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Almost weekly I get a day off work in the middle of the week in exchange for working Saturday. This is called a comp day. This is also slowly becoming my official DVD Buying Day, depending on how recently I last bought DVD’s. Believe it or not, sometimes I like to watch movies without writing two pages essays on them, but I hate the idea of buying a bunch of new (or used) DVD’s and not even getting one blog post out of it.

And thus we have Comp Day Minis.

Fifth Edition: Wednesday, July 15th Purchases

I had some errands to run today, none of which involved buying DVD’s, but I passed Blockbuster and couldn’t help but see what they had on sale since I hadn’t been there since the end of April. Turns out they were running a 3 for $20 sale and now is like the prime time to pick up all the Oscar nominees that came out last Winter. I ended up grabbing six titles from that sale, then grabbed three more at Wal Mart for $3 each when I was checking out.

So…yeah. That’s nine total. Most of which I already have full reviews for on CA: The Original Bullshish.

1. The Wrestler

Full review here.

2. The Reader

Full review here.

3. Gran Torino

Full review here.

4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Full review here.

5. Kung Fu Panda

Full review here.

6. Iron Man

Anyone that knows me knows I love comic book movies. So why did it take so long to get Iron Man? Well, I had been holding out for the two-disc special edition, but in the past month or two I’ve realized that between trying to keep Bullshish updated, trying to keep my job, and trying to keep my dog alive (and my floors unsoiled), I just don’t have as much time to watch special features as I used to. This is one of the best comic book movies to come out (though last year was a GREAT year for the genre between this, The Dark Knight, and Hellboy II). I’m very happy to finally have it in my collection.

7. The Wedding Singer

I’m a fan of Adam Sandler’s stupid style of humor. Happy Gilmore and Big Daddy are two of my all-time favorite comedies, and The Wedding Singer is just as rewatchable as any of them. It also has a considerably more solid chick-flick romance vibe going towards that seems to make a favorite among girls, but not so sappy that guys can’t dig it too.

8. The Sandlot

This is one of my favorite childhood movies and I’m ashamed to say I didn’t own it before now. The Sandlot is essential summer viewing.

9. Blades of Glory

This…well, this was $3 dollars and when I saw it in theaters (which was also the last time I saw it at all), I remember it making me laugh a decent amount. If you were looking for an example of my obsessive compulsive DVD buying habits, this is a pretty good example.