Nim's Island

Tomatometer: 49%

Abigail Breslin continues to steal the title of America's Sweetheart from Dakota Fanning with her starring role as Nim Rusoe, the precocious, self-sufficient daughter of a scientist (Gerard Butler) who has lived her whole life on - you guessed it! - an island. Critics were mixed on the fantasy-adventure, but gave kudos to the flick (and to producer/co-star Jodie Foster as a neurotic writer) for offering wholesome, well-intentioned counterprogramming for the Bratz crowd.

Bonus Features:

Amusing animated CGI sequences could look great on Blu-ray; deleted scenes, featurettes, and commentaries by both husband and wife directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett and stars Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin flesh out the behind-the-scenes adventure.

Code Monkeys: Season 1

Tomatometer: N/A

Still upset about the video game crash of 1983? Is your old Atari 2600 gathering dust in the attic while the young folk rock out to Guitar Hero? Cheer up by watching Code Monkeys, G4's original animated series chronicling the employees of the fictitious GameaVision video game company during the 1980s. Code Monkeys combines South Park-style humor with 8-bit animation and features cameos by tech celebrities like Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax, God of War developer David Jaffe, and Steve Wozniak as the "CEO" of GameaVision who leaves to start a little company called Apple.

Bonus Features:

Shout Factory's 2-disc release includes Behind the Scenes of Code Monkeys, Daily Pranks, gaming tips from G4's Kristin Holt, original GameaVision games, and more.

The Counterfeiters

Tomatometer: 94%

Austria nabbed its first Academy Award when The Counterfeiters won Best Foreign Film last February; this week, the World War II tale comes to DVD. Based on the real-life memoirs of Adolph Burger, the critically-acclaimed drama follows the harrowing experiences of Holocaust victims forced to work for Nazis in exchange for their lives.

Bonus Features:

Delve deeper into the film and the events that inspired it with commentaries and interviews with director Stefan Ruzowitzky, star Karl Markovics, and Holocaust survivor/memoirist Burger himself.

Rogue

Tomatometer: 100%

Breaking news: we've got a film this week about a giant killer crocodile, and it's got a fresh Tomatometer!! Suspend your disbelief long enough to rent this creature feature, starring Radha Mitchell and Michael Vartan, about a tour group terrorized in the outback by Australia's native predator. (Where's Paul Hogan when you need him?)

Bonus Features:

Check out commentary by writer/director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek), a making-of documentary shot by the director himself, and a few additional features.

Starship Troopers 1-3 Box Set

Tomatometer: N/A

How should you prepare for the debut of Starship Troopers: Marauder, writer Ed Neumeier's directorial debut and the long-awaited return of Johnny Rico? By picking up the entire trilogy on Blu-ray, available in a three-film box set or individually this week! Watch Marauder in Blu-ray's Picture-in-Picture mode to watch pop-up trivia about new characters, weapons and story. Even the first Starship Trooper film has been plumped with new Blu-ray features including pop-up retrospective comments and a Starship Troopers trivia test.

Bonus Features:

Tons of Marauder-focused extras accompany the release, including commentary with Ed Neumeier, Casper Van Dien, and Jolene Blalock, features on the newly introduced Bugs and weapons, and a music video for the satirical government anthem, "It's a Good Day to Die."

Star Trek: The Original Series - Season Two

Tomatometer: 98%

Hardcore Trekkers may already own Star Trek: The Original Series on DVD or VHS, but this week's debut has something none of the previous home video releases did: remastered versions of the complete second season! Originally re-broadcast in 2006, the updated Original Series featured additional CGI effects, recomposed scenes, and updated image and sound. Season Two also features such memorable episodes as "The Doomsday Machine" and "The Trouble with Tribbles."

Bonus Features:

No new materials can be found on this 8-disc release, though the set is packed with enough previously released featurettes, documentaries, and commentaries to keep you engaged in Star Trek lore. However, this is only a standard release, with no news yet of Blu-ray plans; still, for diehard fans the set will be worth its weight in quatloo.