Theater or Renter: July 2009

Theater or Renter: July 2009 includes 5 SF movies Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, G-Force, Orphan, Aliens in the Attic,.  Will we watch? Will we rent? or do we even care?

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Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs:

Release Date:  1 July 2009

Listed as:  Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Produced by: Lori Forte, John Donkin

Written by: Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Yoni Brenner

Stars: Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Chris Wedge

The Plot / Story: After the events of Ice Age: The Meltdown, life begins to change for Mannyand his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and his new wife Ellie are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in an underground world where dinosaurs roam free, and where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.(Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:

Release Date:  15 July 2009

Listed as:  Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Studio: Warner Bros.

Director: David Yates

Produced by: David Heyman, David Barron

Written by: Screenplay: Steve Kloves, Novel: J. K. Rowling

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Alan Rickman, Tom Felton, Helen McCrory

The Plot / Story: As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously "This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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G-Force:

Release Date:  24 July 2009

Listed as:  Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Studio:  Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Director: Hoyt Yeatman

Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer

Written by: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Will Arnett, Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis

The Plot / Story: A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

Orphan:

Release Date:  24 July 2009

Listed as:  Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Studio: Dark Castle Entertainment

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Produced by: Joel Silver, Susan Downey

Written by: Screenplay: David Leslie Johnson, Story: Alex Mace

Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett

The Plot / Story: A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

Aliens in the Attic:

Release Date:  31 July 2009

Listed as:  Adventure, Fantasy

Studio: Regency Enterprises

Director: John Schultz

Produced by: Barry Josephson

Written by: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg

Stars: Robert Hoffman, Ashley Tisdale, Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler

The Plot / Story: In Maine, a group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens. (Wikipedia) (The Official Site)

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