Too Many Too Resist
Tomorrow is a big day for DVD’s! Don’t beleive me, well then take a look for yourself!
Here are the new DVD’s being released on Tuesday, May 21st, 2002.
Memento: Limited Edition- I highly frown on movies coming out with deluxe DVD editions so soon after the original release. (They really should put everything out at the same time whenever possible, so fans can choose which one they want.) Having said that, this beautifully packaged set gets top marks for clever extras and a menu that makes you answer clues just to access all the special features. Needless to say, I support this release, even if it does come so close after the release of the original one.
Sex and the City: The Complete Third Season- Mmmmmmm!…Kristin Davis!!!! Ooops, sorry! Let me focus on what I am writing. At first, “Sex and the City” was as limited as its name implied: Women avidly discussing sex was all the show had to offer and if that didn’t shock and/or amuse you, you were out of luck. But Darren Star’s best work had more than designer clothes and naughty words on its mind. The characters actually began to matter and their romantic travails sometimes contained sadness and pain. Pregnancy? Marriage? All of that seemed highly unlikely for these gals (unless the pregnancy ended in abortion and the marriage was one their boyfriend was in). It was the third season when all that changed – and one of the most popular shows also became one of the best.
Legend: Collector’s Edition- This was a silly 1986 Tom Cruise fantasy about a devil (a delicious Tim Curry) killing the last unicorn and bringing darkness to the world. But what made this Ridley Scott debacle so puzzling was how cheesy it looked. He’d already made Alien and Blade Runner, two landmark sci-fi films – they were both astonishingly real. Legend was made after them, but looks about as cheap and unconvincing as a Saturday-morning cartoon. After 16 years, we finally get to see the longer, European cut, which is better, but that’s not saying much. You can compare both on this exemplary collector’s edition.
Vanilla Sky- Another Tom Cruise misfire. What’s admirable about Vanilla Sky, just like Legend, is that Cruise may involve himself with the occasional bomb, but it almost always comes about out of a desire to try something bold and different. He certainly wasn’t slumming by teaming with Cameron Crowe to film this dreary remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes. Now Cocktail, that’s another story.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad 2 1/2, 33 1/3- Diminishing returns for these three movies from the Zucker brothers. Leslie Nielsen does his bit and O.J. Simpson provides comic relief. All three are out, with the first being quite funny. But none of them can approach the deadpan brilliance of the TV series “Police Squad” they sprang from. It’s even funnier than Airplane and certainly more sophisticated. (If that’s the right word.) Why doesn’t someone release that on DVD?!?!?!
Day: May 20, 2002
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Giddy- up!
It’s About Time!
Bryan Adams gets back on the horse.
LucasFilm has already given out a few hidden things in “STAR WARS” EPISODE II” for you to be on the lookout for.
Han Solo doesn’t have a cameo in Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, but look closely and you’ll find a few Millennium Falcons. They’re among the many hidden gems to look for in George Lucas’ latest saga, which opened Thursday. “I like putting a lot on the screen for fans to notice, or imagine, or interpret,” Lucas says. “I think it’s what a good movie does.”
For those of you who don’t want to fork over the money to sit through the repeated viewings, however, here are a few things to look for when the lights go down:
* When Anakin and PadmÈ arrive on Naboo, you’ll spot three Millennium Falcons in the background and at the docking station.
* When Yoda is meditating and Anakin is killing the Tusken Raiders, listen for the voice of Qui-Gon Jinn, Anakin’s old master.
* When the clones attack and the evil Count Dooku is fleeing Geonosis, keep an eye out for a cameo of the Death Star.
* Remember the royal guards from Return of the Jedi? The red-cloaked personal protectors of the emperor make a background appearance in Clones, but keep an eye out. They’re there for only a second.
* During the chase scene in Coruscant, Anakin and Obi-Wan zip by different billboards with strange writing. The writing is in a style called Aurabesh and corresponds with our own alphabet. Fans with much time on their hands have already begun trying to translate them.
* While the end credits scroll along, look for the name “Michael Smith.” Mr. Smith is credited as “Javva the Hutt.” He’s not a character in the film; he’s the guy who got coffee for the cast and crew.
* The ceiling of the dining room at the Lars homestead ó which will become Luke Skywalker’s future residence ó on Tatooine has a pattern similar to the tattoo on the mug of Darth Maul, the bad guy from Phantom Menace.
* The shaaks ó the cow-like creatures that are roaming Naboo ó became the butt of jokes among Lucasfilm special-effects wizards. You can find one floating in an asteroid belt, and another is on fire in the final, climactic battle scene.
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THERE’S A NEW FRIEND
Rachel giving birth to a baby girl with the assistance of Ross on the season finale of Friends Thursday. Then, in an unexpected twist, Rachel accepted Joey’s inadvertent marriage offer. The show drew an estimated 34 million viewers to easily win the Nielsen battle.
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It’s Been online since late April
SHOW OPENING EARLY
Interscope Records announced late on Friday that Eminem’s new album, “The Eminem Show,” will be in stores May 28–a week earlier than expected. Label reps say the move was made after the album was leaked on the Internet.
FIVE ALIVE: PIERCE WANTS NEW 007 BID
Actor Pierce Brosnan, who flew to the Cannes Film Festival yesterday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Bond’s first appearance on the silver screen, is gunning for a fifth shot at playing the sexy spy.
“Number 5 still appeals,” the dimpled star said.
Describing Bond’s allure, Brosnan – who’s currently filming his fourth Bond film, “Die Another Day,” with Halle Berry – remarked, “It’s the women, the gadgets, the sex, the romance, the fantasy world, the ultimate hero.”
Sean Connery first filled the polished shoes of Ian Fleming’s fictional creation in 1962 when he battled Dr. No and won the heart of Ursula Andress’ Honey Ryder.
Also yesterday, DreamWorks’ latest animated flick, “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” premiered at the famous French Riviera film festival.
Sharon Stone, a member of the Cannes jury, attended last night’s opening wearing a fetching 1920s-style outfit.
This Show Is So Rigged It Isn’t Funny! I Can’t Explain Why Without Sounding Racist, But Wow! Rigged, Rigged, Rigged! It Is Rigged!
Vecepia `Vee’ Towery Wins ‘Survivor: Marquesas.’
Not Quite Record Breaking, But I Think It’s A Better Movie Than The One Ahead Of It
“Star Wars: Episode II- Attack Of The Clones” does $116 million in four days.
As Long As “The Simpsons” Is Still On…What Do I Care
With their new TV schedules the networks are seeking stability and familiarity.