DVD Addiction . . I Mean Addition

I purchase a lot of DVD's. I'm not a pussie and go to the Blockbuster when I want to get a DVD. I don't rent, I buy. This sometimes leads me to acquiring movies of questionable merit (Hookers in a Haunted House & Gladiator Eroticus), but that doesn't happen often. And when it does, it just makes for great conversation as I try to get people to watch these low grade straight to DVD movies.

So I thought I should start catalouging my DVD purchases so I have some sort of record of my collection. The two most recent buys, courtesy of Columbia House having a $9 sale on select movies, are True Romance and The Chronicles of Riddick.

This is not a new movie. It's a Tony Scott film before he started filtering his movies through a dirty fish tank lens. Christian Slater stars when he was a somebody in Hollywood and he does a pretty great job. Patricia Arquette is also good in this, playing a whore that Slater's character marries. They go off on a great adventure filled with bullets, cocaine (no Lohans or Ritchies though), phone booth sex, and dead bodies. This was written by Quentin Tarantino, so the script can sometimes sound a little hokey (something is rotten in Denmark is used copiously), but it ends up being a thouroughly satisfying movie. Even has a happy ending. If you're looking for a "romance" movie to watch with your female significant other, then this should work just fine.

The Chronicles of Riddick . . . a much maligned and misunderstood movie. It tried to be epic when it should have been a smaller picture. Like "Pitch Black". That was a great little sci-fi flick. I really enjoy David Twohy's pictures. Just watch "Below" for a tense submarine movie. Sadly, the audiences did not flock to this (much like they didn't for Serenity) and this movie kinda tanked at the theaters. I bought it because it was only 9 bucks, but I probably would have bought it when it was originally released on DVD. I liked the universe that Riddick lives in. It can be a little melodramatic, but it was interesting.

I haven't had time to re-watch this yet, but I will be within the next few days. Just as long as I don't take a walk to Circuit City later today . . . they have "High Tension" on sale for $14.99. My bank account cries whenever I fish my ATM card out of my wallet.