There’s a peculiar theme at work in this week’s Blu-ray releases. In separate movies, both Liam Neeson and Matt Damon find their whole lives taken away from them by mysterious forces. Neeson wakes up from a car accident to discover that no one recognizes or remembers him, not even his wife. Damon gets a look behind the curtain at god-like beings who control every aspect of his life and every decision he makes. Meanwhile, we in the audience continue to wish that we could erase Channing Tatum’s movie career from existence.
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Here’s the week’s release slate:<\/p>\n
Loyal readers of this blog know that we’ll be giving away two copies of ‘The Adjustment Bureau<\/strong>‘ this week. The movie received very polarizing reviews during its theatrical release. Some critics (including our own at the time<\/a>) called it a fun blend of the science fiction and romance genres. Others tore every single aspect of it to shreds<\/a> with merciless abandon. I haven’t seen it personally, but a friend of mine whose opinion I generally respect fell on the positive side. <\/p>\n A couple years ago, audiences really enjoyed watching old codger Liam Neeson show some young punks what’s for in the surprise hit ‘Taken<\/a>‘. Naturally, that could only mean that we’d be in store for more of the same, which is apparently what we get in ‘Unknown<\/strong>‘. From the trailers, this looks like the teal-est movie that has ever been made. I don’t think there’s a single other color in the whole film.<\/p>\n ‘The Eagle<\/strong>‘ is based on the children’s adventure novel (‘The Eagle of the Ninth’) about a Roman centurion searching for his lost father. Channing Tatum stars\u2026 And I’m out. Next.<\/p>\n Speaking of crap made for children, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/strong>‘ got a sequel this year. It’s at times like this that I’m glad I don’t have kids. <\/p>\n