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New Videos Coming Out This Week

Here's what you need to know to plan your next trip to the video store. There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for Tuesday, November 20, 2001, including "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Planet of the Apes" (2001), "Britney Spears - Britney: The Videos," and "Rebecca" - Criterion Collection" (1940). Let's take a look at these films, along with a few additional releases of interest, and take a sneak peek at next week's videos and DVDs.

"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.