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 | | 11. Madea Goes To Jail new! | | | Starring: Derek Luke Keshia Knight Pulliam Director: Tyler Perry | | Format: DVD Release Date: 6/16/2009 |  | Madea Goes to Jail - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 6/5/2009 5:39 PM | |
For playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry, the character of Mabel "Madea" Simmons has always been his entertainment trump card, his anarchic ace in the hole, so to speak. The loud-mouthed, gun-toting, pot-smoking grandma with a wealth of attitude and a penchant for pop culture cross-references has always been his audience window, his way for even the most jaded member of his revival like crowd to connect to his "Go with God" morality tales. Over the last few years, however, Perry (who plays the bossy battleaxe in full blown comic drag) has tried to wean his fan base off of Madea. She was absent from his last film (The Family that Preys) and had only a minor cameo in Meet the Browns. read the full review | |
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 | | 12. Bolt | | | Director: Chris Williams Byron Howard | | Format: DVD Release Date: 3/24/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Bolt - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 3/13/2009 5:38 PM | |
If action "auteur" Michael Bay trained dogs instead of constructing Transformers, his canines would probably behave like Bolt. Disney's computer-animated mutt (voiced by John Travolta) defends his beloved owner, Penny (Miley Cyrus), from the evil forces of Dr. Calico (Malcolm McDowell) by head-butting semi-trucks, dangling from speeding locomotives, catapulting over military helicopters, and shooting laser beams from his eyes. Or, at least, he thinks he does. read the full review | |
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 | | 25. Duckman-Season 3 and 4 | | | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/6/2009 | | Duckman - Seasons Three and Four - DVD Review By: Blake Matthews - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 1/12/2009 8:30 PM | | Duckman starred Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) as a foul-mouthed private eye, who is barely passable as a P.I. and only succeeds thanks to his partner, one Cornfed Pig. His family life isn’t much better. His wife Beverly died before the show started and now he lives with his sister-in-law Bernice (Nancy Travis) who doesn’t like Duckman, his comatose mother-in-law who is highly flatulent, and his three children, Ajax, and Siamese twins Charles and Mambo. read the full review | |
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 | | 30. Wall-E (Single Disc) | | | Director: Andrew Stanton | | Format: DVD Release Date: 11/18/2008 | User Rating: 4.5 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | WALL-E - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 11/7/2008 4:31 PM | |
WALL-E, the studio's ninth full-length feature and second from director Andrew Stanton, catapults to the head of Pixar's illustrious class. The enchanting tale of a lonely robot's quest for companionship is one of the studio's finest films, an absolute masterpiece that continues Pixar's initial promise to transport us to infinity and beyond. Yet even that label limits the film's staggering accomplishments. WALL-E seamlessly melds wondrous science-fiction, big-screen romance, and adolescent heart. One of the year's best films, WALL-E likely will go on to be considered one of the greatest animated movies ever created.
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 | | 31. Bugs Life (Blu-ray) | | | Starring: Dave Foley Julia Louis-Dreyfus Director: John Lasseter | | Format: Blu-Ray DVD Release Date: 5/19/2009 | | A Bug's Life - Blu-Ray DVD Review By: The Masked Movie Snobs - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 5/31/2009 8:18 PM | | Released in 1998, A Bug’s Life was Pixar’s second animated feature. The film had high expectations after the huge success of Toy Story. While I think that Toy Story is the better film, A Bug’s Life tells an imaginative story that can be enjoyed by the whole family. A Bug’s Life is a cross between Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper” and The Seven Samurai-based comedy The Three Amigos. The ants spend their time working hard harvesting food for the lazy grasshoppers. One of the ants in the colony, Flik (Dave Foley), building inventions designed to make the work easier. However, his latest causes the destruction of the entire harvest. read the full review | |
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 | | 40. Beverly Hills Chihuahua | | | Starring: Piper Perabo Director: Raja Gosnell | | Format: DVD Release Date: 3/3/2009 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | Beverly Hills Chihuahua - DVD Review By: Bill Gibron - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 2/20/2009 5:25 PM | |
Of all the misguided movie genres, the modern family film is the most disingenuous. While it argues that it's merely providing "quality" entertainment to those underserved by Hollywood's obsession with sex and violence, the truth is that most G- to PG-rated fare is far more insidious. Applying a sugar-coated Saturday morning superficiality to what's supposed to pass for pleasantries, the Tinsel Town machine still finds a way to manufacture out all the fun. Disney's disappointing live action comedy Beverly Hills Chihuahua can be accused of a great many faults -- indirect racism, single digit IQ writing, past-tense pop culture awareness -- but one thing it cannot claim is an ability to reach beyond its typical tween demographic. read the full review | |
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