New on DVD: Oct. 14

New DVD’s This Week:
Oct. 14

Part
II of the Matrix trilogy sees D-Day approaching for the human
race,
as a massive machine onslaught intended to destroy the remnants of
humanity
once and for all closes in on Zion. The citizens of Zion rally behind
Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and his belief that mankind’s salvation
lies
in the destiny of “The One”–Neo (Keanu Reeves). With Trinity
(Carrie-Anne
Moss) by his side, Neo enters The Matrix and finds there are many more
obstacles than were anticipated, including the renegade program Agent
Smith
(Hugo Weaving), who is determined to exact revenge on Neo.

What’s
Cool:

Featurettes:

“Preload: Behind-the-Scenes with the Cast and Crew”
“The Freeway Chase: Anatomy of a Mind-Blowing Scene”
“Enter The Matrix: Making of the Ground-Breaking Video Game”
“What is The Animatrix?”
“The Matrix Unfolds: A Look at the Matrix Phenomenon”
“Get Me an Exit: Matrix-Inspired Design Advertising”
“The MTV Movie Awards Reloaded”

	From Our Review:
	Some eye-popping special effects and high stylization aside, The Matrix Reloaded is overwrought, over-philosophized, overindulgent and overlong. It’ll be great on DVD, when you can skip around to the parts worth seeing. More. . .

Wrong Turn

Chris
Finn (Desmond Harrington) finds himself stuck in standstill traffic but
finds a back woods road as a would-be short cut around the traffic
impediment. Unfortunately, he happens upon a group of campers by
slamming
into their disabled SUV with its tires mysteriously flattened. Upon
investigating, the parties realize that their mishaps were no accident,
as a
barbed wire trap had been laid on the road for their cars to find.
Hoping
to find the prankster who crippled their respective journeys, Chris,
along
with Jessie Burlingame (Eliza Dushku) and a few other members of the
camping
group, stumble onto a cabin deep in the woods, filled with horrific
hints of
the dangers they will soon face.

What’s
Cool:

Commentary by director Rob Schmidt and actors Desmond Harrington
and
Eliza Dushku
Deleted scenes
Featurettes: “Making of Wrong Turn,” “Eliza Dushku: Babe in
the
Woods,” “Fresh Meat: The Wounds of Wrong Turn
Interview with special effects wizard Stan Winston

	From Our Review:
	With Stan Winston’s disturbingly realistic effects and spine-chilling mountain men, Wrong Turn takes the concept of hillbillies to a whole new level. You seriously may never go into the woods again. More. . .

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2 Fast 2 Furious

Having
lost his badge for botching one of the largest investigations in FBI
history, Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) has one final chance for
redemption: help the Miami Feds bring in longtime target Carter Verone
(Cole
Hauser), a shifty businessman who uses his import/export business as a
cover
for a massive international money laundering operation. Using illegal
street
racing activities as his means to infiltrate Verone’s cartel,
O’Connor enlists the help of childhood friend and ex-con Roman Pearce
(Tyrese Gibson). Together, the pair attempts to get into Verone’s
world with the help of undercover agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes), in
the
hopes that their unscrupulous pasts will be wiped clean.

What’s
Cool:

Deleted scenes
Outtakes
Bonus short: “Animated Anecdotes”
Featurettes: “Inside 2 Fast 2 Furious,” “Actors’
Driving School,” “Supercharged Stunts,” “Prelude to 2 Fast 2 Furious,”
“Making Music with Ludacris”
Documentaries: “Tricking Out a Hot Import Car,” “Car
Spotlights”

	From Our Review:
	Like its predecessor, 2 Fast 2 Furious is plagued by a spotty storyline–but who cares? Charged with exhilarating car-racing sequences, this movie nails the car culture scene and packages it into an entertaining summer movie. More. . .

Scarface: Anniversary Edition

In
this special 20th anniversary DVD set, Scarface tells the story
of
the rise and fall of Tony Montana (Al Pacino), a Cuban immigrant who
comes
to Miami looking for his own piece of the American Dream. Montana
begins
moving up the ranks in the dangerous world of drugs, finding power,
wealth
and passion and eventually building his own cocaine smuggling empire.
Yet,
Montana’s empire begins to crumble under his own greed and obsession,
until
he loses everything he has ever held dear, including his sister (Mary
Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and loyal friend Manny (Steven Bauer).

What’s
Cool:

Deleted scenes
Featurettes: “Scarface: Rebirth,”
“Scarface: Acting,” “Scarface: Creating,” and
“Scarface: The TV Version”
Def Jam Presents: “Origins of a Hip-Hop
Classic,”interviews with hip-hop artists on how the film influenced
their
lives and music.
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	Interview:
	Hollywood.com talked with Scarface star Steven Bauer who tells us making the film was both exhilarating and frustrating. Here. . .

Dreamcatcher

Four
childhood friends in suburban Maine–Jonsey (Damian Lewis), Henry
(Thomas
Jane), Pete (Timothy Olyphant), and Beaver (Jason Lee)–are connected
by a
extraordinary event that happened to them in boyhood, leaving them with
uncanny powers and bonding them beyond ordinary friendship. Now adults
with
separate lives, the friends are haunted by their powers and their
strange
link to one another, as they embark on their yearly reunion at a
hunting
cabin in the north woods. However, this year’s gathering will not
bring the warmth and humor that they have come to expect. With a
vicious
blizzard fast approaching, the friends begin to get a sense of the
eerie
horrors about to confront them.

What’s
Cool:

Alternate endings
Four deleted scenes
Featurettes: “DreamWriter–A Look at Stephen King and
the Writing Process,” “DreamWeavers–The Visual Effects of
Dreamcatcher,”
“DreamMakers–A Journey Through Production”

	From Our Review:
	Thanks to strong performances from its main characters, Dreamcatcher initially catches your attention, but just when it should be at its scariest, it falls apart. More. . .

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