Movie Guide

Published Thursday, August 2, 2007

MPAA ratings and reasons: G: General audiences; PG: Parental guidance suggested; PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned: some material unsuitable for children younger than 13; R: Restricted; children under 17 admitted with parent/guardian; NC-17: No children younger than 17 admitted

L: Language, profanity, crude humor N: Nudity S: Sex, sensuality V: Violence, strong action D: Drug use

Movies are rated on a scale of one to five, five being the best.

Film The Story Rating Length Theater
The Borne Ultimatum NEW Matt Damon is back in action as government-trained killer Jason Bourne, still a man without a past and on the run from the CIA. 
See synopsis.
PG-13
V
1:51 Forum 8, Stadium 14
Bratz NEW Four teenage girls from different backgrounds empower themselves by rejecting their respective high school cliques. PG 1:20 Stadium 14
Casablanca An American expatriate (Humphrey Bogart) meets a former lover (Ingrid Bergman), with unforeseen complications. Tomorrow only.  Not Rated 1:42 Stephens Lake Park
Eagle vs. Shark  A comedic tale about two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love — through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers and video games.  R
LSV
1:27 Ragtag
Flushed Away A pampered rat (voiced by Hugh Jackman) accidentally gets flushed from his posh penthouse into the slimy London sewers.  PG
L
1:40 Forum 8
Hairspray  Featuring John Travolta, this musical stars a plus-size girl with a passion for dancing who dreams of appearing on a TV dance party.
See synopsis.
PG
L
1:55 Forum 8, Stadium 14
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix As danger lurks, Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a crush and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. 
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:
PG-13
V
2:18 Forum 8, Stadium 14
Hot Rod NEW SNL’s Andy Samberg stars as an amateur stuntman who stages the motorcycle jump of his life to save his ill stepfather.  PG-13 1:40 Forum 8, Stadium 14
I Know Who Killed Me Lindsay Lohan awakens in a hospital after surviving a traumatic abduction, only to realize she is not who everyone thinks she is.  R
VNSL
2:00 Stadium 14
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Adam Sandler and Kevin James star as firefighter buddies who pose as newlyweds to take advantage of insurance benefits.
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:
PG-13
SNLD
1:50 Forum 8, Stadium 14
La Vie En Rose  Nicknamed “The Little Sparrow,” the French singer Edith Piaf lived a life to sing, survive and love. 
See synopsis.
PG-13
SNLD
2:20 Ragtag
Monster House An animated tale about a boy who believes that a spooky house in his neighborhood really is alive and dangerous. PG
L
1:31 Forum 8
No Reservations Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as atop-notch chef whose life is turned upside down when she must care for her niece after her sister is killed.
See synopsis
PG
SL
1:55 Forum 8, Stadium 14
Ratatouille Remy dreams of becoming a chef despite his family’s wishes … and the obvious problem of being a rat in a rodent-phobic profession. G 2:10 Stadium 14
The Simpsons Movie NEW Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the rest of the Springfield gang make their epic leap from the tube to the silver screen. 
See Scott May's review.
Scott May's rating:
PG-13
L
1:25 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
Transformers  Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between two races of robots, which are able to change into a variety of objects.
See review.
PG-13
VSL
1:57 Stadium 14
Underdog NEW A lab accident gives a bumbling watchdog amazing superpowers to protect the good citizens of Capital City against evildoers.  PG
L
1:35 Forum 8,
Stadium 14
War Dance NEW Three Ugandan children — each with traumatizing experiences in their past involving a local rebel group — prepare to compete in a national music and dance competition.  Not Rated 1:45 Ragtag
Who’s Your Caddy?  Outkast’s Big Boi is a superstar rap mogul whose larger-than-life style wreaks havoc on a stuffy, traditional country club.  PG-13
SNLD
1:45 Stadium 14
You Kill Me NEW A comedic film noir about an alcoholic hitman (Ben Kingsley) who bottoms out when he botches a hit for the Polish mob in Buffalo. Also stars Tea Leoni as his girlfriend.  R
LV
1:32 Ragtag

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Forum 8:
1209 Forum-Katy Parkway, 445-7469
MSA/GPC Film Series: A022 Brady Commons, 882-3780
MU Museum of Art and Archaeology: Pickard Hall, 882-3591
Ragtag Cinemacafé: 23 N. Tenth St., 443-4359, www.ragtagfilm.com
Stadium 14 : 2800 Goodwin Pointe Drive, 817-0770