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New DVD Pick of the Week: 'Nim's Island'

The movie DVD choices from this week's release schedule are quite scarce, but there is Abigail Breslin swinging in to save the day.

Nim's Island
In the vein of classic family adventure scenarios, Breslin stars as Nim, a young girl who lives with her scientist father on a far-off tropical island. Life is idyllic until Nim's dad (Gerard Butler) is stranded far away leaving Nim to not only survive on her own, but also fight off the tour companies that threaten her island home. But she needs help and unknowingly turns to the worst person for the job -- the agoraphobic author (Jodie Foster) of her favorite literary adventure character, Alex Rover.

The DVD has a healthy amount of features for those looking to dip behind the scenes. You can choose between two commentaries -- one with Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin, and the other with directors/writers Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett. There's also 3 featurettes, a piece called "Abigail's Journey and Working on Water," and finally, deleted scenes.

Read Jeffrey M. Anderson's Review | Buy the DVD

Other New DVD Releases (August 5)

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Be sure to visit Peter's Indies on DVD for more new releases this week.

Other New DVD Releases (August 5)

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Heavy Metal
Miss Conception
Wasted

Be sure to visit Peter's Indies on DVD for the other new releases this week.

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