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Yet it does have a few laugh-out-loud moments. The unrated DVD edition opens up the comedy; it’s more fun than the PG-13 rated theatrical release. The set has a second disc with four featurettes, new interviews with old NBA players and music videos and more. The Blu-ray edition has even more extras. Price: $34.99 to $39.98. Rent or buy: Rent
RESCUE ME — THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
Tommy and the gang at the firehouse are back again battling fires, personal demons and post-9/11 stress. In the fourth season, Tommy faces arson charges and deals with his older daughter running away; folks in the rest of the crew have their own problems, including the fate of Chief Reilly.
“Rescue Me” showcases cool guest stars; season four features Susan Sarandon, Gina Gershon and Jennifer Esposito. The DVD’s special features include seven production featurettes, deleted scenes, a blooper reel and minisodes shown on the Internet. Price: $49.95. Rent or buy: Buy
THE EYE — SPECIAL EDITION
Hollywood doesn’t need to think up new horror film ideas; it just can continue borrowing from the East. Following leads by Sarah Michelle Gellar, Naomi Watts and Kristen Bell, Jessica Alba stars in an Asian horror import in which she can see dead people thanks to a corneal eye transplant that restores her sight, but comes with a special bonus: glimpses of the dead among the living. This movie gets its source material from a 2002 Korean film also called “The Eye.”
This version fails to live up to the original; it’s packed with half-baked scares, lousy acting and a plotline that’s impossible to get behind. The DVD’s second disc has four featurettes, deleted scenes, audio commentary, trailers and a digital copy that may be transferred to an iPod or computer. Price: $34.98 $39.99. Rent or buy: Rent
MEET THE SPARTANS UNRATED
Just in case “Date Movie,” the four “Scary Movies,” “Epic Movie” and about half-dozen other parody films weren’t enough, “Meet the Spartans” will help those who need to satisfy their big-budget-movie-spoof fix. This time, “300” is the main focus, but “American Idol,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “Stomp the Yard,” Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and “Transformers” are fodder for a faucet of lowbrow gags (many we’ve heard and seen before). Audio commentary, a gag reel, three behind-the-scenes featurettes and a pop-up trivia game round out the DVD. Price: $29.98 to $39.98. Rent or buy: Rent
WEEDS — SEASON THREE
Showtime is changing “Weeds” completely in the fourth season as a result of what happened at the end of the third season — the town where it takes place was burned down. If you want to begin watching the broadcasts, now’s the time to jump on. The intriguing series is about a housewife who’s forced to sell pot to make ends meet after her husband dies suddenly. Eight audio commentaries, three featurettes, gag reel bios, trivia and a soundtrack sampler accompany the 15 episodes on three discs. This is one of the few TV shows offered in Blu-ray. Price: $39.98. Rent or buy: Buy
GET SMART — THE COMPLETE SERIES
Unfortunately, this isn’t the original series, but the ill-fated, lame remake from 1995, again starring Don Adams and Barbara Feldon. But this one lasted just seven episodes before getting yanked. This updated “Get Smart” wasn’t able to recapture the character and humor of the original. But with the new movie of the same name coming out soon, someone figured die-hard fans would be interested in this cheap buy. Price: $19.98. Rent or buy: Buy, if a fan
Other DVDs out Tuesday: “American Crude,” “The Onion Movie,” “I Love New York — Season Two,” “Flavor of Love — Season Three,” “Flawless,” “Mannix: Season One,” “Boarding Gate” and “The Animation Show — Volume 3.”



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april simental said:
perfect stranger is one of the best bruce has ever done. he is so sexy in the movie. halle berry is so lucky in one scene, she gets to kiss bruce. thats like every womans dream, is to kiss bruce. i know thats been one of my dreams. so, u got to c this movie.
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april simental said:
this movie is very good as the first three, but it would have been better if they did have it R.im pretty sure bruce wanted the movie 2 b R, but the directors didnt want 2.
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Examiner Reader said:
were u watching the same movie as i was. this movie is one of the best bruce has ever done. it seems to me that u are not a bruce willis fan, if ur're gonna diss the kind of movies he does come talk to me. dont u ever talk about his movies like that ever again.
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R. Knights said:
Both "Twister," and "P.S. I Love You," are available in HD DVD from Warner Bros., in spite of what this article implies.
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ja pan said:
if you haven't seen the "host," you're missing something great in horror flicks. it may not be the most interesting plot or the greatest actors, but it will keep you in the seat of your pants terrified what's coming up next.
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