'Dr. Horrible' among upcoming DVDs

Published: Friday, Dec. 12 2008 12:19 a.m. MST

Meryl Streep, center, stars in "Mama Mia!" an enjoyable songfest.

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The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise noted:

"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (Mutant Enemy, $14.99) — Musical spoof, originally produced for the Internet, starring Neil Patrick Harris as a revenge-minded supervillain.

Special features: Making-of mini-documentary, "Evil League of Evil" application videos.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, profanity)

"The House Bunny" (Sony, $29.96) **This dumb comedy about a Playboy Bunny is what you get when you allow males to make a supposed "girl-power" movie. (To be released Dec. 19.)

PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, slapstick violence, slurs, brief partial nudity)

"Mamma Mia! The Movie" (Universal, $29.98) — ***Pierce Brosnan's a sour note, but Meryl Streep is terrific, and this enjoyable songfest should appeal to audiences.

Special features: Two-disc special edition ($34.98) includes deleted song, behind-the-scenes mini-documentary, "sing-along" option, digital copy of the movie for PCs.

PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, brief drugs, slurs, brief partial nudity)

"Marcus: Second to None" (Black Hawk, $20) — Comedy concert film featuring the Utah comedian, who was this year's runner-up on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" reality-television competition.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity)

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (Universal, $29.98) — **A half-hearted "medley" of other summer movies that exists simply to cash in on the success of the earlier "Mummy" films.

Special features: Two-disc special edition ($34.98) includes behind-the-scenes mini-documentaries, extended and deleted scenes, digital copy of the movie for PCs.

PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, profanity, brief gore, brief sex, brief drugs, nude artwork)

"Pirates of the Great Salt Lake" (Weinstein, $19.95) — Locally produced comedy starring Kirby Heyborne and Trenton James as would-be, modern-day pirates. (Released Dec. 9.)

PG-13 (violence, vulgarity)

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