New DVD releases for every taste

Published: Friday, Aug. 7 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

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

"17 Again" (New Line, $28.98) — ★★1/2 — Zac Efron shows some charm in this silly but fun comic fantasy.

Special features: Both widescreen and full-screen versions of film, movie trailers.

PG-13 (vulgarity, violence, profanity, slurs, brief drugs, brief sex)

"Alien Trespass" (Roadside Attractions, $27.98) — Tongue-in-cheek alien invasion thriller starring Eric McCormack.

PG (violence)

"The Class" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★★1/2 — A complex and fascinating docudrama about the teacher-student dynamic. French with subtitles.

PG-13 (slurs, profanity, vulgarity, violence)

"Gigantic" (Vivendi, $26.99) — ★1/2 — There's nothing really appealing or funny about these people or their predicaments.

R (profanity, violence, vulgarity, slurs, sex, brief drugs, brief gore, brief nudity)

"I Love You, Man" (Paramount, $29.99) — ★★★ — A surprisingly sweet and genuine "bro-mantic" comedy starring Paul Rudd.

Special features: Deleted scenes, extended scenes, behind-the-scenes mini-documentary, gag reel.

R (profanity, vulgarity, slurs, violence, brief sex, drugs)

"Katyn" (Koch Lorber, $26.98) — Oscar-nominated, 2007 drama about the Polish slaughter in World War II. Polish with subtitles.

Not rated, probable R (violence)

"The Last Resort" (Lionsgate, $26.98) — Horror-thriller about an ill-fated bachelorette party in Mexico.

R (violence, gore, profanity, sex)

"London to Brighton" (Koch Lorber, $24.98) — Crime-thriller from 2006, starring Lorraine Stanley and Georgia Groome.

R (violence, sex, profanity)

"Paris 36" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★ — A Gallic knock-off of Aussie Baz Luhrmann's 2001 musical-romance "Moulin Rouge." French with subtitles.

PG-13 (violence, vulgarity, slurs, brief sex, profanity, brief nudity, brief gore)

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