DVD Reviews

Rated: PG for thematic elements, language, some peril and mild sensuality.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Danny Boyle
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cast: Alexander Nathan Etel; Lewis Owen McGibbon... complete cast
Tagline: Can anyone be truly good?
Genre: Family/Adventure
Memorable Quote: "It's not supicious, it's unusual"

Rated: PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements.
Runtime: 80 mins.
Director: Eric Darnell; Tom McGrath
Writer: Mark Burton; Billy Frolick
Cast: Ben Stiller; Chris Rock; David Schwimmer; Jada Pinkett Smith; Cedric the Entertainer... complete cast
Tagline: Someone's Got a Zoo Loose.
Genre: Animation/Family/kids
Memorable Quote: "The penguins are psychotic!"

Rated: PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: H.G. Wells (novel); Josh Friedman & David Koepp (screenplay)
Cast: Tom Cruise; Dakota Fanning; Tim Robbins... complete cast
Tagline: They're already here.
Genre: Science Fiction
Memorable Quote: "They've been planning this for a million years. And these are only the first. They'll keep coming."

Rated: PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images.
Runtime: 187 mins.
Director: Peter Jackson
Writer: Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens
Cast: Naomi Watts; Jack Black; Adrien Brody; Andy Serkis; Colin Hanks
Memorable Quote: "There are thousands of actresses out of work in this city. Somewhere out there is a woman born to play this role... a woman who will journey into the heart of the unknown... toward a fateful meeting that changes everything."
Tagline: The eighth wonder of the world.
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Opens: December 14, 2005
Blu-ray release: January 20, 2009
Studio: Universal Pictures

Rated: PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor.
Runtime: 95 mins.
Director: Jesse Dylan
Writer: Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick
Cast: Will Ferrell; Robert Duvall; Mike Ditka... complete cast
Tagline: All his life Phil Weston has dreamed of being on a winning team. Phil... your time has come.
Genre: Comedy/Family
Memorable Quote: "I'm angry....I'm spitting angry....I'm like a tornado of anger, swirling about"

Just Like Heaven (2005)
Rated: PG-13 for some sexual content.
Runtime: 95 mins.
Director: Mark Waters
Writer: Peter Tolan and Leslie Dixon
Cast: Reese Witherspoon; Mark Ruffalo; Donal Logue; Dina Spybey
Tagline: It's a wonderful afterlife.
Release Date: September 16, 2005
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Studio: Dreamworks
Official Site: justlikeheaven-themovie.com/
Memorable Quote: "I'm ninety-nine percent parched right now. I could sure use a co-la."

Rated: R for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writer: William Broyles Jr. (screenplay); Anthony Swofford (book)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal; Jamie Foxx; Peter Sarsgaard
Tagline: Welcome To The Suck
Memorable Quote: Ooo Rah!
Release Date: November 4, 2005
Genre: War/Military

Rated: R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.
Runtime: 102 mins.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Tom Bleecker; Marc Rocco; Massy Tadjedin
Cast: Adrien Brody; Keira Knightley; Kris Kristofferson; Jennifer Jason Leigh...complete cast
Tagline: Terror Has New Name
Genre: Thriller
Memorable Quote: "I was 27 years old the first time I died"

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Caspian Tredwell-Owen
Cast: Ewan McGregor; Scarlett Johannson; Steve Buscemi ... complete cast
Tagline: They don't want you to know what you are.
Genre: Science-Fiction/Drama
Memorable Quote: "The life you thought you had... it never happened."

Rated: PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language.
Runtime: 128 mins.
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writer: Martin Stellman & Brian Ward
Cast: Sean Penn; Nicole Kidman... complete cast
Tagline: The truth needs no translation.
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Memorable Quote: "You think that not getting caught in a lie is the same thing as telling the truth. "

Rated: PG for thematic elements, action and mild language.
Runtime: 110 mins.
Director: Garth Jennings
Writer: Douglas Adams (novel); Douglas Adams (screenplay
Cast: Sam Rockwell; Zooey Deschanel; Martin Freeman; Mos Def... complete cast
Tagline: Don't Panic.
Genre: Comedy; Science Fiction
Memorable Quote: "Attention, people of Earth. I regret to inform you that in order to make way for the new hyperspace express route, your planet has been scheduled for demolition. Have a nice day."

Rated: PG-13 for language and some strong sexual references.
Runtime: 115 mins.
Director: Andy Tennant
Writer: Kevin Bisch
Cast: Will Smith; Eva Mendes; Kevin James; Amber Valetta... complete cast
Tagline: the cure for the common man
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "Now on the one hand it is very difficult for a man to even speak to someone who looks like you, but on the other hand...should that be your problem? "

Rated: NC-17 for strong graphic violence.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writer: Alexandre Aja; Grégory Levasseur
Cast: Cecile DeFrance; Maiwenn LeBesco; Philippe Nahon... complete cast
Tagline: Hearts will bleed.
Genre: Crime / Horror
Memorable Quote: "it was an old farm that my father renovated"

Rated: R for frightening sequences and violence.
Runtime: 100 mins.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Ari Schlossberg
Cast: Dakaota Fanning; Robert DeNiro; Famke Janssen; Elizabeth Shue... complete cast
Tagline: Come out come out whatever you are.
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Come out, come out wherever you are"

Rated: R for strong war violence and brief language.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: William B. Breuer (book); Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro (screenplay)
Cast: Benjamin Bratt; James Franco; Robert Mammone ... complete cast
Tagline: The Most Daring Rescue Mission Of Our Time Is A Story That Has Never Been Told.
Genre: Drama/War
Memorable Quote: "We finally got a mission worthy or rangers."

Rated: G for some brief mild language.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Bill Paxton
Writer: Mark Frost
Cast: Shia LeBeouf; Luke Askew; Peter Firth
Tagline: The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Genre: Sports/Drama
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Studio: Walt Disney Studios

Rated: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language.
Runtime: 93 mins.
Director: George Clooney
Writer: George Clooney; Grant Heslov
Cast: David Straithairn; Robert Downey, Jr.; Jeff Daniels; George Clooney
Tagline: We will not walk in fear of one another.
Genre: Drama
Memorable Quote: "Dissent is not disloyalty; accusation is not proof; conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law; and finally, as defenders of freedom abroad, the U.S. cannot desert it at home."
Release Date: October 14, 2005
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures

Rated: R for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 127 mins.
Director: John Singleton
Writer: David Elliot and Paul Lovett
Cast: Mark Wahlberg; Tyrese; Andre 3000; Terrence Dashon Howard
Genre: Drama/Crime
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Official Site: fourbrothersmovie.com
Memorable Quote: "Ya, we're gonna do that gas thing. The only thing that scares people more than getting burned to death is people getting eaten alive. "

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: Tim Story
Writer: Michael France (written by); Mark Frost (written by)
Cast: Michael Chiklis; Jessica Alba; Chris Evans; Ioan Gruffudd.
Tagline: Prepare for the fantastic.
Genre: Sci/Fi
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Official Site: fantasticfourmovie.com
Memorable Quote: "Direct exploration within the cosmic radiation could advance our understanding of energy fluctuations tenfold..."

Rated: PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images.
Runtime: 140 mins.
Director: George Lucas
Writer: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor; Natalie Portman; Hayden Christensen; Ian McDiarmid... complete cast
Tagline: The Saga is Complete.
Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "The boy you trained, gone he is. Consumed by Darth Vader."

Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, violence and thematic issues.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Nathan Todd Sims
Writer: Nathan Todd Sims
Cast: Sarah Simmonds; Jake McDorman; Natali Jones.
Genre: Romance/Thriller
Studio: New World Pictures
Official Site: echoesofinnocence.com/default.cfm
Memorable Quote: "Virginity drives the worshipper closer to God"

Rated: R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug use.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Tony Scott
Writer: Steve Barancik (story) and Richard Kelly (screenplay)
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Keira Knightley; Mickey Rourke; Lucy Liu; Christopher Walken
Tagline: I Am a Bounty Hunter
Studio: New Line Cinema
Memorable Quote: "My name is Domino Harvey"
Release Date: October 14, 2005

Rated: PG-13 for drug content, thematic elements, crude sexual references and some violence.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Darren Grant
Writer: Tyler Perry (stage play); Tyler Perry (screenplay)
Cast: Steve Harris; Kimberly Elise; Cicely Tyson... complete cast
Tagline: Time heals the heart. Faith heals the rest.
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Memorable Quote: "Even though I almost destroyed it, I know you still have a heart."

Rated: R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Mikael Håfström
Writer: Stuart Beattie (screenplay); James Siegel (novel)
Cast: Clive Owen; Jennifer Aniston; Vincent Cassel; Melissa George.
Tagline: They Never Saw it Coming.
Memorable Quote: "I'll bet you $20 that I can kiss you without ever touching your lips."
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Genre: Thriller/Drama

Rated: PG-13 for horror violence/terror, some sexual references, nudity, language and a brief drug reference.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Christina Ricci; Shannon Elizabeth; Jesse Eisenberg.
Tagline: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "I guess there's no such thing as safe sex with a werewolf."

Rated: R for language, sexual content and some violence.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Paul Haggis
Writer: Paul Haggis (story); Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Cast: Don Cheadle; Sandra Bullock; Matt Dillon; Jennifer Esposito; Brendan Fraser... complete cast
Tagline: You think you know who you are. You have no idea.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Memorable Quote: "In L.A. nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass"

Rated: PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.
Runtime: 76 mins.
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: John August; Pamela Pettler
Cast: Johnny Depp; Helena Bonham Carter; Emily Watson... complete cast
Tagline: Rising to the Occasion.
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Release Date: September 23, 2005
Studio: Warner Brothers
Memorable Quote: "Can a heart still break if it's stopped beating?"

Rated: R for violence and demonic images
Runtime: 121 mins.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Jamie Delano & Garth Ennis (comic book Hellblazer): Kevin Brodbin (story)
Cast: Keanu Reeves; Rachel Weisz; Shia LaBeouf; Djimon Hounsou... complete cast
Tagline: Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him.
Genre: Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "What if I told you that God and the Devil made a wager?"

Rated: PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language.
Runtime: 144 mins.
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Cliff Hollingsworth
Cast: Russell Crowe; Renee Zellweger; Connor Price; Paul Giamatti... complete cast
Tagline: When America was on its knees, he brought us to our feet.
Genre: Drama/Sport
Memorable Quote: "Just give me another fight, Joe."

ated: PG for some crude humor and mild language.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Sam Harper (written by) Craig Titley (characters)
Cast: Steve Martin; Bonnie Hunt; Piper Perabo; Hilary Duff
Memorable Quote: "Hey every dad is entitled to one hideous shirt, and one horrible sweater. It's part of the dad code. "
Tagline: This Christmas, you better watch out!
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Opens: December 21, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox