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Part 1: This Week's New Releases on DVD and Video

by Ivana Redwine

The new DVD releases slated for May 25, 2004, include "Club Dread," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," and "Welcome to Mooseport." In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.

May 25 , 2004 - Video and DVD Releases


 "Club Dread"

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Tagline: "A vacation to die for."

Length: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for violence/gore, sexual content, language and drug use

Created by and starring the five-man Broken Lizard comedy troupe ("Super Troopers"), "Club Dread" shows what might happen if a slasher crossed over into a spring break movie. Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton) runs a cheesy tropical resort called Paradise Island where the wacky staff revels in one continuous party as new groups of guests arrive. Then staff members begin turning up dead, but it's all played for laughs: this is a horror movie spoof.

Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Full-Screen and Widescreen Anamorphic Formats Available on Same Disc

  • Two Commentary Tracks

    Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

    "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

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    Length: Theatrical Version: 201 minutes
    MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images.

    This is the last installment in "The Lord of the Rings," a fantasy epic that spans three movies. Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue their quest to destroy the magic Ring, but they must contend with the treachery of the computer-generated Gollum. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) must lead forces in a spectacular final battle. Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, and John Rhys-Davies continue their portrayals of important characters.

    Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Two-Disc DVD Set
  • Read a Feature With More About the DVD Set, Including a Breakdown of the DVD Details

    Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

    Please Note: No firm release date is available yet, but a DVD special extended edition (approx. 250 minutes) of the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" is planned for Holiday 2004.

    "Welcome to Mooseport"

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    Tagline: "This town isn't small enough for the both of them."

    Length: 110 minutes
    MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some brief sexual comments and nudity

    Ray Romano and Gene Hackman star in this comedy. Romano plays Handy Harrison, owner of the hardware store in sleepy Mooseport, Maine, where he's been dating Sally (Maura Tierney) for several years. But things get livelier in Mooseport when former U.S. President Monroe Cole (Hackman) takes up permanent residence there. He runs for mayor, and Sally goes out with him. This galvanizes Handy into opposing Cole in the mayoral race.

    Selected Special DVD Features:

  • Widescreen
  • DVD Easter Eggs

    Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.

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