The second week of July is delivering a sweet kick to the nuts of awesomeness, as not only are we treated to a flick in the theater, but are presented with equally awesome flicks on DVD. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY is finally making its way to the big screen, while THE RUINS, THE MUMMY, THE X-FILES REVELATIONS, and BONE EATER are all debuting on DVD. It doesn’t get any better than this (except for maybe next week wihen a certain man dressed as a bat makes his way back in theaters).
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Rated: PG-13
Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Run Time: ???
After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to the planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it’s time to call in Hellboy.
Rated: Unrated
Starring Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey
Directed by Carter Smith
Run Time: 93 Min.
Whether you consider plants a source of terror or not will ultimately determine how you feel about the grisly horror movie The Ruins, but director Carter Smith and his cast and crew certainly give their all in bringing the chills of Scott Smith’s novel to the big screen. Jena Malone (Saved) and Shawn Ashmore (the X-Men franchise) are the name actors in a pair of American couples down Mexico way who are ambushed by hostile Mayans and forced to the top of an ancient temple, where a monstrous and diabolically clever entity awaits them. Director Smith and his talented crew (which includes cinematographer Darius Khondji of Se7en fame and composer Graeme Revell) create a visually impressive spookshow but can’t quite deliver genuine suspense (gore, however, is handled capably), and Scott Smith’s script boils away much of the character development and mounting terror in his book, which also strands the likeable cast. The movie’s monster, so alarming and imaginative in the original novel, is likely to provoke as many laughs as screams from filmgoers, especially when it reveals its unique talent.
THE MUMMY (UNIVERSAL LEGACY SERIES)
Rated: Not Rated
Starring Boris Karloff, Arthur Byron, Katherine Byron, James Crane, Bramwell Fletcher, Arnold Gray
Directed by Karl W. Freund
Run Time: 75 minutes
Boris Karloff’s legendary performance has become a landmark in screen history as a mummy who is accidentally revived after 3700 years.
THE X-FILES: REVELATIONS
Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
Rated: UnRated
Run Time: 182 Minutes
Disc 1:Introduction to Pilot by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzPilot 9/10/1993Introduction to Beyond the Sea by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzBeyond the Sea 1/7/1994Introduction to TheHost by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzThe Host 9/23/1994Introduction to Clyde BruckmansFinal Repose by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzClyde Bruckmans Final Repose 10/13/95Disc 2:Introduction to Memento Mori by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzMemento Mori 2/9/97Introduction to Post Modern Prometheus by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzPost Modern Prometheus 11/30/97Introduction to Bad Blood by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzBad Blood 2/22/98Introduction to Milagro by Chris Carter and Frank SpotnitzMilagro 4/18/99X-Files Movie Teaser trailerWonderCon Talent Panel.
BONE EATER
Rated: UnRated
Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Horse, Clara Bryant
Directed by Jim Wynorski
Run Time: 88 minutes
The second week of July is turning out to be nothing short of being awesome, with one kick-ass movie hitting theaters and a galla of flicks hitting the small screen. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY is finally hitting up theaters, while THE RUINS, THE MUMMY, THE X-FILES REVELATIONS, and BONE EATER find themselves all on DVD.