Rambo (Lions Gate Home Entertainment) Starring: Sylvester Stallone Age can’t stop John Rambo (Stallone, still fierce at 61!). The ex–Green Beret heads into the jungles of Burma on a rescue mission, and ass kicking ensues. Be warned: The excessive violence is graphic.
The Muppet Show: Season Three (Walt Disney Video) Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz Twenty-six guest stars (Raquel Welch and Harry Belafonte among them) join Kermit and friends for more Muppet madness. See all 24 episodes on four discs.
Absolutely Fabulous — Absolutely Everything (Warner Home Video) Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley AbFab fans, rejoice! Every wacky moment from fashionistas Edina and Patsy are included in this posh box set. The quilted journal-style case contains nine discs with every episode from all five seasons, plus “The Last Shout,” “White Box,” and more than four hours of bonus materials.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney Video) Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight Cage is back for another fun-yet-forgettable adventure flick, scouring the world to solve a historical riddle involving the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Plenty of extras are included.
Square Pegs – The Complete Series
(Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker Before Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica was inspiring budding fashionistas with her wacky early ’80s wardrobe as Weemawee High freshman Patty. This blast from the past features appearances from Devo and The Waitresses. Nineteen episodes plus featurettes (and other extras) on three discs.
First Sunday (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Starring: Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan Unfortunately, this movie’s hilarious cast (including Katt Williams) isn’t utilized well. Durell (Ice Cube) and friend LeeJohn (Morgan) attempt to rob a church, and crazy hijinks ensue. Cube, stop doing these movies!
Strange Wilderness
(Paramount Home Entertainment) Starring: Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill Nature-show host Peter (Zahn) travels to Ecuador in search of Bigfoot. Gross jokes abound, but the footage of animals with Peter’s voice-overs is hilarious.
Mad Money (Anchor Bay) Starring: Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes Nina (Queen Latifah), Jackie (Holmes) and Bridget (Keaton) team up to form an unlikely band of bank robbers in this lackluster comedy caper. Light laughs and mildly entertaining performances are the bright spots in an otherwise empty film.
Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection (Paramount) Starring: Harrison Ford Just in time for the new Indiana Jones blockbuster! This three-disc box set contains special editions of classics The Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade, along with 12 new special features, including storyboards, memories and behind-the-scenes documentaries.
Bernard and Doris (HBO Home Video) Starring: Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes The true-life relationship between tobacco heiress/philanthropist Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her butler, gay Irishman Bernard Lafferty (Fiennes), is explored in this entertaining HBO movie.