DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with a comedy starring Jerry O'Connell and Estella Warren
about a CGI kangaroo called Jack, but does it have the right bounce to it?
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (DVD)
The Hitcher: Special Edition (DVD)
Un Couer En Hiver/L'Enfer (VHS & DVD)
Family Guy Season 3 (DVD)
Insomnia (2002) (DVD)
Six Feet Under Season 1 (DVD)
S1m0ne (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.29 (DVD)
COMPETITION ANSWERS: JUNE comps...
Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to an
end and the answers were as follows:
The Transporter (DVD): Jason Statham's model girlfriend is Kelly Brook
Deathwatch (DVD): Billy Elliot was directed by Stephen Daldry
Angry Kid (DVD): The creators are Aardman Animations
Law and Order Season 1 (DVD): George Dzundza was in Basic Instinct
Futurama Season 3 (DVD): Bender's catchphrase is "Bite my Shiny Metal Ass"
Dark Angel Season 2 (DVD): Mekhi Pfeiffer stars with Jessica Alba in Honey.
The Complete Roobarb and Custard (DVD): All 30 cartoons are on the DVD.
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.28 (DVD): Peter DeLuise is the son of Dom DeLuise
The winners have been picked and shall be notified shortly.
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the end of June 2003.
April Fool's Day (15.99, Paramount)
The Ataris: Live At The Capitol Milling (16.99, Sony)
B.B. King In Concert (14.99, BMG)
Bad Lieutenant (Uncut) (9.99, Fox)
The Banger Sisters (17.99, Fox)
The Bee Gees: Live By Request (14.99, BMG)
Blood Work (15.99, Warner)
Body Of Evidence (1987) (9.99, Fox)
Breaking The Waves (9.99, Fox)
Break of Dawn (19.99, CDA)
Brother (19.99, Tartan)
Brum: Stunt Bike Rescue (12.99, VCI)
Burnt By The Sun (9.99, Fox)
Cathy Come Home (19.99, BFI)
Cavegirl: The Best Of Cavegirl (12.99, BBC)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian / Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (12.99, BBC)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (12.99, BBC)
The Day Of The Triffids (1962) (9.99, BBC)
Dead Or Alive: Evolution (16.99, Sony)
The Death Of The Incredible Hulk (15.99, Fox)
Dust (9.99, Fox)
Family Business (9.99, Fox)
Farscape Season 4 Vol 4 (24.99, Contender)
Fiend Without A Face (9.99, BBC)
First Option (16.99, Medusa)
Forsyte Saga 2 (19.99, Granada)
The Funeral / The Addiction (9.99, Fox)
Gangs Of New York (24.99, EiV)
The Ghost And Mrs Muir (9.99, Fox)
Guilty By Suspicion (9.99, Fox)
Ivans XTC (19.99, Tartan)
Jane Eyre (1943) (9.99, Fox)
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (9.99, Fox)
La Belle Noiseuse (24.99, Artificial Eye)
L'Enfer (aka Torment) (19.99, Second Sight)
Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing (9.99, Fox)
My Bloody Valentine (15.99, Paramount)
The Mystic Masseur (9.99, Fox)
Playboy: Jade - Celebrity Special (15.99, Medusa)
Prince Of Central Park (19.99, CDA)
Rainy Dog (19.99, Tartan)
Selena (12.99, Warner)
Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams (19.99, Buena Vista)
The Stars Look Down (9.99, BBC)
Sweat (19.99, CDA)
Three Seasons (9.99, Fox)
Thunder Rock (9.99, BBC)
Twenty Four Seven (9.99, Fox)
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (16.99, Medusa)
Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart In Winter) (19.99, Second Sight)
Although the reviews are continuing as often as I can do them and this week
there are summaries to keep you up to date with the action on BBC2 and BBC3.
Due to other commitments, Seeka is unable to continue with the
summaries for the foreseeable future so we are looking for a new person to
summarise '24' on a weekly basis, preferably for the BBC3 episodes but please
also give us a shout if you're watching the BBC2 episodes.
Just click on the 'Email Dom' link on the left-hand menu.
BB4: Someone new enters...
The task winners last night (all of them in a non-existent game of drawing
the short straw) got to meet the new contestant, in there to join them for
the last four weeks. Who can it be?
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers.
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Bruce Almighty, Nicholas Nickleby, Feardotcom, Biker Boyz, Wrong Turn
and reviews of The Matrix Reloaded, X-Men 2 and Johnny English
are already online and out now.
I fell in love with the online demo of the original when i got Xbox Live up and
running and this is no exception. Only once you have tasted it will you
understand how you can get so drawn in before you realise the sun's coming up
and it's long since past the time you should've gone to bed.
It's been a good gaming weekend inbetween the good weather and this title's
a return to an old favourite that we first played on the PC back in 1999
in its original incarnation. This second sequel has the added advantage of
Live content too.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.29 (DVD)
The Transporter (DVD)
Deathwatch (DVD)
Angry Kid (DVD)
Law and Order Season 1 (DVD)
Futurama Season 3 (DVD)
Dark Angel Season 2 (DVD)
The Complete Roobarb and Custard (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.28 (DVD)
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Due to other commitments, Seeka is unable to continue with the
summaries for the foreseeable future so we are looking for a new person to
summarise '24' on a weekly basis, preferably for the BBC3 episodes but please
also give us a shout if you're watching the BBC2 episodes.
Just click on the 'Email Dom' link on the left-hand menu.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers. This week's
issue also includes obituaries for Hollywood film legend Gregory Peck
and Holby City actress Laura Sadler, who died yesterday evening.
Following the tragic incident earlier this week, Holby City's Laura
Sadler, alias Sandy Harper in the TV series, lost her fight for life
yesterday evening.
Due to other commitments, Seeka is unable to continue with the
summaries for the foreseeable future so we are looking for a new person to
summarise '24' on a weekly basis, preferably for the BBC3 episodes but please
also give us a shout if you're watching the BBC2 episodes.
Just click on the 'Email Dom' link on the left-hand menu.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with
what must be the most eagerly-awaited DVD outside of two certain sequels due
to follow this one to the home format over the next 12 months.
Choose Trainspotting: The Definitive Edition on DVD...
Released today:
Finally uncut and with a lot more extras than its original DVD release,
it's time to look again at this brilliant journey for Renton, Sick Boy,
Spud and Begbie - Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and
Robert Carlyle.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Seeka
takes his Xbox online again for the latest title in a series that traces its
routes back to the original first-person shooter, Wolfenstein 3D.
How things have changed...
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
The Transporter (DVD)
Deathwatch (DVD)
Angry Kid (DVD)
Law and Order Season 1 (DVD)
Futurama Season 3 (DVD)
Dark Angel Season 2 (DVD)
The Complete Roobarb and Custard (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.28 (DVD)
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Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant
about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
start presenting your opinions!
Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.
New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the end of June 2003.
The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across The Eighth Dimension (12.99, MGM)
The Adventures Of Robin Hood Series 1 (39.99, Network)
Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express (12.99, Warner)
Bo Selecta Series 1 (19.99, VCI)
Bob The Builder: Speedy Skip (12.99, Hit)
Cheech And Chong's The Corsican Brothers (12.99, MGM)
The Complete Roobarb And Custard (9.99, Contender)
The Darkness: Growing On Me (DVD Single) (2.99, Disc)
Death On The Nile (12.99, Warner)
Deathwatch (17.99, Fox)
Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion Of Earth (19.99, BBC)
Emanuelle In Prison (15.99, Vipco)
Evil Under The Sun (12.99, Warner)
Full Metal Challenge (19.99, Momentum)
Happy Times (19.99, Fox)
It Came From Beneath The Sea (12.99, Columbia)
Law And Order Season 1 (44.99, Universal)
A Lesson Before Dying (15.99, Addictive)
Live Forever (19.99, Warner)
Masters Of The Universe (12.99, Warner)
The Mirror Crack'd (12.99, Warner)
Most Haunted With Yvette Fielding And Derek Acorah (14.99, VCI)
Peak Practice Series 1 (29.99, Network)
The Professionals (1966) (12.99, Columbia)
Serving Sara (19.99, Fox)
Spooks Series 1 (29.99, Contender)
Swamp Thing (12.99, MGM)
Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends: Brave Little Engines (12.99, VCI)
Trainspotting: The Definitive Edition (Uncut) (19.99, Universal)
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Seeka
continues his summaries for '24' Season 2. He's been watching the BBC3
episodes, so we're offering you two summaries - one for BBC2 viewers and one
for those tuning in to BBC3.
The link will take you to the BBC2 summary and then it's just another click
away to get to the BBC3 summary.
24 continues on BBC2, tonight at 10pm, and BBC3 at 10.45pm.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, US release dates, websites and trailers.
Yesterday, Gregory Peck died at the age of 87 of 'undisclosed causes'.
I actually thought he'd shuffled off his mortal coil a few years ago, but then
I also thought the same thing of Alec Guinness a couple of years before
he went the same way.
Gregory Peck was one of Hollywood's legends and starred in more than 60 films
including Cape Fear (both versions), Spellbound, To Kill a Mocking
Bird and the horror classic The Omen.
Updated cinema listings...
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Live in the Manchester area? The list
of the films showing at
Manchester Showcase Cinema
can be found on this page.
The new films released this week include: Identity, A Guy Thing, Dumb and Dumberer
and reviews of The Matrix Reloaded, Darkness Falls, X-Men 2 and Johnny English
are already online and out now.
With no major stars and a path tread many times before in the movie world,
Trainspotting director Danny Boyle's latest work came in for
a lot of stick when released in the cinema, but did it deserve it?
It's not just the Big Brother housemates who get to revisit their youth
with computer games of old. Now, on its 10th anniversary, this film starring
Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo is re-evaluated by
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock.
Aah, I can still remember the Super Mario single that was released around the
same time (Ambassadors of Funk - "Supermarioland") which made No.8 in
October 1992.
It's been longer than expected since the last one, but today we bring you
a run-down of DVDs and games which haven't had for a full review but this
round-up summarises the lot along with links to Blackstar and Amazon so you
can buy them.
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
The Transporter (DVD)
Deathwatch (DVD)
Angry Kid (DVD)
Law and Order Season 1 (DVD)
Futurama Season 3 (DVD)
Dark Angel Season 2 (DVD)
The Complete Roobarb and Custard (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.28 (DVD)
Visit the Discussion Forum...
Want to chat about anything you've seen on this site, or just fancy a rant
about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
start presenting your opinions!
Click on the Discussion Forum on the left-hand menu now.
New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the end of June 2003.
Angry Kid (15.99, Fox)
Annie Lennox Live (17.99, BMG)
Bad Girls Series 4 (49.99, Contender)
Borderline (19.99, Columbia)
The Fast And The Furious SE (19.99, Columbia)
The Fast And The Furious (Superbit) (19.99, Columbia)
The Foreigner (19.99, Columbia)
Freddy's Nightmares Vol 1 (12.99, Warner)
Manchester City: End Of Season 2002/03 (19.99, Fremantle)
The Outlaw (12.99, Stonevision)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary (15.99, Sanctuary)
Queen: Live At Wembley Stadium (17.99, EMI)
Reign Of Fire (19.99, Buena Vista)
Robin Hood (Silent, 1922) (12.99, Stonevision)
Tiny Planets: Bing And Bong's Big Adventures (12.99, Carlton)
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Seeka
continues his summaries for '24' Season 2. He's been watching the BBC3
episodes, so we're offering you two summaries - one for BBC2 viewers and one
for those tuning in to BBC3.
The link will take you to the BBC2 summary and then it's just another click
away to get to the BBC3 summary.
24 continues on BBC2, tonight at 10pm, and BBC3 at 10.45pm.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Dan Owen returns with his
regular movie news section which looks at future releases and features US and UK
top 10 cinema listings, "Hit or Miss?", US release dates, websites and trailers.
A new drama starring Jennifer Aniston that doesn't make you think
"Rachel from Friends" and contains a brilliant cast including John C Reilly,
Tim Blake Nelson, Jake Gyllenhaal & Zooey Deschanel.
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Travis Willock
returns with the release of a film starring Colin Farrell and Al
Pacino, so what could possibly be wrong with this release? You wouldn't
believe what they've done to it. Travis tells all...
This month you can have the chance to win the following:
Angry Kid (DVD)
Law and Order Season 1 (DVD)
Futurama Season 3 (DVD)
Dark Angel Season 2 (DVD)
The Complete Roobarb and Custard (DVD)
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.28 (DVD)
COMPETITION ANSWERS: MAY comps...
Thanks to the respective PR companies for the comps which have now come to an
end and the answers were as follows:
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Series 3 (DVD): Reggie's wife was played by Pauline Yates.
Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em Series 3 (DVD): Frank Spencer emigrates to Australia
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 (DVD): Joss Whedon's new show is Firefly.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 6 (2nd comp) (DVD): The Season 6 episode was Once More With Feeling
M*A*S*H Season 1 (DVD): Viewers were outraged by the Canned laughter
NYPD Blue Season 1 (DVD): Amy Brenneman was the first actress to appear nude in the series.
Red Dragon: Special Edition (DVD): Brian Cox played Hannibal in Manhunter.
Superman The Movie: Deluxe Edition (DVD): Eight minutes of footage have been added
The Hitchcock Collection (DVD): Gus Van Sant remade Psycho
Taken: The Complete Series (DVD): Julie Benz plays Darla
Stargate SG1 Season 6 Vol.27 (DVD): Dean Stockwell is in "Shadow Play"
Fargo: Special Edition (DVD): Frances McDormand made her debut in Blood Simple
The winners have been picked and shall be notified shortly.
Visit the Discussion Forum...
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about anything entertainment-related in general? Get to the forum and
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New DVDs out this week...
The list is updated up to the end of June 2003.
Adventures In Babysitting (15.99, Buena Vista)
American In Paris (12.99, Warner)
The Animatrix (15.99, Warner)
Bad Company (1972) (15.99, Paramount)
Belle's Magical World / Beauty And The Beast (19.99, Buena Vista)
Black Angel (17.99, Arrow)
The Black Hole (15.99, Buena Vista)
Blood Camp Thatcher (Uncut) (15.99, Vipco)
Bloodhound Gang: One Fierce Beer Run (17.99, Universal)
Bread Series 3 And 4 (24.99, Universal)
Cambridge Spies (19.99, BBC)
Changing Lanes (19.99, Paramount)
Citizen Smith Series 3 And 4 (24.99, Universal)
The Comancheros / The Undefeated (14.99, Fox)
Cruise Of The Gods (15.99, BBC)
The Cure: Trilogy - Live In Berlin (19.99, Disc)
D-Day, The Sixth Of June / The Young Lions (14.99, Fox)
Dark Angel Season 2 (59.99, Fox)
The Desert Fox / The Desert Rats (14.99, Fox)
Dying Young / Sleeping With The Enemy (14.99, Fox)
Easy Come, Easy Go (15.99, Paramount)
Electric Six: Gay Bar (DVD Single) (3.99, Disc)
Fantastic Voyage / Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (14.99, Fox)
Fast Sofa (19.99, CDA)
Fun In Acapulco (15.99, Paramount)
Futurama Season 3 (39.99, Fox)
Gigi (12.99, Warner)
Girls, Girls, Girls (15.99, Paramount)
Heart: Alive In Seattle (14.99, BMG)
Hey Arnold: The Movie (15.99, Paramount)
Ichi The Killer CE (19.99, Medusa)
In Like Flint / Our Man Flint (14.99, Fox)
Inn Of The Sixth Happiness / Anastasia (14.99, Fox)
La Regle Du Jeu (19.99, BFI)
Liverpool 2002-2003 Season Review (19.99, VCI)
Manchester United 2002-2003 Season (19.99, VCI)
The Mission SE (19.99, Warner)
Out: The Complete Series (24.99, Clear Vision)
Paradise, Hawaiian Style (15.99, Paramount)
Power Rangers: The Ultimate Rangers (17.99, Buena Vista)
Reef: Waster (DVD Single) (3.99, Disc)
S Club: Best (14.99, Universal)
Sink The Bismarck! / Enemy Below (14.99, Fox)
Siouxsie And The Banshees: The Seven Year Itch (15.99, Sanctuary)
DVDfever.co.uk reviewer Seeka
continues his summaries for '24' Season 2. He's been watching the BBC3
episodes, so we're offering you two summaries - one for BBC2 viewers and one
for those tuning in to BBC3.
The link will take you to the BBC2 summary and then it's just another click
away to get to the BBC3 summary.
24 continues on BBC2, tonight at 10pm, and BBC3 at 10.45pm.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
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