Following up his review of the Batman: The Frightening screenplay comes
one for a film which
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen
hopes will get made but it's been around a few years already so is there still
a chance for it?
Pierce Brosnan's fourth Bond flick, but far from his best. He's
joined by Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike and, from *that* Lynx advert,
Rachel Grant in the 20th Bond film released to date.
Asia Argento came to the fore for most of us in the action-adventure
xXx alongside
Vin Diesel, but the daughter of horrormeister Dario Argento is also an
established director in her own right.
Online shortly will be an interview with Asia Argento.
Chris Morris provides a double helping of Jam on DVD...
Released today:
Blue chemotherapy wig... Shoot your leg off... Marry yourself... Kilroy on the
day he lost his mind... Welcome... in Jam.
It may not make a lot of sense, but be advised that this double-disc set
contains both the original broadcast in full as well as the remixed repeats
titled Jaaaaam.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Red Dragon: Special Edition (DVD)
Superman The Movie: Deluxe Edition (DVD)
The Hitchcock Collection (DVD)
Taken: The Complete Series (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.27 (DVD)
Fargo: Special Edition (DVD)
COMPETITION ANSWERS: APRIL comps...
Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to an
end and the answers were as follows:
Most Wanted Classic Kids TV (DVD): "Custard" is the Dangermouse episode in its original 5x5 format.
Hello Kitty (VHS/DVD): Hello Kitty originates from Japan.
Eddy and the Bear (VHS/DVD): Eddy is aged five.
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.26 (DVD): Richard Dean Anderson played MacGyver.
Lava (DVD): Nicola Stapleton played Mandy Salter in Eastenders.
Baise Moi (DVD): It was filmed in France.
The Guru (DVD): Heather Graham was in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
Buffy: Once More With Feeling (DVD): The difference is this episode is a musical.
The Simpsons: Risky Business (DVD): An inanimate carbon rod saves the day in "Deep Space Homer".
One Hour Photo (DVD): Gary Cole played Sheriff Lucas Buck in American Gothic.
X-Men 1.5: Special Edition (DVD): Halle Berry won her Oscar for Monster's Ball.
4 Films from Fox (DVD): The original Buffy was Kristy Swanson.
The Tribe Series 1 (DVD): The series is broadcast on Five.
Cold Feet Series 5 (DVD): Robert Bathurst appears in "My Dad's The Prime Minster".
The winners have been picked and shall be notified shortly.
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is now updated for April 2003.
11/09/01: September 11 (19.99, Artificial Eye)
The Adventures Of Tintin (19.99, Anchor Bay)
All Or Nothing (19.99, Momentum)
Bad Company (17.99, Buena Vista)
Bande A Part (aka The Outsiders) (19.99, BFI)
Before You Go (19.99, EiV)
The Birds (19.99, Universal)
Birthday Girl (17.99, VCI)
Bruce Springsteen Live In New York City (16.99, Sony)
Bruce Springsteen Video Anthology 1978-2000 (16.99, Sony)
Cinema Paradiso (Both versions) (19.99, Arrow)
Cutting It Series 1 (24.99, Contender)
Die Another Day SE (24.99, MGM)
Doctor Who: The Talons Of Weng Chiang (19.99, BBC)
Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds Episodes 1 To 9 (9.99, Revelation)
Following last year's summaries of the first season,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey
returns with a week-by-week synopsis of season two, which will contains
spoilers so make sure you've seen the BBC2 episodes before you read.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Dreamcatcher, 25th Hour, Welcome to Collinwood, Magdaline Sisters, Trapped
and reviews of Johnny English, Shanghai Knights, Cradle 2 The Grave and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
are already online and out now.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
sees the light and realises this film isn't all it was hyped up to be as it
comes to Region 1 DVD a mere three months after it came out at the cinema.
The film is due for a cinema release in the UK on May 9th 2003.
A double helping of this arcade smash hit (well, you get to play House of
the Dead 2 if you can complete the main mission) which will be best started
out if you have a lightgun, but is surprisingly playable with just the Xbox
joystick.
The name's English... Johnny English... at the cinema...
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen
takes a look at the Bond spoof starring Rowan Atkinson as Johnny English,
the character from the Barclaycard adverts several years ago, in a movie also
featuring Ben Miller, John Malkovich, Radha Mitchell and Natalie
Imbruglia.
Thanks for Jack Templeton from GamesMasterTV.co.uk
for the news that this month's issue of the Games Master magazine contains
the last ever episode of the TV show on DVD.
For more info click on the image, which leads to a press release about the
show and a link to the website itself.
However, it has been out before - five years ago - when it was given almost
no extras whatsoever. This version redresses the balance a bit but it's a
film well worth seeing again, and this time we've got a Dolby Digital 5.1
soundtrack.
Chris Morris provides a double helping of Jam on DVD...
Released next Monday:
Blue chemotherapy wig... Shoot your leg off... Marry yourself... Kilroy on the
day he lost his mind... Welcome... in Jam.
It may not make a lot of sense, but be advised that this double-disc set
contains both the original broadcast in full as well as the remixed repeats
titled Jaaaaam.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Fargo: Special Edition (DVD)
Most Wanted Classic Kids TV (DVD)
Hello Kitty (VHS/DVD)
Eddy and the Bear (VHS/DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.26 (DVD)
Lava (DVD)
Baise Moi (DVD)
The Guru (DVD)
Buffy: Once More With Feeling (DVD)
The Simpsons: Risky Business (DVD)
One Hour Photo (DVD)
X-Men 1.5: Special Edition (DVD)
4 Films from Fox (DVD)
The Tribe Series 1 (DVD)
Cold Feet Series 5 (DVD)
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is now updated for April 2003.
Art Of Noise: Into Vision (16.99, Disc)
Badly Drawn Boy: All Possibilities (DVD Single) (3.99, Disc)
Bear In The Big Blue House Live Tour Vol 6 (12.99, Columbia)
Camberwick Green: The Complete Collection (19.99, Telstar)
Chocky's Challenge (15.99, Second Sight)
Fargo SE (19.99, MGM)
Flash Gordon Space Soldiers (15.99, Laserlight)
Hello Kitty's Paradise (12.99, Telstar)
Hello Kitty's Paradise (DVD, Stationery And Stickers) (12.99, Telstar)
Joe Jackson: 25th Anniversary Special (14.99, BMG)
Joe Somebody (17.99, Fox)
Lighthouse (19.99, Universal)
My Little Eye (19.99, Momentum)
Scarlet Diva (19.99, MIA)
Slackers (15.99, Momentum)
Super Troopers (17.99, Fox)
Will And Grace Season 2 Episodes 17-20 (12.99, Medusa)
Will And Grace Season 2 Episodes 21-24 (12.99, Medusa)
Following last year's summaries of the first season,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey
returns with a week-by-week synopsis of season two, which will contains
spoilers so make sure you've seen the BBC2 episodes before you read.
On Monday this week I commented how it's bad enough that Sky have been adding
to their onscreen logo with red dots and "ALL NEW" logos, but the recent treatment
of intrusive voice announcements and permanent logos, like The Simpsons doughnut
advertising the nonsense that surrounds the 300th episode being shown this
weekend, had led me to add a page for Sky One too.
We've had more comments come in about this than anything else and some are
included from a link on the Sky One page. I've only used contributors' first
names on that page.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers and this week
an interview with French director Pitof about his forthcoming Catwoman
movie.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Phone Booth, Bulletproof Monk, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
and reviews of Shanghai Knights, Cradle 2 The Grave, Daredevil and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
are already online and out now.
The only thing crap about this game is the title. Go beyond that and you
discover an incredibly addictive game as you play as and take on Godzilla-style
creatures, knocking seven bells out of each other across a cityscape.
Traverse four different realms and restore the balance between good and evil...
Sounds like we've been here many times before, as we have with the Tomb
Raider game engine. But is there a game to go with it too?
Danger Mouse, Avenger Penguins, Victor & Hugo and Alias the Jester - all
cartoons from the 80s amongst the most wanted of all time. An adventure from
each is on this disc, with Danger Mouse's "Custard" now appearing in its
five 5-minute episodes as originally broadcast.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Most Wanted Classic Kids TV (DVD)
Hello Kitty (VHS/DVD)
Eddy and the Bear (VHS/DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.26 (DVD)
Lava (DVD)
Baise Moi (DVD)
The Guru (DVD)
Buffy: Once More With Feeling (DVD)
The Simpsons: Risky Business (DVD)
One Hour Photo (DVD)
X-Men 1.5: Special Edition (DVD)
4 Films from Fox (DVD)
The Tribe Series 1 (DVD)
Cold Feet Series 5 (DVD)
Sky One insult their viewers once too often...
It's bad enough that Sky have been adding to their onscreen logo with red dots
and "ALL NEW" logos, but the recent treatment of intrusive voice announcements
and permanent logos, like The Simpsons doughnut advertising the nonsense that
surrounds the 300th episode being shown this coming weekend, have led me to
add a page for Sky One too.
It's also possible to email the Sky bigwigs directly about their behaviour.
I've emailed them with:
"Dear Sky and the executives to which this email is addressed.
I would like you to read the following page on my site which is going live as
of tomorrow, Monday 14th April 2003, which is in protest to your disgusting
behaviour towards your viewers with regards to intrusive announcements and all
the onscreen rubbish that you are forcing upon us.
We are able to work out when a programme is "all new", and the the Simpsons
300th episode is on next weekend, even if you need a constant reminder just to
help yourself. Thankfully, I am blessed with an IQ that goes above single
figures and do not need such reminders.
I look forward to hearing from you after you have read the following page:
(the Sky One page on the link below)
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is now updated for April 2003.
Andromeda Season 2 Vol 2 (24.99, Contender)
Baise-Moi (19.99, Universal)
Blur: Out Of Time (DVD Single) (3.99, EMI)
The Boys From Brazil (9.99, Carlton)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling (15.99, Fox)
The Camomile Lawn (12.99, VCI)
The Centre Of The World (19.99, Momentum)
Changing Rooms / Ground Force (19.99, Warner Music)
Dawn Of The Dead (Uncut) (17.99, BMG)
Doctor In The House: Complete Collection (55.99, Carlton)
Eddy And The Bear: Silly Stories (9.99, Granada)
The Girl Of Your Dreams (15.99, Arrow)
Heart: Alive In Seattle (14.99, BMG)
Hobson's Choice / Breaking The Sound Barrier (15.99, Warner)
Martin L Gore: Stardust (DVD Single) (3.99, Disc)
Monty Python Films BS (39.99, Columbia)
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (12.99, Columbia)
Most Wanted Classic Kids TV (9.99, Fremantle)
Peter Gabriel: Secret World - Live (17.99, Virgin)
The Railway Children / Swallows And Amazons (15.99, Warner)
The Rebel / The Punch And Judy Man (15.99, Warner)
Resident Evil (17.99, Fox)
Robbie Williams: Come Undone (DVD Single) (3.99, EMI)
Run DMC: Together Forever - Greatest Hits 1983-2000 (17.99, BMG)
There's no '24' tonight due to the Golf, so
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey
is having a well-earned break and the synopsis for episode 8 will be here
next week.
However, given that I couldn't wait two weeks after a conclusion like that,
I watched the next episode on BBC3 and was surprised... to see no "BBC THREE"
logo, no onscreen next, no interruptions during or after the programme, no
"press red"... no distractions at all. I understand there's a new set of
marketing bods at the BBC - either that or Stuart Murphy, controller of BBC3,
was off sick.
As a result, since BBC2's programme ended with squashed credits and a "next
episode" trailer (which showed us content from the same episode - duh!),
this meant that BBC3's broadcast was treated with more respect. Other BBC3
programmes that have since escaped the "BBC THREE" DOG include Burn It
and Two Pints of Lager...
It's mainly celeb-based tripe like Liquid News which remains to suffer,
although the late-night repeats of Monkey Dust still have it, which is
a shame as that's one of the few decent shows they've got. Post-midnight
programmes seem a bit of a crapshoot, though, as to whether they're DOGged or
not, so let's hope there's sense seen when the next series comes round.
Since Peter Good was appointed the Chief in Charge of Putting More
Crap Onscreen at Channel 4, he's managed to make an instant name for himself
by adding to the usual red dot a new logo (right).
I've just emailed him with the following, and you can comment directly to him
by clicking on the logo and following the page for Channel 4:
"Dear Mr Good,
Congratulations on the appointment of your job at Channel 4. It's pleasing to
know there's someone out there who has their finger on the pulse of the viewing
audience, doesn't want to insult their audience and has abolished the permanent
onscreen presence...
That's what I'd be saying if you had even the first idea what to do in your
job, but it's quite clear from your "NEWGAME" logo that you have successfully
transcended the boundaries of your predecessors with an even bigger constant
onscreen presence that proves that you only get one chance in life to screw things
up, and you grabbed it with both hands.
I previously thought that no-one could come close to BBC3's Stuart Murphy with
his penchant for end-credit interruptions, onscreen nexts and even the occasional
voice announcement DURING a programme, but he has back-tracked on some of
these annoyances and so compared to you he is a prince among broadcasters.
Please take a look at the link on my site (as described above) which indicates how ridiculous your TV
station is becoming, and, from a direct quote from yourself, how the red dot
alone isn't working and is proof that it should be scrapped.
And if "NEWGAME" doesn't get the revenue, just how far will you go to
bastardise the TV screen even further?
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Johnny English, S Club: Seeing Double
and reviews of Shanghai Knights, Cradle 2 The Grave, Daredevil and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
are already online and out now.
Jimi Mistry goes to America to become a big star, but it doesn't
pan out quite the way he expects when he meets up with socialite Marisa
Tomei and porn star Heather Graham.
Released just over a year ago in March 2002, the price was near-enough
£300 but soon dropped by a hundred and beat off competition from the
Gamecube at Xmas with a games bundle that included
Splinter Cell
and
Halo.
Now the price of the solus pack has reduced to the same as the Gamecube.
As listed in a recent Movie Digest from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen,
this animated version of The Matrix has been made into a downloadable
movie file and the first part is online now. Dan brings us his review
of this initial installment.
When DVDs were first released in the UK in early 1998, the price of a DVD
recorder was too expensive to even think about seriously. Things have changed
and a well-spec'd recorder is now available for little more than £300,
with write-once and rewritable discs certainly no more than a 4-hour
VHS tape.
After two main films and a spin-off about the latter's greatest enemy, The
Scorpion King, the animated version has been running for nearly two full
series in the US and a selection of episodes are available on DVD now.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Most Wanted Classic Kids TV (DVD)
Hello Kitty (VHS/DVD)
Eddy and the Bear (VHS/DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.26 (DVD)
Lava (DVD)
Baise Moi (DVD)
The Guru (DVD)
Buffy: Once More With Feeling (DVD)
The Simpsons: Risky Business (DVD)
One Hour Photo (DVD)
X-Men 1.5: Special Edition (DVD)
4 Films from Fox (DVD)
The Tribe Series 1 (DVD)
Cold Feet Series 5 (DVD)
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is now updated for April 2003.
Absolutely Fabulous: Christmas Special (15.99, BBC)
All Creatures Great And Small Series 1 Part 1 (24.99, Network)
Bad Lieutenant (15.99, Fox)
Black Mask 2: City Of Masks (19.99, Columbia)
The Black Stallion (12.99, MGM)
The Black Stallion Returns (12.99, MGM)
Butterflies Series 2 (24.99, Acorn)
Care Bears: The Movie (12.99, MGM)
Dragonfly (15.99, Buena Vista)
The Duchess Of Duke Street (24.99, Network)
Erasure: Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (DVD Single) (3.99, Disc)
Farscape Season 4 Vol 2 (24.99, Contender)
Fist From Shaolin (15.99, Eastern Heroes)
Fluke (12.99, MGM)
Frailty (15.99, Paramount)
Gareth Gates Live In London (17.99, Warner Music)
Getting Even With Dad (12.99, MGM)
The Ghost And Mrs Muir (15.99, Fox)
The Guru (19.99, Universal)
Hadley, Norman And Keeble: An Evening Of Gold (17.99, Quantum Leap)
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (24.99, Warner)
Infested (19.99, Columbia)
The Invisible Man Season 1 Part 2 (2000) (39.99, Contender)
Joey (12.99, MGM)
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (15.99, Fox)
Juwanna Mann (15.99, Warner)
Killing Me Softly (9.99, Fox)
Lava (19.99, Universal)
The Life Of Mammals (39.99, BBC)
The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (19.99, BFI)
Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing (15.99, Fox)
The Mark Of Zorro (1940) (15.99, Fox)
Mister Deeds (19.99, Columbia)
Misty Mundae: School For Lust (15.99, Planet)
The Mummy: Quest For The Scrolls (Animated) (15.99, Universal)
Neverending Story Vol 1: The Beginning (9.99, Medusa)
Neverending Story Vol 2: The Gift (9.99, Medusa)
Once Upon A Time In China: Complete Trilogy (29.99, Medusa)
The Onedin Line Series 1 Part 1 (17.99, Universal)
Only Fools And Horses: The Story Of Only Fools And Horses (19.99, BBC)
The Osbournes Season 1 (19.99, Buena Vista)
Playboy: Barefoot Beauties (15.99, Medusa)
The Police: Every Breath You Take (14.99, Universal)
Quatermass: Chapters 1 To 4 / The Conclusion (34.99, Clear Vision)
Richard Ashcroft: Buy It In Bottles (4.99, Virgin)
Robin Williams: Live On Broadway (16.99, Sony)
Roman Holiday SE (19.99, Paramount)
Rumpole Of The Bailey Series 3 (24.99, Acorn)
Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (19.99, BFI)
The Simpsons: Risky Business (15.99, Fox)
Sweet Sixteen (19.99, Warner)
Swimfan (19.99, Warner)
The West Wing Season 2 Part 1 (34.99, Warner)
Will Young Live In London (17.99, Warner Music)
WWE Armageddon 2002 (17.99, Silver Vision)
WWE Best Of Confidential Vol 1 (17.99, Silver Vision)
Following last year's summaries of the first season,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Liam Carey
returns with a week-by-week synopsis of season two, which will contains
spoilers so make sure you've seen the BBC2 episodes before you read.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Shanghai Knights, Blue Crush, A Man Apart
and reviews of Cradle 2 The Grave, Daredevil, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Harry Potter 2
are already online and out now.
As listed in last Friday's Movie Digest from
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen,
the following is a script review for the planned fifth feature film in the
Batman series.
The rumours are unconfirmed as of yet, but I understand that it's rumoured
for '24' to get an unheard of 25th episode to the series with which to round
it off with a surprise wedding, possibly for Jack and Nina, since they've
found themselves working together again, but can true love be found after
all the pain she put him through at the end of Season 1?
Only time will tell, literally, as the series extends to the following morning
at 9am...
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
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