9 very different DVDs released

A bevy of disparate films have found their way to DVD this week.

• "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Two-Disc Special Edition" (Warner, 2005, PG-13, $30.97, two discs). The "Harry Potter" films continue to entertain, and if this fourth in the series isn't quite up to No. 3, it's nonetheless a well-made continuation.

But it should also be said that each film seems to be darker than the one before (this is the first PG-13 in the series), so think twice before showing it to small fry.

This time out, Harry and friends deal with adolescent angst, Harry finds himself competing in the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and he finally confronts his arch-enemy Valdemort (Ralph Fiennes).

Extras: Widescreen, deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, interactive games, DVD-Rom applications. (Also available as a one-disc DVD, separate widescreen and full-frame editions, $28.98.)

• "The Shaggy Dog: The Wild Woolly Edition" (Disney, 1959, G, $19.98). This original Disney film about a boy who is magically turned into a dog is a bit too long, and it bogs down toward the end with a silly spy plot. But most of the way it's charming, amusing and boasts an array of winning players from the Disney stock company.

Tommy Kirk is Wilby Daniels, the unfortunate teen who never knows when he'll turn into a dog, Fred MacMurray is his mutt-hating father, and scene-stealer Kevin Corcoran plays younger brother Moochie. Annette Funicello is also on hand as a popular girl who finds a rival in Roberta Shore, and Tim Considine is Wilby's weasely pal.

The colorized version is 10 minutes shorter.

Trivia note: Shore lives in the Salt Lake area these days.

Extras: Widescreen black-and-white or full-frame colorized, audio commentary (Kirk, Corcoran, Considine, Shore), featurettes, trailers, language and subtitle options (English, French, Spanish), chapters.

• "The Shaggy D.A.: The Canine Candidate Edition" (Disney, 1976, G, $19.98). This sequel, with adult Wilby (Dean Jones) running for D.A. against crooked Keenan Wynn, is much sillier and less satisfying than the original. But there are laughs when Tim Conway is on the screen.

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentary (Conway, Jo Anne Worley, Dick Van Patten), making-of featurettes, language options (English, Spanish, French), subtitle options (English, French), chapters.