DVDs that range from juvenile to those aimed at juveniles hit stores Tuesday.
• “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” 1.5 stars: Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O’Brien’s lazy script for the 2014 comedy “Neighbors” fell apart because there were plot holes big enough to sink a university. They appeared to have remedied that gaffe with the sequel, “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” only to return to their lazy tendencies, making the project flunk out.
Initial ideas about empowering young women, the importance of feeling wanted and the wisdom that comes with age are replaced by a series of crude jokes. The most disturbing is how the young women start off as strong warriors, but when faced with a challenge, resort to their sexuality as a means to solve a problem. Or, they need support from someone older when they can’t figure out what to do.
• “The Lion Guard: Unleash the Power,” 3 stars: The new DVD release features Kion (Max Charles), the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, who is destined to become leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals composed of the Pride Lands’ fiercest, bravest, fastest, strongest and keenest of sight.
The team he assembles includes: Bunga (Joshua Rush), a fearless honey badger; Fuli (Diamond White), a confident cheetah; Beshte (Dusan Brown), a friendly and good-spirited hippo; and Ono, an egret voiced by “The Middle” star Atticus Shaffer.
