DVD Day: October 12th, 2010
? Jonah Hex
Um… yeah. I’m only letting you know it’s out so you can rent it, because there’s no way anyone is going to buy this to own, right? ….right?
? Dollhouse: The Complete Second Season
Is this the first time this has been released? Enh, whatever. Suffice to say, the second season is much better than the first, but I don’t know that it’s worth watching the complete series, frankly.
? How to Train Your Dragon
I guess I’m mostly including this because we’re nerds and it has a dragon, but also because certain people have told me that this movie is hilarious and it’s really, really good. Anyone care to back that up?
? Lost Boys: The Thirst
The direct-to-DVD sequel that killed Corey Haim, I think.
? Arn: The Knight Templar
Some Swedish Crusades flick that’s gotten good reviews.
? Wolverine & the X-Men: The Complete Series
Only $22 for all 26 episodes. I never watched it, but that’s because I hate anything where Wolverine is put in charge of a team, since 30 years of Wolverine stories have indicated that’s the one thing the character shouldn’t do..
? Dexter’s Laboratory: Season One
Finally! $18 gets you two DVDs with 13 episodes. This is only available through Amazon, I believe, and who knows how long it might be available. Purchase now or hold your peace.
? The He-Man & She-Ra Christmas Special
I know this has been released before, but I just wanted to tell you that I am one of the biggest He-Man apologists out there, and even I think this is a piece of shit. It’s just agony to watch, from start to finish. It makes the rest of the ’80s He-Man cartoon look grim and nuanced. It’s not as bad as the Star Wars Holiday Special, but man, it isn’t good.
? Sexy Timetrip Ninjas
It’s some stupid and almost certainly dirt-cheap Japanese softcore flick, but I loved the title too much not to share it with you guys.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.