It is a busy week of DVD/Blu-ray releases, with the first release of a major rom-com, an erotic thriller and a indie comedy and the re-release of 4 major films. It is also a week of remakes, with Hollywood tackling a B-Movie classic and thrillers from Norway and France.
First Release
- The Bounty Hunter (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Chloe (DVD and Blu-ray)
- Greenberg (DVD and Blu-ray)
Re-Release
- Insomnia (2002) (Blu-ray)
- In Bruges (Blu-ray)
-Alpha Dog (Blu-ray)
-Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) (Blu-ray) 
The Bounty Hunter
What’s the Deal? (DVD and Blu-ray)
Gerald Butler is an unusual actor to rate: for every quality film like 300 and Rocknrolla he has to counter balance it with a bad rom-com such as P.S. I Love You or The Ugly Truth. The Bounty Hunter is an action rom-com where Butler is joined by the genre's queen, Jennifer Aniston. Andy Tennett (Hitch, Fool’s Gold) directs the pair. Milo Boyd (Butler) is a bounty hunter who gets his dream job; a chance to hunt his ex-wife Nicole (Aniston), a journalist, who had skipped bail. But Nicole had been investigating a case which had lead to her crossing paths with a dangerous criminals, forcing the two into hiding. Do the ex-lovers feelings rekindle? What do you think?
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 8% (awful)
Player Affinity Score: 3.0/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Join Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler on the set in Making The Bounty Hunter and on location with Stops Along the Road to learn more about shooting this hilarious comedy; Also includes the Rules for Outwitting a Bounty Hunter!
Additional Blu-ray Features: Movie IQ+sync and BDLIVE connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia $17.99 (DVD), $19.99 (Blu-ray)
Amazon Price: $17.99 (DVD), $19.99
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content: 1.5 stars, Video 4 stars, Audio 4 stars, Extras 1 stars, Replay 1.5 stars (out of 5). Skip it
Chloe (DVD and Blu-ray)
What's the Deal?
Chloe is a remake of the French erotic thriller Nathalie, with Canadian Atom Egoyan (Exotica) helming this adaptation. Gynaecologist Catherine (Julianne Moore) suspects her university lecturer husband David (Liam Neeson) is having an affair. To try and confirm her suspicions Catherine hires an escort, Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) to set up a honeytrap. Chloe reports back to Catherine but it quickly becomes clear that Catherine’s whole family is now in danger because of this young woman.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 52% (average)
Player Affinity Score: 6.0/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Discover the mysterious Chloe with Deleted Scenes, "The Making of Chloe" and Commentary with Amanda Seyfried, Atom Egoyan and Erin Cressida Wilson
Amazon Price: $15.49 (DVD), $24.99 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content: 2 stars, Video 4.5 stars, Audio 3 stars, Extras 2.5 stars, Replay 1.5 stars (out of 5). Rent it
Greenberg (DVD and Blu-ray)
What's the Deal?
The indie writer director Noel Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) returns with his brand of drama comedy.
Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) is an aimless 40-year-old New Yorker, who is asked by his brother to house sit his Los Angeles home. Roger attempts to make contact with his old friends but has grown apart from them ever since he broke their old band up by not accepting their first record deal. Roger soon befriends his brother’s personal assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig) as the two find out they make an interesting pair in this subtle comedy.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 73% (good)
Player Affinity Score: 7.0/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Greenberg; Greenberg Loves Los Angeles; Noah Baumbach Takes A Novel Approach
Amazon Price: $17.99 (DVD), $29.99 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): Content: 4.5 stars, Video 4 stars, Audio 4 stars, Extras 0.5 stars, Replay 4 stars (out of 5). Highly Recommended
Insomnia (2002) (Blu-ray)
What's the Deal?
Before Christopher Nolan became known for directing the Batman films, he was known for directing excellent psychological thrillers which has lead to important trait in his later films. Insomnia is a remake of a Norwegian film of the same name. Detectives Will Donner (Al Pacino) and Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan) are two LAPD homicide detectives who investigate the murder of a teenage girl in Nightmute, Alaska to avoid a internal affairs investigation. After accidentally shooting Eckhart, Donner starts to suffer from the affects of sleep deprivation and guilt. To make matters worse, the killer, Walter Finch (Robin Williams), starts to play mind games with Donner as a talented young officer Ellie Burr (Hilary Swank) investigates the Eckhart shooting.
Critic Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 92% (excellent)
In Bruges (Blu-ray)Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 80% (very good)
Player Affinity Score: 8.3/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Deleted and extended scenes; Gag rel; A Boat trip around bruges; D-box motion enabled
Amazon Price: $18.99 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): N/A
Alpha Dog (Blu-ray)
What's the Deal?
The Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) film Alpha Dog is based on the true case of the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. This is a film that was met with a lot controversy and the risk of a legal challenge.18-year-old Johnny Truelove (Emile Hircsh) is an Californian drug dealer, who hangs around with his gang Frankie (Justin Timberlake), Elvis (Shawn Hatosy) and Tiko (Fernando Vargas). When one of Johnny's clients, Jake Mazurka (Ben Forster) is unable to pay his crystal-meth debts, Johnny and his gang kidnap Jake’s 15-year-old step-brother Zack (Anton Yelchin) to pile on the pressure.
Bruce Willis and Sharon Stone join the cast of young actors to add gravitas to film that has divided audiences.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 55% (average)
Player Affinity Score: 7.0/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: A cautionary tale: the making of Alpha Dog
Amazon Price: $19.49 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): N/A
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) (Blu-ray)
What's the Deal?
Assault on Precinct 13 is a remake of the classic John Carpenter film of the same name. This time it is helmed by Frenchman Jean-Francois Richet (Mesrine: Killer Instinct, Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1). This is his only Hollywood film to date. This version moves the action from Los Angeles to the winter landscape of Detroit as good cop Sgt. Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) and crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne) are forced to work together. A corrupt police officer Captain Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne) and his team besiege the station with aim to kill Bishop and anyone else who is stands in their way. This is an all-action remake of one of Carpenter’s best films, with a cast of talented actors, Hawke, Fishburne, Byrne and Maria Bello, and rapper Ja Rule.
Critics Rating (Rotten Tomatoes): 61% (decent)
Player Affinity Score: 7.0/10
DISC DETAILS
DVD Special Features: Armed and dangerous; Behind precinct walls; Plan of attack; The assault team; Deleted scenes; Caught in the crosshairs; Feature commentary; D-box motion enabled.
Amazon Price: $19.49 (Blu-ray)
Score (DVDTalk.com): N/A
