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DVD New Releases for August 2002

What's new in blockbuster, mainstream, and family-oriented DVD releases


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High Crimes The Sweetest Thing (unrated version) Iris We Were Soldiers
High Crimes
read our review
 
 
The Sweetest Thing
read our review
Iris
 read our review
 
We Were Soldiers
read our review
 
 
In the Bedroom The Accidental Spy Birthday Girl The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
In the Bedroom
read our review
The Accidental Spy
read our review
Birthday Girl
read our review
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
read our review

August 6, 2002

The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (widescreen version, 2-disc set, Dolby Digital EX, PG-13, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Christopher Lee - Academy Award winner for Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup - contains over two hours of bonus materials, there is also a Special Extended Edition 4-disc set and a Collector's DVD gift 5-disc set coming November 12), read our review,
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (full frame version, 2-disc set, Dolby Digital EX, PG-13, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Christopher Lee - Academy Award winner for Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup - contains over two hours of bonus materials, there is also a Special Extended Edition 4-disc set and a Collector's DVD gift 5-disc set coming November 12), read our review,
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Deuces Wild (2002, R, Stephen Dorff), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Super Troopers (2002, R, Jay Chandrasekhar), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Business of Strangers (2001, R, Julia Stiles, Stockard Channing), order @ Amazon.com

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina (G, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $15.99 + free shipping

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Adventures in Nowhere Land (G, Nick Jr. series), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Hot Shots! (1991, Charlie Sheen), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993, Charlie Sheen), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Jeffersons-The Complete First Season (1975), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com, get this DVD free from Columbia House

Sanford and Son-The Complete First Season (1972), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com, get this DVD free from Columbia House

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Director's Edition (1982, PG, William Shatner), 
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Sopranos' Unauthorized: Shooting Sites Uncovered, 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $13.49, get this DVD free from Columbia House

The Simpsons Season Two, 
order @ Amazon.com for $32.49, Buy.com for $32.49 and free shipping, get this DVD free from Columbia House

August 13, 2002

In the Bedroom (R, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Tom Wilkinson), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com, rent it free from NetFlix

The Accidental Spy (2001, PG-13, Jackie Chan), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Birthday Girl (R, Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin), read our review
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Clockstoppers (PG, Jesse Bradford, Paula Graces), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Last Orders (2002, R, Michael Caine, Helen Mirren), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Pauline & Paulette (2002, PG, foreign, Dora Van der Groen, Ann Petersen), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The New Guy (2002, PG-13, DJ Qualls, Lyle Lovett), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (G), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $15.99

The Sound of Music (re-release as a standard edition, widescreen, G, Julie Andrews), 
read our review of the Five Star Collection
, rent it free from NetFlix

The Rodgers And Hammerstein Box Set (Carousel, The King And I, Oklahoma!, Sound Of Music, South Pacific, State Fair, G), order @ Amazon.com

Heavy Gear: Dragon's Shadow (PG-13)

Heavy Gear: Battle for the Badlands (PG-13)

Beaches

Stakeout

Another Stakeout

August 20, 2002

We Were Soldiers (R, Mel Gibson, Madeline Stow), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $18.99 & free shipping

The Sweetest Thing (R, Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Sweetest Thing (unrated, Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair),
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Iris (R, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, and Jim Broadbent, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor), read our review,
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Joe Somebody (2001, PG, Tim Allen), read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Return To Never Land (sequel to Disney's Peter Pan, G), read our review,
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $21.49 + free shipping

All About The Benjamins (2002, R, Ice Cube, Mike Epps), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Master (R, Jet Li), read our review, order @ Buy.com

Shiner (2000, R, Michael Caine, Martin Landau), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Day the World Ended (2001, R, Nastassja Kinski, Randy Quaid)

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987, PG-13, Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

True Colors (1991, R, John Cusack, James Spader),  order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Gremlins

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Pretty in Pink (1986, widescreen, PG-13, Molly Ringwall),  order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Pulp Fiction: CE (R, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman)

Jackie Brown: CE (R, Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Robert DeNiro)

The Razor's Edge (1984, PG-13, Bill Murray)

Angels Over Broadway (1940, NR)

August 27, 2002

High Crimes (R, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Jim Caviezel), read our review
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The Rookie (G, widescreen, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths), read our review
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Rookie (G, full screen, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths), read our review
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Larryboy - Leggo My Ego (Big Idea Production), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Daria: Is It College Yet? (2002), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Johnny Dangerously (1984, PG-13, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito), 
order @ Amazon.com

SpongeBob Squarepants: SpongeBob Halloween (1999, full screen), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

A Knight's Tale: Superbit (re-release as a Superbit DVD, Dolby Digital, dts, PG-13, Heath Ledger, Mark Addy), order @ Amazon.com

Anaconda: Superbit (re-release as a Superbit DVD, Dolby Digital, dts, PG-13, Jennifer Lopez, John Voight), order @ Amazon.com

Three Stooges: Cops and Robbers (full screen, black & white, 6 short films),  
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Lawrence of Arabia (re-release as 1-disc, 1962, PG, Peter O'Toole)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Dolby Digital, dts, re-release as 1-disc, 2001, PG-13)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Collector's Ed. (Dolby Digital, dts, re-release as 1-disc, 1977, PG, Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr)

The Fog (1980, R, Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Return Of The Living Dead (1985, R), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Vampire's Kiss (1989, R, Nicolas Cage), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Teen Wolf (PG, Michael J. Fox)/Teen Wolf Too (PG, Jason Bateman), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Last House On The Left (1972, UR, Sandra Cassel), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Needful Things (R, Max Von Sydow)

The Believers (R, Martin Sheen)

Edge of Sanity (R, Anthony Perkins)

Schoolhouse Rock 30th Anniversary Edition (Disney series), order @ Amazon.com

The Sopranos: The Complete Third Season,  order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com, get this DVD free from Columbia House

100 Ways To Murder Your Wife (1986, Chow Yun Fat), order @ Amazon.com

 

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Common Abbreviations:
   CE: Collector's Edition
   DC: Director's Cut
   GC: Gold Collection™ (for Disney DVD titles from Buena Vista Home Video)
   LE:  Limited Edition
   PS: Platinum Series™ (for New Line Home Entertainment DVD titles)
   SE: Special Edition
   SS: Signature Series (for DreamWorks DVD titles)
   SLE: Special Limited Edition (for Artisan DVD titles)
   UE: Ultimate Edition (for Universal DVD titles)

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