'Ruins,' 'Stop-Loss' among new releases

Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jul 4, 2008

The following DVDs will be released Tuesday:

-- "Chop Shop" (KOCH Lorber, $26.98) -- Independently produced drama about an enterprising young orphan who hopes to go into business with his sister.

Not rated, probable PG-13 (adult themes)

-- "Hybrid" (Rhi Entertainment, $14.95) -- A werewolf movies with a twist: A "cross-species" eye transplant recipient hunts his fellow humans.

Not rated, probable R (violence, gore)

-- "The Ruins" (Paramount, $34.99) -- ** -- The movie version of the best-selling vacation nightmare tale is full of cheap scares and graphic, often gruesome gory moments.

R (violence, gore, profanity, brief nudity, brief sex, vulgarity, brief drugs) --Jeff Vice, Deseret News

-- "Stop-Loss" (Paramount/MTV, $34.99) -- ** 1/2 -- The Iraq War drama appears to be at odds with itself. At times it's subtle. At other times, it's crushingly heavy handed.

R (violence, profanity, gore, slurs, vulgarity) --Jeff Vice, Deseret News

-- "Superhero Movie" (The Weinstein Company, $29.95) -- * -- This spoof, which leans almost entirely on "Spider-Man," is a movie for the inner 9-year-old in us all.

PG-13 (vulgarity, sex, violence, drugs, profanity) --Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel

-- "Toxic" (The Weinstein Company, $19.98) -- Action-thriller about an escaped mental institution patient who goes on a bloody killing spree. Dominique Swain stars.

Not rated, probable R (violence, profanity, sex, nudity, gore)

Some of the upcoming DVD releases include:

July

July 15: "Asylum" -- MGM

July 15: "The Bank Job" -- Lionsgate

July 1: "College Road Trip" -- Disney

July 15: "Shutter" -- Fox

July 15: "Step Up 2: The Streets" -- Disney

July 22: "21" -- Sony

July 22: "The Last Winter" -- Genius/Weinstein

July 1: "Picture This" -- MGM

July 29: "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay" -- New Line

July 29: "Never Back Down" -- Summit

July 29: "Shine a Light" -- Paramount

August

Aug. 5: "The Counterfeiters" -- Sony

Aug. 12: "Smart People" -- Miramax

Aug. 12: "Deal" -- Fox/MGM

Aug. 19: "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" -- Disney

Aug. 19: "Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day" -- Universal

Aug. 19: "Street Kings" -- Fox

Aug. 26: "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning" -- Disney

September

Sept. 2: "Married Life" -- Sony

Sept. 9: "Sarah Landon and the Paranormal" -- Sony

Sept. 9: "The Forbidden Kingdom" -- Lionsgate

Sept. 16: "Before the Rains" -- Lionsgate

Sept. 16: "Young @ Heart" -- Fox