Michael Cera and Seth Rogen star in two of this week’s most anticipated new releases, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, but Criticker users didn’t enjoy these whimsical comedic efforts as much as past films. Titles too long? Or could it be that Rogen and Cera are no longer automatic guarantees of a film’s excellence? At any rate, Criticker users have had enough of Zack, Nick, Norah and Miri — “Give us Dakota and the Queen!”. Melodrama The Secret Life of Bees is the week’s most highly-rated film new to DVD. Interesting…

Zack and Miri Make a Porno – 337 Rankings – Average Tier 5.50
Lifelong platonic friends Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Banks) look to solve their respective cashflow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought. Zack and Miri Make a Porno @ Amazon

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – 121 Rankings – Average Tier 4.89
Hoping to return to New York via a penguin-piloted plane, the four animal friends crash land in the plains of Africa. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa @ Amazon

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist – 110 Rankings – Average Tier 5.49
High school student Nick O’Leary, bassist of the queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg after a show. She asks him to fake being her boyfriend for five minutes to avoid being alone in front of a girl from school, but complications arise when the girl is Nick’s ex, Tris, who’s left him heartbroken. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist @ Amazon

The Secret Life of Bees – 19 Rankings – Average Tier 5.74
Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna. The Secret Life of Bees @ Amazon

Bottle Shock – 11 Rankings – Average Tier 4.00
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as “Judgment of Paris”. Bottle Shock @ Amazon

Other New Releases This Week
Keith
Black Swarm
Everybody Wants to Be Italian
Killer Movie