ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY RECOMMENDS: VIDEO & DVD

Reviews: 'Resident Evil,' 'Speed' on DVD

DVD review: 'Speed: Five Star Collection'

(Entertainment Weekly) -- ''This is the most realistic movie ever made,'' jokes screenwriter Graham Yost on the commentary for this whoop-de-do edition of his bomb-on-a-bus thriller. And yes, most of ''Speed'' is silly, improbable, and implausible.

But the true magic of the movie is that none of that matters. It's all about Keanu Reeves acting stoic, Sandra Bullock being adorable, and Dennis Hopper going off the deep end. Oh, and rookie director Jan De Bont's action scenes, which are dissected in admirable detail in this DVD's behind-the-scenes documentaries and multiple-angle featurettes.

The most engaging extra, however, is the commentary by Yost and producer Mark Gordon. While De Bont's separate track is informative as all get-out, Yost and Gordon share an excited, self-deprecating, honest two hours talking about the movie that made both of their careers: everything from selling the original script and whether a movie like this would get made today to their emotions after seeing the crappy sequel they say they had nothing to do with (''Bitter and happy,'' says Gordon).

-- Marc Bernardin

Grade: B+

Video review: 'Resident Evil'

"Evil" eradicator: Jovovich is the ''Resident'' butt-kicker.

As zombie flicks go, this one is a little short on braaaaiiinnnnnnsss.

But in a world where so many ''fun'' B movies turn out to be stiffs, who cares?

It's a tickly pleasure to watch Milla Jovovich run, kick, and generally whip walking-dead heinie in ''Event Horizon'' director Paul Anderson's horror film (adapted from the best-selling videogame) about a gal trying to contain a mutant virus unleashed by a gigantic, soulless, profit-mad company called WorldCo...er, Tyc...er, the Umbrella Corporation.

-- Daniel Fierman

Grade: B