Warner Bros.' Ghost Ship failed miserably in theaters despite an ensemble cast and promising story line. Although the movie itself is a bit predictable and far-fetched, Warner did a decent job creating a DVD that will appeal to fans of the horror genre. First off, the holographic packaging is amazing and completely eye-grabbing. The picture, presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, is pristine. The English 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack showcases the range of sounds found in the film, from eerie winds to bloodcurdling screams. Yet the list of extras doesn't quite meet this same over-the-top level. The audio commentary staple is lacking, and since Ghost Ship is produced by The Matrix's Joel Silver and Cast Away's Robert Zemeckis, it would have been enlightening to hear how this power team managed the gore-fest known as Ghost Ship. But the disc does boast of some nifty extras, especially the gruesome featurette ,"A Closer Look at the Gore." The film is so laden with blood, trauma, and total body destruction, it's fascinating to see exactly how they sliced bodies in half or how that eyeball popped out. Then there's "Max on Set: Ghost Ship," a standard behind-the-scenes promotional feature filled with the cast and crew, such as stars Julianna Marguiles and Gabriel Byrne, which is decent but boring compared to the too-short "Gore." The "Secrets of the Antonia Graza" game is an exasperating puzzle that reveals even more mysteries about the ship. To finish, there's the "Designing Ghost Ship " feature, a piece on visual effects, and a Mudvayne music video.

Model-turned-actress Charlize Theron leaves her glamorous image behind for this gritty drama, in which she plays a disturbed prostitute who becomes a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos (Theron) was a woman who survived a brutal and abusive childhood in Michigan to become a thick-skinned but emotionally damaged adult. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a street prostitute; later, when she was in Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar for a beer. There, Aileen met Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a woman in her early twenties who had been sent to live with relatives after her Christian parents became aware of her lesbian lifestyle. Selby is immediately attracted to Aileen, and while Aileen tells Selby she's never been in a lesbian relationship, she soon finds herself equally infatuated with her. Selby runs away from her family and moves into a cheap hotel with Aileen, who initially pays the bills by hooking. However, as their money runs low and Aileen finds herself unable to land a regular job, tensions mount between the two. One night, after a john attacks her, Aileen pulls a gun and kills the man. Although her first murder can be categorized as self-defense, Aileen's loathing for the men who pay her for sex becomes so extreme that she begins killing her customers regardless of their behavior. Meanwhile, Selby slowly becomes aware of the full extent of her lover's instability and the bloody consequences of her actions. Monster was inspired by the true story of Aileen Wuornos, whose life and death was chronicled in two documentaries by filmmaker Nick Broomfield, Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer, and Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer.