Archive for the New on DVD Category

The Bucket List

Posted in Comedy, New on DVD with tags , , , , on June 10, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

In THE BUCKET LIST, cancer doesn’t discriminate in its choice of victims. It’s equally eager in its attacks on kindly sage of a mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) and mean-spirited millionaire Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson). When the unlikely pair shares a room at a hospital, they learn that they both have less than a year to live as a result of the deadly disease. Inspired by the words of a college professor, Carter begins to make a “bucket list” of things he wants to accomplish before he dies. With Edward’s limitless funds at their disposal, the men embark on an adventure that takes them from Egypt to France to Hong Kong, crossing items off their list as death grows closer. [...]

Phenomena

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , , , on May 29, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

Released in the US in heavily edited form as CREEPERS in 1986, Italian horror master Dario Argento’s masterpiece manages to be involving and interesting while providing a steady stream of funhouse style shocks. Jennifer Corvino (Connelly) is attending a Swiss boarding school for girls when she discovers she is able to communicate telepathically with insects. When a serial killer begins murdering students, bug specialist Dr. McGregor (Pleasance) must help her use her powers to find the killer. With a soundtrack featuring Motorhead and Iron Maiden making the experience ever more disorienting, you won’t know where Argento is taking you next. Check the run time, as many different versions exist (the 110 minute version is the most complete)

Serenity

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , , on May 27, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran on the losing side of a galactic civil war, now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family – squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal. When Mal takes on two new passengers – a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister – he gets much more than he bargained for.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , on May 27, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

Best mates Eddie, Tom, Bacon,and Soap are cocks-of-the-walk in and around the East End. And why not? They’re virile, handsome lads who can hold their own. With this lot, it’s all for one and more for all. So, everyone stakes Eddie, a sharp cardshark, for the biggest card game in town. Eddie can’t lose…until he does: the game is a setup.
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American Pie

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , on May 27, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

In this coming-of-age comedy, a group of friends at the end of their senior year make a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. In their outrageous attempts to fulfill this mission, they come to some surprising, hilarious and often touching realizations about themselves, their friendships, their notions of love, romance and their relations with the opposite sex Read more »

The Thief of Bagdad

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , , on May 23, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

A story of pure fantasy in the best Arabian Night’s tradition stars Sabu as the cunning young thief of Bagdad who encounters evil spells, magic carpets, and endless adventure. Spectacular special effects by any standard. [...]

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , , on May 23, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

Treasure hunter Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) embarks on a new adventure in director Jon Turtletaub’s sequel to NATIONAL TREASURE. Ben and his father, Patrick (Jon Voight), take great pride in their ancestors and their family’s devotion to the United States. When Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) produces a page from the diary of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth allegedly linking Ben’s great-great grandfather to the plot, Ben and Patrick set out on a path to clear their family’s name. Ben also believes that the diary page contains hints to the whereabouts of a treasure map leading to an ancient city made of gold, and soon the hunt is on. Tech expert Riley Poole (Justin Bartha) and Ben’s now ex-girlfriend Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) join the Gates in their quest, which takes them from Washington, DC, to Paris, London and the Black Hills of South Dakota. [...]


Night of the Living Dead

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , on May 20, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

The dead come back to life and eat the living. Several people barricade themselves inside a rural house in an attempt to survive the night. Outside are hordes of relentless, shambling zombies who can only be killed by a blow to the head. [...]

Rambo

Posted in New on DVD with tags , , , on May 19, 2008 by The Cyber Ninja

John Rambo has retreated to northern Thailand, living a solitary and peaceful life in the mountains and jungles. A group of human rights missionaries search him out and ask him to guide them into Burma to deliver medical supplies. When the aid workers are captured by the Burmese army, Rambo decides to venture alone into the war zone to rescue them. [...]
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