Genre: Action-Adventure, Sci-fi Director: Mathieu Kassovitz Producer: Alain Goldman, Mathieu Kassovitz Screenwriter: Éric Besnard, Mathieu Kassovitz, Joseph Simas Stars: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Mélanie Thierry, Charlotte Rampling, Gerard Depardieu MPAA Rating: PG-13 Film Critic SCORE = 1.0 out of 5 Stars “More inert than argon gas and given... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 120 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 22nd, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and language. Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez Overall MP SCORE = 5/10 “Like some twisted hybrid reality TV... 

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation Running Time: 98 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 15th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence throughout, brief language and momentary smoking. Directed By: Dave Filoni Starring: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane SCORE = 5/10 “Without at... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama and Thriller Running Time: 1 hr. 23 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 8th, 2008 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for strong violence, sexual content including graphic nudity and dialogue, language and drug use. Directed By: Larry Bishop Starring: Michael Madsen, Larry Bishop, Laura Cayouette, Vinnie Jones, Eric Balfour SCORE... 

Genre: Action/Adventure and Sequel Running Time: 112 min. Theatrical Release Date: August 1st, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for adventure action and violence. Directed By: Rob Cohen Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh, John Hannah SCORE = 5/10 “I can say with fairly confident assuredness that each Mummy film is inferior... 

Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel Running Time: 120 min. Theatrical Release Date: July 25th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material. Directed By: Chris C. Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly SCORE = 5/10 “Nothing... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime/Gangster, Adaptation and Sequel Running Time: 142 min. Theatrical Release Date: July 18th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace. Directed By: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman “The... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min. Theatrical Release Date: July 11th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and some language. Directed By: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Seth MacFarlane SCORE = 7/10... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Drama and Romance Running Time: 120 min. Theatrical Release Date: July 2nd, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence and language Directed By: Peter Berg Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan and Charlize Theron SCORE = 7/10 “Peter Berg has indeed taken Hancock to artistic... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster, Adaptation Running Time: 120 min. Theatrical Release Date: June 27th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality. Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common , Kristen... 

Genre: Comedy, Thriller and Adaptation Running Time: 110 min. Theatrical Release Date: June 20th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some rude humor, action violence and language. Directed By: Peter Segal Starring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terrence Stamp SCORE = 8/10 “While they might have “missed it by just that much,”... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller Running Time: 91 min. Theatrical Release Date: June 13th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for violent and disturbing images. Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Ashlyn Sanchez “Likely the first ever public service announcement horror film”... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Adaptation and Sequel Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min. Theatrical Release Date: June 13th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some frightening sci-fi images and brief suggestive content. Directed By: Louis Leterrier Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Christina Cabot “Not... 

Genre: Animation Running Time: 1 hr. 35 min. Theatrical Release Date: June 6th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of martial arts action. Directed By: John Wayne Stevenson, Mark Randolph Osborne Starring: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan, David Cross SCORE = 7/10 “Jack Black is nearly perfect... 

Genre: Suspense/Horror and Thriller Running Time: 90 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 30th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for violence/terror and language. Directed By: Bryan Bertino Starring: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Laura Margolis, Kip Weeks SCORE = 5/10 “Once the good ideas run out and reveal the generic thrills underneath, The... 

Genre: Drama, Adventure and Fantasy Running Time: 117 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 9th, 2008 (limited) MPAA Rating: R for some violent images. Directed By: Tarsem Starring: Catinca Untaru, Lee Pace, Emil Hostina, Robin Smith, Jeetu Verma Note: Listen to Slice of SciFi show #163 (Sat., May 31, 2008) for more about “The Fall” “A... 

Genre: Action/Adventure and Sequel Running Time: 2 hrs. 3 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 22nd, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images. Directed By: Steven Spielberg Starring: Harrison Ford, Shia LeBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Jim Broadbent “Indiana Jones is no longer a man of reason,... 

Written by: Miguel Lopez (SoSF Guest Contributor) I’m fresh out of a pre-screening show of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”. I feel like a kid that has just seen his favorite uncle who has been missing since childhood. I’m happy almost beyond words. Let’s get the nitpicking out of the way: this is... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation Running Time: 2 hr. 20 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 16th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for epic battle action and violence. Directed By: Andrew Adamson Starring: Peter Dinklage, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes “As the children mature, so do the Shakespearean... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/ Fantasy and Adaptation Running Time: 129 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 9th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking. Directed By: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Matthew Fox “The racing scenes... 

The first superhero movie of 2008 is Iron Man, and this one is a good way to start the summer movie season. Iron Man is based on the Marvel comic of the same name, and follows industrialist/billionaire playboy Tony Stark as he journeys from being just a celebrity businessman and weapons designer to someone who chooses to do something about changing... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation Running Time: 126 min. Theatrical Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content. Directed By: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Leslie Bibb, and Gwyneth... 

Genre: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min. Theatrical Release Date: April 18th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for sequences of martial arts action and some violence. Directed By: Rob Minkoff Starring: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou “All of the colorful and chaotic... 

Genre: Comedy and Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min. Theatrical Release Date: April 18th, 2008 MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and gore, sexuality/nudity and language. Directed By: Jay Lee Starring: Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, Roxy Saint, Joey Medina, Shamron Moore “Third-rate dialogue, third-rate acting, third-rate storytelling,... 

Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min. Theatrical Release Date: March 14th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content/nudity. Directed By: Neil Marshall Starring: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Adrian Lester, Sean Pertwee “One of the worst movies of this, or any... 

Genre: Drama, Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Remake Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min. Theatrical Release Date: March 14th, 2008 MPAA Rating: R for terror, violence and some language. Directed By: Michael Haneke Starring: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart, Michael Pitt “What makes this remake only slightly more successful than Gus... 

Genre: Action/Adventure Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min. Theatrical Release Date: March 7th, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence. Directed By: Roland Emmerich Starring: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Omar Shariff, Timothy Barlow “If you were excited by the trailer for 10,000 B.C., you’ll probably... 

Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min. Theatrical Release Date: February 29th, 2008 MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements, some innuendo and language. Directed By: Mark Palansky Starring: Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Catherine O’Hara, Peter Dinklage “Is this film... 

Genre: Comedy Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Theatrical Release Date: February 22nd, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: R for language, drug content and brief nudity. Directed By: Jon Poll Starring: Anton Yelchin, Kat Dennings, Tyler Hilton, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis “The predicament Bartlett will face is finding its audience.” Alternating between... 

Genre: Comedy Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min. Theatrical Release Date: February 22nd, 2008 (wide) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references. Directed By: Michel Gondry Starring: Jack Black, Danny Glover, Dante ‘Mos Def’ Smith, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz “Unfortunately, Gondry’s film isn’t kind enough to just let us have our laughs.”... 

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