Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1833 Films to Buy & Rent
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
- Dir. Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Rollicking animated flick in which Reese Witherspoon's "50 Ft. Woman" leads a rag–tag group of 'B–movie' monsters kept secret by the…
Night At The Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) (2009)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson…
- Sequel to 2006 mega–hit NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM sees Ben Stiller return to his role as security guard, this time on a mission to infiltrate the…
Oblivion Island (Haruka and the Magic Mirror) (2009)
- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
- Emulating Pixar's gold standard animation, this crowd pleasing 3D anime centres on a teenage girl who stumbles through a magical portal to a world…
Old Dogs (2009)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston…
- Tepid ‘house–husband’ comedy, with Travolta and Williams flexing their middle aged spread as business partners saddled with the care of…
Ours (2009)
- Dir. Emma Heke
- Kiwi 'children's doco' informs kids of the creatures, environments and eco issues that are unique to New Zealand, based around an…
Planet 51 (2009)
- Dir. Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad
- Cosmic comedy sees a less–than–stellar astronaut land on supposedly uninhabited Planet 51 only to find little green people living in what…
Princess and the Frog, The (2009)
- Dir. Ron Clements, John Musker
Feat. Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David…
- Winning animation for all ages invites the viewer to tag along with a hard working young waitress and a cocky prince as their paths cross after an…
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
- Dir. Masakazu Hashimoto
- Originating from an immensely popular Nintendo DS puzzle game, this kiddie mystery–adventure centred on the deducing skills of the titular hero…
Race To Witch Mountain (2009)
- Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Tom Everett Scott, AnnaSophia Robb…
- A flashy but bland reboot of the 1975 Disney film ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN that sees Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson play a cab driver who inadvertently…
Sesame Street - 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)
- Further highlights from the enduring educational series, this 40th anniversary release packages five hours of the Street's best and most memorable…