{"id":3773,"date":"2008-11-17T13:01:42","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2008-11-17T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2008-11-17T12:14:11","slug":"uk-dvd-releases-monday-17th-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/11\/17\/uk-dvd-releases-monday-17th-november-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UK DVD Releases: Monday 17th November 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/browse.html?node=283926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3774\" title=\"DVD Picks 17-11-08\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/dvd-picks-17-11-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DVD PICKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001ECQRB4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001ECQRB4\">Kung Fu Panda<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): One of the best animated films of the year saw\u00a0<a title=\"Jack Black\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Black\">Jack Black<\/a>\u00a0voice a panda named Po, along with\u00a0<a title=\"Jackie Chan\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jackie_Chan\">Jackie Chan<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Dustin Hoffman\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dustin_Hoffman\">Dustin Hoffman<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Angelina Jolie\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angelina_Jolie\">Angelina Jolie<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Lucy Liu\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucy_Liu\">Lucy Liu<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Seth Rogen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seth_Rogen\">Seth Rogen<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Ian McShane\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ian_McShane\">Ian McShane<\/a>\u00a0in supporting roles.\u00a0Set in ancient China, the story involves around a bumbling panda who gets selected to join a group of\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Kung fu\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kung_fu\">kung fu<\/a>\u00a0warriors\u00a0who must defend their village. Directed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0828970\/\">John Stevenson<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"Mark Osborne (filmmaker)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Osborne_(filmmaker)\">Mark Osborne<\/a>\u00a0it was one of the best efforts from DreamWorks in recent years with some witty ideas and well executed set-pieces (a prison escape being one of the highlights).<\/p>\n<p>The 2-disc edition is the one to go for as it has a solid selection of extras which break down as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disc 1 (Single-Disc Edition):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audio Commentary<\/li>\n<li>Meet the Cast<\/li>\n<li>Tech of Kung Fu Panda: Pushing the Boundaries<\/li>\n<li>Conservation International &#8211; Help Save Wild Pandas<\/li>\n<li>DWA Jukebox<\/li>\n<li>Trailers<\/li>\n<li>Set-Top Game: Dragon Warrior Training Academy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disc 2<\/strong> (on the \u201cKung Fu Master Edition\u201d)\u00a0As above, plus a second disc with the following additional extras:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a Kung Fu Master<\/li>\n<li>Animals of Kung Fu Panda<\/li>\n<li>What Kung Fu Style Are You?<\/li>\n<li>Do You Kung Fu?<\/li>\n<li>\u201cKung Fu Fighting\u201d Music Video<\/li>\n<li>Learn the Panda Dance<\/li>\n<li>Learn to Draw<\/li>\n<li>Sound Design<\/li>\n<li>Land of the Panda<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Ping\u2019s Noodle House<\/li>\n<li>How To Use Chopsticks<\/li>\n<li>Inside the Chinese Zodiac<\/li>\n<li>Po\u2019s Power Play<\/li>\n<li>Interactive DVD Rom activities: Dumpling Shuffle<\/li>\n<li>HP Printable Projects<\/li>\n<li>KFP Sound Machine<\/li>\n<li>KFP and MAD 2 Activision Game Level<\/li>\n<li>Kung Fu Panda Around the World<\/li>\n<li>Po Around the World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001C4QLBA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001C4QLBA\">Stephen Fry in America<\/a><\/strong> (West Park Pictures): This six-part\u00a0<a title=\"BBC\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC\">BBC<\/a>\u00a0series saw\u00a0<a title=\"Stephen Fry\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stephen_Fry\">Stephen Fry<\/a>\u00a0explore\u00a0<a title=\"United States\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">America<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a country in which he was almost born. Each episode sees him travel around various states in a modified\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"London cab\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_cab\">London taxi<\/a>, as he attempts to explore the history and attitudes of the United States. Beginning in\u00a0<a title=\"New England\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_England\">New England<\/a>\u00a0and Washington his travels take him through the\u00a0<a title=\"Deep South\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deep_South\">Deep South<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Mississippi\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi\">Mississippi<\/a>, the Canadian border regions and\u00a0<a title=\"Montana\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montana\">Montana<\/a>, the South West before concluding in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaii\">Hawaii<\/a>\u00a0and the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The DVD contains some unseen footage\u00a0not shown on the BBC broadcast i<span lang=\"EN-US\">ncluding: Dice Game in Eastport Maine; Whale talk in Nantucket; On the Mayflower in Plymouth Rock and Oyster fishing in Louisiana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001APAX4W?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001APAX4W\">Benidorm Series 2<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001G7PIL2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001G7PIL2\">Bones &#8211; Season 3<\/a><\/strong> (Fox)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001APOW8A?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001APOW8A\">Brendon Burns Live \u2013 So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now!<\/a><\/strong> (Universal)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001G6UPES?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001G6UPES\">Chuggington<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001D07QOO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001D07QOO\">City of Men<\/a><\/strong> (Buena Vista)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001F3QJHE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001F3QJHE\">Creature Comforts USA &#8211; Series 3<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0011W2IN8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0011W2IN8\">Doctor Who &#8211; Season 4<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001CMV1KI?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001CMV1KI\">Free Zone<\/a><\/strong> (Bluebell Films)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000B64VLW?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000B64VLW\">Golden Balls: The DVD Game<\/a><\/strong> (4DVD)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00000JSRG?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B00000JSRG\">I Served The King of England<\/a><\/strong> (Arrow)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001FJ5D48?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001FJ5D48\">Manchester United DVD Annual 2008<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DHK82Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DHK82Y\">Michael McIntyre &#8211; Live &amp; Laughing<\/a><\/strong> (Universal)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001F3QJHO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001F3QJHO\">Richard Hammond\u2019s Top Gear Stunt Challenge<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019R03KA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019R03KA\">Sean Lock Live<\/a><\/strong><span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019R03KA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019R03KA\"> <\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0019R03KA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B0019R03KA\">DVD<\/a><\/strong> (Universal)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001FJ5DMK?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001FJ5DMK\">Shaun the Sheep Wash Day<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000X9VTOY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B000X9VTOY\">Star Stories &#8211; Series 2<\/a><\/strong><span> <\/span>(4DVD)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001BMVP2S?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001BMVP2S\">The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian<\/a><\/strong> (Disney)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001F3QJMY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001F3QJMY\">The Mighty Boosh Series 1 to 3<\/a><\/strong> (2 Entertain)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DNNCTO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DNNCTO\">The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash<\/a><\/strong> (30th Anniversary Edition) (Second Sight)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001DWEYW4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001DWEYW4\">The Sopranos: The Complete Series<\/a><\/strong> (HBO)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001EY5VJ6?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001EY5VJ6\">This Christmas<\/a><\/strong> (Sony)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001CMV1JY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001CMV1JY\">Thriller in Manila<\/a><\/strong> (4DVD)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001CMV1K8?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001CMV1K8\">Tigrero<\/a><\/strong> (Bluebell Films)<\/p>\n<p>[ad]<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Buy\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001ECQRB4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001ECQRB4\">Kung Fu Panda<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B001C4QLBA?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=filmdetail-21&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creativeASIN=B001C4QLBA\">Stephen Fry in America<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">on DVD at Amazon UK<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">&gt; Browse more DVD Releases at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/b\/ref=amb_link_40492065_1?ie=UTF8&amp;node=573412&amp;pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&amp;pf_rd_s=center-1&amp;pf_rd_r=127M9RGFS104NXXY7TFY&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=192967391&amp;pf_rd_i=283926\"><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Amazon UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.play.com\/DVD\/DVD\/6-\/RegionHome.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Play<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><strong><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Check the latest DVD prices at DVD Price Check<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><strong><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/14\/uk-cinema-releases-friday-14th-november-2008\/\"><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Take a look at the current UK cinema releases<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0(W\/C Friday 14th November)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DVD PICKS Kung Fu Panda (Paramount): One of the best animated films of the year saw\u00a0Jack Black\u00a0voice a panda named Po, along with\u00a0Jackie Chan,\u00a0Dustin Hoffman,\u00a0Angelina Jolie,\u00a0Lucy Liu,\u00a0Seth Rogen\u00a0and\u00a0Ian McShane\u00a0in supporting roles.\u00a0Set in ancient China, the story involves around a bumbling panda who gets selected to join a group of\u00a0kung fu\u00a0warriors\u00a0who must defend their village. 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