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Feb. 1: Top DVD Rentals-Sales

By Lou Gaul, Calkins Media Film Critic 4 min read

A broad spoof (“The Comebacks: Unrated”), a family title (“Daddy Day Camp”), a musical melodrama (“Feel the Noise”), a sci-fi remake (“The Invasion”), an eccentric comedy (“King of California”), a fascinating documentary (“The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”), an offbeat picture (“Rocket Science”) and an intense drama (“Trade”) are among the new titles arriving at DVD outlets on this Super Bowl weekend. The top DVD rental and sales offerings are:

Best Renters

1. “The Game Plan” (PG); Grade: B; with wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a family favorite about a skirt-chasing NFL star who discovers that he has a young daughter.

2. “Saw IV” (Unrated and R); Grade: C; with Tobin Bell returning in a hit chiller with more torturous traps.

3. “The Invasion” (PG-13); Grade: C; with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig in an unexciting remake of the fantasy chiller “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

4. “3:10 to Yuma” (R); Grade: B; with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in a gritty remake of the frontier favorite about a bankrupt rancher forced to transport a dangerous criminal to a prison train.

5. “Good Luck Chuck: Chucked Up! Unrated Edition” (Unrated and R); Grade: D+; with comic-turned-actor Dane Cook and Jessica Alba in a raunchy comedy about a bed-hopping guy who, in order to marry the girl of his dreams, must break the spell that makes him irresistible to women for one-night stands.

6. “Daddy Day Camp” (PG); Grade: C+; with Cuba Gooding Jr. in a mildly entertaining sequel to “Daddy Day Care” that has the main character opening an outdoor camp for children.

7. “Feel the Noise” (PG-13); Grade: B-; with Omarion Grandberry in a musical melodrama about a rapper who travels to Puerto Rico to find his father and discovers Reggaeton, a hot blend of hip-hop, reggae and Latin beats.

8. “War” (R); Grade: C; with Jet Li and Jason Statham in a martial-arts picture about a federal agent who vows to avenge the murder of his partner.

9. “Death Sentence” (Unrated and R); Grade: B-; with Kevin Bacon and Kelly Preston in a bloody vigilante tale about a father who stalks the thugs who killed his son and ends up in a street war with armed-and-dangerous gang members.

10. “Resident Evil: Extinction” (R); Grade: B-; with Milla Jovovich in the third installment of the series based on the popular video game about the hunt for zombies.

11. “Mr. Woodcock” (PG-13); Grade: C; with Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon and Seann William Scott in a comedy about a son who tries to convince his mother not to marry the sadistic gym teacher who made his life miserable in high school.

12. “Shoot ‘Em Up” (R); Grade: B; with Clive Owen, Monica Bellucci and Paul Giamatti in an action comedy with outrageously staged gun battles.

13. “Rush Hour 3” (PG-13); Grade: C; with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in a follow-up that has the two fighting Asian gangsters in Paris.

14. “The Comebacks: Unrated” (Unrated and PG-13); Grade: C; with Dave Koecher and Carl Weathers in a sports comedy about a struggling coach who lands a job working with a university football team in Texas.

15. “Trade” (R); Grade: B-; with Kevin Kline in an unsettling drama about the slave trade in today’s world.

16. “Sydney White” ({PG-13); Grade: NP; with Amanda Bynes in a teen comedy about an offbeat college coed and her friendship with seven misfit guys who are rejected from the campus’ fraternities.

17. “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Seth Gordon directing a fascinating documentary about the intense competition between adult arcade-game players.

18. “King of California” (PG-13); Grade: B; with Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood in a comedy about a father who convinces his teen-age daughter that a fortune in Spanish gold is buried under a Costco.

19. “The Hunting Party” (R); Grade: B; with Richard Gere, Terrence Howard and Diane Kruger in a political thriller about a reporter and a cameraman who team up to locate a dangerous war criminal.

20. “Rocket Science” (R); Grade: B-; with Reece Daniel Thompson in a slice-of-life tale about a teen with a stutter who joins the high-powered debate team at his school to impress a girl in his class.

Best Sellers

1. “The Game Plan” (PG); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $34.99, Blu-ray Disc

2. “Good Luck Chuck: Chucked Up! Unrated Edition” (Unrated and R); Grade: D+; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

3. “Saw IV” (Unrated and R); Grade: C; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

4. “3:10 to Yuma” (R); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

5. “Feel the Noise” (PG-13); Grade: B-; $28.99, DVD

6. “Resident Evil: Extinction” (R); Grade: B-; $28.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

7. “War” (R); Grade: C; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

8. “Rush Hour 3” (PG-13); Grade: C; $28.99, DVD; $34.99, double-disc, special-edition DVD; $34.99, Blu-ray Disc

9. “Daddy Day Camp” (PG); Grade: C+; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc

10. “The Invasion” (PG-13); Grade: C; $28.99, DVD; $38.99, Blu-ray Disc

Partial source: Video Business, wire-service and Web reports

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