30 Days of Night 2007  R, 113 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Slade
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, Mark Boone Junior, Mark Rendall, Amber Sainsbury, Manu Bennett, Megan Franich, Joel Tobeck, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Nathaniel Lees, Craig Hall
The small, remote town of Barrow, Alaska–the U.S.'s farthest north town–is plunged into darkness for 30 days each winter. Without having to worry about daytime during that month, it makes sense that vampires would converge on the small town during this time. And that's exactly what happens as an army of vampires arrive to have an uninterrupted feast. As the small community's population quickly diminishes, the town sheriffs–bickering husband and wife Eben and Stella (Josh Hartnett and Melissa George)–attempt to cope with the situation.
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Eagle vs Shark 2007  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Taika Cohen
Cast: Jemaine Clement, Loren Horsley, Joel Tobeck, Craig Hall, Rachel House, Taika Cohen, David Fane, Morag Hills, Cohen Holloway, Brian Sergent, Tammy Davis, Julian Arahanga
Unpopular Lily (Loren Horsley) has a crush on geeky Jarrod (Jermaine Clement), but he pays no attention to her–until Lily crashes Jarrod's costume party. Jarrod is dressed as a mighty eagle, and Lily's costume is that of a shark. She impresses Jarrod with her video game skills, and they become an odd couple of sorts. Lily offers to drive Jarrod to his home town where he plans to beat up the bully (David Fane) who had made his life miserable in school. Once there, Lily finds that Jarrod is not the sort of guy she thought he was, and his dysfunctional family can only be described as weird. But, despite all, Lily remains dedicated to Jarrod.
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 King Kong 2005  PG-13, 187 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell, Lobo Chan, Kyle Chandler, John Sumner, Joe Folau, Craig Hall, Bill Johnson, Mark Hadlow
In the 1930s, documentary filmmakers explore remote Skull Island in search of the legendary giant, King Kong. One filmmaker, Carl Denham (Jack Black), brings along beautiful actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) who is destined to be kidnapped by the natives and sacrificed to King Kong. But, Kong becomes intrigued with her, and Ann, in turn, finds true meaning in life through Kong. By story's end, Ann is rescued, Kong is captured, and they both arrive in NYC where the Empire State Building awaits. The film received 3 Academy Awards (Best Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects) and was nominated for one additional award.
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep 2007 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jay Russell
Cast: Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Priyanka Xi, Marshall Napier, Joel Tobeck, Erroll Shand, Brian Cox, Bruce Allpress, Craig Hall, Bill Johnson
While Angus MacMorrow's (Alex Etel) father is off fighting in World War II, Angus walks along the shores of Loch Ness, finds an encrusted object, and brings it home. It turns out that the object is an egg that pops open to reveal a living creature with flippers, horns, and sharp teeth. Angus names it Crusoe. When Angus's mother (Emily Watson) hires a handyman, Lewis Mowbray (Ben Chaplin), Ben shows Lewis Crusoe. Lewis thinks Crusoe is a water horse, and the two take on the task of keeping Crusoe safe. But when Crusoe grows too big, Lewis and Ben release Crusoe into Loch Ness where Ben hopes he can still protect his pet–despite the fact that the British militia believes that Crusoe is a Nazi submarine.
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| 1. 30 Days of Night (2007)
2. Eagle vs Shark (2007)
3. King Kong (2005)
4. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
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