Pixar’s ‘Brave’ and several cartoon collections arrive on DVD and Blu-ray this week

“Dark Horse” (Virgil, 2012, not rated, $24.99). Overweight, geeky toy collector (Jordan Gelber) in his 30s is a miserable failure in life, so he makes everyone around him miserable as well. Including the audience. Despite the presence of veterans Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow, Donna Murphy and Selma Blair, only fans of eccentric filmmaker Todd Solondz will be able to warm up to this off-putting mix of fantasy and reality. (Also on Blu-ray, $34.99.)

“Savages” (Universal/Blu-ray + DVD + Digital, 2012; R for violence, language, sex, nudity; two discs, $34.98, deleted scenes, audio commentaries, featurettes). Oliver Stone co-wrote and directed this stomach-wrenching exercise in excess about a pair of drug dealers (Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson) and their girlfriend (Blake Lively) going up against a Mexican drug cartel (led by Salma Hayek and Benicio Del Toro) and a dirty DEA agent (John Travolta).

“Painted Skin: The Resurrection” (Well Go, 2012, not rated, $24.98, in Mandarin with English subtitles, featurette, trailer). Violent tale is an in-name-only sequel to 2008’s “Painted Skin” as a demon fox spirit in the form of a woman maintains her youthful beauty by devouring human hearts. Eventually, she crosses paths with a scarred princess who wears a golden mask and pines for one of her guards. Visually interesting and well performed Hong Kong period fantasy. (Also on Blu-ray, $29.98.)

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