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THE BEST AND THE WORST
Pick of the week: DAWN OF THE DEAD
DAWN OF THE DEAD will street on March 9th in a two-disc set!
- Be still, my beating heart. Obviously being released a few weeks before thesure-to-suck-ass remake. No extras have been released but from what I hearit’s got all new commentaries and interviews. A promised mega box setincluding the director’s cut, theatrical, and European cut was notannounced but it’s expected to follow later that year… probably to tiein with the DVD release of the remake. Still not sure which versionwe’ll be seeing on March 9th but nevertheless it’s the pick of the week,an all time classic.
SHAME OF THE WEEK: HOUSE OF THE DEAD
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY will street on February 10 in seperate anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen versions.
- Extras TBA. It’s intolerable cruelty to watch INTOLERABLE CRUELTYhahahahahah… yeah.
CABIN FEVER will street on January 20. The disc will include not onebut five audio commentaries, featurettes, and deleted scenes.
- Excitement Factor: 7 out of 10. Not a bad movie but highly overrated andoverhyped.
RADIO will street on January 27. The disc will include anamorphicwidescreen video (1.85:1), featurettes and commentaries.
- Excitement Factor: 6 out of 10. Good if you like that sort of touchyfeely mushy stuff.
Another Cuba Gooding, Jr. flick will street one week later on February3. THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS will include an anamorphic widescreentransfer (2.35:1) and several featurettes including deleted scenes.
- Excitement Factor: 5 out of 10. Eh, I heard some bad things about thisone… something about it being like SISTER ACT II (shudder with fear).
MATCHSTICK MEN will street on February 24 in seperate anamorphicwidescreen (2.35:1) and fullscreen versions. Several documentaries areincluded along with an audio commentary by director Ridley Scott.
- Excitement Factor: 7 out of 10. Missed this at the theaters so I’mlooking forward to giving this a chance.
KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 will street on February 3 in a two disc set. Specsare unknown but expect an anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen transfer.
- Excitement Factor: 10 out of 10. Two words: Kick Ass.
DUPLEX will street on March 2. Extras TBA but it does include ananamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfer.
- Excitement Factor: 0 ouf of 10. I’ll pass.
IN THE CUT will also street on March 2 in seperate rated and unratedversions (give me a break). Extras TBA but both versions are expected tohave anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen transfers.
- Excitement Factor: 1 out of 10. Might see it for the Meg Ryan scene thateveryone’s talking about but otherwise, nah.
RUMORS
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS rumor of a January release has been officiallydebunked by Warner. Instead an announcement will be made in January.Expect a March or April release.
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.