New on DVD this Month
With the recession hitting American families hard this year, there is still some need of some good, quality information. This month, March, is a good month to go off and spend some money on DVD’s. Looking through Roger Ebert’s website, an accomplished critic from the Chicago-Sun Times, here is a list of some of the movies he reviewed with high remarks and worth going off to buy this month.
March 3, 2009
3 out of 4 stars
After viewing this film in theater, there is no doubt this movie has something for every movie buff. This film had action, romance, violence, and humor. It is a movie for the everyday person and although “cheesy” at times, Hugh Jackman portrays his role charming and believable. As for Nicole Kidman, is there any movie she does not act well in? Kidman is a stunner in this film; the chemistry between her and Jackman is as romantic and worthwhile as teens would say Twilight was. Australia will not disappoint and is worth watching at least once.
March 10, 2009
3 out of 4 stars
Role Models is a funny film; however, it is filled with very crude humor. If you are a movie buff who loves to watch funny men, including Paul Rudd, a very funny actor and most women would agree, dreamy, then this is a film to watch. This film is not a “chick-flick,” but it does appeal to women because of the actors in the film. If you are a person who loves to laugh and is not offended by crude humor and language, then this film might work for you. I would recommend this film to those typical “guys” out there and their significant others who love them.
4 out of 4 stars
Rachel Getting Married is a film about a young woman by the name of Kim, played by Anne Hathaway, who returns home for the wedding of her sister, Rachel. At a time when everything should be about joy, fun, laughter, and love, Kim brings problems to the table that cause a lot of commotion during this family reunion. Anne Hathaway received her first Academy Award nomination for lead actress for her performance as Kim in this film.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
3 1/2 stars out of 4
This film is about a young boy by the name of Bruno, a young and naive eight-year old. The film takes place during the Holocaust. His father is a Nazi officer, and the family relocates to a farm in Berlin. There, his father is assigned to commandeer a prison camp. Outside of his farmhouse, Bruno can see out from his window farm fields. He asks his parents why the farmers are wearing stripped pajamas, only to receive an evasive answer. Bruno goes out into the field and befriends a young boy names Shmuel, who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will find out the hard way that he is not permitted to be friends with Shmuel because he is a Jew, and the fields and yard is actually a concentration camp for Jews.
