Theater or Renter: January 2009

Theater or Renter: January includes 5 SF movies The Unborn, My Bloody Valentine 3-D, Inkheart, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Uninvited.  Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?

Rules of the Game: Watch the trailers. Rate the Trailer. Then share with us your comments: does the movie, it’s trailer and buzz make you want to watch it in the theater, rent it, or not interested at all, and why?


















The Unborn:
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Release Date:  JANUARY 9th 2009

Listed as: Horror, supernatural Thriller

Studio: Rogue Pictures

Director: David S. Goyer

Produced by: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller

Written by: David S. Goyer

Stars:  Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino

The Plot / Story: Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven.  It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds, desperately searching for a new body to inhabit.  And sometimes it actually succeeds.  A young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her and threatens everyone she loves.  The source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany - a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession.  With the curse unleashed, her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born.  (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
My Bloody Valentine 3-D:
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Release Date: JANUARY 16th 2009

Listed as:  Horror, Thriller

Studio: Lionsgate

Director: Patrick Lussier

Produced by: John Dunning, Andre Link, Jack L. Murray, Mike Paseornek, John Sacchi

Written by: Original story: Stephen Miller, Screenplay: zane Smith, Todd Farmer

Stars: Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins

The Plot / Story: Ten years later, Tom Hanniger returns to Harmony on Valentine's Day, still haunted by the deaths he caused. Struggling to make amends with his past, he grapples with unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Sarah, who is now married to his best friend, Axel, the town sheriff. But tonight, after years of peace, something from Harmony's dark past has returned. Wearing a miner's mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer is on the loose. And as his footsteps come ever closer, Tom, Sarah and Axel realize in terror that it just might be Harry Warden who's come back to claim them. A 3-D movie.  (Wikipedia)
Inkheart:
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Release Date:   JANUARY 23rd 2009

Listed as:  Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Studio: New Line Cinema

Director: Iain Softley

Produced by: Cornelia Funke, Ileen Maisel, Barry Mendel

Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay) Cornelia Funke (novel) Gary David Goldberg

Stars:  Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent

The Plot / Story: Based on a German Novel called Inkheart.  When Mo reads aloud from books, he has the ability to make the characters come out of the book, into real life. Mo discovered his power when his daughter Meggie, was just a baby. Mo read aloud from the book Inkheart, which caused several of the book's wicked characters, including Capricorn, to literally come to life. But while he read them out of the book, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother, Teresa into the story. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)U
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans:
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Release Date:   JANUARY 23rd 2009

Listed as:  Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Studio: Screen Gems

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

Produced by: Len Wiseman, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Skip Williamson

Written by: Len Wiseman, Danny McBride

Stars:  Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Shane Brolly

The Plot / Story: The prequel will trace the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Viktor's daughter Sonja, in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)
The Uninvited:
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Release Date:   JANUARY 30th 2009

Listed as:  Drama, Horror, Thriller

Studio: DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures

Director: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard

Produced by: Michael Grillo, Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Riyoko Tanaka

Written by: Screenplay: Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard    Original Screenplay: Kim Jee-Woon

Stars: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbelm, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar

The Plot / Story: Anna Rydell returns home to her father and sister, Alex, after spending time in hospital following the tragic death of her mother. Her recovery suffers a setback when she discovers her father has become engaged to her mother's former nurse, Rachael. That night, Anna is visited by the ghost of her mother, who warns her of Rachael's intentions. Together, Anna and Alex try to convince their father that his current fiancée is not who she pretends to be, and what should have been a happy family reunion becomes a lethal battle of wills between stepdaughters and stepmother. Based on the Korean move A Tale of Two Sisters (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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