dvd releases for 14/03/11

hey again not many films released this month in the uk but at least there are some good ones, if i have missed any let me know and ill sort it out, also now i managed to get the picture size right

Let Me In



John Ajvide Lindqvist's celebrated vampire novel makes the leap to the big screen once again with the second feature adaptation in so many years (Tomas Alfredson's critically acclaimed 2008 hit LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, being the first). The sensitive target of vicious bullying at school, 12-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is a social misfit from a broken home. By day Owen dreams about laying waste to his classroom tormentors; by night his attentions turn to his reclusive neighbours in their austere apartment complex. One evening, as Owen takes out his pent-up aggressions on a tree, his new neighbour Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz - KICK-ASS) appears over his shoulder. A young girl wise beyond her years, Abby just moved in next door to Owen with her stoic caretaker (Richard Jenkins), who seems to harbour a sinister secret. Compelled by Abby's apparent imperviousness to the harsh winter elements, her frail disposition, and the fact that she's nowhere to be found before the sun falls, Owen senses a kindred soul, and strikes up a friendship with the girl, despite her repeated attempts to maintain an emotional distance. Simultaneously, their community grows vigilant following a series of vicious murders, and Abby's caretaker vanishes without a trace. Later, as Abby begins to grow vulnerable, her bond with Owen strengthens. By the time Owen begins to suspect that his evasive new friend is something other than human, it starts to seem as if Abby could use a good friend after all. Given that his bullies are growing more emboldened by the day, so too could Owen.

Directed by Matt Reeves
Label: iconhomeentertainment



Sharktopus


The legendary Roger Corman produces this hugely enjoyable action adventure romp in which a genetically engineered shark/octopus hybrid escapes the confines of the military installation in which it was created. With a crack team in hot pursuit, the Sharktopus heads to the coastline of Mexico to wreak havoc with unsuspecting holidaymakers...


Directed by Declan O'Brien
Label: anchorbay




Battle Royale


In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan's economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation's youth culture responds with unprecedented violence, delinquency, and truancy. Desperate to restore order, the Japanese parliament responds by creating the Millennial Reform School Act, in which groups of junior-high students are selected at random, sent to an isolated island, and forced to play a rigorous war game in which all but one of their number are killed. Kitano (Beat Takeshi) is an embittered school instructor who guides the 44 students of the Zentsuji Middle School's Class B through the deadly game known as 'Battle Royale', as they struggle to survive against the elements and each other. BATTLE ROYALE proved to be both successful and highly controversial in Japan, where it set box-office records and prompted political leaders to call for stricter controls on violence in Japanese entertainment.

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Label: arrowfilms


Finale


When the residents of a small town begin inexplicably taking their own lives, the mother of a young suicide victim discovers that her son was involved in a devil-worshipping cult and that her family is under attack by a powerful demon. Now the deeper she plunges into the darkness, the more intense the diabolical attacks become.

Directed by John Michael Elfers
Label: crabtreefilms