Battle for Terra 2009  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure
aka: Terra
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Brian Cox, James Garner, Chris Evans, Dennis Quaid, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, David Cross, Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Beverly D'Angelo, Mark Hamill, Ron Perlman, Danny Trejo
In this 3-D animated adventure, young Mala (voice of Evan Rachel Wood) is enjoying life on her peaceful, gravity-defying planet Terra when humans from Earth, led by the evil General Hammer (voice of Brian Cox), invade Terra and kidnap Mala's father Roven (voice of Dennis Quaid). Mala captures Earth pilot Jim (voice of Luke Wilson) after he crash lands and nurses him back to health. She learns from Jim that the humans who have invaded Terra are the last of their species and that they have exhausted Earth's resources. Jim and Mala form a friendship, and, as they set out to rescue Mala's father, they realize that the inhabitants of Earth and Terra are not really different from each other. They may now hold the key to helping them coexist.
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 Cellular 2004  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David R. Ellis
Cast: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Jessica Biel, Jason Statham, Richard Burgi, Eddie Driscoll, Eric Etebari, Adam Taylor Gordon, Bryan Holly, Brendan Kelly
A desperate Jessica (Kim Basinger) pieces together a telephone to call for help after she has been kidnapped. As luck would have it, she connects with slacker Ryan (Chris Evans) who ineptly takes on the task of saving Jessica and her family.
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 Fantastic Four 2005 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington, Laurie Holden, David Parker, Kevin McNulty, Pascale Hutton
In this live-action adaptation of the Marvel series, Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) gets help from his former college classmate, billionaire Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), to fund a space station. Then, four friends (Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis) head into outer space to research DNA and fly into a cosmic storm, gain superpowers, and become the "Fantastic Four"–much to the chagrin of Von Doom who blames his recent financial woes on failures of the space mission and obtains his own superpower with which he plots to destroy the "Fantastic Four" and gain control of the world.
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 2007  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Laurence Fishburne, Doug Jones, Beau Garrett, Brian Posehn, Zach Grenier, Dawn Chubai, Kevin McNulty, Andy Stahl
In this comic book film, the Fantastic Four–Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba), Johnny Storm (Chris Evans), and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis)–are back. This time around, the Silver Surfer (Doug Jones, Voice of Laurence Fishburne) appears on the scene and ruins Sue and Reed's wedding. The Silver Surfer is an intergalactic traveler who has come to Earth to destroy it, and now the Fantastic Four step in to rescue their world. 1 User Review
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| | The Younger Brother | 1fatts 10/15/2007 | Story goes like this: There were two brothers who worked together in business. They were liars, cheats, devious, cruel and unprincipled. When the elder of the two died, the clergyman called to give the eulogy found himself in a quandary: he did not want to lie, but, on the other hand, he could find no one who had anything whatever positive to say about the deceased. People he spoke to could not stop themselves from going on and on about how repugnant the man had been ethically, socially, morally, personally and professionally. The best the clergyman could come up with in his eulogy was: "No one I spoke to had a single bad word to say about him."
As luck would have it, however, within a few weeks, the younger brother died as well. While he was also universally despised, he had simply not lived long enough to achieve the level of detestability that his older brother had mastered.
This proved the salvation of the poor clergyman, who could begin his eulogy with, "This was a man that we even more beloved than his older brother."
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an even better film than the first Fantastic Four. |
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Fierce People 2006 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Griffin Dunne
Cast: Diane Lane, Anton Yelchin, Donald Sutherland, Chris Evans, Kristen Stewart, Paz de la Huerta, Blu Mankuma, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Shyer, Gary Chalk, Ryan McDonald, Dexter Bell, Branden Williams, Aaron Brooks, Kaleigh Dey
Fifteen-year-old Finn (Anton Yelchan) lives with his mother Liz (Diane Lane) in a grungy apartment in New York where he is looking forward to spending the summer in South America visiting the father he has never met. But, when cocaine-addicted Liz causes major problems and cries out for help, Finn's trip to South America is canceled. Instead of the "perfect" summer with his father, Liz and Finn move into the New Jersey guest cottage on the large farm of mogul Ogden C. Osborne (Donald Sutherland). Now, Liz attends AA meetings, and it is Finn who spends his time getting high and drunk with the Osborne grandchildren, Bryce (Chris Evans) and Maya (Kristen Stewart). But, catastrophe lies ahead after a violent episode that leaves Liz and Finn struggling to maintain their dignity.
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London 2005  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hunter Richards
Cast: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Isla Fisher, Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner, Dane Cook, Nicole Andrews, Ned Bellamy, Kat Dennings, Matt Felker, Leelee Sobieski
Needing to talk to ex-girlfriend London (Jessica Biel) before she leaves for Los Angeles, Syd (Chris Evans) crashes her going-away party at a Manhattan loft where he closes himself in the bathroom and snorts cocaine while talking to the drug-dealing Englishman (Jason Statham) he just met. The two discuss the lack of meaning in their lives–all of which appears to revolve around sex.
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The Nanny Diaries 2007 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keyes, Chris Evans, Donna Murphy, Nicholas Art, Judith Roberts, John Henry Cox, Paul Giamatti, Sakina Jaffrey, Sonnie Brown, Lewis Payton Jr., James Urbaniak
Annie Braddock (Scarlett Johansson) has recently graduated from college with a degree in economics when she finds her life taking a sharp turn after she fails in the business world and, while commiserating in Central Park, is offered the job of Nanny to preschooler Grayer (Nicholas Art). Annie lies to her mother Judy (Donna Murphy), takes the job, and moves to New York City's Upper East Side where she discovers a lifestyle she has never known before. Grayer's mother, Mrs. X (Laura Linney), spends her time shopping and is too busy for Grayer but has definite ideas of how he should be raised. Then there's workaholic Mr. X (Paul Giamatti) who ignores Grayer, yells at Mrs. X., and treats her with contempt. Mischievous Grayer, himself, is a problem, but Annie learns to deal with his shrieking fits and other behavior problems. Annie's friend Lynette (Alicia Keyes) counsels her and recommends quitting the job, but Annie just cannot leave Grayer and, despite all the problems, for the time being continues on with the job.
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Not Another Teen Movie 2001 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Gallen
Cast: Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Mia Kirshner, Eric Christian Olsen, Deon Richmond, Eric Jungmann, Ron Lester, Cody McMains, Sam Huntington, Joanna Garcia, Lacey Chabert, Samm Levine, Cerina Vincent, Beverly Polcyn
All the usual characters–popular jock Jake (Chris Evans), nasty cheerleader Priscilla (Jaime Pressly), smart girl from the wrong side of the tracks Janey (Chyler Leigh), and undercover reporter Sadie(Beverly Polcyn)–attend John Hughes High School in this spoof on teen movies. Janey is an outcast with her plain looks and paint-spotted clothes, and Jake bets that he can transform her into the prom queen.
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 The Perfect Score 2004 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Tyra Ferrell, Matthew Lillard, Vanessa Angel, Bill Mackenzie, Dan Zukovic, Iris Quinn, Lorena Gale, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Idlette
Kyle (Chris Evans) is a perfectionist who is shocked when he finds that his SAT scores are not good enough to get him into the college of his choice. Kyle and his friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg) get together with other seniors–Francesca (Scarlett Johansson), overachiever Anna (Erika Christensen), star basketball player Desmond (Darius Miles) and stoner Ray (Leonardo Nam). They plot to steal the SAT from the Princeton Educational Testing Center in order to assure themselves great scores on the upcoming test.
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Push 2009 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Paul McGuigan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Djimon Hounsou, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Neil Jackson, Ming-Na, Nate Mooney, Lu Lu, Colin Ford, Joel Gretsch, Scott Michael Campbell, Hal Yamanouchi, Brandon Rhea, Corey Stoll
In this sci-fi, action thriller, 13-year-old Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning) arrives in Hong Kong trying to find Kira (Camilla Belle) who has escaped from the Division, which is an American operation determined to transform telekinetic humans into weapons. Cassie meets Nick (Chris Evans) who has been in hiding since the Division killed his father years ago. The two join forces in the search for Kira. But, they aren't the only ones trying to find Kira, and the telepathic Division Agent Henry Caver (Djimon Hounsou) is determined to use all possible means to stop Cassie and Nick from reaching Kira–no matter what the cost.
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Street Kings 2008 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Jay Mohr, Terry Crews, Naomie Harris, Common, The Game, Amaury Nolasco, Michael Monks, Clifton Powell, Noel Gugliemi
Los Angeles Police Detective Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is under investigation by Internal Affairs Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie) for adding corpses to his body count. Meanwhile, his former partner Terry Washington (Terry Crews) is murdered, and Ludlow's supervisor Captain Wander (Forest Whitaker) is trying to tell him to let the matter go and forget about it. Instead, Ludlow teams up with young homicide Detective Paul Diskant (Chris Evans) to track down the killers and bring them to justice in his own unique way.
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Sunshine 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Benedict Wong, Troy Garity, Mark Strong, Chipo Chung, Paloma Baeza, Archie Macdonald, Sylvia Macdonald
In the year 2057 Earth is freezing, and eight astronauts board the Icarus II spaceship and set off on a dangerous mission. They are carrying a bomb that they plan to shoot off into the dying Sun in order to reignite it and save the Earth. Sixteen months after they left Earth, they receive a distress beacon from the first spaceship, Icarus I, and must decide whether or not to change course and check on Icarus I or to continue with their appointed course. Will a change of course benefit Earth, or will there be dire consequences?
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TMNT 2007 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Director: Kevin Munroe
Cast: Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart, Zhang Ziyi, Laurence Fishburne, Mitchell Whitfield, James Arnold Taylor, Mikey Kelley, Nolan North, John Di Maggio, Kevin Michael Richardson
The Teenage Mutant Turtles–Donatello (voice of Mitchell Whitfield), Leonardo (voice of James Arnold Taylor), Michelangelo (voice of Mikey Kelly), and Raphael (voice of Nolan North)–have grown apart, but strange things are going on in New York City, and Turtle pal April (voice of Sarah Michelle Gellar) helps to bring them together. With aid from April's boyfriend Casey (voice of Chris Evans), the Turtles fight mystical beings that tech-industrialist Max Winters (voice of Patrick Stewart) has resuscitated.
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| 1. Battle for Terra (2009)
aka: Terra
2. Cellular (2004)
3. Fantastic Four (2005)
4. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
5. Fierce People (2006)
6. London (2005)
7. The Nanny Diaries (2007)
8. Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
9. The Perfect Score (2004)
10. Push (2009)
11. Street Kings (2008)
12. Sunshine (2007)
13. TMNT (2007)
aka: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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