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DVD New Releases for December 2001

What's new in blockbuster, mainstream, and family-oriented DVD releases


Titles in bold are for emphasis, generally to designate recent theatrical releases and blockbuster titles.  Check out our DVD Upcoming Releases page for DVD release dates of recent and current theatrical movies.  This site is a Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) resource for DVD movies.

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Evolution Moulin Rouge The Princess Diaries Rush Hour 2
Evolution
read our review
 
Moulin Rouge
 
 
The Princess Diaries
read our review
 
 
Rush Hour 2
 read our review
 
Jurassic Park III The Score Pearl Harbor American Outlaws
Jurassic Park III
The Score
read our review
Pearl Harbor
read our review
American Outlaws
  

December 4, 2001

Pearl Harbor: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (2-disc set, Dolby Digital, dts, Dolby Headphone soundtrack (world's first), THX certified, PG-13, Ben Affleck Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Jr.) - also available a Pearl Harbor Vista Series 3-disc edition on May 14, 2002 with an R-rated director's cut, read our review,
order @ Amazon.com for $22.49, Buy.com for $20.49

Pearl Harbor: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Gift Set (same as the commemorative Ed. but adds the 53-minute feature National Geographic Beyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor), more details here, order @ Amazon.com for $37.49, Buy.com for $36.99

American Outlaws (Dolby Digital, dts, PG-13, Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Kathy Bates, Timothy Dalton), order @ Amazon.com

Summer Catch (PG-13, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jessica Biel, Matthew Lillard)

Beethovan's 4th (G, Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, direct to home video/DVD), 
order @ Amazon.com for $18.74, Buy.com

Ghosts of Mars (R, Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Stathan), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Almost Famous - The Bootleg Cut (R, Cameron Crowe's director cut, 2 DVD discs plus an audio CD, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson), order @ Amazon.com

Weekend at Bernie's II (1993, PG, Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman)

'Til There Was You (1997, PG-13, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Aniston)

Soapdish (1991, PG-13, Sally Field, Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Jr., Whoopi Goldberg), order @ Amazon.com

Frankie & Johnny (1991, R, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nathan Lane), 
order @ Amazon.com

White Water Summer (1987, PG, Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward, Caroline McWilliams), order @ Amazon.com

Mixed Nuts (1984, PG-13, Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Rob Reiner)

Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color (2-disc set in a collectible tin, includes a themed lithograph, individually numbered), order @ Amazon.com

Walt Disney Treasures - Disneyland USA (2-disc set in a collectible tin, includes a themed lithograph, individually numbered), order @ Amazon.com

Walt Disney Treasures - Silly Symphonies (2-disc set in a collectible tin, includes a themed lithograph, individually numbered), order @ Amazon.com

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett (2-disc set in a collectible tin, includes a themed lithograph, individually numbered), order @ Amazon.com

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (PG, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter)

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (P G, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (PG, Michael Caine, Steve Martin)

December 11, 2001

Rush Hour 2: infinifilm (PG-13, THX Surround EX & dts-ES discrete 6.1, Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zhang Ziyi), read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Jurassic Park III: CE (widescreen, PG-13, Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni), 
order @ Amazon.com

Jurassic Park III: CE (full frame version), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Jurassic Park Trilogy Collection (PG-13, includes "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", and "Jurassic Park III", 4-disc set, 4th disc contains never-before-seen bonus footage from all three films), order @ Amazon.com for $56.98

The Score (R, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett), 
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Basket (PG, Peter Coyote, Karen Allen), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Gattaca: Superbit (1997, PG-13, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman), order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Superbit (1992, R, Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Call Me Claus (NR, Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne)

The Elephant Man (1980, PG, Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft), order @ Amazon.com

Casualties of War (1989, R, Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn), order @ Amazon.com

Sahara (1943, PG, Humphrey Bogart, Lloyd Bridges)

Star Trek: Original Series 39 (1969, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy)

Star Trek: Original Series 40 (1969, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy)

December 18, 2001

The Princess Diaries (1.85:1 widescreen, THX certified, G, Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway), read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Princess Diaries (1:33:1 full frame, THX certified, G, Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway), read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

Moulin Rouge: SE (R, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor),
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com for $16.95 (43% off)

Scary Movie 2 (R, Marlon Wayan, Shawn Wayan, Anna Faris, Regina Hall), 
order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Boondock Saints (1999, R, Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery)

The Snapper (1993, R, Colm Meaney, Ruth McCabe)

Twin Peaks: The First Season SE (1990, 4-disc set, contains episodes 1-7 of the first season, Joan Chen, Kyle MacLachlan, Sherilyn Fenn)

War of the Roses: SE (1989, R, Katheen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito)

December 26, 2001

Evolution (2001, David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, Orlando Jones),
read our review, order @ Amazon.com, Buy.com

The Russia House (1990, R, Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer)

Mannequin (1987, PG, Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall)

 

See November 2001 releases, October 2001 releases, September 2001 releases
August 2001 releases, July 2001 releases, June 2001 releases, May 2001 releases
April 2001 releases

 

Common Abbreviations:
   CE: Collector's Edition
   DC: Director's Cut
   GC: Gold Collection™ (for Disney DVD titles from Buena Vista Home Video)
   LE:  Limited Edition
   PS: Platinum Series™ (for New Line Home Entertainment DVD titles)
   SE: Special Edition
   SS: Signature Series (for DreamWorks DVD titles)
   SLE: Special Limited Edition (for Artisan DVD titles)
   UE: Ultimate Edition (for Universal DVD titles)

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