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| Part 3: A Sneak Peek at Next Week's Releases on Video/DVD |
There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including "Eight Legged Freaks" and "The Sum of All Fears." Also, "Spider-Man" will be released on November 1, 2002. Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest coming next week.
October 29 - Video and DVD Releases
"Eight
Legged Freaks" (2002)
Tagline:
"Do you hate spiders? Do you really hate spiders? Well they don't like
you either."
Length:
99 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for sci-fi violence, brief sexuality and language
This is a horror comedy about a small town that is attacked by a horde of enormous, mutant spiders. After a long absence, Chris McCormack (David Arquette) returns to Prosperity, Arizona, partly because he is attracted to Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), who is the mother of two. Prosperity has fallen on hard times, and after the financial failure of the mall, the mayor permits the storage of toxic waste to provide the town with revenue. However, the toxic wastes contaminate a pond, and insects from that pond are fed to exotic spiders owned by a local collector. The spiders quickly mutate into huge creatures who escape and start eating humans. Chris, Sam, and her kids do what they can against the giant marauding arachnids, and eventually the people of Prosperity make a last stand at the town mall.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
"The
Sum of All Fears" (2002)
Tagline:
"27,000 Nuclear Weapons. One Is Missing."
Length:
124 minutes
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for violence, disaster images and brief strong language.
This is another in a series of political thrillers based on Tom Clancy novels, and again the main character is CIA agent Jack Ryan. This time around Ryan is only 28 years old and is played by Ben Affleck. Working under CIA director Bill Cabot (Morgan Freeman), Ryan soon finds himself caught up in a portentous crisis. A European neo-Nazi (Alan Bates) has acquired a nuclear device and put in motion a diabolical plan to start an all-out war between the U.S. and Russia. After the nuclear device wipes out a large section of Baltimore, the U.S. president (James Cromwell) and his advisers grapple with how to respond. As both America and Russia prepare to launch their nuclear arsenals, it's up to Ryan to uncover the truth and prevent the two superpowers from annihilating each other.
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
November 1 - Video and DVD Release
"Spider-Man"
(2002)
Tagline:
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Length:
121 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for stylized violence and action
This action-adventure movie gives a big-screen version of the origin of the Marvel Comics hero Spider-Man. Nerdy high school senior Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) visits a university, where he is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Soon Peter is more muscular, can make huge leaps, and spin webs. When a member of his family is killed during the commission of a crime, he becomes Spider-Man, a heroic crime-fighter. In this movie, Spider-Man takes on the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), a superhuman homicidal maniac. Although they use different methods, both Spider-Man and the Green Goblin are able to soar through the Manhattan skies. Meanwhile, Peter makes a tentative beginning at romance with attractive next-door neighbor Mary Ann Watson (Kirsten Dunst).
Selected Special DVD Features:
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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