The new DVD releases include The Bank Job, College Road Trip and Step Up 2 the Streets. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
July 15, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
The Bank Job DVD
Length: 111
minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, violence and language
Jason Statham stars in this heist movie based loosely on a real-life 1971 robbery of a Lloyds Bank in London. Terry (Statham) is selling used cars when the good-looking Martine (Saffron Burrows) tells him he can score a lot of money by breaking into the safe-deposit boxes of a Baker Street bank. Terry quickly assembles a team and pulls off the caper, only to find himself in a complicated aftermath. The safe-deposit boxes turn out to hold cash and jewels as expected, but one of the plot twists is that they have other contents of interest to the government and MI5.
- Audio Commentary
- Digital Copy of Feature Film
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- 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.
Tagline: "They just can't get there fast enough."
Length: 83 minutesMPAA Rating: G
Martin Lawrence and the Disney Channel's Raven-Symoné star in this family-friendly comedy. James Porter (Lawrence) is the police chief in a small town near Chicago, and his daughter Melanie (Raven-Symoné) is a high school senior getting ready to go to college. James is pushing her to attend nearby Northwestern, but she's interested in schools some distance away, especially Georgetown in D.C. James, Melanie, her little brother and his amusing pet pig end up driving around to campuses, having adventures along the way. Donny Osmond appears in the movie. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- 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.
Tagline: "It's not where you're from. It's where you're at."
Length: 98 minutesMPAA Rating: Widescreen
This dance film is the follow-up to Step Up (2006) and again features Baltimore's Maryland School of the Arts. However, Channing Tatum, the earlier movie's star, appears only near the beginning, and the story is then turned over to new characters played by new actors. This time around the main character is a girl named Andie (Briana Evigan). She enrolls in the school, gets involved with a hunky student (Robert Hoffman) and they form a dance group. The film's climax comes when Andie's group participates in the underground dance competition known as the Streets. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- 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.
Next Page - Additional Video/DVD Releases of Interest This Week