http://www.parentpreviews.com/Home Parent oriented reviews for movies newly released to home video. en registration@parentpreviews.com Copyright 2009 2009-03-17 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/gifted-hands-the-ben-carson-story/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/gifted-hands-the-ben-carson-story/ This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the real life and career of Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who, despite his humble beginnings, uses his Gifted Hands to bless the lives of children suffering from brain disorders. Movie Review: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009-11-19 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/star-trek/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/star-trek/ At last! Screenwriters are boldly taking fans of this TV and movie franchise where they have never gone before -- back into the pasts of James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his trusty companion Spock (Zachary Quinto). This prequel will finally answer how the Captain became so confident and cocky, and how the Vulcan acquired his logical and unemotional demeanor. Movie Review: Star Trek 2009-11-17 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/bruno/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/bruno/ Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Bruno, a style-hungry fashion reporter. Judging by Cohen's past work, much of the storyline will be devoured by crude content and sexual jokes. Movie Review: Bruno 2009-11-17 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/my-sisters-keeper/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/my-sisters-keeper/ All of Anna Fitzgerald's (Abigail Breslin) life has been lived in the shadow of her older sister Kate (Sofia Vasilieva). At first, Anna believed that was because of Kate's cancer. But when she discovers she was genetically engineered from birth to be a compatible donor for her sibling, Anna rebels. Hiring a lawyer (Alex Baldwin) she sues her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for the rights to her own body. Movie Review: My Sister’s Keeper 2009-11-17 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/up/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/up/ Seventy-eight-year-old Carl Fredricksen (voice of Edward Asner) has always wanted to see South America, so he ties thousands of balloons to his house and heads UP and away on the adventure of a lifetime. All seems to be going according to plan until the elderly man discovers some excess baggage, in the form of a pesky nine-year-old named Russell (voice of Jordan Nagai), who has inadvertently come along for the ride. Movie Review: Up 2009-11-10 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/monsters-inc/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/monsters-inc/ Just when you've convinced your children it's safe to sleep in the dark, along comes Monsters Inc., an engaging animated film that's sure to confirm what every youngster suspects: the bedroom closet is a secret passage into a world where monsters thrive. Movie Review: Monsters, Inc. 2009-11-10 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/ugly-truth/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/ugly-truth/ Love is a challenge for Abby (Katherine Heigl), a TV producer. But it is no problem at all for Mike (Gerard Butler), a womanizer and star of Abby's Morning Show. That is why Mike is willing to bet his tips on catching a man are all Abby needs to find a special someone. But until he starts to coach his boss, he never suspects that lucky guy might just be himself. Movie Review: Ugly Truth, The 2009-11-10 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/rocky-the-undisputed-collection/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/rocky-the-undisputed-collection/ Rocky is back in the ring|and this time he’s on Blu-ray! Rocky: The Undisputed Collection features all six of the movies about the aspiring boxer (played by Sylvester Stallone) along with a fistful of bonus extras. Movie Review: Rocky The Undisputed Collection 2009-11-03 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/taking-of-pelham-1-2-3/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/taking-of-pelham-1-2-3/ What began as an ordinary day at work for Walter Garbe (Denzel Washington), a New York City subway dispatcher, turns into a nightmare when an armed madman (John Travolta) and his gang hijack the Pelham 1 2 3 train and holds its passengers hostage. Movie Review: Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The 2009-11-03 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/g-i-joe-the-rise-of-the-cobra/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/g-i-joe-the-rise-of-the-cobra/ Based on a Hasbro product, this boy doll is no longer a child’s toy. Instead, he’s a lean, mean, elite military fighting machine. Staring Channing Tatum, this G.I Joe is out to disable Cobra, a mercenary organization headed by a Scottish arms dealer. Movie Review: G. I. Joe - The Rise of the Cobra 2009-11-03 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/aliens-in-the-attic/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/aliens-in-the-attic/ What's a good vacation without a few surprises? But if the Pearson family thought the arrival of Bethany's (Ashley Tisdale) boyfriend (Robert Hoffman) was unexpected, just wait until they meet the uninvited guests lurking in the attic of their holiday home! These alien visitors may be small, but they have big plans for world domination. Movie Review: Aliens in the Attic 2009-11-03 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/i-love-you-beth-cooper/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/i-love-you-beth-cooper/ Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) has been harboring a secret crush on Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere). But when the nerdy guy decides to go public with his feelings for the popular girl by announcing his love during his valedictorian speech at their high school graduation ceremony, he is completely surprised by her almost positive reaction. Movie Review: I Love You, Beth Cooper 2009-11-03 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/orphan/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/orphan/ When Kate and John Coleman (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) adopt a child, they are hoping Ester (Isabella Fuhrman) will help ease the grief they feel over the loss of their baby. But instead the arrival of this Orphan introduces the family to pain and horror beyond anything than they have ever imagined. Movie Review: Orphan 2009-10-27 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/nothing-like-the-holidays/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/nothing-like-the-holidays/ When the dysfunctional members of the Rodriguez family gather for Christmas in their parents' home in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago, the resulting celebration is Nothing Like The Holidays. Movie Review: Nothing Like The Holidays 2009-10-27 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs/ The Ice Age meets the Dawn of the Dinosaurs when the cool pals from the pervious two films (Ice Age and Ice Age 2: The Meltdown) find their way into an underground world where they become prey to some frosty predators. Movie Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009-10-27 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/tinker-bell-and-the-lost-treasure/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/tinker-bell-and-the-lost-treasure/ Tinker Bell may have been introduced as a sidekick in Disney's Peter Pan, but the little green fairy is well on her way to being a star in her own right. In this, her second direct-to-home-video movie, we join her on an adventure she had before she met the boy who never wanted to grow up. Movie Review: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure 2009-10-27 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/ Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) thinks he's headed for college, but instead he finds himself -- once again -- caught in the middle of the ancient feud between the Autobots and the evil Decepticons. And just like last time (as shown in the prequel movie The Transformers) the war waged by these extra-terrestrial robots threatens the whole world. Movie Review: Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen 2009-10-20 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/land-of-the-lost/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/land-of-the-lost/ Dr. Rick Marshall's (Will Ferrell) last chance at fame is his much-maligned time-traveling machine. But when the device actually does work, he and his colleagues (played by Danny McBride and Anna Friel) fear they may never get to celebrate his success because they are now trapped in a dangerous alternate universe -- and they don't know how to get back. Movie Review: Land of the Lost 2009-10-13 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/drag-me-to-hell/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/drag-me-to-hell/ One should consider carefully before throwing an innocent, little old lady out of her own home --not just because it isn't a kind thing to do, but also because not all little old ladies are that innocent! Christine (Alison Lohan), a loan officer learns just that when she evicts an impoverished elderly woman (Lorna Raver) who retaliates by cursing her with supernatural forces intent on dragging her soul to hell. Movie Review: Drag Me to Hell 2009-10-13 http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/proposal/ http://www.parentpreviews.com/movie-reviews/proposal/ Margaret Tate's (Sandra Bullock) work visa for the United Sates has just been denied, meaning she will be deported to her own country of Canada and lose her job as a publishing executive. Hoping to leap the immigration hurtle, Margaret claims to be engaged to her hen-pecked assistant (Ryan Reynolds). Although she is able to bully him into her deception, the proposal proves to be the beginning of a new set of problems. Movie Review: Proposal, The 2009-10-13