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  Disney's A Christmas Carol (PG, 2009)

  Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn

  An animated retelling of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterio...[ read more ]us Christmas apparitions.

  View Trailer | 72% Liked it
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  The Men Who Stare at Goats (R, 2009)

  George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey

  The story of a secret unit within the US Army called the First Earth Battalion, whose paranormal military ideas mutated over the decades to influence ...[ read more ]interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay.

  View Trailer | 63% Liked it
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  The Box (PG-13, 2009)

  James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn

  A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don't...[ read more ] know.

  View Trailer | 56% Liked it
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  The Fourth Kind (PG-13, 2009)

  Milla Jovovich, Alisha Seaton, Will Patton, Corey Johnson

  Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances dur...[ read more ]ing the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.

  View Trailer | 64% Liked it

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  Michael Jackson's This Is It (PG, 2009)

  Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega, Paul Gongaware, Randy Phillips

  "This Is It," features Michael Jackson in his final days rehearsing for a series of comeback concerts in London, shortly before his untimely death. Th...[ read more ]e movie will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage. Jackson was staging his rehearsals at Staples Center and The Forum. The film will also offer select sequences in 3D and will also have a career retrospective and interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and collaborators.

  View Trailer | 87% Liked it
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  Paranormal Activity (R, 2009)

  Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Michael Bayouth, Amber Armstrong

  Katie and Micah are enjoying a happy and carefree existence. Their future looks promising until bizarre events begin to occur at night. In order to ge...[ read more ]t to the bottom of things, Katie and Micah purchase a video camera to find out what happens at night while they sleep.

  View Trailer | 66% Liked it
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  Law Abiding Citizen (R, 2009)

  Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney

  An everyday guy decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets his family's killers free. His target: The district attorney who ...[ read more ]orchestrated the deal.

  View Trailer | 81% Liked it
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  Couples Retreat (PG-13, 2009)

  Vince Vaughn, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell

  A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marria...[ read more ]ge, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.

  View Trailer | 57% Liked it
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  Where the Wild Things Are (PG, 2009)

  Max Records, James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose, Paul Dano

  The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is...[ read more ] loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.

  View Trailer | 71% Liked it
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  Saw VI (R, 2009)

  Tobin Bell, Betsy Russell, Shawnee Smith, Mark Rolston

  Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer ...[ read more ]to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

  View Trailer | 69% Liked it
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  Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (PG, 2009)

  Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy

  Astro Boy follows the adventures of a young-yet-powerful robot who, in the hopes of winning his inventor-father’s heart, sets off on a quest to...[ read more ] rid the world of evil. However, he soon discovers that his home, Metro City, stands on the brink of destruction, and it is up to him to save the day as well as his friends and family.

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  The Stepfather (PG-13, 2009)

  Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Amber Heard, Sela Ward

  A seemingly normal man wants the perfect family. When they don't measure up, he eliminates them and moves on to find his next perfect family.

  View Trailer | 50% Liked it
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  Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (PG-13, 2009)

  John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia

  Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly...[ read more ] breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. 16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) was like most kids in his suburban neighborhood. He hung out with his best friend, got decent grades and usually stayed out of trouble. But when he and his buddy stumble upon a traveling freak show, things begin to change inside Darren. That's the exact moment when a vampire named Larten Crepsley (John C. Reilly) turns him into something, well, bloodthirsty. Newly undead, he joins the Cirque Du Freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures from a snakeboy and a wolfman to a bearded lady (Salma Hayek) and a gigantic barker (Ken Watanabe). As Darren flexes his newfound powers in this dark world, he becomes a treasured pawn between the vampires and their deadlier counterparts. And while trying to survive, one boy will struggle to keep their brewing war from devouring what's left of his humanity.

  View Trailer | 62% Liked it
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  Amelia (PG, 2009)

  Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Mia Wasikowska, Ewan McGregor

  A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a fli...[ read more ]ght around the world.

  View Trailer | 48% Liked it

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  The Time Traveler's Wife (PG-13, 2009)

  Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Ron Livingston, Brooklynn Proulx

  A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage...[ read more ].

  View Trailer | 65% Liked it
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  District 9 (R, 2009)

  Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka

  An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their...[ read more ] biotechnology.

  View Trailer | 81% Liked it
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  Inglourious Basterds (R, 2009)

  Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Mélanie Laurent

  In German-occupied France, Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Shosanna narrowly escapes an...[ read more ]d flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own...

  View Trailer | 87% Liked it
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  The Final Destination (R, 2009)

  Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb

  On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O’Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple...[ read more ] race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave… escaping seconds before Nick’s frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they’ve cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one — in increasingly gruesome ways — Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film marks the latest in the highly popular “Final Destination” series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror fans an especially visceral thrill ride.

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  The Invention of Lying (PG-13, 2009)

  Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K.

  Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

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  Zombieland (R, 2009)

  Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin

  Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) doesn’t have fears. If he did, he’d kick th...[ read more ]eir ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they’re about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

  View Trailer | 88% Liked it
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  Whiteout (R, 2009)

  Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short

  Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, is investigating the continent’s first murder, which draws her into a shocking mystery. ...[ read more ]Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.

  View Trailer | 36% Liked it
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  Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG, 2009)

  Andy Samberg, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell

  A scientist trying to solve world hunger encounters a problem of global proportions, as food begins to fall from the sky.

  View Trailer | 73% Liked it
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  All About Steve (PG-13, 2009)

  Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong

  Convinced that a CNN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler (Bullock) trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to con...[ read more ]vince him that they belong together.

  View Trailer | 43% Liked it
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  Sorority Row (R, 2009)

  Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung

  When five sorority girls inadvertently cause the murder of one of their sisters in a prank gone wrong, they agree to keep the matter to themselves and...[ read more ] never speak of it again, so they can get on with their lives. This proves easier said than done, when after graduation a mysterious killer goes after the five of them and anyone who knows their secret.

  View Trailer | 47% Liked it

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• Amelia (PG, 2009)

  - by johnd62

  I remember reading an article on what is considered to be a surefire oscar winner, "Amelia" had thre...[ read more ]e of those things going for it. Bio-pic, main character dying (Um... spoiler alert.) and Hilary Swank. Problem is they could have made Amelia Earhart a mentally challenged lesbian and I still wouldn't see it picking up those bald golden men anytime soon. Why because quite simply its not a good movie.
  Not that it didn't have anything to offer, stars a TWO time oscar winner, two highly underrated actors and was directed by Mira Nair. All of which earned their reputations by being risk takers and trying things that are out of their comfort zone. Just within the first 5 minutes, you can pinpoint where they said screw this and play it as close to the "Oscar winners for Dumbies" book as possible.
  The biggest upset here being Swank, an actress I hold in high regard, when challenged can delivers something that puts her in the best of our generation (See "Boys Don't Cry" or Million Dollar Baby") but when not, she's about as interesting as watching paint dry. Whether the voice-overs or the big dramatic speeches its everything thats dull and predictable about oscar season. With really no one in the cast faring much better, someone needs to recommend a f*cking agent to these guys.
  So if I'm ragging on this film so much, why 2 stars. Mostly because for the moments you can stay awake for "Amelia" is quite visual treat. Nair has some breath-taking aerial shots of the world as Amelia travels and as bombastic and over the top the score may be its quite amazing to listen to and probably up there with "Up" for best score of the year. If anything is done right, the look understands Amelia Earhart perfectly. (Seriously if you are to ever see this film, a theatre is the only way too go, once again though with its 2 stars I'm not saying to go see it.)
  While "Amelia" is not quite the cinematic version of the plane wreck of the lead character. (Once again if you didn't see this coming, pick up a bloody history book.) Its still a film of wasted talent and a film that will learn the hard way, after a year where a small indie about the slums of Dubai won BP and a freakin Batman film was almost nominated, (Gotta give credit where its due.) safety first just does not cut it with audiences or voters,

• Law Abiding Citizen (R, 2009)

  - by sanjurosamurai

  what a pleasant surprise. this film is being widely panned by critics, but i couldnt help but be en...[ read more ]thralled with this film from start to finish. the tension and intensity were developed very well through the whole film as i waited patiently for the reveal of how butlers character was pulling off what seemed to be impossible, and while some may not like the big reveal at the end, i thought the film was laid out very well. the film presents some very interesting ethical questions that is only hightened by the fact that there was no true villian and no true hero due to the fact that every character was developed in such a way that they were equally likeable while being equally selfish. butler was great in one of the surprise films of the year.

• Law Abiding Citizen (R, 2009)

  - by allan913

  An unforgettably powerful and adreniline-fuelled edge of your seat thriller. A bone-chilling revenge...[ read more ] classic. An unbeliveably exhilerating, mind-blowing and shocking film that shakes you to the core like you wouldnt belive. It packs plenty of twist, turns and explosive excitement around every corner all the way to it's amasing conclusion. A fearless and very intelligent cat and mouse thriller thats solidly character driven, taunt, riveting and loaded with pulse-pounding suspense and explosive action. It takes the revenge film to new heights and shows us something new, dark and tremendously exhilerating movie that you wont forget. A smart, compelling, nail-biting and heart-pounding thrill-machine. Director, F. Gary Grey crafts a superb and thrilling masterwork that takes his _b_style to new places. Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler have never been better. Foxx is excellent in every scene he's in. Butler is incrediable, he gives a memorable, tortured, brilliant and electrifying performance. Butler and Foxx are a tour de force. Top-notch acting, clever writing and well-constructed by its filmmaker. An amasing, shattering, razor-sharp and breathtaking film thats an assualt on the senses. It's nerve-frying, grippingly tense and flat-out brilliant.

• Paranormal Activity (R, 2009)

  - by stuartb1234

  Pretty good, better than the boring blair witch but not as good as 'the scariest film ever'. In fac...[ read more ]t, its not really scary at all, unless you are about 12. Oh well, passes the time.

• The Stepfather (PG-13, 2009)

  - by cenzano38

  The Stepfather is a pretty lame movie. I don't know if anyone put everything they had into making a ...[ read more ]quality movie here, but if that person did, the end result is pretty sad. It's a standard, nothing special, nothing unique, nothing suspenseful, nothing scary movie. Nothing.
  
  I'm thinking that after watching the finished movie, they called the young woman back and had her bob around in a bikini to put something worth watching in it. Still wasn't enough. Sela Ward is beautiful, and still does nothing for the movie. The rest of the supporting cast also offered nothing special.
  
  You know the guy's a villain. You know everything that's going to happen. Nothing more than the previews. They gave everything away with the previews, and offered nothing but space between the clips.
  
  It's nothing more than an average made for TV movie beefed up and put on the big screen. If you go, do so not expecting anything.

• Saw VI (R, 2009)

  - by stopitgoaway

  Saw VI
  
  Expected: 23 October
  
  One of the very best horror films for a long time,...[ read more ] Saw VI really delivers on all fronts. It serves up victims we want to see punished, more history to Jigsaw, more intrigue as Hoffman runs the risk of being found out, and best of all (and I don't apologise for saying this), some fantastic visual horror. The opening sequence had me turning away from the cinema screen, its an achievement that the sixth instalment still has the ability to shock. Midway through, there is a torture carousel scene, which had me glued to the screen, its one of the most effective sequences in the entire series. When the film switched from gore to backstory, it held my attention as more and more pieces of the jigsaw (pun fully intended!) are put into place. Critics will moan that the continued inclusion of Tobin Bell's character is a sign of desperation, but the makers go to great lengths, for the fans, to ground it into the story and I found it compelling.
  
  Roll on many more sequels, if they can match this standard.
  
  Look out for: A surprised twist.

• Saw VI (R, 2009)

  - by bamadeb77

  Better than saw 5 but really this series should be put to a rest...I loved the first 3 saw movies bu...[ read more ]t this is going overboard....

• Law Abiding Citizen (R, 2009)

  - by JohnSilver

  OH MY GODNESS !!! Est-ce que Gerard Butler est un génie ou c'est simplement que balance est en verse...[ read more ]au cette année ??? Non mais, vous avez vu ce mec ?? Il acte comme personne !
  
  Je vous dis, à certain moment, il faut avoir le coeur solide, mais ... rien à faire, IL FAUT VOIR SE FILM! Le film nous laisse que 52 secondes pour que l'action débute, et elle ne s'arrête que 78 secondes à la fin. Vraiment, on ne s'ennuie vraiment pas. Ce mec est un génie. Il pense tout, il voit tout, il planifie tout. Rien ne lui échappe. C'est le maitre du monde. Cela me fais un peu pensé à un Vendetta, qui réclame la justice, un Saw qui torture les méchants, et un Scofield (Prison Break) qui pense à tout et un Heath Ledger dans Batman à un certain moment. Mettre tout cela en un seul film et personnage, je vous laisse imaginer le résultat.
  
  Il me fait penser un peu à moi quand j'avais 5 ans!

• Where the Wild Things Are (PG, 2009)

  - by flickfever

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  In keeping with the trend of literary updates; adaptations and "re-imaginings," the fil...[ read more ]m Where the Wild Things Are ran the risk of being just another dime-a-dozen book-to-film creation. Fortunately, the book one which this film is based had 40+ years of giddy anticipation from its devoted legion of fans.
  
  This film, based on the acclaim children's book by Maurice Sendak, extrapolates upon the book's mere ten sentences and creates a visual masterpiece that is both entertaining and artistically impressive. From start to finish, the movie drips rich droplets of golden art direction; cinematography and and costume design.
  
  The whimsical story of a boy with a wild imagination is a familiar concept in literature and an even more similar idea when it comes to film geared for children. However, this movie--with it's darker tone and, at times, more complex digressions into psychology--is decidedly more for adults than it is for kids. And that's a good thing, considering that the adults this movie is made for are the kids who grew up fearful of but eventually being enamoured by the ideals of this delightful story.
  
  It goes without saying that this movie will strike a chord with most of the adult-viewing audience simply because of the fact that they grew up reading the book. But what really makes for an emotional connection is how filled with subtle nuance and brilliant acting it is. Newcomer Max Record (who, appropriately, plays Max) is a joy to watch and is the embodiment of dwarfed masculinity in a child--a concept that any kid growing up thinking he was a cowboy or king can relate to.
  
  Supporting, almost cameo-like performances by Katherine Keener and Mark Ruffalo provide the film with a grounded sense of hominess and comfort. The soft, yellow glow of the lighting invites memories of a childhood where one might have grown up in a warm house on a rainy day. The petty, yet inextricable behavior displayed by the child protagonist is a striking reminder of the struggle for an identity that we all grow up longing to overcome.
  
  Essentially, as you follow Max along his journey of self-discovery from a cozy, almost stifling home into the vastness of where the wild things are, you realize that self-discovery is overrated. Sometimes what is needed is discovering that knowing and loving those around you--no matter what--will ultimately lead you to knowing and loving your inmost truth.

• Couples Retreat (PG-13, 2009)

  - by Parannoyed

  After one hour, I simply walked out of the cinema.
  Ridiculous and a total waste of precious tim...[ read more ]e.