Buy-it, rent-it, skip-it: movies on DVD/Blu-ray Tuesday, July 14th

July 14, 4:41 PMMovie ExaminerRyan Pratt

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This is the performance of a lifetime by Barrymore.

Not sure which DVD to pull off the new release shelf? Need a new Blu-ray to show off in 1080p? Or maybe you're looking through the new releases on Netflix and don't know what to add to your queue?  

This week you'll find quite a few films you'd probably never even notice or give thought to watching, but you should. You really should!

Grey Gardens - Rent-it - Watch the documentary about Big Edie and her daughter, then watch this, and then look for Drew Barrymore's name on the Oscar nomination list.

Horsemen - Rent-it - A truly terrifying tale about a bitter detective (Dennis Quaid) who discovers a horrifying link between himself and the suspects in a chain of viscous murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death.

At the Death House Door - Rent-it - An extremely haunting yet interesting documentary about a Pastor who stood by the side of 95 men during their executions, recording his thoughts about each.

12 - Rent-it - An adaptation of 12 Angry Men, this film follows a jury about to find a young boy guilty in the murder of his stepfather, a Russian military officer. However, one of the jurors votes in favor of acquittal.

Flicker - Rent-it – An interesting story about a man’s amazing dream machine, a drug-free way to achieve altered states of mind through dancing pulses of light.

The Haunting in Connecticut - Rent-it – Another fairly frightening film for devoted fans of the genre.

Edge of Love - Skip-it - One can understand how a man could fall for both Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller at the same time, making these two hours of your movie-viewing life pointless.

Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj - Skip-it - This film has everything, from headache inducing editing, to god awful acting, disgusting cinematography and a story with more holes than Krispy Kreme.

Movies re-released on Blu-ray format this week:

Easy Money - Skip-it - Names like Rodney Dangerfield and Joe Pesci can be tempting, but this film about a man giving up all of his vices for a year has few intended laughs.

Bio-Dome - Skip-it - Bio-Dome is one of those Pauly Shore films that you can't help but stop an watch when you’re flipping channels but is also that guilty pleasure you should avoid.

Weekend at Bernie's - Skip-it - Just another comedy that's just as good VHS-taped off cable TV.