Tuesday, November 07, 2006
New DVD Releases For Car Enthusiasts
New DVD releases for car enthusiasts.
DAVID GERMAIN
Associated Press
Selected home-video releases:
"Cars"
Man's real best friend - his automobile - stars in the year's biggest animated hit, the story of one brash car that gets a tuneup on life. Owen Wilson provides the voice of a hotshot rookie race car stranded in a town that the highways forgot. He finds romance and learns that speed isn't everything as he's schooled by a crusty elder vehicle (Paul Newman) on the value of stopping to smell the fumes now and then. The DVD release for the latest comedy from the Disney-Pixar partnership is a compact car compared to the souped-up two-disc sets of their earlier hits, including "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles." The single-disc release includes the wonderful animated short "One Man Band" that preceded the movie in theaters, plus a new short cartoon featuring the rusty old tow truck of "Cars." The disc also has deleted scenes and fond recollections from director John Lasseter, who discusses his lifelong passion for cars and a family road trip that helped inspire the film. The DVD is available in widescreen or full-screen versions. DVD, $29.99. (Disney)
"James Bond Ultimate Edition"
With Daniel Craig about to debut as the new agent 007 in "Casino Royale," 10 earlier James Bond flicks return to DVD in two terrific boxed sets packed with new extras. Each set has two-disc editions of five movies. "Volume 1" has the Sean Connery tales "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever," the Roger Moore installment "The Man With the Golden Gun," the Timothy Dalton film "The Living Daylights" and the Pierce Brosnan adventure "The World Is Not Enough." "Volume 2" offers Connery in "Thunderball," Moore in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "A View to a Kill," Dalton in "License to Kill" and Brosnan in "Die Another Day." Extras include new commentary by Moore, deleted scenes, archival behind-the-scenes segments and an interview with one of fans' favorite Bond girls, Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger." Two more sets with the remaining 10 Bond movies are due out Dec. 12. DVD sets, $89.98 each. (MGM)
DAVID GERMAIN
Associated Press
Selected home-video releases:
"Cars"
Man's real best friend - his automobile - stars in the year's biggest animated hit, the story of one brash car that gets a tuneup on life. Owen Wilson provides the voice of a hotshot rookie race car stranded in a town that the highways forgot. He finds romance and learns that speed isn't everything as he's schooled by a crusty elder vehicle (Paul Newman) on the value of stopping to smell the fumes now and then. The DVD release for the latest comedy from the Disney-Pixar partnership is a compact car compared to the souped-up two-disc sets of their earlier hits, including "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles." The single-disc release includes the wonderful animated short "One Man Band" that preceded the movie in theaters, plus a new short cartoon featuring the rusty old tow truck of "Cars." The disc also has deleted scenes and fond recollections from director John Lasseter, who discusses his lifelong passion for cars and a family road trip that helped inspire the film. The DVD is available in widescreen or full-screen versions. DVD, $29.99. (Disney)
"James Bond Ultimate Edition"
With Daniel Craig about to debut as the new agent 007 in "Casino Royale," 10 earlier James Bond flicks return to DVD in two terrific boxed sets packed with new extras. Each set has two-disc editions of five movies. "Volume 1" has the Sean Connery tales "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever," the Roger Moore installment "The Man With the Golden Gun," the Timothy Dalton film "The Living Daylights" and the Pierce Brosnan adventure "The World Is Not Enough." "Volume 2" offers Connery in "Thunderball," Moore in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "A View to a Kill," Dalton in "License to Kill" and Brosnan in "Die Another Day." Extras include new commentary by Moore, deleted scenes, archival behind-the-scenes segments and an interview with one of fans' favorite Bond girls, Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger." Two more sets with the remaining 10 Bond movies are due out Dec. 12. DVD sets, $89.98 each. (MGM)
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