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Charlie's Angels (PG) 9/12/2000 (PG) Drew Barrymore/Cameron Diaz/Lucy Liu Action comedy 82% Nutty Professor 2 :The Klumps (PG) 12/12/2000 Eddie Murphy/Janet Jackson Funny 74% Meet the Parents (PG) 26/12/2000 Ben Stiller/Teri Polo/Robert De Niro Very funny 80% The 6th Day (M) 14/1/2001 Arnold Schwarzenegger One of the best/action 88% (Warner Bros Taipei) Cast Away (PG) 26/1/2001 Tom Hanks/Helen Hunt ?Meaningful. No dialogue for ?1h. 70% (TaoYuan) Hannibal (R) 17/2/2001 Anthony Hopkins/Julianne Moore Scary. Not as scary as the first 88% (Hoyts George St Sydney) Proof of Life (M) 25/3/2001 Russel Crowe/Meg Ryan Good action. 84% (Village Geelong) The Gift (MA) 14/4/2001 Cate Blanchett. Suspense. Not original. 70% (Village Crown) Miss Congeniality (PG) 15/4/2001 Sandra Bullock/Michael Caine Very funny. Simple plot 80% (Village Crown) The Mummy Returns (PG) 17/6/2001 Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz Spectacular effects. Predictable plot 88% (Village Crown) Moulin Rouge (M) 18/6/2001 Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman Musical/movie. Very good music/plot. Bad ending... */5 * not comparable, not a typical movie (Nova Lygon Court) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (M) 31/7/2001 Aki Ross/Dr Sid Completely computer generated- photo realistic. Interesting effects. Simple but fine plot. 87% (Village Geelong) Rush Hour 2 (PG) 16/10/2001 Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker Action/Comedy Fast moving fun. 84% The Others (M) 20/11/2001 Nicole Kidman Spooky horror Bizarre, twist. 60% (Village Crown) Spirited Away (G) 29/12/2001 Directed by Miyazaki Tayau. Japanese Cartoon movie. Broke Japan's national box office record previously held by Titanic. A girl goes into a magical world to rescue her parents who were turned into pigs. Mystical, enriched in colours 72% (Warner Bros Taipei) Showtime (PG) 7/4/2002 Eddie Murphy/Robert De Niro Comedy HaHa. 82% Mamma mia! (G) 8/5/2002 Cast Musical One of the best. 98% (Princess Theatre Melb) Haunted Castle 3D (M) 9/5/2002 Imax Melb Laughable, non scary 80% (Imax Melb) Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones (PG) 16/5/2002 The first in Australia to see it. Excellent action/sci fi. Yoda with life sabre! 96% (Village Crown) Spiderman (PG) 16/6/2002 Tobey MacGuire/Kirsten Dunst Action/Comedy Go Spider! 82% (Village Crown) Snow Dogs (PG) 27/6/2002 Malaysian VCD Cuba Gooding Jr/James Coburn/Nichelle Nichols Comedy Excellently Disney heartwarmer 80% (Carlton) Signs (PG) 15/8/2002 Malaysian VCD- before Aust cinema release! Mel Gibson Thriller Mysterious, disappointing ending 76% (Crown) Eight Legged Freaks (M) 8/10/2002 David Arquette/ Doug E Doug/Kari Wuhrer/Scarlett Johansson Goofy and scary. 82% (Greater Union Melb City)- movie tickets won from FoxFM Red Dragon (MA) 30/11/2002 Anthony Hopkins/Edward Norton/Ralph Fiennes Scary..creepy..more than Hannibal 90% (Village Melb City) Die Another Day (M) 20/12/2002 Pierce Brosman/Halle Berry Action, adventure..boom 94% (Village Melb City) The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers (M) 28/12/2003 Elijah
Wood/Sean Astin/Viggo Mortensen/Orlando Bloom/Miranda Otto/Liv
Tyler/David Wenham/Ian McKellen/Christopher Lee Chicago (M) 9/2/2003 Renee Zellweger/Catherine Zeta Jones/Richard Gere Musical/Movie Groovy jazz performance, very cynical plot. Roxie Hart. 60% (Hoyts Eastgardens) Talk To Her (MA) 27/4/2003 Rosario Flores/Javier Camara/Dario Grandinetti/Leonor Wattling/Roberto Alvarez Comedy/Drama. Weird spanish film 54% (Dendy Byron Bay) X-Men 2 (X Men United) (M) 4/5/2003 Patrick Stewart/Hugh Jackman/Halle Berry Sci-Fi Interesting, stacks of action. 72% (BC Lismore) The Matrix Reloaded (M) 20/5/2003 Keanu Reeves/Lawrence Fishburne/Carrie-Anne Moss Sci-Fi Intruiging. not as good as the first. 82% (BC Lismore) The Hulk (M) 26/6/2003 Eric Bana/Jennifer Connelly/Sam Elliott Action adventure escapist fun. 80% (Greater Union George St Sydney) Terminator 3:Rise of the Machines (M) 10/8/2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger/Kristanna Loken/Nick Stahl/Claire Danes Action/sci fi Fantastic sequel-full of action, but lacks new ideas and the ending is crap. 96% (Hoyts Eastgardens) Identity (MA) 27/8/2003 John Cusack/Ray Liotta Thriller So scary.... 42% (Randwick Ritz Sydney) The Italian Job (M) 19/9/2003 Mark Wahlberg/Charlize Theron/Edward Norton Action/Comedy Wreaked havoc in LA streets. Action packed fun. 64% (Rivoli East Hawthorn) Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (M) 27/9/2003 Angelina Jolie/Gerard Butler Action/Adventure Indiana Jones like.... 62% (Hoyts Eastgardens) 28 Days Later (M) 20/10/2003 Cillian Murphy/Naomie Harris/Megan Burns Horror/Thriller Gory nerve racking. 42% (Hoyts George St Sydney ) The Matrix Revolutions (M) 8/11/2003 Keanu Reeves/Lawrence Fishburne/Carrie-Anne Moss Sci-Fi Ending is fine.Action packed. No twists.. 72% (Hoyts Eastgardens ) Scary Movie 3 (M) 8/11/2003 Anna Faris/Charlie Sheen/Pamela Anderson Comedy. Funny. mainly adopted from The Ring 70% (Hoyts Eastgardens ) The
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (M) 26/12/2003 Elijah
Wood/Sean Astin/Viggo Mortensen/Orlando Bloom/Miranda Otto/Liv
Tyler/David Wenham/Ian McKellen/Christopher Lee The Last Samurai
(M) 15/1/2004 Tom Cruise/Ken Watanabe/William Atherton Stuck on You (M) 20/2/2004 Matt Damon/Greg Kinnear/Cher Comedy. no brainer 66% (Hoyts Eastgardens ) Starsky and Hutch (M) 24/3/2004 Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson Comedy Two very funny cops. lots of action 74% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Van Helsing (M) 15/5/2004 Hugh Jackman/Kate Beckinsale Action/Horror Van Helsing the monster hunter vs Count Dracula. Lots of action and stupid dialogues. 70% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Troy (M) 29/5/2004 Brad Pitt/Eric Bana/Orlando Bloom/Diane Kruger Epic/Action Spectacular. 78% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban (PG) 12/6/2004 Daniel Radcliffe/Rupert Grint/Emma Watson/Gary Oldman Sci Fi/Fantasy Interesting plot 78% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Spiderman 2 (M) 24/7/2004 Tobey MacGuire/Kirsten Dunst Action/Comedy Go Spider! Better than original 84% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) The Chronicles of Riddick (M) 31/7/2004 Vin Diesel Action/Sci Fi No plot. 46% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) The Stepford Wives (M) 4/9/2004 Nicole Kidman/Matthew Broderick/Bette Midler/Glenn Close Comedy/Sci Fi Second half improved significantly. 55% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Collateral (MA) 17/10/2004 Tom Cruise/Jamie Foxx Action/Thriller Clever conversations with actions in between. 75% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Ocean's Twelve (M) 11/12/2004 George Clooney/Brad Pitt/Matt Damon/Catherine Zeta Jones/Andy Garcia/Julia Roberts Action/Comedy Funny. But each member's special skills were not well demonstrated. 75% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) National Treasure (PG) 19/12/2004 Nicholas Cage/ Diane Kruger/Harvey Keitel/Justin Bartha/Sean Bean Action Adventure Fast moving Walt Disney film. Similar to Indiana Jones. 85% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) The Aviator (M) 23/2/2005 Paul's DVD Leonardo DiCaprio/Alec Baldwin/Kate Beckinsale/Cate Blanchett Drama. Based on a true story. Long movie. Sad ending. 55% (Flat 5 Dubbo) Hide and Seek (M) 26/2/2005 Robert De Niro/Dakota Fanning/Famke Janssen/Elisabeth Shue Horror/Thriller Scary, nerve racking. 45% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Meet the Fockers (PG) 7/3/2005 Ben Stiller/Teri Polo/Robert De Niro/Dustin Hoffman/Barbara Streisand Very funny. Sequal to Meet the Parents 85% (Readings Cinema Dubbo) Constantine (M) 19/3/2005 2pm-4:06pm Keanu Reeves/Rachel Weisz Supernatural thriller Weird angels and demons. 65% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Mr and Mrs Smith (M) 6:10-8:25pm 21/6/2005 Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie Action/Comedy. Some bits were difficult to understand, but relaxing 70% (Hoyts Bankstown) Batman Begins (MA) 26/6/2005 Christian Bale/Katie Holmes Action.Quite good. 75% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Sin City (MA) 16/7/2005 Bruce Willis/Mickey Rourke/Jessica Alba Action Strange movie. Funny at times. 62% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) The Island (M) 31/7/2005 Ewan McGregor/Scarlett Johansson Sci-Fi Interesting concept. 76% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Serenity (M) 7/10/2005 Nathan Fillion/Gina Torres/Alan Tudyk Sci-Fi Quite a lot of action. 72% (Hoyts George St Sydney City) Poseidon (M) 3/6/2006 4pm-5:58pm Kurt Russell/Josh Lucas/Richard Dreyfuss Disaster film. Much action but not fun. 68%(Hoyts Broadway) X Men: The Last Stand (M) 4/6/2006 Hugh Jackman/Patrick Stewart/Halle Berry Action/Sci Fi A fast moving story. 74% (Hoyts Broadway) The Sentinel (M) 5/8/2006 Michael Douglas/Kiefer Sutherland/Eva Longoria/Kim Basinger Action/Thriller Lots of fun. A bit like Bourne Identity 75% (Alice Springs Cinemas) Chaos (M) 19/8/2006 (M) Action/Crime Wesley Snipes/Jason Statham/Ryan Phillippe Ending has a twist. More interesting than expected. 73% (Greater Union Cinema George St Sydney City) Silent Hill (MA) 20/9/2006 8:30pm Radha Mitchell/Sean Bean/Laurie Holden/Deborah Kara Unger Horror Zero storyline 35% (Alice Springs Cinemas) The Devil Wears Prada (PG) 15/10/2006 4:10pm (109min) Meryl Streep/Anne Hathaway/Emily Blunt Comedy/Drama Funny and interesting 83% (Alice Springs Cinemas) The Prestige (M) 15/11/2006 7:30pm (130min) Hugh Jackman/Christian Bale/Michael Caine/David Bowie/Scarlett Johansson Drama/Thriller - Exclusive Preview- tickets won from 2DayFM Magicians turned nasty. Many twists. 83% (Hoyts George St Sydney City)- opens Australia-wide 16/11 Borat (MA) 24/11/2006 8:30pm-10:13pm Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy silly."Jak sie masz!" 62% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Casino Royale (M) 10/12/2006 8:20pm-11:05pm Daniel Craig/Judi Dench/Eva Green/Mads Mikkelsen/Caterina Murino Action, Adventure Adapted from Ian Fleming's novel, the new Bond gave a very good performance 95% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Children of Men (MA) 14/12/2006 6:30pm-8:39pm Julianne Moore/Clive Owen/Michael Caine/Chiwetel Ejiofor/Charlie Hunnam Drama/Sci-fi The bleak future was well shot, but the plot was not enjoyable. 50% (Hoyts Broadway) Night at the Museum (PG) 31/1/2007 108min Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson/Robin Williams Comedy Fun filled movie. 67% (Hoyts Broadway) Pan's Labyrinth (MA) 9/3/2007 9:30pm-11:39pm Tobey MacGuire/Kirsten Dunst Adventure/Horror Strange Spanish/English film 60% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Disturbia (M) 25/4/2007 7:10pm-9:10pm Shia LaBeouf/David Morse/Sarah Roemer/Carrie-Anne Moss Thriller A bit like Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. But much funnier. 70% (Greater Union George St Sydney City)
Spiderman 3 (M) 5/5/2007
8:10pm-10:49pm Tobey MacGuire/Kirsten Dunst Action/Comedy Go Spider! 82% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) The Simpsons Movie (PG) 28/7/2007 7:30pm-9:12pm Shia LaBeouf/Nancy Cartwright Cartoon/comedy Funny and entertaining 70% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) Die Hard 4 (M) 11/8/2007 8:20pm-10:45pm Bruce Willis/Timothy Olyphant/Justin Long Action Similar to Terminator series but with funnier lines. 90% (Greater Union George St Sydney City) The Bourne Ultimatum (M) 4/9/2007 6:45pm-9pm Matt Damon/Julia Stiles/David Strathaim/Joan Allen Action/Thriller Probably the best Bourne movie. Non-stopped action. 92% (Hoyts Broadway) Street Kings (MA) 19/4/2008 1:40pm-3:50pm Keanu Reeves/Forrest Whitaker/Hugh Laurie/Terry Crews/Chris Evans Action/Drama Quite a good crime drama 70% (Hoyts Broadway) What Happens in Vegas (M) 17/5/2008 1:30pm-3:25pm Ashton Kutcher/Cameron Diaz Comedy Very funny and entertaining 75% (Hoyts Broadway) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (M) 24/5/2008 11:00am-1:20pm Harrison Ford/Cate Blanchett/Karen Allen/Shia LeBeouf Action/Adventure Lots of action and as good as the first three indiana jones movies. The theme song is my alarm clock tune. 77% (Greater Union Burwood) Iron Man (M) 1/6/2008 6:45pm-9:06pm Robert Downey Jnr/Gwenyth Paltrow Action/Sci Fi Very entertaining. Iron Man is very powerful. 75% (Greater Union Burwood) Hancock (M) 12/7/2008 8:40pm-10:27pm Will Smith/Charlize Theron Action/Comedy A strong Will Smith did a good job at making this a funny action movie 72% (Greater Union Burwood) Dark Knight (M) 3/8/2008 4:25pm-7:12pm Christian Bale/Heath Ledger/Aaron Eckhart/Michael Caine/Maggie Gyllenhaal Action/Sci Fi As good as Batman 1989. This joker is more evil. 88% (Greater Union Burwood) ¡@
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