New On DVD: Cops, Rockers, and Losers

 Looking for something to take the mid-July blahs away? Maybe a movie? Here's what's new on DVD this week.

Cop Out

Comedy

The Gist: An attempt to revive the buddy-cop comedy, this film stars Bruce Willis as the straight cop and Tracy Morgan as the goofy one. Read our full review here.

The Ups: An opening scene, in which Morgan interviews a suspect using lines from every movie he's ever seen, is hilarious.

The Downs: That's about it for hilarity. The rest of the film is smutty, juvenile humor. Well, smutty and juvenile for sure. The humor part is up for debate.

The Verdict: Skip it.

Be Aware: Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violence, and brief sexuality.

The Runaways

Biopic

The Gist: Brooding sometimes-vampire Kristen Stewart plays 70's rocker Joan Jett and growing child star Dakota Fanning plays her early bandmate Cherie Currie. Jett is destined for fame, but Currie's star flames out in a drug haze.

The Ups: Fine performances by Currie and Fanning prove they can act. The film is a fine portrait of 70's rocker feminism. If you're into that kind of thing.

The Downs: The film can be  a little heavy with the feminism (we get it, ok?) and leaves too much out to be a true Jett biopic. Plus, it's about sex, drugs, and rock and roll. With an emphasis on the sex, most underaged and much of it lesbian. All of it is fairly graphic.

The Verdict: Skip it.

Be Aware: Rated R for language, drug use, and sexual content, all of it involving teens.

The Losers:

Action

The Gist: Wouldn't you know it, the CIA has betrayed yet another group of black-ops soldiers. When will they ever learn? The team sets out to teach them a lesson, and teams up with a pretty girl with really big guns. (Zoe Saldana)

The Ups: Relentlessly fast-paced. Big explosions. More big explosions. Loud explosions. Snappy quips. And did I mention Zoe Saldana and her big guns?

The Downs: This is the cinematic equivalent of a Big Mac and supersized fries. Oh wait, that might just be a good thing.

The Verdict: If you're in the mood for something big, loud, fun, and dumb, this fits the bill perfectly.

Be Aware: Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, a scene of sensuality and language. The film makes enough stupid sexual jokes and uses enough swear words to rule out kids' viewings.

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!