RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media New DVDs for March 18th, 2008

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March 18

Alpha Male (2005) Arthur Duncan, Ewan Stewart, Trudie Styler, Danny Huston, Jennifer Ehle. A family falls into grief, jealousy and dysfunction when the alpha male father dies. (ThinkFilm).

Antonio Gaudi (1984) Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. Visual poem of a documentary on Catalan architect Antonio Gaud' and his spectacular works. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: New video interview with architect Arata Isozaki; "Gaud', Catalunya 1959," a short film by Hiroshi Teshigahara featuring footage from his first trip to Spain; "Monitor: Antonio Gaud'" (1961), a short film essay by director Ken Russell; "VITA," a short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture work of his father, Sofu Teshigahara; plus a booklet featuring a new essay by art historian Dore Ashton, and reprinted writings by Hiroshi and Sofu. (The Criterion Collection).

Atonement (2007) Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Vanessa Redgrave, Juno Temple. Extras: Commentary by director Joe Wright, "Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement," "From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic," deleted scenes. (Universal).

Autopsy: Postmortem With Dr. Michael Baden (2007) Twelfth installment of the HBO Documentary Films' Autopsy series, includes some of renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden's most high-profile cases such as John F. Kennedy, OJ Simpson, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen as well as first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks; $19.97. (HBO Video).

Battlestar Galactica Season Three Six-disc set with 20 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, podcasts, behind-the-scenes featurettes, webisodes, video blog, more. (Universal).

Cue the sheep!

BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 (2008) Hosted by comedian-actor Katt Williams; $19.99. (Paramount).

Bull Durham: Collector's Edition (1988) Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl. Extras: Commentary by director Ron Shelton, commentary by Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins, "The Greatest Show on Dirt" featurette retrospective featurette, "Diamonds in the Rough" featurette on minor league baseball, "Between the Lines: The Making of Bull Durham" featurette, Kevin Costner profile. (MGM).

Conspiracy (2008) Val Kilmer, Gary Cole, Jennifer Esposito. Actioner about a retired Special Ops U.S. Marine who must take matters into his own hands while investigating the disappearance of a friend in a violent border town. (Sony).

Dead Cool (2004) Rosanna Arquette, Joseph Ashworth, Daon Broni, Anthony Calf, James Callis. Story of a modern dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of a 15-year-old boy. (MTI Home Video).

Dennis the Menace: Trouble, Trouble Everywhere (2007) Seven episodes of the animated TV series, $14.98. (Fox).

Eight Men Out: Collector's Edition (1988) John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, Michael Rooker. Extras: Commentary by director John Sayles, two-part retrospective featurette, "The Story Behind the Movie" featurette in-depth look at the Black Sox Scandal, "DB, the Bat & the 2005 World Series" featurette look at the 2005 White Sox World Series Championship. (MGM).

Enchanted (2007) Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Rachel Covey, Susan Sarandon. Extras: "Fantasy Comes to Life" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure," deleted scenes, bloopers. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).

Full Count (2005) Josh Stewart, Austin Nichols, Jason Ritter, Chris Klein, Paul Wesley, Jennifer Hall, William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Michael Rooker. During their final summer together before leaving their hometown for college, five boyhood friends put their friendship to the test as they try to right a heinous wrong and redeem the reputation of one of their own -- even at the cost of their individual futures. (Allumination FilmWorks).

Greek: Season One, Chapter One Three-disc set with 10 episodes, $29.99. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentaries, initiation. (Disney).

I Am Legend(2007) Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan. Singe-disc and two-disc special edition (with alternate theatrical version with alternate ending). Available on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. (Warner).

The Ice Storm (1997) Dir.: Ang Lee; Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Ang Lee and director of photography Frederick Elmes. Extras: Commentary featuring Lee and producer-screenwriter James Schamus; new documentary featuring interviews with actors Joan Allen, Kevin Kline, Christina Ricci and Elijah Wood; new video interview with novelist Rick Moody; deleted scenes; footage from an event honoring Lee and Schamus at New York's Museum of the Moving Image; production designs and sketches, with commentary by the designers; plus a new essay by film critic Bill Krohn. (The Criterion Collection).

Jack Ketchum's The Lost (2005) Marc Senter, Shay Astar. Psychological thriller about the suburbs, the ennui of small town life ... and a serial killer. Extras: Commentary by novelists Jack Ketchum and Monica O'Rourke, audition footage, outtakes, storyboard sequence. (Anchor Bay).

Life After People (2007) History Channel documentary that asks the question: What would happen to planet Earth if the human race were to suddenly disappear forever? Would ecosystems thrive? What remnants of our industrialized world would survive? What would crumble fastest? From the ruins of ancient civilizations to present day cities devastated by natural disasters, history gives us clues to these questions and many more in the visually stunning and thought-provoking documentary; $24.95. (A&E Home Video).

Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) Dir.: Mike Newell; Liev Schreiber, Laura Harring, Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Angie Cepeda, Ana Claudia Talancon, Rubria Negrao. (New Line)

Mafioso (1962) Dir.: Alberto Lattuada; Alberto Sordi. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: A 1996 interview with director Alberto Lattuada by filmmaker Daniele Luchetti; new video interviews with the director's son, Alessandro Lattuada, and wife, actress Carla Del Poggio; Italian and U.S. theatrical trailers; stills gallery of promotional caricatures by artist Keiko Kimura; plus new essays by Phillip Lopate and Roberto Chiesi and a 1982 interview with Alberto Lattuada, translated by Michael F. Moore. (The Criterion Collection).

Married ... With Children: The Complete Eighth Season (1993-94) Three-disc set with 26 episodes, $39.95. (Sony).

The Pebbles and Bam-Bam Show Two-disc set with 16 episodes of the animated "Flintstones" spin-off, $26.99. Extras: Four bonus episodes. (Warner).

Pride of the Yankees Collector's Edition (1942) Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan, Dan Duryea. Extras: "The Making of Pride of the Yankees" featurette, "The Man Behind the Iron Horse" on Lou Gehrig, "What He Left Behind" featurette look at the Lou Gehrig memorabilia currently housed at the Baseball Hall of Fame, "Always" music featurette, "Lou Gehrig's Disease: The Search for a Cure" featurette, "Curt Schilling: A Legend on a Legend." (MGM).

Pup Named Scooby-Doo: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $19.98. Extras: "Interactive Map of Coolsville, USA" that interactively links to behind-the-scenes featurettes, "From the Vault: Pencil Test Animatic of an Alteranate Show Open." (Warner).

Revolver (2007) Dir.: Guy Ritchie; Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, Andre Benjamin. Thriller about a hotshot gambler who goes up against a a crime boss and local casino owner.Extras: Commentary by Ritchie, "The Concept" featurette with interviews with Ritchie and editor James Herbert, "Revolver: Making the Music" featurette, "The Game: The Making of Revolver" behind-the-scenes featurette, alternate opening and ending sequences, deleted scenes, photo gallery. (Sony).

Rockaway (2007) Nicholas Gonzalez, Ricardo Chavira, Mario Cimarro, Oleg Taktarov. Typical revenge thriller about a war hero who returns home and vows to take down the network of lowlifes and mobsters responsible for the murder of his family. (First Look).

The Seeker (2005) Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Gregory Smith, Christopher Eccleston. A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of darkness. (Fox).

The Sickhouse (2007) Gina Philips, Andrew Knott, Jack Bailey. While excavating the site of a 17th century plague hospital, an archaeologist accidentally unleashes the malevolent spirit of a plague doctor responsible for a series of gruesome murders 350 years earlier ... and he's ready to practice again. (New Line).

Southland Tales (2007) Dir.: Richard Kelly; Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Jill Ritchie, Miranda Richardson, John Larroquette, Jon Lovitz, Will Sasso, Wood Harris, Bai Ling, Joe Campana, Wallace Shawn. Extras: "USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland" featurette, "This Is the Way the World Ends" animated short by Kelly. (Sony).

Steep (2007) Documentary is a breathtaking look into the dangerous and death-defying world of big mountain skiing reveals that the prize is not a cup, medal or title, but rather the exhilaration of experience and the adrenaline of unfathomable feats of athleticism. Available on Blu-ray Disc March 25. (Sony).

13: Game of Death (2006 -- Thailand) Krissada Terrence. Thriller about a young man who enters an underground game -- where he has to complete 13 deadly tasks -- to pay off his debts. (Weinstein Company/Genius Products).
The Untouchables: Season Two, Volume 1 Four-disc set with 16 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).

The Wild Wild West: The Fourth Season Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).

I Am Legend
Life After People
Revolver
13: Game of Death

Factual errors: All the flags shown hanging from various buildings in New York City are in perfect condition. These flags would have been torn and faded from three years of hanging in the weather.


Factual errors: Robert Neville is a Lieutenant Colonel but his insignia in the shots portraying him in his military dress uniform are golden, which indicate the rank of Major.


Continuity: Bite marks on the left shoulder of Dr. Neville disappeared during the final scene.


Factual errors: Vaccines do NOT cure someone who has already been exposed to a virus and who is showing symptoms (in come cases, such as rabies, a vaccine is effective if it's administered almost immediately and long before symptoms appear.) Vaccines can prevent infection but not cure it (that's why so many people die from the flu. If they got the flu shot first and didn't get sick, they wouldn't die but the shot is useless after symptoms show.) This is a common issue with many films.


Continuity: Near the end of the movie, Anna is shown with a tattoo of a butterfly on her neck; however, in previous scenes she does not appear to have one.


Revealing mistakes: During the beginning scenes, where the camera pans over the city, during one pass over a road that runs horizontally across the picture, if you look closely people can be scene walking close to the buildings.


Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Neville is in his lab testing cures on the caged animals, he refers to his video recording as streaming video. Streaming applies to content that is being downloaded and viewed live from a remote source, not being downloaded to a file for later viewing as he is doing.


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Crew or equipment visible: SPOILER: When Neville is in the dark warehouse looking for Sam, he enters a bathroom. When his flashlight hits a mirror, he ducks and shields the light, but there is still a circle of light from the camera behind him.


Audio/visual unsynchronized: SPOILER: Neville states the lab doors are made of Plexiglas (acrylic), but when the so-called Alpha Dark Seeker smashes them the sound is breaking glass.

I give you warning now, Revolver is fucking shit!

That's a shame. I'll probably watch it anyway mostly because I like Statham

I bought it when it came out about 2 years ago.
I sold it the next day!

I bought it on the strength of it being Statham and Guy Richie working together again....what a mistake.
If you expect it to be anything like Snatch or Lock stock.., I can tell you now, it aint!

I'd suggest you either rent it or buy it cheap if you are still gonna take the risk.

All my movies are rentals. Except for the cartoons i buy for the kids.