Satan's Luau

DVD of the year, and this one is relatively new
Sin City: Recut Extended Unrated

Often times I get the feeling that extras are just that ... EXTRA ... afterthoughts ... largely unedited, pointless this and that, that would be more likely to put you to sleep than catch your interest ... I mean, most of the time there are other things you should be doing than watching extras on DVD

The extended takes don't really add too much to the story ... I can understand why they were cut out, a lot of them were transition scenes to put characters where they should be ... there's a ton of interesting Frank Miller commentary, including a interactive city map with scenes and characters where FM provides his thoughts about this that and the other thing related to each scene

There's also great Q stuff and RobRod stuff ... an amazing movie, PLUS an amazing DVD with goodies that are actually worth spending time with

Overrated
Sideways ... the Lord may know why critics like movies such as this, though I may never understand

Way Underrated
Shaun of the Dead ... my goodness this movie is funny on so many levels, as a satire of the zombie movie genre, a commentary on 80s pop culture, the witty use of flashbacks ... just a fun movie to watch

Surprised I Dug It So Much
Napoleon Dynamite ... this one is interesting because it is an indie movie, and it is hokey and satirical as hell ... but it never is more than what it is, an awkward comedy with the most awkward characters outside of ... hmm, perhaps a Rob Zombie movie, maybe?

Visually Amazing
Hero ... it may have been a very predictable Chinese period kungfu/royal court flick, but a big WOW on the visuals ... the use of color, movement, composition ... sheesh, this one is really one of the new standards

That's about it, that's about all I have for the DVDs we saw this year