New DVDs for May 4, 2004

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• 1 - Jim Carruthers

  May 04, 2004 at 4:05 pm

  You left out Jizzum / J-Blo -- US Marsh-balls, Baybee
  
  
  Wait, didn't there used to be a web page which had a weekly list of the porn title versions of all the new releases.
  

• 2 - Pappy

  May 05, 2004 at 3:57 pm

  ELEPHANT is the cream of the crop of these DVD's coming out. It's a CAN'T MISS.
  
  Make sure you see it.

• 3 - Phillip Winn

  May 05, 2004 at 4:00 pm

  I don't know anything about it, though I was curious when I saw that it is an HBO release. What is it about, Pappy?

• 4 - Pappy

  May 05, 2004 at 5:36 pm

  Elephant is the latest Gus Van Sant film. It shows us the day in the life of an ordinary high school. Only thing is that it's not an ordinary day as two students are about to do a Columbine style shooting.
  
  It follows several students throughout the day, not sticking to chronological order until the final "act."
  
  Elephant is great is because it's an accurate depiction of a school shooting. The violence is very realistic. It's not glorified. People are shot and the killers move on. So does the camera.
  
  It's very realistic too as it's shot at a real high school, and no actors are used, just students of the high school. The cinematography is WONDERFUL and the movie is simply awesome. If you were in high school, or had kids in school, you would be mortified. It's THAT powerful (but not long at all, although it does seem to take forever as you sit there knowing the fate of the characters you are following).
  
  Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

• 5 - Shark

  May 06, 2004 at 8:41 am

  The new "Peter Pan" is a true masterpiece, one of those films where the filmmakers got everything right.
  
  Unfortunately, it didn't strike a nerve with the public or the critics -- which, of course, in the Shark household -- means it's probably a must-see because it's sure to have originality and intelligence.
  
  Ditto for "The Triplets of Belleville" which also has a wonderful soundtrack.
  
  Both are great for kids, too!

• 6 - Shark

  May 06, 2004 at 8:44 am

  Just curious: anyone know what's the deal with separate fullscreen vs widescreen dvds?
  
  They usually put 'em together on one DVD. Is this a new trend or was I just not paying attention?
  
  

• 7 - Phillip Winn

  May 06, 2004 at 9:35 am

  Shark: Different studios handle different films in different ways, and they've done it for a while, unfortunately. Many films are now widescreen-only, but especially for family films, even normally widescreen-only studios make exceptions.
  
  Two of my kids prefer widescreen, because I was able to demonstrate (thanks to Disney), that they would miss things otherwise. One hats the black bars. She's outta luck on an either/or choice, but with the glorious and blessed studios that put both on the same disc, I give her one out of every five or so.
  
  Me, I'd vote for a two-disc set if they really need more than 4.7GB for the video. I mean, hey -- you only need one audio track, since it's the same movie.

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