Top DVD Movie Releases For February 19, 2008
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, and George Clooney lead the new releases this week. Here are the top DVD movie releases for this week and the reviews of the films from the Epinions.com community.
American Gangster
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star as criminal and cop in this Ridley Scott directed movie. Washington plays drug kingpin Frank Lucas who changes the drug scene with his Blue Magic and Crowe plays Richie Roberts, the man who tries to bring him down. American Gangster comes out in both a 2 and 3 disc set, as well as in HD-DVD.
Epinions Reviews for American Gangster
Michael Clayton
George Clooney is Michael Clayton, a lawyer who fixes everything that needs fixing for his law firm’s largest clients. Directed by Tony Gilroy, the movie is up for Best Picture at the 2008 Oscars and Clooney is up for Best Actor. The movie comes to DVD on Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
Epinions Reviews for Michael Clayton
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Singers Janet Jackson and Jill Scott are the headliners for the latest Tyler Perry movie. The movie takes a hard look at marriage and infidelity. The movie earned over $55 million at the box office.
Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Walhberg star as brothers who are on other sides of the law. Phoenix’s character changes his name as to distance himself from his family of cops. But when a gangster operates inside of his night club, he can no longer keep the distance. Robert Duvall also stars as their father and deputy chief of police. This James Gray picture is also being released on Blu Ray.
Julie Taymor directs this psychedelic love story that features Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood as star crossed lovers. The film is also on Blu Ray.
This is the sequel to Daddy Day Care but instead of Eddie Murphy as the star, Cuba Gooding Jr. fits the bill. The daddies take their day care to a camp and they have to deal with the bullies of a competing camp.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, soon to be dropping “The Rock” moniker, stars as football star Joe Kingman, who lives up his bachelor status to the fullest. But when finding out that he has a daughter from an old marriage, things must change. Madison Pettis stars as Peyton, Kingman’s daughter and she plays the yin to his yang. Kyra Sedgwick co-stars as Kingman’s agent, in this Andy Fickman film.
Billy Bob Thornton and Seann William Scott go toe to toe in this Craig Gillespie directed comedy. Thornton is Woodcock, a former gym teacher of Scott’s John Farley who is about to marry his mother.
Kevin Bacon stars in this James Wan flick in which his character takes the law into his own hands. Kelly Preston and John Goodman also star.
Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner star in this Peter Berg directed film about FBI agents who are sent to Saudi Arabia to find a mass murderer. Chris Cooper, Jeremy Piven, and Jason Bateman also star. The film made nearly $50 million in it’s fall theatrical run.
Homer and Bart finally make it to the big screen. Fans flocked to the tone of over $180 million at the box office.
Jason Lee voices the superhero beagle, based on the old animated series.
This movie is about extreme ping poing. What else is there to say?
Jason Bourne is back at it. Matt Damon stars again as the CIA assassin who lost his memory and has to find his way. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film amassed nearly $230 million in US box office.