Quick Picks - Year 1994

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Eight Below

PG | 2006 | Paul Walker, Jason Biggs | Critics: 8-5-7-6

A team of sled dogs must fend for themselves in Antarctica after being left behind by their masters.

Fearless

PG-13 | 2006 | Jet Li, Dong Yong | Critics: 9-5-7-4

A martial arts master faces personal tragedy at the beginning of the 20th century.

Firewall

PG-13 | 2006 | Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany | Critics: 8-7-4-5-4

Harrison Ford is back, this time playing a security specialist forced to rob a bank to pay off the criminal mastermind who has kidnapped his family.

Glory Road

PG | 2006 | Josh Lucas, Derek Luke | Critics: 8-7-8-5

A white basketball coach faces white racists in the 1960s because his starting line-up consists of all African-American players.

Hidden Blade, The

Not Rated | 2006 | Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu | Critics: 7

A magnificent film about a samurai in the twilight days of his honourable profession. Japanese with subtitles.

Ice Age: The Meltdown

PG | 2006 | Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo | Critics: 6-5-5-6

In this sequel, flooding threatens everyone as the Ice Age comes to a close. Diego Denis Leary and his pals band together to warn everybody of the danger.

Invincible

PG | 2006 | Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear | Critics: 8-6-8-7

Never played college football? Not a problem. You can be-come a star.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

Not Rated | 2006 | Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi | Critics: 9

Award-winning Bollywood romantic comedy. In Hindi with subtitles.

Lake House, The

PG | 2006 | Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock | Critics: 9-7-8-4

Remake of an acclaimed Korean film about two lov-ers who discover that their lives are two years apart.

Lassie

PG | 2006 | Peter O'Toole, Jonathan Mason | Critics: 8-7-8

You can't keep a good dog down. An intrepid collie treks back home to see her master.

Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World

PG-13 | 2006 | Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth | Critics: 7-6-5-4

In an effort to create better relations with Muslim countries, the US government sends comedian Albert Brooks on a fact-finding mission to discover what makes Muslim people laugh.

Monster House

PG | 2006 | Voices of Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner | Critics: 9-9-8-6-7

Why don't their parents believe that this house is really a monster?

Nanny McPhee

PG | 2006 | Emma Thompson, Colin Firth | Critics: 8-8-7-7

Emma Thompson stars as a nanny who uses her magical powers to rein in her seven unruly charges.

Over the Hedge

PG | 2006 | Voices of Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling | Critics: 8

Cartoon caper about the critters in your back-yard and what they think of you.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

PG-13 | 2006 | Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom | Critics: 6-9-6-6

Captain Jack Sparrow is back and this time, he owes an unpaid debt to Davey Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman. If doesn't pay it off, he faces eternal damnation, which threatens Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's wedding plans.

Roving Mars

G | 2006 | Paul Newman, Stephen Squyres (Documentary) | Critics: 5

A pair of uncrewed vehicles transmit images from Mars.

Sentinel, The

PG-13 | 2006 | Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland | Critics: 8-7-6-4-5

A Secret Service agent is framed for trying to kill the president. He tried to clear his name and save his boss.

Superman Returns

PG-13 | 2006 | Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth | Critics: 5-7-6-6-6

The Man of Steel returns to the job but finds that his critics have grown louder and his girl has a new beau.

Thief Lord, The

PG | 2006 | Aaron Johnson, Jasper Harris | Critics: 8

Two brothers escape their awful aunt and join vagrant kids in Venice for some fantastic adventures.

United 93

R | 2006 | Ben Sliney, David Alan Basche | Critics: 9-10-9-7-8

A moving re-enactment of the last hours of the only high-jacked plane which did not reach its target on 9/11.

When a Stranger Calls

PG-13 | 2006 | Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan | Critics: 5-2

A teenage babysitter receives nuisance calls from inside the house.

Wordplay

PG | 2006 | Documentary | Critics: 8-7-8-8-7

Are you a fan of crossword puzzles? This is the definitive doco. Surprisingly entertaining.

World Trade Center

PG-13 | 2006 | Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena | Critics: 8-8-6-8-7

The true story of two policemen who rushed into the World Trade Center on September 11 to rescue people but became victims themselves when the building collapsed.

Batman Begins

PG-13 | 2005 | Christian Bale, Liam Neeson | Critics: 9-10-8-9-7

This prequel tells how millionaire Bruce Wayne became the Caped Crusader. Lots of explosions and car chases..

Bewitched

PG-13 | 2005 | Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell

A producer who wants to remake Bewitched, the quintessential 1960s sitcom, unknowingly casts an actual witch in the lead role.

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A tick on the bottom right corner indicates a superior work -- although this is obviously a matter of taste. To give another quality benchmark for films, we have surveyed some leading critics and recorded their views, on a scale of 1 (poor) to 10 (outstanding).

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