Movies on DVD

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the sequel to Director Michael Bay’s 2007 hit Transformers. A clash between two extraterrestrial clans, the heroic Autobots vs. the evil Decepticons re-erupts on Earth with clues to the ultimate power firmly in the hands of a young teenager.  Who are we kidding?  This is mano y mano robot wars. Special Features: The Human Factor: exacting revenge of the fallen, commentary by director Michael Bay, co-writers, Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, A Day with Bay: Tokyo, 25 years of Transformers, NEST: Transformer data-hub, deconstructing visual Bayhem, from multi-angles, deleted and alternate scenes, easter eggs (go ahead and search…no hints), Linkin Park - New Divide, theatrical trailer - Revenge of the Fallen.

 

 

 

William Castle Film Collection

Special Features:  Every one of the eight discs is special.  Check out the list:

13 Frightened Girls are students in a Swiss boarding school.  One discovers a major political secret and passes the info onto a CIA agent (look for seductive teens on a mission). 13 Ghosts Remember those 3-D glasses that let you see the oh so scary ghosts?  Great premise, stupid execution, but nostalgic nonetheless. Homicidal was Castle’s answer to Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Psycho. Nowhere near as suspenseful as Hitch’s thriller, but not as lame as the Ed Wood gender-bender, Glen or Glenda.  However, it is Castle’s best serious movie. Strait-Jacket stars a crazy, ax-wielding Joan Crawford (pre coat-hangers), released from an asylum and back for blood. The Old Dark House (Not to be confused with Frankenstein filmmaker, James Whale’s classic flick of the same name) stars Tom Poston as an American car salesman in England, who receives a mysterious invitation from an elderly millionaire. Mr. Sardonicus is a man whose face freezes - mucho ugly - after searching for a winning lottery ticket in his father’s grave. Tsk, tsk. The Tingler was Castle’s gimmicky horror pic with a tagline that boasted of an experience In Screamarama.  The flick stars, competent actor, turned compulsive camp, horror icon, Vincent Price. Zotz! is a coin with awesome powers.  The professor that finds it plans to make the coin available to the U.S. government (do we need that coin now, or what?). For film buffs, Castle was one of the first filmmakers to interview viewers on camera for reactions to his movies.

 

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead is out on DVD (because the first two movies were so memorable).  A group of young people are trapped in the backwoods of West Virginia fighting off a band of inbred (meaning - warped looking) cannibals. Special Features: Action, Gore and Chaos! featurette (like we didn’t see that coming), plus the Brothers in Blood and Three Finger’s Fight Night featurettes as well as deleted scenes.

 

 

 

TV on DVD

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Series.  Sit back and relax with good country doctor, Michaela “Mike” Quinn (Jane Seymour) and her hot honey, Byron Sully (Joe Lando) for 42-plus hours of viewing.

 

 

 

 

 

The L Word: Final Season follows the ups and downs of a group of lesbians living in L.A. along with the families and friends (both supportive and critical). Special Features:  Seven hours, 18 minutes of happiness, heartache and heavy breathing all in a three disc set.

 

 

 

 

 

Numb3rs: The Fifth Season follows the life of a mathematician who helps the FBI (specifically his brother who is an agent) solve crimes with his power of equations.Special Features:  16 hours, 23 minutes of confusing mathematically-driven shows in a six disc set.

 

 

 

 

 

Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Series is 25 discs of the homicide unit of the Baltimore police department investigating violent crimes. Special Features:  None, unless you consider shaving 25 hours off your life in one or two days a plus.  But the stories are gripping and the performances dead-on.

 

 

 

 

 

Top Chef: New York: The Complete Season 5 of the Emmy-winning reality show, offers four discs of competitive cooking and scrutinizing judges. Special Features: Exclusive cookbook, Never-aired Stew Room footage, extended interviews, cooking demonstrations, PC game demo.