Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Movie: Hotel for Dogs (2009)
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- Director: Thor Freudenthal
- Release Date: 16 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 100 min
- Country: USA , Germany
- Genre: Comedy , Family
- MPAA: Rated PG for brief mild thematic elements, language and some crude humor.
Tagline: No stray gets turned away
Trivia: When Andi (Emma Roberts) is looking for a dress for the party, she tells her brother Bruce (Jake T. Austin) if he could create her a dress, “then you’d really be a wizard”. Jake plays a wizard in the Disney TV series "Wizards of Waverly Place" (2007).
Goofs: Continuity: When Bruce first checks in Henry near the beginning of the movie, he writes Henry’s name in green. Later when Bernie is reading from the check-in book, Henry’s name is in red.
The Uninvited (2009)
Movie: The Uninvited (2009)
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- Release Date: 30 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 87 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Horror , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing images, thematic material, sexual content, language and teen drinking.
Tagline: Fear moves in
Trivia: ‘The Uninvited’ is a remake of a 2003 Korean Horror film Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003) (literally “Rose Flower, Red Lotus”) or “A Tale of Two Sisters,” starring Su-jeong Lim and Geun-yeong Mun. It was directed by Ji-woon Kim and is the highest grossing Korean horror film to date.
Goofs: Plot holes: The girls’ mother had fitted out the boathouse as her sickroom and summons help with a small hand-ball. It is never explained how the bell could be heard in the main house.
Gran Torino (2008)
Movie: Gran Torino (2008)
“Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy an old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. Written by alfiehitchie”
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Release Date: 9 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 116 min
- Country: USA , Australia
- Genre: Crime , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.
Trivia: One of many movies which features Clint Eastwood singing, the others being: Paint Your Wagon (1969),Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970),Honkytonk Man (1982), The Beguiled (1971), Bronco Billy (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Kelly’s Heroes (1970), and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997).
Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Walt says he used the M1 Garand rifle that he points at Thao, in Korea. US Military Personnel are not allowed to keep their weapons, as they are government property. However, specific rifles, identified by serial number, were available for purchase after they were deemed obsolete or unfit for service through the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
“The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Each chapter of Jamal’s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show’s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures”
- Release Date: 23 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 120 min
- Country: UK , USA
- Genre: Crime , Drama , Romance
- MPAA: Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
Tagline: Love and money… You have mixed them both.
Trivia: When Salim goes to Javed’s den to announce that he has killed Maman, the movie playing in the theatre nearby is the Sunil Shetty starrer Maseeha (2002). Mahesh Manjrekar, who plays Javed, made his acting debut in Kaante (2002), which was released exactly a week after ‘Maseeha’.
Goofs: Factual errors: The question for 16,000k question says, “What does Lord Rama hold in his hand?” The pictorial representation shown is of Lord Shiva (all blue), but this is wrong because Lord Shiva is shown as Lord Ram.
Push (2009/II)
Movie: Push (2009/II)
“The action packed sci-fi thriller involves a group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever. Written by Anonymous”
- Director: Paul McGuigan
- Release Date: 6 February 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 111 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Sci-Fi , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, brief strong language, smoking and a scene of teen drinking.
Tagline: One push can change everything.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Movie: Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
“Paul Blart is a mild-mannered, dutiful family man who works as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. For years, he has applied to become a cop, but he always fails the physical exam because he is overweight. One day, a gang of organized criminals put the mall under siege and take hostages. Blart becomes trapped inside, and because of his sense of duty, refuses to leave. He thus becomes the police department’s eyes on the inside and attempts to stop the criminals on his own. Written by J. Rieper”
- Director: Steve Carr
- Release Date: 16 January 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 91 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Family
- MPAA: Rated PG for some violence, mild crude and suggestive humor, and language.
Tagline: Safety never takes a holiday.
Trivia: According to an interview with Jay Leno, Kevin James did all of his own stunts.
Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Amy charged Paul $9.95 for the hair piece, but neglected to charge NJ sales tax.
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
Movie: The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
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- Director: Harald Zwart
- Release Date: 6 February 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: 92 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Comedy , Family , Mystery
- MPAA: Rated PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.
Tagline: Inspect the unexpected.
Taken (2008/I)
Movie: Taken (2008/I)
“The seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father, the retired agent Bryan Mills that left the secret service to stay near Kim in California. Kim lives with her mother Lenore and her wealthy stepfather Stuart; she convinces the reluctant Bryan to sign an authorization to travel to Paris with her friend Amanda. When they arrive, they share a cab with the stranger Peter and Amanda tells to him that they are alone in Paris. When Bryan succeeds in contacting his daughter, she tells that criminals have just break in the spot and they are kidnapped by an Albanese gang of human trafficking. Bryan promises in the phone to kill the kidnapper of his daughter and immediately travels to Paris to find Kim and chase the criminals. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil”
- Director: Pierre Morel
- Release Date: 30 January 2009 (USA)
- Country: France
- Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language.
Tagline: Die Zeit für Rache ist gekommen. (The time for revenge has come.)
Trivia: The fighting art used by Liam Neeson in the film is primarily Filipino Kali with elements of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. Both fighting arts are in use in British Special Air Service (SAS) as well as US Navy Seals. Fight Coordinator/Technical Advisor Mick Gould is highly skilled in both.
Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Brian is listening to the mobile phone and the call ends, the audio sounds like a home phone cutting off instead of a mobile. However, it is actually the sound of the phone being smashed, which is confirmed later when the phone is discovered smashed.
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
Movie: He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
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- Director: Ken Kwapis
- Release Date: 6 February 2009 (USA)
- Run Time: USA:129 min
- Country: USA , Germany
- Genre: Comedy , Drama , Romance
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.
Trivia: The same-titled-book the movie is based on was a line featured in an "Sex and the City" (1998) 2003 episode “Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little”.
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