— by Ben Cosgrove and Carl Davis "Fantastic Four" (2005) Marvel's first family finally makes its big-screen debut, with director Tim Story ("Barbershop," "Taxi") seemingly a bit more interested in light-hearted laughs than otherworldly adventures. Still, the story flies as pure comic-book adventure: Brilliant scientist Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) leads a team of daring astronauts — including his girlfriend, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba); her brother, Johnny (Chris Evans); friend and pilot Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis); and rival Victor Von Doom (rising star Julian McMahon from "Nip/Tuck") — on a journey into space. Bombarded by massive amounts of radiation, the future F4 are transformed into the elastic Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the rock-skinned Thing. Reed and company thus must use their powers in order to protect the world (and themselves) from the newly transformed villain, Dr. Doom. Fox Home Entertainment has included the following extras: Cast commentary Three deleted scenes "The Fantastic Tour": Exclusive behind-the-scenes home video hosted by the cast "Making of 'Fantastic Four' " Music videos: "Everything Burns," "Come on Come In," "Music" Exclusive inside look at "X-Men 3," hosted by producer Avi Arad "The Dukes of Hazzard" Unrated Edition (2005) Jessica Simpson plays a brilliant professor of linguistics at the Sorbonne in this quiet tribute to Hitchcock's ... oh, forget it. It's the "Dukes of Hazzard," people, and that means fast cars, bar fights, the General Lee soaring through the air and a series of deeply moving, artfully choreographed scenes focusing on Daisy Duke in her Daisy Dukes. With Simpson, Johnny Knoxville (Luke), the always entertaining Seann William Scott (Bo), the increasingly alarming Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse, and a plot as familiar and comfortable as an old bucket seat (the Duke boys gotta save the family farm from Boss Hogg!), director Jay Chandrasekhar's creation does the TV series proud. (Chandrasekhar makes another appearance this week, as well — as a member of the wacko comedy crew, Broken Lizard, behind "Puddle Cruiser." See below.) Warner Home Video has included the following extras: Footage never shown in theaters Featurettes: "Daisy Dukes: The Short Short Shorts," "The General Lee Lives," "How to Launch a Muscle Car 175 Feet in Four Seconds" Two gag reels Jessica Simpson's "These Boots Are Made for Walking" music video "The Hazards of Dukes": Behind-the-scenes footage "Puddle Cruiser" (1996) "Puddle Cruiser" marked the film debut of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, the twisted minds behind "Super Troopers" and the slasher send-up "Club Dread." Here, the Lizards do what they do best, crafting a laid-back, college-themed comedy. Felix (Steve Lemme) falls for Suzanne (Kareyn Butler) at a party, only to find out that she's the student body president and will be representing two of his friends in a campus court for stealing food from the cafeteria. Suzanne and Feliz hit it off but Traci, Suzanne's muscle-bound boyfriend from another school, won't give her up that easily. The two must compete for her affections, including a face-off against one another in a championship rugby match. Fox Home Entertainment has included the following extras: Commentary track featuring the Broken Lizard comedy troupe "Rodeo Clowns" featurette "Cinderella Man" (2005) Kurt Loder wrote that this Ron Howard film about Depression-era boxing champion Jim Braddock "opens with a bone-crunching punch to the head, [and] may be the feel-good movie of the year. It's that rare film 'based on a true story' that actually is based very closely on a true story; and it's the truth of the story, not just the filmmakers' emotional manipulation of it, that tugs irresistibly at your heart. ... [The movie] is a two-and-a-half-hour epic of bloody, pummeling violence. But it's also a movie of great delicacy of feeling." Universal Home Video has included the following extras: Commentary with Howard and writers Akiva Goldsman and Cliff Hollingsworth Deleted scenes "The Fight Card: Casting 'Cinderella Man' " "The Man, the Movie, the Legend: A Filmmaking Journey" "For the Record: A History in Boxing" "Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind The Legend" "The Matt Helm Lounge" ('The Silencers,' 'Murderer's Row,' 'The Ambushers,' 'The Wrecking Crew') (1966-1968) While the James Bond franchise was clearly the primary target of Mike Myers' "Austin Powers" spy spoofs, the Powers films drew just as much inspiration from Dean Martin's booze-soaked secret agent flicks from the 1960s. Dino's Matt Helm was a tongue-in-cheek take on the British super spy who drank, caroused, drank, fought and drank with the best of them. While played mostly for laughs, the Helm films rivaled the Bond pictures in one respect — namely, the number of lovely leading ladies (Stella Stevens, Ann-Margret, Tina Louise, Sharon Tate) who graced the screen with Martin. If Myers' is the only comedic espionage mojo you've come across it's time to get acquainted with the real original swinging '60s super spy. "24: Season 4" (2004-2005) The real mystery of "24" is how Jack Bauer (Keifer Sutherland) makes it through another day without his head exploding from stress. No vacation days; no hobbies; a pesky little heroin addiction; family members dying and getting abducted left and right — maybe it's time for Jack to let some other CTU agent save the world every freakin' week. In the meantime, though, JB and his anti-terrorist colleagues continue to provide the show's intensely loyal fans with a weekly glimpse into a world more suspenseful and edgy than pretty much anything else on network TV. (Of course, the show also frequently features quasi-pornographic scenes of Jack torturing swarthy suspects and — miracle of miracles! — extracting life-saving information from them in a matter of moments. That's wholesome entertainment. Wake the kids!) Fox Home Video has included the following extras in this seven-disc set: Exclusive "Season 5 Prequel" bridging seasons 4 and 5 Cast and crew commentary on selected episodes Thirty-nine deleted scenes with optional commentary Behind-the-scenes featurette "Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol. 4" (2004) Cartoon Network's "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" created the template that the rest of Adult Swim's hipper-than-hip and weirder-than-weird stable of shows has successfully followed while still remaining uniquely bizarre among the channel's late-night lineup. Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad are three fast-food "detectives" and roommates living in the suburbs of New Jersey. The three rarely do any crime-solving, however, instead content to wreak havoc on their poor neighbor, Carl — havoc that usually results in their swimming in his pool, an untimely Hunger Force member's death or both. With the return of such fan-favorite characters at the Mooninites and MC Pee Pants, this newest installment deserves a place in any "ATHF" fan's collection. Turner Home Entertainment has included the following extras in this two-disc set: Audio commentary on all 13 episodes Comic-Con 2004 footage from the "Adult Swim" panel "Spacecataz": Never-before-seen episode "Raydon Detected" Fan art gallery "Play All" gag Trailer "Jackass: The Box Set" (2004) As all "Jackass" fans know, the real joy here doesn't always come from watching grown men risking life, limb and genitals in order to entertain. Instead the deepest appeal is watching those same guys uproariously laughing at their friends' horrific wipeouts, falls, burns, broken bones, viscous secretions and other assorted self-inflicted indignities. Like when Bam breaks his tailbone and Ryan observes that we no longer have tails, anyway, so what's the big deal? It's like a Zen koan — a big, loud, beer-soaked koan. Paramount Home Video has included the following extras in the four-disc set: All three previous volumes of "Jackass" Optional audio commentary on select volumes with Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Dave England, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Ehren McGhehey, Preston Lacy, Dimitry Elyashkevich and Jeff Tremaine Jackass "Cribs" Episodes "Gumball Rally" "Where Are They Now?" featurette Photo gallery "Abduction" "Night Monkey" Click here to see last week's "DVD Picks." If you're interested in any of these DVDs — or literally thousands of others — head to The MTV Movie Shop. 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