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Below are DVD Talk's reviews for September 24th, 2012. For a complete list of reviews, visit the review index.

DVD TALK COLLECTOR SERIES
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) by Randy Miller III

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Dark Mirror (Blu-ray) by Jamie S. Rich
The Five Man Army (Un esercito di 5 uomini) by Paul Mavis
Key & Peele: Season One (Blu-ray) by Francis Rizzo III
My Trip to Al-Qaeda by Jason Bailey
A New Leaf (Blu-ray) by Christopher McQuain
The Wrath of God (1972) by Paul Mavis

RECOMMENDED
Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (Blu-ray) by Jamie S. Rich

RENT IT
Dark Shadows (Blu-ray) by Ryan Keefer
Delicacy (Blu-ray) by Thomas Spurlin

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Never have I ever so vehemently disagreed with a review as a did with the one published for A New Leaf. While it's a fun bit of fluff that I've enjoyed for years, the final product is completely butchered and it's obvious; you can tell it's trying to bite, but you barely get a gnaw. That's not gentleness, it's neutering.

I was very surprised to see no mention of Elaine May's disdain for the film that Paramount slashed in half, but it's not completely surprising given the total lack of supplements. If any film deserved a director's restoration, this one did.

May is a true gem, though. That I'll agree with.