“In 2012, amid economic chaos and high unemployment, Americans by the millions watch criminals with life sentences race armored cars on Terminal Island. Two-thirds of the combatants die but the winner may earn his freedom. On the day he loses his job, steelworker Jensen Ames is arrested for his wife’s murder. Sent to Terminal Island, he’s offered an out by the steely and manipulative Warden Hennessey – race as the popular mask-wearing (but now dead) champion, Frankenstein, or rot in prison. Jensen makes the bargain. As the three-stage race approaches, he realizes that the whole thing may be a set up – can an anonymous man behind a mask get revenge and win his release? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
• Release Date: 22 August 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:111 min (unrated version) | 98 min (theatrical version)
• Country: USA , Germany , UK
• Genre: Action , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong violence and language.

Tagline: Get ready for a killer ride.

Trivia: The film was originally scheduled for release on September 26, 2008, but was moved to August 22, 2008.

Goofs: Continuity: Lists is shown having his left hand stomped on very hard by one of Machine Gun Joe’s crew, yet the next day there are no signs of injury.

“In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. Written by evan murphy”

• Director: Zack Snyder
• Release Date: 6 March 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 162 min | 186 min (director's cut)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language. (also director's cut and ultimate edition)

Tagline: This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face.

Trivia: Was shipped to some theaters under the codename ‘Old Heroes Never Die’.

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the original comic, before leaving for Mars Dr. Manhattan went back to his military base, told a soldier he was headed to Mars, and left. In the last panel of this scene, the soldier says “Sergeant, I got a message for you…” In the film, Manhattan just heads to Mars without telling anyone, yet all the characters in the film seem to know that that’s where he is.

“Heading back to the streets where it all began, two men rejoin two women to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert. When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O’Connor. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines, two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what’s possible behind the wheel. Written by Universal Studios”

• Director: Justin Lin
• Release Date: 3 April 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 107 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references.

Tagline: New Model. Original Parts.

Trivia: With a gross of $72.5 million on its opening weekend, the movie had the biggest April debut ever. (Anger Management (2003) formerly held the record with $42.2 million)

Goofs: Continuity: During the chase scene involving the Grand National and the petro truck – the Grand National’s grill changes from all black (1987) to chromed (1986) and then back again.

“Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy an old man, who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao’s family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. Written by alfiehitchie”

• Director: Clint Eastwood
• Release Date: 9 January 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 116 min
• Country: USA , Australia
• Genre: Crime , Drama
• MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, and some violence.

Trivia: Highest grossing movie of Clint Eastwood’s career without inflation.

Goofs: Factual errors: The Gran Torino’s Michigan license plate number has 3 letters, followed by 3 numbers, followed by 1 letter. This style of Michigan license plate actually has 3 letters followed by 4 numbers.

“The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Each chapter of Jamal’s increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show’s seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures”

• Release Date: 23 January 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 120 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Romance
• MPAA: Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.

Tagline: Love and money… You have mixed them both.

Trivia: One of two Best Picture Oscar winners to show a child jumping into the waste pool under a toilet. The other is Schindler's List (1993).

Goofs: Anachronisms: The trains on which Jamal and Salim escape and live for many days have compartments painted in blue color. The blue color compartments came into existence at a later date. The compartments were painted Red back then.

“In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convinced he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)”

• Director: Bryan Singer
• Release Date: 25 December 2008 (USA)
• Run Time: 121 min
• Country: USA , Germany
• Genre: Drama , History , Thriller , War
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language.

Tagline: Many saw evil. They dared to stop it.

Trivia: Carice van Houten, Waldemar Kobus, Christian Berkel and Halina Reijn appeared in Zwartboek (2006), Paul Verhoeven’s movie based on World War II.

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In one shot, when von Stauffenberg is showing Hitler the updated Valkyrie plan, he looks down with both eyes. His left eye is glass, but prosthetic eyes are fitted against the muscles, so they can move.

“When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California woman named Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction! Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”

• Release Date: 27 March 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 94 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Animation , Action , Sci-Fi
• MPAA: Rated PG for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language.

Tagline: Oooze gonna save us?

Trivia: All of the monster characters are modeled on well known classic horror monsters: Dr. Cockroach came to be via a machine like the one in The Fly (1958), The Missing Link is based on Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), B.O.B is based on The Blob (1958), and Susan suffers the same fate as the titular character in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). Insectosaurus is based on Mothra, who first appeared in the Japanese film Mosura (1961).

Goofs: Continuity: When Susan is Ginormica she is chasing Gallaxhar through a hallway while he is closing doors on her. She breaks through the doors leaving holes of her character outline. Later in the movie, as Susan, she runs back through the doors, but she is the same size as the outlines in the door.

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• Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
• Release Date: 12 June 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:107 min
• Country: USA , Germany
• Genre: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy
• MPAA: Rated PG for some mild language and brief questionable behavior.

Tagline: What if your daughter's imagination… Was the secret to your success?

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• Director: Tony Scott
• Release Date: 12 June 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 106 min
• Country: USA , UK
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for violence and pervasive language.

Trivia: In this movie Denzel Washington wears a bright yellow shirt with a multicolored tie. This is the reverse of the outfit Walter Matthau wore in the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) which was a multicolored shirt with a bright yellow tie.

Goofs: Continuity: In one shot, George is right in front of his laptop talking to his girlfriend. When the shot goes to the control station the TV is broadcasting the video and George is not in the view of the computer at all.

“Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet?s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures”

• Director: McG
• Release Date: 21 May 2009 (USA)
• Run Time: 115 min
• Country: USA , Germany , UK , Italy
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language.

Tagline: The End Begins

Trivia: The appearance of the clown mascot for the abandoned toy factory is based on serial killer John Wayne Gacy. He entertained children as “Pogo the Clown.”

Goofs: Continuity: During the motorbike chase scene, the road has double yellow striping. Later, before the bike and camper van approach the bridge the striping changes to a white lane-divider line. White center striping on US roads was replaced with yellow in the 1970s. (It is possible that the film makers used an old section of road still showing pre-1970s lane markings and forgot to correct the continuity.)