READERS ...This is David again with an *update*. Plain & Simple ... Moving S-U-C-K-S. Between closing on and selling our old home, buying and closing on our new home, moving, unpacking, painting ... oh, and a new job ... things are kinda crazy. Not to mention the temporary Internet service I have blows. I am getting a much nicer/faster Internet hook-up on Wednesday of this week, so expect to hear from us then. My apologies to Colin, as well as you, our readers.

UNDERWORLD - AWAKENING [BLU-RAY]: (2012) "With four films under its belt, the Underworld series continues to chug along, but not with compelling results. Awakening feels like a regurgitation of ideas from other, better action flicks and lacks personality and excitement. The Blu-ray delivers excellent picture and audio as well as a reasonably useful compilation of supplements. Maybe die-hard Underworld fans will like Awakening, but it bored me." Starring Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea. Screen Gems, $35.99, 5/8/2012.

ONE FOR THE MONEY [BLU-RAY]: (2012) "Although Rotten Tomatoes is usually a good representation of film quality, I have to disagree with the miserable two percent earned by One for the Money. At no point does it risk greatness, but it gives us a generally brisk, fun little action-comedy with enough entertainment value to make it reasonably likable. The Blu-ray offers adequate picture, positive audio and a lackluster set of supplements. Ignore the consensus and give Money a look if you want some innocuous but enjoyable action-comedy material." Starring Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara. Lions Gate, $39.99, 5/15/2012.

THE FIELDS [BLU-RAY]: (2011) "With The Fields, we get a mess of a movie. It purports to be a slice of childhood life but pours on horror techniques to create a disjointed, illogical story without much drama or intrigue. The Blu-ray offers acceptable picture, audio and bonus features. There’s not much here to recommend in this frustrating film." Starring Cloris Leachman, Joshua Ormond. Breaking Glass Pictures, $24.99, 4/24/2012.

RED PLANET [BLU-RAY]: (2000) "[I] found Red Planet to provide a fairly bland and lackluster experience. The film seems unsatisfying on most levels; it offers too little action for that genre, and the characters aren’t developed well enough to make interest in them or the situations sustain the program. The Blu-ray delivers very good picture and audio but skimps on supplements. This becomes a nice presentation of a forgettable movie." Starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss. Warner, $19.98, 7/26/2011.

CAMELOT [BLU-RAY BOOK]: (1967) "Camelot came out during the era in which movie musicals waned, and it’s not hard to see why. Long, slow and not very effective, the film offers some lush visuals but lacks consistency or much to make it endearing. The Blu-ray comes with erratic but usually strong visuals and audio as well as a reasonably good roster of bonus materials. Fans of Camelot should be happy with this release, but it seems unlikely to convert many to its cause." Starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave. Warner, $35.99, 4/24/2012.

DEEP IMPACT [BLU-RAY]: (1998) "At times, Deep Impact offers a reasonably involving and dramatic disaster movie, but it focuses too heavily on bland character drama. Since none of the roles receive enough attention for us to care, this means that the movie often falls flat. The Blu-ray provides strong picture and audio plus a smattering of decent supplements. This isn’t a great movie and I wish it included better extras, but the Blu-ray looks very good, so this disc becomes the best home video representation of the flick to date." Starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood. Paramount, $14.99, 10/6/2009.

HAYWIRE: (2011) "With Steven Soderbergh behind the camera, I hoped Haywire would deliver an interesting twist on the action genre. Instead, we get something that emphasizes style over substance; it has occasional fun moments but usually focuses too much on visuals and not enough on characters or story. The DVD offers pretty good picture and audio but lacks substantial supplements. Leave this disappointing effort on the shelf." Starring Gina Carano, Michael Douglas. Lions Gate, $29.95, 5/1/2012.

Colin Jacobson (Publisher and Senior Reviewer): colinjacobson@dvdmg.com

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