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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a tale of adventure on the open road. When Dante and Randal (of Clerks fame) get a restraining order to keep the punchy Jay and his hetero life-mate, Silent Bob, from selling drugs in front of the Quick Stop convenience store, their lives are suddenly empty. They find new purpose when their friend, Brodie, informs them a movie is being made featuring two infamous characters based on their likenesses. After visiting one of the creators of the Bluntman and Chronic, Holden McNeil, they set out to get what fat movie cash they deserve and hopefully put an end to people slandering them on the Internet. Along the way, they learn the rules of the road from a hitchhiking George Carlin, ride with a group of gorgeous jewel thieves, and incur the wrath of a hapless wildlife marshal for liberating an orangutan named Suzanne. The quest takes them from New Jersey to Hollywood where a showdown involving the police, the jewel thieves, and the Bluntman and Chronic filmmakers will decide the fate of Suzanne, Jay, Silent Bob, and their good names. Written by Lordship



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During the commentary track for "Chasing Amy", director Kevin Smith bemoans the fact that, no matter how hard he tries to improve his craft, fans always come up to him and tell him the scenes with Jay and Silent Bob are their favorites. Although things were a little shaky with the protesting over Smith's "Dogma" (which simply stopped the moment the film was released) and the unfortunate failure of the director's cartoon show based upon his first film, "Clerks", it was time to, well, "strike back". According to Smith, it was time to wrap up the "View Askewniverse" that he's built his features thus far upon.



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Based on Marvel Comics' superhero character, this is a story of Peter Parker who is a nerdy high-schooler. He was orphaned as a child, bullied by jocks, and can't confess his crush for his stunning neighborhood girl Mary Jane Watson. To say his life is "miserable" is an understatement. But one day while on an excursion to a laboratory a runaway radioactive spider bites him... and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined. Peter acquires a muscle-bound physique, clear vision, ability to cling to surfaces and crawl over walls, shooting webs from his wrist ... but the fun isn't going to last. An eccentric millionaire Norman Osborn administers a performance enhancing drug on himself and his maniacal alter ego Green Goblin emerges. Now Peter Parker has to become Spider-Man and take Green Goblin to the task... or else Goblin will kill him. They come face to face and the war begins in which only one of them will survive at the end. Written by Soumitra


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The Movie: (Movie review written in May, '02) It's interesting to see the resurgence in comic book movies, after many thought that director Joel Schumacher single-handedly ruined the "Batman" franchise with the one-two punch of "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin". "X-Men" was enough of a hit to renew interest in the genre, which was followed by development of such characters as "Daredevil" (who will be played by Ben Affleck) and "Spider Man", which finally emerged out of development hell after a lengthy battle over rights and several screenplay treatments, including some work by James Cameron.


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Peter Parker is an unhappy man : after two years of fighting crime as Spider-Man, his life has begun to fall apart. The girl he loves is engaged to someone else, his grades are slipping, he cannot keep any of his jobs and on the top of it, the newspaper Daily Bugle is viciously attacking him, claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal. He reaches the breaking point and gives up the crimefighter's life, once and for all. But after a failed fusion experiment, eccentric and obsessive scientist Dr. Octavius is transformed into a supervillain Doc Ock, having four long tentacles as extra hands. Peter guesses it might just be time for Spider-Man to return, but would he act upon it? Written by Soumitra


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Well, it's taken over 25 years, but someone has finally made a superhero film that surpasses Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie. I should start this review by noting that I wasn't a huge fan of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man. I thought the first half was very good, but then the second half got over saturated with CGI effects and Willem Dafoe's overacting. Raimi doesn't make the same mistake the second time around. What Raimi (and writers Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) understand is that the real story of Spider-Man is Peter Parker, not superpowers and spinning webs. Peter has much more screen time in this movie than his masked alter-ego, and the film is that much better because of it. Don't worry, "True Believers", the action you crave is still there – but its Tobey Maguire's portrayal as Peter than makes Spider-Man 2 soar.


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In 1946, the former boxers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are policemen in Los Angeles. Lee has a good relationship with his chief and uses a box fight between them to promote the department and get a raise to the police force. They succeed and are promoted to homicide detectives, working together. Bucky becomes a close friend of Lee and his girlfriend Kay Lake, forming a triangle of love. When the corpse of the aspirant actress Elizabeth Short is found mutilated, Lee becomes obsessed to solve the case called by the press Black Dahlia. Meanwhile, Bucky's investigation leads him to a Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of a powerful and wealthy constructor that resembles the Black Dahlia. In a environment of corruption and lies, Bucky discloses hidden truths. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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It's been four years since Brian De Palma made a movie, by far the longest break in his 45-year career. He hasn't changed much in the interim. "The Black Dahlia" is every inch a Brian De Palma Movie, ambitiously well-made, sometimes laughably trashy, always interesting, and occasionally so odd you just have to chuckle, shake your head and say, "Oh, De Palma...."


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Dante Hicks is a clerk at a local convenience store in New Jersey. On one particular Saturday morning, he gets called in on his day off. Once there, he must deal with multiple problems. The shutters outside won't open. His ex-girlfriend, whom he is still in love with, is getting married. His girlfriend, who bugs him about starting college, has revealed certain, uh...stuff about her past. His boss hasn't come in to take his place. He has a hockey game at 2 o'clock. Another ex has died, and today's the last day he can go to her wake. He must deal with customers that aren't so intelligent. His friend, Randal, a clerk at the video store next door, is even less dedicated to his job than Dante, and is always bothering Dante's customers. And the biggest problem of them all: HE'S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TODAY!! Can Dante manage it all? Written by MTRodaba2468

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VIDEO QUALITY: Uh, well...I mean, it's "Clerks". If you haven't seen the film before, it's a little black and white film that was made for about $25,000 that went on to become a cult success. The image isn't terribly sharp, but at least it's pleasingly clear. If you've seen the laserdisc version of the film, it looks about the same(literally, it is the same)- but I'll get into that more in the extras section). The black and white image is a little more defined and stronger than the laserdisc, but there's also a noticable amount of artifacts that detract from the enjoyment. The artifacts aren't nearly as bad as another recent release of another small Miramax film, Flirting With Disaster, but they're noticable. There's some problems with the print such as small scratches and a couple of burns in the film that Smith talks about in the commentary. To make a long story short, definitely not flawless- but "Clerks" has never looked this good.

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Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), an overweight teenager with all the right moves, is obsessed with the Corny Collins Show. Every day after school, she and her best friend Penny (Amanda Bynes)run home to watch the show and drool over the hot Link Larkin (Zac Efron), much to Tracy's mother Edna's (John Travolta) dismay. After one of the stars of the show leaves, Corny Collins (Jason Marsden) holds auditions to see who will be the next person on the Corny Collins show. With all of the help of her friend Seaweed (Elijah Kelly), Tracy makes it on the show, angering the evil dance queen Amber Von Tussle (Brittany Snow) and her mother Velma (Michelle Pfieffer). Tracy then decides that it's not fair that the black kids can only dance on the Corny Collins Show once a month, and with the help of Seaweed, Link, Penny, Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah), her father (Christopher Walken) and Edna, she's going to integrate the show.....without denting her 'do! Written by leoprez1030

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From its ridiculously catchy opening number, through its funny but wholesome satire of early-'60s innocence, to its deliriously happy finale, "Hairspray" is as delightful and entertaining a musical as Hollywood has produced in years. It doesn't just entertain you; it makes you happy.

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A straight-arrow high-school senior falls in love with the perfect 'girl-next-door', only to discover she is a former porn star. He comes to realize that if he wants this very special woman, he better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which he never could have prepared. Written by Berkeley

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I don't really have a reputation for being a particularly succinct writer, so I'll try a little experiment in the case of The Girl Next Door. If you're reading this review, dollars to double-dongs it's because of Elisha Cuthbert. So, rather than merely bore you with rambling plot summaries or excruciatingly long examinations into the minutiae of the movie, I'll pepper this review with big, pretty pictures.

See? Everybody wins!


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Crime novelist Catherine Tramell is living in London , and becomes the centre of police investigation (yet again) when her football player boyfriend drowns in a car accident and it is revealed that he was already dead because of a drug overdose before Tramell drove the car into water . Police psychoanalyst Dr. Michael Glass is called for examining Tramell , and is intrigued by the seductive and manipulative woman . On the other hand , his friend Det. Roy Washburn is sure Tramell is guilty . Tramell asks Glass to treat her for her 'risk addiction' problem , and with each therapy session , Glass gets more and more suspicious about her intentions . As more and more murders are committed , including that of Glass's ex-wife , Glass becomes obsessed with proving Tramell's guilt even though the evidence is contradictory . Written by Soumitra

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The Movie:

After a few false starts, a law suit, and the attachment then exodus of a couple of 'name' directors (like David Cronenberg and Paul Verhoeven), Michael Caton-Jones, the man behind Doc Hollywood and Rob Roy finally got Sharon Stone's return to slutty form up there on the big screen where it stayed for about a week. Basic Instinct 2 was a flop, it got more bad reviews than you can shake a stick at and it hardly set the box office on fire.

After the events in the first Basic Instinct, female crime writer and psycho-sexual killing machine Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) has relocated to London, England. When we catch up with her, she and a stoned soccer player are coming back from a party and as they're doing a hundred miles an hour down the street, she decides to have him finger her to a climax. As she gets there, they drive off the road and into the river, he drowns, she makes it out, and finds herself under arrest courtesy of Detective Washburn (David Thewlis).

The court orders her to have a psychiatric evaluation where a shrink named Dr. Michael Glass (David Morrissey) states that she isn't insane but that she is addicted to taking risks. She's released back into the general population, much to Washburn's dismay, but decides that she wants to see more of Dr. Glass and so she coerces him into taking her on as a patient while sleeping with his ex-wife's current boy-toy who, of course, soon winds up a corpse. She shows up at some of the same parties as Glass, who thinks of her when he was rough sex with a waitress (Flora Montgomery) that he picks up one night, and after her head games don't land him in her bed she tells him that she's discontinuing his services, knowing that that'll be enough to spur him on. Is Tramell on a killing spree, pulling the old black widow routine by slicing and dicing whoever should fall into bed with her? Will Dr. Glass be her next victim or is this all an elaborate set up?

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In part six of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, dream monster Freddy Krueger has finally killed all the children of his hometown, and seeks to escape its confines to hunt fresh prey. To this end, he recruits the aid of his (previously unmentioned) daughter. However, she discovers the demonic origin of her father's powers and meets Dad head-on in a final showdown (originally presented in 3-D). Written by David Thiel {d-thiel@uiuc.edu}



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On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson (Langenkamp) and a group of her friends including Tina Gray (Wyss), Rod Lane (Garcia) and Glen Lantz (Depp) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger (Englund). Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you? Written by simon_hrdng


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Features: Widescreen and Fullscreen versions, Audio Commentary, Original Theatrical Trailer, Animated Menus. DVD-ROM: Screenplay, Trivia Game, Cast, Crew and Trivia Information.

The Movie: A Nightmare on Elm Street is the first installment in the long Nightmare series. In the movie, former Child Molester Fred Krueger, killed burned to death by neighborhood parents, returns in the dreams of the children of those parents. He starts killing off their children through their dreams, one by one, in fairly gruesome ways. The movie is good for those interested in a "shock thriller" movie. If you're looking for "traditional" horror look elsewhere.

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His world in complete disorder after his break-up with a famous actress, Carter, a young soft-core porn writer, goes to suburban Detroit to care for his sickly Grandmother and heal his broken heart. Along the way he forms a special bond with the family that lives across from his Grandma, and changes the live of each woman. In the course of this, as is required in every film--and thus the world, he changes his own life as well.

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If first-time director Jon Kasdan (son of Lawrence, brother to Jake) had something more thematically devastating in mind when he wrote "In the Land of Women," you'd never know it from the final product.

Dumped by his model girlfriend, L.A. softcore porn screenwriter Carter (Adam Brody, "The O.C.") desires a change of pace. After traveling to Michigan to take care of his grandmother (Olympia Dukakis), Carter becomes intrigued with his neighbor Sarah (Meg Ryan), a soft-spoken woman beginning her battle with breast cancer. As the two find a connection, Sarah's teenage daughter Lucy (Kristin Stewart) finds herself attracted to Carter's attention as well, confusing the young man and complicating his relationships with the many women in his life.

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With Von Doom back in his homeland of Latveria the fantastic four have new troubles when Galactus has decided that Earth is his next target. When his henchman, The Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd), is sent to Earth he discovers that he's getting more than he bargained for when he encounters the Fantastic Four. But that's not all when Dr. Doom decides that after two years in the homeland he is ready to return.

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As far as "sequels to bad movies that no one wanted to see a sequel to" go, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" isn't bad. It's a vast improvement over 2005's laughably dim-witted superhero tale, though it still lacks any major high-stakes excitement or surprises. In fact, it's still not very good at all. But at least it's not aggressively stupid! Baby steps, people.

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The film starts six months after the Rage virus has spread throughout the city of London. The United States Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, wreaking havoc on the entire population. Written by thegiantcookie

Seven months after the rage virus has annihilated the British isles, the US army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. In the first wave of returning refugees, a family is reunited--but one of them unwillingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever Written by fear of sleep

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One of the eerie things about "28 Days Later," the remarkably scary zombie flick from 2003, was its ominously open ending. Yeah, some of the main characters had survived, but the so-called "rage virus" that had turned nearly every person in England into a frenzied killing machine had not been cured or contained.

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The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family. Written by Charlie Ness.

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The Movie:

Although the DVD release calendar offers little in the way of releases of major new films lately, this three week period offers a series of riches - "Citizen Kane" came out in a wonderfully restored edition with extensive supplements; "Snow White" is coming out soon, with its animation supposedly richer than ever. The third title is certainly one that many DVD fans have been excited about and eagerly waiting for: the "Godfather" series. Although the films are not available separately, Paramount has provided a solid box set for the trilogy.

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Mortal Kombat is an ancient tournament where the Earth Realm warriors battle against the forces of Outworld. Liu Kang and a few chosen fighters fought and defeated the powerful sorcerer Shang Tsung, their victory would preserve the peace on Earth for one more generation. Taking place now where the first movie left off, the Earth realm warriors live a short period of peace when evil forces from another dimension come to invade and wreak havoc on Earth. They are guided by the forces of Outworld leader, Shao Kahn and his generals such as: Motaro, Rain, Ermac, Sheeva and Sindel. Now Liu Kang, Raiden, Jax, Sonya and Kitana must defeat Shao Kahn in six days before the Earth realm merges with the Outworld. Written by Emphinix

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The movie Mortal Kombat part 2 was just as good as part one was and could be considered a little better than the first. In part two they add a few cooler characters like Kitana and Melina and Cyrax and a few new characters that are in the game and now in the movie. They add a friend for Sonya in Jaxx who was her partner in the force and now he helps her and Lu Kang stop Kung Lou. This movie has all the action of the first and a lot more violence than the first. I would give it a 7/10 which to me is a good rating I think. You should definitely see this movie if you saw the first one.


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The L.A. of a not-too-distant future suffers a surge of drug abuse involving a new ultra-addictive and eventually brain-damaging substance simply named "D". Bob Arctor is an undercover narc leading a double life, dutifully reporting to his superiors while effectively having abandoned whatever normal existence he had for a "D" user/dealer career. But this schizophrenic situation and the drug-induced memory and concentration lapses put Bob under mounting stress. Written by Armin Ortmann {armin@sfb288.math.tu-berlin.de}


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The Movie:

Chemical-laced reality and seething paranoia collapse and melt into one another throughout writer/director Richard Linklater's mostly faithful adaptation of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly. Eerie, liquid animation (first utilized in Linklater's 2001 existential odyssey Waking Life and thereafter quickly marginalized in dozens of Charles Schwab commercials) provides an unstable setting for Dick's nihilistic cautionary tale about drug addiction.

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The executive Bob Munro is stressed, feeling threatened of losing his job and his lifestyle, since his abusive boss Todd Mallory hired the Stanford's geek Laird to work in their soda's company. Bob has promised his wife Jamie Munro, his teenage daughter Cassie Munro and his young son Carl Munro to spend vacations in Hawaii, but Todd demands him to prepare a presentation and attend a business meeting with the owners of a family company in a merging operation scheduled in the same period. Bob hides the truth to his family, rents a recreational vehicle and tries to convince his dysfunctional family that a road trip to the Colorado Rocky Mountains would be good to bring old values back to their family. After many incidents and while in the trailers parking area, the rookie Bob is helped by the bizarre but friendly Gornicke family. They escape from the Gornickes and initiate a journey of difficulties and leaning, retrieving their forgotten family bonds. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The Movie

Nowadays it seems pretty popular to poke fun at Robin Williams and his by-now well-worn comedic stylings, but I simply can't find it in myself to give up on the guy. He's given me way too many laughs over way too many movies, and I feel no shame in throwing a little loyalty in Williams' direction. And while the guy's done some really strong work in recent films like Insomnia and One Hour Photo, I simply cannot overlook the cinematic atrocity that is RV. Basically, if you ever wanted to know what a quick Hollywood paycheck looks like, go ask Robin Williams or director Barry Sonnenfeld what they remember about RV.

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When his roommate spends the rent money on Filipino hookers. Alex, a 35 year video game tester has to find a new place to live. After a "encounter" with his friends mom, Alex is forced to move in with his grandmother. Trying to keep sake from his younger co-workers, Alex says that he is living "with three hot babes" (meaning his grandmother and her two roommates). Written by S3rialkill3rx

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Opening Thoughts: Perhaps you missed Grandma's Boy when it hit the theaters just a mere 5 months ago? Well you're certainly not alone. Have no worries, because thanks to a lightning quick Theater-to-DVD turnaround you can see what you missed (or didn't).

The Movie

The director for Grandma's Boy, Nic Goossen, summarizes the film in three words: Video Games, Grandmother's and Weed. That's pretty spot on, but the three words' I'd use to summarize the film would be: Ninja Blood Orgy. Confused? Good, because that's the way the Tae Kwon Do monkey like's his opponents!

Made by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions, there are plenty of familiar faces in this picture (minus Mr. Sandler). Actor/Writer/Producer Allen Covert play's the lead role of Alex who is an aging video game tester. Starting off the film, Alex gets kicked out of his house and is forced to slum around thanks to his roommate's addiction to Filipino hookers. After a few funny mishaps here and there, Alex finally ends up staying at his Grandma's Lilly's house (played by Doris Roberts) and her two roommates Grace (Shirley Jones) and Bea (Shirley Knight). The game developer company that Alex works for, Brainasium, is trying to finish their latest game Eternal Death Slayer 3. To make sure it gets done on time, they hire Samantha Garson (played by the very attractive Linda Cardellini of Freaks and Geeks fame) to make sure the production run smoothly. That's about the extent of a serious plotline that Grandma's Boy offers up. The rest of the film basically flows scene to scene providing plenty of hijinks, crude humor and stoner jokes along the way.

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this film considering its lack of advertising and box office stay. However, I've been surprised before by other low budget comedy outings like Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle and Waiting�. Being a hardcore video game fan for years, I was also interested in seeing how they'd translate the game industry to film. While they nailed some things, by the end of the film it almost seemed like a convenient afterthought. Despite shortcomings that include stale acting, bad pacing, poor script writing and bad direction, I still found myself laughing quite frequently. Stand up comic and co-writer Nick Swardson plays Alex's thumb sucking co-worker Jeff. He riffs out many of the best lines in the movie with a straight face. Actor Peter Dante (Dante) also provides a lot of the funnier moments in the film. If you've ever seen an Adam Sandler film, you'll remember who Peter Dante is, he's hard to forget. Good performances also go out to Jonah Hill (Barry) and Abdoulaye NGom (Dr. Shakalu) who also helped the laughter flow. Then of course there is everybody's favorite Grandmother, Doris Roberts, who does a great job changing things up in this film. Along the way we also get SNL alumni Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider and David Spade in small roles. Besides Nealon however, they really don't add much to the film.

Grandma's Boy is presented in its original theatrical R-Rating and a new Unrated cut for this DVD release. I'm not sure what the differences are, but the run time on the Unrated cut is a mere 42 seconds longer than the Rated-R version.

The DVD

Video: Grandma's Boy is presented in it's original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The anamorphic widescreen picture is solid throughout the film. Edge enhancement wasn't a problem and there weren't any apparent compression issues. Colors were bright and vibrant while black levels were very good. Overall what you get is a solid looking transfer.

Sound: The English Dolby Digital 5.1 track sounds very clear and crisp for dialogue, which comprises most of the film. Occasionally when music is present in the mix, the sound field opens up into the front speakers and subwoofer. The DVD also includes French and Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mixes.

Extras: Fox surprisingly dishes out a decent set of extra's for this release. First off we get a pair of feature commentary tracks. The first is a solo commentary provided by director Nic Goossen. It's rather routine as the director provides personal insights as well as some production tidbits on the film. The second commentary is from actor/producer/writer Allen Covert, and actor's Nick Swardson (also co-writer) and Peter Dante. This is a really fun commentary that was recorded with everyone in the same room. Alan, Nick and Peter have a good time while joking and ripping on each other. They also somehow manage to point out some nice bits of information about the film. This is definitely the commentary track I'd watch if I had to choose.

Next we get 2 featurettes entitled "Covert Wacks It" and "Monkey", which run a total of 10 minutes. Then there's about 11 minutes deleted/alternate scene montages entitled "Scenes That Went Up In Smoke" and "Unsmoked Material". Also included are 10 "Deleted/Extended Scenes" which you can watch individually, but if you've watched the previous two montages you've pretty much seen everything.

Now we get to the fluff. First up is "Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session", which is basically an 8 minute EPK about the casting of Grandma's Boy. A music video, "Another Day" by the Twenty Two's is provided along with a brief 2 minute "Making Of" piece. Wrapping things up we get an unrated trailer for Grandma's Boy and a brief 1 minute advert for the films soundtrack.

Fox also has included some preview trailers for: Dude Where's My Car, Super Troopers, The Ringer and The Omen.

Final Words: As a whole Grandma's Boy isn't that great of a film. On the other hand, I did laugh my ass off quite often, so the filmmakers must have done something right. If you like your humor somewhat nerdy and a little baked, then I'd say look this one up. There's a good enough mix that there should be some laughs for just about everyone. Fox's DVD delivers, so I'd say this is at least worth a rental, but probably not a blind buy.

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Alex (Sawa) is boarding his place to France on a school trip, when he suddenly gets a premonition that the plane will explode. When Alex and a group of students are thrown off the plane, to their horror, the plane does in fact explode. Alex must not work out Death's plan, as each of the surviving students fall victim. Whilst preventing the worst from happening, Alex must also dodge the FBI, who believe Alex caused the explosion. Written by simon

When a boy starts having a premonition of Flight 180 crashing, he tells his friends before they board that it is a bad idea and to not to take the flight. His friends listen to him and don't go and soon after the plane crashes. Now since his friends didn't get on the plane one by one they are getting killed in mysterious ways. Written by Kyle {Kyleshivers@aol.com}

Alex and a group of high school students take a flight to Paris for a French class trip. Before they set off, Alex has a premonition of the plane bursting into flames minutes after take off. He tells everyone to get off the ill-fated aircraft. Moments later in the departure lounge the student see the plane explode before their very eyes. Now the FBI thinks that Alex had something to do with it and follows his every move. His friends start to believe he had something to do with it also and slowly fade out of his life. But now, each one of his friends is mysteriously being killed by something that appears to the Grim Reaper. Alex starts to believe that fate is starting to taking it's toll. Written by Kyle {Kyleshivers@aol.com}

Alex, a teen has a premonition that a flight he's on headed to France will crash. He convinces his friends not to board the flight and the plane does crash. Soon after though, the teens are stalked and killed by Death who is intent on collecting the souls of those who cheated it. Written by Mystic80

Alex and his senior french class are going on a trip to France in the spring. Alex is very nervous, and has a deadly premonition that the plane he is on will explode after take off. Alex and six others, including his teacher, get off the plane. Soon after, the plane explodes. Now his teacher and friends are starting to avoid him. Shortly after school ends, Alex and his friends are being hunted down by Death, angry that they cheated the "design". It doesn't take long for Alex to realize that you can't cheat death! Written by Trikk Borgnine

After boarding an airplane destined for Paris, Alex Browning, a high school student going on his senior trip has a premonition about the plane exploding after takeoff. Scrared and freaked out, Alex tries to tell everyone about the explosion causing him to quarrel with a fellow student, Carter Horton which gets them both kicked off the plane. Along with them, Carter's girlfriend Terry who follows Carter, Alex's best friend Tod who gets off to make sure Alex is okay, Billy Hitchcock who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, one of the faculty members Ms. Lewton, and Clear Rivers whose motive for leaving was just out of belief of what Alex saw. Soon after the plane takes off, the students watch as it explodes sending fear and curiousity into their hearts. A little over a month goes by when one of the survivors turns up dead. After that Alex begins to question whether or not himself and the rest of the survivors are in danger. Could there really be a design? Does death really have a pattern planned out for everyone? And if so, after cheating death once, can you find a way to do it again? Written by SliMSeanY

HERE IS A REVIEW OF THE MOVIE FINAL DESTINATION FROM DVDTALK

The Movie:

"Final Destination" came along in the middle of March, and to most it probably looked like another one in a seemingly endless line of "teen horror" films. But that's just a surface look; underneath is a smart, scary picture whose positive word-of-mouth certainly helped carry it to solid grosses.

The film stars Devon Sawa, who is a newer actor that I consider pretty good, and getting better as he goes along, with a recent solid turn as a teenager in rehab in the recent "Around The Fire". Sawa is Alex Browning, a teenager about to go on a class trip to France. At the airport, everything seems to be just a little off. When he boards the plane, he has a vision of the plane's destruction soon after takeoff. Alex loses it, freaks out and gets himself, a teacher and a couple of other students booted from the plane.

They're all furious with him - an emotion which quickly changes when the plane explodes right outside the window of the terminal. The FBI suspects that he was a part of the cause of the crash since he did predict it, but they have no solid evidence to link him to it. The crash sequence itself is visually terrifying, and similar to the scene shown in David Fincher's "Fight Club". With recent incidents, this was probably not the best thing to show - somehow, maybe less visually could have been more, but the final product is the final product.

The film has a few flaws, but rather than be comfortable in the cliches of the genre like some recent films, it at least tries, and successfully so, to insert some originality into the events that come after the opening. Alex soon realizes that he and his friends have cheated death; one by one, the survivors start dying, and Alex realizes that death is after them. The death scenes are rather violent, but I have to say they're at least quite inventive. I won't ruin the suprises, though.

Some of the violence is a little bit much in a film where, with "X-Files" veterans at the helm, should have kept towards the less seen is actually sometimes scarier method. Still, the film is able to gain quite a bit of tension, and the performances by Ali Larter, Sawa and the rest of the cast do well with characters that aren't fully written, but are certainly better developed than most teen movies are today.

All-in-all though, the film is something that should be looked at as simply entertainment, and in that role, it does do a very good job. Much of the film had me on the edge of my seat and entertained.

The DVD

VIDEO: Everything we've come to expect from New Line is included here; images that are sharp and detailed, a print that is clear and free of defects, and a lack of other problems. To go into further detail, sharpness is perfect. Images are natural and film-like, never looking the least bit soft. Detail is also excellent, and even in the darker scenes of the film (of which there are definitely a few), the image still has solid detail and clarity.

Colors are bold and well-saturated, looking vibrant and without any flaws at all. Black level is also strong, and flesh tones are natural and accurate. Most impressive is the almost complete lack of flaws; no pixelation, no shimmering, and the print used is free of any flaws such as marks or scratches - crisp and clear, like what you would expect from a movie that only left theaters a couple of months ago.

The layer change is apparent at about 1 hour and 2 minutes into the movie, but it doesn't distrupt the film at all. Look for enjoyable cinematography from Robert McLachlan, who was also the cinematographer for "X-Files" creator Chris Carter's short-lived series "Millenium", which "X-Files" producer and director (and "Final Destination") director James Wong also worked on. Kind of like "Six Degrees Of Separation" for "The X-Files".

SOUND: "Final Destination" delivers on the audio front, as well. The plane explosion is made even more terrifying by how intense it sounds on the DVD - a heavy, deep blast that fills the room. Much of the remainder of the film operates on a similar level, with, at the most intense, agressive surround use and solid bass. At the very least, subtle surround effects add greatly to the level of tension in the film.

The score and songs on the soundtrack sound dynamic and enter the listening space with solid presence and their use in the film is entertaining and not overdone like some teen movies. This is a very good film in terms of audio, and I didn't ever feel that it missed an opportunity for an effective sound to add to the terror. Audio quality in general is excellent, as well - the audio is warm and crisp, never thin. Dialogue is also clean and easily understood. A very entertaining, very effective soundtrack.

MENUS:: New Line turns in some of their very best menu work with "Final Destination"; menus that are creepy with excellent animation and background sounds. The menus are also in Dolby Digital 5.1.

EXTRAS:

Commentary One: This is a commentary from actors on the film, including Kerr Smith, Devon Sawa, Kirstin Cloke and Chad Donella. The commentary mainly serves as a chance for the group to recall some of the stories that happened on the set of the movie, and lead the viewer through how they did some of the film's scenes.

I really liked listening to this track; the 4 of them have a relaxed atmosphere, and have a lot fun recalling what it took to make the film. The commentary does have some pauses, but they are very short and the discussion keeps nicely paced - organized and informative, yet very fun. I liked hearing about what attracted the actors to the film, and their views on the reaction from audiences to the movie. A solid commentary that's definitely worth listening to.

Commentary Two: This is a commentary by James Wong, Glen Morgan, James Coblentz and Jeffrey Reddick. This is more of a technical commentary than the other and not quite as fun, but still informative. We learn even more on this track, and I was pleased to hear that it doesn't really go over the same ground as the previous commentary track does. There are quite a lot of good technical comments, but also some interesting general ones, such as how a neighborhood wanted to keep a nice looking house that the filmmakers were going to destroy later. There are only a few pauses to the commentary, and it's definitely a good place to look if you're looking to find out more about how many of the scenes were made, and more technical behind-the-scenes information.

A Look At Test Screenings: This is the additional feature that I was most interested in getting a look at when the DVD was first announced. As we all know, test screening audiences have become more and more important to the studios and the process has been more and more complex - are the wrong people in the screening? Are they filling out the cards honestly?
On the flip side, there's the side of the filmmakers and the studio, who are waiting for that first test to go through - with sometimes the score and some of the effects missing during the screenings for some films, that makes the testing process sometimes that much tougher.

In this documentary, we hear from many of the crew members involved with the production, as well as a couple of members of the studio who were involved with the production of the film. It's really a treat to finally hear the reaction of those involved to the process and how they have to gauge the interest of the screening audience and know when they've lost the audience for even a moment. Also during this documentary, there are clips that were deleted from the film shown to illustrate the kind of things that had to be taken out of the final product.

When the filmmakers read some of the responses, you have to wonder if this process has to be refined a bit in the way it recruits audiences. Still, this documentary really is the best look that I've seen at a process that really has become a bigger and bigger part of the journey that films have to take on the way to the screen. This is definitely a must-see documentary. At only about 13 minutes or so, the documentary left me wanting even greater detail, but as is, I really enjoyed it a lot.

Premonitions: A second featurette that takes a look at a real life woman who has seen incidents before they've happened. An interesting sort of companion piece to the movie, and worth a look.

Deleted Scenes: Three scenes are included here, one of which is an alternate ending. I won't reveal what the alternate ending is, but personally, I like the ending in the final product more simply because it keeps with the intensity of the rest of the picture. Still, it's always interesting to see what was taken out of the picture.

Also: Cast and crew bios, the theatrical trailer, in Dolby Digital 5.1 and letterboxed at 1.85:1, isolated score in Dolby Digital 5.1 with commentary from composer Shirley Walker. The "Games" section includes 2 games - "Death Clock" which calculates how much time you've got based on questions you answer, and also, a game that tests your psychic ability.

DVD-ROM:Original theatrical website and also, read the script while watching the film.

Final Thoughts: "Final Destination" is a movie with some slight flaws, but in a genre that's given us not a whole lot that's new recently, the film is an original thriller that has a lot of tension and solid scares. As for New Line's DVD, there's not much to say besides this is defintely a great job from the studio. At the low price of $24.98 for so much material and a n entertaining film, this is definitelyrecommended.


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When a private satellite encounters an unidentified source of heat in Antarctica and it is found to be a pyramid buried deep underground , a search team comprising of top-of-the-line archaeologists and engineers is sent to Antarctica to find out more . Once there , the team comes across signs which indicate that the place is inhabited by an unknown alien species . It is not long before the aliens begin to hunt the team members . At the same time , a trio of coming-of-age Predators have arrived to collect the skulls of the aliens as trophies , and the humans are caught between a deadly battle between the two warring species . Written by Soumitra

An expedition of archaeologists on Earth discover an Aztec temple hidden under the Antarctic circle, housing a host of Alien creatures. A group of coming-of-age Predators have also come to the temple, as it has long been a training ground for their race. From there on, it's Aliens vs. Predators, with the humans caught in the middle. Written by Mof

Set in the early 21st century on Earth, Charles Weyland, an industrialist billionaire, leads an archaeological expedition in Antartica. Using thermal imaging satellites, Weyland believes to have discovered the ruins of an ancient pyramid temple that predates the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids buried under the ice. Once inside, the team finds the remains of humans with holes in the rib cage and the remains of facehuggers, meaning that the possibility of the temple being uninhabited is very unlikely. To make matters worse, a group of teenage Predators are coming to the temple to perform a coming-of-age ritual that involves fighting to the death with the aliens. Soon, it becomes clear that only one species is getting out alive. Written by Harpster_2004

Since the beginning of time, the Predators, the feared, hulking alien game hunters, have come to Earth for one simple reason: to engage in a coming of age ritual. To become "men," the teenage Predators have to hunt down a hive of Alien warriors and successfully defeat them and claim the skull as its trophy. However, during one hunting session, the easily aggravated Aliens fight back, leading to the destruction of the two species and the Aztec people who worshipped the Predators as Gods. Nearly two thousand years later, billionaire industrialist Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) rediscovers the pyramid, buried thousands of feet under the ice of Antarctica, with his satellites. Knowing that he has discovered something important, Weyland fixes up a team, led by Lex Woods (Sanaa Lathan), and heads down to the Antarctic to find the pyramid. But once they get there, the enslaved Queen Alien awakens from her sleep, which results in the production of new eggs and Facehuggers. And to make matters worse, the new hunting clan of teenage Predators, led by the brash and violent Celtic, have arrived, ready to hunt down both the Aliens and the humans within... Written by Will

The satellite of a company owned by the millionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) locates in Antarctica an unidentified source of heat and a pyramid with indication of three different primitive cultures built six hundred meters below a deactivated whaling station. Weyland hires expertize, including an archeologist and an electronic engineer, and organizes an expedition leaded by Alexa Woods (Sannaa Lathan). When they reach their target, they realize that the place is indeed the stage of an ancient war between two breeds, and humans are only kettle in this game. They pick a side, based on the saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The Movie: I've liked the "Alien" films, despite not being a horror fan. I even liked Jean-Pierre Jeunet's very European take for "Alien: Resurrection", which many thought may have been the last in the series. However,likely even seeming like a better idea after the success of "Freddy Vs. Jason", the series was back - sort of. Instead of a purely "Alien" feature, this latest picture unites two of the most feared horror creatures of all time - the alien creatures and the predator. It's not a bad idea - having both the creatures clash and humans be in the middle. It's done spectacularly in "Halo", a sci-fi epic that I still think is one of the best videogames of all time. The filmmakers did make one mis-step with "AVP", however - I can't begin to see why, given the history of the franchise and the genre, one would want to make an "Alien" or "Predator" picture PG-13, but they did. This time around, we are joined with a new team of explorers on Earth. Lead and funded by the rich Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen), the team includes a mountain climber (Sanaa Lathan) and a couple of others who we really know nothing about - Sebastian de Rosa (Raoul Bova) and Graeme Miller (Ewan Bremner). The group has found what appears to be a pyramid buried deep below the Antarctic surface. They decend downwards and wander around in the dark, looking for any secrets. The only thing they find hidden are both creatures - in this case, a set of predators that are hunting aliens and who have a past the humans will eventually discover. The film looks okay, as visual effects and make-up work are good. However, the "pyramid", while having a nice array of traps and other gadgets, tended to look fairly ordinary in terms of visuals. Some rooms looked more detailed than others, though. The odd thing, again, is that the filmmakers decided on a PG-13, when all of the prior "Alien" and "Predator" films have been a solid R (even the director's film adaptation of the "Resident Evil" videogames was R-rated.) There's violence here, but no gore. Writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson doesn't get much respect, but I did enjoy his 1997 feature, "Event Horizon", an outer-space horror flick that had plenty of style and some good chills. "Resident Evil" was a zombie flick based on the video games that delivered what it promised. "AVP" proceeds much like "Resident Evil 2", however (which Anderson wrote). The film pretty much proceeds without a story, and some of the characters are barely one-dimensional - totally meant for alien chow from the very beginning. The picture is a series of action sequences strung together - some more effective than others. Some of the action scenes suffer from being overly edited and choppy, but others are enjoyable. The performances are rather mediocre, although the actors really have nothing much to work with. Lathan isn't bad, neither are Bremner and Henriksen, but the other actors make no impression. Overall, those who are expecting a strong follow-up to either franchise will likely come away at least a little disappointed, as the film lacks the memorable moments and depth of the prior films. A different writer/director could really have made something more out of the premise. As a stand-alone picture, however, the picture offers a mindless 100 minutes of moderately good action. It's the definition of a "rental" for those in the mood for that kind of thing. The DVD also includes a slightly alternate edition of the film, with an alternate opening. The theatrical version is about 100 minutes, the extended about 102. The DVD VIDEO: "AVP" is presented by Fox in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. Fox has continued to further emerge as a terrific studio for DVD, especially in regards to their recent theatrical releases. While there's been a few titles from the studio that look "just good", "AVP" is one of the studio's recent efforts that looks absolutely superior. "Film-like" and crystal clear, the picture remains sharp and well-defined consistently throughout. Even the dark scenes - and much of the movie is quite dark - offered a very good amount of visual information.

The picture seemed almost entirely free of concerns. No edge enhancement was seen at any point, and only a couple of brief traces of pixelation were spotted. The print looked pristine, with no instances of specks, marks, dirt or other wear. No grain was present, either.

SOUND: "AVP" is presented by Fox in Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. Oddly, remote access was locked, so I had to go to the menu to switch between soundtracks instead of using the audio button on the remote. The film's soundtrack provided a pretty aggressive experience, although moreso after the battle really starts to get going inside the pyramid. Once that happens, the surrounds really kick in with a lot of solid effects, turning the action scenes into a very immersive experience. My only complaint is that there could have been some more subtle ambience in the rears at times to make the atmosphere a tad more creepy. Audio quality was very good - sound effects seemed fierce and well-recorded, while dialogue and music were crisp and clear. Bass, as expected, was powerful at times.

EXTRAS: Two audio commentaries are available if one plays the theatrical version (without the alternate opening). The first commentary is from director Paul WS Anderson and actors Lance Henriksen and Sanaa Lathan. The second commentary is by creature make-up/effects artists Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, along with visual effects supervisor Tom Bruno. The first commentary is only mildly worthwhile listening, as in-between some decent tidbits about the production, everyone (especially Henriksen) goes on about how wonderful everything is in the film. The second commentary is considerably more informative, as viewers are told, in detail, about the various elements that went into many of the shots. Technical, yet not dry, the second commentary proved to be the better of the two. 3 minor, very brief deleted scenes mainly seem like extensions of existing scenes. Although it's listed as "AVP Promo", this "promo" is actually a 23-minute "making of" documentary. The documentary is a bit heavy on the "happy talk" about the production as well, but otherwise, it does offer some nice details on the sets and the history of the production. Finally, we get a Fox sports promo, a promo for "American Dad" (the new cartoon from "Family Guy" creator Seth McFarlane), Darkhorse "AVP" comic book covers and DVD-ROM features. Final Thoughts: "Alien Vs. Predator" could have been a really nice rebirth for both franchises, but it just manages some mindless thrills and moves along quite quickly. Fox's DVD offers superb video quality, very good audio and a few nice supplements. Rent it.



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