Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs : DVD released on 1/5/2010

Judi and Ron Barrett's cloudy with a chance of meatballs is a lovely, a whimsical book about a small island where food falls from the sky like rain. The book serves as a starting point for the animation from Sony, 3-D digital cloudy with a chance of meatballs, which is not so much a narrative of the book as an exploration of what makes food that rain from the sky on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Flint (Bill Hader), a smart young inventor, with a reputation for the creations that went wrong, has recently completed a machine that he says turn water into food. Like his past failed inventions, new foods Flint conversion machine does not work as planned, and its initial test run ends by getting thrown into the sky where clouds form and rain begin to hamburgers. The burgers down the last attempt to destroy the Swallow Falls community to strengthen its absence, the sardine-dependent economy, but the mayor (Bruce Campbell), the initial anger quickly turns to greedy anticipation when it begins to realize that food falling from the sky could serve as an innovative tourist attraction. As all the people trapped redefining itself as "chew and swallow," Flint's only father (James Caan) remains skeptical about the invention of his son. Greed leads to some very strange weather events such as spaghetti and extra-giant mouthful of food, while a great professional opportunity for intelligent internal climate Sam Sparks (Anna Faris), who is going through an air television personality directed, also threaten to destroy the city and its inhabitants. In the end, only the collaborative efforts of Flint, his father, and Sam can save the city from chewing and swallowing from certain destruction of invention out of control. Cloudy with chance of meatballs is a fun, imaginative film that is well animated and very entertaining for children and adults. Rated PG for brief mild language, but adequate for most children 5 years and older.

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• Actors: Anna Faris, Bruce Campbell
• Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: January 5, 2010
• Run Time: 90 minutes

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9 (2009) : DVD released on 12/29/2009

Nine small rag dolls, sewn of jute and operation of the watch and glasses are all that stands in the way of the world to be struck by the machines. In fact, 9 starts, it seems that the machines have had their way with the Earth: this is a post-apocalyptic landscape without life, hope, or sunlight. 9 It is clear that the Director Shane Acker is willing to make an animated film that do not fire with the colors of Disney or Pixar mind - indeed, the main characters are killed before the movie halfway. Our hero is 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), named for the number on the back, after awakening to consciousness confusing encountered with the survivors of puppets, such as pressing 1 (Christopher Plummer), the warrior as 7 (Jennifer Connelly), and the one-eyed comic 5 (John C. Reilly). That fight with the machines in a relentless (and eventually monotonous) series of battles, and the hardware of the explosion and the endless war has a tendency to crowd out any character development could have been created in the first minutes. No doubt film design is impressive and the characters are wonderfully expressive quality at first. But at some point it seems that machines have taken over the creation of films here, with tedious results.

• Actors: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau
• Directors: Shane Acker
• Writers: Shane Acker, Pamela Pettler
• Producers: Dana Ginsburg, Graham Moloy, Jim Lemley, Jinko Gotoh, Marci Levine
• Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: December 29, 2009
• Run Time: 80 minutes

District 9 : DVD released on 12/22/2009

A provocative sci-fi drama, District 9 has an original story that gets a little lost in the blow-'em-up chaos. Set in Johannesburg, South Africa, District 9 begins as a mock documentary about the impending eviction of the aliens in a poor pathetic (called District 9). The creatures, it turns out have been on Earth for years, having arrived sick and starving. He initially received by human beings with compassion and care, foreigners are now mired in deteriorating conditions typical of the refugee camps long term unwanted by a hostile society, countries. With care of the creatures by contract to a nonprofit corporation, the neighborhood has become a violent neighborhood. The aliens sift through huge piles of garbage, while their carers in secret weapons research technology that arrived in the spaceship of the visitors.

Against this backdrop is a more personal story about a bureaucrat named Wikus (Sharlto Copley) who is accidentally exposed to a substance that alters the DNA. As metamorphosis begins in one of the creatures, Wikus going to the careers of scientists who wish to collect their evolution, new parts and foreigners who see it as a threat. When paired with an alien secretly planning an escape from the Earth, however, which should be a fascinating relationship becomes a series of shootings and explosions. Nuance is lost to numb to violence and the most interesting potential of the film darkens. However, during a time District 9 is a powerful movie with a unique story to tell. Seamless special effects alone are worth seeing: the (often brutal) exchanges between the alien and human are impressive.

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• Actors: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike
• Directors: Neill Blomkamp
• Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
• Producers: Bill Block, Carolynne Cunningham, Elliot Ferwerda, Ken Kamins, Michael S. Murphey
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Cantonese, English, French, Korean, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009
• Run Time: 112 minutes

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince : DVD released on 12/8/2009

The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series starts right where the Order of the Phoenix left. The wizarding world is shaken by the news that "he who must not be called" truly has returned, and finally the audience knows that Harry is "The Chosen One" - the only wizard that Lord Voldemort can be defeated in the end. The dark forces loom around every corner, and now regularly attempt to penetrate the protected walls of Hogwarts School. This is not fun and fascinating world of magic of the first books is dark, dangerous and scary.

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) is a new recruit Death Eaters in a special mission for the Dark Lord. Meanwhile, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally unveiled the secret of Harry on the dark road ahead, and instead offering tutoring to bring prepared. It is in these scenes interesting that the dark past of Tom Riddle (aka Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the young of different versions Riddle (Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do a fantastic job of portraying the villain mysteriously as a child. While many characters from the previous film "new might be a bit overwhelming, but one of the key characters is introduced again this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Inside his mind , has a secret key in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked to find a memory Dumbledore on Voldemort's dark weapon - the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) still trying to focus on teenagers are, and the public can enjoy the awkward budding romances. All the actors have developed very well, giving his most convincing performances to date.

The most dramatic and significant things down in this movie than any of his predecessors, and the risks are greater than ever. The creators have taken on a challenge virtually impossible, as fans of the beloved JK Rowling series of books on film desperately wants to capture the magic of books to the greatest extent possible. Unfortunately, the point at which it is accepted that these two media are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nailbiting entertainment is guaranteed.The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the surprising twist in the last chapter, run very well. It is a perfect job of creating the two parts of the grand finale that will follow.

• Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Elarica Gallacher
• Directors: David Yates
• Writers: J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
• Producers: David Barron, David Heyman, Lionel Wigram, Tim Lewis
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009
• Run Time: 135 minutes

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Four Christmases : DVD released on 11/24/2009

When your partner tells you both need an outlet of the word "insurance" before going to pick up her father Christmas, you know that is not in Bedford Falls. But while Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon can not be It's a Wonderful Life, George and Mary Bailey, Four Christmases is a modern holiday classic in its own right. First, all neuroses and dysfunctions of the family are rooted in the four sets of characters Vaughn and Witherspoon, Brad and Kate - and the elegant yuppie facade built with each other is about to collapse. There are real belly laughs unexpectedly when the couple has to spend the holidays with their four groups of extended families. "I will not speak ill of her mother for Christmas," growled Howard (Robert Duvall) son Brad, while every last bullnecked brothers are fighting Brad rassling of sight, "but is more than a common street whore." Brad may shrink, but Kate's own family is about to mortify her so abundant, its Randy "Gram-Gram", and pumas jump-to-mother Mary Steenburgen ( "I feel like a Saudi prince here "Brad was amazed as all women of the family of Kate wrapping on it), disclosure to Brad that Kate used to be - like this - a bit on the chubby side. If the plot is full of surprises, the jokes are non stop and the action believable and charming. The cast also includes support for Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau and Dwight Yoakam, in a memorable turn as the mega-church pastor Steenburgen character is involved. It's a funny Christmas blessing, and no need to say "Mistletoe" - at least not so that viewers are at home with their own families.

• Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn
• Directors: Seth Gordon
• Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: New Line
• DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
• Run Time: 88 minutes

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Star Trek (2009) : DVD released on 11/17/2009

J.J. 2009 Abrams film was rated as "not your father's Star Trek," but his father probably love it anyway. And what is love? It has enough action, the emotional impact, humor and pure fun for any movie buff, and Trekkers will enjoy a lot of insider references and a cast that seems ideal to portray the characters we know will be later. Both a prequel and a reboot, Star Trek introduces us to James T. Kirk (Chris Pine from The Princess Diaries 2), an acute man but aimless young man who is pushed by a Starfleet captain, Christopher Pike (Bruce Greenwood), to obtain and make a difference. At the Academy, Kirk runs afoul of a commander called Vulcan Spock (Zachary Quinto of Heroes), but the conflict must take a back seat when Starfleet, including its newest ship, the Enterprise must respond to an emergency call of Vulcan. What follows is a moving account of genocide and retaliation launched by a Romulan (Eric Bana) with a particular interest in Spock, and we see the crew families meet, as McCoy (Karl Urban), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Sulu (John Cho), Chekhov (Anton Yelchin) and Scottie (Simon Pegg).

The action and visual effects make for a great dramatic movie screen, though the plot of Abrams and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (who worked together in transformers and with Abrams on Alias and Mission Impossible III), and its makers (partners Damon Lindeloff survivors and Bryan Burk) can be a bit more of a hallucinogen (no surprise to fans of Lost). Hardcore fans with a bone to pick can find fault, but resistance is futile when you can see Kirk take on the Kobayashi Maru scenario or hear the bark McCoy, "Damn, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!" An appearance by Leonard Nimoy and listen to the end of Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the voice of the computer by simply sweeten the pot. Now comes the hard part: waiting for some consequences of this terrible consequence.

• Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
• Directors: J.J. Abrams
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1 ES Matrix), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 ES Matrix)
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009
• Run Time: 126 minutes

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian : DVD released on 12/1/2009

The story is bigger than life and twice as fun into this monumental sequel to the comedy that is "better than the original" (At the Movies)! Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast (including Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria and Robin Williams) as Larry Daley, a former night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, where the exhibitions come to life in the dark. But now friends of Larry night retired to the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, attracting back for a hilarious, all-out battle against the museum of misfits who plans to adopt the Smithsonian and the world ...!

• Actors: Amy Adams, Ben Stiller
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009
• Run Time: 105 minutes

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 : DVD released on 11/3/2009

1973 John Godey's novel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three has a suspenseful situation safely even bad habits as director Tony Scott can not ruin this latest version of the film. Four gunmen seize a subway train in New York, isolating a car, and threaten to start killing the passengers if a ransom is not paid within the hour. The rescue was a million dollars in the book and also in the solid film in 1974, Joseph Sargent, in which Robert Shaw played the main mercenary kidnappers and Walter Matthau was the snarling traffic cop trying to outsmart him. In 2009, the title has gone digital - The Taking of Pelham 123 - and inflation triggered the selling price to $ 10 million. If Shaw was a threat of steel, John Travolta, opt for manic and blatantly has a blast at the main villain. His opponent, cautiously downplayed by Denzel Washington, has been updated on the status of civil service, but also degraded on suspicion of accepting a bribe. The colors of the dynamics of dialogue between Washington its control, center console and the microphone Travolta biker on the train in neutral.

So far, so reasonably good. But the tactics of the brand continue to receive from any director, good. From the start-go, the images are subject to the useless and irritating stutter effects, speeding-up/slowing-down, free camera movement, and the lodging of dirt or light stained glass sheets between the camera and the People who had seen a clear vision. Added to the 1974 film is set for a wrecked police car and rushed to rescue Scott requires multiple approaches, each occasion of police patrols to take flight Lethal Weapon style. The hostages in the first movie were cleverly individualized, a multicultural group portrait of the city at that time, mid-70s, which are in the process of Scott - and fellow perpetrators of Travolta, among them the wonderful actor Luis Guzmán character - just sign up. On the upside, John Turturro, James Gandolfini shine like two guys who (like the actors themselves) are very good at their jobs, respectively, playing a hostage negotiator and his honor, the mayor. The screenplay by Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential, Mystic River) is working wisely, if formulaically, adding new dimensions to the major and offer his own gloss on the current economic crisis.

• Actors: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor Gojcaj, John Turturro
• Directors: Tony Scott
• Writers: Brian Helgeland, John Godey
• Producers: Anson Downes, Barry H. Waldman, Don Ferrarone, Jason Blumenthal, John Wildermuth Jr.
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Run Time: 106 minutes

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra : DVD released on 11/3/2009

The Rise of Cobra is not G.I. his grandfather Joe. It's more like C.G.I. Joe with explosive special effects sequences of action that provide the film with a surplus of "Boom Boom Pow" (to quote the Black Eyed Peas song that drives the final credits). This blast from the past summer is very similar to that of metal nano-missile mite eating a (literally) Mad Doctor (Joseph Gordon-Levitt recovery in some of its indie-rock spirit) and McCullen, a Scottish arms dealer (Christopher Eccleston ), threaten to liberate the world. It never stops. Ever. The G.I. Original Joe action figure was a hero to all Americans. These are Joes - all together - "the best of the best," an elite squad of different nationalities. Two soldiers, Duke (Channing Tatum an amateur), a "field, in the fight" type of person, and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), his best friend funny, are rescued by the Joes after being ambushed while transporting missiles. These are not regular Joes. Snake-Eyes (Ray Park) is a silent ninja, Stella (Rachel Nichols) a bodacious Brainiac, Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a specialist in the imposition of arms, and Breaker (Said Taghamaoui) the techie. They are led by General harsh Hawk (Dennis Quaid), who barks at lines like, "When all else fails, we do not", with the enamel. Duke and Ripcord are recruited to join the unit after qualifying Duke discovers that Ana (Sienna Miller), his former girlfriend, is in cahoots with McCullen and now sports the nickname of claims of the baroness, let alone division for murderer improve latex costumes. This is the first of a budding franchise, lots of back story to cover. The flashbacks dating back to 1641! But the agenda is the underground military command centers, underwater dens of evil, shining high-tech weaponry, persecution of vertigo, and cool gadgets such as hydraulic demand an accelerated rate. It's enough to make you want to dust off your original action figures from Hasbro, or study, without doubt, hope and buy new ones.

• Actors: Tatum Channing
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Run Time: 118 minutes

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