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Elf [2003]

starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen
directed by: Jon Favreau

Release Date November 07, 2005
My favourite Christmas film. Will is excellent in this "laugh out loud" festive comedy. Watched it in the cinema when it came out and bought the DVD. Basic storyline is baby lived in orphanage - got caught in santa's sack when he delivered presents. Got taken back my mistake to Santa's homeland. Grew up with the elves and eventually realised he was "different". Set sail to New York to find his Dad. Finds life in NYC both fun and hard to deal with. Eventually finds his dad who is on Santa's naughty list!! Bonds with his new found family - but upsets an important client of his new found dad and is thrown out. Eventually finds love and restore NYC's christmas cheer.....A feel good, christmasy, fun filled film.

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The Happening [2008]

starring: Zooey Deschanel, Betty Buckley, Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo
directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Release Date November 03, 2008
I cant believe the positive reviews for this movie, it is honestly the worst movie ive seen for ages. Im annoyed i wasted £14 on it on a whim as i liked the concept. Some of the worst acting ive ever seen, awful awful. Dont waste 90 minutes of your life on this, the whole thing is laughable, not scary at all.

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Bridge To Terabithia [2007]

starring: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison
directed by: Gabor Csupo

Release Date October 15, 2007
Watched this on a rainy Sunday afternoon with my six year old. Next rainy Sunday afternoon I might watch something a bit more upbeat. Schindlers List perhaps!

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The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2 Disc Limited Collector's Edition) [2007]

starring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell, Sam Shepard, Mary Louise Parker
directed by: Andrew Dominik

Release Date March 31, 2008
Strange how many people find a short condemnation of something unhelpul.
Both my wife and I agreed that this was the most tedious film we have ever watched through to the finish. Much of the dialogue needed to be read in subtitles. The pace was deadly slow. This was a case where real life produced a wholly unattractive set of characters doing awful things. How ironic that the murder of a brutal thug should be followed by universal condemnation of his killer who in turn was murdered by someone susequently granted a pardon!
Historic curiousity attracted me to the film. I should have stuck to Wickpedia.

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Tin Man - 2 Disc Collectors Edition [2007]

starring: Kathleen Robertson, Alan Cumming, Richard Dreyfuss, Neal McDonough, Zooey Deschanel
directed by: Nick Willing

Release Date September 08, 2008
Anyone who is a fan of the timeless, majestic, Frank L.Baum classic 'The Wizard of Oz' should see this. Where the wonderful Musical 'Wicked' only undermines the positive feelings we have for 'Oz' - Tin man re-inforces just how good the original 70 year old (?) Classic film is. This remake combines disappointingly poor direction from Englishman Nick Willing, who seems completely divorced from the original story; an appaling script from Sickle & Mitchell (may namesake!); and a completely cardboard lead from Zooey Deschanel supported by a convincingly awful Allan Cumming - who proves once and for all his Tony's are about being in the right place at the right time. He is a cringingly awful half attempt at a character actor, who makes 'Karaoke' seem justified ... Read More:

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Failure To Launch [2006]

starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha, Kathy Bates, Zooey Deschanel
directed by: Tom Dey

Release Date July 17, 2006
Atrocious. If you have an IQ in positive territory you don't need to watch this.

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Almost Famous [2000]

starring: Billy Crudup, Zooey Deschanel, Patrick Fugit, Jimmy Fallon, John Fedevich
directed by: Cameron Crowe

Release Date April 16, 2007
... that I was alive then. I love all the music in the movie and it feels very real in a unbelievable and fantastic rock and roll world.

Jason Lee is superb (as is everyone in this rich and talented cast) and the band Stillwater are so good you wish they had released a record themselves (since they did play the music and sing in the movie)

If you have somehow passed this movie over before or dont even like this music, the heart and relationships in the movie will make up for that.

This movie warrants many MANY viewings and gets better with each one.

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The Happening [Blu-ray] [2008]

starring: Zooey Deschanel, Betty Buckley, Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo
directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Release Date November 03, 2008
In defence of the (not much) happening. I found it to be a genuinely suspensful thriller, while the plot seemed a little far fetched and lacked the nessersary impact intended it wasn't completely terrible.
The acting isn't awful but the actors are playing awkward people and less intense and slower witted than they are normally associated with.
Where the film succeeds is the tensions, playing on our fear of the unknown. If you enjoyed, signs, sixth sense and the village then I have no doubt you will enjoy the happening.

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The Happening (2 Disc edition with Bonus Digital Copy) [2008]

starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, Betty Buckley, John Leguizamo
directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Release Date November 03, 2008
The idea behind this movie was excellent, and for the first 15 minutes I thought this would be a great movie. However, the film actually gets boring. There's no real reason given for the problems and a very, very strange sub-plot between the two main actors, for which you can only think 'so what'.

Real shame, was looking forward to this, but a huge disappointment and not worth buying.

CD-Charts Position 10
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2 Disc Steelbook Collector's Edition) [2005]

starring: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Fry
directed by: Garth Jennings

Release Date June 09, 2008
The idea behind this movie was excellent, and for the first 15 minutes I thought this would be a great movie. However, the film actually gets boring. There's no real reason given for the problems and a very, very strange sub-plot between the two main actors, for which you can only think 'so what'.

Real shame, was looking forward to this, but a huge disappointment and not worth buying.