{"id":1805,"date":"2012-03-08T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2012-03-08T09:55:34","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:55:34","slug":"whats-new-on-dvd-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=1805","title":{"rendered":"What’s new on DVD this week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week\u2019s new DVD releases range from a dance film remake to a brilliant premium cable series.<\/p>\n

n \u201cFootloose,\u201d Grade B: Hollywood\u2019s trend of cannibalizing itself continues with an updated version of the 1984 Kevin Bacon-Lori Singer dance bonanza \u201cFootloose.\u201d This time it\u2019s former \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d beauty Julianne Hough and newcomer Kenny Wormald who want to make a small Texas town footloose and fancy free.<\/p>\n

Does the world need another \u201cFootloose?\u201d Probably not. But, this version has just the right mix of nostalgic nod to the original and modern variation on the theme to make it fun. It won\u2019t have you dancing in your seat like the original, but it has enough energy to get your toes tapping.<\/p>\n

n \u201cGame of Thrones: The Complete First Season,\u201d Grade B-plus: The HBO series is filled with the trappings of a typical fantasy tale: kings, knights, dragons and mysterious creatures. But at its very dark heart, this series based on George R.R. Martin\u2019s \u201cA Song of Ice and Fire\u201d series, is closer to a medieval version of \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d or \u201cDallas\u201d than it is to a \u201cLord of the Rings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like those series about families, feuds and fortunes, \u201cThrones\u201d explores obsession with power and how it\u2019s achieved by any means.<\/p>\n

This is a fantasy that rivals the greats in the genre.<\/p>\n

n \u201cLike Crazy,\u201d Grade B-plus: The movie version of falling in love generally takes a very linear emotional path. Boy meets girl, they face some contrived conflict and then live happily ever after. Anyone who\u2019s been in love can tell you that the path is rarely that simple. This film from director Drake Doremus shows the complications, questions and hurdles that often accompany affairs of the heart.<\/p>\n

The film — starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones — shows that falling in love is easy. Staying in love takes lots of work.<\/p>\n

n \u201cJack and Jill,\u201d Grade F: There are more laughs in those car-wreck movies shown to driver\u2019s ed classes than in this new release. This dreck was directed by Dennis Dugan, whose credits include \u201cGrown Ups\u201d and \u201cThe Benchwarmers.\u201d In his case, direction means allowing Adam Sandler to rant and rave in hopes of saying something that is at least marginally funny, ignoring all continuity and letting scenes run on until your eyes start bleeding.<\/p>\n

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