In this tragic drama of consequences, Dermott Mulroney stars as a doctor who can't bear to tell his wife that their newborn daughter suffers from Down Syndrome. Decades later, after claiming the baby was stillborn and surreptitiously charging a nurse to take her to a shelter for the mentally ill, the troubled doctor learns the girl has in fact grown into a bright, attractive woman whose reemergence in his life serves as a flesh-and-blood reminder of his deepest, darkest secret...and causes a fatal rift among the entire family. Emily Watson and Gretchen Mol co-star in this engaging Lifetime Original movie based on Kim Edwards's novel.
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Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson, Gretchen Mol, Hugh Thompson, Krystal Hope Nausbaum
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Genres: Drama
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Yahoo! Users Rating: B
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all -- the vast plains of Africa itself -- where our zoo-raised crew encounters species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place...but is it better than their Central Park home?
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild crude humor
Yahoo! Users Rating: B-
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 29 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some mild crude humor
Yahoo! Users Rating: B-
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep which can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. This classic makes wondrous use of Tchaikovsky's same-titled ballet score. Academy Award Nominations: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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Starring: Bill Thompson, Taylor Holmes, Candy Candido (II), Mary Costa, Bill Shirley
Directed by: Eric Larson (II), Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark
Genres: Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 15 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Users Rating: B
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Starring: Bill Thompson, Taylor Holmes, Candy Candido (II), Mary Costa, Bill Shirley
Directed by: Eric Larson (II), Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark
Genres: Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 15 min.
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Users Rating: B
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Superhero Movie
After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as "The Dragonfly." However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person's life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, "The Hourglass." With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? More importantly, will we stop laughing long enough to notice?
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Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Morgan
Directed by: Craig Mazin
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language
IMBd User Rating: 4.2/10
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Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Pamela Anderson, Tracy Morgan
Directed by: Craig Mazin
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 26 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, comic violence, drug references and language
IMBd User Rating: 4.2/10
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Chritmas In Wonderland
It's turning out to be a pretty rotten Christmas for the Saunders family. Having just moved to a new city from Los Angeles, they have no friends, no money and, with the exception of the bright-eyed Mary, no Christmas spirit. To make matters worse, their mother is stuck in L.A., stranded by airline overbookings. So, the Christmas shopping duties fall on Dad and the gloomy kids. Things start looking a bit more like Christmas when 12-year old Brian and 6-year old Mary find a satchel of money at the local mall and they launch a Yuletide shopping spree...that is, until the crooks who counterfeited the money chase them through the mall packed with holiday shoppers.
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Starring: Chris Kattan, Matthew Knight, Leslie Nielsen, Amy Schlagel, Zoe Schlagel
Directed by: James Orr
Genres: Comedy and Holiday
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for rude language
IMDb User Rating: 4.5/10
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Starring: Chris Kattan, Matthew Knight, Leslie Nielsen, Amy Schlagel, Zoe Schlagel
Directed by: James Orr
Genres: Comedy and Holiday
Running Time: 1 hr. 38 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for rude language
IMDb User Rating: 4.5/10
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Traitor
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The inter-agency task force looking into the case meets with Carter, a veteran CIA contractor who seemingly has his own agenda and Max Archer, a fellow FBI agent. The task force links Horn to a prison break in Yemen, a bombing in Nice and a raid in London, but a tangle of contradictory evidence emerges, forcing Clayton to question whether his quarry is a disaffected former military operative -- or something far more complicated. Obsessed with discovering the truth, Clayton tracks Horn across the globe as the elusive ex-soldier burrows deeper and deeper into a world of shadows and intrigue.
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Starring: Don Cheadle, Archie Panjabi, Guy Pearce, Aly Khan, Simon Reynolds
Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Genres: Drama, Thriller and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language
Yahoo! Critics: B-
My Rating: &&&&
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Starring: Don Cheadle, Archie Panjabi, Guy Pearce, Aly Khan, Simon Reynolds
Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Genres: Drama, Thriller and Politics/Religion
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language
Yahoo! Critics: B-
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Saw IV
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive at the depleted police precinct and help veteran Detective Hoffman sift through Jigsaw's latest grizzly game of victims and piece together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw, is suddenly abducted and thrust into the madman's harrowing game, the officer has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of interconnected traps...or face the deadly consequences.
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Starring: Scott Patterson, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Costas Mandylor, Justin Louis
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language
IMDb User Rating: 6.1/10
My Rating: &&
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Starring: Scott Patterson, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Costas Mandylor, Justin Louis
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.
MPAA Rating: R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language
IMDb User Rating: 6.1/10
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Saw III
Jigsaw has disappeared; and with his new apprentice Amanda--the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police--he has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Dr. Lynn Denlon is unaware that she is about to become the latest pawn on his vicious chessboard. One night, after finishing a shift at her hospital, Lynn is kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse where she meets Jigsaw, bedridden and on the verge of death. She is told that she must keep the madman alive for as long as it takes another one of his victims, Jeff, to complete a game of his own. Racing against the ticking clock of Jigsaw's own heartbeat, Lynn and Jeff struggle to make it through each of their vicious tests, unaware that he has a much bigger plan for both of them.
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Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus MacFadyen, Dina Meyer
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Sequel
Running Time: 107 min.
MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language
Yahoo! Critics: C
My Rating: &&&
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Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Angus MacFadyen, Dina Meyer
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Sequel
Running Time: 107 min.
MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violence and gore, sequences of terror and torture, nudity and language
Yahoo! Critics: C
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Saw II
Jigsaw is back. The brilliant, disturbed mastermind who wreaked havoc is back for another round of horrifying life-or-death games. When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his nefarious plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives--and now it's time for Mason to join the game.
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Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Franky G, Glenn Plummer
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality
Yahoo! Critics: C
My Rating: &&&&
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Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Franky G, Glenn Plummer
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.
MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality
Yahoo! Critics: C
My Rating: &&&&
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Saw
A young man named Adam wakes to find himself chained to a rusty pipe inside a decrepit subterranean chamber. Chained to the opposite side of the room is another bewildered captive, Dr. Lawrence Gordon. Between them is a dead man lying in a pool of blood, holding a .38 in his hand. Neither man knows why he has been abducted, but instructions left on a microcassette order Dr. Gordon to kill Adam within eight hours. If he fails to do so, then both men will die; Dr. Gordon's wife, Alison, and his daughter will also be killed. Recalling a recent murder investigation by a police detective named Tapp, Dr. Gordon realizes he and Adam are the next victims of a psychopathic genius known only as "Jigsaw". With only a few hours left to spare, they must unravel the elaborate puzzle of their fate in the midst of mounting terror. The killer has provided them with only a few clues and two handsaws--too weak to break their steel shackles, but strong enough to cut through flesh and bone.
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Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer
Directed by: James Wan
Genres: Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
MPAA Rating: R for grisly violence and language
Yahoo! Critics: B-
My Rating: &&&&
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Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer
Directed by: James Wan
Genres: Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
MPAA Rating: R for grisly violence and language
Yahoo! Critics: B-
My Rating: &&&&
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of th Furious Five
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
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Starring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, Jaycee Chan
Directed by: Raman Hui
Genres: Animation & Family
Running Time: 24 min.
MPAA Rating: G
IMDb User Rating: 8.5/10
My Rating: &&&
A bit too short, in fact, very very short! As for casting wise, I am so surprise that they ask Jackie Chan's son to voice over the young Monkey. That's cool.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Tinker Bell
Enter the magical world of fairies and meet the enchanting creatures of Pixie Hollow, who "nurture nature" and bring about the change of the seasons. Changing the colors of the leaves, moving a sunbeam to melt snow, waking animals from their winter slumber, or giving a patch of sproutlings a sprinkle of water are all within the realm of these seasonal specialists. Tinker Bell thinks her fairy talent as a "tinker" isn't as special or important as the other fairies' talents. But when Tink tries to change who she is, she creates nothing but disaster! With encouragement from her friends Rosetta, Silvermist, Fawn and Iridessa, Tink learns the key to solving her problems lies in her unique tinker abilities... and discovers that when she's true to herself, magical things can happen.
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Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Cameron Bowen, Zack Shada, America Young, Raven Symone
Directed by: Bradley Raymond
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation & Family
Running Time: 1 hr. 18 min.
MPAA Rating: G
IMDb User Rating: 6.8/10
My Rating: &&&&
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Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Cameron Bowen, Zack Shada, America Young, Raven Symone
Directed by: Bradley Raymond
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation & Family
Running Time: 1 hr. 18 min.
MPAA Rating: G
IMDb User Rating: 6.8/10
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Monday, November 10, 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
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Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Genres: Action/Adventure and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for adventure action and violence
Yahoo! Critics: C-
My Rating: &&
Don't waste your time and money!
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Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Genres: Action/Adventure and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for adventure action and violence
Yahoo! Critics: C-
My Rating: &&
Don't waste your time and money!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
King Kong
Flamboyant, foolhardy documentary filmmaker, Carl Denham, sails off to remote Skull Island to film his latest epic with leading lady, Ann Darrow. Native warriors kidnap Ann to use as a sacrifice as they summon "Kong" with the local witch doctor. But instead of devouring Ann, Kong saves her. Kong is eventually taken back to New York where he searches high and low for Ann, eventually winding up at the top of the Empire State Building, facing off against a fleet of World War I fighter planes.
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Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Genres: Action/Adventure, Romance, Thriller and Remake
Running Time: 187 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images
Yahoo! Critics: A-
My Rating: &&&&&
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Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Genres: Action/Adventure, Romance, Thriller and Remake
Running Time: 187 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images
Yahoo! Critics: A-
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Taken
A former government operative comes out of retirement and uses his extensive training to rescue his daughter from a slave trade operation.
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Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Anjul Nigam, Goran Kostic
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language
IMDb User Rating: 7.9/10
My Rating: &&&&&
An extremely thrilling journey throughout the film! A MUST watch!!!!
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Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Anjul Nigam, Goran Kostic
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 31 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language
IMDb User Rating: 7.9/10
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An extremely thrilling journey throughout the film! A MUST watch!!!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Tropic Thunder
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, War
Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
Yahoo! Critics: B
My Ratings: &&&&
Very ORIGINAL and extremely funny. Packed with actions and a great deal of stars!!!
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure, War
Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
Yahoo! Critics: B
My Ratings: &&&&
Very ORIGINAL and extremely funny. Packed with actions and a great deal of stars!!!
The X-Files: I Want To Believe
The always-complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully moves in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied toMulder's pursuits.
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Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Directed by: Chris C. Carter
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material
Yahoo! Critics: C
My Rating: &&
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Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Directed by: Chris C. Carter
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 44 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material
Yahoo! Critics: C
My Rating: &&
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
WALL-E
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Eve comes to realize that Wall-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, Wall-E chases Eve across the galaxy.
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Starring: Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Garlin
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Genres: Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Romance
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min
MPAA Rating: G
Yahoo! Critics: A-
My Rating: &&&&&
WOW!!! Haven't seen such a great movie in such a long long time!
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