The DVD Blend Celebrates Pride

Each week DVDs come out. Some of them are worth your time and money and some aren't. Some of them are movies I've seen, and some of them aren’t. Regardless, I give you my opinion on the big releases of the week. If the releases sound like something you want to buy, just click the link to go to Amazon.com and you’ll support Cinema Blend with a few pennies. Take it or leave it, here's the DVD Blend.

Cinema Blend Pick of the Week:

Pride

I have to be honest with you. I’m fairly confident that had I gotten a chance to see Black Snake Moan in theaters you’d be reading about that movie as our pick of the week. Unfortunately I was one of the many who didn’t get a chance (or didn’t give the movie a chance in some of your cases). That’s not to say that Pride isn’t an excellent movie – it really is. Terrance Howard shows why he’s more than just a flash in the pan as a coach who tries to lead a rag-tag swim team to success. Sure, the film is quite clichéd, but this is a case of why these stereotypes and story clichés exist. Pride avoids getting hung up on them and instead builds off of them as a strong foundation. Particularly strong is the scene stealing Bernie Mac, who proves to be the heart of the movie. While Howard certainly has talent and isn’t just a star burning out quickly, Mac shows who has the true capacity for a long, durable career.

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