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042 AUGUST 2017
Since its humble beginnings
back in 2001, the high octane
franchise has evolved to include
modern day tech and spec-ops
to rival those of even a Michael
Bay film. F8 opens with Dom
(Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle
Rodriguez) on their honeymoon
in Cuba, where things quickly
spiral out of control after Dom
meets Charlize Theron’s Cipher
– the world’s most powerful
hacker. She’s got a motive that will force Dom to join
her team and leave behind the one thing that matters
most to him – his family. Naturally, Dom’s clan don’t
take kindly to his betrayal, and when he steals an EMP
the team worked together to retrieve, they set about
hunting him down. Longtime fans of the franchise
might scowl at Dom abandoning his ‘family’, but in true
F&F fashion, there’s one hell of a reason behind it, and
it’s gonna take plenty of beautiful cars and absolutely
insane stunts to get to the bottom of it. Paul Walker
may be gone, but F8 doesn’t completely write him out
of the plot, which is a nice touch. Throw in an amusing
cameo by Helen Mirren, and you’ve got an F&F film
that rates among the best of the lot. AK (See page 34)
New roads ahead.
THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS
Set ten years after the events of
Prometheus, the Covenant is a
colony ship carrying two thousand
pilgrims and a bank of embryos
to a new world. After an energy
wave disables it and awakens
the crew from hypersleep
early, a strange transmission
from a nearby planet warrants
investigation. What they find
is a habitable world where we
discover what happened to Dr.
Elizabeth Shaw and the synthetic
David after they took off in search
of the Engineers’ homeworld at the end of Prometheus.
We also find out how the Engineers’ bioweapon
ultimately becomes the iconic, projectile-jawed and
acid-blooded Xenomorph. Alien: Covenant continues
to explore the philosophical themes of playing god and
the nature of creation raised in Prometheus, before
kicking into high gear as a fully fledged Alien movie.
There’s a computer called Mother, an “express elevator
to hell” dropship descent, scuttling facehuggers, some
cool – and very bloody – variations on the chestburster, a
synthetic that can’t be trusted, and an alien loose aboard
a starship. In other words, everything fans love and want
from the franchise. SH (See page 36)
The path to paradise begins in hell.
ALIEN: COVENANT
BD ONLY
The Cuban Spirit
In the Family
Car Culture
All About the Stunts
Extended Fight Scenes
Feature Commentary
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4K UHD/Blu-ray Edition
includes Bonus Disc, Exclusive
Artwork & Scale Diecast Car
Model of Dom’s Plymouth GTX
Blu-ray Edition with Bonus Disc
& Exclusive Artwork
Bonus Disc includes:
- Heating Up Iceland
- Wrecking Ball
- How To Stop a Toretto
- Touring the Toy Shop
- Behind the Scenes: Family
Fast & Furious - 8 Movie
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Release Date: 02/08/17
Format:
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EXTRAS
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Release Date: 16/08/17
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Commentary by Ridley Scott
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Featurette: Phobos
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Master Class: Ridley Scott
Featurettes:
- Meet Walter
- The Last Supper
- The Crossing
- Advent
12 Deleted and
Extended Scenes
Theatrical Trailers
David’s Illustrations
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Steelbook with Exclusive
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