This week you can take your pick between a 40-year-old chubby, naked drummer, the crazy adventures of Indiana Jones, or the rise of Genghis Khan’s power on DVD.  With such a range of subject matter, which is worth renting?  None are particularly memorable, but a few have entertainment value.  

Skip it: The Rocker. Rainn Wilson — Dwight K. Schrute from NBC’s smash, The Office — stars in the comedy about a 40-year-old rock star making a comeback.  Robert “Fish” Fishman is an extremely talented drummer, who suddenly gets kicked out of his band. Twenty years later he gets another try at rock-n-roll stardom when his nephew lets him join his band.  The gross, naked antics of Rainn Wilson keep us laughing, but this is all too similar to Will Ferrell, Jack Black, or even Seth Rogen, who are funnier. Stick to The Office, Dwight.

Rent it: Mongol. The award winning Russian filmmaker, Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of Mountains) illustrates the early years of legend Genghis Khan.  The story follows Khan's early life including his years as a slave before going on to conquer half the world.  This film is full of drama and depth, showing Khan as an inspiring man, and provides a good mixture of entertainment and enlightenment. 

Rent it:  Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The fourth Indiana Jones makes its way to DVD. Harrison Ford aka Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, archaeologist and adventurer, returns 19 years after the original adventure film, when he becomes involved with Soviet agents trying to steal mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.  The plot line is fairly predictable, but the entertainment is worth it. 

Skip it: War, Inc. The film attempts to satirize the military industrial complex, but misses the target.  The film is set in fictional Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by former VP (Dan Aykroyd.)  John Cusack plays a hit man who suppresses his feelings by drinking hot sauce and is hired to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister.  The story is a mess and never comes together. Although it has some clever aspects, it is as chaotic as war.