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All ratings are out of a total of five stars 5 out of 5. Here are reviews of movies (now with links to movie "trailers"/previews) currently playing (see Showtimes) in Charlotetown and Summerside (updated Thursday November 5, 2009 (with update on Friday November 6) ):

Our TOP TWO movie picks this week (see reviews below):

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New Releases (week of Thursday November 5, 2009 (with update on Friday November 6) )

    3

    A Christmas Carol
    Animated version of Charles Dickens classic novel about a Victorian-era miser (voice: Jim Carey) taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions (other voices: Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, Colin Firth, Michael J. Fox)
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    4.5

    Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
    A Harlem, overweight, illiterate teen (Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe) pregnant with her second child, gets enrolled in an alternative school to turn her life around.
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    1.5

    The Box
    A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple (Cameron Diaz, James Marsden), who open it and become instantly wealthy. Only later do they realize that opening the box also kills someone they do not know.
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    2

    The Fourth Kind
    Fact-based thriller with an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in Alaska over 40 years with accusations of a federal cover up. (Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Corey Johnson)
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    3.5

    The Men Who Stare at Goats
    A broken-hearted journalist (Ewan McGregor) in Iraq runs into the story of a lifetime when he meets a guy (George Clooney)claiming to be a former member of a U.S. Army Battalion employing paranormal powers in their missions.
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Coming Next Week

    Planet 51
    Animated: An American astronaut (Dwayne Johnson) is the first to land on Planet 51, only to discover a civilization of little green people, who are afraid of alien invaders.
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    The Twilight Saga: New Moon
    After Bella (Kristen Stewart) recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward (Robert Pattinson) and his vampire family
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    The Blind Side
    A poor, oversized and under-educated teenager (Quinton Aaron)is recruited by a major college football program where he is groomed (by Sandra Bullock) into an athletically and academically successful NFL prospect.
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    Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)
    A blind writer (Lluís Homar) finally decides to heal his wounds from 14 years back, when he was directing his last movie. (also starring Penlope Cruz)
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    Red Cliffs
    Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in 3rd century ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs, wehre 2000 Chinese ships were burned. Directed by John Woo.
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Recent Releases

2

17 Again
A middle-aged guy (played by Matthew Perry) with regrets about how his life turned out, wishes he could go back to high school and change it, and wakes up as seventeen again (played by Zac Efron) with the chance to rewrite his life.
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4

500 Days of Summer
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman named Summer (Zooey Deschanel) who doesn't believe in true love, and the young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt who falls for her.
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3

9
When 9 (voice: Elijah Wood) comes to life in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, but he discovers a small community of others like him hiding from fearsome machines roaming the earth intent on their extinction, until they begin to take the offensive (other voices: John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer).
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3

A Serious Man
A dark comedy about a Midwestern professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) who life unravels when his wife (Sari Lennick) is about to leave him, because his inept & unemployable brother (Richard Kind) won't move out of the house.
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3

Adam
A lonely man (Hugh Dancy) with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, a cute writer (Rose Byrne) and gets to know her family (Peter Gallagher,Amy Irving )
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4

Aliens in the Attic
In Maine, a group of kids (Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Austin Robert Butler) must protect their vacation home and family (Kevin Nealon) from invading aliens
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3

All About Steve
Convinced that a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper)is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler (Sandara Bullock) trails him all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
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3

Amelia
The life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart (Hillary Swank), who disappeared in 1937 flying over the Pacific Ocean in round-the-world flight attempt (also starring Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor).
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3

An Education
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl (Carey Mulligan) in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes in a whirlwind romance with a playboy (Peter Sarsgaard) nearly twice her age.
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2.5

A Perfect Getaway
Two couples (Steve Zahn & Milla Jovovich, Timothy Olyphant & Kiele Sanchez) on a Hawaiian backpacking vacation adventure learn that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.
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3.5

Astro Boy
When a scientist's (voice: Nicolas Cage) young son dies, he secretly creates a powerful robot child (Freddie Highmore)to replace him, however the robot uses it's incredible powers to become a world famous super-hero, and faces his biggest challenge when an alien race threatens Earth (other voices: Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland)
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3.5

Bandslam
After his mom (Lisa Kudrow) gets a job transfer, the new kid in town(Gaelan Connell), a popular girl (Vanessa Hudgens) and a group of misfits assemble a fledgling rock band, and achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the Battle ofthe Bands.
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3.5

Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore (Michael Moore) explores the price that America pays for its love of capitalism, looking atindividual sturggling families among the 14,000 jobs lost every day.
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Chéri
Set in 1920s Paris, where the son (Rupert Friend) of a courtesan forced to end his relationship with the older woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) who educated him in the ways of love, and retreats into a fantasy world.
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3

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
A young boy (Chris Massoglia) meets a mysterious man (John C. Reilly) at a freak show (who turns out to be a Vampire) and decides to run off with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
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4

Coco Before Chanel (Coco avant Chanel)
The story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's (Audrey Tautou) rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.
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3.5

Cold Souls
Paul (Paul Giamatti) is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Uncle Vanya, looks into a New York tech company that can deep-freeze souls.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
4

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Animated: Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where a scientist's solution to world hunger causes food to fall from the sky like rain, but too much. (voices: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg)
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Couples Retreat movie3.5

Couples Retreat
Four couples (Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Kali Hawk) choose a tropical-island resort vacation, and one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, but quickly learn that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.
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2.5

Fame
A musical following the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts, learning their craft under top teachers (Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, Debbie Allen)
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4

Fly Me to the Moon
Animated: Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon. (voices: Tim Curry, Robert Patrick, Kelly Ripa, Buzz Aldrin, Trevor Gagnon). [View Movie Trailer]

3.5

Food, Inc.
An unflattering look (by Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser) inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
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2.5

G-Force
A specially trained military squad of guinea pigs (voices: Bill Nighy, ill Arnett, Zach Galifianakis) is dispatched to stop a billionaire from his diabolical plot to take over the world using household appliances.
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3.5

Gamer
Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Gerard Butler) from a game called "Slayers" looks to regain his independence while taking down the game's mastermind (Michael C Hall).
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2.5

Halloween II
A woman (Scout Taylor-Compton) tries to come to terms with her brother's (Tyler Mane) deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; while he prepares for another reunion with his sister.
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2.5

I Can Do Bad All by Myself
When Madea (Tyler Perry) catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers (Hope Olaide Wilson, Kwesi Boakye, Frederick Siglar) looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and returns the young delinquents to their only relative, their aunt April (Taraji P. Henson).
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4

Inglourious Basterds
A group of Jewish-American soldiers (Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender) in World War II known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Nazi-occupied France and the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis, assisted by a French-Jewish teenage Parisian girl (Shosanna Dreyfus).
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3.5

Jennifer's Body
A cheerleader (Megan Fox), newly "possessed" turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates, and her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) tries to end her shnanigans.
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2.5

Law Abiding Citizen
An everyday guy (Gerard Butler) who's family are killed in a home invasion decides to take justice into his own hands after a district attorney's (Jamie Foxx) plea bargain gives one of the killers a light sentence.
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4

My Sister's Keeper
A young girl (Abigail Breslin) seeks medical emancipation from her parents (Camron Diaz, Jason Patric) who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva / Olivia Hancock) remain alive
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2.5

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
A security guard (Ben Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jebediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped there by mistake.
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3

Paranormal Activity
After moving into a suburban home, a couple (Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat ) becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence
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2.5

Ponyo
A 5-year-old boy (voice: Yuria Nara) has a relationship with a goldfish princess (voice: Akiko Yano), who longs to become human.
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3.5

Rudo y Cursi
Two siblings (Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna) in Mexico rival each other inside the world of professional soccer, and in their love lives.
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2

Saw VI
Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's (Tobin Bell) legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
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2.5

Sorority Row
A group of sorority sisters (Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Margo Harshman) try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
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5

Star Trek
The early days of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members (Jennifer Morrison, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana, Winona Ryder, Karl Urban).
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3

The Cove
Documentary about a group of animal rights activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both shocking animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
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3

The Final Destination
After a teen's (Bobby Campo) premonition of a deadly race-car crash saves the lives of some of his peers, but Death sets out after the survivors anyway.
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3.5

The Hangover
Las Vegas wedding goes awry, and the three groomsmen (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianaki) search for their about-to-be-wed buddy (Justin Bartha) they lost during their drunken misadventures by retracing their steps (incuding a Mike Tyson cameo).
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4

The Informant!
A cemopdic look at the U.S. government (Scott Bakula) going after an agri-business giant for price-fixing, using evidence from their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon).
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4

The September Issue
A documentary chronicling Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour's preparations for the 2008 fall-fashion issue.
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2.5

The Stepfather
Returning home from military school a teen (Penn Badgley) finds his mother (Sela Ward) happily living with her new boyfriend (David Harris), of whom he becomes more and more suspicious.
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3.5

This Is It
Interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London
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2

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
The Trailer Park Boys (Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth) are getting out of prison and sy they're starting a legit business, but need to get caught up on 2 years of lost drinking time.
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2.5

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
After the young hero (Shia LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers, Decepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take home prisoner but he, international armies, and and Optimus Prime (voice: Peter Cullen) form an alliance for a second epic battle.
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4

Up
Animated: 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (voice: Edward Asner) sets out to see the wilds of South America by tying thousands of balloons to his house, but after getting aloft realizes he has a child stowaway.
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4.5

Where the Wild Things Are
In this children's story, Max (voice: Max Records) is a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, and creates a fantasy world with ferocious forest creatures that crown him as their ruler. (other voices: Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker).
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3

Whip It
A small-town Texas indie-rock loving misfit (Ellen Page) deals with her small-town misery when she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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3.5

Whiteout
At Antarctica's McMurdo Station, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) seeks to identify and capture a killer, before the sun sets for six months and deep winter sets in.
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4

Zombieland
wo men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies, one (Jesse Eisenberg) a wuss, the other (Woody Harrelson) a gun-toting bad-ass.
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