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Welcome to How to Spend $20, BOP's look at the latest DVDs to hit stores nationwide. This week: The Atonement guy dodges a bullet, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly hate on each other and Mulder and Scully dig around for something silly.

Pick of the Week

For people in favor of Angelina Jolie's return to action movies that don't have Lara Croft in the title: Wanted (Special Edition)

James McAvoy proved his unexpected versatility as an actor after co-starring with Angelina Jolie in Timur Bekmambetov's Wanted. Immediately preceding the action flick, the 29-year-old starred alongside Keira Knightley in the tearjerker Atonement, which among other awards picked up Best Motion Picture Drama at the Golden Globes.

Loosely based on Mark Millar's comic book miniseries of the same name, Wanted is about a young man, Wesley (McAvoy), who learns that his long lost father is a professional assassin. When his father gets murdered, Wesley is recruited into the organization and trained by Sloan (Morgan Freeman) to avenge his father's untimely death. Jolie (as Fox) plays his mentor.

After a surprise $50.9 million opening weekend in the States (and a final box office take of $322.5 million worldwide), you can probably expect Wanted 2 to hit theaters sometime in the next few years.

Disc includes: Alternate opening, assassin profiles, picture in picture, Stunts on the L Train featurette, Special Effects: The Art of the Impossible featurette, Groundbreaking Visual Effects: From Imagination to Execution featurette, The Origins of Wanted: Bringing the Graphic Novel to Life, extended scenes, my chat, Wanted: Motion Comics featurette, scene explorer





For people who still like to Shake 'N Bake: Step Brothers (2-Disc Unrated)

Will Ferrell realized he had a new comedy partner in John C. Reilly the last time around (2006's Talladega Nights). So it came as no surprise that the funny boys would be at it again two years later in Step Brothers, co-starring Richard Jenkins (the Six Feet Under guy), Mary Steenburgen (the Joan of Arcadia lady), Adam Scott and cameos by Seth Rogen and Horatio Sanz. In this one, grown-up dysfunctional losers Brennan and Dale (Ferrell and Reilly) try to learn to live with one another after their respective parents (Jenkins and Steenburgen) get hitched.

Penned by Ferrell and Adam McKay (the same team behind Talladega Nights) and notably produced by comedy mastermind Judd Apatow, the movie earned less money ($100.4 million vs. $148.2 million) and wasn't as well received (54% vs. 73% on Rotten Tomatoes) as Talladega Nights. However, something tells me this won't be the last time we see Ferrell and Reilly partner up.

Disc includes: Theatrical and extended cut of the film, deleted scenes, extended and alternate scenes, Line-O-Rama featurette, gag reel, Boats 'N Hoes music video, Job Interviews featurette, Therapy Sessions featurette, Prestige Worldwide Full Presentation featurette, Dale vs. Brennan Sibling Rivalry featurette, The Music of Step Brothers featurette, The Making of Step Brothers featurette, audio commentary

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