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The Hunt for Red October (1990) - DVD Review
Posted on 05.06.03 by Widge @ 7:09 pm
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Film:
DVD:

Written by: Larry Ferguson & Donald Stewart, based on the novel by Tom Clancy
Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones

Features:

  • Running audio commentary by director McTiernan
  • Beneath the Surface making-of featurette
  • Theatrical trailer

Released by: Paramount
Region: 1
Rating: PG
Anamorphic: Yes

My Advice: Fans of the movie should own it.

It's 1984. Captain Ramius (Connery) has been given the command of the newest class of Soviet sub--one that's got a certain something extra under the hood, if you catch my drift. Ramius has something secret under his hood, too--he and a select group of his officers are trying to defect and take this new sub, Red October, with them. Enter Jack Ryan (Baldwin), an analyst who's gotten some clandestine shots of the hull of the October and is trying to figure out what the sub's strange new feature is. Things get especially tense when the Soviets claim Ramius has gone rogue--and now both Soviets and Americans are looking for the poor captain to blow him to kingdom come. Only Ryan thinks he knows what the man's really up to, and only Ryan can save the life of him and his crew.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 05.02.03 by Widge @ 8:24 pm
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Film:
DVD:

Written by: Steven Kloves, based on the novel by J.K. Rowling
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith

Features:

  • Year One at Hogwarts intro
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Conversation with author Rowling and scribe Kloves
  • Interview section with snippets from the cast
  • Gallery of production sketches
  • Build a Scene featurette
  • Tours of the sets for Dumbledore's Office, Diagon Alley, and the Chamber of Secrets
  • The Chamber Challenge game
  • The Forbidden Forest Challenge game
  • Colin's Darkroom
  • Gilderoy Lockhart's classroom with reading list, certificates and a Lockhart photo gallery
  • Spellcaster Knowledge Challenge game
  • Additional scenes
  • Game preview of the Chamber game by EA
  • DVD-ROM:
    • Weblinks
    • Voice-activated navigation
    • Game demo
    • Challenge games: Photo Hunt, Sliders, Jigsaw Puzzles, Matching Potions
    • Hogwarts timeline
    • Screensaver
    • Activities: 3-D Great Hall Cutout, Printable Mazes, Folding Posters

Released by: Warner Brothers
Region: 1
Rating: PG
Anamorphic: Yes

My Advice: Own it.

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Vulgar (2000) - DVD Review
Posted on 04.29.03 by ScottC @ 7:21 pm
vulgar dvd cover

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Bryan Johnson
Directed by: Bryan Johnson
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Bryan Johnson, Jerry Lewkowitz, Ethan Suplee, Matthew Maher, Jay Petrick

Features:

  1. Running audio commentary with writer/director Johnson, actor O'Halloran, executive producers Scott Mosier & Kevin Smith, and producer Monica Hampton
  2. Deleted Scenes
  3. Theatrical Trailer
  4. Photo gallery
  5. Documentary: Judge Not...In Defense of DOGMA

Released by: Lions Gate
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: Yes

My Advice: Don't bother.

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - DVD Review
Posted on 04.27.03 by Widge @ 6:28 am
Who Framed Roger Rabbit DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman, based on the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy

Features:

  • All three Roger Rabbit shorts
  • Who Made Roger Rabbit? documentary, hosted by Fleischer
  • Trouble in Toowntown game
  • Running audio commentary with director Zemeckis, screenwriters Price & Seaman, producer Frank Marshall, associate producer Steve Starkey, and visual effects supervisor Ken Ralston
  • "Toowntown Confidential" subtitled option with facts and trivia
  • Deleted scene: "The Pig Head Sequence" with an intro by Zemeckis
  • Before and After - split-screen comparison with and without animation
  • Behind the Ears behind-the-scenes documentary
  • Toon Stand-Ins featurette
  • On Set! Benny the Cab making-of sequence
  • The Valiant Files interactive gallery with character designs, production artwork and posters

Released by: Buena Vista
Region: 1
Rating: PG
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: Own it.

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Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 04.14.03 by ScottC @ 6:49 pm
Hellraiser: Hellseeker DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Carl Dupre and Tim Day
Directed by: Rick Bota
Starring: Doug Bradley, Dean Winters, Ashley Laurence, William S. Taylor

Features:

  • Running audio commentary with director Bota
  • Alternate scenes with commentary by Bota
  • Visual effects walkthrough with FX supervisor Jamison Goel

Released by: Buena Vista Home Video
Region: 1
Rating: R
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: Rent the original.

Surviving a major accident can be a bewildering experience. Especially when you live, but a loved one doesn't. Trevor (Winters) for example, survived his car crashing and sinking into the river, but his dear wife Kirsty (Laurence) wasn't found. He is naturally confused and emotional. His confusion is deepened when Detective Lange (Taylor) keeps asking questions about the accident since Kirsty had a big inheritance. Smacking your head against the steering wheel doesn't help either. This could explain his memory loss (while seemingly in love with his wife, he keeps having hot, nasty, kinky sex with his boss, his neighbor, and his acupuncturist). But can it explain choking up a gigantic eel, having visions of graphic, bloody murder, and seeing a certain person in black leather with pins in his head with a highly decorated box? Is it all in Trevor's head, are Pinhead (Bradley) and his loyal Cenobites after his soul, or is there another agenda in the works?

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