Treasure, Bigfoot, Muppets and Zombies Take Center Stage in Newly Released DVDs
By Kim Brown, Tulsa World, Okla.
May 22–Frantic searches for lost treasure and evidence of Bigfoot, sprinkled with some zombie terror and even some Muppets round out the new releases this week on DVD.
Rated PG
Nicolas Cage returns as intense treasure hunter Ben Gates for yet another larger-than-life international adventure. This time around, he’s trying to prove his great-great grandfather’s innocence as a conspirator in Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Far-fetched? Yes. But fans of the first film should enjoy Cage and his impressive list of co-stars, including Oscar-winner Helen Mirren, Ed Harris and Jon Voight.
"Strange Wilderness"
Rated R
Steve Zahn and his buddies, (including Judd Apatow regular Jonah Hill and Drew Barrymore’s latest squeeze Justin "the Mac guy" Long), are super bummed when their wilderness show is about to be canceled. So, what’s a group of animal loving dudes to do? They go chase Bigfoot, of course.
Thanks to a tip from a family friend, Zahn leads this pack into the jungle on a potentially disastrous adventure.
"The Muppet Show — The Complete Third Season"
This
beloved children’s show can provide some much-needed nostalgia to your weekend. In this fourdisc set, you’ll find performances from a guest star lineup with the likes of Tulsan Roy Clark, Jean Stapleton, Harry Belefonte, Danny Kaye, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Sylvester Stallone. Not to mention Kermit,Miss Piggy and the rest of your favorite characters.
"Diary of the Dead"
Rated R
Director George A. Romero’s zombies are back, and they’re very, very hungry in the latest installment of his long-running series. This time around, a group of students and their alcoholic professor just happen to be in the woods making a film class horror flick, when the zombies are awakened.
But the aftermath is all recorded on camera by the ambitious student director. Wonder what happens to him?
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