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Movies: Bangkok Dangerous vs. Hamlet 2

Nicholas Cage stars in Bangkok Dangerous as the anonymous assassin, Joe.  When Joe travels to Thailand to complete a series of jobs, things take an unexpected turn.  Instead of killing the young boy who he's hired to run errands for him, Joe finds himself mentoring the kid.  Also, the usually emotionally vacant assassin finds a tentative romance with a girl in a local shop.  These two relationships bring out Joe's human side and he begins to let down his guard, opening the door for his employer to attempt to assassinate the assassin.

Hamlet 2 has nothing to do with the Shakespeare play.  Well, not plot wise.  The film is about a failed actor who becomes a high school drama teacher who comes up with the brilliant idea of staging a completely politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's classic.  The cast includes Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Catherine Keener and Elisabeth Shue.  Also noteworthy is that the movie was penned by Pam Brady (Team America: World Police, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut) and Andrew Fleming who also stars.

The Edge: Hamlet 2.  I'm much more confident about Pam Brady's ability to write some hilarious material than I am about Nicholas Cage’s movie choices.  He's made some good ones, but also some horrendous piles of absolute shit.

DVDs:  Dexter: Season 2 vs. House: Season 4

The second season of Showtime's original series about the serial killer who holds a day job as a forensic analyst for the Miami PD hits DVD this week, and season two of Dexter is even better than the first.  With the Ice Truck Killer dead, it's back to business as usual for the Miami PD.  That is until a treasure hunting dive team stumbles upon a grizzly scene just off the coast.  This season, episodes delve deeper into the origins of Dexter as well as his relationship with his girlfriend Rita and his sister Deb.

If you haven't watched the first three seasons of House yet, SPOILER ALERT.  At the end of season three, we were left hanging as doctors Cameron and Foreman quit and Chase was fired.  Rather than bringing back the old team, the writers chose to give House a new team for season four.  After a grueling interview process, in which House has some fun at the expense of the eager applicants, a new team was chosen.  The DVD set includes some great special features including one about House's favorite soap opera and interviews with the writers.

The Edge: Both.  Both shows are amazing.  Enough said.

Games:  Too Human (Xbox 360)

For a game roughly eight years in development, Too Human has some lofty expectations to live up to.  The action/RPG sets the player into the role of the Norse god Baldur.  However, this isn't your average fantasy RPG.  It’s set in a time when gods are cybernetically enhanced beings.  Baldur is viewed by the other gods as being unsuitably enhanced and therefore "too human."  The game features fast-paced combat and classic RPG elements such as dungeons and skill trees.  Be wary though, the earlier word is that this game sucks...hard.  Wait for the reviews to hit before you determine whether you'll purchase this title or not.