McCook Daily Gazette: Entertainment

Movie Review - Hancock (07/03/08)
Movie Review - Hancock Starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. Hancock is the story of a drunken superhero who manages to mess things up as he saves people. Soon the entire city wishes Hancock would just stop helping as he causes lots of damage the city has to pay for. Hancock saves a public relations man and to return the favor, he vows to turn Hancock's image around and make the city cheer him on...

Movie Review - Wall*E & Wanted (06/30/08)
Dual Movie Review - Wall*E & Wanted I watched both movies this weekend and couldn't decide which one to review, so I did both! First up, Wall*E. Rated G and starring the voices of Sigourney Weaver and John Ratzenberger. Wall*E is the story of a lonesome robot on a future earth. ...

Movie Review - Get Smart (06/23/08)
Movie Review - Get Smart Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson and Alan Arkin. Rated PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence, and language. Running time of 1 hour and 50 minutes. Get Smart is a remake or rather a new take on the television series of the same name. ...

Movie Review - The Incredible Hulk (06/17/08)
Movie Review - The Incredible Hulk Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, and William Hurt Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images, and brief suggestive content. Run Time of 114 Minutes. So I watched the first Hulk movie back when it came out in 2003. ...

Movie Review - Indiana Jones (05/22/08)
Movie Review - Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Starring Harrison Ford, Shia LeBeouf, Cate Blanchett, and Karen Allen. Directed by Steven Spielburg. Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images. Run time of 124 minutes. Indy's back after a 19 year break and not much has changed. ...

Movie Review - Prince Caspian (05/19/08)
Movie Review - Prince Caspian Starring Ben Barnes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, and Peter Dinklage Rated PG for epic battle action and violence. As I said in the pre-review, this particular movie is a sequel to the previous flick in the Narnia series, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Both movies are based on books in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. The main four children actors/actresses are back in there main roles and thus the movie begins...

THE PRE-REVIEW - Prince Caspian (05/15/08)
Pre-Review - Prince Caspian This is a new way of bringing the latest movies to you. I have searched the internet for information and reviews from critics who have already seen the new Chronicles of Narnia flick, Prince Caspian. With these in mind, I intend to form an opinion going into the movie...

Movie Review - Iron Man (05/05/08)
Movie Review - Iron Man Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard, and Jeff Bridges. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and brief suggestive content. Run time of 126 minutes. "IT WAS INTENSE!" was the first words uttered by Brady Dame after watching Iron Man. ...

Movie Review - The Forbidden Kingdom (04/28/08)
Movie Review - The Forbidden Kingdom Starring Jackie Chan & Jet Li Rated PG-13 for sequences of martial arts and some violence. The Forbidden Kingdom is the story of an American teenager named Jason who is obsessed with Kung-Fu. He is trapped into using his influence with an elder pawn shop keeper to let a few bad teenagers break in to steal money. ...

Movie Review - 21 (04/21/08)
Movie Review - 21 Starring Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, and Laurence Fishburne. Rated PG-13 for violence and sexual content including partial nudity. Run Time of 2 hours and 3 minutes. First off, let's get the facts straight. This is a movie based on a book written by the guy that did it all, so yes, this is a true story. ...

Movie Review - Nim's Island (04/07/08)
Movie Review - Nim's Island Starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler Rated PG with a running time of 1 hour and 35 minutes. Nim's Island is the story of Nim(Abigail Breslin), who has lost her mother at sea and lives on an island with her father(Gerard Butler). ...

Movie Review - 10,000 B.C. (03/10/08)
Movie Review - 10,000 B.C. Starring Steven Strait and Camilla Bell and Directed by Roland Emmerich(Independance Day, Day after Tommorrow). Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence. Run Time of 1 hour and 49 minutes. 10,000 BC is the latest film from Director Roland Emmerich who likes the big-budget action/adventure film. ...

Movie Review - Semi-Pro (03/03/08)
Movie Review - Semi-Pro Starring Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, and Will Arnett. Rated R for language and some sexual content. Run time of 85 minutes. Semi-Pro is the latest in a string of Will Ferrell movies that place him in the world of sports. ...

Movie Review - The Spiderwick Chronicles (02/18/08)
Movie Review - The Spiderwick Chronicles Starring Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathaim, and Nick Nolte. Rated PG for scary creature action and violence, peril, and some thematic elements. Run time of 97 minutes. The Spiderwick Chronicles is based on the best selling book series of the same name by authors Tony DeTerlizzi and Holly Black. ...

Movie Review - Jumper (02/14/08)
Movie Review - Jumper Starring Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, and Jamie Bell. Directed by Doug Liman. Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language, and brief sexuality. Run time of 90 minutes. Jumper is a sci-fi movie based on the book by Steven Gould. ...

Movie Review - Fool's Gold (02/11/08)
Movie Review - Fool's Gold Starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland, and Alexis Dziena. Directed by Andy Tennant. Rated PG-13 for action violence, some sexual material, brief nudity, and language. 113 Minute Run Time. Let me start this review by explaining a few things you have to do before watching Fool's Gold. ...

Movie Review - Cloverfield (02/04/08)

Movie Review - Juno (01/22/08)
Movie Review - Juno Starring Ellen Page & Micheal Cera. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, and language. Runtime of 96 minutes. Juno is an independant movie. It's got a big budget for a independant film and has some big name actors playing smaller roles, but overall Juno is a product of the independant film cycle. ...

Movie Review - The Bucket List (01/14/08)
Movie Review - The Bucket List Starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Directed by Rob Reiner. Rated PG-13 for language including a sexual reference. Running Time of 1 hour and 37 minutes. The Bucket List had great beginnings if only because the two lead actors are both amazing at what they do. ...

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