Saturday, June 18, 2011

Green Lantern

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris, if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax... he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

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Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.5/10 (1,091 votes)
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Friday, June 17, 2011

The Hangover Part II

Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.






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Starring:
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti
Directed by:
Todd Phillips
Genres: Comedy and Sequel
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
MPAA Rating: R for for pervasive language, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and brief violent images
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.0/10 (33, 906votes)
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Super 8

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.






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Starring:
Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich
Directed by:
J.J. Abrams
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.
MPAA Rating: PG 13 for for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 8.0/10 (11,210 votes)

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X-Men: First Class

Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

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Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Lucas Till, Kevin Bacon
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time: 132 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image
Yahoo! Critics: B
IMDb Users Rating: 8.1/10 (39,844 votes)
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Into The Wild

Freshly graduated from college with a promising future, 22 year-old Christopher McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher McCandless a heroic adventurer or a naive idealist, a rebellious 1990s Thoreau or another lost American son, a fearless risk-taker or a tragic figure who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature? McCandless' quest took him from the wheat fields of South Dakota to a renegade trip down the Colorado River to the non-conformists' refuge of Slab City, California, and beyond. Along the way, he encountered a series of colorful characters at the very edges of American society who shaped his understanding of life and whose lives he, in turn, changed. In the end, he tested himself by heading alone into the wilds of the great North, where everything he had seen and learned and felt came to a head in ways he never could have expected.

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Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Hal Holbrook, Catherine Keener
Directed by:
Sean Penn
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 20 min.

MPAA Rating: R for language and some nudity
Yahoo! Critics: B+
IMDb Users Rating: 8.2/10 (124,807 votes)
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Unknown

Dr. Martin Harris awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally, Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.



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Starring:
Liam Neeson, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Frank Langella
Directed by:
Jaume Collet-Serra
Genres: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and action, and brief sexual content
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.1/10 (17,391 votes)

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Friday, May 27, 2011

The Experiment

A psychodrama based on the true story of a group of scientists who organized 20 people to carry out a psychological experiment for a cash reward. The chosen individuals are made to play the roles of both prison guards and prisoners to see how they behave in these positions. The guards are told to maintain order without the use of force, but once a revolt errupts, tragedy strikes.

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Starring:
Forest Whitaker, Adrien Brody, Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr., Travis Fimmel
Directed by:
Paul T. Scheuring
Genres: Drama, Thriller and Remake
Running Time: 96 mins.
MPAA Rating: R for strong disturbing violence including a rape, language, some sexual content and nudity
Yahoo! Users Rating: B
IMDb Users Rating: 6.3/10 (8,797 votes)

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