I
normally try to avoid Dollar Tree because the one near my house is
like entering the fourth circle of Hell. Claustrophobic, dirty and
haphazardly stocked, it usually looks like their supply truck simply
drove through the front window and exploded.
Still,
their periodic “Weekly Wow!” ad featuring Blu-ray titles is
enticing enough for me to arm myself with a face-mask & crash
helmet to enter the circle. More often than not, their selection is
already picked clean of everything except exercise videos. But every
now and them, I time it right and find some interesting stuff (and
off-brand pork rinds)...
THE
BELKO EXPERIMENT (DVD) – This is a pitch-black comedy that has
an attitude similar to Ready of Not. Though
not nearly as funny, it's a gory good time. I'd have rather found it
on Blu-ray, but I'd spend more on gas hunting it down at other Dollar
Trees than simply picking it up for five bucks on Amazon.
300:
RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Blu-ray) – Though it's a sequel no one asked
for, this follow-up to one of Zack Snyder's two good films has boasts
one thing the original doesn't...Eva Green (mee-ow!).
Elsewhere, you have more of the stylized battles & bloodletting
that made 300 visually interesting, though the novelty has
worn off. A 3-D version is also included, but who cares?
THE
SIGNAL (Blu-ray) – This is the movie Cell should have
been. Presented as three linked chapters that are different in both
tone and execution (the result of three directors), a mysterious
signal transmitted through TVs and cell phones starts turning people
homicidal. Though filmed on an low budget, the film manages to convey
the apocalyptic implications of its concept. The hilarious second
chapter alone makes this one worth the change in your pocket.
UNKNOWN
(Blu-ray) – Surely, a dollar is a paltry price to pay to enjoy
watching Liam Neeson once again kicking-ass in the name of senior
citizens everywhere. Unknown isn't as much fun as Taken,
but it's got an interesting story and a few surprises up its sleeve.
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