As if ’50 Dates’ wasn’t enough to begin with

50 First Dates

Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore

Columbia TriStar, $29

DVDs have become an advertising tool -- replete with previews of features, DVDs and video games. But on the digital edition of Adam Sandler’s hit, there is actually a plug for his latest album, which arrives this summer. The good news is that you can skip the promo.

Though one can’t say that “50 First Dates” is a good movie, it is far better than most of Sandler’s vehicles. That’s because of the chemistry between the comic actor and Drew Barrymore, who team up for the first time since their 1998 hit “The Wedding Singer”; the breezy direction of Peter Segal, who guided Sandler in last year’s “Anger Management”; and a scene-stealing performance from an adorable trained walrus.

The DVD is passable, with a better-than-average gag reel, a formulaic “making of” documentary, five deleted scenes, a Comedy Central “Reel Comedy” special and commentary with Segal and a very giggly Barrymore.

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Tupac -- Resurrection

Documentary

Paramount, $30

Former Black Panther Afeni Shakur, mother of the late rapper-actor Tupac Shakur, executive-produced this compelling documentary on his life, which ended in 1996 after he was shot in Las Vegas at age 25. The documentary doesn’t shy away from portraying his darker, thug-life side, but Tupac Shakur does come across a bit saintly at times. Director Lauren Lazin did a nice job weaving together photos, rare clips and interviews to tell Shakur’s story. An added plus is that Shakur narrates the documentary himself, seamlessly culled from numerous interviews.

The extras include commentary from director Lazin, Afeni Shakur and others; deleted scenes; interviews with Marlon Wayans, Jada Pinkett Smith and Snoop Dogg; an interview with his stepfather, Mutulu Shakur; a warning from Afeni Shakur about the ramifications of bootlegging her son’s material; and a plug for the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.

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Teacher’s Pet

Voices of Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer

Disney, $30

Although this clever animated film got mostly A’s and B-pluses from reviewers, it received an F at the box office.

It’s a shame because this feature version of the popular ABC Disney animated kids’ series is a charmer, with sophisticated, Broadway-style musical numbers. Nathan Lane is the voice of a dog named Spot who wants to be a boy so badly that he disguises himself as a human so he can attend school with his owner, Leonard. In this adventure, Spot goes to Florida in hopes that a mad scientist (Kelsey Grammer) can use his new invention to turn him into a real boy. Equally enchanting are Jerry Stiller as a wisecracking parrot and David Ogden Stiers as a timid cat.

The DVD includes the premiere TV episode; a look at the evocative, humorous art of the series’ and movie’s designer, Gary Baseman; two deleted scenes; a music video; and a song selection. Oh yes, there are also previews of coming attractions.

-- Susan King