RA: Renters Anonymous - October 28th, 2008

Posted by Trevor

October 28, 2008

This Week: October 28th, 2008

New Releases

Journey to the Center of the Earth - 5.2/10 - Trailer
Starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
A science professor whose radical theories have completely tarnished his reputation. While backpacking across Iceland with his nephew Sean, the two explorers find a cave that leads them deep down into the bowels of the planet. And so they go on a quest to find out what has happened to the scientist’s missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discovers a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth. There they discover a bizarre landscape filled with terrifying creatures.

Special Features:

2D and 3D versions with 4 pairs of 3D glasses
1.33:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 (2D & 3D)
4×3 Fullscreen of the 2D version with Dolby Digital 5.1
Commentary by Brendan Fraser and Filmmakers
Featurettes: “A World Within Our World”, “Being Josh”, “How to make Dinosaur Drool”
Adventure at the Center of the Earth Challenge
Digital Copy of the film

Blu-ray Features:

1.85:1 1080p Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
All of the features of the DVD release (minus the Fullscreen version)

Recommendation: Rent (for the little ones)

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl - Trailer
Starring Abigrail Breslin, Chris O’Donnell, Julia Ormond, Max Thieriot, Jane Krakowski, Wallace Shawn, Glenne Headly, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci
‘Kit Kittredge: An American Mystery’ centers around a young living in the struggles of the Great Depression. 10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday. With the help of her friends, Sterling & Ruthie, will her dream finally come true?

Special Features:

Widescreen and Fullscreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
Trailers
DVD-ROM Features

Blu-ray Features:

1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p Transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1
Trailers

Recommendation: Pass (everyone else did)

Zombie Strippers - 4/10 - Trailer
Starring Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Penny Drake, Tito Ortiz
Zombie Strippers is a comedic horror film set in the not too distant future, when a secret government re-animation “chemo-virus” gets released and lands in an underground strip club. The virus first infects Kat (Jameson), turning her into a flesh-craving Super Zombie Stripper, with killer moves on the dance floor. She instantly becomes the club’s most popular attraction and the other girls begin to get jealous of all the attention Kat is getting. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into Zombies, the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new “fad” even if it means there’s no turning back.

Theatrical Cut Special Features:

2.35:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
Deleted and extended scenes
Commentary with Jay Lee, Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund and Joey Medina
The Champagne Room: Making Zombie Strippers
The Dressing Room: Zombie Makeup

Unrated Special Features:

All of the features of the Theatrical Cut but with the Unrated cut of the film

Blu-ray Features:

2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p Transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1
All of the features of the Unrated DVD plus:
Titillation and Sass: The Zombie Strippers Pop-Up Trivia Track

Recommendation: Pass

Tinker Bell
Starring Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, Kristen Chenoweth, Angelica Huston, Mae Whitman
Using the power of imagination helps Tinkerbell save Pixie Hollow, the home of all fairies, by finding out the true magic of Pixie Dust. From DisneyToon Studios, featuring the voices of Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, Kristen Chenoweth, Angelica Huston and many others, including Mae Whitman voicing the title character.

Special Features:

1.78:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
Deleted Scenes
Magical Guide to Pixie Hollow: Discover the Ancient Realm of Fairies with Tinker Bell
Even Wonder: Discover How Fairies Put the “Wonder” in Natural Wonders
Creating Pixie Hollow: See how the filmmakers created this magical realm
All-new music video: Performed by Selena Gomez
Tinker Trainer: DVD-ROM Activity

Blu-ray Features:

1.78:1 Widescreen 1080p Transfer with Dolby Digital 5.1
All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
Set-top game
NaturePedia Interactive Guide
BD-Live: The Guide to Pixie Hollow
Sneak Preview of 2009 Release of Pinocchio

Recommendation: Rent

Re-Releases

National Lampoon’s Animal House (30th Anniversay Edition) - 7.3/10
Starring John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Tom Hulce, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Mary Louise Weller
Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. It has a second one full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men who are so sanctimonious no one can stand them except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of the second frat to get the boys of Delta House off campus. This film gives high-jinks and fooling around a bad name. P The dean’s plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade to end all parades for all time.

Special Features:

1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
Scene It?: Games
Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update
Theatrical Trailer
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
A&E Documentary on the film featuring interviews with cast and crew

Gift Set:

All of the features of the regular DVD release plus:
Delta House Collectible Packaging
Collectible Animal House Yearbook

Recommendation: Rent

The Polar Express: 3-D - 6.2/10
Starring Tom Hanks, Leslie Harter Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Chantel Valdivieso, Daryl Sabara
This is the story of a young hero boy on Christmas Eve who boards on a powerful magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus’s home. What unfolds is an an adventure which follows a doubting boy, who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole; during this ride, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Special Features:

2.40:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
2D and 3D versions of the film with 4 pairs of 3D glasses
Smokey and Steamer Song not seen in theaters
You Look Familiar: The many Polar faces of Tom Hanks
A Genuine ticket to Ride: Five Featurettes
True Inspirations: Profiling author Chris Van Allsburg
Believe: Josh Groban performance and behind the scenes
Flurry of Effects: Five motion-capture sessions
Snow Angels: Moviemakers’ Christmas memories
Theatrical Trailer

Blu-ray Features:

2.40:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby Digital 5.1
All of the features of the DVD release

Recommendation: Rent

Elf (Blu-ray) - 6.7/10
Starring Will Ferrell, Artie Lange, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was a baby in an orphanage who stowed away in Santa’s sack and ended up at the North Pole. Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan). Hobbs, on Santa’s naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born. Buddy, meanwhile, experiences the delights of New York City (and human culture) as only an elf can. When Walter’s relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities.

Blu-ray Features:

1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p transfer with Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Commentaries by Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau
Deleted and Alternate Scenes
Behind-the-Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Elf Karaoke
Music from Elf
Elf Focus Points
Digital copy of the film

Recommendation: Rent

The Unrated Blogger’s Cut

This seems like a very family friendly week, but with Halloween around the corner I’ll be watching some horror movies instead. I’ll also be catching up on a lot of tv shows and DVD that I have waiting for me.

Coming Soon: