Leave your critical faculties at the door for this week's version of Play All. We know everything can’t be No Country For Old Men, but the new releases shelf at your local store this week will include a Sci-Fi Channel original movie, a sequel to Bachelor Party, and some classic TV shows that some people might want to leave in the vaults. It's a weird week at the video store. But there's a fan for everything and these are the titles that might have slipped under the radar while critics were raving over the Coen brothers' instant classic. Sometimes you need to look beyond the Oscar winners. WAY beyond.

Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation
Studio: Fox
Starring: Josh Cooke, Sara Foster, Warren Christie, Greg Pitts, and Harland Williams
Features: "Analysis of a Stripper Fight," "The Party Never Stops - The Making of Bachelor Party 2," Gag Reel, Deleted Scenes, Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer James Ryan and Actors Warren Christie, Greg Pitts, Harland Williams, Danny Jacobs, and Josh Cooke

Some sequels are consistent continuations of the films that preceded them. Sure, not everything can be The Godfather, Part II, but even the Spider-Man or Bourne movies are clearly of the same creative mind set. A good sequel not only continues the stories of characters you know and love but answers questions that may have been left hanging by the original. So, naturally, you're wondering if Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation answers all of the burning queries that have been keeping you up at night for over two decades since the Tom Hanks 'classic' comedy. Of course not. This is one of those straight-to-video sequels in name only. It could have just as easily been a sequel to any number of other '80s 't & a' comedies. We could recap the plot of Bachelor Party 2 but you know everything you need to know by the first special feature listed on the back - "Analysis of a Stripper Fight." Plot, characters, whether or not this is really a 'sequel' - that all falls away when you're faced with the question of if you want to see a movie with a "Stripper Fight." Don't worry. We don't judge at Play All.

Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam
Studio: HBO Home Video
Starring: D.L. Hughley, Capone, Damon Jr., Deray Davis, Earthquake, Patrice O'Neal, Gina Yashere, and many more
Features: Five Def Comedy Jam Bonus Sketches

Like any night at the comedy club, the return of HBO's Def Comedy Jam is radically hit and miss. Comedy is like food - what one person loves to eat for dinner makes the person next to him sick. But it's very safe to say, everyone can find something they'll enjoy on Def Comedy Jam. We watched a few of the ten episodes on this two-disc set and the good comedians, including the very funny Patrice O'Neal and Capone, far outweigh the bad. Each episode features a routine by host D.L. Hughley (usually good) and three comedians and, almost without fail, two out of three will make you laugh. Come to think of it, that's a better batting average than most nights at the comedy club. Def Comedy Jam has been a massively influential show and it's great to have it back on the air and going as strong as ever.

Gattaca: Special Edition
Studio: Sony
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Alan Arkin, and Loren Dean
Features: "Welcome to Gattaca," "Do Not Alter?," Original Featurette, Deleted Scenes, and Substance Test Outtake

Can you believe it's been over a decade since Gattaca? The new special edition version of this modern sci-fi classic kind of makes us at Play All feel old. From before Jude Law was a household name and when Ethan Hawke still was, Gattaca is an imperfect but challenging film about identity and destiny that didn't make a dent when it was released but has built a steady and loyal following over the years. Hawke plays Vincent Freeman, one of last 'natural' beings in a world where pre-ordered DNA has determined the level of success for people from the minute they're born. Vincent wants to explore space but his very DNA doesn't allow it, so he takes the identity of a genetically superior athlete (played brilliantly by Jude Law). Clearly inspired by the sci-fi noir of Philip K. Dick and others, Gattaca is a risky film that gets better on repeat viewing. Fans have been demanding a special edition for years and while a documentary and featurette aren't that 'special' (where's the commentary?), it will probably have to do for at least another ten years.

Love American Style: Season One - Volume Two
Studio: Paramount
Starring: Dozens of people
Features: None

Over ten hours of Love American Style might sound like a prison sentence to some but the key word in this column is "All", as in "All-inclusive." There are fans of classic TV out there who have been anxiously awaiting the second volume of this hit show that promises "More Sizzle!" AND "More Fun!" Everyone else can move on. Seriously, no one is going to just stumble across Love American Style like they might a more prominent new release, but fans of the show deserve to know that the second half of the first season, featuring twelve episodes with thirty-five 'hilarious' stories, is being released this week. TV viewers of the right age remember that glorious time on Friday nights when ABC aired Love American Style, Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Room 222, and The Odd Couple. Fans of any age should recognize what an incredible lineup that must have been and appreciate this DVD release as an important part of TV history. Whether or not they want to watch it for 622 minutes is up to them to decide.

The Mod Squad: Season One - Volume Two
Studio: Paramount
Starring: Clarence Williams III, Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, and Tige Andrews
Features: "Hello, My Name is Julie: The Mod Look"

If you're looking for nostalgic 'cool', look no further than The Mod Squad. No offense to fans of Michael Cole, but when we think of TV actors who personify cool, Clarence Williams III with his awesome afro and the stunning Peggy Lipton rank high on the list. The Mod Squad was a police drama for a new generation. The show tried to spin the cop genre on its head and made the crime stoppers members of the counter-culture audience they so desperately wanted to watch. The Mod Squad was basically escapism but watching even part of the second volume with over eleven hours of the show serves as an interesting time capsule. Not only are many of the issues still important but you can pick out the influence of the series on the next four decades of television. It's funny - as much as things change, they stay the same. The fashions and the technology of The Mod Squad may be dated but many of the issues of racial politics are strikingly the same. And who would be surprised to turn on Fox and see The Mod Squad's slogan - "They're Young...They're Hip...And Now They're The Law" - on a new show? Our guess is that it wouldn't be half as cool as the original Mod Squad.

Sands of Oblivion
Studio: Anchor Bay
Starring: Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Victor Webster, Dan Castellaneta, Richard Kind, John Aniston, and George Kennedy
Features: None

Dear NBC, please bring back Chuck. We really like Adam Baldwin (Firefly) and he deserves better than Sci-Fi Channel movies like Sands of Oblivion. Heck, Richard Kind (Spin City) deserves better. And let's not get started on George Kennedy. To be honest, we have a love-hate relationship with the world of Sci-Fi Channel Original Movies, the latest of which, Sands of Oblivion, hits DVD this week. If we're in the right mood, they can tap a fun B-movie nerve. There's a reason the movies usually air on Saturday nights, when the standards might not be as high. By the light of day, watching a movie like Sands of Oblivion, which has scored a shocking 3.3 on IMDB with one poster suggesting it may be the worst movie ever, can be rough. The film is about a horror that director Cecil B. DeMille supposedly unleashed when he built a replica of ancient Egypt in the California desert in 1923 to film The Ten Commandments. No, seriously. As Dread Central says on the DVD case, "One of the most unique story ideas for any movie the Sci-Fi Channel has ever produced!" Trust us. That's saying something. But when "unique!" is the best quote you can get for your DVD case, viewers should beware.