By Chris Kavan - 02/28/12 at 10:28 AM CT
While there's not the largest variety to choose from this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 - at least the quality more than makes up for the somewhat low numbers.
1) Fresh off some impressive Academy Awards - at least in the technical categories, Martin Scorsese's family friendly Hugo
should enjoy a good post-Oscar bump in sales. I know it's one of the top movies on my list I haven't seen yet from last year (along with The Descendents, but I'll have to wait a bit longer for that one) and I'm interested to see if this movie can capture the sense of wonder that I've seen in the trailers.
2) A film that received a mixed reception here but did much better overseas, Rowan Atkinson brings his bumbling spy back into the fold with Johnny English Reborn
. Most people know the British star from Mr. Bean (and his various movies) - his brought out Johnny English back in 2003 and received a modest return. Americans, however, weren't as keen this second time around, but if you enjoy British humor and something a little different from the generic teen and romance films that have hit recently, this would be a nice choice to shake things up.
3) A film that had just a brief run in theater, Dennis Quaid plays a local hero who is really kind of a psycho in Beneath the Darkness
. A group of friends witness local mortician (and former football star) Ely, murder one of their own but, of course, can't get any adults to believe them so must hatch a plan to stop the killer on their own. A bit of Disturbia mixed with I Know What You Did Last Summer maybe? Sounds a bit generic to me - probably the reason it didn't have much of a presence in theaters.
On the Blu-Ray front you can enjoy the hilarity of the original Johnny English
in high def before you jump on the sequel. Probably a good marketing move if nothing else. It's like the British version of Austin Powers - who is supposed to be British himself - did I just blow your mind, or what? Also being released is the John Grisham novel-turned-movie Runaway Jury
. Despite having a decent cast, including Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and John Cusack, I always considered this a second-tier courtroom drama compared to, say, The Client or A Time to Kill. As far as thrills go you can do better, but you can also do far worse with your time. If you prefer your films to be a bit more classic, then join Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner as they climb The Mountain
. Two brothers on a mission - one to loot the bodies of recent plane crash, the other intent on rescuing any survivors - guess what? Conflict ensues. Filmed back in the day when the media wouldn't be all over a plane crash the minute after it happened (even on a remote mountain).
What do you plan on watching this week? Check out all the movies available on the FilmCrave New DVD Releases and FilmCrave New Blu-Ray Releases pages today.
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