The first batch of DVDs in the new year is a rather uninspiring bunch, with only Pineapple Express earning solid praise at Criticker. But as has happened in the past, the movies which more of our users have seen are also the more highly-ranked. We suspect this to be a comment upon the film-choosing savvy of the Criticker Community. After all, 2008′s worst film, Disaster Movie, was also the week’s least watched amongst clever Criticker users. Nice!

Pineapple Express – 472 Rankings – Average Tier 6.30
A stoner (Rogen) and his dealer (Franco) are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder. Pineapple Express @ Amazon

Righteous Kill – 142 Rankings – Average Tier 3.57
Two Veteran New York City Detectives hunt a vigilante who may be one of their own. Righteous Kill @ Amazon

Babylon A.D. – 104 Rankings – Average Tier 2.90
Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to China. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. Babylon A.D. @ Amazon

Bangkok Dangerous – 71 Rankings – Average Tier 2.73
A hitman (Cage) in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy. Bangkok Dangerous @ Amazon

Disaster Movie – 61 Rankings – Average Tier 1.10
Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events. Disaster Movie @ Amazon