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Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl
OUT TO OWN AND RENT ON DVD AND VIDEO FROM 1 DECEMBER 2003
Baton down the hatches as BVHE prepares to unleash the full force of itsglobal smash, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on2 disk DVD and video from 1st December 2003. Taking over £21 million atthe UK box office, this epic high seas adventure is produced by the legendaryJerry Bruckheimer (Pearl Harbour, Armageddon), directed by Gore Verbinski (TheRing, The Mexican) and features a critically acclaimed cast including JohnnyDepp (Edward Sissorhands, Sleepy Hollow) Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings, NedKelly) Keira Knightly (Dr Zhivago, Bend it Like Beckham) and Geoffrey Rush(Elizabeth, Shine).
With a stunning blend of awe-inspiring CGI animation revealing the cursedpirates as skeletons by moonlight, outstanding performances, hilarious swashbuckling adventure and high-seas sword fights Pirates of the Caribbean isan unmatchable feast of quality entertainment no home should be without thisChristmas.
Released as a sumptuous 2 disc DVD packed with fantastic extras including acommentary from the filmmakers, writers and lead stars, a selection ofinsightful featurettes, an hilarious blooper reel, action-packed deletedscenes and Below Deck: an interactive history of pirates feature. The discsare further enhanced with DTS sound, all of which makes Pirates of theCaribbean an unmissable addition to any collection – own it for the first timeon DVD from 1 December 2003.
2 Disc DVD features the following Extras:
- Commentary by Director Gore Verbinski and Star Johnny Depp, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Keira Knightly, Jack Davenport and screenwriters Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jay Wolbert
- An Epic at Sea
- Fly on the set
- Diaries
- Below Deck
- Blooper Reel
- Deleted Scenes
- Moonlight Serenade scene progression
- Image Gallery
- Pirates in the parks
- Enhanced computer features
- DTS Sound
Product Information
- Release date; 1 December 2003
- Certificate: 12
- Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer
- Directed by: Gore Verbinski
- Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightly, Mackenzie Crook, Jack Davenport
Bruce Almighty
OUT TO OWN AND RENT ON DVD AND VIDEO FROM 24 NOVEMBER 2003
This festive season Bruce Almighty the side-splitting No. 1 comedy of the yearand international Box Office smash, taking over £23 million at the UKBox Office alone, comes out to rent and own on DVD and video from 24 November2003.
Exploding on to the small screen, the hysterical king of rubber-faced comedy,Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura, Truman Show), delivers an outrageously funny and touchingperformance as mortal man made God. Combined with the multi-award winningtalent of Jennifer Aniston (Picture Perfect, The Good Girl), Morgan Freeman(The Shawshank Redemption, Seven) and director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, LiarLiar) Carrey’s Bruce Almighty is an unmissable mix of hilarity and heavenlypursuits.
Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a man with the world at his feet, a great job asa TV reporter and a beautiful girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston) who istotally in love with him. Bruce however is thoroughly discontented with hislot and angrily ridicules and rages against God after the worst day of his life.God responds by appearing in human form (Morgan Freeman). He’s heard Bruce’scomplaints, and now has an offer him: A taste of his omnipotence.
DVD Extras
- Deleted Scenes
- Outtakes
- Featurette
- Director commentary from Tom Shadyac
- Dolby Digital 5.1
Product Information
- Release date: 24 November 2003
- Certificate: 12
- Running time: 101mins
- Directed by: Tom Shadyac
- Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
The Santa Clause 2
Do you believe in the magic of Christmas? Once you’ve seen The Santa Clause 2you will! This enchanting film is full of comedy that’s fun for all the familyand its packed with live action adventure, mischievous characters and heaps ofDVD extras for families to enjoy hours of Disney magic. Starring the AcademyAward® winning Tim Allen as the ultimate Santa,
The Santa Clause 2 is being released for the first time ever on Disney DVDand video on 17 November.
DVD Extras
- Operation Toy Box – help the elves save the real Santa
- Special Effects Tour of the North Pole Featurette
- Inside The North Pole With Curtis – Making-Of Featurette
- North Pole Commentary
- Director’s tour of Elfsburg featurette including an audio commentary with Michael Lembeck
- Deleted Scenes
- Seven revealing deleted scenes including some funny bloopers from the cast
- True Confessions of Legendary Figures
- Interviews with the Tooth Fairy, Mother Nature, Father Time and the Easter Bunny
Disney Xmas DVDs
The Nightmare Before Christmas Special Edition
Enter an extraordinary world filled with magical lands and truly uniquecharacters! The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the heartfelt tale of JackSkellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and his journey to findChristmas. This quirky film captures the imagination of audiences everywherewith its motion effects and delightful music!
Walt Disney’s Winter Wonderland, available both on Disney DVD and videois an all-new compilation of eight delightful winter stories that kids willlove to watch again and again. They include a host of loveable Disney friends -Donald, Mickey and Minnie as well as Winnie The Pooh, Tigger and many more!Children and parents alike can enjoy memorable moments from Disney such asFantasia’s Nutcracker Suite or Bambi’s legendary ice sequence.
The DVD version of this marvellous collection of special tales also includestwo interactive games Snowball Madness and Santa’s Helper that will get kidsinto the Yuletide spirit.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
The last chance to own Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is thisChristmas! With the film’s original characters and some new friends, Beautyand the Beast: Enchanted Christmas captures the magic and charm of theoriginal film in a new festive story.
This sparkling re-mastered version includes impressive sound and visualquality, five spectacular songs and five DVD extras to keep the familyentertained for hours – so don’t miss your last chance to buy!
Continue the Christmas fun with DVD extras including sing alongs to fivefantastic songs from the film, behind the scenes features and the “EnchantedEnvironment” a feature which brings the crackling fireplace of the castleinto your home.
The Muppets Christmas Carol Special Edition
Charles Dickens’ classic story comes to life with the hilarious Muppets! Enjoywatching Michael Caine as Scrooge and Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit in thisheart warming tale of Christmas past, present and future.
Everyone’s favourite mouse gets into the spirit of Christmas in MickeysMagical Christmas (Disney DVD and video), Mickey’s Christmas Carol (video -last chance to buy) and Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (video). As well aswatching Mickey children can enjoy a to visit to The Hundred Acre Woods inWinnie the Pooh – A Merry Pooh Year (video). Or simply enjoy another story inthe festive range from Countdown to Christmas (video).
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.