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New DVD’s This Week: Nov.
11

In the third
installment of this man-versus-machine saga, John Connor (Nick
Stahl) must once again fend off assassination at the hand of
the newest killing machine that has been sent back through time
to end his life before he can claim his role as the leader of
the human resistance. As the most advanced killing machine yet,
the T-X (Kristanna Loken) can call upon an impressive array
of deadly skills and technologies to accomplish her primary
mission: get John. In order to protect Connor and his future
wife, Kate Brewster (Claire Danes), the now outdated model T-101
(Arnold Schwarzenegger) is also sent back to combat the T-X
and ensure the survival of those who will ultimately lead the
fight against the machines.

What’s
Cool:

Audio commentaries with director Jonathan Mostow and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Deleted scenes
Featurette: “HBO First Look”
On-set gag reel
Introduction by Arnold Schwarzenegger

	From Our Review:
	Arnold Schwarzenegger is definitely back, and in a year of exaggeratedly slick actioners with over the top stunts, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is a welcome throwback to entertaining popcorn pics. Director Jonathan Mostow’s well-executed visuals are used to complement a compelling story rather than overshadow it. More. . .

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry
Met Lloyd

In the prequel
to the original comedic hit, we meet up with Lloyd Christmas
(Eric Christian Olsen) and Harry Dunne (Derek Richardson) as
they start high school. As the pair sets out to break into the
in-crowd, the school’s principal, Principal Collins (Eugene
Levy), has some ambitious plans of his own. Together with his
girlfriend Ms. Heller (Cheri Oteri), the school’s head
lunch lady, Collins plans to pocket $100,000 in grant money
that he’ll receive once he appears to have established
a “special needs” class for the school. Charged
with the task of recruiting students for this phony curriculum,
Harry and Lloyd soon begin to piece together the plot, as does
heartthrob school paper reporter Jessica Matthews (Rachel Nichols),
who sets out to expose the administrators’ underhanded
scheme.

What’s
Cool:

“Special Needs” audio commentary with director Troy Miller and actors Eric Christian Olsen and Derek Richardson
Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary
Documentaries: “Casting the Perfect Dummies,” and “Dumb and Dangerous”
Outtakes/bloopers with optional audio commentary

	From Our Review:
	No Jim Carrey. No Jeff Daniels. No Farrelly Brothers. No laughs. No reason to part with your hard-earned $7. More. . .

Still Hot

Finding
Nemo

While on
his way to the first day of school in the Great Barrier Reef,
Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould), a young clownfish, is unexpectedly
snared by a fisherman when he strays too far from his father’s
protection. After his son’s capture, Nemo’s father, Marlin (voiced
by Albert Brooks), begins a crusade to bring the young guppy
home. Marlin and pal Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), a blue
coral fish who suffers from severe short-term memory loss, must
face the dangers of the reef to free Nemo from a fish tank that
overlooks Sydney Harbor. Meanwhile Nemo hatches an escape plan
of his own. Willem Dafoe also lends voice talent.

What’s
Cool:

Deleted scenes
Featurettes: “Making of Finding Nemo,” “The Art
of Nemo,” “A Tour of Pixar Studios,” “Mr. Ray’s Encyclopedia”
“Turn Your TV Into an Interactive Aquarium” game
Bonus Pixar short: “Knick Knack”
Documentary: “Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau”

	From Our Review:
	Just when you thought they couldn’t possibly do it again, especially after the mega-hit Monsters, Inc., the guys at Pixar bat it out of the park with Finding Nemo. More. . .

Adam
Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights

As the grinch
in his hometown of Dukesberry, Davey Stone (voiced by Adam Sandler)
is determined to ruin everyone’s holiday spirit. His grumpiness
comes to a head when, on the first night of Hanukkah, he embarks
on a furious rampage that lands him in handcuffs. Davey is spared
a 10-year jail term when a kindly old basketball referee named
Whitey Duvall (also voiced by Sandler) bails him out and lets
him move in with him and his sister, Eleanor (again, Sandler),
but despite their compassion Davey is still an ungrateful jerk.
If they wish to help their new roommate, Whitey and Eleanor
will have to force Davey to confront his troubled past so he
can let go of his anger.

What’s
Cool:

HBO “First Look” special
“A Day with the Meatball” featurette
Deleted scenes with optional commentary
Multi-angle animation progression
Music video: “Chanukah Song Part 3”

	From Our Review:
	Adam Sandler has a unique gift for combining jokes that are so funny you nearly pee in your pants with others that are so cringe-inducing you want to walk out of the theater. If you can take slightly more of the latter than the former, Eight Crazy Nights will be an entertaining, if occasionally appalling, movie-going experience. More. . .

Legally
Blonde 2: Red, White and
Blonde

An up-and-coming
lawyer for a big-time firm who is preparing to marry the man
of her dreams, blonde and bubbly Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon)
is on top of the world. The pink loving, fashion-savvy attorney
is soon detoured, however, when she learns that her beloved
Chihuahua’s mother is soon to become a test subject for cosmetic
products at a company that happens to be her firm’s client.
When Elle speaks up about this animal injustice, she is promptly
terminated. Determined not to be silenced, the always upbeat
Harvard grad heads for the Capitol to fight for animal rights.
In D.C., Elle finds herself up against some of Washington’s
biggest and most close-minded heavyweights, but never loses
her spirit in the fight to help her animal friends.

What’s
Cool:

Widescreen format
Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
Deleted scenes

	From Our Review:
	Reese Witherspoon’s sincerest, most gallant efforts aside, Legally Blonde 2 is as light and sugary as cotton candy, but the taste it leaves behind is more saccharine than sweet. More. . .

Compiled by Owen Iozzio

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