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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