On Demand picks

March 04, 2011

DUE DATE (Comcast Movies: All Movies) From Todd Phillips, the man who brought us “The Hangover,’’ comes a rather pat, occasionally desperate road comedy with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. The most interesting thing about the film is how deluded it is. This is a comedy of misunderstanding. No one, including us, can quite put a finger on what’s really happening. (R; runs through July 22) WESLEY MORRIS

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Comcast Movies: All Movies) DreamWorks animation boldly turns to Viking territory for comedy, casting Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, an adolescent would-be warrior who’s useless in a fight, but an unlikely success as a dragon whisperer. The frenetic action is well done, if intense, but the standout moments are the lyrical ones of Hiccup and pet “Toothless’’ in flight. (PG; runs through April 1)

E.T., THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (Comcast Movies: All Movies) A family film destined to become a classic in the tradition of “The Wizard of Oz’’ and “Star Wars.’’ Steven Spielberg establishes himself as the Hans Christian Andersen of the movies with this fantasy tale about a boy befriending an extraterrestrial. (PG; runs through Dec. 31)

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