Issue #49 • ships from Nov 6 2003
News-stand Price • UK £3.99 / US $7.99

BIGGEST EVER Issue

Pirates of the Caribbean
• Britain’s hottest export Orlando Bloom joins co-stars Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp to give Ultimate DVD the inside scoop on the biggest swashbuckling adventure of the year and reveal exactly how many takes it took to get that screen kiss between Will and Elizabeth just right.

Hulk
• Ultimate DVD is granted access to the legendary halls of ILM to unwrap the incredible effects that made the Marvel comic legend come roaring to movie life.

Free Coverdisc
• A must-have exclusive – Ultimate DVD's free disc goes behind the scenes of the year’s most thrilling blockbuster Hulk. With interviews, trailers and an exclusive featurette, this is not to be missed…
This VCD PAL disc is available from VI Direct with UK editions only, while stocks last..

Terminator 3
• He told you he’d be back. Arnie discusses why he decided to return to his most popular character, the Terminator, without the help of its creator, James Cameron.

The League of Gentlemen
• The talented trio behind the cult TV phenomenon talk about the third season of the show and divulge their love for the DVD format.

Legally Blonde 2
• The director of one of the hottest comedies of the year is at hand to spill the beans on the behind-the-scenes antics of the bigger and blonder sequel.

The Hours
• Director Stephen Daldry on bringing Michael Cunningham’s moving novel to life in this multi-Oscar-nominated movie masterpiece

Red Dwarf
• Craig Charles and Chris Barrie look back on the cult series’ turning point and reveal their thoughts on the long delayed movie.

Nicholas Nickleby
• Young British star Jamie Bell joins director Douglas McGrath and co-star Charlie Hunnam on the latest adaptation of Charles Dickens’ literary classic.

New discs available in both Regions 1 and 2 including:

• Pirates of the Caribbean:
  Curse of the Black Pearl
  The first review in the shops!
• Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle
• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended
• Hulk
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
• Bruce Almighty
• Santa Clause 2
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

A wealth of new reviews including...

• Firefly
• Mimic 3: Sentinel
• Whale Rider
• Timecop 2
• Treasure of Sierra Madre
• The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Yankee Doodle Dandy
• The Ox-Bow Incident
• Wrong Turn
• The Shape of Things
• Dark Angel: Season Two
• 28 Days Later

All the latest discs including:

• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
• The Fifth Element: Special Edition
• Daddy Day Care
• Far from Heaven
• Dark Blue
• The Hours
• The Pink Panther Collection
• Nicholas Nickleby
• Agent Cody Banks
• The Hunted
• Phoenix Nights: Season Two
• The League of Gentlemen: Season Three
• Red Dwarf: Season Three

• Commentary
  The hot news on next year’s possible release of the original Star Wars trilogy and the full specs for the Alien 'Quadrilogy' (yes, we know there's no such word!!).
  
  
• Hardware
  The JVC PD-42D30 and NAD L56/L76 are reviewed, and we reveal all the must-have hardware coming to the market soon.
  
  

Images taken from this issue are copyright or courtesy of: ILM, Warner Bros

All other contents © Visual Imagination Ltd 2003. Not for reproduction

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