Predators

If you're looking to pencil in some quality couch time this weekend, look no further than the week's new DVD releases. On the docket: Jesse Eisenberg dons peyas, Adrien Brody fights aliens, and Catherine Keener gets self-critical — take a look!

Predators

Robert Rodriguez produces this latest installment in the Predator franchise with Adrien Brody as the hot (sometimes shirtless) leading man. Brody heads up a group of strangers (among them are Topher Grace and Alice Braga) dropped in a jungle to serve as potential prey for aliens. The film serves up plenty of suspense and gore — just in time for Halloween. DVD extras include audio commentary and featurettes.

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Catherine Keener stars as Kate, the owner of an upscale resale furniture store who feels guilty about her own wealth. Her latest moral crisis involves her elderly neighbor Andra and Andra's two granddaughters (Rebecca Hall and Amanda Peet). Writer/director Nicole Holofcener (Friends With Money, Lovely and Amazing) weaves in sharp comedy with social commentary, making this little film both funny and thoughtful. DVD extras include behind-the-scenes footage and a Q&A with Holofcener.

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Evil rules! Villain Gru and his army of minions took control of the box office over the weekend with Despicable Me. The animated flick landed in first place, raking in $60.1 million for its debut. That number exceeded studio expectations and was enough to unseat Robert Pattinson and the vampires of Eclipse, which fell to second place with $33.4 million.

Coming in third was the other big new release, Predators which earned a solid $25.3 million. Rounding out the rest of the top five was Toy Story 3 with $22 million and The Last Airbender with $17.1 million.

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You can't go wrong at the movies this weekend, no matter what your taste! Watch as the BuzzSugar editors share their love for Despicable Me, The Kids Are All Right, and Predators.

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Alien gore is very rarely my cup of tea, but Predators — the Robert Rodriguez-produced sequel to the 23-year-old franchise — manages to please my entertainment appetite, while minimally triggering my gag reflex.

That wasn't the only surprise about this Summer flick: Adrien Brody, whose very casting inspired confusion, actually fits nicely into the role of rugged, take-no-prisoners action hero. OK, so he's using his best Christian Bale-as-Batman voice, but he pulls off the part with swagger to spare (his physical transformation — six-pack abs and huge guns — certainly help too). Brody plays the reluctant leader of a band of strangers mysteriously dropped in a jungle with nothing in common, except that they're all killers in some capacity. The first chill comes in the revelation that they've been chosen for a mission — to be the most dangerous game for bloodthirsty alien predators.

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