A cornucopia of movie choices this thanksgiving week, both at theaters and to rent/buy…

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In Theaters (Wednesday): “Australia”, “Four Christmases”, “Transporter 3″, “Milk” (limited)

On DVD (Tuesday): “Fred Claus”, “Hancock”, “Meet Dave”, “Space Chimps”

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MY TAKE ON WHAT’S NEW IN THEATERS: 3 very different movies in wide release this week Four Christmases is trying to be another holiday comedy, but is getting mixed reviews, Australia is an epic movie with romance and adventure mixed in, and Transporter 3 is all action, a sequel to the other Jason Statham movies.  

Since I’ve only seen one, its hard to make a recommendation and since Australia isn’t for everyone, you may need to see something that’s already out in theaters, check out my list of reviews for previous releases.

MY TAKE ON WHAT’S NEW ON DVD: One of last year’s decent christmas comedies, Fred Claus, the solid superhero movie Hancock, the box office bust sci-fo comedy Meet Dave, and the poorly reviewed family adventure Space Chimps.

The best bet here by far is Hancock – a superhero hero movie that many overlooked due to the success of The Dark Knight and Iron Man, my second choice would be Fred Claus – a christmas comedy that was good, but not great.

Next Week at Theaters:

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(RE-POSTING FROM 7/27/08)

Good, but not as super: “Hancock”

“Hancock” was a pretty good superhero movie, not great and not something to rush and see considering the current options now in theaters, but if you love the Superhero Genre and/or like Will Smith, its definitely worth renting…. I probably would have liked it more had I not seen “Iron Man” or “The Dark Knight” earlier this summer.

 “Hancock”

(Rated: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language) (1 hr, 32 min)

Genre: Action/Comedy/Superhero/Drama

Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman

The Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.