The new DVD releases include Employee of the Month, Gridiron Gang, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
January 16, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Employee of the Month DVD
Length: 103 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and language
Stand-up comic Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson and Dax Shepard star in this comedy. Zack (Cook) is a lackadaisical box boy at Super Club, a large discount retail store. When sexy new checkout clerk Amy (Simpson) starts working there, Zack is attracted to her. But she reputedly will only go out with guys who are named Employee of the Month. That's when Zack sets out to win the award, but he is a definite underdog because he is up against the unlikable Vince (Shepard), who has already won it 17 times in a row.
- Outtakes
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
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Tagline: "One goal. A second chance."
Length: 120 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some startling scenes of violence, mature thematic material and language
The Rock stars in this feel-good sports drama based on a 1993 TV documentary. It's set at Camp Kilpatrick, a juvenile correctional detention facility in the Los Angeles area. Probation officer Sean Porter (Rock) decides it would be a good thing to form a football team made up of inmates and have them play local high schools. It's an uphill struggle, but Porter recruits players, gets uniforms and schedules some games. Eventually he manages to mold thugs into a team, and the kids learn valuable life lessons. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning DVD
Tagline: "Witness the birth of fear."
Length: 91 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some sexual content
This horror film is a prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), which was a remake of a 1974 cult favorite. This time around we get the back story of Leatherface, a k a Thomas Hewitt. In the prequel, a young man, his brother and their girlfriends are driving through backwoods Texas on their way to Mexico when they have an auto accident. That leads to their encounter with the psychopathic, cannibalistic Hewitt clan. Jordana Brewster plays one of the girlfriends, and R. Lee Ermey is back as the sheriff. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Commentary
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week