"Dirty Harry" -- Clint Eastwood is back to make your day again as all five of his "Dirty Harry" cop thrillers return to DVD and debut on Blu-ray high-definition disc. Eastwood introduced the character of San Francisco inspector Harry Callahan in 1971's serial-killer tale "Dirty Harry" and reprised the role in "Magnum Force," "The Enforcer," "Sudden Impact" and "The Dead Pool."
The original film comes in a two-disc DVD set or a single-disc Blu-ray release. The others are available separately as single DVDs or in a seven-disc DVD or five-disc Blu-ray "Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition." The films are accompanied by extensive cast and crew interviews in new and vintage documentary segments, while each includes commentary with such people as critic Richard Schickel, "Magnum Force" screenwriter John Milius and "Enforcer" director James Fargo.
The boxed set comes with the documentary "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows," a 40-page book and a reproduction of Harry's wallet with police badge and identification card.
"The Eye" -- The U.S. remake of the Japanese horror hit landed with a thud among fans of fright flicks. Jessica Alba stars as a blind woman who has her sight restored by a surgical eye transplant only to find herself seeing terrifying visions, sending her on a quest to find out whose eyes she inherited and what the images mean. The movie comes in a single-disc DVD or two-disc DVD and Blu-ray sets, with extras that include deleted scenes and four behind-the-scenes featurettes.
"Meet the Spartans" -- The Hollywood craze for releasing dumb spoofs of its own hits continues with this comic knockoff that takes its cue from the blockbuster "300," centering on a last-stand siege in which a small band of Spartan soldiers held off hordes of Persian invaders.
The filmmakers behind previous parodies "Epic Movie" and "Date Movie" are at the helm of this one, which was brutalized by critics, and the cast includes spoof queen Carmen Electra and Kevin Sorbo (TV's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"). Available in an unrated edition on DVD and Blu-ray disc, the movie comes with cast and crew commentary, a gag reel and a few making-of segments.
"Semi-Pro" -- Will Ferrell plays a former pop singer who's now the owner and player for a flashy but second-rate American Basketball Association team with an uncertain future as the league merges with the NBA. The movie comes in a bare-bones single-disc release or two-disc "Let's Get Sweaty" editions on DVD and Blu-ray. Among the extras are behind-the-scenes featurettes and Ferrell's music video for his character's hit song.
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