 Beowulf 2007  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, Robin Wright Penn, Chris Coppola, Sebastian Roche, Dominic Keating, Leslie Zemeckis
Through the use of motion-capture technology, the real actors in this film are transformed into digitally animated visions capable of performing powerful action sequences. The story is based on the Old English poem, which is set in sixth-century Denmark where King Hrothgar (voice of Anthony Hopkins) is in trouble when the monster Grendel (voice of Crispin Glover) declares war on his kingdom. Beowulf (voice of Ray Winstone) arrives on the scene and eventually does slay Grendel but then finds himself tempted, seduced, and corrupted by a water demon who is Grendel's Mother (voice of Angelina Jolie). Beowulf fathers a son with Grendel's Mother, and now, years later, he is destined to fight to the death his dragon son.
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BloodRayne II: Deliverance 2007  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Horror / Western
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Natassia Malthe, Zack Ward, Brendan Fletcher, Chris Coppola, John Tench, Michael Eklund, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Michael Pare, Michael Teigen, Michael Robinson, Aidan Williamson, Carrie Genzel
A century has passed since the events of "BloodRayne," and our favorite dhampir (half human, half vampire), Rayne (now played by Natassia Malthe), heads to Montana to take on ancient vampire Billy the Kid (Zack Ward). He intends to carve out a piece of the New World for his gang's use and is wreaking havoc on the townsfolk. But Rayne has help from lawman Pat Garrett (Michael Pare) and others to take on Billy and his gang. And let the video game begin.
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 The Polar Express 2004 G, 92' min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Hayden McFarland, Peter Scolari, Michael Jeter, Steven Tyler, Phil Fondacaro, Debbie Lee Carrington, Ed Gale, Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak, Nona Gaye, Chris Coppola, Charles Fleischer, Isabella Peregrina
Late on Christmas Eve, Billy (Hayden McFarland) is lying in bed hoping to hear Santa's sleigh, which will relieve his doubts about Santa. Instead of the jingle of the sleigh, a magic train, driven by a kind conductor (Tom Hanks), appears, and Billy climbs aboard for a trip to the North Pole. Billy and the other kids on board arrive at Santa's workshop where Santa gives Billy a sleigh bell. The next morning, on Christmas Day, Billy wakes up at home and finds the sleigh bell under his Christmas tree. Animation in "The Polar Express" reflects the drawings in Chris Van Allsburg's 1986 Caldecott Medal winning book and uses motion capture (using a computer to develop a virtual 3-D image of the actor) to enhance the story. Visually stunning. The film received three Academy Award nominations.
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Postal 2007  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Thriller
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, J.K. Simmons, Ralf Moeller, Verne Troyer, Chris Spencer, Larry Thomas, Michael Pare, Erick Avari, Lindsay Hollister, Brent Mendenhall, Rick Hoffman, Uwe Boll
After getting caught in a shoot-out at the unemployment office in Paradise, Arizona, Dude (Zack Ward) goes to his Uncle Dave (Dave Foley) asking for help and learns that the IRS is threatening to take everything that Dave owns and throw him in jail. Dave's solution for their problems is to hijack a shipment of penis-shaped Krotchy Dolls from the amusement park owned by Uwe Boll (himself) and sell them on eBay. But, Osama Bin Laden (Larry Thomas) also wants the dolls as part of a Taliban plot, and chaos ensues.
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| 1. Beowulf (2007)
2. BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007)
3. The Polar Express (2004)
4. Postal (2007)
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