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"How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
Tagline: "You better watch out!"
Length: 104 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for some crude humor
Starring Jim Carrey, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is a live-action movie based on the beloved children's story by Dr. Seuss. (Many people have also seen the animated adaptation of the story, which is narrated by Boris Karloff, on TV.) The feature-length movie version greatly expands the original story, including a flashback to when the Grinch was only eight years old and the other youngsters in Whoville treated him cruelly. Although the film has a happy ending, it isn't overly cheerful, and much of it has a contemporary, slightly edgy feel. Carrey does lots of physical humor and cracks lots of jokes, but the film ultimately preserves the original story and its message that Christmas is more than just decorations and gifts. Read Full Review
Selected Special DVD Features on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Interactive 3-D Playset - Full-Frame DVD:
- Pop-Up Book-Like Packaging
- Faith Hill Music Video
- Spotlight on Location
- Max's Playhouse: Includes Sing-Along Songs
Selected Special DVD Features on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Collector's Edition - Widescreen DVD:
- Faith Hill Music Video
- Spotlight on Location
- Max's Playhouse: Includes Sing-Along Songs
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD editions of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." This film is also available on VHS.
"Planet of the Apes" (2001)
Tagline: "Rule the planet."
Length: 119 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sequences of action/violence.
Directed by Tim Burton, this action-adventure movie is an update of the 1968 film of the same name. In 2029 Captain Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) is flying in a space pod that winds up crash-landing on a planet where the human inhabitants are the slaves of a ruling class of talking apes. Davidson is captured and sold to Ari (Helena Bonham Carter), a female ape who believes in equal rights for humans and is physically attracted to him. Eventually, Davidson sets out for a place where he hopes he can be rescued, but he is pursued by the ape military, which is headed up by the nasty, bigoted General Thade (Tim Roth) and his second in command Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Charlton Heston, who starred in the 1968 movie, makes a cameo appearance in the updated version.
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Interactive Multi-Angle Sequences
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
- Extended Scenes
- 2-Disc Set
- Commentary by Director Tim Burton
- Commentary by Composer Danny Elfman
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
Additional Releases of Interest:
"Apocalypse Now Redux" (1979)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Widescreen Anamorphic Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Breathless" (1961)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Full-Screen Format
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"The Matrix Revisited" (2001)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Full-Screen Format
Formats Available: The above information refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
"Rebecca" - Criterion Collection (1940)
Selected Special DVD Features:
- Hitchcock on "Rebecca": The Director Talks to Filmmaker Francois Truffaut
- Behind-the-Scenes Photos
- 2-Disc Set
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD; this film is also available on VHS.
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