This week we've got a no-brainer, a semi-brainer,
and a full-on einstein-brainer (we'll let you decide which is which).
Overall, we enjoyed "Deja Vu" as a popcorn scifi thriller - read our
full review linked below. While we know that intellectually we should
watch "The Queen," we just can't get inspired to watch it. And we're
completely unsure about "Night at the Museum" - it could either be a
fun summer blockbuster-style movie, or completely silly. Tough to call,
so please, tell us what you thought!
Synopsis:
"When FBI agent Carlin (Denzel Washington) tries to prevent a
terrorist
attack using a top secret government time-shifting device, the action
is explosive."
Features
Rating: PG-13
for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and
some sensuality.
Runtime: 126
Minutes
Label: Disney
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, Closed
Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Audio Track
1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: French, Dolby Digital
2.0, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0
Special
Features
The
Surveillance Window: Takes you back in time to experience
behind-the-scenes moments with the filmmakers
Deleted and extended scenes
Preview:
The
Queen
Synopsis:
"After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II
struggles with
her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted."
Features
Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief
strong language
Runtime: 103 Minutes
Label: Miramax
Studio:
Miramax
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen
Anamorphic, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles:
English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio
Track 2: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Audio Track 3: Commentary
by Director Stephen Frears & writer Peter Morgan, Dolby Digital
2.0, Audio Track 4: Commentary by British historian & royal
expert
Robert Lacey, author of Majesty,
Dolby Digital 2.0
Special
Features
The
Making of "The Queen"
Preview:
Night
at the Museum (2-disc
Special Edition)
Synopsis:
"When good-hearted dreamer
Larry Daley (Stiller) is hired as night watchman at the Museum of
Natural History, he soon discovers that an ancient curse brings all the
exhibits to life after the sun sets. Suddenly, Larry finds himself
face-to-face with a frisky T. rex skeleton, tiny armies of Romans and
cowboys and a mischievous monkey who taunts him to the breaking point.
But with the help of President Teddy Roosevelt (Williams), Larry may
just figure out a way to control the chaos and become a hero in his
son's eyes."
Features
Rating: Rated PG for mild
action, language and brief rude humor.
Runtime:105
Minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Format:
Widescreen , 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles:
English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio
Track 2: English, DTS 5.1 ES, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround, Audio Track 4: French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Special
Features
Disc 1:
Widescreen Feature
Commentary by Shawn Levy and Ben Stiller
Commentary by writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas
Lennon
Disc 2:
Deleted and Extended Scenes with optional
commentary by Director, Shawn Levy
THE HALL OF BIODIVERSITY
Bringing the Museum to Life
Directing 101
Blooper Reel
Monkey Business
Comedy Central's Reel Comedy: Night at the Museum
THE SECURITY OFFICE
Building the Museum
"Historical Threads: The Costumes of Night at the
Museum"
"The
Director's Vision Comes Alive: A Storyboard Comparison with
Introduction by Shawn Levy"
STAGE COACH
Making of Night at the Museum
Fox Movie Channel Presents
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making a Scene
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School