DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with his weekly column detailing the new announcements for
films on Region 1 DVD, starting with the week's big title,
Escape From New York: Special Edition.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Two Weeks Notice (DVD)
The Ring (DVD)
Maximum Overdrive (DVD)
The Thing (DVD)
Buffy & Angel VHS/PS2 Bonanza
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.31 (DVD)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD)
Shiri (DVD)
COMPETITION ANSWERS: AUGUST comps...
Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to an
end and the answers were as follows:
Planet of the Apes: The TV Series (DVD): Mark Wahlberg took the lead in the 2001 remake
The Tuxedo (DVD): Jennifer Love Hewitt will star in Garfield
Human Nature (DVD): Tim Robbins is married to Susan Sarandon
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp): Colin Farrell starred with Al Pacino in The Recruit
Final Destination 2 (DVD): Ali Larter starred in Legally Blonde
24 Season 2 (DVD): Sarah Wynter starred in The 6th Day
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD): The CSI game was released by Ubisoft
Phone Booth (DVD): Colin Farrell starred with Tom Cruise in Minority Report
The Banger Sisters (DVD): Geoffrey Rush will be playing Peter Sellers in a 2004 TV special.
Life or Something Like it (DVD): Stephen Herek directed Keanu Reeves in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
The One And Only (DVD): Justine Waddell has starred in two films with Jonny Lee Miller
Jesus of Montreal (DVD): Montreal is in Canada
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD): Sam Raimi directed the Evil Dead trilogy
About Schmidt (DVD): Emily Watson did not star in *both* Anger Management and Punch-Drunk Love
Boat Trip (DVD): Victoria Silvstedt appeared in Playboy
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD): Citizen Smith's first name was Wolfie
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.30 (DVD): Disclosure was the episode title.
The winners have been picked and shall be notified shortly.
Next DVDfever update: September 8th 2003...
Yes, I don't know how you'll live without us, but we're taking a well-deserved
week off, hence the update today with the sort of things you'd see during the
week, and we'll be back on Monday September 8th 2003.
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: Hollywood Homicide, The Lizzie McGuire Movie
and reviews of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
are already online and out now.
It's been described as "Nikita meets Die Hard", but in this tale of a
vicious and accurate female sniper, while it may have set the Korean box
office alight, can she make it something new for the rest of us who are used
to Hollywood's big-budget action flicks?
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Paul Greenwood
returns with a look at Angelina Jolie's sequel to her computer game action
heroine, who's back on the big screen to battle with the baddies in a bid
to retrieve Pandora's Box, aka The Cradle of Life.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with his weekly column detailing the new announcements for
films on Region 1 DVD, starting with the week's big title,
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.31 (DVD)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD)
Shiri (DVD)
Planet of the Apes: The TV Series (DVD)
The Tuxedo (DVD)
Human Nature (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp)
Final Destination 2 (DVD)
24 Season 2 (DVD)
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD)
The Banger Sisters (DVD)
Life or Something Like it (DVD)
The One And Only (DVD)
Jesus of Montreal (DVD)
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD)
About Schmidt (DVD)
Boat Trip (DVD)
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.30 (DVD)
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New DVDs out this week...
And A Nightingale Sang (15.99, Revelation)
The Barenaked Ladies: In America - The Stunt Tour (12.99, BMG)
Bjork: Inside Bjork Documentary (9.99, One Little Indian)
Brother 2 (19.99, Tartan)
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (Platinum Edition) (14.99, Disc)
Cul-De-Sac (16.99, Anchor Bay)
Dragon Lord (16.99, Medusa)
Edward The Seventh (39.99, Network)
Farscape Season 4 Vol 5 (24.99, Contender)
Home And Away: Secrets And The City (17.99, Universal)
Knife In The Water (16.99, Anchor Bay)
Last Cannibal World (aka Ultimo Mondo Cannibale) (15.99, Disc)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (24.99, EiV)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (DVD and watch) (34.99, EiV)
McCabe And Mrs Miller (12.99, Warner)
Near Dark (19.99, Anchor Bay)
The People Vs Larry Flynt SE (12.99, Columbia)
Phil Collins: Serious Hits - Live (24.99, Warner Music)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (17.99, Disc)
Repulsion (16.99, Anchor Bay)
The Roman Polanski Collection (39.99, Anchor Bay)
Sixth Sense with Colin Fry (14.99, VCI)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Series 4 (84.99, Paramount)
Victor Victoria (12.99, BMG)
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (19.99, Tartan)
Will And Grace Season 3 Episodes 1-4 (12.99, Medusa)
Will And Grace Season 3 Episodes 5-8 (12.99, Medusa)
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: Tomb Raider 2, The Man Who Sued God, Confidence
and reviews of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Hulk and The Matrix Reloaded
are already online and out now.
If you thought Being John Malkovich was a bit weird, then prepare for
something even more bizarre as reality meets fiction meets John Malkovich meets
its screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and his twin brother Donald. Nicolas Cage
finds he can spar off himself the best in this movie.
All this week, both UK Gold, with a promotion for a Carry on Weekend,
and UK Style, with a promotion for a Ground Force Weekend, are forcing
a bloody 24/7 logo on their dwindling viewers.
Channel controller Katie Barnard is ensuring she kills the channels off for
good with yet more of these onscreen defacements. How much more can she
insult her viewers?
Click on the UK Gold logo for more information about this abomination
and also direct email links to put your views forward to both the main UK Gold
email address and Katie Barnard herself.
This week there was only one item for
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
to comment on - Legally Blonde 2.
"The disc will include both anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen and fullscreen
transfers. Extras include deleted scenes (possibly a good form of the film?),
featurettes and trailers.
Excitement factor: 0 out of 10. The first was a tolerable abomination and
this was just... an abomination. Must miss."
Charts to return tomorrow...?
You just know it's going to be one of those weeks.
Something a bit different to start off this week, with the review of a DVD
starring Nadia (aka Andrea Spinks, aka Pixie) as she goes after all
those girls at school, who bullied her, in the best way possible...
Yes, it's one for the adult audience so you'll go through a warning page
first before you get to the review.
Pirate movies - as in those based on bad guys sailing ships - have had a
rough ride in recent years, but this movie starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey
Rush, Keira Knightley & Mackenzie Crook has been well-received and is now
on the big screen here too, as reviewed by
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Planet of the Apes: The TV Series (DVD)
The Tuxedo (DVD)
Human Nature (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp)
Final Destination 2 (DVD)
24 Season 2 (DVD)
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD)
The Banger Sisters (DVD)
Life or Something Like it (DVD)
The One And Only (DVD)
Jesus of Montreal (DVD)
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD)
About Schmidt (DVD)
Boat Trip (DVD)
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.30 (DVD)
Visit the Discussion Forum...
Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant
about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
start presenting your opinions!
Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.
New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the August 18th 2003.
8 Women (19.99, Momentum)
The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina (15.99, Buena Vista)
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: American Pie 3: The Wedding, Freddy Vs. Jason
and reviews of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Hulk and The Matrix Reloaded
are already online and out now.
Not many thrillers are set in one location for the majority of the feature,
nor in near-enough real time, so does it pay off? Colin Farrell, Kiefer
Sutherland, Forest Whittaker, plus two total babes, the sultry Radha
Mitchell and the impossibly cute Katie Holmes star.
Phone Booth
is online now and out this week on DVD.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with his weekly column detailing the new announcements for
films on Region 1 DVD, starting with the week's big title,
28 Days Later.
The fourth film for the Next Generation crew and the tenth one in all, but
it's rumoured to be the last one ever as Picard and Data find this time
that they're dealing with matters a little too close to home.
Despite staying at the top of the US Box Office for a few weeks earlier this
year,
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
finds that Steve Martin's becoming less and less relevant in the film world
and that a pairing with Queen Latifah isn't going to help his credibility.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Planet of the Apes: The TV Series (DVD)
The Tuxedo (DVD)
Human Nature (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp)
Final Destination 2 (DVD)
24 Season 2 (DVD)
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD)
The Banger Sisters (DVD)
Life or Something Like it (DVD)
The One And Only (DVD)
Jesus of Montreal (DVD)
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD)
About Schmidt (DVD)
Boat Trip (DVD)
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.30 (DVD)
Visit the Discussion Forum...
Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant
about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
start presenting your opinions!
Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.
New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the August 18th 2003.
24 Season 1 And 2 (69.99, Fox)
24 Season 2 (49.99, Fox)
About Schmidt (19.99, EIV)
The Beatles: A Long And Winding Road (29.99, Disc)
Tonight sees the last episode of this second season. It's had its moments and
also its stupid bits, but whatever happens there's definitely going to be
a third season next year and let's hope the plot is more finely honed next
time.
I was watching the BBC3 episodes but they didn't show the finale, as usual,
so I located it via another source and so today, not only is there a summary
of the penultimate episode, but also the finale for those who have already
seen it. This is distinctly marked "FINALE" so you cannot come across it
by accident.
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: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Veronica Guerin, Legally Blonde 2, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
and reviews of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Hulk and The Matrix Reloaded
are already online and out now.
The director of many weird and wonderful Bjork videos got his hands on a
comedy with Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette & Rhys Ifans, so surely
it can't fail?
Human Nature
is online now and out this week on DVD.
EXTRA COMP: Planet of the Apes: The TV Series on DVD...
In addition to all the comps currently online, we bring you a 17th
one in the form of the complete TV series of a popular favourite which
translated into a string of successful movies.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Planet of the Apes: The TV Series (DVD)
The Tuxedo (DVD)
Human Nature (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp)
Final Destination 2 (DVD)
24 Season 2 (DVD)
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD)
The Banger Sisters (DVD)
Life or Something Like it (DVD)
The One And Only (DVD)
Jesus of Montreal (DVD)
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD)
About Schmidt (DVD)
Boat Trip (DVD)
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD)
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with his weekly column detailing the new announcements for
films on Region 1 DVD, starting with the week's stinker,
Dreamcatcher.
The latest Spielberg flick and it's one with a top-flight cast including
Tom Hanks & Leonardo DiCaprio, but in a world of scams and pulling a
fast one, does this film manage to do the same?
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen
views another of this year's long-awaited sequels. We've been waiting 12
years for this one, so let's hope we're not disappointed.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
The Tuxedo (DVD)
Human Nature (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD - 2nd comp)
Final Destination 2 (DVD)
24 Season 2 (DVD)
CSI Season 2 Part 1 (DVD)
Phone Booth (DVD)
The Banger Sisters (DVD)
Life or Something Like it (DVD)
The One And Only (DVD)
Jesus of Montreal (DVD)
The Evil Dead Trilogy (DVD)
About Schmidt (DVD)
Boat Trip (DVD)
Citizen Smith/Keeping Up Appearances/Hi De Hi/Bread/The Liver Birds (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.30 (DVD)
Visit the Discussion Forum...
Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant
about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
start presenting your opinions!
Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.
New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the August 11th 2003.
Adaptation (19.99, Columbia)
Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever (15.99, Warner)
Bernard Manning: An Audience With Bernard And Friends (15.99, Quantum Leap)
Blue Crush (19.99, Momentum)
Care Bears: The Care Bear Family Vol 1 (14.99, Contender)
Chicago (19.99, Buena Vista)
The Deerhunter SE (19.99, Warner)
Doctor Terrible's House Of Horrible Series 1 (15.99, BBC)
Donovan's Reef (15.99, Paramount)
Doves: Where We're Calling From (17.99, EMI)
Femme Fatale (15.99, Warner)
Focus (2001) (15.99, Paramount)
Focus: Live In America (12.99, Disc)
Fosse (19.99, Warner Music)
Harrison's Flowers (17.99, Fox)
Hatari! (15.99, Paramount)
Heroes Mountain (19.99, Columbia)
Human Nature (17.99, Fox)
On The Buses / Mutiny On The Buses / Holiday On The Buses (19.99, Warner)
The Secret Life Of Us Series 1 Part 1 (24.99, VCI)
Hewitt didn't fancy sticking around, Palmer didn't fancy acting with anything
other than his eyebrows and is there a chance Kim might have some relevance
to an episode?
This episode was viewed on BBC3, but just
in case you're an analogue-only viewer, we're offering you two summaries -
one for BBC2 viewers and one for those tuning in to BBC3.
The link will take you to the BBC2 summary and then it's just another click
away to get to the BBC3 summary.
24 continues on BBC2, tonight at 10pm, but in typical end-of-season
fashion, BBC3 viewers have been shafted. They have no episode tonight and the
finale is on next Sunday on BBC2 at 10pm.
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 an
obituary for Bob Hope.
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: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Veronica Guerin, Legally Blonde 2, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
and reviews of The Hulk, The Matrix Reloaded and Kangaroo Jack
are already online and out now.
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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