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This weekly feature will detail all the announcements made for the weekin Region 1 just in case you import or want to know what’s in store forRegion 2 perhaps… or you’re just curious or whatever. Ah, on with the show!
Note, all links to DVDs for sale on this page will be for the Region 2 version.Extras may differ.
WARNER BROS.
Whoa! Let’s hear it for Warner! This was by far their week and these areall excellent titles.
THE MATRIX RELOADED will street on October 14. Availble in seperateanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. It will be a 2disc set featuring several featurettes on the film plus Animatrix andEnter the Matrix. A trailer for Matrix Revolutions may also be included.Retail is $26.98
- Excitement Factor: 10 out of 10. Wish the extras were more plentiful butI’m really looking foward to this one. Top pick of the week.
SPACE JAM: SPECIAL EDITION will street on October 28. The disc willinclude anamorphic widescreen for the first time on DVD. It will be a 2disc set. Extras TBA.
- Excitement Factor: 7 out of 10. Another underrated film gets awidescreen release.
LOONEY TUNES: GOLD COLLECTION will street on October 28 and will be a 4disc set containing 58 (!) of the best Looney Tunes shorts. Extras areexpected to be plentiful. Retail is in the 60 dollar range.
- Excitement Factor: 10 out of 10. Looney Tunes finally available on DVD,I’m there!
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACTION will be reissued on October 7.Sporting a new anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer. The disc willinclude trailers and audio commentary. Retail is $19.99
- Excitement Factor: 7 out of 10. Great to see a widescren version of thisfinally come out.
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VEGAS VACTION will be reissued on October 7 with anew anamorphic widescreen transfer (1.85:1). Extras TBA. Retail is$19.99
- Excitement Factor: 7 out of 10. The oddball of the Vacation seriesfinally gets a widescreen release.
SPACE GHOST: COAST TO COAST VOLUME 1 will street on November 18. Theentire first season. Extras TBA. Retail is $29.99
- Excitement Factor: 9 out of 10. Season sets of Space Ghost finally.
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE: VOLUME 1 will street on November 18. The entirefirst season. Extras: TBA. Retail is $29.99
- Excitement Factor: 9 out of 10. Hillarious show.
ARTISAN
Artisan stinks up the week with one of the worst line-ups ever and atestament to being the worst studio.
BOAT TRIP will street on September 30. Available in seperate rated andunrated editions each sporting anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) andfullscreen transfers. Extras TBA.
- Excitement Factor: 0 out of 10. Why the Cuba-Gooding Jr. bomb gets twoDVDs while Waxwork gets nothing is what I want to know.
Aristan will release the following as double features on Septemeber23rd. THE HOWLING IV/THE HOWLING V, PROM NIGHT III/PROM NIGHT IV,and WAXWORK/WAXWORKS II. All these will be available in fullscreenonly. Retail is $14.99 each
- Excitement Factor: 0 out of 10. The WAXWORK films were on my list forquite sometime but no longer. Thanks a bunch Artisan!
COLUMBIA TRISTAR
Not much from Sony’s camp this week except for their biggest movie ofthe summer so far.
DADDY DAY CARE will street on September 23rd. The disc will include bothanamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen (rip-off) versions on thesame disc. Extra features will include several short featurettes and afew games for the kids. Retail is $26.95
- Excitement Factor: 2 out of 10. This is a below average family film thatwill only be remembered for Eddie Murphy’s good performance. Wellrecommended for kids though.
DISNEY
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE will street on August 5. Available in seperateanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Extra featuresinclude audio commentary from cast & crew, deleted scenes, and severalfeaturettes. Retail is $29.95
- Excitement Factor: 3 out of 10. This film was a sleeper hit for Disneyand made close to $150 million so it must be good…or horrible. Watchor my review soon after street date.
ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR. Disney is re-issuing the Jerry Lewis classic init’s original black & white widescreen glory. Previously only availablein colorized fullscreen.
- Excitement Factor: 8 out 10. The previous DVD caused quite an uproar soit’s good to see Disney listening to consumers for a change.
THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE will street on August 12. Available in seperateanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Features includedeleted scenes and featurettes. Retail is $29.99
- Excitement Factor: 0 out of 10. I think I’ll pass on this obviouscash-in of a lucrative television series.
HOLES will street on September 23rd. Available in seperate anamorphicwidescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen versions. Features include commentaryand featurettes. Retail is $29.99
- Excitement Factor: 7 out 10. I’ve heard really good things about thisone. Worth checking out.
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND will finally street on September 9. Thedisc will incude an anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) tranfer and a bevy ofextras. Retail is $29.99
- Excitement Factor: 8 out of 10. An underappreciated film gets a goodDVD.
NEW LINE CINEMA
LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III will street on September 30.The disc will include a new anamorphic widescreen transfer (1.85:1), analternate ending, trailers, and featurettes.
- Excitement Factor: 4 out of 10. One of the worst in the series,obivously a cash-in on New Line’s part for the remake coming to theatersin October (yes it was moved back again). Retail is $24.99
WILLARD will street on October 7. The disc will include both theanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) version and fullscreen version. Featuresinclude audio commentary, a music video, deleted scenes, and severaldocumentaries. Retail is $26.98
- Excitement Factor: 8 out of 10. This was a highly underappreciated filmthis year and New Line is giving it the Platinum Series treatment. Watchfor my review soon after street date.
PARAMOUNT
THE CORE will street on September 9. Available in seperate anamoprhicwidescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Extras TBA.
- Excitement Factor: 6 out of 10. An average film.
20th CENTURY FOX
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM will street on September 30. Apparently availablein seperate anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen versions.Extras include featurettes. Retail is $26.98
- Excitement Factor: 6 out of 10. I’ve yet to see this one but it’ssupposed to be a mushy touchy-feely film.
DOWN WITH LOVE will street on September 16. Available in seperateanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Extras TBA.Retail is $26.98
- Excitement Factor: 0 out of 10. Quite the bomb and I’ve heard it’sbeyond terrible.
UNIVERSAL
BRUCE ALMIGHTY will street on November 25. Available in seperateanamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen versions. Extras include 3featurettes, deleted scenes, audio commentary, and trailers. Retail is$26.98
- Excitement Factor: 8 out of 10. One of Jim Carrey’s best.
CASPER will street on September 16, Available in seperate anamorphicwidescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen versions. Extras includedocumentaries, deleted scenes, and audio commentary. Retail is $19.99
- Excitement Factor: 1 out of 10. One of the worst movies of the 90s.
BABE will street on September 23. Available for the first time inanamorphic widescreen (1.85:1). There’s also a lame fullscreen versionavailable. Extras TBA. Retail is $19.99
- Excitement Factor: 8 out of 10. Good to see Universal reissuing thisfilm in proper widescreen glory.
SCARFACE will be re-issued on Septemeber 30. Availabe in seperateanamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Extras TBA.
- SCARFACE COLLECTOR’S EDITION will street on Septemeber 30. This willinclude both the 1932 original and 1983 remake. Extras TBA.
RUMORS
Take these with a grain of salt since they’re only tales and stories.
- 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS is rumored to street on September 30. Expect an announcement soon.
- X2: X-MEN UNITED is rumored to street on September 16 worldwide.
- THE HULK is rumored to street on October 28.
- SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS is rumored to street on November 18.
- TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES is rumored to street on November 18.
- SCHINDLER’S LIST is rumored to street sometime in February 2004.
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is rumored to street on December 2.
- HAUNTED MANSION is not even theaters yet but expected to street on April 20 2004.
- SPY KIDS 3D is not even in theaters yet but expected to street on March 3 2003.
- FINDING NEMO is expected to street on November 4.
Until next week!
Review copyright © Travis Willock, 2003.
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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.