men – A

Closer Blu-Ray – B-

The Dead Girl – A-

Deja Vu – C+

The Departed – A

The Devil Wears Prada – B+

Dreamgirls – B

Employee of the Month – C

Eragon – C

Everyone’s Hero – C+

Fast Food Nation – B-

Feast – C+

Flags of Our Fathers HD DVD and Blu-Ray – B+

Flushed Away – B+

Flyboys – C-

The 40-Year-Old Virgin HD DVD – A

The Fountain – D

Freedomland – C-

Friends with Money – B

The Good German – C

The Good Shepherd – B-

Half Nelson – A-

Half Past Dead 2 – D

Hannibal Rising – C

Happy Feet – A-

The History Boys – B+

A History of Violence – A

The Holiday – C+

Hollywoodland – C

The Illusionist – B+

Infamous – B+

Invincible – B

Jackass Number Two – B

Kinky Boots – B+

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – B+

Last Holiday – B

The Last King of Scotland -B+

Letters from Iwo Jima DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray – B+

Little Children – A-

Little Miss Sunshine – B+

Lost in Translation HD DVD – A-

The Marine – C+

Match Point – A

Miami Vice – C

Monster House – B+

Munich – A-

Music and Lyrics – B

My Super Ex-Girlfriend – A-

Night at the Museum – C+

Notes on a Scandal – B+

The Painted Veil – B+

Pan’s Labyrinth – A

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Blu-Ray – A-

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Blu-Ray – B-

The Prestige – B+

The Pursuit of Happyness -B-

The Queen – A-

Rocky Balboa – B+

A Scanner Darkly – B+

Sherrybaby – B+

Shut Up & Sing – A-

The Skeleton Key HD DVD – B

Smokin’ Aces – C-

Snakes on a Plane – A-

This Film is Not Yet Rated -B-

The Ultimate Matrix Collection – B+

United 93 – A

Venus – B+

Volver – A

The Wicker Man – BOMB

World Trade Center – A


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