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  • 2012

    2012 (PG-13, 2009)

    An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
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  • Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked)

    Pirate Radio (The Boat That Rocked) (R, 2009)

    "Pirate Radio" is the high-spirited story of how eight DJs' love affair with rock 'n' roll changed the world forever. In the 1960s, this group of rogu...[ read more ]e DJs, on a boat in the middle of the Northern Atlantic, played rock records and broke the law all for the love of music. The songs they played united and defined an entire generation and drove the British government crazy. By playing rock 'n' roll they were standing up against the British government who did everything in their power to shut them down. The band of rebels is lead by The Count, Quentin the boss of Radio Rock, Gavin the greatest DJ in Britain, Midnight Mark, Doctor Dave and Young Carl who comes of age amidst the chaos of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The film features an unbelievable selection of music including The Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Otis Redding, Cat Stevens just to name a few. The film is laugh out loud funny and speaks to the rock 'n' roll rebel in all of us.
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  • Dare

    Dare (R, 2009)

    A drama centered around three high school seniors - an aspiring actress, her misfit best friend, and a loner - who become engaged in an intimate and c...[ read more ]omplicated relationship.
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  • The Time Traveler's Wife

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

    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
  • District 9

    District 9 (R, 2009)

    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
  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds (R, 2009)

    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...
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  • The Stepfather

    The Stepfather (PG-13, 2009)

    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.
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  • Saw VI

    Saw VI (R, 2009)

    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.
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  • The Final Destination

    The Final Destination (R, 2009)

    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.
    View Trailer | 52% Liked it
  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying (PG-13, 2009)

    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

    Zombieland (R, 2009)

    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.
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  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG, 2009)

    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
  • Whiteout

    Whiteout (R, 2009)

    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.
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  • Couples Retreat (PG-13, 2009)

    - by DrZeek
    Joey: Are you telling me, that after 7 years of marriage, you can still get aroused by the same woma...[ read more ]n.
    Dave: I do.

    Despite having assembled quite the cast for a movie with a good premise, this is an overlong, not terribly funny, product placement filled excuse to have talented people spend time in Bora Bora and let us watch.

    There are four couples in this film. One is Dave and Ronnie, played by Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman, a couple with kids, and simple overworking problems. Another is Joey and Lucy, played by Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis, a couple counting the days for their daughter to go off to college so they can separate. The next is divorced Shane, played by Faizon Love, and his 20 year old new girlfriend Trudy. Finally, there is Jason and Cynthia, played by Jason Bateman and Kristen Bell, a couple about to get a divorce because of the stress from trying to conceive.

    Jason and Cynthia have a plan to keep their marriage going, however they need all their friends to help out with the expenses. The plan is a giant group getaway to a paradise location in Bora Bora, known as Eden. Its a special group rate that should allow them to participate in all sorts of fun, however the fun also comes with couple's therapy sessions. Now each couple must try to learn more about how to stay close to each other.

    The movie just isn't very funny. This is somewhat surprising, given that it is scripted by Vaughn and Favreau, however it isn't surprising that it is only their scenes together that really work. Certainly not helping is the PG-13 rating, restricting anyone from really cutting deep into comedic territory.

    The assemblage of this movie isn't very well handled either. Directed by Vaughn and Favreau's producing pal Peter Billingsly (Ralphie from A Christmas Story), this movie really suffers from pacing issues, bad cutting, excessive moments of repeated jokes and lines of dialog, and some pretty forced product placement - see the five minute Guitar Hero showdown/commercial. Add to that a completely terrible ending from a story standpoint, and the whole thing is pretty much a misfire.

    The few redeeming qualities do come from Vaughn doing what Vince Vaughn does well, with quick and smart dialog, Favreau embracing another dick character well, Faizon Love being a generally entertaining guy, and the ladies all looking nice.

    Certainly not a movie that needs to be seen anytime soon.

    Dave: Thanks for bringing us here to problem island by the way.

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats (R, 2009)

    - by her69eyes
    The title has all the potential in the world - "The Men Who Stare at Goats". Unfortunately, however,...[ read more ] the premise doesn't get much richer than that. With one joke in it's repertoire and a painfully uninteresting leading character, the film becomes an endurance test, even at a mere ninety minutes.

    The film marks the directorial debut for Grant Heslov, who co-wrote and produced "Good Night and Good Luck" alongside George Clooney. Here, Clooney plays Lyn Cassady, an infamous ex-Special Ops military officer. He trained under Bill Django (Jeff Bridges) of the New Earth Army, a group of psychic spies determined to help America become the world's first super power with super powers. Cassady refers to himself as a "Jedi warrior", winking at the audience with none other than Obi Wan as his co-star.

    Our tour guide through this absurdity is a journalist based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan: Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor). In an attempt to prove his worth to his wife, his compromised ego has led him to Kuwait. Together, with Cassady, the two are kidnapped by a group of Iraqi soldiers. It soon becomes quite evident that their only defense is, well, Cassady's supposed psychic powers.

    The film's best moments are most certainly the flashback sequences with Bill Django. This isn't new territory for Bridges, but his free-living hippie is still as entertaining as ever. However, as delightfully eccentric as the members of the New Earth Army may be, McGregor's character is written so dreadfully thin that all of the "real time" scenes are a bit of a bore. McGregor is usually good, but here he's completely miscast.

    "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is entertaining until you realize that there isn't much more to it than grown men running into walls. Heslov fails to take a stance with the material - he's attempting to satirize the military, but meanwhile he fully embraces the psychic spies at the head of the picture. The film may have made a brilliant skit on Saturday Night Live, but there's not enough substance here to constitute a feature length effort.

  • Paranormal Activity (R, 2009)

    - by her69eyes
    The story behind "Paranormal Activity" is an astonishing one - the film, shot in one week by Israeli...[ read more ]-born filmmaker Oren Peli, first came to horror festivals in 2007. Now, with Paramount utilizing an ingenious release strategy built solely on word-of-mouth, the micro-budgeted phenomenon has raked in over $60 millon.

    The film, like "The Blair Witch Project" or "Cloverfield", utilizes an ultra-realistic "found footage" approach. The limitations of the equipment are certainly noticeable - both the audio and video quality are terrible - but the film's technical inadequacies only add to it's conceit.

    Katie (Katie Featherston), an English major, has been haunted all of her life by a tormenting demon. Now, after revealing this information to her boyfriend Micah (Micah Sloat), his interest peaks to such an extent that he begins to film their bedroom every night. Surely enough, Micah and Katie begin noticing things on the tape that they had slept through - loud crashes, doors swinging open, lights flickering. As Micah begins to antagonize their intruder, it's appearances become increasingly violent.

    The bedroom scenes in the film are enormously effective. Utilizing a stationary camera with a wide angle lens, the audience is forced to study the environment and detect any changes - will a shadow appear on the door? Will the bedsheets ripple? Will the pounding footsteps begin to make their way towards the doorway? The success of "Paranormal Activity" is that it doesn't rely on it's jump scares. We're fully aware of where the demon is in relation to the couple, but the horrific claustrophobia of the bedroom makes for a handful of pitch-perfect suspense sequences.

    Because "Paranormal Activity" has been such a smashing success, both the over-hyping and the backlash has begun. Before you get sick of hearing about it, go and experience it for yourself. Something tells me that the film won't have any success translating to home viewing, but in the theater there's nothing quite like it.

  • Where the Wild Things Are (PG, 2009)

    - by djdemersseman
    As a child, I was never really sold on the book but always knew there was something special about it...[ read more ]. That said, between Spike Jonze, his creative team, and Max Records, I was sold.

  • The Men Who Stare at Goats (R, 2009)

    - by DrZeek
    Bob Wilton: So what you're saying is that... you, are a uh... psychic spy?
    Lyn Cassady: A Jedi...[ read more ] warrior.

    A comedy that claims to have more true elements than you would think, about the US military's attempts to train soldiers with psychic powers. The film's lead actors all do a good job and the film is frequently funny, despite having a meandering last act.

    Set during wartime in Iraq, a reporter in the Middle East, Bob Wilton played by Ewan McGregor, might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, played by George Clooney, a guy who claims to be a former member of a U.S. special forces unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. As the two travel through Iraq on a secret mission that Lyn claims to be on, Wilton learns more and more about Lyn's abilities, as we, the audience, are shown flashbacks to Lyn's training as, what is said to be, a Jedi Warrior. In these flashbacks, it is Col. Bill Django, played by Jeff Bridges (in Dude mode) who establishes his non-lethal unit that is looking to end wars by peaceful means, with the solutions involving the use of psychic abilities to take down enemies. Kevin Spacey also stars as a rival to Lyn, wishing to have the kind of abilities that Lyn appears to have.

    Soldier: Sir, what's the practical application for this?

    The main factor that I enjoyed about this film is seeing Clooney, Bridges, and Spacey all playing absurd type characters and as actors, not being afraid to make fun of themselves and let loose. This is all handled without playing things too knowingly or over-the-top, Its handled as if they actually believe in the things that they are doing, not played for laughs, but still being very humorous. McGregor (who I'll always prefer with his natural accent and not this American one) also does a good job at playing the straight man, but gets to have some fun with the physical humor as well.

    Based on a book of the same title and directed by Clooney's producing partner Grant Heslov, the look and tone of the film certainly seems to be well handled. I say "seems," because although there would seem to be satirical elements at play here, I don't think the film did much to spur those kind of thoughts and considerations while watching. Still, the film is made well enough in its flow and placement of flashbacks.

    There are some problems in the final act, as the film's objective isn't entirely clear, with the main plot serving as a road movie with not much of an idea what's at the end of the road. Still, the film manages to be entertaining throughout.

    Enjoyable.

    Bob Wilton: What are you doing?
    Lyn Cassady: [while driving the car] Cloud bursting, it keeps me sharp.
    Lyn Cassady: [clouds over head disappears] and it's gone.

  • Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (PG, 2009)

    - by sanjurosamurai
    what a fun movie. the flick contained a few logical flaws in the script and nicholas cage's voice d...[ read more ]idnt fit his character all that well, but i liked every other thing about this film quite a bit. the movie was fun, the script was concieved well, and the characters all fit into the story well. this is about as good as one can expect from an animated film.

  • Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (PG, 2009)

    - by flickfever
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    If you're a fan of sleek computer animated fare the likes of which Pixar is known for: ...[ read more ]spot-on casting; impeccable animation; and a powerful, nearly perfect plot--then you've come to see the wrong movie. Astro Boy is nowhere near the level of a Pixar film, but you already knew that. Just look at the film's trailer and yuo will notice the more crude _b_style of animation and the atypical voice cast including--Nic Cage?

    But, then again, it's never Astro Boy's intention to compete with its upper crust superiors. It simply exists to appease the appetite of fanboys who have been following the Astro Boy saga for decades. It is a film tailor-made for people who appreciate nostalgia over substance--and even over _b_style. That's not to say that this movie is bad, by any stretch.

    After a brush with tragedy, Astro Boy is reconstructed and shaped to be a stronger, more agile version of a boy whose father is blindly seeking to replace. But soon, things take a turn into the fantastical realm of adventure as the boy finds out that he's capable of being much more than just a "good boy." He can fly, scale building and use his jet propulsion to ward off the enemy (in this case voiced by a malevolent version of Donal Sutherland.)

    The movie is campy; not very well-animated and still a pleasure to watch. It's not really important in which medium the story is told--but that it's being told to begin with. And, although the story may be somewhat predictable and done a million times before, the film is evidently a labor of love by those who were dedicated to its creation. It's nothing to be ashamed of by any means.

    So, while some fans may not appreciate its levels of execution, the die-hards will surely feel appeased and may even go as far as saying they enjoyed it. I have never really been a fan; but I found myself having a good time (once I got over any preconceived notions of what I was going to watch.) It's good family fun with a nod to the kids who grew up wondering what it would be like to be a boy with such power. To those who may still be wondering, all you have to do is step into the world of Astro Boy and find out for youself.

  • Disney's A Christmas Carol (PG, 2009)

    - by flickfever
    When a story such as "A Christmas Carol" is so widely known and regarded, it can be difficult to ret...[ read more ]ell it in a way that can recapture the imagination and wonderment of an audience. Luckily, Robert Zemeckis' latest incarnation, Disney's A Christmas Carol, succeeds magnificently. And it does so not only by the merit of its original source material (the brilliant story by Charles Dickens.) It triumphs so magically by dint of its eye-popping, dazzling execution.

    What this story may lack in its "failure" to modernize the story or provide quirky, fluffy pop culture relevance; it makes up for by being an honest-to-goodness, faithful adaptation of a familiar story that doesn't need modern tidings. The story was written as a depiction of Victorian life in England during the 19th century--and it mirrors today's economic world stage so much so, that any more modern-day tie-ins than that would have been superfluous. After all, what good would it do to tell a Bernie Madeoff joke in a movie that takes place in the 1800s? Even with Jim Carrey as the star, it would seem rather ridiculous to see it in this film--and even more ludicrous for audience to expect such an incontinent misgiving.

    The sheer amount of visual delights are too many to count or even remember individually. What imprints most in the mind of the viewer when watching this movie is that these are a collection of images that will not be soon forgotten. If the medium of film is one in which to tell a story you must show your story, then this story is told in a cinematic language lined with opulent velvet. _b_style is never placed over substance; but there's enough _b_style to fill the stockings of a nation.

    Jim Carrey is in fine form (primarily) as a voice actor. Never before have his over-the-top thespian skills or his predilection for the idiotic been more in check and subdued than in this holiday feast of a film. Carrey brings significant amounts of gravitas to a film that could have meandered into kiddy nothingness. Instead, Carrey brings enough quirky humor to his "acting," but manages to dial down the heightened comedy for a more nuanced performance--adding another dimension to his presence in the film.

    And if another dimension is to be commended, it certainly is the third dimension which Zemeckis ingeniously chose to include in the production. The 3D, stop-motion animation has never looked better. Of course, there are certain technical hurdles that have not been fully eradicated since the likes of The Polar Express and Beowolf. But overall, this movie is boundlessly more sophisticated than its dwarfed predecessors in that the technology has advanced to proportions of unreal realism. What once seemed like eerie, hollowed-out versions of human expressions is now (for the most part) like looking into an eerie menagerie of mirrors pointed at real life.

    At times, the mood is brooding and much too frightening for children under the age of eight--possibly even ten. But, then again, what good is a story that's supposed to teach children valuable lessons if it cannot strike some sort of fear in that child that will make the lesson much more poignant? Although quite thunderous, the sounds, sights and sentiments showcased in the film are meant to signify much more than mere entertainment.

    It goes without saying that this film is a visual masterpiece; and that it has, once again, raised the bar for the standard at which animation of this class should be produced. And all the acting talent, random access memory and money couldn't supercede what's at the heart of the experience when you step into the theater to watch this film: the amazing story of Ebenezer Scrooge; his cursed greedy soul and the redemption he must learn to attain. That's more than a lump of coal at the heart of it--that's box office (and awards) gold.

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

    - by unicornofbalinor
    I was incredibly surprised. I had banked on seeing some shots cobbled-together from the video off o...[ read more ]f someone's camera phone... but this was really well done. This film was meant for Jackson's private library and some moments during the stage show - and he really spared no expense. To see the level of detail paid to all of the visuals, the sound, the lighting, the special effects, it was mind-boggling. And I was delighted to see the film focused much more on Michael the Artist and Michael the Professional after so much media attention given to Michael the Freak and Michael the Pedo. You can tell he really cared deeply about his music, about the messages behind them, and the people performing with him. I realize now the difference between his music and the synthed, uber-mixed music on the radio - Michael infused his music with soul. Mainstream pop now is essentially soulless. So to get inside the professional world of MJ and be given such a fascinating look at the show that never was... it's magic.

  • Paranormal Activity (R, 2009)

    - by Mrbishi
    Dont see this at the pictures because the ending sucks imo, the best version though Ive heard there ...[ read more ]was 4 alternate endings to this would be the 2007 cannes version, I wont spoil it but by far more realisic and much better, tbh I want to now see the 2 endings I cant find lol just to compare them all

Box Office

1. Disney's A Christmas Carol $30.1 M
2. Michael Jackson's This Is It $13.2 M
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats $12.7 M
4. The Fourth Kind $12.2 M
5. Paranormal Activity $8.3 M
6. The Box $7.6 M
7. Couples Retreat $6.1 M
8. Law Abiding Citizen $6 M
9. Where the Wild Things Are $4.2 M
10. Astro Boy (AstroBoy) $2.6 M