There are some interesting video/DVD releases slated for next week, including Fred Claus, Hancock and Space Chimps. Let's take a look at these movies on DVD and video, along with some additional releases of interest.
November 25, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
Tagline: "Santa's brother is coming to town."
Length: 116 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for mild language and some rude humor
Vince Vaughn stars in this holiday comedy, and other actors in the cast include Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, rapper Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Spacey. The story begins with Mother Claus (Bates) and her first-born son welcoming a new baby boy. The younger child, Nicholas, grows up to be saintly and becomes Santa (Giamatti). The elder son, Fred (Vaughn), becomes a Chicago repo man with a good-looking girlfriend (Weisz). But he needs money and goes to work for his younger brother at the North Pole. There all manner of complications arise, including the presence of an efficiency expert (Spacey). 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.
Hancock DVD
Length: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. (An unrated edition of this film is also available on DVD.)
In this offbeat superhero movie, Will Smith plays John Hancock, who possesses immense physical strength, is invulnerable and can fly. But he drinks to excess, looks like a Skid Row bum and has a disagreeable personality. His feats can be heroic, but they often have devastating side effects that bring lawsuits and bad press. He saves the life of Ray (Jason Bateman), but in the process causes a train wreck. Then Ray, who is a PR guy, helps the superhero improve his image, but it turns out Ray's wife (Charlize Theron) leads to a big reveal about Hancock that is surprising.
- Widescreen
- 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.
Space Chimps DVD
Length: 81 minutes
MPAA Rating: G
In 1961 the US sent a chimpanzee named Ham on a space mission that paved the way for America's first human astronaut. This movie is a family animated comedy where three chimps go through a wormhole to retrieve a missing space probe. They are Titan (voice of Patrick Warburton), Luna (voice of Cheryl Hines) and Ham's grandson, Ham III (voice of Andy Samberg). The trio arrives at an inhospitable planet ruled by the evil tyrant Zartog (voice of Jeff Daniels). There's also Kilowatt (voice of Kristin Chenoweth), a walking light bulb who incandesces when she gets scared.
- 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.
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