Race to Witch Mountain (Single-Disc Edition)
by Andy Fickman
(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Alexander Ludwig, AnnaSophia Robb, Carla Gugino, Dwayne Johnson, Ted HartleyDirector: Andy Fickman
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Greg Gardiner
Composer: Trevor Rabin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-08-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product features:
- Fasten your seatbelts for the thrill ride of your life in Disney's fun family action-adventure -- RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN, starring Dwayne Johnson. Jack Bruno (Johnson), a Las Vegas cabdriver struggling to stay on the right path, gets an out-of-this-world incentive when two aliens, disguised as teenagers, suddenly appear in his taxi. In a race against government agents, an alien hunter and time its
Movie Reviews of Race to Witch Mountain (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: Best of 2009
Summary: 5 Stars
Director Andy Fickman's "Race to Witch Mountain" (2009) will rank among the greatest all-time Sci-Fi movies. The Academy should sit up and take notice of this flick. Johnson and Gugino offer stellar performances (the Rock and the Doc bubble over with romantic chemistry) for flawed, but believable, societal outcasts.
This motion picture features a fun plot, literally to save the Earth from nasty aliens with a fiery pyrotechnics, a "Matrix" inspired slow-mo crash ups, a couple of hot rod chase sequences, a Las Vegas Trekkie convention, and loads of action packed drama. It's a race away from mean feds and murderous aliens while protecting outer space teens from would out-of-this-world assassins. Yikes!!
This great departure film (for Johnson) show-cases his talent with teenagers and gives ample expression from his wise guy macho opposite Gugino's brainy, but beautiful, science-nerd leading lady. Their partnership is dynamite! And Ciaran Hinds' angry determined federal agent, chasing everyone down at gun point, is seriously scary. Brilliant!
"Race to Witch Mountain" is my pick for best flick of 2009. Without excessive foul language, it offers a slightly suggestive romance (with no nudity), and clearly delineates the good guys and bad guys. And good wins (which is unusual for Hollywood these days)! It's a great date movie and a wonderful gift candidate. Get it soon for your family DVD library.
Summary of Race to Witch Mountain (Single-Disc Edition)
A LAS VEGAS CABBIE ENLISTS THE HELP OF A UFO EXPERT TO PROTECT TWO SIBLINGS WITH PARANORMAL POWERS FROM THE CLUTCHES OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO USE THE KIDS FOR THEIR NEFARIOUS PLANS.Loosely based on Alexander Key's novel Escape to Witch Mountain, Race to Witch Mountain is not so much a remake of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain as an entirely new film based on some key plot points from the former film. When two innocent-looking teens appear in Jack Bruno's (Dwayne Johnson) cab and tell him that "we must travel in that direction," Jack thinks it's a bit strange, but shrugs it off and starts driving. Soon they're being followed and chased off the road, but is it Jack's past catching up with him or something much larger? Sara (AnnaSophia Robb) and Seth (Alexander Ludwig) reluctantly confess that they are aliens from another planet, but Jack refuses to accept their statement until Sara starts moving things with her mind and Seth slips through the body of the car and deflects the SUV that's pursuing them. Sara and Seth tell Jack that they must recover their crashed spaceship in order to save earth from being taken over by aliens, so Jack takes them to see Dr. Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino); a scientist who he met by chance and who believes in the possible existence of extra-terrestrials. While the four are initially wary of one another, Dr. Friedman provides some valuable contacts and they begin trusting one another out of sheer necessity. Soon they're battling secret government agencies, heavily armed personnel, and even a cybernetic Siphon (that looks a lot like a Cylon from Battlestar Galactica) in a desperate attempt to gain access to the heavily fortified Witch Mountain and the crashed spacecraft. Action-packed car chases dominate the film (a bit excessively, in this reviewer's opinion), but the acting and chemistry between actors is good as is the suspense and intrigue. Rated PG due to sequences of action and violence, frightening and dangerous situations, and some thematic elements. (Ages 9 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
Beyond Race to Witch Mountain on DVD
 Race to Witch Mountain on Blu-ray |  Watch the Original Witch Mountain Classics |  More Great Disney Live Action Hits |
Stills from Race to Witch Mountain (click for larger image)
 |  |
 |
 |  |
Action & Adventure DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Entertaining 2008/2009 Films
Hancock (Single-Disc Unrated Edition)SMITH,WILL; Release date: 2008-11-25; DVD
Best price: $4.60
Price in other shops:
DefianceCRAIG,DANIEL; Release date: 2009-06-02; DVD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Single-Disc Edition)TCFHE; Release date: 2008-12-02; DVD
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops:
Hamlet 2COOGAN,STEVE; Release date: 2008-12-21; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
Death Race (Unrated Edition)STATHAM,JASON; Release date: 2008-12-21; DVD
Best price: $9.78
Price in other shops:
MirrorsTCFHE; Release date: 2009-01-13; DVD
Best price: $4.47
Price in other shops:
City of EmberRYALL,DAVID; Release date: 2009-01-20; DVD
Best price: $13.46
Price in other shops:
FanboysGENIUS PRODUCTS INC; Release date: 2009-05-19; DVD
Best price: $7.37
Price in other shops:
Yes Man (Single-Disc Edition)CARREY,JIM; Release date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $5.89
Price in other shops:
OrphanWarner Brothers; Release date: 2009-10-27; DVD
Best price: $15.99
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
KnowingCAGE,NICOLAS; Release date: 2009-07-07; DVD
Best price: $11.89
Price in other shops:
Monsters vs. AliensPARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2009-09-29; DVD
Best price: $9.69
Price in other shops:
Aliens in the AtticTCFHE; Release date: 2009-11-03; DVD
Best price: $12.80
Price in other shops:
Hannah Montana The MovieBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2009-08-18; DVD
Best price: $13.80
Price in other shops:
PushFORD,COLIN; Release date: 2009-07-07; DVD
Best price: $11.99
Price in other shops:
Beverly Hills ChihuahuaBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2009-03-03; DVD
Best price: $12.23
Price in other shops:
Bedtime StoriesBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $10.27
Price in other shops:
InkheartNEW LINE HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2009-06-23; DVD
Best price: $6.02
Price in other shops:
Escape to Witch Mountain Special EditionBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2009-03-10; DVD
Best price: $11.38
Price in other shops:
Return from Witch Mountain Special EditionBuena Vista Home Video; Release date: 2009-03-10; DVD
Best price: $12.99
Price in other shops: