November is upon, and it brings with it large
quantities of Christmas movies.
First, the genre releases:
- Ah!
My Goddess
– The Movie: For the anime fans. - Blizzard:
This is a holiday movie directed by LeVar Burton. - Charlie
and
the Chocolate Factory: This is a two disk special
edition of the
Tim Burton version. - Chip
‘n’ Dale
Rescue Rangers – Volume One Collection: I had a
classmate who had
a crush on Gadget. True story. Also, this was a fun
cartoon that led
to a pretty good Nintendo game. Good family fun. - Chobits
– The
Chobits Collection: More anime for the
collectors. - A
Christmas
Carol (1938): Yet another version of the
classic. - The
Devil’s
Rejects (Unrated Widescreen Edition): Directed by
Rob Zombie. - Doctor
Who –
City of Death (Episode 105): Once again, an
episode can be in
multiple parts. This is a two DVD set. - Doctor
Who –
The Claws of Axos (Episode 57): I don’t know how
many DVDs are in
this set. - DuckTales
–
Volume One: See Launchpad McQuack before he
started hanging out
with Darkwing Duck. - Dungeons
and
Dragons 2 – Wrath of the Dragon God: Watch it if
you can stand
it. - Edward
Scissorhands (Collectible Tin Anniversary
Edition): This was
another great Tim Burton film. - George
Pal –
Flights of Fantasy: A three DVD set of some of his
work, as well
as a documentary on the man himself. - Inu-Yasha
–
Season 2 Boxed Set: More with the anime. - Jumanji
(Deluxe Edition): This was a decent movie from the
mid 1990s. - Mutant
X – The
Complete Third Season: The show marches on. - Mystery
Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 8: Includes
Monster A
Go-Go, Hobgoblins, The Phantom
Planet, and
The Dead Talk Back. - Robotech
–
Protoculture Collection: If you don’t already have
the series in
one of its forms, you can buy all 85 episodes at
once. - Slipstream:
Time
travelling bank robbers. What will they think of
next? - Space
Above
and Beyond – The Complete Series: Ladies and
gentlemen, we have
ourselves a pick of the week.
Now, the non-genre releases:
- Adventures
of
Swiss Family Robinson – The Complete Series: This
show ran 30
episodes, and they’re all here. - Beavis
and
Butt-head, Vol. 1: The Mike Judge Collection: I’ve
tried to
understand the popularity of this. I really have.
I’ve tried to
watch it, and I’ve spoken to people who love it. It
just seems
pointless and bizarre in ways that don’t amuse sober
people. - Big
Fish
Special Edition with Book: This is the original
DVD release
packaged with a new 24 page hardcover supplement.
This is my favorite
Tim Burton movie. - Blue
Collar TV
– Season 1, Vol. 1: 13 episodes of redneck
comedy. - Boys
Town:
Yet another Christmas movie. - British
Invasion – 1960s and 1970s: Performaces by John
Lennon, The
Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals and
more. - Christmas
in
Connecticut: A well respected holiday movie. - Christmas
with
the Kranks: It’s officially November. We’re
flooded with
Christmas movies. - A
Different
World – Season 1: They’ll put anything on DVD
these days. Except
the 1966 Batman. - Doki
Doki
School Hours (Boxed Set): A teacher with the class
from hell. - Jay
and Silent
Bob Do Degrassi (Unrated): Kevin Smith and Jason
Mewes take part
in Canadian melodrama. - La
Dolce Vita
(Deluxe Collector’s Editon): A three DVD edition
of a movie also
available in the Criterion Collection. - Lady
Snowblood
(Collector’s Boxed Set): This is an anime
adaptation. - Little
Princess: A Shirley Temple movie released by a
studio I’ve never
heard of. - Marriage
Italian Style: I don’t know if this movie has
anything to do with
Divorce Italian Style. - Pickpocket
–
Criterion Collection: Once again, the “Criterion
Collection” label
is enough to guarantee a certain level of
quality. - Remington
Steele – Season Two: Stephanie Zimbalist made the
cover art this
time around. - Snows
of
Kilimanjaro: The Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner
film. - Tales
From
Avonlea – The Complete First Season: This Canadian
melodrama
doesn’t have Jay and Silent Bob.
Finally, the pick of the week. Space: Above and
Beyond was a
great show that should have lasted more than one
season. Morgan and
Wong did a great job on this show, which ended on one
heck of a
cliffhanger.