The new DVD releases include Drillbit Taylor, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns and Vantage Point. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
July 1, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
Tagline: "You get what you pay for."
Length: 109 minutes (An extended version of this movie is also available on DVD. The extended version of the film is 101 minutes in length.)MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity (An unrated version of this movie is also available on DVD.)
Owen Wilson stars in this comedy from the Judd Apatow laugh factory. The story is about three nerdy boys — one overweight, another gawky and bespectacled, the third tiny. From their first day as high school freshmen, they are terrorized by a psychopathic, bullying senior. The trio decides to hire a bodyguard, but the only candidate they can afford is Drillbit Taylor (Wilson), a homeless man who claims to have been an Army Ranger. Drillbit manages to pose as a substitute teacher at the school, where he tries to romance an attractive faculty member (Leslie Mann). Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Commentary
- Additional Scenes
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns DVD
Tagline: "Check your baggage at the door."
Length: 100 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for drug content, language including sexual references, thematic elements and brief violence
Angela Bassett stars in this comedy-drama, which was written and directed by Tyler Perry, who appears on screen briefly as Madea. Bassett portrays Brenda, a single mom struggling to raise her three children in Chicago. She had never met her father, but when he dies, Brenda and her kids travel to rural Georgia to attend his funeral. There she meets the Brown family, an eccentric clan related to her through her father. Also, a coach (Rick Fox, formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers) takes an interest in both Brenda and her son, who is a promising basketball player. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Tagline: "8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth."
Length: 90 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language
The cast of this action thriller includes Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt. The movie involves world leaders meeting for an anti-terrorism summit in Salamanca, Spain. There United States President Ashton (Hurt) is shot, resulting in mass confusion and a violent aftermath. The central events are replayed as seen through the eyes of different observers, and additional information is revealed each time. Quaid and Fox play Secret Service agents, Weaver portrays a TV news producer and Whitaker plays a tourist. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Available in Two-Disc and Single-Disc DVD Editions
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
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