DVD/Blu-ray Releases for Week of August 30th

This week of DVD and Blu-ray releases is pretty weak with one option that will appeal to teens and the latest from Tyler Perry. TV does have a better presence with the most recent seasons of series such as House and Sons of Anarchy.  

•Prom (Buy at Amazon: DVD or DVD/Blu-ray)
A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom. Stars Aimee Teegarden.

•Madea’s Big Happy Family (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
Madea, everyone’s favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. Stars Tyler Perry.

•House: Season Seven (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
Dr. Gregory House has spent his career taking on seemingly hopeless cases but when his rapport with Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) changes he finds himself facing new – and very different – challenges. His team at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (Omar Epps Jesse Spencer Peter Jacobson Robert Sean Leonard Amber Tamblyn and Olivia Wilde) also continues to blaze trails as they investigate baffling medical cases involving a religious zealot a professional bull rider and possibly even smallpox.

•Sons of Anarchy: Season Three (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
The sins of the father come crashing down on the son in the stunning, suspense-filled Season Three of Sons of Anarchy! Chaos and confusion reign after Jax’s infant son has been kidnapped and Gemma (Golden Globe winner Katey Sagal) has been framed for murder. When Abel’s trail leads SAMCRO to Belfast, Ireland, secrets are revealed and the bonds of brotherhood are shattered. Jax is left reeling with more questions than answers as he struggles with the legacy of his father, the future of the club, and the fate of his family.

•The Vampire Diaries: Season Two (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
They’re back – and they’re not alone. The seductive characters of The Vampire Diaries return for a stunning 5-Disc 22-Episode Season Two. This time Elena, Stefan, Damon and the other residents of Mystic Falls are joined by sinister new blood. Released from the tomb, Katherine unleashes her personal brand of evil in a diabolical plot. The Originals – the world’s oldest and most dangerous vampires – hunt for Elena, who discovers she has a terrifying connection to their world. And now bloodsuckers aren’t the only monsters in town. On moonlit nights, werewolves roam in search of victims…including vampires, who succumb to a single werewolf bite. The Vampire Diaries: unending suspense, undying romance.

•Nikita: Season One (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray)
In this sexy and suspenseful series, NIKITA has gone rogue. Division is an ultra-secret government agency whose operatives are recruited young people with severed ties to family, friends and society. Trained to be invisible assassins, no one ever leaves Division — except the charming and deadly Nikita, who has managed to escape, making it her mission to undermine the now-corrupt organization. A force to be reckoned with, the rogue Nikita taunts Division, staying on their radar, but always one step ahead. Yet as determined as Nikita is to bring down her former agency, there are those just as determined to stop her, including Division’s newest recruit Alex, a beautiful young woman who seems destined to replace Nikita as their next top operative.

•Good Will Hunting (Buy Blu-ray at Amazon)
Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. Stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. (1997)