Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • October 17, 2012 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) to become -- in a few weeks -- the father he never was, which is a pat movie shortcut to show his redemption. The audience is not meant to feel good that he has finally reconnected, but the script lacks an honest examination of family estrangement. The film is moderately entertaining, but fails to ignite enough dramatic sparks to make it worth the investment of time. Bonuses on both the Blu-ray and DVD editions include deleted and extended scenes and a featurette on the making of Paul McCartney’s “(I Want to) Come Home.” Lucille Ball will forever be best known for the first great TV sitcom: “I Love Lucy.” However, she did star in three more sitcoms after “I Love Lucy” ended its original network run. “The Lucy Show: The Official Sixth and Final Season” (CBS/Paramount) contains all 24 episodes from the 1967-68 season, the last under that name. The show’s format would be rebooted the following year and return as “Here’s Lucy.” Season Six showcased both Lucy and the show at its best and contained some terrific episodes with a roster of impressive guest stars. One of the best is a two-part story featuring Lucy attending a flight attendant school and paired with Carol Tilford (Carol Burnett), a woman terrified of heights. On their first flight, all manner of slapstick mayhem ensues. In “Lucy and the Lost Star,” Lucy and Viv (Vivian Vance) get the wrong idea when they knock on the door of Joan Crawford and see her home empty of furniture. They believe she has fallen on hard times, but she is actually having her home restored. Other guest stars from that season include Buddy Hackett, Robert Goulet, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, and Sid Caesar. Season Six of “The Lucy Show” finished Number 2 in the Nielsen ratings, received four Emmy nominations, and won a fourth Emmy for Lucille Ball. Bonuses on this four-disc set include outtakes, production notes, a clip from “The Carol Burnett Show,” and guest cast biographies. “Excision” (Anchor Bay) is a psychological horror film that delves into the mind of a teen misfit. The film follows a disturbed and delusional high school student, Pauline (AnnaLynne McCord). Pauline, with aspirations of a career in medicine, goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother (Traci Lords). While dealing with being an outcast and having an obsession with curing her sister’s cystic fibrosis, Pauline becomes increasingly deranged. Her fascination with surgery and flesh and blood grows into something compulsive and demonic. This is definitely an odd movie and is not for the squeamish. There are many bloody images, particularly in Pauline’s disturbing dreams. Pauline has set herself two goals: losing her virginity and providing her ailing sister (Ariel Winter) with a new lung. She goes about both of those tasks with meticulous planning, complete disregard for social mores, and a sociopathic sense of entitlement, making for the darkest of black comedies. The film is well made, though the graphic images might overshadow its character study of an unbalanced mind. Available on Blu-ray and DVD, there are no extras on this release.