DVD Reviews

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

Rated: R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Bill Murray; Sharon Stone; Jessica Lange; Tilda Swinton; Julie Delpy ... complete cast
Tagline: Sometimes life brings some strange surprises.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm your mistress, except we're not even married

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence, and some partial nudity.
Runtime: 86 mins.
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Writer: Eric Kripke
Cast: Barry Watson; Emily Deschanel; Skye Bartusiak; Lucy Lawless... complete cast
Tagline: You thought it was a just a story... but it's real
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Listen to me Tim. It's time to grow up. Nothing supernatural happened. These feelings you're having, they're going to get worse unless you face this. Go home Tim. Spend one night in that house. It will help. "

Rated: G for General Audiences.
Runtime: 212 mins.
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenplay)
Cast: Charlton Heston; Jack Hawkins; Haya Harareet; Hugh Griffith
Tagline: The World's Most Honored Motion Picture
Genre: Action/ Drama
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Memorable Quote: "You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you fight an idea? "

Rated: PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
Runtime: 141 mins.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Bob Kane (characters); David S. Goyer (story)
Cast: Christian Bale; Michael Caine; Liam Neeson; Katie Holmes; Gary Oldman; Cillian Murphy... complete cast
Tagline: June 15, 2005.
Genre: Action/Adevnture/Crime
Memorable Quote: "A guy dresses up like a bat clearly has issues. "

Rated: PG for language and rude humor.
Runtime: 94 mins.
Director: Brian Levant
Writer: Steven Gary Banks & Claudia Grazioso
Cast: Ice Cube; Nia Long; Jay Mohr.... complete cast
Tagline: 24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
Genre: Family/Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm sure the carpet is absorbent."

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Writer: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi
Cast: Charlize Theron; Marton Csokas; Jonny Lee Miller; Sophie Okonedo... complete cast
Tagline: The Future is Flux.
Memorable Quote: "You killed my family, so I came here to kill you."
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Genre: Action/Adventure
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rated: R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
Cast: Steve Carell; Catherine Keener; Paul Rudd ... complete cast
Tagline: Better Late Than Never.
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Memorable Quote: "Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson!"

Rated: PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.
Runtime: 108 mins.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard; Joaquin Phoenix; Adrien Brody; Sigourney Weaver ....complete cast
Genre: Thriller/Drama/Horro
Tagline: Run. The truce is ending.
Memorable Quote: "the creatures have never attacked us for that reason"