DVD & Blu-rays Released January 16, 2007 - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

Tuesday, January 16

The Protector

"The Protector" is the highly anticipated full bodied action film starring International Martial Arts superstar, Tony Jaa (Ong Bak). His world shaped by ancient traditions, a young Thai fighter (Jaa) is called to defend his people and their honor after outsiders ruin all that is sacred. Fueled by desire to protect a way of life and avenge the wrong done to his family, he will bring the fight to their city.

Tony Jaa, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Somsak Techaratanaprasert, Sukanya Wongsathapat, Prachya Pinkaew, Mum Jokmok, Xing Jing, Johnny Nguyen

Action Adventure Martial Arts

Gridiron Gang PG-13

"Gridiron Gang" tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer, Sean Porter ("The Rock"), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit). But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be — his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.

Dwayne Johnson, Jeff Maguire, Neal H. Moritz, Phil Joanou, Robert Zepeda, Xzibit, Michael J. Pagan, Lee Stanley

Drama Sports

Employee of the Month PG-13

For customers of Super Club, the largest high-volume, bulk-discount retailer in the country, membership has its privileges. For workers at the cavernous store, the most coveted honor is the "Employee of the Month" award, and having one's photo immortalized on the wall of fame in the staff lounge. Enter Zack Bradley (Dane Cook) and Vince Downey (Dax Shepard), two ultra competitive Super Club workers whose ten years of employment have resulted in drastically different career paths. While Vince—with the aid of his trusty sidekick Jorge (Efren Ramirez)—has advanced to become head cashier and winner of 17 consecutive "E of M" awards, Zack is the ultimate slacker whose scruffy appearance and laid back attitude has made him popular with his colleagues, but kept him stuck in the lowly ranks of the store's box boys. The duo's longtime rivalry comes to a bitter head when Amy (Jessica Simpson) – a beautiful new cashier with a reputation of only dating "Employee of the Month" winners—transfers to the store, immediately becoming the object of both Zack and Vince's affection and often comical gamesmanship.

While Vince instantly impresses Amy with his crowd pleasing, flamboyant style behind his checkstand register, Zack's feeble attempts to charm his beautiful new co-worker quickly backfire against him. With the race to win Amy's affections slipping away, Zack determines his only chance rests in winning the store's next "Employee of the Month" award. A battle to the end, "Employee of the Month" shows that the only failure in life is when one fails to try.

Dane Cook, Andrew Panay, Joe Simpson, Efren Ramirez, John Sacchi, Robert L. Levy, Greg Coolidge, Peter Abrams

Comedy

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning R

On one last road trip before they're sent to serve in Vietnam, two friends (Handley and Bomer) and their girlfriends (Baird and Brewster) get into an accident that calls their local sheriff (Ermey) to the scene. Thus begins a terrifying experience where the teens are taken to a secluded house of horrors, where a young, would-be killer is being nurtured.

Michael Bay, Diora Baird, Andrew Form, Jordana Brewster, R. Lee Emery, Matthew Bomer, Heather Kafka, Jonathan Liebesman

Thriller Suspense Horror

Seven Swords

Set in China under the Ching Dynasty, the emperor imposes a brutal ban on all martial arts practice and sends out his imperial enforcers to execute all martial artists. A group of seven master swordsmen set out to save a village besieged by the enforcers. These heroes face various challenges that encompass combat, love and treachery...

Donnie Yen, Pan Zhizhong, Hong Bong-Chul, Zhang Yong, Lee Joo-Ick, Ma Zhongjun, Cheung Chi-Sing, Chun Tin-Nam

Action Adventure Foreign

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