Tuesday

DVD Court: Oct. 30

This week, we put a handful of films on trial. As The Jury, we recommend what should happen to a particular DVD released today. Voting Burn It, Skip It, Rent It, or Buy It, we come together to deliver a verdict and hope to help you decide what to watch or avoid. We've also now added our Court of Appeals, where we allow a mention of another particular release that we find worth "saving" (aka buying). We also still have two spots open. To apply, email me here presenting your case. 

 The Jury:
Nick of The Cinematic Katzenjammer
Ries of The Cinematic Katzenjammer
Joe of Two Dude Review
Vern of The Vern's Videovangaurd
Andrew and Sarah of Two Tickets For...
Dave of Dave Examines Movies
Andy of Andy Watches Movies
Sati of Cinematic Corner
Daniel of Daniel's Film Reviews
Mavi of FilmScope
"Ricky Bobby vs. The Dude Between Two Ferns"
Directed by: Jay Roach, Rated: R, 110 minutes

 Nick: Skip It
Ries: Rent It
Joe: Rent It
Vern: Rent It
Andrew and Sarah: Rent It 
Dave: Rent It
Andy: Rent It
Sati: Skip It
Daniel: Rent It 
Mavi: Burn It
Verdict: Rent It

"Craigslist time-traveling"
Directed by: Colin Trevorrow, Rated: R, 86 minutes
Nick: Buy It
Ries: Rent It
Joe: Rent It
Vern: Burn It
Andrew and Sarah: Rent It 
Dave: Buy It
Andy: Rent It
Sati: Rent It
Daniel: Rent It
Mavi: Rent It
Verdict: Rent It

"A bookworm's biggest fantasy"
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, Rated: R, 104 minutes

Nick: Buy It
Ries: Buy It
Joe: Rent It
Vern: Buy It
Andrew and Sarah: Rent It
Dave: Buy It
Andy: Buy It
Sati: Rent It
Daniel: Rent It
Mavi: Rent It
Verdict: Hung Jury 
Overruled Buy It


The Court of Appeals

Rosemary's Baby (Criterion Blu-ray)

The Client (Blu-ray)


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10 comments:

  1. Mavi@filmscopeOctober 30, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    aww my court of appeal pick didnt get a mention :( I will have to review it tonight...

    Polisse (2011)

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  2. UnknownOctober 30, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Great concept. First time checking these out... maybe expand the blurbs, for those of us who dont know anything about the flick? First I'd heard of "Ruby Sparks" I know you linked to IMDb, but... thats clicking and Im lazy. LOL :D

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    1. NickOctober 30, 2012 at 4:33 PM

      Yeah lol. I wrote them as comical instead of just copying and pasting from IMDB. Some of the synopses are really long and throw off the formatting lol.

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  3. Andrew LovgrenOctober 30, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    Slow week? Safety Not Guaranteed and Ruby Sparks are two of the better low-budget films this year. Great stuff. Especially the former. A buy for sure, for me.

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    1. NickOctober 30, 2012 at 4:34 PM

      It is a rather slow week. All R-Rated releases too, which seems a little odd.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    Whoever said burn safety needs to be dragged out onto the street and shot. Yeah I know it was Vern, and I'm coming for him

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    1. NickOctober 30, 2012 at 4:34 PM

      He wrote a review for it lol.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 6:18 PM

      Oh I know. I read it. He had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. He read into it wrong, he was looking the other way and looking for something where there was nothing to be found, and missed the important and deeper messages that the film held

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    3. NickOctober 30, 2012 at 6:28 PM

      Haha okay. Vern, rebuttal?

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