The Wolfman on DVD

Jacket: "... Anthony Hopkins and Benicio Del Toro tear up the screen in this action-packed thriller. Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) is lured back to his family estate to investigate the savage murder of his brother by a bloodthirsty beast.  There, Talbot must confront his childhood demons, his estranged father (Hopkins), his brother's grieving fiancee (Emily Blunt) and a suspicious Scotland Yard Inspector (Hugo Weaving).  When Talbot is bitten by the creature, he becomes eternally cursed and soon discovers a fate far worse than death.

Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins."

As mentioned above, this film is a throwback to the Gothic horror films we watched as kids. The story is a little choppy and can drag at times, but I appreciated the simplicity of it.

From Paris with Love on DVD

Jacket: "James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), personal aide to the U.S. ambassador to France, is secretly moonlighting as a low-level CIA operative. Looking for more action, Reece accepts a job that teams him with wisecracking special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta), a trigger-happy loose cannon sent to Paris on a mission of international importance. Now, Reece finds himself on the wildest ride of his life as the new partners pull out all the stops to annihilate the enemy ..."

This was just okay. John Travolta salvages the film with his over-the-top bad-ass character, Charlie Wax.