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1)Monsters vs Aliens



Monsters vs Aliens
A fun, affectionate pastiche of 1950s sci-fi and monster movies, this 3D animated effort is a little short on spark and depth to make it a classic – but for as long as you’re watching it, you’re guaranteed a good time.



2) Terminator Salvation



Terminator Salvation
It’s spectacular, loud, wild, and has some really intense moments; this future-war tale doesn’t always make sense, but it does deliver the goods as an action epic.


3) Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian



Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.


4) I Love you man



I love you man
Peter Klaven realizes he needs to make male friends quick before it's too late. He is about to be married without a best man!



5) Push



Push
There’s way too much going on here, but this tale of psychics hunting – and battling – other psychics puts enough intrigue on the table to make it a change from the usual.


6) Angles & Demons



Angels and Demons
Sprawling, exciting and ultimately goofy, this thriller of epic distortions will hold your attention while it’s around, even if it does seem like a cross between a movie and a computer adventure game at times.


7) Star Trek



Star Trek
Whoosh! JJ Abrams takes the franchise to a place it hasn’t gone for a long time – a crazy, heady, exciting place – and relaunches it with a bang. Young. We feel … young.


8) X-men Origins : Wolverine



X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Marvel's most famous slasher gets his solo outing at last, and it's got some terrific action scenes - but the movie never really takes off.



9) The Uninvited


The Uninvited
The Uninvited is a 2009 American remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film A Tale of Two Sisters.



10) Paul Blart : Mall Cop



Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Nothing about this film screams “originality”. In fact, it plays out very much like a typical Adam Sandler movie and that should not be surprising since he is one of the producers of Paul Blart: Mall Cop.



11) Passengers



Passengers
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. While Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers, the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously, one by one.



12) Soul Men


Soul Men
Popular singing duo back in the days, who went their separate ways and never spoke again reunite for a death of their former band member.



13) Friday the 13th



Friday the 13th
This reboot of the slasher series is put together more slickly than its predecessors, but lacks that “cheap thrill” factor. And besides, the carnage here is uninspired stuff.


14) Fast & Furious



Fast & Furious
Diminishing returns from all the high-octane action here means it's time the franchise takes a long break. Entertaining but not particularly memorable.


15) My Bloody Valentine



My Bloody Valentine
22 people lives were claimed on Valentines day, now 10 years later Tom returns to his hometown. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one who believes that he is innocent.



16) Confessions of a Shoppaholic



Confessions of a Shopaholic
Rebecca Bloomwood enjoys retail therapy but cannot seem to pay off her high-maintenance addiction. With the piling credit card bills and debt collector Derek Smeath snapping at her heels, Rebecca still tries to achieve her ultimate goal as a journalist at Adelle, the ultimate fashion magazine.


17) Unborn



The Unborn
Right … how wicked would it be of us to wish the title could apply to this disjointed, silly horror flick as well? Not too wicked, for sure.



18) Knowing


Knowing
A somewhat different look at impending Doomsday that doesn’t always make sense, but is constantly riveting – and it has some startling, jaw-dropping disaster sequences to boot.


19) 12 Rounds



12 Rounds
There’s a moment early on in this action flick when you begin to suspect that it’s all too familiar somehow. When the “twist” arrives, then you know for sure that it is.


20) Taken



Taken
No frills, just a whole lot of thrills as an ex-CIA man rips Paris a new one while searching for his kidnapped daughter. Improbable but the action is highly charged, slick and thoroughly satisfying.