GREAT DVDS TO WATCH THIS SUMMER

Blue Crush

This surfing movie is hot... and we're not just talking about Matthew Davis, who plays Matt! You'll be blown away by the spectacular footage of extreme surfing, which is some of the best ever filmed. Plus, there's a good story: Model-perfect Anne Marie is a teenager who is raising her kid sister. She's broke, left without any parents, struggling to make ends meet and still trying to hold on to her dream of being the best surfer in the world.
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez


Empire Records

Rock on with your bad self! "Empire Records" is a day in the life of an teen-staffed independent record store. Lucas cleaned out the register last night and went to Atlantic City to gamble. Corey has sworn to lose her virginity ... today! Gina's been there, done that, and will do it again. A.J.'s got to tell Corey he loves her ... well, maybe. Mark's band is gonna be huge as soon as they learn how to play something. Debra shaved her head. Keeping it all together is the only non-teen, Joe the manager, who's got just one day to save his store from a corporate takeover.
Starring: Liv Tyler, Renée Zellweger


Dirty Dancing

It's no wonder this movie is so many people's favorite! Nice Jewish girl Frances "Baby" Houseman has been vacationing in the Catskills with her family for years... boringly! Then one summer, she gets a mad crush on the resort's hot new dance instructor, Johnny. Baby is a pampered kitten who can be as immature as her nickname, but Johnny is a man of the world. Over one summer, Johnny and his lower class friends teach Baby all about love and life - and sexy dancing. Great story, and a great soundtrack too!
Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze


Get Over It

Berke, a high school basketball star with big expectations for his senior year, gets a shock when his girlfriend, Allison, dumps him right before classes begin. When she starts dating the new kid on the block, Berke becomes desperate and will do just about anything to win Allison back. He decides to quit the basketball team and join Allison in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to weave himself back into her life - that is, if he can make it past auditions.
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster


Here On Earth

In this sweet summer movie, a rich prep school hottie named Kelley is sentenced to spend the summer in a small town, rebuilding a diner that he accidentally helped to burn down. Once there, he creates a special bond with an underprivileged girl who is living with a terminal illness. Over the summer, as Kelley confronts the realities of life, he learns a valuable lesson.
Starring: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett


I Know What You Did Last Summer

Last summer, four friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But now, someone has apparently learned the truth of their heinous act and the horror is starting again. There is an unknown avenger out there stalking them in a deadly game. Will he stop at terror - or is he out for revenge?
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt


Meatballs

Spend a wild and wacky summer at Camp North Star, where crazed head counselor Tripper and his lunatic camp counselors let the campers run wild and turn the place upside down. There's make-out action, hilarious pranks and even some sentimental bits. Thought for the day: "It Just Doesn't Matter!" (It's an inside joke... see the movie!)
Starring: Bill Murray, Chris Makepeace


The Parent Trap

Hallie is a cool girl from California. Annie is a fair rose from London. When the two accidentally meet at summer camp, they think they have nothing in common except...they're identical twins who were separated at birth! Now they're up to their freckles in schemes and dreams to switch places, get their divorced parents back together, and have the family they've always wished for.
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson


The Seven Year Itch

If you like Marilyn Monroe and classic movies, get out the popcorn for this hilarious comedy from the 1950's. Richard, a middle-aged book publisher, stays in sweltering Manhattan for the summer while his wife and son go to the country on vacation. Once alone, Richard is consumed with fantasies about the eye-popping model/actress who has just moved into the apartment upstairs.
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell