Clash of the Titans : DVD released on July 27, 2010

"Release the Kraken!" it could only Clash of the Titans, the 2010 remake, that the statement be kept to unleash the great creatures of the sea. The 1981 original boasted legendary Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation technique various mythological creatures - it was his last feature project - and given the Cornball approach of the film in general that was the main draw. The remake provides new state-of-the-art special effects (released in 3-D) and a nice muscular sense of momentum. Sam Worthington (Avatar Guy) plays Perseus, a demi-god who does not know that, Zeus (Liam Neeson) is his father. Perseus is selected, an expedition to find and kill the Medusa, so evil brother of Zeus, Hades (Ralph Fiennes, in his sneak mode) upset misery on a port - and you know is coming, that means the octopus. Ye gods, it's a mess, and we have not even mentioned the witches and harpies and the Giant Scorpions. But if we did that, it would be clear that Clash of the Titans a perfectly dandy popcorn epic, is unpretentious and penetrating. Director Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2) is replaced by a fine rhythm going while Perseus Trek, and you can even forgive hokey waves-of-light-through-clouds seen from Olympus. Leterrier also had the good sense to Danish star Mads Mikkelsen, the wonderful import duties to offer mentoring Perseus, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos meet the eye-candy roles. It is up to individual viewers to choose which they prefer - Harryhausen's magical hand-forged creations (his Medusa-sequence is an absolute killer) or the 21st Century slick computer-generated variations. But nostalgia aside, it would be hard to deny that this is a case where the remake tops, is the original.

• Actors: Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes
• Directors: Louis Leterrier
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2010
• Run Time: 106 minutes

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The Bounty Hunter : DVD released on July 13, 2010

• Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler
• Directors: Andy Tennant
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Columbia
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2010
• Run Time: 110 minutes

In the bouncy romantic comedy The Bounty Hunter, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler aim to be a contemporary Nick and Nora for an audience that's never even heard of The Thin Man. Ex-cop-turned-bounty hunter Milo Boyd (Butler, 300) is ecstatic when he gets his new assignment: his ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurley (Aniston), has skipped bail to pursue a breaking story. Naturally, when he catches her, he also gets caught up in the mystery--though the mystery is really just an excuse for quirky comic bickering between the estranged lovebirds. Refreshingly, the script has the kind of off-beat rhythms and flavors of comedy-action flicks like Midnight Run, Out of Sight, and Something Wild, and the supporting cast (featuring Christine Baranski, Mamma Mia!; Peter Greene, Pulp Fiction; Jeff Garlin, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Siobhan Fallon, Saturday Night Live; Cathy Moriarty, Raging Bull; and beloved character actress Carol Kane) is a colorful collection of great faces and pungent personalities. It's unfortunate that the leads are a tad bland; Aniston and Butler aren't bad, but they don't have the snap, crackle, and pop that the movie craves. Nonetheless, The Bounty Hunter rises above the average Hollywood rom-com.

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Brooklyn's Finest : DVD released on July 6, 2010

Brooklyn's Finest follows three NYPD cops, which may be from different places (both geographically and personally), but their lives and the compromises they come every day with the streets of Brooklyn, dovetail to a climax that has the audience on the edge next to each other their seats . Fuqua has a star cast here, including Richard Gere, a veteran of the COP only a week gathered out of retirement, which can repeatedly surprisingly, Don Cheadle, an undercover officer whose loyalty to the force by his growing loyalty to the groups he infiltrating be affected, and the film true revelation, Ethan Hawke, a young corrupt police officers, whose morality makes the stomach turns when Hawke's performance is nuanced and riveting. Supporting cast members include Wesley Snipes as a badass gangster whom even the police second thoughts about messing with. Other great performances are from Vincent D'Onofrio, whose wooden delivery works here to make his character all the more dangerous, Lili Taylor, and a gorgeous, world-weary Ellen Barkin. The action is propelled along by the great benefits, excellent camera, Fuqua's skillful direction, and the score by Brazilian composer Marcelo Zarvos Moody. If the plot is a little far-fetched, even for a crime drama, which make up more than excellent performance, so that one of Brooklyn's Finest Fuqua's, and certainly Hawke's finest

• Actors: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes
• Directors: Antoine Fuqua
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Overture Films/Anchor Bay Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 2010
• Run Time: 133 minutes

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