Renters Anonymous – March 31st, 2009

Posted by Trevor
March 31, 2009

New Releases

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slumdogSlumdog Millionaire - 7.8/10 – Trailer
Starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Tanay Chheda, Ayusha Mahesh Khedekar, Azharuddin Ismail, Rubina Ali, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
In Mumbai, the eighteen year-old orphan from the slums Jamal Malik is tortured by the policemen in a precinct accused of cheating a game show. Jamal, who has no education and works in a call center serving tea, is close to wining twenty million rupees in the show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” hosted by Prem Kumar, giving precise answers to the questions and raising suspicion of fraud. The police inspector shows the videotape and after each question, Jamal tells parts of his childhood with his brother Salim, his crush for Latika and their fight to survive on the streets to justify each correct answer, guided by his common sense and past experience, and prove his innocence.

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Recommendation: Buy

poundsSeven Pounds – 7/10 – Trailer
Starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper
Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn’t know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that’s what he thinks. But Ben hadn’t planned on falling in love with one of these people and she’s the one who will end up transforming him.

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Recommendation: Rent

marleyMarley & Me – 7.4/10 – Trailer
Starring Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston
After their wedding, newspaper writers John and Jennifer Grogan move to Florida. In an attempt to stall Jennifer’s “biological clock”, John gives her a puppy. While the puppy Marley grows into a 100 pound dog, he loses none of his puppy energy or rambunctiousness. Meanwhile, Marley gains no self-discipline. Marley’s antics give John rich material for his newspaper column. As the Grogans mature and have children of their own, Marley continues to test everyone’s patience by acting like the world’s most impulsive dog.

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Recommendation: Rent

Re-Releases

pitchblackbluPitch Black (Blu-ray) – 6.5/10
Starring Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
A transport ship containing 40 passengers heading to other worlds for, among other reasons, settling, New Mecca, and for one passenger, Riddick, another cell. The ship encounters a tiny meteor storm and crash lands on a barren planet with only 1/4 of its complement surviving. Survival is tough with Riddick on the loose and no water in sight. However, come nightfall, they have even more to fear.

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Recommendation: Rent

riddickbluThe Chronicles of Riddick (Blu-ray) – 6.2/10
Starring Vin Diesel, Dame Judi Dench, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Nick Chinlund, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos
Riddick, now a hunted man, finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. Colm Feore plays Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the tenth and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. Judi Dench is Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins.

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Recommendation: Rent

The Unrated Blogger’s Cut

So what are you looking for this week?  If you want a great quality movie, then you will want to pick up Slumdog Millionaire.  It wasn’t luck that got it that Best Picture win.  Now if you want a mystery twist film then you’ll want to pick up Will Smith’s latest film, Seven Pounds.  And now if have or have ever had a pet dog, then you will probably want to pick up Marley & Me, plus a box of tissues.  And now if you own a Blu-ray player and want some fun scifi (not syfy) action, then you’ll want to pick up Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick.

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  • Ok, great movie list. Seven Pounds is a very interesting movie, at first it is very misleading and boring, in the end it sums it out very well. Slumdog I first thought was based on a true story but it wasn't, the uniqueness of the film and the directorn really earned all the awards it won. Marley and me, was not that sad although my wife did cry when marley died.
  • Slum dog millionaire is my favorite any day, i would like to add it to my collections, thanks for the post, I appreciate it.
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