Another Tuesday brings another set of HD DVD movie releases, and this time the theme appears to be light-hearted fun with the release slate full of comedies, and one of them likely to do really well with the kids.

Ex-Saturday Night Live comedian Will Ferrell stars in two of the discs, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Old School, and after he dropped out of the next movie, current Saturday Night Live comedian, Andy Samberg, filled in and brought the laughs in Hot Rod instead.

These faces and names are familiar to American viewers, and they’re joined by the amazingly funny British comedian, Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean’s Holiday. The Mr. Bean character is basically all about slapstick comedy, and this title is likely to be excellent family viewing fare for the holidays. I’m a Rowan Atkinson fan from his earlier Blackadder series, and it’s been great to watch his success with Mr. Bean.

Since there needs to be something for everybody, we also have Charlton Heston in The Omega Man, a sci-fi thriller based on the “I Am Legend” novel, which also happens to be coming out in theaters as a new movie starring Will Smith in just a couple of weeks.

(all movie links go to Amazon ordering pages)

Old School (2003) Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn Directed by Todd Phillips Unrated (movie was originally rated R)

The Omega Man (1971) Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash Directed by Boris Sagal Rated PG

Mr Bean’s Holiday (2007) Rowan Atkinson, Steve Pemberton, Lily Atkinson Directed by Steve Bendelack Rated PG-13

Anchorman (2004) Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell Directed by Adam McKay Unrated (movie was orginally PG-13)

Hot Rod (2007) Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Isla Fisher Directed by Akiva Schaffer Rated PG-13

Here’s some of that over-the-top Mr. Bean slapstick to occupy a few minutes of your busy day… It’s Mr. Bean in a French restaurant.

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