Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • July 31, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) battles, this installment often looks more like a big-screen motion picture than a TV show. Other notable episodes include the “Manchurian Can- didate”-inspired “The Mind’s Eye;” the comedy-laced “Data’s Day;” and the creepy “Night Terrors,” in which the Enterprise crew finds the missing starship Brittain and discovers that the crew members murdered each other. Special features include the multi-part documen- tary, “Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation,” a gag reel, deleted scenes, archival mission logs, and audio commentary on two episodes. “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (Paramount Home Entertain- ment) finds the G.I. Joes successfully fighting terrorist forces around the world. Led by Duke (Channing Tatum), the team emerges from many of its battles unscathed. The team, however, is betrayed by the government, and Snake Eyes (Ray Park) is framed for the death of the Pakistani president. After an intense attack on the G.I. Joes, the surviving soldiers -- Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), and Flint (D.J. Cotrona) -- must find out who has betrayed them and retaliate for the murder of their comrades. Their investigation leads them all the way up to the president of the United States (Jonathan Pryce). Based on a series of toys, the film is more a living comic book than a feature picture, with action abound- ing, muscled heroes proliferating, and a streamlined plot geared to discourage too much thought. It seems aware of its own silliness and geared to 10-year-old boys or anyone who values mayhem over plot. The two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains behind-the-scenes featurettes and director and producer commentary. “The Demented” (Anchor Bay) follows six college friends meeting for a carefree weekend in a beautiful home in Louisiana. A terrorist missile attack on the Gulf Coast infects many of the townspeople with a deadly virus that induces rabies-like symptoms with devastat- ing consequences. The area is quarantined as the mad- ness spreads. Ravenous and fast-moving, the infected, rage-crazed townspeople turn their sights on the vacation home where the friends are now barricaded. Despite a slow opening geared to offer some background, the main characters are hardly engaging, largely because the actors are wooden. With so many zombie films being turned out, a director should put a unique stamp on his, but Chris- topher Roosevelt, who also wrote the screenplay, resorts to one cliché after another, though he does know how to handle the action and gore sequences. There are no extras on this film, which is available in both Blu-ray and DVD formats.