With only three to choose from, there's little to recommend among this week’s DVD releases. But if you're a fan of over-acting, cheesy special effects and cliché plots—or 1970s pop music—you may find something new to your liking. But we have to say you’d be better off spending the extra money to go see a movie on the big screen this week.

Rent it: Mamma Mia! is the stage-to-film adaptation of the musical based on the songs of the pop group ABBA. In theaters it became the most successful Hollywood film musical of all time grossing, $571.1 million worldwide. The film’s title comes from the group’s 1975 mega-hit, Mamma Mia. Meryl Streep stars as single mother Donna Sheridan whose daughter played by Amanda Seyfried is getting married and sends out three invitations to her wedding to her potential father.  She finds out the names of the three men (Pierce Bronson, Colin Firth, Stellan Skargard) by reading her mom’s diary. Unfortunately, Streep’s performance is somewhat overdone as the film’s dance sequences and acting are exaggerated. On the other hand, Pierce Bronson is charming. And the film remains a crowd pleaser due to the fan base of ABBA, but rent it only if you feel the pull of nostalgia for the '70s.

Skip it: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the third installment of The Mummy franchise and stars Brandon Fraser. This time the adventure takes place in Asia as Rick O’Connell (Fraser) battles resurrected mummy Han Emperor (Jet Li) who threatens to take over the world. O’Connell is joined by his family: son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Mario Bello), and her brother Jonathan (Josh Hannah) to once again save the world from the creepy undead. The movie has little in the way of plot twists or performances to keep you entertained, and paired with cheesy special effects, you have one movie you should definitely skip.  Hopefully, this will be the last time the mummy comes back to life.

Skip it: Wild Country is a low budget Scottish horror flick about teenager Kelly Anne (Samantha Shields) who goes on a youth group retreat hiking in the Scottish Highlands to deal with the pain of giving up her baby for adoption.  Her ex boyfriend shows up on the retreat, they find an abandoned baby in the woods, and a mysterious wolf beast is killing the group off one by one.  Now she and her friends are in the fight of their lives.  There is a lot of different plot lines going on in this movie, and they don’t all fit together. It comes up short due to its lack of character development, with the plot centering on the simple notion avoiding being eaten by a wolf. It gets a nod for its effort, but not enough of one to recommend it.

 —Jessica Delli Santi