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With THE help OF Dumbledore AND social-climbing, egotistical Horace Slughorn, Harry prepares FOR his final battle with THE Dark Lord, but he AND his teen pals Hermione, Ron AND Ginny are also facing a new foe?-- their hormones! 4267
Monsters vs Aliens, THE computer-animated 3-D hit, was this year's?fifth highest-grossing IMAX debut AND stars Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy, a normal Southern California girl who's hit by a meteor from outer space AND grows TO 50-feet tall. 7283
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Starring Max Records, Catherine Keener AND Mark Ruffalo AND featuring THE voices OF James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Lauren Ambrose AND Forest Whitaker, this beautifully melancholic tale introduced us TO a cast OF characters that made us laugh AND even cry. With THE ultimate THE lesson that we're all just human, it was a touching opus TO moms, parents AND rulers everywhere. 4760
Naturally, former museum guard Larry Daley (Stiller) heads down TO rescue it -- and, by extension, keep his magical museum friends alive! THE old gang is back FOR THE ride, including Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, AND Robin Williams, but Larry also meets a nasty pharaoh (Hank Azaria) AND Ivan THE Terrible (Christopher Guest), while falling IN love with Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams). There aren't many surprises, but Battle OF THE Smithsonian is cheerful enough TO entertain everyone who enjoyed THE first movie. 8458
Dr Cockroach (Hugh Laurie), THE Missing Link (Will Arnett), a 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus AND THE beautiful blue blob known as B.O.B (Seth Rogan) help our hero fight Gallaxhar (Rainn Wilson) AND his sarcastic computer (Amy Poehler). 7364

Cloudy with a Chance OF Meatballs

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Where THE Wild Things Are

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Monsters vs Aliens

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Night at THE Museum: Battle FOR THE Smithsonian

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Renamed Ginormica, she is sent TO a top secret alien prison run by General WR Monger (Kiefer Sutherland) AND then, with aliens invading, joins a host OF monster friends TO save THE planet. 2945
Fans OF THE novel should BE pleased with THE film AND those who've skipped THE Harry Potter books should HAVE less trouble than usual keeping track OF THE story AND coming along FOR the ride as THE Hogwart Express starts steaming at full speed toward THE end OF THE line.? 3906
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Maurice Sendak¡¯s children¡¯s book won our hearts when we were children, but THE Spike Jonze movie version OF Where THE Wild Things Are took THE classic story TO a whole new level. While Jonze's imagination turned OUT a magical journey with a wild rumpus AND even wilder costumes, THE film delved into THE deep world of family dynamics. 1063
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