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Top 25 Best New Release Movies on DVD/Blu-ray Tuesday, March 22nd  
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Not sure which DVD to pull off the new release shelf? Need a new Blu-ray to show off in 1080p? Or maybe you're looking through the new releases on Netflix and don't know what to add to your DVD queue? Take my advice and either buy-it, rent-it, skip-it, or wait-for-it to become available on HBO, Starz, or Netflix instant queue. Watch #1 first then work your way down the list. Here are the twenty-five best new release movies that have been released on DVD and Blu-ray as of Tuesday, March 22, 2011.

1.	The Social Network - Buy-it - Top 10 Best of 2010 - Under David Fincher's direction (Se7en), Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake star in this film about the founders of Facebook, and do so brilliantly. Like it or not, The Social Network was the best film of the year.
2.	The Fighter - Rent-it - Top 10 Best of 2010 - Christian Bale is the trainer of boxing brother Mark Wahlberg, aka "Irish" Micky Ward, who is just about to go pro during the early 1980s. Like the boxer he portrays, Wahlberg is a longshot at Best Actor awards this year, but deservingly worth at least a nomination as his skinny co-star Bale steals scene after scene, and round after round, as per usual.
3.	Animal Kingdom - Rent-it - Top 10 Best of 2010 - This brilliant Australian cops and robbers drama starring Guy Pearce is so perfect it'll make you wish you lived in Australia and were best friends with this Guy.
4.	127 Hours - Rent-it - Top 10 Best of 2010 - James Franco is the infamous outdoorsman Aron Ralston who famously got trapped under a boulder while on one of his solo adventures - and whether or not you know the ending you will be completely moved, shocked and thrilled by the finale.
5.	Waiting for Superman - Rent-it - If you are a parent, because this documentary about the education system in the United States today, and the number of students attending schools but failing to learn anything, is truly eye-opening.
6.	Unstoppable - Rent-it - Denzel Washington and that guy from the new Star Trek film are two men trying to slow a runaway train, and despite, or maybe even because it is based on a true story, it is completely entertaining from start to stop.
7.	Despicable Me - Rent-it - The previews really don't give you any idea what this animated film is about, and though it is NOT a Pixar film, it's got that feel, with a creative story (a man with a secret hideout in a normal suburban neighborhood plans to steal the moon) and well-voiced characters by a list of big-name stars (Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, and Julie Andrews).
8.	Get Low - Rent-it - Robert Duvall and Bill Murray are brilliantly sharp in this film about fabled, yet real-life hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party.
9.	Inside Job - Rent-it - Matt Damon narrates this documentary about the 2008 financial crisis, which cost $20 trillion and millions of people their jobs and homes - and though we were all a part of this depressing time, this inside look is a must see on the greatest recession since the Great Depression.
10.	Let Me In - Rent-it - With no recognizable faces (as all great scary movies should), this film about a bullied boy who meets a young vampire girl is as good, if not better, than the original foreign film.
11.	Machete - Rent-it - This film about an ex-Federale out for revenge against the boss that betrayed him is the violent, over-the-top, shallow action film we all hoped Expendables would be.
12.	Conviction - Rent-it - This remarkable true story starring Hilary Swank, Minnie Driver, and Sam Rockwell will have you vehemently rooting for a sister who puts herself through law school to help prove her imprisoned brother is innocent.
13.	Paranormal Activity 2 - Rent-it - Even if you didn't see the first film in this terrifying low-budget horror series, this film about a haunted home will still entertain and scare. And though this prequel isn't quite as intense, it's actually better written and a more interesting plot.
14.	Megamind - Rent-it - Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt voice this Dreamworks animated film from the brilliant villains point of view, making it an interesting spin on the superhero genre, but not on the level of the latest Pixar films, and is definitely not The Incredibles!
15.	Red - Rent-it - Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich are retired CIA agents who know too much, and therefore become targets for the Agency that trained them. But it is just another comic book adaptation that falls short, despite some big name actors doing things we aren't used to seeing them doing - at least not anymore.
16.	Piranha 3-D - Rent-it - If you are in the mood for a bloody, gnarly, laughable, b-movie horror film filled with naked ladies and over-the-top gore, this is your ticket.
17.	Hereafter - Rent-it - Matt Damon in an under-marketed-because-it-stands-on-its-own Clint Eastwood directed film about three intertwined post-9/11 tragic stories sounds like a heavily-Oscar nominated film, but it is a too slow, too sentimental, and too low-key to create the buzz it needs.
18.	Takers - Rent-it - It's a new Rat Pack-ish Oceans-11-y heist film, starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Tip 'TI' Harris, Chris Brown, and Hayden Christensen, so don't expect top notch acting, or really acting at all, but the film is entertaining from a story and action standpoint.
19.	Morning Glory - Rent-it - Trying to put Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Goldblum, the writer from Devil Wears Prada, the producer of LOST, and the director of Notting Hill together in a comedy about careers versus love is like trying to make 1+1+1 = 2. It can't be done, despite the most entertaining efforts.
20.	Nowhere Boy - Wait-for-it - This drama about a 15-year old John Lennon is remarkably accurate, and therefore interesting, and Aaron Johnson is casted perfectly for the role.
21.	Love and Other Drugs - Wait-for-it - Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway are two opposites who attract in a film based on Jamie Reidy's memoir "Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman" though the effects of this drug wear off before itís over.
22.	Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole - Wait-for-it - This adventurous film will certainly entertain children, but Zack Snyder's animated directorial debut (300, Watchmen) is actually decent enough to entertain any fantasy/adventure movie buff.
23.	The American - Wait-for-it - You'll be moved by the stillness of this film, starring George Clooney as a lonely and subdued assassin in a slow-paced and beautifully shot spy thriller.
24.	Dinner for Schmucks - Wait-for-it - Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Zach Galifianakis are three of the funniest people alive right now, but even this hysterical trio can't save this film from being a bland appetizer that never reaches the fulfilling meal that was promised.
25.	Catfish - Wait-for-it - Well actually, first make sure you see the trailer, because half of the intrigue begins with the intrigue, then wait patiently until this "true" story is in a theater close enough to completely "shock" you.

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