New on DVD: Creeps, mutants, Coward...and Barbie!

Superhero mutants on a rampage, zombie babies, a drawing-room comedy and a sword-fighting Barbie are among the offerings in this week's new DVDs.

Read on for more!

If you ever thought that you'd watch just anything with Hugh Jackman in it, that idea might be tested by X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a dopey prequel that tells us how the adamantium-clawed Logan came to be that way and why he can't remember his past. This one will even test the patience of hard-core Ryan Reynolds fans. (He turns up as super-assassin Deadpool.)

Horror fans will definitely get their fix on this week, with the critically-acclaimed (and queer-inclusive) indie Grace leading the pack. Jordan Ladd stars as a woman who wills her miscarried baby back to life, only to discover that she's given birth to a flesh-eating zombie.

And mom is ready to feed the child, no matter what. Also on sale this week are lots of pre-Halloween reissues, including Misery and box sets featuring the Child's Play, Lost Boys and Hannibal Lecter flicks, among many others.

Miles away from superheroes and monster movies is the critically-acclaimed Easy Virtue, an adaptation of the Noel Coward play starring Jessica Biel (who pulls it off, apparently) and Colin Firth. Directing is Stephan Elliott, who gave us The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Elliott never made a huge splash after directing that international hit, but he works consistently, turning out interestingly eccentric movies in a variety of genres.

And finally, just because, there's Barbie and The Three Musketeers. They've got knee-high boots and swords, and it would appear they're not afraid to use them. If this direct-to-DVD release takes off, will there be a Versailles playset to be placed next to the Malibu Dream House?