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Tommy Boy
David Vaughn  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/tommyboy.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>The good news is that Tommy (Chris Farley) has finally graduated from college after seven long years&#151;and no, he didn't go to medical school. Fully educated and ready to make his mark on the world, Tommy goes into the family business of selling car parts. When his father suddenly dies, he needs to save the company from financial ruin by hitting the road with company sycophant Richard (David Spade) to sell a new line of brake pads.

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Serenity—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.25/5
A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of "Serenity" agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
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Grindhouse: Planet Terror—Dimension (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
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Resident Evil: Degeneration—Capcom/Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself?
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4.5/5
The O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. That is until dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber. The reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia.
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The House Bunny—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.
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Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
A playful pachyderm named Horton becomes a reluctant hero when he discovers the microscopic city of Who-ville on a floating speck of dust and embarks on a hilarious adventure to save the town from the dangers of the jungle.
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Home Alone—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them.
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The Heartbreak Kid—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3/5
When the single and indecisive Eddie meets the sexy and beautiful Lila, the guy who could never pull the trigger jumps the gun. While honeymooning in Mexico, Eddie discovers he's made a really big mistake. He soon meets Miranda, his real soul mate. But when the love of your life isn't your wife, things can get quickly out of control. Now it will take some desperate measures to turn his honeymoon from hell into the perfect romantic getaway.
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Dead Space: Downfall—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.25/5
On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient religious relic - thought to be proof of the existence of God - is unearthed and brought aboard. When the unholy artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, its glimpse of Heaven transforms the ship into a living Hell. Prepare yourself for the disturbing opening chapters of the new EA game that takes adult animation to graphic new levels of bloodshed and terror.
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Austin Powers Collection—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4.5/5
"Austin Powers Collection: Shagadelic Edition Loaded With Extra Mojo" includes: "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"; "The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Goldmember".
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The X-Files: I Want To Believe—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4/5
When a group of women are mysteriously abducted, it becomes a case right out of "The X-Files". The best team for the job is ex-agents Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully, who have no desire to revisit their dark past. Still, the truth of these horrific crimes is out there somewhere...and it will take Mulder and Scully to find it.
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The Dark Knight
Josef Krebs  |  Dec 08, 2008  | 
Warner
Movie •••• Picture ••••½ Sound ••••• Extras ••••
Terrorism, torture, intrusive surveillance, and a
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Lost in the Blu
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008  | 
Buena Vista
Movie ••••½ Picture ••••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••½
TV's benchmark for A/V quali
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Meet Dave—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3/5
Seeking a way to save their doomed world, a crew of tiny, human-looking aliens arrives on earth in the perfect disguise - a spaceship shaped like Eddie Murphy, the ship's captain. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter problems, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
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