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'Kong Diaries,' 'Godzilla' among DVD releases

Published: Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 1:57 p.m. MST
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"Gallipoli: Special Collector's Edition" (Paramount, 1981, PG, $14.99). Before director Peter Weir left Australia to make such American films as "Witness" and "Fearless," and before Mel Gibson became an international superstar, they combined efforts for this thoughtful World War I drama. The story follows two young, naive Australian soldiers (the other played by Mark Lee) who find themselves fighting the Turks (allied with Germany). Excellent in all respects.

Extras: Widescreen, making-of featurettes, trailer, language options (English, French), subtitle options (English, Spanish), chapters.

"Airplane! 'Don't Call Me Shirley!' Edition" (Paramount, 1980, PG, $19.99). The hysterically funny "Airplane!" gets the reissue treatment with this special edition. Surely, it's still hilarious — and don't call me Shirley!

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentary, deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, trivia, trailer, language options (English, French), subtitle options (English, Spanish), chapters.

"Long Way Round" (Goldhil, 2004, not rated, $19.98, two discs). This reality TV series follows British actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they travel 20,000 miles over 115 days on motorcycles. Some fun stuff, helped by a nice sense of humor as they go through Mongolia, Siberia, New York City, etc. Shown last year on the Bravo cable channel.

Extras: Widescreen, seven episodes, deleted scenes, post-trip interviews, photo gallery, chapters.

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"Saint Ralph" (Sony, 2005, PG-13, $24.96). Disappointing tale a 14-year-old boy who pretends to be living with his grandmother while his mother's in a coma. He decides to run the Boston Marathon, thinking that if he wins, one miracle may lead to another and bring his mother back to him. Some nice moments, but too often the film settles for being just another sex-obsessed boys-in-Catholic-school coming-of-age yarn.

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentary, making-of featurette, optional English subtitles, chapters.

"Bad News Bears" (Paramount, 2005, PG-13, $29.95). Billy Bob Thornton takes over Walter Matthau's role in this remake from last summer, and it's darker and less funny . . . not that it was begging to be remade.

Extras: Separate widescreen and full-frame editions, audio commentary, deleted scenes, making-of featurettes, video baseball cards, trailer, language options (English, French), subtitle options (English, Spanish), chapters.

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Peter Jackson works with Naomi Watts on the set of "King Kong" as captured in his production diaries.

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