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Title: The Wolverine Director: James Mangold Writers: Mark Bomback and Scott Frank   In theaters: July 26, 2013 by 20th Century Fox Genre: Action, Fantasy Rating: PG-13 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Purchase: Amazon DVD | Amazon Instant Video In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before. Amber didn't have school three days this week because of the cold and on Tuesday night we decided to watch a movie. We all like the X-Men movies and none of us had seen The Wolverine yet, even though David was sure he had. They all do get a little confusing, I admit, between the X-Men movies and the two Wolverine ones. At the...

Title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Director: Ben Stiller Writer: Steven Conrad In theaters: December 25, 2013 from 20th Century Fox Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama Rating: PG Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is James Thurber's classic story of a day-dreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined. We saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty in the theater yesterday. It wasn't one that I had on my must-watch list, but we wanted to see a movie and it seemed like something we would all enjoy. I've never read Thurber's story, but it doesn't seem like it really has much to do with the movie anyway, aside from featuring a day-dreamer. I'm not a...

Title: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit #2) Director: Peter Jackson Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro, and Peter Jackson In theaters: December 13, 2013 from Warner Brothers Genre: Fantasy, Action-Adventure Rating: PG-13 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous Mirkwood Forest.After escaping capture by the dangerous Woodland Elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all — a creature more terrifying than any before, which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom...

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters From: Paramount Pictures DVD Release: June 11, 2013 Theater Release Date: January 25, 2013 Category: Action/Adventure, Fantasy MPAA Rating: R Director: Tommy Wirkola Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Purchase: Amazon Fifteen years after a horrific experience in a deceptively inviting ginger bread house, an orphan Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) have become famous for ridding the countryside of witches. Despite their stellar success record, the brother and sister face a unique challenge when an extremely powerful witch is identified as the culprit stealing children from a local village with the intent to sacrifice them in an ancient magical ceremony to be held on the night of the Blood Moon. As Hansel and Gretel race against the clock, making several unlikely allies on the way (among them include a troll and a witch hunter fanboy), they unexpectedly come across a link to their own pasts and the secret their parents took with them when they disappeared. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is not a good movie,...