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United States, 2005
U.S. Release Date: 7/29/05 (wide)
Running Length: 1:38
MPAA Classification: PG (Violence)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cast: Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Steven Strait, Dee Jay Daniels, Nicholas Braun, Kelly Vitz, Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter
Director: Mike Mitchell
Producer: Andrew Gunn
Screenplay: Paul Hernandez and Bob Schooley & Mark McCorkle
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Music: Michael Giacchino
U.S. Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

Movie Rental Review Rating: 9/10

Official Site

Sky High is about a mother and father who are super heroes and they are hoping that their teen-age son will become a super hero also.

The father of this super hero family is Commander (Kurt Russell) and the mother goes by Jetstream (Kelly Preston), their son Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) is the 14-year old teen-age son. The parents are well renowned in the super hero biz, saving the world daily. Will is ready for high school (or should I say super hero high school) and will be starting this new high school with is best friend Layla (Danielle Panabaker) who is gifted with controlling plant life. Since Will has not gotten his super power yet, he and his best friend are classed as “side-kicks”. At school, he realizes his super power and hooks up with a senior, the girl of his dreams, Gwen Grayson (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).
The Movie Rental Review thought this was a great movie, full of eye-catching effects and interesting characters. It was a true Disney classic movie.

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Movie Rental Review: Sky High

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United States, 2004
U.S. Release Date: 11/10/04 (wide)
Running Length: 1:30
MPAA Classification: G
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cast: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Michael Jeter
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producers: Gary Goetzman, Steve Starkey, William Teitler, Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay: Robert Zemeckis & William Broyles Jr., based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg
Cinematography: Don Burgess, Robert Presley
Music: Alan Silvestri
U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers

Movie Rental Review Rating: 9/10

Official Site

The Polar Express is movie magic at its finest, guaranteed to delight viewers of all ages. This story starts Christmas Eve, with a boy unable to sleep. He is listening for sleigh bells. He really tries to believe in Santa Claus, but his sense of logic says that the annual ride is just not possible. Instead of hearing reindeer, he hears the noise of a train outside his house. “All aboard!” calls the conductor. “Where are you going?” asks the boy. “Why, the North Pole, of course! This is The Polar Express.”
The Movie Rental Review was blown away by the animation of this movie truly topnotch. This movie has to be one of the best Christmas movies I have ever seen and definitely deserves high ranking for best movie of the year.

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Movie Rental Review: The Polar Express

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United States/United Kingdom/Spain, 2005
U.S. Release Date: 5/6/05 (wide)
Running Length: 2:25
MPAA Classification: R (Strong violence, epic warfare)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Jeremy Irons, Eva Green, Brendan Gleeson, Edward Norton, Ghassan Massoud, Marton Csokas, Alexander Siddig, David Thewlis
Director: Ridley Scott
Producer: Ridley Scott
Screenplay: William Monahan
Cinematography: John Mathieson
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
U.S. Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Movie Rental Review Rating: 8/10

Official Site

Kingdom of Heaven is about lowly blacksmith who has an unknown noble father, he is charged by his father to carry on his father’s duties in Israel after his is dead. In 1184 there is a blacksmith named Balian (Orlando Bloom) who is in mourning over the recent death of his wife and child. The Baron Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson) who traveled to where Balian lives, to tell him that he is his father. After a scuffle with the town’s priest, Balian decides to follow his father to Jerusalem to cleanse all his and his wife’s sins. His wife committed suicide, and according to the Catholic doctrine, she will be sentenced to hell. They are forced to battle while on the road to Messina because, the bishop is not happy that Balian killed one of his priests. During this battle, Godfrey suffers a fatal wound, but before he passes on Godfrey knights Balian as Baron of Iblein. Some months after surviving a shipwreck, Balian arrives in Jerusalem to try to hear what God as to say to him but he hears nothing. In Jerusalem, he serves a king Baldwin IV (Edward Norton) who suffers from leprosy and the Marshall of Jerusalem, Tiberias (Jeremy Irons). There is also a Templar Knight named Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas), which takes an instant dislike to Balian. This does not stop Balian from having an affair with Guy’s wife Sibylla the Princess of Jerusalem (Eva Green). Unrest is brewing as the Arab leader Saladin (Ghassan Massoud) has massed an army of 200,000 men address the raids the Templar Knight are engaging against the local Arab people

The Movie Rental Review thought this was great film. The story and large-scale battle scenes are quit stunning. The references to the Catholic doctrine were hilarious, which made a lot of sense why during that time-period, people did the deeds they did and where highly commended.

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Movie Rental Review: Kingdom of Heaven