What the Film

Marley & Me stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. It’s a story about a family and the world’s worst dog. The dog is a male Labrador who doesn’t follow their orders and is such a menace but don’t expect this movie to be a laugh-hard type as you would be shocked at how it turns out in the end.

The story is well written and they did not make it a movie about a dog that saved the world and touched the hearts of everyone but it talks about a menace dog who did nothing extraordinary except for being their dog. Marley grew up as their family also grew and he became a part of their family even though at times they just want to give up on him.

When he got pretty old, Marley had a condition with his stomach. The veterinarian said he may not make it to the night but Owen’s character said that Marley is a superdog and he is sure he will make it and sure enough, he recovered and went home only to get a second attack again. The second attack was inevitable and they already knew they had to euthanize him as there’s nothing the vet can do. It is at this moment that you will surely start to cry. I sure did… we all did.

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This is one of Ben Stiller’s great movies and it’s worth watching whenever you get bored and just want to watch a fun movie at home. The Night at the Museum is a movie for kids and adults alike. It has a great message too!

Ben Stiller’s character, Larry Daley was desperately in need of a job so he won’t leave for his son’s sake. He didn’t have a good resume but because of his situation, the woman who was about to give him a job gave him the address of the museum that was looking for a night watcher.

He went there and got hired so he became the night watcher guy for the Museum of Natural History. Little did he know that he was in for a big surprise. All the displays come to life at night. He noticed the dinosaur was gone and when he tried to look for it, it was there drinking water from the water fountain. It was a total chaos!

The movie is so much fun! Other characters such as President Roosevelt, Pocahontas and the little people give so much life into the movie. Especially with the love story behind Mr. Roosevelt and Pocahontas.

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Who doesn’t love Jackie Chan movies? Jackie Chan together with Jet Li equals a great and heart pumping movie directed by Rob Minkoff.
The story begins when a young American boy became the protector of the legendary stick weapon that was said to be owned by the Monkey King. It was kept by the Chinese pawnshop owner who was hurt after being attacked by young American looters. When the young American boy fell after being attacked, he woke up halfway across the world- in China!
He met Jackie Chan’s Character Lu Yan who helped him look for the Monkey King. Their journey was long and they met the Silent Monk and the Golden Sparrow during their journey and all 4 came to look for the stoned body of the Monkey King. Monkey King fought with the evil Jade Warlord and he loss after being tricked during their battle. The evil Jade Warlord heard about the 4’s quest and sent scores of warriors to stop them but they all could not match the 4’s fighting capacities.
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James McAvoy, who stars as Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia, teams up with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman in this action packed film that has unbelievable fight scenes, fast cars, daring train rides and secret societies.

Wanted starts off with Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) who has stress written all over his face but he still takes it all in. He works at a job that he doesn’t like particularly because of his domineering and pompous boss. He does have a girlfriend who lives with him but sleeps with his best friend. And to counter all these, he takes medication to slow down his heart whenever he feels too pressured or agitated.

One day, he goes to the pharmacy to have his meds refilled. Out of nowhere, a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) is standing next to him telling him that his dad was one of the greatest assassins in the world and that he has been murdered. As he tries to argue with her, a man appears and shoots them and the woman opens fire and tries to save Gibson as he flees for his life. After an awesome car chase (poor Corvette), the woman brings him to a secret place where a society of assassins, The Fraternity, is located.

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Watching the animation movie Finding Nemo is really entertaining. Marlin, the father clownfish had to take care of his only son from his wife who was killed while taking care of their eggs. Nemo has one small fin which is an abnormality after his egg got damaged during the horrific incident. Well, the story actually starts when Nemo wanted to prove to his father and to himself that he can do whatever he wants without his father being too overprotective of him. Unfortunately, he got caught by a diver and he was placed in an aquarium for the little girl who likes torturing little fishes. Marlin then looked for his way to Sydney from his home at the Great Barrier Reef.

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I was in the mood to watch an action flick the other day so I decided to watch Eagle Eye which stars my current crush, “not too geeky, not too hunky” Shia LeBouf, who I’ve been watching ever since his Even Steven days.

Shia stars as Jerry, a copy machine hub employee and Michelle Monaghan as Rachel who is a doting single mom. Both have their separate worlds but then one day their fates are intertwined with a mysterious phone call from a woman. The movie starts with the military spying on a suspected terrorist and making a mistake when they kill innocent people. This lead to a strike back from the other country’s armed forces.

The scene then focuses on Jerry who soon finds himself in a terrible predicament after his almost perfect, over achiever twin brother dies. He suddenly had a lot of money in his penniless bank account, a roomful of weapons were delivered to his apartment and then a phone call from a very mysterious woman warned him about the police coming to arrest him. Rachel on the other hand has no other choice but to follow as well because the woman on the other line said that her son is being held hostage and will die if she doesn’t follow immediately.

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After the phenomenal popularity of Titanic, now Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are back together in a great film. Revolutionary Road is set, once again not in our time just like Titanic was set in the early 1900. The movie is set in 1955. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Frank while Kate Winslet plays April Wheeler. They are a couple who had been married for 7 years. To some they look like a happy couple; Frank has a job in New York City while April was a good housewife but they both know how terribly unhappy they are. Frank was unhappy with the kind of job he has and April is unhappy that she did not pursue her acting career. Both have regrets but instead of continuing the kind of life they have, April suggested on moving to France and start a new life there. Eventually Frank agreed with April’s plan.

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A student film competition has been jointly organised by NHS South Central, Thames Valley Police and Hampshire Constabulary.

Students were asked to produce a three minute film to highlight the dangers and consequences of excessive alcohol consumption to join the “One too many” competition.

The top five entries are already on YouTube and the voting has opened to the public. You can view them all at www.youtube.com/thamesvalleypoliceuk.

We watched all five of the finalist videos and we selected our favorite one. View online now on Youtube, The Inebriated Forest. The story unfolds easily and beautifully like a fairytale as the title of the film also hints, while the storyteller’s voice is smoothly travelling you along with our drunken friend. But don’t be fooled, there is a lesson to be learnt at the end of every journey…

if you fancy it send an email to Carolyn.miles@hampshire.pnn.police.uk, quoting the title of the movie  “The Inebriated Forest” and also your full name.

The winners will be announced on Wednesday 11 March at an exclusive
premier at the University of Reading. So, if you live nearby nothing
stops you from attending it as the event is free of charge (such a
relief at these credit-crunched days!) and open to the public.

One of the all-time favourites in the cartoon world has hit the big screen and has smashed its way into the hearts of millions all over the world. Transformers has been one of the most awaited and most anticipated summer movies that was released last 2007.

It all begins with the Autobots and the Decepticons from the planet Cybertron fighting over the Allspark; a powerful cube that is the source of life for the alien robots. Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBouf) is a high school student who just got hold of a new car that is unknowingly one of the Autobots named Bumblebee.

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I remember watching this film back in June of last year together with my boyfriend. I was giggling the whole time while my boyfriend doesn’t seem to get the story very well. Well, I find this movie to be so romantic but I definitely don’t want to be in this woman’s shoes. After all, it’s so hard to be in love with a man who only sees you as a friend and goes out and sleeps with as many women as he can.

Well, the story goes like this. There’s Hannah who is the best friend of Tom. She secretly loves Tom but Tom only sees her as his best friend. When Hannah left to Ireland for 6 weeks, Tom realized that he can not live without Hannah and he finally understood what he actually felt for her. Tom also loved Hannah and when he finally figured out his true feelings for her, she already got engaged to another man from Ireland who is of a noble blood. Hannah asked him to be his male maid of honour and Tom agrees just so he could win her back somehow. This is where the fiasco started as he tries to win her love for him.

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