This is a big week for releases! Not only do we have one of my most anticipated movies of the summer hitting theaters with TERMINATOR SALVATION, we’re getting some awesome love on DVD as well, including the release of MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D (great movie!), the Haylie Duff horror flick BACKWOODS, and the ultimate T2 special edition on Blu-Ray. Bring on the machines, baby!
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action and language
Starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Bryce Dallas Howard
Directed by McG
Run Time: 114
In 2018, after the world has been all but destroyed by a nuclear holocaust, the human resistance faces off against Skynet, a networked artificial intelligence bent on destroying what remains of humanity. Predestined resistance leader John Connor is having a hard time rising through the ranks, as his deep knowledge of Skynet makes other resistance members suspicious. Joining up with a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wright, Connor must venture deep into enemy territory in order to claim his destiny.
Rated: R
Starring Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith
Directed by Patrick Lussier
Run Time: 101 Min.
Ten years ago in the town of Harmony, an inexperienced coal miner caused an accident that trapped and killed five men and sent the only survivor, Harry Warden, into a coma. When Harry awoke, exactly one year later on Valentine’s Day, he wanted revenge and brutally murdered 22 people with a pickax before being killed himself. Now, after years of peace, something from Harmony’s dark past has returned. Wearing a miner’s mask and armed with a pickax, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. As his footsteps come ever closer, the townspeople realize in terror that it just might be Harry Warden who has found his way back.
BACKWOODS
Rated:R
Starring Haylie Duff, Ryan Merriman, Danny Tucci
Directed Marty Weiss
Run Time: 84 minutes
A group of friends embark on a camping trip for a ten-year high school reunion. Their celebration soon turns into a battle for survival when they realize that the locals, who are not what they seem, are hunting them down. It s a terrifying and white-knuckled experience you won t ever forget.
Rated: R
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
Directed by James Cameron
Run Time: 152 minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as The Terminator in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he’s one of the good guys, sent back in time to protect John Connor, the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Connor, John’s mother, a quintessential survivor who has been institutionalized for her warning of the nuclear holocaust she knows is inevitable. Together, the threesome must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy – the T-1000, the most lethal Terminator ever created. Co- written, produced and directed by James Cameron (The Terminator, Aliens, Titanic), this visual tour de force is also a touching human story of survival.