If you have a DVD buying habit like mine this is a good week to save some money. The Will Smith/Peter Berg travesty Hancock has made it’s way to retail shelves . I’ve always tought that Smith has enough charisma to carry any film, how director Peter Berg and company managed to tank this project so badly that I wanted to walk out of the theater I’ll never know.Berg also manages to waste the talent of Jason Bateman. Bateman is a funny guy, and a pretty solid actor, but he’s given nothing to work with in this movie. For those of you who did enjoy this train wreck you’ll be happy to know there are Single and Double Disc “Unrated” editions available, as well as a Blu Ray with all the same features as the 2 disc edition.

Also out this week is the latest in a very long line of Eddie Murphy disasters, Meet Dave. In the film Eddie Murphy plays the captain of an alien ship that is in the shape of a human life form which is of course Eddie Murphy. To be fair I’ve only seen the trailer. But with Murphy’s recent track record, and the few clips I have seen, I can guarantee I won’t be adding it to my collection or even my Netflix queue . I’ll go back and watch Dennis Quaid in Innerspace instead. I suggest you do the same. Skip this mess.

Note to Mr. Murphy: You haven’t been funny Since Beverly Hills Cop. It’s time to hang it up.

If you absolutely must buy a movie this week Criterion Collection has reissued The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. It’s excellent film set in 1960′s Cold War Germany. If you haven’t seen it, add it to your queue or hell even buy it. Criterion consistently puts out some of the best DVD’s and they’re almost always worth buying.