Wow. I can’t remember the last time an August was packed with this much theatrical goodness. To start the killer month off right, we have three new theatrical releases worth your time. On the action side of things, GI JOE promises to entertain; on the vacation thriller side, we have David Twohy’s awesome looking A PERFECT GETAWAY, and in select theaters, the long-awaited I SELL THE DEAD. On the DVD side of things, it’s a different story. MUTANT CHRONICLES, NATURE’S GRAVE, and THE CHAOS EXPERIMENT are the highlights, along with OBSESSED, MACHINEGUN GIRL REMIX, and BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA on Blu-ray. This is just the beginning, folks. Stick around for even more release goodness in the weeks ahead!
GI JOE: RISE OF COBRA
Rated: PG-13 for strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout.
Starring Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Arnold Vosloo
Directed by Stephen Sommers
Run Time: 2 hr. 15 min.
From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.
A PERFECT GETAWAY
Rated: R for graphic violence, language including sexual references and some drug use.
Starring Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, Marley Shelton
Directed by David Twohy
Run Time: ???
Cliff and Cydney are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote, beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe they’ve found paradise. But when the pair comes across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back. Unsure whether to stay or flee, Cliff and Cydney join up with two other couples, and things begin to go terrifyingly wrong. Far from civilization or rescue, everyone begins to look like a threat and nobody knows whom to trust. Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins…
Rated: Not Rated
Starring Larry Fessenden, Brenda Cooney, Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Angus Scrimm
Directed by Glenn McQuaid (II)
Run Time: 1 hr. 25 min.
19th century justice has finally caught up to grave robbers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes. With the specter of the guillotine looming over him, young Blake confides in visiting clergyman Father Duffy, recounting fifteen years of adventure in the resurrection trade. His tale leads from humble beginnings as a young boy stealing trinkets from corpses, to a partnership with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes as they hunt creatures unwilling to accept their place in the ground. The colorful and peculiar history of Grimes and Blake is one filled with adventure, horror, and vicious rivalries that threaten to put all involved in the very graves they’re trying to pilfer.
MUTANT CHRONICLES
Rated: R
Starring Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, John Malkovich
Directed by Simon Hunter
Run Time: 160 Min.
In the year 2707, war rages between Earth’s four giant Corporations as they battle over the planet’s dwindling resources. Amid heavy combat, an ancient buried seal shatters, releasing a horrific mutant army from its eternal prison deep within the Earth. As the mutant plague threatens human extinction, a single squad of soldiers descends into the Earth to save mankind.
NATURE’S GRAVE
Rated: R
Starring James Caviezel, Claudia Karvan, Roger Ward
Directed Jamie Blanks
Run Time: 88 minutes
Hoping to put the spark back into their relationship, Peter (Jim Caviezel) and Marcia take a camping trip that quickly turns a fight for their marriage into a horrific battle for their lives. They unknowingly stumble onto an untouched beach that doesn’t take kindly to the human intruders. Shocking and terrifying, Nature’s Grave is a disturbing glimpse of Mother Nature’s dark side.
THE CHAOS EXPERIMENT
Rated: R
Starring Val Kilmer, Armand Assante, Eric Roberts, Patrick Muldoon
Directed by Philippe Martinez
Run Time: 90 minutes
A tension soaked stalk and chase thriller. In their senior year of high school, James and Mark find a way to stop being the victim, they’re going to kill their nemesis… That is when they stumble upon the serial killer who will do the killing for them. The chase of their lives begins into graves of the killer’s victims…