{"id":3529,"date":"2008-10-27T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T07:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2008-10-27T08:48:17","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T07:48:17","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-27th-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/10\/27\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-27th-october-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 27th October 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n Iron Man<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount):\u00a0The first summer blockbuster of this year saw another Marvel comic book character getting the big screen treatment. Robert Downey Jnr<\/a> plays Tony Stark<\/a>, a billionaire industrialist and arms dealer who changes his war-profiteering ways after being kidnapped in Afghanistan. After building a robotic suit in order to escape he decides to protect the world as Iron Man.\u00a0Directed by Jon Favreau<\/a> and co-starring Terence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow it impressed a lot of critics and audiences with its combination of special effects, witty dialogue and fine performances.<\/p>\n The 2 Disc edition is the one to go for as it comes with a lot of decent extras, which include:<\/p>\n This is the first feature film Marvel funded themselves (Paramount were just the distributor) and although The Dark Knight stole a bit of its thunder, this was one of the best comic book adaptations for quite some time. After all his off-screen problems Downey Jnr proved he could shine as a leading man in this kind of film and Favreau got the blend of character, action and humour just right. Another aspect worth praising is the terrific SFX work<\/a> ILM and the late Stan Winston<\/a> achieved in creating the Iron Man suit. [Cert 12]<\/p>\n Charley Varrick<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>(Freemantle):\u00a0Freemantle Home Entertainment\u00a0have two batches of films arriving on UK Region 2 DVD this month. Although most of them have been out here before on various labels, a few others are making their UK DVD debuts. This is\u00a0a 1973\u00a0crime drama directed by\u00a0Don Siegel<\/a>\u00a0and starring\u00a0Walter Matthau<\/a>\u00a0in the title role. It came two years after Siegel’s Dirty Harry and also stars two actors from that film:\u00a0Andrew Robinson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0John Vernon<\/a>. Based on the novel ‘The Looters’\u00a0by\u00a0John H. Reese<\/a>\u00a0it is an enjoyable slice of 70s crime movie. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Wim Wenders\u2019 Documentaries<\/a><\/strong> (Axiom Films):\u00a0This five-disc set brings together five of the director\u2019s documentaries on the nature of film and filming that cover three decades of his career. They include:<\/p>\n Also included in the 5-disc box-set is a 24-page booklet containing essays on each of the films, plus an 8-page booklet containing an exclusive interview with Wim Wenders discussing his documentaries.<\/p>\n [ad]<\/p>\n ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n Another Cinderella Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Warner) [ad]<\/p>\n If you have any questions about this week\u2019s DVD releases or any upcoming titles then just\u00a0email me<\/a>\u00a0or leave a comment below.<\/p>\n > Buy\u00a0Iron Man<\/a>,\u00a0Charley Varrick<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Wim Wenders\u2019 Documentaries<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on DVD at Amazon UK DVD PICKS Iron Man (Paramount):\u00a0The first summer blockbuster of this year saw another Marvel comic book character getting the big screen treatment. Robert Downey Jnr plays Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and arms dealer who changes his war-profiteering ways after being kidnapped in Afghanistan. After building a robotic suit in order to escape he decides […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[248,2820],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nDead Space Downfall<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Anchor Bay\/Manga)
\nDirty Sexy Money – Season 1<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Disney)
\nFighters \/ Real Money<\/strong> (2 disc set)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Second Run)
\nFlood<\/strong> (2 Disc Extended Edition)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Lionsgate)
\nFonejacker – Series 2<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(4DVD)
\nGray Lady Down<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Fremantle)
\nHell In The Pacific<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Fremantle)
\nHouse – Series 4<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Universal Playback)
\nJunior Bonner<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Fremantle)
\nLand Of Plenty<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Axiom Films)
\nLeo<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Universal)
\nLou Reed’s Berlin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Artificial Eye)
\nMad Money<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>(Lionsgate)
\nMy Name Is Earl – Series 3<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Fox)
\nNever Apologize<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Drakes Avenue Pictures)
\nOne Who Set Forth – Wim Wenders’ Early Years<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Axiom Films)
\nThe Red Desert<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(BFI)
\nRick And Steve – The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(4DVD)
\nSeagal Six Pack Collection<\/strong> (Today You Die\/Black Dawn\/Flight of Fury\/Shadow Man\/Attack Force\/Pistol Whipped)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Sony)
\nSleeping Beauty<\/strong> (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – 2 Disc DVD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Disney)
\nSnipes Six Pack Collection<\/strong> (7 Seconds\/Unstoppable\/The Marksman\/The Contractor\/The Detonator\/Hard Luck)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Sony)
\nStarfish Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(4Digital Asia)
\nStrait Jacket<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Manga)
\nStrip Nude For Your Killer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Shameless)
\nVan Damme Six Pack Collection<\/strong> (Derailed\/The Order\/In Hell\/Second In Command\/Wave Of Death\/The Shepherd)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Sony)
\nXXXholic<\/strong> – Series 1 Part 1<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Manga)<\/p>\n
\n> Browse more DVD Releases at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Amazon UK<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Play
\n<\/span><\/a>>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Check the latest DVD prices at DVD Price Check<\/span>
\n<\/a>>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(W\/C Friday 24th October)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"