Upcoming DVD releases

I thought now would be a good time to look at the DVD's to buy and the ones to avoid as many DVDs from the pre-Academy Award rush are released.

Buy:

The Artist: Blew everything away at the Oscars and rightly so. This tale of one person's rise to success alongside somebody else's downfall in the era of the silent movie is pitch perfect and a must see for anybody whether they saw it at the cinema or not.

The Woman in Black: Daniel Radcliffe investigates a mystery ghost in this tension filled chiller which lived up to the hype surrounding the film. Don't be fooled by it being a 12A!

The Muppets: Jason Segel takes on a huge task in bringing the Muppets back whilst making it a fun and entertaining movie to watch but he absolutely nails it. All the songs and fun are there as well as some clever jokes for the adults as well.

The Descendants: George Clooney acts well is worth seeing on its own without a good support cast and lovign family story set to the backdrop of the beautiful islands of Hawaii. It's a moving film about growing up and taking responsibility.

Avoid:

War Horse: Spielberg continues to make it look like his early masterpieces were all flukes with this silly story of a horse during the First World War. Even if you like horses I would avoid this as some of them will die at some point in the movie but not before your brain cells do.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: All the old has-been British actors and actresses come together in this ''comedy'' about a group of retirees who up sticks from their retirement home in Britain for a better one in India, only to find everything isn't quite as it seemed. Unless you can cope with overwhelming smugness I'd avoid this one.

John Carter: Despite being available in 3D on blu-ray for the 1% of people conned into buying a 3D TV in Curry's, this was a huge box-office flop for a reason with a immensely puzzling plot and characters that never really engage you.

This Means War: Basically Tom Hardy and Chris Pine fool around with gadgets whilst trying to win over Reese Witherspoon which is supposed to be very funny if you have an IQ similar to that of a grapefruit. Only buy this if you want to drool over one of the three names above (Ok so I might buy this)

I'll be honest there is about another dozen movies that I could put into the avoid list but I'm going to leave you to figure these out for yourselves.