Happy Feet Two (Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt) in Theatres on November 23, 2011

Happy Feet Two (2011)

Audience
Rating: 3.7/5
Like the Movie: 67% (n=11,814)

Critics
Rating: 2.8/5
Like the Movie: 43% (n=72)


Reviews

"97 minutes of nonstop joy." - Richard Corliss, Time Magazine

"The animation remains impressive, and there are some very funny moments, courtesy of the talented cast. But fans of the original will want to lower their expectations." - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

"The animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two's narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor." - rottentomatoes.com

"Happy Feet was one of the greatest and most original animated films, but the sequel can't even decide what it's about for the first 40 minutes." - Kyle Smith, New York Post

"The gotta-move protagonist of the first animated, Antarctica-set feature -- a misfit young Emperor penguin named Mumble -- returns for the sequel. Only this time he's all grown up... and a lot less fun." - Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

"For all the noise and flapping, the movie, like its heroes, remains flightless." - Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

"If it weren't for the comic relief provided by Will and Bill, tiny shrimplike crustaceans known as krill and voiced by Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, this would be a forbidding return to Antarctica indeed." - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune


Movie Info

Happy Feet Two returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven-a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's "guts and grit" as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures-from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals-to put things right. -- (C) Warner Bros

Rated: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Genre: Animation, Kids & Family, Art House & International

Directed By: George Miller

Written By: George Miller

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast
Elijah Wood (Mumble)
Robin Williams (Lovelace, Ramon)
Hank Azaria (The Mighty Sven)
Brad Pitt (Will the Krill)
Matt Damon (Bill the Krill)
Hugo Weaving (Noah the Elder)
Pink (Gloria)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

Contagion (Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate WInslet) in Theatres on September 9, 2011

Contagion (2011)

Audience
Rating:
Like to See the Movie: 85% (n=10,261)

Critics
Rating: 3.4/5
Like the Movie: 80% (n=11)


Reviews

"I was shuffling nervously in my seat, edging away from the sniffling man next to me. Nobody shook hands or embraced after this screening." - Jason Solomons, Guardian [UK]

"An all-too-terrifying bio-thriller that realistically taps into our most primal fears and survival instincts." - Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate

"A masterpiece bound by the genre it lives in, but a masterpiece all the same." - David Poland, Movie City News

"... there's nothing here to make you feel like you've experienced a meaningful cinematic experience. What a waste." - Cole Smithey, colesmithey.com

"A powerful 'what if?' that leaves you reeling from the implications that something like this could very well happen exactly as depicted." - Edward Douglas, comingsoon.net


Movie Info

Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart. -- (C) Warner Bros.

Rated: PG-13

Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.

Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Scott Z. Burns

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Cast
Marion Cotillard (Dr. Leonora Orantes)
Matt Damon (Mitch Emhoff)
Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Ellis Cheever)
Jude Law (Alan Krumwiede)
Gwyneth Paltrow (Beth Emhoff)
Kate Winslet (Dr. Erin Mears)
Bryan Cranston (Haggerty)
Jennifer Ehle (Ally Hextall)
Sanaa Lathan (Aubrey Cheever)

Source: rottentomatoes.com

"Hereafter" (Matt Damon) in Theatres on January 19, 2011

Hereafter

Hazel's
Rating: 3/5
Review: What I liked best about the movie is the tsunami scene... awesomely made! I could really imagine what it feels like being there at that tragic moment, having the chance to visit Phuket and the Phi Phi islands a few years back. However, I find the movie slow paced and dragging.

Audience
Average Rating: 3.1/5
Like the Film: 46% (n=32,372)

Critics
Average Rating: 3/5
Like the Film: 48% (n=168)


Reviews

"Eastwood continues to churn out one unique, challenging film after another." - Richard Roeper.com

"The film is a deeply compassionate, decidedly secular and somewhat plodding meditation on what matters now and what lies beyond this life." - Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

"It's safe to say that, as a director, Clint Eastwood shows no fear." - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"Hereafter makes no grand statement about life after death. It's just Eastwood pondering the subject, as any thoughtful person might, and inviting us to think along with him. It's hard to pass up so sincere an offer." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star

"Though I found Hereafter meandering and occasionally sentimental, I couldn't help but admire Clint Eastwood's ambition in taking on-headfirst-the greatest fact of human existence." - Dana Stevens, Slate

"Eastwood's directorial output, from Mystic River on, constitutes the 21st century's first cinematic marvel, and Hereafter is among the best things he has ever done." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

"Despite a thought-provoking premise and Clint Eastwood's typical flair as director, Hereafter fails to generate much compelling drama, straddling the line between poignant sentimentality and hokey tedium." - rottentomatoes.com

"Epic filmmaking is not Clint Eastwood's thing." - J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader


Movie Info

Genre: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Synopsis: A supernatural thriller centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.

Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images, and for brief strong language

Running Time: 2 hr. 9 min.

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

Cast
Matt Damon (George)
Cécile De France (Marie)
Jay Mohr (Billy)
Bryce Dallas Howard (Melanie)
Frankie McLaren (Jason, Marcus)
George McLaren (Jason, Marcus)

Source: www.rottentomatoes.com