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Friday, October 5, 2012

In Theaters : FRANKENWEENIE, TAKEN 2 and THE PAPERBOY

Frankenweenie


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Official Synopsis: From creative genius Tim Burton ("Alice in Wonderland", "The Nightmare Before Christmas") comes "Frankenweenie", a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life–with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.


Starring: (voice) Winona Rider, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Chaterine O'Hara, Christopher Lee

Director: Tim Burton
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Horror

Running Time: 87 min.

Rating: PG for thematic elements, scary images and action

Critical Response:
  • Rottentomatoes: 84% (88 fresh, 17 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
  • Metacritic: 74 out of 100 (23 positive, 5 mixed, 1 negative).


Taken 2


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Official Synopsis: Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent with a particular set of skills who stopped at nothing to save his daughter Kim from Albanian kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers swears revenge, and takes Bryan and his wife (Famke Janssen) hostage during their family vacation in Istanbul, Bryan enlists Kim (Maggie Grace) to help them escape, and uses the same advanced level of special forces tactics to get his family to safety and systematically take out the kidnappers one by one.


Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Rade Serbedzija, D.B. Sweeney

Director: Olivier Megaton
Genre: Action, Thriller

Running Time: 91 min.

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality

Critical Response:
  • Rottentomatoes: 18% (20 fresh, 91 rotten, score: 4.1/10).
  • Metacritic: 45 out of 100 (5 positive, 15 mixed, 6 negative).


The Paperboy


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Official Synopsis: A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old façade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou.

Starring: Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Macy Gray,

Director: Lee Daniels
Genre: Thriller

Running Time: 107 min.

Rating: R for strong sexual content, violence and language

Critical Response:
  • Rottentomatoes: 43% (26 fresh, 35 rotten, score: 4.7/10).
  • Metacritic: 46 out of 100 (10 positive, 7 mixed, 8 negative).



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