Tuesday, 5 June 2007

DVD RELEASES: JUNE 2007

Tuesday, 5 June 2007
A quick look at my personal picks of the best Region 2 discs available to buy in the shops this June.

4 JUNE


JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING (HD-DVD)

An Antarctic research team accidentally bring a shape-shifting alien into their base. Classic sci-fi with Kurt Russell.


11 JUNE


APOCALYPTO (DVD)
Action drama about the last days of the Mayan civilization shortly before the arrival of the Spanish. Directed by Mel Gibson.


HOT FUZZ (DVD)
London's best police officer is sent to a sleepy English village by his jealous peers, where he soon unearths sinister goings-on. Action comedy spoof starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.


18 JUNE


FORBIDDEN PLANET: 50TH ANNIVERSARY 2-DISC EDITION (DVD)
A spaceship's crew investigate the silence of a planet's colony, where they find two survivors, one of whom has a deadly secret. Classic sci-fi adventure co-starring Leslie Nielsen.


HOSTEL: SPECIAL EDITION (DVD)
Three American backpackers find themselves unwitting victims of a secret underground torture ring. Gruesome horror directed by Eli Roth.


25 JUNE


ARTHUR & THE INVISIBLES (DVD)
A young boy, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, searches for fabled creatures in his back garden. Live-action/CGI animated kids adventure from Luc Besson.

All release dates subject to change.