Let's take a look at the best new movies on DVD for March, 2007.
March 6, 2007
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America
This hilarious, politically incorrect comedy has the full title Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) leaves his home in Kazakhstan and travels to New York to film a documentary. He views Baywatch on TV and becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson, prompting him to set off on a road trip to California to meet her. Along the way he has wacky adventures, the zaniest of which is a nude wrestling match with his obese producer.
March 13, 2007
Casino Royale
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond, the famed British secret agent who made his debut in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel. But the film moves the story forward to circa 2005 and imagines a new incarnation of Bond very early in his career, around the time he is designated Agent 007. In the movie, 007's primary task is to stop the evil Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), financier of international terrorism, leading to a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro. Also, Bond gets romantically involved with the alluring Vesper Lynd (Eva Green).
March 20, 2007
Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou and Jennifer Connelly star in this drama directed by Edward Zwick. The story is set in 1999 Sierra Leone during a civil war. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy (Hounsou) finds and hides a large, rare diamond. Later, the smuggler Danny Archer (DiCaprio) teams up with Solomon in an attempt to retrieve the valuable stone. They are joined in their quest by journalist Maddy Bowen (Connelly), who wants to expose how the diamond business is responsible for innocent people being killed.
Rocky Balboa
Sylvester Stallone's Rocky burst onto the scene in 1976, and the actor reprised the character in four follow-up movies, the last being Rocky V (1990). Sixteen years later the Italian Stallion comes back in Rocky Balboa for what is seemingly one last hurrah, and although his wife has died, her brother Paulie (Burt Young) is still around. Rocky's about 60, and he runs a restaurant in Philly. Despite his age, an opportunity arises he can't resist: Rocky will fight the current heavyweight champ in an exhibition match.
March 27, 2007
Children of Men
Alfonso Cuarón directed this dystopian vision of the near future adapted from P.D. James' novel. It's 2027, no human baby has been born for 18 years and the world is in chaos. The story takes place in Britain where a fascist government deals with terrorists, rebels and a stream of refugees. The protagonist Theo Faron (Clive Owen) is a bureaucrat who ends up on a dangerous mission to get a pregnant illegal immigrant to safety. Also appearing in the movie are Julianne Moore, Michael Caine and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Happy Feet
This animated movie is set in an Antarctica where the emperor penguins are heavily into singing. But it happens that a male/female pair of them (voices of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman) produce an offspring, Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), who's an atrocious singer, but a terrific tap dancer. Mumble isn't fully accepted by the emperors, and he ends up with a group of Adélie penguins that includes Ramon (voice of Robin Williams). But there's a growing shortage of fish, possibly caused by intrusive aliens (humans).
The Pursuit of Happyness
Will Smith gives a winning performance in this feel-good movie inspired by a true story. In 1981 San Francisco, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) goes broke in a business venture. Then his wife (Thandie Newton) leaves him, and he takes custody of their five-year-old son (played by Will Smith's real-life son). Chris sets out to make a fresh start, and he takes an unpaid internship at a brokerage house. He and his son have their ups and downs, and they are even homeless for awhile, but eventually Chris' perseverance pays off.
