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DVD Tuesday: Once is the one
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There are two movies that are being scandalously left off the year-end best lists. The first, Rescue Dawn, is already out on DVD. The second, Once, is available today. Simply put, this is one of the best musicals and love stories in years. Buy it and watch it immediately. The Simpsons Movie was much better than I expected. If only the same care was put into the TV series. Why did Stardust bomb? It was probably too inventive. Meatballs fans should check out Alice in Wonderland for all the wrong reasons. Knightriders is pure, guilty goodness.
Once
The Simpsons Movie
Stardust
Blade Runner (5-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Halloween - Unrated Director's Cut
Vicarious
The Last Legion
Deep Water
The Evil Dead (Ultimate Edition)
Alice in Wonderland
Underdog
Balls of Fury
Hatchet - Unrated Director's Cut
The Mod Squad - Season One, Volume One
Bring It On: In It To Win It
Knightriders
Illegal Tender
The Wacky World of Tex Avery: Tex Rides Again
Cinderalla II - Dreams Come True (Special Edition)
Young & Willing College Party Girls
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