The new DVD releases include The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Step Brothers and Wanted. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
December 2, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian DVD
Tagline: "A new age has begun."
Length: 144 minutesMPAA Rating: PG for epic battle action and violence
This fantasy film is the second based on the seven-part series of books written by C.S. Lewis. The earlier movie was 2005's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Between films, the four Pevensie siblings spend a year of their lives in England, but they return to Narnia to find that 1300 years have passed there. The lion Aslan (voice of Liam Neeson) is still around, but much has changed. An evil usurper is preventing the rightful king, Prince Caspian, from becoming ruler. An important new character is the Red Dwarf (Peter Dinklage). This time around, there are big battles. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Three-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 grow up so fast."
Length: 98 minutesMPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, and pervasive language (An unrated director’s edition is also available on DVD.)
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star in this comedy produced by Judd Apatow. Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) are about 40, but they are unemployed slackers living in a state of extended adolescence. Brennan lives with his single dad Robert (Richard Jenkins), while Dale resides with his single mom Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). But Robert and Nancy get married and move in together, and Brennan and Dale end up living with the newlyweds. In this arrangement, the spoiled idlers are forced to share a bedroom, leading to all manner of comic complications. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Two-Disc DVD Set - Unrated Edition
- Single-Disc Edition Also Available
- Includes Digital Copy
- 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: "Choose your destiny."
Length: 110 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch, Day Watch), this bang-and-boom, relentlessly violent, extremely kinetic actioner stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Wesley Gibson (McAvoy) is a mild-mannered Chicago office worker until he meets Fox (Jolie), who reveals to him he is a member of an ancient secret organization called the Fraternity, which kills bad people. It turns out the Fraternity is headed up by Sloan (Freeman) and gets its orders in the form of cloth woven on the Loom of Fate. After training, Wesley becomes an avenging assassin. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
- Two-Disc DVD Set
- Single-Disc Edition Also Available
- Includes Digital Copy
- 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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