2009 Calvin Awards: Best DVD

February 10, 2009

Don't let the cute packaging fool you. They're just as evil as Battlestar Galactica Cylons.

And for every horny hero, there's an equally horny villain. At least that's the set-up for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. BOP has been raving about it for so long now that you probably want us to STFU, but A) that's never going to happen and B) even if you aren't wowed by the subject matter (which would disgust us and make you our sworn enemy), there is still a wonderful reason to buy the DVD anyway. Commentary! The Musical is a 45-minute feature that is, well, pretty much exactly that. Featuring mainly bit players from the movie given the opportunity to shine on their own, the new songs added especially for the DVD are truly hysterical. My personal favorite is Nobody's Asian in the Movies, a lyrical masterpiece that busts me up every time I hear the line "we'll be loving you long time". Sung by Maurissa Tancharoen, the future sister-in-law of Joss Whedon (assuming his brother Jed can close the deal), this song alone is worth the paltry $10 cost of the disc.




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Best DVD is always one of the most brutal categories in terms of exclusions. There is such a high volume of quality products that we always wind up having to leave out a lot of wonderful products. Just missing the cut for 2009 are season one of Burn Notice, season one of Mad Men, Sweeney Todd, There Will Be Blood, Juno, Sleeping Beauty, and the Criterion Collection release of Bottle Rocket. (David Mumpower/BOP)

Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Album
Best Cast
Best Director
Best Overlooked Film
Best Picture
Best Scene
Best Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best TV Show
Best Use of Music
Best Videogame
Breakthrough Performance
Worst Performance
Worst Picture


Top 10
Position Film Total Points
1 WALL-E 66
2 Iron Man 50
3 The Dark Knight 33
4 No Country for Old Men 30
5 The Last Emperor [Criterion] 24
6 The Godfather Trilogy [Coppola Restoration] 23
7 The Sopranos [Complete series] 22
8(tie) Dark City [Director's cut] 20
8(tie) Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog 20
8(tie) Charlie Wilson's War 20




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