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RT on DVD: Mummy 3, Grindhouse on Blu-ray!

by Jen Yamato | December 15, 2008

Summary

This week we've got CG spectacles (Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Meryl Streep letting loose (Mamma Mia!), Joss Whedon's online superhero musical (Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog), and High Def Grinding (Death Proof and Planet Terror on Blu-ray). Read more inside! Back to Article

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collex writes:
on Dec 15 2008 04:14 PM

Mummy 3 - A Rental

Mamma Mia - A Rental (I'm a ABBA fan, so maybe I will love it and get it, but I will rent it first)

Doctor Horrible: Already Preordered on Amazon. I will receive only after Christmas tough, according to their prevision.

Traitor: Wow, lokks solid. A definitive rental.

The Little Mermaids Trilogy: I remember seeing the second one a looooong time ago. Really, who watch those Direct-to Dvd sequels anymore? The only good one was The Lion King II, and even then...

Dirty Dancing Workout: I've had the time of my life... Damn, now I will have this song in my head all day. Thanks RT! (This movie is my mom's favorite movie since she is young. She got the soundtrack on Vinyl, Audiocassette, CD and the movie on DVD. )

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Dec 15 2008 05:00 PM

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Maybe you should get it for your mom for Christmas!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 05:18 PM

I won't be getting anything this week. I recommend Traitor, I think it is a good rental. I will rent Dr. Horrible and Generation Kill. Just a heads up, don't get Planet Terror/Death Proof on Blu because it is a total waste of money since they are going to release a box set with the faux trailers and Robert.R even said so on the DVD. Man, almost one more week til Christmas! I cant wait, I just asked for dvds and movie books, did anyone else ask for DVDs? I know I am getting The Wire set and probably some other flicks.

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niall1 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 05:23 PM

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lol i basically asked my mom for the collective works of david lynch..and that may have scarred her..

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 06:24 PM

This week we have "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", one of the worst movies of the year, or so I've heard. The first Mummy was goofy hokey fun with likable characters, (9/10), but "The Mummy Returns" was garbage, my dad liked it, my brother liked it, I hated it. Brendan Fasier and Racheal Weiz were bored, the kid was annoying, there was too much loud stupid action, and the plot had some serious deja vu. From what I hear, "The Mummy Returns" is as good as "Iron Man" in comparisson to "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", so I'm skipping it. "The Mummy Returns" = 2/10.

I heard Roger Ebert say it was the best Mummy yet. Now, I've never met Roger, but use to watch him on TV, I still watch the old episodes, and read his reviews of films every week, I feel like I know him and I don't know if I'd feel the same about movies without him, but 3 stars for "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor"?! Well, he's his own critic that's for sure.

This could turn into an disscusion about Ben Mankeweiz and Ben Lyons on "At the Movies" now, so I'll just say they're not as good as Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Richard Roeper, or Micheal Phillips, but in their own right I find them to be good critics.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Dec 15 2008 06:36 PM

Ebert's gone mad as of late. I love the guy, but what he says about current films has no validity.

ATHF is a must buy. Especially the episode with Kruk and the sirens. Dada is good.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 06:39 PM

Also there's "Mamma Mia!", which looks bad to me due to poor singing (mostly by Pierce "The Animal" Bronsan), and that got nominated for Best Picture at the Golden Globes. And "The Dark Knight", "Iron Man", and "WALL-E" were not. Think about that for a second.

Also there's The Little Mermaid trilogy is released. Oh goody, one great movie... and two lousy films. Okay, I haven't seen the sequels but I have a theatrical film bias. I think the first I might pick up, I'm an animated film buff (wait, no I'm a film buff in general) and "The Little Mermaid" saved Disney's butt and paved the way for "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast".

Damn, I hope there was something I could pick for my brother this week, since it's his birthday. I guess I'll just pick up an older DVD of a GOOD movie.

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vitajex writes:
on Dec 15 2008 06:52 PM

Wow! I hadn't really thought about it until the critic from Time magazine said "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was "the worst major release in what may be the most disastrous year in recent Hollywood history."

2008 was a CRUMMY year! With the exception of the obvious (Wall-E, Dark Knight, Iron Man and a couple of others), this year will go down as the year of horrible movies.

Movies that bombed, movies that disappointed horribly, to movies that did okay but will be completely forgotten by this time next year ('Wanted', and I LOVE Bekmambetov's "Nightwatch" series, 'Quantum of Solace'). In fact, according to RT itself, only 12 of the top 100 rated movies for 2008 saw wide release. Hollywood's death knell? Probably not, but certainly an ill omen. Their pockets are not LITERALLY bottomless.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 07:08 PM

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LOL oh man. I have been renting a crap load of Lynch lately, am receiving Wild At Heart tomorrow. I dig Lynch but I still cant forgive him for Dune.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Dec 15 2008 07:11 PM

The reviews of THE WRESTLER have been amazing. The year isn't over yet!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 07:24 PM

2008? Crummy? I disagree with you sir. I think this was a great year film, much better than last year. All the films I've seen this year I think range from good to great. Of course, I avoid things that look like garbage like "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" or "The Clone Wars". And of course we had three cheap parody... for lack of a better word... movies released, so there were some stinkers, but I find this to be a great year in film. Yes, great!

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Kokushi writes:
on Dec 15 2008 07:48 PM

Jokerboy, Wild at Heart is very good (8/0), Cage and Dern are cool and overall one of my favorites of from 1990.

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Kokushi writes:
on Dec 15 2008 07:49 PM

8/10

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arcadefire325 writes:
on Dec 15 2008 09:17 PM

i don't believe that a grindhouse box set will come out. they said the same thing about kill bill and that never came out in the states. so, don't hold your breath.

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Random_Jake writes:
on Dec 15 2008 10:04 PM

Dr Horrible is ranked among the likes of The Dark Knight in the awesomeness category.

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the train writes:
on Dec 15 2008 10:59 PM

dark knight is a masterpiece of ITS GENRE. compared to other movies, it's good, but not incredible. also, i just finished reading no country for old men, and was reminded of the movie (which sticks very close to the book--the coens did an amazing job); i think chigurh anticipates nolan's joker--AND two face. i think sometimes we heap praise upon TDK because it did some things we see in mainstream cinema--like praising sarah palin for her debate performance even though she only did okay.

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Flap s. writes:
on Dec 15 2008 11:47 PM

I could not even finish Mummy 3, what a piece of **** movie that is.

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blattman writes:
on Dec 16 2008 12:05 AM

Dr. Horrible was great. I loved it. Mamma Mia was fun. I loved the play (seen it four times for work) and the movie was a good version. Other then Pierce Brosnan being possibly one of the worst voices heard on the screen, the cast was great, the music, it's abba, no comment needed. Ok, definetly a chick flick, but at least one guys will like.

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BowieSwimmer writes:
on Dec 16 2008 12:28 AM

The Grindhouse boxed set will never happen... because of the dreaded Weinsteins and their "brilliant" ideas about how to eventually profit from this film. Hacks - it was made to be a double feature, and was one perfect cinema experience. Of course, they had to go and ruin that on DVD. Figures.

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kenny356 writes:
on Dec 16 2008 06:53 AM

I would pick up Dr. horrible, if I didn't already have it on my Itunes. Random Jake is right though, it is up there in awesomeness to The Dark Knight, actually it might be up there in total awesomeness to those great 80's classics, either Thrasher or Rad.

Besides that Traitor seems to be the only thing worth watching this weekend.

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collex writes:
on Dec 16 2008 08:25 AM

One little question: I tought Dr. Horrible was only available via the Web (Amazon) It was what was written on the official site a week or two ago. Was I mistaken?

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Hari Seldon writes:
on Dec 16 2008 08:28 AM

Whether you like Clone Wars or not, it is what it is. Aimed for the younger market. Can't knock the animation though.

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stevegilpin writes:
on Dec 16 2008 09:42 AM

I'm glad to hear that Rodriguez/Tarantino will release the Grindhouse DVDs with the faux trailers...that's the best part of the experience! I'm kind of annoyed that those haven't been officially released yet. What's taking them so long?

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Dec 16 2008 10:00 AM

In reply to this comment (#2185863)
I thought it had been a pretty decent year for movies, actually; in addition to Wall-E, Dark Knight, etc. (mainstream wide releases) smaller/arty films have ranged from good to great to at least quite interesting: The Wrestler, Doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Speed Racer, The Reader, Let the Right One In...I'd recommend seeking those films out, and you might think more of 2008.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on Dec 16 2008 10:01 AM

Kenny, you mean Thrashin'? One of Josh Brolin's best ever works?

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rle4lunch writes:
on Dec 16 2008 10:18 AM

speed racer? Jen...

Saw this movie on a plane a few months ago. The ONLY redeeming thing about it would be how it would look on BLU Ray.

terr
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pulp_john writes:
on Dec 16 2008 01:54 PM

I agree with ledawg that this year has sucked for movies. I have not gone to the theater at all in the last 2-3 months b/c everything sucks. I did want to see Ghostown, Slumdog, Frost/Nixon, Milk,Syndoche,NY, Vicky Christina, and Zack and Miri, but not much else.

2008 Films to see
Ironman
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E
Dark Knight
Burn After Reading
Teeth
In Bruges
Diary of the Dead
The Counterfeiters
City of Men
CJ7
Foot Fist Way
Mongol
Hellboy II
Pineapple Express
Tropic Thunder
Rachel Getting Married

My fave: Ironman (an I don't read comics) and City of Men/Kung Fu Panda tie

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pulp_john writes:
on Dec 16 2008 01:55 PM

I got the Grindhouse experience from a guy at Horror Fest in Grapevine TX that was filmed in the theater (only way i know to get the faux trailers). Pretty good transfer too.

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pulp_john writes:
on Dec 16 2008 01:59 PM

best letdown of 2008: Indy 4
worst: 21

Poll: What's the best letdown or the worst you saw in 2008?

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collex writes:
on Dec 16 2008 02:22 PM

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It's funny. You said almost everything sucked in 2008 than you post a list of 17, mark that 17 movie that you consider a must-see. Add to that the 7 movie you still want to see, you get 24 must-see this year. Wich mean 2 a moth. Not that bad, if you ask me.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 16 2008 03:09 PM

Ummm, pulp John I don't think you understand. I think this is a great year for films. Didn't you read my comments?

By the way, Indy 4 was great.

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vitajex writes:
on Dec 16 2008 03:41 PM

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I'm talking about 2008 as a year for Hollywood films, not films in general. I understand that there were good indie and foreign films. I said, only 12 of the top 100 rated films for 2008 were mainstream, wide-release films.

Obviously, the writer's strike had something to do with it, pushing films back and leaving a dearth of quality scripts to produce.

What's really sad about it all though, is that these poorly received and prompty forgotten films still raked in billions of dollars...

BAD Movie-going Public! BAD!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 16 2008 05:42 PM

vitajex, you're entitlted to your opinion and I can see your point, but I stilldon't agree with you. I think this and 2006 are great years for film. The rest are good, except last year. 2007 was a weak film year for me.

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Mr. Bo Ziffer writes:
on Dec 16 2008 07:09 PM

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Biggest Letdown: Twilight not failing in the box office

Worst: Teeth

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 16 2008 10:01 PM

What the hell is "Teeth"? By the way I'm gonna say the worst comes down to two films that probaly (and hopefully) none of us have seen.

Meet the Spartans
Diaster Movie

Agree? I hope so. If you haven't heard of them, thank God.

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rle4lunch writes:
on Dec 17 2008 01:54 PM

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Teeth was that crazy horror flick where the girls pu$$y had teeth. And then she really liked a boy in school. Hilarity ensues.

Didn't see it though, so I can't say it was a letdown for me.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Dec 17 2008 02:32 PM

Eeeww, and WOW!

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collex writes:
on Dec 17 2008 05:20 PM

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Yes. ANother person who tought Indy 4 was great. Not as good as 1 and 3 but still great.

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