Viewtopia 12/15/09: Top 5 DVDs of the Week (With Video!)

Inglourious Basterds Two-Disc Special Edition (2009)

A new Quentin Tarantino flick is always cause for celebration, but Inglourious Basterds is sure to be a classic. Drawing inspiration from Italy's popular Spaghetti Westerns and the lesser known Macaroni Combat pictures of the '60s and '70s, Tarantino has crafted an ambitious, audacious American war film in the vein of The Dirty Dozen, but with his signature post-modern bent. Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, whose band of Jewish-American soldiers have been waging a guerilla campaign of terror against the Nazis. But it's Christoph Waltz's SS Colonel Hans Landa who steals the show, portraying a villain that's witty, charming and thoroughly despicable.

Extras include:

* Extended & Alternate Scenes

* Roundtable Discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell

* "Nation's Pride: The Film Within The Film"

* "The Making of Nation's Pride"

* A Conversation with Rod Taylor

* The Original Inglorious Bastards

* Quentin Tarantino's Camera Angel

* Film Poster Gallery Tour

The Hangover Unrated Two-Disc Special Edition (2009)

Tyson, tigers and tasers: Todd Phillips' The Hangover may follow the rules of the bachelor party flick, but it defies the cliches. This modest $35 million movie currently holds the record for highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever, with a worldwide total of $459,413,737. What sets The Hangover apart is the innocence of the main characters. The man-child is big in Hollywood right now, but this quirky foursome (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha) chart their own course through the wilds of Las Vegas with nary a road map nor compass in sight and the results are spectacular and hilarious.

Extras include:

* Unrated Version of the Film

* Theatrical Version of the Film

* "Map of Destruction"

* "The Madness of Ken Jeong"

* "Action Mash-Up"

* "Three Best Friends Song"

* "The Dan Band!"

* Gag Reel

* More Pictures from the Missing Camera

* Digital Copy (Theatrical) on Disc

Robot Chicken: Season Four Two-Disc Set (2009)

Spaced out over the last year, Adult Swim's Robot Chicken's fourth season includes not one, but two new Christmas-centric episodes. Robot Chicken, the brainchild of producers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, uses crude stop-motion animation to parody pop-culture. Some of the now classic segments found in the fourth season include "take your sidekick to work day," James Bond's sex life, G.I. Joe welcomes a new member, Black Manta narrates "The Arkham Redemption," Annie Warbucks super sweet 16, and the Wrath of Khan opera. Celebrity voices include Billy Dee Williams, Simon Pegg, Zac Efron, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Joel McHale and Joss Whedon.

Extras include:

* Chicken Nuggets

* San Diego Comic-Con '08 Panel

* Day in the Life

* New York Comic-Con '09 Panel

* Video Blogs

* Australia Visit

* Alternate Audio

* Deleted Scenes

* Deleted Animatics with commentary

Decoder (1984)

According to George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece 1984, the year was to be a watershed for "Big Brother" and big corporations. Like David Cronenberg's Videodrome, Klaus Maeck's Decoder examines how government uses the media to placate the masses. F.M. (played by Einstürzenden Neubauten's FM Einheit) is a punk who discovers subliminal messages in the muzak played throughout Germany. Armed with only a tape recorder, F.M. creates anti-muzak which he uses to wage a full-scale revolution against the company-run state. Decoder is a true cult film, starring many underground icons including Christiane F., Genesis P-Orridge and William Burroughs.

Extras include:

* Soundtrack CD

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