Leonard, Brett

Highlander: The Source

With spinoffs including live action and animated films and television series, comic books, and more, the Highlander franchise has yielded its fair share of noble moments over the years, starting with the original film in 1986. But while Highlander 5: The Source has some cool special effects work and enough video game violence to enthrall adolescent boys, longtime fans agree that this made-for-TV flick is, to put it mildly, no Oscar contender. Adrian Paul, reprising the role he played in Highlander: Endgame (2000) and the Highlander TV series, is Duncan MacLeod, the ageless Scotsman hailing from the 16th Century. The storyline isn't easy to decipher, but it has to do with the imminent cosmic alignment of the planets and other celestial bodies, which will lead to "the moment of the Source," wherein lies the secret to the origin of MacLeod and his crew's immortality. (A note about the film's tagline, "The quest for mortality begins": Seems that being immortal ain't all it's cracked up to be; not only can these guys die, but they are unable to breed, which is a big problem for Duncan and his mortal girlfriend, hence his plan to locate the Source and become, you know, a regular dude.) This is generic comic book stuff, taking place in a crumbling, Road Warrior-esque world populated by characters with names like The Elder, The Guardian, The Watchers, and The Ancient One. The script, by Stephen Kelvin Watkins and Mark Bradley, is fraught with big, portentous statements, while director Brett Leonard seems more interested in staging the next fight sequence than giving us a clue as to what's actually going on. If this is the end of the Highlander story, and many seem to think it will be, fans had every right to hope for a more dignified death knell than The Source. --Sam Graham

Immortals they have secretly dwelt among us for thousands of years but their origins have been shrouded in mystery. The answers prophets say are to be found in The Source. The last band of eternal warriors lead by Duncan MacLeod the Highlander have set out on a treacherous quest to find the origin of their immortality. But to learn the truth they must first defeat The Guardian of the Source a powerful killer who will destroy all who seek its secrets.System Requirements:Running Time: 86 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: R UPC: 031398217893 Manufacturer No: 21789

Feed

Can You Stomach It?Intensely grotesque and shocking as hell Feed is a heavyweight thrill ride through the depths of depravity.A veteran of cyberporn investigations Australian cop Philip Jackson is no stranger to the dangerous side of sexual fetishes. He may have found his sickest case yet when he discovers a sinister side to an American website devoted to fat-admiring men and obese women called "feeders" and "gainers." Could the man behind it all be force-feeding missing women to death? Tense dark and deeply disturbing director Brett Leonard (The Lawnmower Man Virtuosity) takes the crime-thriller genre to a twisted gut-wrenching new level.System Requirements:Running Time: 109 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 807839002508 Manufacturer No: TLAD163

Virtuosity

Sid 6.7, a virtual reality killer used to train cops, has escaped the bounds of cyberspace and it is up to Denzel Washington to destroy this seemingly unconquerable menace.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 20-DEC-2005
Media Type: DVD

The Dead Pit

Zombies rise up from a terrifying pit beneath a notorious mental asylum to do the bidding of the evil Dr. Ramzi the crazed doctor who twenty years before was walled up alive in the crazy house after someone discovered his horrific experiments involving formaldehyde and illegal lobotomies. Following each experiment the doctor would casually toss the dead victims into the pit. While his captor slowly bricks him up Ramzi swears that he will have revenge. When enigmatic Jane Doe is admitted into the asylum for severe amnesia and she turns out to have amazing subconscious psychic power that wakens Ramzi from his hellish sleep he gets his revenge. Jane and Ramzi seem to be psychically linked and he draws his power from her as he begins to resurrect his former victims. He then sends his small zombie army out into the hospital to find new recruits. Gory creative killing occurs for Ramzi's zombies are not only quick they are also semi-intelligent. Now only Jane the doctor who originally killed Ramzi a psychotic demolitions expert and a lunatic zombified nun can stop them.Running Time: Approx. 95 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/ZOMBIES Rating: UNRATED UPC: 891978002079 Manufacturer No: CRD-2009

Man-Thing

Kyle Williams (Matthew Le Nevez) thought taking the new post of sheriff in the sleepy town of Bywater would be exactly the change of pace he needed. But the peaceful town is not what it seems. While investigating a series of gruesome murders Kyle discovers that the locals are hiding a frightening secret. Torn between whom and what to believe the only straight answers he receives are from the feisty young schoolteacher Teri (Rachael Toylor). Together they embark on a quest to unravel the truth.Bonus Features16:9 Widescreen5.1 Dolby Digital2.0 Dolby Stereo Stereo SurroundTrailersSystem Requirements: Running Time 105 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 012236176237 Manufacturer No: 17623

The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)

In 1992, The Lawnmower Man was hailed as a CGI (computer-generated image) breakthrough. It's fascinating to consider it in a historical context, knowing it came just a year after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and was followed by Jurassic Park a year later. Written and directed by Brett Leonard, The Lawnmower Man focuses on a scientist (Pierce Brosnan) trying to utilize technology for governmental gain. As with all top-secret government projects in the movies, it goes horribly wrong. Forced to progress from a chimp to a human subject, Brosnan secretly recruits local backwards boy and lawnmower pusher Jobe (Jeff Fahey). The increases in intelligence are alarming. He learns Latin in two hours, becomes an object of sexual desire (apparently all it takes is cowboy boots), and then develops telepathic and telekinetic abilities. What the film ought to be remembered and appreciated for are the visuals, which undoubtedly advanced the arcade and home computer game industry. --Paul Tonks

Hideaway

For two hours Hatch Harrison was dead and when doctors revived him they brought more than Hatch's body back to life. JEFF GOLDBLUM CHRISTINE LAHTI and ALICIA SILVERSTONE star in HIDEAWAY a terrifying thriller that journeys from the unconscious mind to the heart of all evil. When Hatch returns to the living he discovers he is telepathically linked to a deranged killer. Horrified Hatch witnesses the killer stalking a series of young women including his own daughter. Through these visions Hatch is able to follow the killer to a gruesome hideaway where the terrifying secret of their linked lives is finally revealed.System Requirements:Running Time: 106 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: R UPC: 043396052734 Manufacturer No: 05273

Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box

T-Rex - Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX)

Did you ever want to get so close to a mama tyrannosaur that you could pat her scaly reptilian snout? Now you'll know what that's like, thanks to aspiring paleontologist Ally Hayden (Liz Stauber), the teenage heroine of the 1998 IMAX film T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous. Ally's dino-expert father (Peter Horton) has just returned from his latest dig with a fossilized T. rex egg, and when Ally accidentally cracks the egg in her dad's museum laboratory, a puff of mysterious smoke catapults her back to the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs-- especially T. rex--ruled the Earth. With her imagination in full flight (along with an astonishingly realistic pterodactyl), Ally confirms the dinosaur theories of her own speculative research, and she also encounters pioneering dinosaur illustrator Charles Knight (Tuck Milligan) and legendary paleontologist Barnum Brown (Laurie Murdoch). Best of all, she comes face to face with a maternal tyrannosaur, earning its respect by protecting one of its incubating eggs.

T-Rex won't be as effective on DVD (where the IMAX 3-D effects are amusingly pointless), but it's guaranteed to please anyone who enjoyed the similarly astounding CGI effects of Walking with Dinosaurs. Stauber is a refreshingly normal teen star, and although much of the dialogue sounds like it was cribbed from a grade-school science text, its educational value is perfectly matched to the wonders of Ally's prehistoric adventure. Director Brett Leonard previously helmed the pioneering FX flick The Lawnmower Man, and here he demonstrates a warmer, more accessible sense of wonder for kids and parents alike. At 45 minutes, this IMAX dazzler never wears out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon

Dinosaurs are very much alive - at least in the mind of teenager Ally Hayden. When a museum accident transports Ally on an adverture back in time to explore the terrain and territory of life-size dinosaurs she is thrust literally nose-to-nose with the largest and most realistic dinosaur ever to appear on a movie screen - the fearsome 20-foot tall 15-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex.Running Time: 45 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 794051800923 Manufacturer No: X8009

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