It maybe the start of the Festival of Lights, but it’s all grittiness here at This Week in DVDs as we got amnesiac spies being chased by bad guys, Columbian drug runners being chased by DEA agents, and Vince Vaughn being chased by dodge balls. Want more? How about a DVD two pack of Cannonball Run and Lightning Jack? Yep, it's for all those people who wouldn’t buy either until they were released together. This week we also have the continuing adventures of that adorable Rory Gilmore, more Matrix DVDs than you could ever possibly want to watch, and the White Stripes in concert. Aren’t Jack & Meg just the coolest?
Anyhoo, let's see what Santa just might be bringing you this holiday season:
The Bourne Supremacy- Matt Damon stars in a sequel to the popular Bourne Identity. Long story short, Jason Bourne is still amnesiac and still being chased by people he tangled with before he lost it. The next sequel supposedly stars Ben Afleck as someone who wakes up with amnesia only discover they were an actor who has became the punchline to countless comedians and writers looking for an easy one. The DVD features something called "A Crash Cam" showing how they filmed what was a pretty cool car-chase sequence.
Maria Full of Grace- We never saw this movie, but heard it was great. We know it's good because it was one of those small movies that somehow managed to play somewhere in this city for what seemed like forever. Alexander should be so lucky. For those who didn't see the movie when it played here, it tells the story of a cute Columbian girl (what? Like they'd make a movie about some sleazy bald guy with a porn 'stache who runs drugs) who volunteers to be a drug mule delivering drugs to New York.
Dodgeball- Ben Stiller's fifth or sixth movie released this past year (or was it his seventh? We lost track) is actually kind of funny in that "this is so stupid that we can't believe we're laughing but we are" kind of way. What can we say? We love Patches O'Houlihan. Extras include deleted scenes, alternate endings (we hear the original ending had everyone die at the end, but it didn't test well), and six (six!) easter eggs.
Gilmore Girls, Season 2- Another show we never watched but hear is good, this week features the release of the Season 2 DVDs. We have no idea whether this is a good thing or not.
The Ultimate Matrix Collection- Get everything you ever wanted to see about the Matrix with this release of a 10-DVD set featuring the three movies of the trilogy, the Animatrix, and entire discs devoted to commentary on the movies by critics and philosophers. How exciting! Sadly, the seldom seen Wachowski brothers do not appear on the DVDs (instead, they post “letters” onto the DVD) so we'll never know if those rumors about one of them undergoing a sex-change operation are true.
White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights- a concert DVD of the White Stripes, recorded at a concert in Blackpool England last year.
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