RA: Renters Anonymous – October 27th, 2009
New Releases
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – 6.8/10 – Trailer
Starring Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Chris Wedge
After the events of “Ice Age: The Meltdown”, life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.
Special Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Filmmaker Commentary
- “Marley Meets Purina Puppy Chow”
2-Disc Special Features:
- All of the features of the 2-Disc DVD, plus:
- 2 Scrat Shorts
- The Sabre-Toothed Squirrel: Natures Nutty Buddy
- Scrat: From Head to Toe
- Scrat: “Breaking Story”
- Scrat: “News Report”
- Falling for Scratte
- Buck…From Easel to Weasel
Unearthing the Lost World- Music Video: “Walk with the Dinosaurs”
- Activities: Scrat Pinball Game, Eggshell, Bubble Trouble
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
- All of the features of the 2-Disc DVD, plus:
- Deleted Scenes
- Fox Movie Channel Presents “In Character”
- Fox Movie Channel Presents “Making a Scene”
- BD Live
- Live Look Up
- Digital Copy of the Film
- DVD Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Rent
Orphan – 7.3/10 – Trailer
Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett
Tragedy seems to follow nine-year-old Esther. She was orphaned in her native Russia. Her last adoptive family perished in a fire Esther barely escaped. But now the Coleman family has adopted her, and life is good. Until a classmate takes a serious fall from a slide. Until an orphanage nun is battered to death. And until Esther’s new mom wonders if that tragic fire was an accident.
Special Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1
- “Mama’s Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children”
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternate Ending
- Digital Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Pass
Stan Helsing
Starring Steve Howey, Diora Baird, Kenan Thompson, Desi Lydic, Leslie Nielson
It’s Halloween night, and slacker video clerk Stan Helsing along with his insanely sexy ex-girlfriend , best buddy and an exotic dancer/’massage therapist’ – detours into a town cursed by the biggest monsters in movie history: Freddy, Jason , Pinhead , Leatherface , Chucky , & Michael Myers.
Special Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary with Bo Zenga, Kenan Thompson and Desi Lydic
A Killer Parody: The Making of- Deleted and Alternate Scenes
- Outtakes
- Still Galleries
- Trailer
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with Dolby True HD
- All of the features of the DVD release
Recommendation: Pass
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Tinker Bell’s greatest adventure yet takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland changing the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow’s supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.
Special Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Scenes You Never Saw
Magical Guide to Pixie Hollow- Deleted Scenes
- Pixie Hollow Comes to Florida
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.78:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- DVD Copy of the Film
Recommendation: Pass
Re-Releases
Night of the Creeps – 7.4/10
Starring Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Allan Kayser
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
Special Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1
- Commentary with Fred Dekker
- Cast Commentary
- Birth of the Creeps
Cast of the Creeps- Creating the Creeps
- Escape of the Creeps
- Legend of the Creeps
- Tom Atkins: Man of Action
- Original Theatrical Ending
- Trivia Track
- Deleted Scenes
Blu-ray Features:
- 1.85:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- All of the features of the DVD release, plus:
- BD-Live Enabled
Recommendation: Pass
Stargate (Blu-ray) – 6.7/10
Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader
Egyptologist Daniel Jackson is brought to an underground military base where he decodes the symbols on Egyptian cover stones as star constellations. That allows a alien device known as the Stargate to be opened and a team led by Air Force Colonel Jack’ O’ Neil and Jackson to travel across the known universe to a distant planet. Arriving on the planet, they find a culture ruled by someone pretending to be the Egyptian sun god Ra. Soon, Ra captures the team and takes control of a nuclear weapon brought to the planet in case of the discovery of hostile aliens. Jackson and O’Neil escape and must fight Ra and his army of warriors to save Earth from being destroyed by Ra.
Blu-ray Features:
- 2.35:1 Widescreen 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
- Commentary with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
- The Making of
- Is There a Stargate?
- Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and Casting
- Opening the Gate: The Making of the Movie
- Passing Through the Gate: The Legacy
- Gag Reel
- Interactive Trivia Game
- Stargate Ultimate Knowledge PiP
Recommendation: Pass
TV on DVD/Blu-ray
- Battlestar Galactica: The Plan – DVD & Blu-ray
- The Fugitive (Season 3, Vol 1) – DVD
- The Guardian (Season 1) – DVD
- Hell’s Kitchen (Season 2) – DVD
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut – Complete Series) – DVD
- Monty Python’s Flying Circus – The Other British Invasion and 40th Anniversary Set – DVD
- Patton 360 (Season 1) – DVD
- The Prisoner (Complete Series) – DVD
- Tales from the Darkside (Season 2) – DVD
The Unrated Blogger’s Cut
There isn’t a whole lot releasing this week so the selection is a little limited. Even though I have enjoyed the Ice Age series, I won’t be rushing out to rent the new film. I’ll see the film eventually, just whenever I’m bored and have some free time. But what I will be picking up is Battlestar Galactica: The Plan. I am a huge BSG fan and I have been waiting forever for this new movie.
Coming Soon:
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Kirsten Andersen
