Hitting Shelves This Week…

May 22, 2007

The 40-Year-Old Virgin: Double Your Pleasure Edition

A huge, special-feature-packed edition of the story showing that even if you’re in your forties, it doesn’t mean you know what to do in the bedroom. The hilarious comedy starring Steve Carell is getting its third version on DVD here but each one just keeps getting better.

DVD Features: RAW footage, rehearsals, Judd’s video diaries, auditions, Reel Comedy roundtable, Cinemax Final Cut, 17 minutes of new deleted scenes, movie cash to see Knocked Up in theatres

Afro Samurai

In a futuristic and battle-riddled Japan, a black samurai goes on a long journey to avenge the wrongful death of his father. Along his solitary path, he will encounter friends, enemies, and dangers that he never expected but must continue to surge through.

DVD Features: Behind the scenes, interviews, text and photo galleries, exclusive artwork, multiple featurettes

Apocalypto

The leaders of Mayan tribes believe that the only way to make their kingdom prosperous once again is to build more towers and appease the gods with sacrifices. Things turn hectic though as a young man chosen to be sacrificed escapes and flees to avoid death.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, deleted scenes, “Becoming Mayan: Making Of Apocalypto” featurette

Epic Movie

Jack Sparrow, Harry Potter, Superman, the X-Men, Borat, and a lot more end up together in this satire of some of the hottest and most popular films of the past couple years.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, deleted scenes, alternate ending, easter eggs, behind the scenes, gag reel, multiple featurettes

Fay Grim

It has been 10 years and Fay Grim (Parker) is now being pressured by a CIA agent to find her husband’s old notebooks that could hold secrets to dismantle the security of the United States. The follow-up to the 1997 Hal Hartley film Henry Fool.

DVD Features: Behind the scenes, “Higher Definition” – Fay Grim episode, deleted scenes, trailer

The Battle for Iwo Jima – Flags Of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima – 5-Disc Set Commemorative Edition

The two Clint Eastwood-directed war epics both get 2-disc special editions as they bring you the tragic and heroic tales of soldiers as they face the danger ridden battlefields.

DVD Features: Heroes Of Iwo Jima documentary, To The Shores Of Iwo Jima short film, multiple featurettes

The Good German

An American military journalist is in post-war Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference. He gets more then he bargained for, though, when he is thrown into the middle of a murder investigation involving his former mistress and driver.

DVD Features: None

Check out Kubryk’s review here.

Kyle XY Season 1 Declassified

A teen savant is taken in by a family who believe all the boy needs is some home love and care. But the thing that makes him so difficult to deal with is that he lacks some of the standard human emotions like anger, love, and joy.

DVD Features: All 10 episodes from the first season, audio commentary, bonus footage, alternate pilot episode, behind the scenes, extended final episode, exclusive show secrets

Martin: The Complete Second Season

Martin Lawrence is back in the studio with a second season full of laughs and crazy situations as he is joined by Gina, Tommy, Pam, Cole, and even Sheneneh for some over the top fun.

DVD Features: All 27 episodes from the first season

You can read Josh Clinton’s review here.

The O.C. Season 4

The whole gang is back for the final season of life in the O.C. where no matter who you are; wealth, power, and who you know doesn’t always signify what class of life you belong to.

DVD Features: All 16 episodes from the fourth season

Porky’s: The Ultimate Collection

A group of teens set on losing their virginity also look to make life living hell for the corrupt nightclub owner making their life a living hell. All three films of the trilogy are included in this set and they are: Porky’s: One Size Fits All Edition, Porky’s II: The Next Day, and Porky’s Revenge

DVD Features: Audio commentaries, trailers, multiple featurettes

Check out Robert Sutton’s review here.

Roots: 30th Anniversary Special Edition

The life of author Alex Haley and his family ancestry is showcased in this miniseries from the African slave Kunta Kinte all the way through to the Civil War, emancipation, and other notable events in U.S. history.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, behind the scenes, CD-ROM Roots Family Tree, highlights, “Crossing Over” featurette

Rush Hour: Special Edition & Rush Hour 2: Special Edition

Chris Tucker has a new partner in Jackie Chan and they make a formidable team of comedy and agility in order to solve some of the most dangerous cases and put their lives on the line to bring the bad guys to justice.

DVD Features: Sneak peek at Rush Hour 3

Scrubs : The Complete Fifth Season

Follow along with the doctors, nurses, and interns of Sacred Heart Hospital through the life of John Dorian, better known as J.D. This is no overly dramatic ER, but one filled with some inter-company romances and tons of hilarity.

DVD Features: All 24 episodes from the fifth season, deleted scenes, alternate lines, extended cut of 100th episode, special look back at all five seasons

Summer School: Life’s A Beach Edition

When a group of degenerates need a summer school English teacher, only one man is right for the job gym teacher Mr. Shoop. Tricked into taking the position, he must now have all the kids pass their test or this English/Gym teacher is “history.”

DVD Features: Theatrical trailer, photo gallery, Summer School yearbook, audio commentary, “Inside The Teacher’s Lounge”

Venus

Ian and Maurice are two aging actors who are a lot closer to death then anything else, but that doesn’t stop them from talking of the past and the way the film industry has changed. But when Ian’s niece’s daughter Jessie moves in to take care of him, he realizes that today’s generation is nothing but inconsiderate. Maurice on the other hand realizes that love can happen between those of any age.

DVD Features: Audio commentary, deleted scenes, Venus: A Real Work Of Art

WWE – WrestleMania 23

The stars of RAW, SmackDown, and ECW invade Detroit twenty years later for the wrestling event of the year. John Cena battles Shawn Michaels for the WWE title, The Undertaker takes on Batista for the World Championship, and Bobby Lashley faces the monster Umaga in the Donald Trump Vs. Vince McMahon “Battle Of The Billionaires.” 10 matches in total.

DVD Features: Five hours of special features, bonus matches, the entire 2007 Hall Of Fame ceremony from the night before Wrestlemania 23, packaged in a collectible tin.

You can read Travis Leamons’ review here.

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