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DVD release - wc 21st March 2005
21st Mar 05
 Bubba Ho-Tep kicks off a cracking week for Region 2 DVD releases as it arrives in the UK in a stunning 2-disc DVD set with hundreds of mummy extras. Probably the cult movie of last year, and still the only film to receive three 5-star reviews at Zombie Club, this is a cracking film starring Bruce Campbell and the late Ossie Davis.
Tartan release another very impressive Korean film in the form of Save The Green Planet. This screwball comedy / drama / sci-fi / horror is a true original (read our review here) and well worth the effort hunting out. You can also enter our competition here to win one of three copies (ends April 3rd).
Impressive Brit thriller Dead Man's Shoes marks Shane Meadows' return to form and the Optimum DVD receives its retail release this week after two weeks of rental only, whilst Anchor Bay come up trumps again with a 5-disc box set of the works of Pete Walker, including such films as House of Whipcord and Frightmare – all packaged in a cool coffin-shaped presentation box.
Elsewhere, there an early Hideo Nakata release in the form of Chaos from Tartan, the 'classic' 80s schlock Witchboard and (probably best 'forgotten') The Forgotten starring Julianne Moore in a ridiculous plot about a missing son or something. Stick with Bubba.
 Bubba Ho-Tep
Region 2 - Anchor Bay - £16.99
Probably the cult film of last year, Don Coscarelli's brilliant film starring Bruce Campbell comes to DVD as a features-packed, two-disc special edition. Including all the special features previously included on the US Region 1 single-disc edition, this two-disc UK edition boasts a host exclusive additional extras, many of which were produced especially for this release.
Disc 1:
* Feature presentation (widescreen)
* Exclusive introduction by Bruce Campbell (Easter egg)
* Audio commentary by director Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell
* Audio commentary by "The King" (Easter egg)
* Optional 5.1 and DTS audio
* SDH subtitles
Disc 2:
* Joe R. Lansdale reads from his original short story "Bubba Ho-Tep"
* Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary (as Easter egg) by Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell
* "The Making of Bubba Ho-Tep" featurette
* "To Make a Mummy" – make-up and effects featurette
* "Fit for a King" – Elvis costume featurette
* "Rock Like an Egyptian" – featurette on the music of "Bubba Ho-Tep"
* Music video
* "The King and I" – an in-depth excavation with Don Coscarelli
* UK Premiere Q&A with Don Coscarelli
* "Bruce Talks Bubba" – an interview with Bruce Campbell
* Theatrical trailer
* Photo gallery
* TV spot
* Cast and crew biographies
* Character biographies
Read our review of Bubba Ho-Tep here.
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £12.74 (correct at time of publishing)
 Save The Green Planet
Region 2 - Tartan Asian Extreme - £19.99
Goofball sci-fi comedy from Korea’s award-winning Jeong Jun-Hwan. Byung-gu has a secret. He’s discovered a conspiracy by aliens from Andromeda to take over the Earth, but he’s going to expose their plans by kidnapping and torturing their leader, who has disguised himself as a successful businessman. This has the quirky flavour of an eastern Tim Burton. Dark humour with a twist of chilli satay.
Features on this two-disc set include:
* Anamorphic Widescreen
* Korean DD2.0, DD5.1 & DTS 5.1 Surround
* English subtitles
* Director's Commentary
* Theatrical Trailer
* 8 Part Behind-the-scenes documentary (approx. 106mins)
* Interviews (approx. 60mins)
* Deleted Scenes (approx. 14mins)
* The Lazy Mirror - A short film by Jeong Jun-Hwan (approx. 3mins)
* DVD notes by SFX’s Jayne Dearsley
Read our review of Save The Green Planet here.
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £14.99 (correct at time of publishing)
 Dead Man's Shoes
Region 2 - Optimum - £19.99
Blending horror, the supernatural, comedy and social realism, Dead Man's Shoes is a unique British thriller and horror story.
Starring long-time collaborator Paddy Considine (A Room for Romeo Brass, My Summer of Love, In America), Dead Man's Shoes explores the underbelly of contemporary rural Britain set in a Midlands' village in a community where crime is unchecked and drugs, intimidation and power games are blandly accepted as the fabric of daily life.
Features include:
* Audio Commentary with Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine and Producer Mark Herbert
* Deleted Scenes, Extended Takes and Alternate Ending (26mins)
* 'In Shane's Shoes' Documentary (23:58)
* Music Video: 'What You Sitting On' (Remix) by Danger Mouse & Jemini
* Graphic novel animated sequences (1:41)
* Hidden Extra - Commentary Out takes
* 'Northern Soul' - a short film by Shane Meadows (26:03)
* Theatrical Trailer
Read our review of Dead Man's Shoes here.
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £14.99 (correct at time of publishing)
 The Pete Walker Collection
Region 2 - Anchor Bay UK - £29.99
This set celebrates the work of one of Britain's most revered genre writer-director-producers. The five-disc collection presents Walker's best and most famous thrillers and horror films – House of Whipcord (aka The Photographer's Model), Frightmare, House of Mortal Sin (aka The Confessional), The Comeback and Die Screaming Marianne – all packed with exclusive special features and beautifully packaged in a stunning coffin-shaped presentation box.
The Comeback
* Audio commentary by director Pete Walker and English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby
* Biographies of Peter Walker, Jack Jones and Pamela Stephenson
* Film notes
* Trailer
* Original mono plus optional 5.1 and DTS
* SDH subtitles
House of Mortal Sin
* Audio commentary with director Pete Walker and English Gothic Author Jonathan Rigby
* Courting Controversy: An Insider's Look at the Films in the Pete Walker Collection (37 mins) - featuring all-new interviews with director Pete Walker, scriptwriter David McGillivray, director of photography Peter Jessop, actress Susan Penhaligon, actor Paul Greenwood, and writer of "Steve Coogan's Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible", Graham Duff
* Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady? (14 mins) – a tribute to actress, cult horror icon and Pete Walker regular
* Biographies of Pete Walker, Sheila Keith and Stephanie Beacham
* Film notes
* Original mono mix plus optional 5.1 and DTS
* SDH subtitles
* 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
House of Whipcord
* Audio commentary by director Pete Walker and director of photography Peter Jessop, moderated by biographer Professor Steven Chibnall
* Trailer
* Film notes
* Biographies of Pete Walker and Sheila Keith
* Original mono mix plus optional 5.1 and DTS
* SDH subtitles
* 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Frightmare
* Audio commentary with director Pete Walker and director of photography Peter Jessop, moderated by biographer Professor Steven Chibnall
* Biographies of Pete Walker and Sheila Keith
* Stills gallery
* Trailer
* Stereo 2.0 plus optional 5.1 and DTS
* SDH subtitles
Die Screaming, Marianne
* Audio commentary by director Pete Walker and English Gothic author Jonathan Rigby
* Biographies of Pete Walker and Susan George
* Trailer
* Film notes
* Original mono mix plus optional 5.1 and DTS
* SDH subtitles
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £22.49 (correct at time of publishing)
 Chaos / Curse, Death and Spirit
Region 2 - Tartan - £19.99
Having built up and international reputation with Ring and Dark Water, Hideo Nakata’s psychological thriller Chaos tells of the kidnapping of a businessman’s wife but as the labyrinthine plot unravels, it becomes clear that things aren’t what they seem. There’s too much familiarity between the wife and her abductor and her husband doesn’t seem to be a totally innocent victim. So who’s playing games with who?
This single-disc release includes Nakata's TV series Curse, Death and Spirit (65mins) amongst the extras, which also include a 10-minute behind-the-scenes feature and numerous trailers. The main feature will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with DD5.1 & DTS 5.1 Surround audio, the TV Series is presented in Full Frame with Stereo sound.
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £14.99 (correct at time of publishing)
 Witchboard
Region 2 - Anchor Bay UK - £16.99
Written and directed by Kevin Tenney (Night Of The Demons; Endangered Species) in 1986 and starring infamous model-turned-actress Tawny Kitaen (several memorable Whitesnake videos!), Witchboard is an fairly-effective shocker full of the kind of crowd-pleasing gratuitous nudity, gore and humour that 80s horror films were always guaranteed to deliver.
Features include:
* Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
* 2.0 Stereo and optional DD5.1 & DTS Surround
* Audio commentary by writer-director Kevin Tenney, executive producer Walter Josten and producer Jeff Geoffray
* The Making of Witchboard featurette
* Theatrical trailers
* Film notes and Biographies
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £11.24 (correct at time of publishing)
 The Forgotten
Region 2 - Anchor Bay UK - £16.99
Probably best 'forgotten', this 'haunting' psychological thriller stars Julianne Moore as a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her eight-year-old son - whom she is told never existed.
Features include:
* 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
* English, Hungarian and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
* Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Dutch, English, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish
* Director and Writers Commentary
* Deleted Scenes
* On the Set: The Making of "The Forgotten"
* Remembering "The Forgotten" (Making of)
Buy this DVD at Amazon.co.uk for £13.99 (correct at time of publishing)
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