DVD review.The Lost Boys (special edition) (15) NEWLY re-mastered two-disc version of Joel Schumacher's 1987 vampire cult favourite, including more than two hours of extras and never-before seen deleted scenes. Michael (Jason Patric) and his younger brother Sam (Corey Haim) move to a California town where the oldest boy becomes involved with a hell-raising motorcycle gang of vampires, led by David (Kiefer Sutherland). Joining forces with the Frog brothers (Corey Feldman, Jason Newlander), Sam vows to save his sibling from a fanged demise. Extras include a director commentary, ``The Lost Boys: A Retrospective'' featurette and ``Inside The Vampire's Cave'' four behind the scenes featurettes. Film . . . Extras . . . . The Untouchables (special edition) (15) COLLECTOR'S edition of Brian De Palma's Oscarwinning opus including a double-sided poster and brand new extras. Idealistic lawman Eliot Ness Eliot P. Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, as the leader of a legendary team nicknamed The Untouchables. (Kevin Costner) makes it his mission in life to bring down crime lord Al Capone (Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro ), often at the expense of the people closest to him. Extras include ``Production Stories'' featurette, ``Reinventing The Genre'' featurette, ``The Classic'' featurette, ``The Men'' featurette, theatrical trailer. Film . . . . extras . . . . THX A design system that provides realistic sound playback for movie and home theater from THX, Ltd., San Rafael, CA (www.thx.com), an independent spin-off from Lucasfilm, Ltd. The THX Sound System was developed during the production of the Return of the Jedi in 1982 and named after George 1138 -- The George Lucas Director's Cut (15) TWO-DISC collector's edition of Lucas's influential first film, made in 1971 at the height of the American independent movement. Robert Duvall stars in this thought-provoking exploration of one man's quest to realise his potential in an oppressive society. There are a host of extras including Lucas and Walter Murch Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . commentary, ``Theatre Of Noise'' isolated sound effects track, ``Master Sessions With Walter Murch'' featurette, ``A Legacy Of Filmmakers: The Early Years Of American Zoetrope'' featurette, ``Artifact From The Future: The Making Of THX 1138'' featurette, ``Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB'' student film, ``Bald'' featurette, theatrical trailer. Film . . . Extras . . . . The Godfather Collector's Edition (18) THE first part of Francis Ford Coppola's multi Oscar-winning trilogy is available to buy as a single release on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. for the very first time in period inspired packaging. The first film charts the rise of young Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) through the ranks of his ``family business'' in this riveting study of the American Dream turned sour. The collector's edition comes complete with four postcards with a vintage photographic effect and a Mafia family tree poster with trivia about the characters. The only extra is a director commentary. Film . . . . . extras . . |
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