Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths: In a parallel Earth ruled by the crime syndicate, the Justice League must fight their evil doppelgangers in a battle that would be dead even, except that their malicious counterparts are willing to do the one thing Batman and Superman never would… kill. The special features include over 2 hours of bonus content! I’ve really enjoyed DC’s direct to DVD projects like Green Lantern: First Flight, Wonder Woman 2009, Justice League – The New Frontier. Because of their past successes I would buy this one sight unseen.
Ghost Hunters: Season Five, Part One: Always a great show. This set includes episodes: Betsy Ross House, Star Island, Edith Wharton Estate, Club Dead, Soul Searching, Titanic Terror, Crossing Over, Garden State Asylum, Inhuman Entity, I am Not Guilty, Civil Wars Spirits, Essex County Penitentiary.
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers: This one is so weird that I couldn’t pass it by without mentioning it. I get the feel that this will watch like the lego games will play which means I will at least laugh at it. Clutch Powers and his team of LEGO experts on their adventure from LEGO City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar where they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Mallock the Malign. Their brick-building skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against Mallock’s skeleton army. Get ready for an action-packed adventure like nothing you have ever seen before, The Adventures of Clutch Powers!
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant: Based on the first three books of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. A fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. Still a renter, I’ve heard mixed reviews of the movie and even netflix thinks I will give it a 3.6 which is in the wild card part of the rating.
Theater or Renter: October 2009 includes five SF movies Zombieland, The Invention of Lying, Where the Wild Things Are, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Astro Boy. Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?
Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?
Zombieland:
Release Date: 2 October 2009
Listed as: Action, Comedy, Horror
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Produced by: Gavin Polone
Written by: Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Stars: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
The Plot / Story: A post-apocalyptic zombie comedy featuring a group of survivors crossing the zombie plague ravaged America as they fight back. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
The Invention of Lying:
Release Date: 2 October 2009
Listed as: Comedy, Fantasy
Studio: Warner Bros., Universal Pictures
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Produced by: Ricky Gervais, Dan Lin, Lynda Obst, Oly Obst
Written by: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Jeffrey Tambor, Fionnula Flanagan, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey
The Plot / Story: Set in an alternate reality we ask what if everyone can only tell the truth except for a lone writer who tells the world’s first lie and learns to wield it’s power for personal gain. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Where the Wild Things Are:
Release Date: 16 October 2009
Listed as: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Studio: Warner Bros.
Director: Spike Jonze
Produced by: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Maurice Sendak, John B. Carls, Vincent Landay
Written by: Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers Picture book: Maurice Sendak
Stars: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Ambrose, Chris Cooper, James Gandolfini, Catherine O’Hara, Forest Whitaker
The Plot / Story: Based on the Children’s picture book by Maurice Sendak. Follow the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max. A rambunctious and sensitive boy, Max feels misunderstood at home. When his mother sends him to his room for misbehaving he runs away. Finding a boat he sails to an island inhabited by monsters called Wild things. There they crown max as their ruler. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Written by: Novel: Darren Shan Screenplay: Brian Helgeland
Stars: Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, John C. Reilly, Michael Ceveris
The Plot / Story: Based on the first three books of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. A fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
Astro Boy:
Release Date: OCTOBER 23rd
Listed as: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Director: David Bowers
Produced by: Maryann Garger
Written by: Timothy Harris
Stars: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Eugene Levy, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Madeline Carroll, Matt Lucas
The Plot / Story: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he lost. The new boy unable to meet the man’s expectations, he embarks on a journey in search of acceptance. Becoming part of a group of rowdy kids led by a girl named Cora, and experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators led by the greedy ring master, Ham Egg, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
In a world where everyone can only tell the truth… …this guy can lie.
: In a parallel Earth ruled by the crime syndicate, the Justice League must fight their evil doppelgangers in a battle that would be dead even, except that their malicious counterparts are willing to do the one thing Batman and Superman never would… kill. The special features include over 2 hours of bonus content! I’ve really enjoyed DC’s direct to DVD projects like Green Lantern: First Flight
, Wonder Woman 2009
, Justice League – The New Frontier
. Because of their past successes I would buy this one sight unseen.
: Always a great show. This set includes episodes: Betsy Ross House, Star Island, Edith Wharton Estate, Club Dead, Soul Searching, Titanic Terror, Crossing Over, Garden State Asylum, Inhuman Entity, I am Not Guilty, Civil Wars Spirits, Essex County Penitentiary.
: This one is so weird that I couldn’t pass it by without mentioning it. I get the feel that this will watch like the lego games will play which means I will at least laugh at it. Clutch Powers and his team of LEGO experts on their adventure from LEGO City to the Space Police prison planet to the medieval world of Ashlar where they must help the rightful heir to the King’s throne find the courage to regain the kingdom from the evil wizard Mallock the Malign. Their brick-building skills will be put to the ultimate test as they face off against Mallock’s skeleton army. Get ready for an action-packed adventure like nothing you have ever seen before, The Adventures of Clutch Powers!
: Based on the first three books of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan
by author Darren Shan. A fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. Still a renter, I’ve heard mixed reviews of the movie and even netflix thinks I will give it a 3.6 which is in the wild card part of the rating.
by Maurice Sendak. Follow the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max. A rambunctious and sensitive boy, Max feels misunderstood at home. When his mother sends him to his room for misbehaving he runs away. Finding a boat he sails to an island inhabited by monsters called Wild things. There they crown max as their ruler. (