Remember seeing the preview for one or more of these movies and thinking, “Hmmm…that looks good, but I think I’ll wait for it to come out on video.” Well, the wait is over for these new Amazon Instant Video releases!
Remember, when you purchase a rental through the Amazon website (as opposed to directly from your Kindle Fire, Roku or other streaming device) you are generally given 30 days to “use” your purchased rental. We’ve verified that all of the below movies offer that 30 day window.
Note: all film descriptions are from IMDB.com.
Evil Dead (R, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy)
Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.
“A stylish and worthy homage: inventive even as it is derivative, never quite jokey but never taking itself too seriously…”
– Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, not yet available to rent, $14.99 to buy)
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President’s order, and the surviving team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence.
– Written by Anonymous
Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (PG-13, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy)
An ambitious married woman’s temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.
Trance (R, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, not yet available as a rental, $12.99 to buy)
A fine art auctioneer mixed up with a gang joins forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. As boundaries between desire, reality and hypnotic suggestion begin to blur the stakes rise faster than anyone could have anticipated.
– Written by Fox Searchlight
42 (PG-13, no reviews yet but this film has a 77% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, closed captions available, $3.99 to rent, $14.99 for pre-order purchase: film to be released for purchase on 8/15/13, you will not be charged for the purchase until that date)
In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Negro League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson to break the unspoken color line as the first modern African American Major League player.
As both anticipate, this proves a major challenge for Robinson and his family as they endure unrelenting racist hostility on and off the field, from player and fan alike. As Jackie struggles against his nature to endure such abuse without complaint, he finds allies and hope where he least expects it.
– Written by Kenneth Chisholm
The Call (PG-13, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, $3.99 to rent, $12.99 to buy)
Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But then teenager Casey Welson (Abigail Breslin) is abducted in the back of a man’s car and calls 911. And Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save Casey, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
– Written by napierslogs
Quartet (PG-13, 4/5 stars, closed captions available, $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy)
Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on… and it does.
– Written by BrianoftheNorth