The new DVD releases include Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, The Incredible Hulk, and The Strangers. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
October 21, 2008 - New DVD Releases:
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed DVD
Length: 90
minutes
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material, some disturbing images and brief smoking
Ben Stein co-wrote and stars in this op-ed piece, which argues that discussion of intelligent design (ID) is unjustly suppressed by the intellectual establishment. A major tenet of ID is that the nature of complex biological organisms is best explained by viewing them as products of an intelligent designer. The film presents scientists and educators said to have lost their positions because they take ID seriously. The movie links the issue to the Berlin Wall and Nazism. The film's high point comes when Stein confronts atheist Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
The Incredible Hulk DVD
Length: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content
Based on a Marvel Comics character, The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 film starring Edward Norton and directed by Louis Letterier (Transporter) that should not be confused with Hulk (2003) starring Eric Bana and directed by Ang Lee. The 2008 movie is more action-oriented, and the title character is computer-generated. Dr. Bruce Banner (Norton) lives in a Rio slum, but he is found by Gen. Ross (William Hurt). Eventually, Banner is reunited with his lost love Betty Ross (Liv Tyler). But the gung-ho Blonsky (Tim Roth) pursues Banner, leading to a climactic showdown in Harlem.
- Widescreen
- Three-Disc DVD Set
- Single-Disc Edition Also Available
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
Tagline: "Lock the door. Pretend you're safe."
Length: 85 minutesMPAA Rating: R for violence/terror and language
Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star in this creepy horror film, the debut feature of writer-director Bryan Bertino. The movie opens with a young couple, Kristen (Tyler) and James (Speedman), just having been to a wedding. There is some awkwardness between them because James has proposed to Kristen, but she has turned him down. They go to the country residence he uses as a getaway and begin to get ready for bed when there's an ominous knock at the door. This is only the beginning of a night of terror at the hands of three sinister intruders wearing masks. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check with your video store/online rental service for availability in other formats, including streaming video/digital download.
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