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Welcome to How to Spend $20, BOP's look at the latest DVDs to hit stores nationwide. This week: Two early summer favorites are now up for grabs, and Aaron Sorkin's Sports Night celebrates 10 years.

Pick of the Week

For people who were unaware that Dracula-inspired rock operas could be so damn funny: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Unrated Collector's Edition)

Taking Judd Apatow's lead from The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Jason Segal crafted a hit romantic comedy for guys in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, one of those breakout movies that should be in every comedy fan's collection. You've got outrageous characters in Paul Rudd's oblivious Chuck and Russell Brand's narcissistic Aldous Snow, hilarious crime drama spoofage courtesy of the film's fictional television show Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime and, of course, a satisfying Dracula rock opera with puppets, which features original music and lyrics by Segal himself.

In the movie Segal plays music composer Peter Bretter, a man who gets his heart stomped on by girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) after she decides they should start dating other people. To relieve himself of his misery - which admittedly is a bit overdone in the film - Peter journeys to Hawaii, only to realize when he gets there that Sarah is staying in the same hotel (and with a new man in tow). At the same time, Peter starts to get close with the hotel's receptionist, Rachel (Mila Kunis), which ultimately forces him to decide whether to take a chance with the new girl or try to win Sarah's heart back.

Disc includes: Auditions featurette, Drunk-O-Rama: The Ultimate Party of One featurette, Crime Scene alternate scenes, Video Diaries: An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour featurette, Cinemax Final Cut featurette, Line-O-Rama: Lines You'' Be Reciting for Ages featurette, audio commentary, gag reel, deleted scenes, extended scenes.





For people who never knew Robert Downey Jr. could be so snarky: For people who never knew Robert Downey Jr. could be so snarky: Iron Man (Ultimate Edition)

Had it not been for The Dark Knight, Iron Man arguably would have been THE story of the 2008 summer box office season. Who would have thought that an adaptation based on a comic book character that no one's ever heard of could surpass $300 million Stateside, close to $575 million worldwide and an undeniably fresh 93% positive rating over at Rotten Tomatoes? Clearly all you need is an intriguing plot, a well-written script and people with solid acting credentials (Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard). Audiences will surely follow.

In case you missed it, Downey Jr. Stars here as Tony Stark, a cocky, engineering genius who creates an armored suit to help him escape from the clutches of his Afghani captors. Back in the States, Tony announces his company will no longer produce weapons and instead will spend its energy on something more more philanthropic (along the lines of his new suit invention). That's when Tony finds out his second-in-command (Bridges) has been secretly selling weapons to the insurgents, which causes Tony to destroy the weapons and stop Obadiah Stane from stealing his suit research.

Lucky for us, Iron Man 2 is already on the 2010 schedule.

Disc includes: I Am Iron Man: 7-Part "Making of" Documentary, The Invincible Iron Man: 6-Part "History of the Hero" featurette, Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man featurette, Robert Downey, Jr. Screen Test featurette, The Actor's Process featurette, photo galleries, deleted scenes, extended scenes.

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