New on DVD: Islands and Paris

What's new on the DVD aisle? Here's your weekly rundown.

Shutter Island

Thriller Drama

The Gist: A federal marshall (Leonardo Di Caprio) investigates a disappearance. In a mental institution. On an island. Things get very creepy very quickly.

The Ups: What looks like a run of the mill horror thriller is in reality a psychological thriller. In director Martin Scorsese's capable hands, it becomes a very credible gothic flick. If you're into that kind of thing.

The Downs: Neither Scorsese's nor Di Caprio's best. Still, their mediocre is better than many people's best.

The Verdict: If you like creepy psychological drama, this is one to see. If you're more of a romcom person, this will be too much.

Be Aware: R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity. Not a film for children.

From Paris with Love

Action/Adventure

The Gist: Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a wannabe spy and John Travolta is the edgy agent who shows him the ropes. And by edgy, we mean probably not sane.

The Ups: Travolta gives a crazy, manaical performance that is wildly entertaining.

The Downs: The film may be too edgy for its own good. Drug use and a bloated love story confuse the wild romp that it should be.

The Verdict:  Depends. Sometimes you just need to see a rocket launcher fired from atop a speeding car. If you can stand the hard-R rating and not take it too seriously, it's a fun ride.

Be Aware: R for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality.  IMDB parents guide.

At SixSeeds, we talk about the stories that surround modern life.  We love movies -- in fact, we even have a “brick and mortar” called SixSeeds Video in Winchester, Massachusetts! We know that good films have an amazing power to move, inspire, and sometimes even transform life.  Bad ones make you regret plunking down the $10 for the privilege of listening to the guy next to you chew milk duds for two hours.

That’s why we want to keep you informed of the latest offerings on DVD and Blu-Ray.  Listing the new releases below doesn't mean you should rush out and watch them with your pre-schoolers.  In fact, over the course of the next few months, we’ll list many we wouldn’t let our teenagers watch.  (Some, we regret watching!)  But somewhere in America, a teenager is going to come to their parent and say, “Hey, I’m supposed to bring the movie to the slumber party.  May I bring...?”

And right there in the aisle of the video store, a decision will be made. 

Come back next week to read “The RunDown,” America... and choose wisely!