The delirious sight of Meryl Streep leading a river of multigenerational women singing "Dancing Queen" is one of the high points of Mamma Mia!, the musical built around the songs of the hugely popular pop group ABBA. The plot sets in motion when Sophie (Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls), daughter of Donna (Streep), sends a letter to three men, inviting them to her wedding--because after reading her mother's diary, she suspects that one of them is her father. When all three arrive at the Greek island where Donna runs a hotel, Donna flips out and finds that passions she thought she'd laid aside are coming back to life. But let's face it, the plot is not the point--it's a ridiculous contrivance that provides an excuse for the characters to sing the massive hits of ABBA. Regrettably, first-time film director Phyllida Lloyd (who directed the original stage production) has drawn over-the-top performances from everyone involved, even Streep; every production number hammers its exuberance into your eyeballs. Which is too bad, because Mamma Mia! is a rarity: A middle-aged love story. The kids start things off, but the story is really about Streep and the three guys (former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, former Mr. Darcy Colin Firth, and Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard), as well as Donna's best friends (Christine Baranski, best known from the TV show Cybill, and Julie Walters, Calendar Girls). It's a romantic comedy aimed at the people who were around when all these songs were new, and that's an age group Hollywood largely ignores. For that alone, Mamma Mia! deserves to find an audience. --Bret Fetzer
Sexy temptress Megan Fox is hotter than hell as Jennifer - a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Steamy action and gore galore ensue as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer's insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it's up to her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late!
The Christmas DVD Collection features: Christmas Carol The Bears Who Saved Christmas Christopher and Holly are two adorable teddy bears who belong to children Tom and Suzie who on Christmas Eve get stranded away from home in the snowy weather. They soon find shelter in a deserted cabin but long for it's bare walls to be filled with Christmas decorations and cheer. That special night on Christmas Eve something magical takes place.... the teddy bears are brought to life and decide to find a Christmas tree to bring warmth to the children's faces on Christmas Day. Scruff A Christmas Tale Roxannes Best Christmas Ever Nick & Noel Sarah is a dreamy eyed little girl who lives with her father Howard and her beautiful cat Noel in a two-family house. Leslie an accomplished singer and Nick her pampered pooch moved into the other half of the house. The two families have a strained relationship until Noel accidentally overhears her beloved Sarah's special Christmas wish. Swallowing her pride Noel enlists the help of her neighbour the more worldly Nick. Together Nick and Noel embark on a series of heart-pounding adventures in search of the one thing that will make the little girl's wish come true. Dot & Spot It is the day before Christmas and the Marshall family is settling into their new house in the woods. Seven-year-old Ryan Marshall is intimidated by the natural world surrounding his new home. Not even the enthusiasm of his family's two young Dalmatians Dot & Spot can keep Ryan from wishing he was back in the city. Then on Christmas Eve strong winds force Santa's sleigh to make an emergency landing in the woods. Only Dot and Spot along with Ryan and his sister Robin can help Santa! Will the magic of the day rescue Santa in time to save Christmas? Secret Santa Christmas Angel Solstice Directed and co-written by Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Project) Solstice follows a group of high school friends on their summer vacation to a lake house deep in the damp swamps of Louisiana. Soon things take a tragic turn for the worse when Megan (Elisabeth Harnois) realises that her dead twin sister is trying to contact her from beyond the grave. Also starring Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) Tyler Hoechlin (7th Heaven) Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!) R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket Seven) and Matt O'Leary (Brick) the summer solstice is no longer just a day on the calendar but a time when the boundary between our world and the spirit realm is at it's thinnest. Santa Who? The last thing TV news reporter Peter Allbright expects when covering the typically trivial Christmas stories is to get a great scoop. But then he never expected the real Santa Claus to drop into his life: quite literally!
Napoleon Dynamite: From Preston Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro some sweet moon boots and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon lives with his Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his 30 year old unemployed brother Kip (Aaron Russell) who spends his days looking for love in internet chat rooms. When Grandma hits the road on her quad runner Napoleon and Kip's meddling Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) comes to town to stay with them a
Rio: When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. Epic: A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world - and ours.
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world - and ours. An Epic adventure with Epic stars including Beyoncé Colin Farrell Amanda Seyfried and Chris O’ Dowd.
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