DVD Reviews: 07 October

MIB films are always enjoyable and the third, while not as good as the second, which was not a patch on the first, is still great fun. Will Smith (pictured below) slips easily back into the Agent J persona and granite-faced Tommy Lee Jones seems born for his role as Agent K

MEN IN BLACK 3 **

MIB films are always enjoyable and the third, while not as good as the second, which was not a patch on the first, is still great fun. Will Smith (pictured below) slips easily back into the Agent J persona and granite-faced Tommy Lee Jones seems born for his role as Agent K.

This time J travels into the past to save K from Boris the Animal - a thoroughly nasty alien hell-bent on murder, he ends up at an Andy Warhol "happening". Don't ask. ETs, in-jokes and laughs abound, and a good time should be had by all. - Aubrey Paton

CORIOLANUS **

Coriolanus is an action film set in modern-day Europe and full of grim city scenes, burned-out buildings, tanks and marching men. Gun shots, fighting, monolithic fascist architecture and serious talking heads on television set the background scene, while in the foreground Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter and King Leonides from 300 rant at each other, watched by Lady Macbeth. Oops, sorry - that should be Ralph Fiennes as Coriolanus and Gerard Butler as his blood enemy Aufidius, watched by Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia. An interesting idea, but Shakespeare's prose was entirely lost amid the choppy scene changes and sounds of battle. - Aubrey Paton

MIRROR MIRROR **

Ok, yes, it's another fantasy comedy based on a fairytale - Snow White, in this case. You'd be forgiven for dismissing these types of movies after what the film industry has done to them over the past 20 years.

This one, however, is ... much the same. The plot is almost unrecognisable as the story of Snow White and the performances are camp and not serious at all. If you're looking for a light-hearted family comedy, you could do worse.

There are some really funny sarcastic moments, mostly from Julia Roberts (pictured) as the gold-digging Evil Stepmother, and a few surprises, like the seven dwarves mugging Prince Alcott (Armie Hammer) and dressing him and his manservant up us women for insulting their small stature. A good film to watch with your kids.