“Foreign contaminant!”
The Scoop: 2008 G, directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, and Jeff Garlin
Tagline: After 700 years of doing what he was built for – he’ll discover what he’s meant for.
Summary Capsule: Robots in love. Awww. Plus, humans suck.
“There are things that go bump in the night. And we are the ones who bump back.”
The Scoop: 2004 12A, directed by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair and John Hurt.
Tagline: Give Evil Hell
Summary Capsule: Good supernatural monsters fight against evil supernatural monsters with the help of the government and avert all kinds of Armageddon badness.
“My mother told me to be wary of fauns.”
The Scoop: R 2006, directed by Guilllermo Del Toro and starring Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones and Sergi Lopez.
Tagline: Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine.
Summary Capsule: A young girl brought to live in rural countryside with her pregnant mother and new Fascist army captain stepfather discovers that she is the reincarnation of an underworldly princess and must act fast to reclaim her prior life and throne. Read the rest of this entry »
“One compass remains, and only one who can read it.”
The Scoop: PG-13 2007, directed by Chris Weitz and starring Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman and Sam Elliot.
Tagline: There are worlds beyond our own. The Compass will show the way.
Summary Capsule: Little girl takes on villains who are definitely not the Catholic Church with the help of a cowboy, a witch, some gypsies, a bear and her soul. Read the rest of this entry »
No school like the old school.”
The Scoop: 2004 PG, directed by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, and Jason Lee
Tagline: Save The Day
Summary Capsules: More than a decade after superheroes went into hiding to avoid litigation and public condemnation, one super-powered family is forced to save the world and in doing so teach us all what it means to be a superhero.
“Hello, my freaky darlings.”
The Scoop: 2003 PG-13, directed by Stephen Norrington and starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shaw, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Richard Roxburgh.
Tagline: Prepare for the extraordinary.
Summary Capsule: Characters from Victorian literature team up to save the world. Read the rest of this entry »
“Gentlemen… the lunchbox has landed.”
The Scoop: 1997 R, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Steve Huison, and William Snape
Tagline: Six men. With nothing to lose. Who dare to go…
Summary Capsule: Six out of work steel workers decide to make extra money stripping. I’d try to be funny, but isn’t that pretty amusing right there?
“Women don’t like to be referred to as fat mammals”
The Scoop: 1999 R, directed by Jay Roach and starring Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, and Mary McCormack
Tagline: A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness
Summary Capsule: Mountain men take on city boys in the grudge match of the century… don’t forget to back the toasty undies!
“Look, buddy, I don’t take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is ‘artistic’”
The Scoop: 1984 G, directed by Frank Oz and starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, and Dave Goelz
Tagline: No tagline
Summary Capsule: The Muppets try to take on Broadway, and Miss Piggy shanghais Kermit into marriage.
“We’re out in the desert, so bring some beer!”
The Scoop: 1992 PG-13, directed by Carroll Ballard and starring Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, and Stellan Skarsgård
Tagline: The only thing better than winning the America’s Cup is losing it… and winning it back.
Summary Capsule: Will must win the Americas Cup, or die trying. Well, not really. But doesn’t that sound exciting?
