Video/DVD
Top-selling U.S. games for the week of Oct. 24:
"Borderlands" aims to transplant the loot-gathering and character-creating mechanics of "Diablo II," more or less, into a first-person shooter, and it hits that target dead-on. It may have action-RPG underpinnings, but "Borderlands" is a fine shooter.
ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME
One of 2009's most intriguing documentaries played so briefly that you probably missed it.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA 2 1/2 stars (Paramount, '09) $29.98. 117 mins. Another '80s toy hits the big screen as G.I. Joe (here, the name for an elite military team) crosses the world in pursuit of a corrupt arms dealer. With Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid, Sienna Miller. PG-13 (strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout)
I'm sure "Glee" is responsible, but "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey seems to have made quite a comeback lately.
These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from Oct. 26-Nov. 2:
Where God Left His Shoes (NR, 2008, IFC Films)
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
News of a new, extra-large, extra-priced portable from Nintendo was met more with confusion than enthusiasm when it was unveiled last week.
The following games are scheduled for release this week, according to VGReleases.com:
A Tom Hanks classic, "Forrest Gump" (Paramount, 1994, $39.99); a knockout of a set, "Rocky: The Undisputed Collection" (MGM, 1976-2006, $99.98); and a pair of holiday favorites, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (Warner Brothers, 1989, $39.92) and "It's a Wonderful Life" (Paramount, 1946, $29.99) top this week's sparkling lineup of new Blu-ray titles.
"That's funny." (Man at prairie crossing)
Just like millions of other children, my kids, Cady, age 10, and Hudson, 8, ride a bus to school each morning. Yet we never really thought about its mechanical marvels until we watched "How'd They Build That? School Bus."
After being crushed by his own set, Eddie Riggs awakens to a bizarre world of heavy metal that would be nightmarish for some but not for him. He feels right at home in a dimension of demons, hot rods and monoliths.
After being crushed by his own set, Eddie Riggs awakens to a bizarre world of heavy metal that would be nightmarish for some but not for him. He feels right at home in a dimension of demons, hot rods and monoliths.
DEAD SPACE: EXTRACTION
Top-selling U.S. games for the week of Oct. 17:
ORPHAN 3 stars (Warner Home Video, '09) $28.98. 123 mins. After their third child is stillborn, a married couple adopts a 9-year-old Russian girl, who is nothing that she appears to be. With Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman. R (disturbing violent content, some sexuality and profanity)
