An interesting selection of films in this week’s new releases to DVD, and the pick of the bunch isn’t Amy Poehler & Tina Fey’s comedy Baby Mama, but The Fall: a much less well-known film from Tarsem Singh. Singh’s last big release was the whacked-out J. Lo film The Cell, and with The Fall he’s kept his love for 4-letter film titles, mind-blowingly exquisite sets, and a mixture of fantasy and reality. It’s saddening that not more people saw this unique film in cinemas, but perhaps it will find a proper audience on DVD…
Forbidden Kingdom, The – 167 Rankings – Average Tier 4.11
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King. (imdb) Forbidden Kingdom, The @ Amazon
Baby Mama – 64 Rankings – Average Tier 4.28
Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she’s finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant… (imdb) Baby Mama @ Amazon
Fall, The – 52 Rankings – Average Tier 7.37
In a hospital a little girl with a broken collar bone meets a bedridden man who starts telling her a fantastical story which reflects his state of mind. As time goes by fiction and reality start to intertwine in this uplifting epic fantasy. (imdb) The Fall @ Amazon
I Want Candy – 12 Rankings – Average Tier 3.17
The picture concerns two film students Baggy (Burke) and Joe (Riley), enrolled at a university in Leatherhead, England. The pair just recently completed a script that they plan to shoot for their graduation thesis, and want to use it to break into the British movie industry. Alas, their professor informs them of a two-minute imposition on the length of the thesis film. Discouraged, Joe and Baggy head off on a trip to London, where they attempt to solicit the interest of producers in the script – but they only succeed in catching the eye of a porn mogul… (All Movie Guide) I Want Candy @ Amazon
Seed – 5 Rankings – Average Tier 2.60
Sam Seed, an insane mass murderer, is scheduled for execution at the hands of Warden Wright. Before the executioner throws the switch, Wright steps in front of Seed, “Do you have any last words?” Seed, ” I’ll see you again.” After three attempts to electrocute, complete with boiling blood that steeps from his eyes, he’s still alive… (imdb) Seed @ Amazon
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