This weeks DVDs

As members of lovefilm.dk we get a couple of DVDs every couple of week, they are chosen from a wish list that we have on their website so we don't really know what to expect each week. Generally we get a sort of kiddy film and a grown up film together which suits us fine. This week, however, we got two grown up films: Valkyrie and Changeling.

Valkyrie is a Tom Cruise film about a failed plot to assassinate Hitler by some of his own army. I thought it was pretty good actually and I don't really understand why it didn't do well in the cinema other than it was not really the action packed thing that he normally turns out.

Changeling is about a woman played by Angelina Jolie who's son is kidnapped in LA in the 20's. The LA PD return a boy to her, but he is not her son and the LA PD then proceed to insist that he is her son and that she is nuts. It was pretty miserable, but MK was relieved that there wasn't a Lars Von Trier ending (meaning everyone not only dies, but has to go through hell watching those they care for die as well). It wasn't a happy film at all, but again it was pretty good. I have no idea what we'll get next, but I think this film club has been a good investment and makes up for not being able to visit the cinema.