by Brian Logee
Theater or Renter: January 2009
December 31, 2008 in Books, Movies by Brian Logee
Theater or Renter: January includes 5 SF movies The Unborn, My Bloody Valentine 3-D, Inkheart, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Uninvited. 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?
The Unborn:
Release Date: JANUARY 9th 2009 Listed as: Horror, supernatural Thriller Studio: Rogue Pictures Director: David S. Goyer Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller Written by: David S. Goyer Stars: Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino The Plot / Story: Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven. It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds, desperately searching for a new body to inhabit. And sometimes it actually succeeds. A young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves. The source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany – a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession. With the curse unleashed, her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
My Bloody Valentine 3-D:
Release Date: JANUARY 16th 2009 Listed as: Horror, Thriller Studio: Lionsgate Director: Patrick Lussier Produced by: John Dunning, Andre Link, Jack L. Murray, Mike Paseornek, John Sacchi Written by: Original story: Stephen Miller, Screenplay: zane Smith, Todd Farmer Stars: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins The Plot / Story: Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine’s Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Struggling to make amends with his past, he grapples with unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah, who is now married to his best friend, Axel, the town sheriff. But tonight, after years of peace, something from Harmony’s dark past has returned. Wearing a miner’s mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. And as his footsteps come ever closer, Tom, Sarah and Axel realize in terror that it just might be Harry Warden who’s come back to claim them. A 3-D movie. (Wikipedia) |
Inkheart:
Release Date: JANUARY 23rd 2009 Listed as: Adventure, Family, Fantasy Studio: New Line Cinema Director: Iain Softley Produced by: Cornelia Funke, Ileen Maisel, Barry Mendel Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay) Cornelia Funke (novel) Gary David Goldberg Stars: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent The Plot / Story: Based on a German Novel called Inkheart. When Mo reads aloud from books, he has the ability to make the characters come out of the book, into real life. Mo discovered his power when his daughter Meggie, was just a baby. Mo read aloud from the book Inkheart, which caused several of the book’s wicked characters, including Capricorn, to literally come to life. But while he read them out of the book, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother, Teresa into the story. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)U |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans:
Release Date: JANUARY 23rd 2009 Listed as: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Studio: Screen Gems Director: Patrick Tatopoulos Produced by: Len Wiseman, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Skip Williamson Written by: Len Wiseman, Danny McBride Stars: Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Shane Brolly The Plot / Story: The prequel will trace the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Viktor’s daughter Sonja, in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
The Uninvited:
Release Date: JANUARY 30th 2009 Listed as: Drama, Horror, Thriller Studio: DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard Produced by: Michael Grillo, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Riyoko Tanaka Written by: Screenplay: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard Original Screenplay: Kim Jee-Woon Stars: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbelm, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar The Plot / Story: Anna Rydell returns home to her father and sister, Alex, after spending time in hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother’s former nurse, Rachael. That night, Anna is visited by the ghost of her mother, who warns her of Rachael’s intentions. Together, Anna and Alex try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother. Based on the Korean move A Tale of Two Sisters (Wikipedia) (The Official Site) |
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Watch The Trailer here in the P:S HQ
Watch The Trailer here in the P:S HQ
Watch The Trailer here in the P:S HQ
Watch The Trailer here in the P:S HQ
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