The perfect storm / Three kings
(DVD) 

The perfect storm is based on the book by Sebastian Junger.

Special features - The perfect storm, Side A: "HBO first look: creating The perfect storm" documentary; "Witnesses to the storm (1991 events that inspired the book)" documentary; creating an emotion (composer James Horner) documentary; commentary with director Wolfgang Petersen; commentary with author Sebastian Junger; commentary with visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier and visual effects producer Helen Ostenberg Elswit; "Yours forever" photo montage; conceptual art gallery with director commentary; storyboard gallery; cast/crew filmographies; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM PC enhanced features. Special features - Three kings (Side B): Additional scenes; commentary by writer/director David O. Russell; commentary by producers Charles Roven and Edward L. McDonnell; "Under the bunker" documentary; additional scenes with optional director commentary; "An intimate look inside the acting process with Ice Cube" featurette; "Tour of the Iraqi village set" with production designer Catherine Hardwicke; interview with director of photography Newton Thomas Sigel; stills gallery including exclusive location photos by Spike Jonze; Hidden bunkers: find them and treasure awaits; DVD-ROM PC enhanced features.

The perfect storm: Director of photography, John Seale ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce ; music, James Horner ; production designer, William Sandell. Three kings: Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; editor, Robert K. Lambert ; music, Carter Burwell ; production designer, Catherine Hardwicke.

The perfect storm cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Allen Payne, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reilly. Three kings cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui.

The perfect storm: In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer, perfect storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Three kings: American soldiers in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War become determined to steal a huge cache of gold reputed to be hidden somewhere near their desert base. Finding a map they believe will take them to the gold, they embark on a journey that leads to unexpected discoveries and ultimately, enables them to rise to a heroic challenge.

MPAA rating: PG-13 (The perfect storm); language and scenes of peril ; MPAA rating R (Three kings); graphic war violence, language and some sexuality.

DVD ; region 1 ; Dolby digital.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.