The shock success of “Gran Torino” should have meant “Harry Brown,” Michael Caine’s excursion into geezer gunplay, would similarly rock the box office.
But Caine’s film, released with little fanfare earlier this year, couldn’t duplicate the fate of Clint Eastwood’s vigilantes-on-Geritol flick.
“Brown” still should be seen, and its DVD and Blu-ray debut this week allows audiences can catch up on Caine’s most audacious role in recent memory.
“Harry Brown” Sometimes a man must fight back against the criminal scum in his neighborhood, no matter how old he may be. Michael Caine plays such a man, a codger drawing on his military background to clean up his community. But at what price to both himself and his soul? Caine makes Harry a believable vigilante even if some of the situations laid before us seem more rote than revelatory. The Blu-ray presentation includes some deleted scenes and a director’s commentary track.
“Marmaduke” – The most iconic Great Dane in pop culture gets his own movie, and it’s about what one would expect from a kid-friendly excursion. Marmaduke, voiced by Owen Wilson, moves to Orange County along with his loving family and ingratiates himself with the locals. The film trots out a “Some Kind of Wonderful” subplot betwixt the bad dog puns, but William H. Macy adds class to the proceedings as the boss of Marmaduke’s owner (played by Lee Pace). Blu-ray extras include eight deleted scenes, bloopers and a number of featurettes including “Puppy Marmaduke and Kitty Carlos: Home Movies,” “Cowabarka!” and a “Canine Casting” segment. Review coming soon to WWTW.
“Why Did I Get Married Too?” – Tyler Perry’s first sequel to one of his own stories catches up with the four couples who struggled so mightily in the 2007 original film. Now, they’re back on their annual couples retreat and they have new problems to overcome. The cast includes Perry, Sharon Leal, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott and an uncredited Dwayne Johnson in a cameo role. The Blu-ray extras include “Girl Talk: The Women of Married,” “Male Bonding: The Men of Married,” a couples character guide and the music video for co-star Janet Jackson’s “Nothing.” Not reviewed by WWTW.
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DVDs of the Week: Geezer gone wild
The shock success of “Gran Torino” should have meant “Harry Brown,” Michael Caine’s excursion into geezer gunplay, would similarly rock the box office.
But Caine’s film, released with little fanfare earlier this year, couldn’t duplicate the fate of Clint Eastwood’s vigilantes-on-Geritol flick.
“Brown” still should be seen, and its DVD and Blu-ray debut this week allows audiences can catch up on Caine’s most audacious role in recent memory.
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