I normally don't do this, but I feel it's a public service announcement of the highest entertainment and value caliber: Don't buy this Borat DVD. Don't get me wrong it's pretty much the funniest film I have ever seen. It's a truly brilliant comedy. But this bare-bones DVD is just a precursor to an upcoming special edition that will feature more extras than you can shake a goat- rapist at. Studios are starting to do this more and more, where they release a popular film to the public eager to watch it at home, only to turn around and release a better version a few months later. It's called "double dipping," and it's an insidious practice. If you must watch this film, rent it or watch it on pay-per-view. If you want to buy it, just wait a little while longer. Louis Fowler
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The Road to Guantanamo (R)
Sony Pictures
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time: Don't go to Pakistan and Afghanistan directly after 9/11 for suspect reasons if you're a British Muslim. You just may end up in Cuba for two years. Meet the "Tipton Three," who were wrongly accused and, they say, tortured by U.S. forces before being released without charge. This film's part-documentary, part-re-enctment format allows the real-life former detainees to tell their own stories. Superbly reconstructed sets and on-location filming (except for in Cuba) depict the harsh landscapes and inhumane conditions surrounding the War on Terror. It's a definite dialogue-mandatory flick and there will be one after its 6:30 showing on Monday, March 19, at Penrose Library but it'd be interesting to know how many people would turn their scorn to approving cheer was Bin Laden in the orange jumpsuit. Matthew Schniper
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"Dog the Bounty Hunter: The Best of Season 3" (NR)
A&E Home Video
The A&E cable channel always seems to have the best reality programs. "Airline," detailing how upset customers get to Southwest Airlines clerks, is always a hoot, and "Intervention" is one of those shows that can always make the viewer feel a little bit better about his station. In between is the hilariously trashy, yet strangely enthralling, "Dog the Bounty Hunter." Chronicling the exploits of Dog Chapman and his family of bounty hunters as they take down criminals in Hawaii and Colorado, oddly enough "Dog" is very much guilty- pleasure viewing. It's sad to see meth addicts, but it's hilarious to see Dog and the crew throw them to the ground, screaming "Get down, muthafucker!" Especially when, a few minutes later, Dog tells his caught convicts to "find Christ, brah." Louis Fowler
