'Prometheus' (2012)

Building on its international frenzy, Fox's 'Prometheus' debuted at $3.561 million in midnight screenings at nearly 1400 locations.  Those numbers include over $1 million from 294 IMAX theaters.

The film had already gained $51 million in revenues from overseas venues when it opened last weekend.

Storyline:

'Prometheus' is a movie about a team of scientists who journey through our universe on a ship by that name.  Their goal is to investigate the possibility of alien life forms.  When the team becomes stranded on an unknown world, they will find horrors that not only force their survival to become jeopardized, but that of all mankind.



Genre:  Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure

Director:
Ridley Scott

Writers: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof
 
Stars:  Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender
 

Additional storyline: 

It's 2089, Earth's future.  Due to the discovery of a spacecraft from another world that turns up on Earth, archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Repace) and her boyfriend Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) go through remnants from unconnected ancient cultures.  The discovery of a star map urges Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce), the founder of CEO of the Weyland Corporation, to fund the USS Prometheus and follow the map to a distant moon - LV-223. Charlize Theron stars as the Mission Director, Meredith Vickers.

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'This Means War' (2012)

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Tuck and Frank (FDR) are best friends, but they're also CIA agents who've been sat on the bench because they've got a price on their heads.  Frank is a ladies man, always on the prowl.  Tuck is divorced with a son he hasn't been close to.  Trying to find a way to connect to the world again, Tuck places his profile on a dating website.  Enter Lauren.  In a twist of fate, Lauren sees Tuck's profile but also bumps into Frank offline.  In a hilarious mission impossible way, Tuck and Frank must try to get Lauren to chose one of them, even if it means that using CIA tactics of sabotage and surveillance must be used no hands barred.

Our review:  It's silly and ridiculous, yet entertaining in a strange way.  The fact that two guys could fight over the same girl happens all the time.  The botched mission in Hong Kong that benches them keeps the two guys moody and desperate for action.  The fact that Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy are thrown together in this mess is funny enough.  The executives who put this together couldn't have picked a stranger trio, but it works.  Who will win the war?  You'll have to watch to decide.

(Our rating)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure

Rated R for some sexual content

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy

Directed by:  McG

Writing Credits: Timothy Dowling and Marcus Gautesen (story), Dowling and Simon Kinberg (screenplay)

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'Dark Tide' (2012)

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Kate Mathieson is a shark expert.  One of only a few people in the world to free dive with Great White sharks, Kate and her husband, Jeff, undergo a trek to promote his videos of her as the "shark whisperer".  When an attack kills a friend and fellow diver, Kate has lost her will to get back into the water and watches her tour business fail.  With a pile of bills on her desk and her boat about to be taken from her, Jeff offers a proposal.  First, he wants her back.  Second, he wants her to take a thrill-seeking millionaire (Brady) on a shark dive - outside the cage.

Our review: Halle Berry is at her best in this movie that makes the 'Jaws' franchise look absolutely ridiculous.  Her graceful movement in the water is beauty enough to make this movie worth watching, but it is her range of authentic emotions that keep you glued to your seat.  This movie was neither predictable or boring.  All-in-all, if you love shark movies, this is the one above all others we'd recommend for our viewers.  South Africa is stunningly portrayed in this film.  Note:  Some South African words are used, but are sub-titled in English and are infrequent and are usually casual chit chat.

(Our rating)

Genre:  Adventure, Thriller, Drama 

Rated PG-13 for bloody shark attacks/disturbing images, and for mild language including sexual references

Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez and Ralph Brown

Family Guide:  Being a movie that includes a lot of swimming, you do see women and men in swimming attire (bikinis) and some cleavage, otherwise sexual talk and innuendos are mild and jokingly said and nudity is not a real issue.  This movie has some very intense scenes that include being around wild animals, animal attacks, blood, gore, animal violence and the stars involved in dangerous stunts and situations.  Small children may be frightened by these scenes, and we recommend that parents use discretion for teens as well.  Profanity is limited mainly to name calling and brief exchanges.  Alcohol usage and cigarette smoking is shown. 

Director: John Stockwell

Writing Credits: Ronnie Christensen (screenplay) and Amy Sorlie (story, screenplay)

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'The Secret World of Arrietty' (2012)

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From Walt Disney Studios and Studio Ghibli of Ponyo (and Academy Award-winning Spirited Away) comes the world of legendary creators Keiko Niwa and Hayao Miyazaki.  Based upon the book The Borrowers by Mary Norton, the tale is about little people called the 'Borrowers' who live peacefully behind the walls and floors in a world humans cannot dream to understand. Living off of the scraps that are left behind, these nearly invisible small people imagine their secret is safe until a tenacious 14-year-old Arrietty is spotted by 12-year-old boy Shawn who lives in his Aunt's home.  Arrietty makes Shawn promise not to reveal the secret world to protect her own family. 

Our review: The English language version of 7-time Academy Award-winning director Gary Rydstrom and Hiromasa Yonebayashi (his directorial debut) is an entertaining film about risk, friendship and the courage to face an uncertain future.  Arrietty (voiced by Bridgit Mendler) is fun to watch and the animation is fantastic!  A beautiful song, "Arriety's Song" is catchy and cute.  We identified with the characters, big and small, and found this to be a touching family movie we'd highly recommend.

(Our rating)

Genre:  Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure

Rated G

Starring: (voice talents, English) Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett and more...

Directed by:  Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Gary Rydstrom

Writing credits:  Mary Norton (novel), Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa (screenplay)

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'The Grey' (2012)

DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date:  May 15, 2012

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Based on the short story Ghost Walker by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers, Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson stars in a thriller packed with adrenaline in 'The Grey'.  John Ottway (Neeson) and his team of oil rigging 'roughnecks' have finished a job and are on their way to Anchorage for a two-week break when their plane falls from the sky into some of the most terrifyingly remote frozen vastness only the Alaskan wilderness can provide.  Using the survival skills he has, Ottway leads the group on a trek that will prove to be more than dangerous; they will be lucky if they draw their next breath.

Our review:  Liam Neeson has been handling some rather strenuous and thrilling roles as of late.  His last movies include: 'Taken' (2008), 'The A-Team' (2010), 'Unknown' (2011) and 'Wrath of the Titans' (2012).  'The Grey' adds yet one more remarkable performance to a long list of big-screen achievements for Neeson.  Neeson makes a fantastic oil rigger and survivalist; a born leader.  The fact that his team includes six other men that are all fighting for their lives in a frozen world that seems so foreign to us, makes it that much more exciting when trouble comes in both expected and unexpected ways.  Imagine hell is ice, throw in the fact that the main character (Ottway) has some excellent skills with a rifle, the fact that the group is made up of men who do better far outside normal social circles and wolves - you've got yourself a thrill-ride guaranteed to leave your gut tied in knots. 

(Our rating)

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Action, Adventure

Rated R for violence/disturbing content including bloody images, and for pervasive language

Starring:  Liam Neeson,  Dermot Mulroney and Frank Grillo

Family Guide: This movie is appropriately rated by the MPAA.  Talk of sexual acts, human sexuality and some brief nudity are present.  Intensely graphic scenes involving an airplane crash, crash victims, blood, wounds, animal attacks and death are involved throughout the movie.  Language is this film is harsh and crudely pervasive throughout.  Alcohol usage is shown. 

Directed by: Joe Carnahan

Writers: 

Joe Carnahan		(screenplay) &
Ian Mackenzie Jeffers		(screenplay, short story Ghost Walker)
Production Companies 1984 Private Defense Contractors (in association with) Liddell Entertainment Scott Free Productions

Distributed by: Open Road Films (II) (2012) (USA) (theatrical)

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