With so much emphasis on the films that will be playing at a multiplex near you in 2007 - you know; blockbusters like “Live Free or Die Hard” and “Zodiac” - I thought I’d give you agoraphobic’s a look at what you can expect next year from your movies. Here is a bunch of sequels and other oddities that’ll premiere exclusively in your DVD store.

1. War Games 2 : The Dead Code : Twenty-odd years later, the sequel to John Badham’s pre-Commodore 64 computer thriller hits DVD. Matthew Broderick’s too busy singing on stage - or starring in papsmear’s like “Deck the Halls” - to reprise his role, so they’ve roped in “Heroes” villain, Matt Lanter, to play the new nerd who gets his comeuppance from technology.

2. Starship Troopers 3 - After the so-so “Starship Troopers 2 : Hero of the Federation”, Sony has come to their senses and let Ed Neumeier- brains behind the original; and also “Robocop” - take the reigns on this one. Not just that, it’ll apparently feature several members of the original cast, including Casper Van Dien. Did anyone ever think they’d be so happy to hear Casper Van Dien has been cast in a movie?!

3. Wrong Turn 2 - Actually thought this might’ve been out before the end of the year - 2006 - but seems they’re saving it for a better slot. Or, that’s the positive side of me doing the thinking. Eliza Dushku’s not back, Stan Winston’s not back - in fact, he knew nothing about the sequel when I spoke to him a month or so back! - and Henry Rollins ain’t half as hot as that chick from the Lance Bass movie “On the Line” who got her interior sausages cooked.

4. Once Upon a Time in the Hood - With a good marketing campaign behind it, this one could actually get a theatrical release [if even limited]; I mean, the casting of Steven Seagal and Eddie Griffin is so darn odd, it may just appeal? Dontcha think? My good pal, Joe Halpin, is producing this baby... and no, he’s not responsible for “The Patriot” so send your mail elsewhere.

5.Until Death - Yep, you Van Damme fans are in for a treat in 2007. Or, maybe not. Nope, instead of fighting for a role in “Rush Hour 3” or seducing a studio into bankrolling his “Bloodsport 2”, JCVD is back to his old DTV tricks in “Until Death”, a movie about a cop - a dirty, crooked, son of a bitch - who gets a second chance at life after an accident. Think “Regarding Henry” meets “Double Impact” meets on-the-weekly-shelf-before-the-month-is-out.

6. Undisputed 2 : Last Man Standing - Fans of mixed-martial arts are in for a treat when director Isaac Florentine’s “Undisputed” sequel - sans Snipes and Rhames - makes its way to DVD. New Line picked it up, because it’s apparently quite good. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers (Michael Jai White replacing Rhames) is sent to a Russian Jail on trumped-up drug charges. Sure to be lots of, um, kicking.

7. Dukes of Hazzard : The Beginning - Funnily enough, this DTV prequel to the 2005 version of “Dukes” looks more loyal to the TV series than anything in the Jessica Simpson blunder. Daisy is blonde! Rosco is bumbling! Cooter has more than three minutes of screen-time! Is it a case of ‘too little, too late’ though? Ah shucks, bring on the sequence of Daisy in her bikini, washing the General Lee again, and I’m there.

8. Walking Tall : The Payback - The first of two sequels to the Rock-starrer from a couple of years back; except it’s essentially an ‘in name’ only follow-up (but then again, so was The Rock film too). Kevin ‘Hercules’ Sorbo gets his revenge this time, in a story from Seagal-regular Joe Halpin (he also penned the upcoming “Art of War 2”- and now owes me a few bucks for spruiking his career). And to think that it wouldn’t have made much difference to big Dwayne’s career if he had have done the sequel - after all, his last film “Gridiron Gang”, was released DTV in many territories outside of the states.

9. Razortooth - Likely to fill the void left by the [seemingly] dead “Anaconda” series, this ‘Giant Killer Eel’ movie stars musician Kathleen LaGue as a park ranger forced to do battle with the slimiest worm since well, the thing Craig T.Nelson near swallowed in “Poltergeist II”. Apparently seeking a distributor, so all enquiries are welcome.

10. Farce of the Penguins - Planned as quite a big movie, this “March of the Penguins” spoof - but seriously, who was ever going to buy a ticket to something that Bob Saget came up with? - is probably going to be about as shitty as a sewer, but may still be a worth a squiz, if only for the cast. Giving voices to the penguins are a range of actors including Christina Applegate and Lewis Black. (Samuel L.Jackson narrates the thing - further verifying that he’s a big-time crack smoker!)