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Wall-E

04 Nov

The best way to describe the film is as a science fiction, comedy, dramatic love story.

Wall-E, as a character, has dimension, personality, and heart.

Pretty impressive given that he is essentially a trash compactor.

It is true that there is little dialogue in this feature, but personally I did not feel it detracted from the story at all.

After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E (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.

have fun! ;) magic

Wall-E

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Director
Andrew Stanton

Writers
Andrew Stanton
Pete Docter

Release Date
18 July 2008 (UK)

Genre
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance | Sci-Fi 

Tagline
An Adventure Beyond the Ordinar-E

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

28 Oct

High School Musical 3

The movie starts out well enough with great dance sequences and cute jokes but as the movie goes on it starts to fizzle out.

The dances and sets are amazing but that is to be expected because it is on the big big screen but the acting and plot leaves little to the imagination.

The break out stars have to be Zac and Ashley but I was disappointed that Ashely was not given a bigger role and the movie focused more on Troy and Gabriella.

The plot lacked drama and stayed on one flat line instead of taking the audience on a ride

It’s a good movie but I still think the best on is the original which is the case in most movie franchises.

have fun dancing! ;) magic

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Director
Kenny Ortega

Writers
Peter Barsocchini

Release Date
22 October 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical | Romance

Tagline
high school graduation

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Kung Fu Panda

25 Oct

posterLet me get this out of the way: this movie has some of the greatest 3D animated fight scenes. Ever.

What elevates them from good to great is that while I expected the unbelievable, gravity-defying stunts that are REQUIRED of a good kung fu movie, there is an amazing amount of ‘realism’ to the physics in this movie.

Just watch the jailbreak and you’ll understand.

It’s the story about a lazy, irreverent slacker panda, named Po, who is the biggest fan of Kung Fu around…which doesn’t exactly come in handy while working every day in his family’s noodle shop.

Unexpectedly chosen to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Po’s dreams become reality when he joins the world of Kung Fu and studies alongside his idols.

have fun! ;) magic

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Directors
Mark Osborne
John Stevenson

Writers
Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger

Release Date
4 July 2008 (UK)

Genre
Animation | Action | Comedy | Family

Tagline
Prepare for awesomeness.

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Tinker Bell

22 Oct

Cast is uniformly excellent, including Lucy Liu, Kristen Chenoweth and Anjelica Houston.

This was much better than some of the theatrically released Disney animated films I’ve seen (notably “Atlantis”), making it among the best of the Mouse’s direct-to-video titles.

Well worth checking out with your kids, but don’t be surprised if you find a tear in your own eye at the conclusion of this fantastic production :P

By the way Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is being released in 2009.

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.

enjoy! ;) magic

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Director
Bradley Raymond

Writers
J.M. Barrie
Jeffrey M. Howard

Release Date
28 October 2008 (USA)

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Journey To The Center Of The Earth

15 Oct

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He has a knack for these adventure movies as he has in the Mummy movies, and the kid who plays his nephew Sean link up for family time to uncover some of the mysteries of the notes Seans father left in his journey to find a Lost land.

They decipher the notes and their adventure takes them to Iceland where they meet the other member of this trilogy a mountain climber who has the energy and smile to melt any glacier and keep up with the boys.

During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth.

happy digging!! ;) magic

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Director
Eric Brevig

Writers
Michael D. Weiss
Jennifer Flackett

Release Date
11 July 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller 

Tagline
Same Planet. Different World.

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua

12 Oct

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

This film falls into the “It could have been worse” department.

But not by much. :P

This new Disney production features talking dogs, thieving rats, a meek iguana and the overshadowed acting talents of Jamie Lee Curtis and Piper Perabo (“Cheaper By the Dozen”).

On a scale of 1-10, this effort does not rate very high.

In fact, the most interesting aspect of a movie like this will be trying to figure out some of the animal’s voices.

Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE), a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ), a tough looking Chihuahua who happens to be head-over-paws for the pampered pooch.

But when Chloe gets lost in the rough streets of Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd (voice of ANDY GARCIA) to help her find her way home.

enjoy! ;) magic

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Director
Raja Gosnell

Writers
Analisa LaBianco
Jeffrey Bushell

Release Date
20 March 2009 (UK) 

Genre
Adventure | Comedy | Family 

Tagline
The Chihuahuas Will Rise Sept 26

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90210 Series 1 Episode 7 (2008)

10 Oct

Episode 7 Hollywood Forever
Annie and Ethan get paired up for a class project where they must take care of a baby.

This time together forces them to see each other in a new light.

At Silver’s half-birthday party, Silver and Dixon continue to get closer.

Harry and Debbie must deal with Harry’s past when Tracy tells Harry that she’s hired an investigator to find their son.

Ryan tries to cope with Kelly leaving and decides to try online dating.

it’s all exciting stuff! ;) magic

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90210 Series 1 Episode 5 (2008)

04 Oct

Episode 5 Wide Awake and Dreaming
As the opening night of the school musical approaches, Ty reveals to Annie his plans for a one-on-one after party in his hotel room with her.

Annie’s dad catches her in a compromising position with Ty, he becomes concerned about how fast their relationship is developing.

Naomi can’t accept her parents’ divorce and Adrianna is confronted about a substance abuse problem, giving Annie the chance to take the lead in the musical.

We love it! ;) magic

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Ultimate Avengers (Double Feature)

01 Oct

oooh yeaaaahh!! check this bundle out! :P

Ultimate Avengers 2 picks right up where the first movie left off.

Again, It’s simply a magic rendition of Marvel’s (and Earth’s) Mightiest Heroes.

What surprised me is the fact that this second film establishes the characters better and has substantial character development.

Some serious Ultimates fans (not me ;) ) wanted this movie to be an exact reenactment of the comic book.

Marvel instead made a conscious decision to infuse the old school Avengers in to the Ultimates mix.

It’s still a good call and a masterful decision.

The combination works very well. :)

Gone are the overblown and, quite frankly, juvenile elements of the Ultimates.

Having a horny Hulk or an outrageously abusive Henry Pym may work to capture the teenage comic crowd (which is exactly why the Ultimate Universe was created) but it doesn’t play with main stream audiences.

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Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

30 Sep

The film is making zillions all over the world so what does it matter that it’s just a mediocre attempt to recapture the energy, the youthfulness and the innocence of the previous installments?

Love of cinema, that’s what made me react the way I did.

How can it possibly be that the most powerful people in the film world could agree that this was the script that everyone was waiting for?

Shallow, opportunistic, over long, over crowded and implausible in a way the other films weren’t regardless of their own implausibilities because one was connected tho the soul of the enterprise.

During the Cold War, Soviet agents watch Professor Henry Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an aged, demented colleague, Henry Oxley. Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko, the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt, to Peru.

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Director
Steven Spielberg

Writers
David Koepp
George Lucas

Release Date
22 May 2008 (UK)

Genre
Action | Adventure 

Tagline
In May, the adventure continues.

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