Madagascar

Year: 2005

Rated: PG

Only in cartoon can a zebra and a lion becomes friends ... that's part of the comedy of this animation. The zebra pursued his dream of a better life outside the zoo which then turns into a nightmare.  

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The roar man, the roar!

Wow! I've never heard that one before!

Yeah go wild man, come on!

Bring up the wild!

Aarrhh! Excuse me, you're biting my butt!

No, I'm not.

Yes, you are.

Alex, what did you do?

He bit me on the butt!

No. I didn't. Did I?

You kind of did.

You just bit me on the butt! What the hack is wrong with you? Why did you bite me?

Man, that's because you are his dinner.

What? Excuse me?

That's dumb. Dumb, dumb, Maurice. What is the simple bite on the buttocks among friends?

The party is over, Julian. Your brilliant plan has failed.

What are you talking about?

Your friend here is what we call a deluxe model hunting and eating machine. And he eats stake. Which is you.

Get out of here.

Okey dokey, Maurice. I admit it, the plan failed. All is lost! We're all doomed. The Foosas will come back and gobble us with their mouths! Because we are all stakes.

I'm stake! Me, me, me, me!

Mr. Alex cannot stay here. He belongs with his own kind. On the Foosa side of the island.

By the power invested in me, by the law of the jungle, bla, bla, bla, bla. Be gone!

What? Come on.

Do I look like a stake to you?

Yeah.

See, I told you I don't look like...

Wait, wait, what did you say?

Oh, yeah!

He's going savage. Run for your lives!

Fun With Dick And Jane

Year: 2005

Rated: PG-13

This movie is hilarious! In a way it is based on the demised of Enron Corporation.

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I have something of an announcement to make.

It turns out that a very wonderful opportunity has just presented itself... in the form of me...

...not necessarily working at Globodyne anymore.

Were you fired?

I wasn't fired. Globodyne tanked.

Dick! Jeez. "Fired."

What do you mean? How could that happen? They just gave you a promotion. And...

There is nothing to worry about. I'll get my severance... money from my pension. We're fine. I am a winner. Billy, tell your father he's a winner.

The Prince of Egypt

Year: 1998

Rated: PG

Based on Biblical story of Exodus, this animated film is powerful and moving.

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- Rameses?

Oh! Let me guess. You want me to... let your people go.

- I hoped I would find you here.

Get out!

- Rameses, we must bring this to an end. Rameses, please, talk to me. We could always talk here. This place. So many memories. I remember the time you... switched the heads of the gods of the temple of Ra.

If I recall correctly, you were there switching heads right along with me.

- No, it was you. I didn't do that.

Yes, you did. You put the hippo on the crocodile, and the crocodile...

- On the falcon. Yes! The priest thought it was an omen and fasted for two months.

Father was furious. You were always getting me into trouble! But then... you were always there to... get me out of trouble again.

- Hmph.

Why can't things be the way they were before?

Father... It's so dark. I'm frightened. Why is he here? Isn't that the man who did all this?

Yes. But one must wonder... why?

- Because no kingdom should be made on the backs of slaves. Rameses, your stubbornness is bringing this misery upon Egypt. It would cease if only you would let the Hebrews go.

I will not be dictated to. I will not be threatened. I am the morning and the evening star. I am Pharaoh.

- Something else is coming. Something much worse than anything before. Please, let go of your contempt for life before it destroys everything you hold dear. Think of your son!

I do. You Hebrews have been nothing but trouble. My father had the right idea about how to deal with your people.

- Rameses...

And it's time I finished the job!

- Rameses!

There shall be a great cry in Egypt such as never has been or ever will be again!

- Rameses, you bring this upon yourself.

When You Believe

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

Year: 2007

Rated: PG

Every big secrets starts small ... a boy stumbled on a mysterious egg along the shores of Loch Ness that hatches a creature of Scottish legend.

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You got an animal in there? Look, you better let me in or your mother will hear about this.

No.

Let me in. Listen, you two, all right? I have to do my job.

Your mother told me this bathroom has been out of order-What- What is that?

He came from an egg at the tide pool. His name's Crusoe.

What in the name of-? Almost took my hand off.

He thinks I'm his father.

I wonder... It just can't be.

Can't be what?

Well, it looks like a... Like a bloody water horse. They're make-believe. A legend from the Celtic past. They're said to be the rarest of all creatures. There can be only one water horse in the world at a time. When the one grows old, it lays a single egg, and then it dies.

Crusoe's a girl?

No. No, lad, he's girl and boy both. The beast is both mum and dad to the egg. The old water horse dies before the egg hatches...

...so the new water horse is born an orphan. Oh, that's sad.

It's an amazing thing though, isn't it?

Angus! Kirstie!

Don't tell her. She'd make us get rid of it. Will you help us, Mr. Lewis?

You're asking me to deceive your mother.

Angus? Kirstie? What are you doing in there?

I was helping Mr. Lewis fix the pipes.

Since when have pipes been an interest of yours?

Wait! It's a bad time to interrupt him. Plumbing is tricky. It's like surgery. One mistake could mean death.

Mr. Lewis found the problem. I can explain. He- Always been handy with the plumbing. He's a genius.

And you helped, did you, Angus?

Yes, I- I handed the tools.

And you, Kirstie?

No. I came to get Angus to show him the civil assistance manual.

It's getting a bit cramped in here, so off you go. Did a grand job, Angus. Bye.

It's the pipes. It's the air locks bubbling through, you see. Angus was a great help.

So you said.

Oh, dear. Excuse me. That's- The doctor warned me not to eat haggis for breakfast.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Year: 2003

Rated: PG-13

Captain Aubrey of the British warship HMS Surprise is ordered to pursue a larger, faster and more heavily armed French privateer within the Pacific Ocean during the 19th century. Confrontations with the more powerful adversary test Captain Aubrey's cunning and resolve, and his loyalty to a friend.

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It was an unfair match.

There was no dishonour in it.

She was more like a ship of the line.

You have to wonder about her hull.

Our shots wouldn't penetrate.

Triple-shotted at 200 yards - no effect.

She had the weather gauge and a clear advantage in firepower.

What is the weather gauge?

- Shall I show you again, Stephen? It means she had the wind in her favour, therefore control of the engagement.

And she had longer guns, so she could hit us beyond our range.

- The simple fact is we were soundly beaten.

Heavy frigate like that in the Pacific...

Could tip the war in Napoleon's favour.

By comparison, the Surprise is a somewhat aged man-of-war. Am I not correct?

- Would you call me an aged man of war? The Surprise is not old. No one would call her old. She has a bluff bow, lovely lines. She's a fine sea boat, weatherly, stiff and fast. Very fast, if she's well-handled. No, she's not old. She's in her prime.

We can patch up the main and mizzen.

Foresail's gone, so we'll bend our spare.

Mr Lamb is confident with basic repairs. We can get home as we are.

- We're not going home.

But to refit we need a port, and the Acheron may be still looking for us.

- We can refit at sea. Here, where it shoals. As you said, she is taking the war to the South Seas. We are supposed to stop her.

But, sir - with respect - she's a vastly heavier ship. She's out of our class. She could be halfway to Cape Horn by the time we're repaired.

- Well then, there's not a moment to lose.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Year: 2006

Rated: PG-13

This movie is based on a true story how Chris Gardner pursued and fulfilled his big dream against all the odds.

Inspiring success story.

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It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson...

...the Declaration of Independence...

...and the part about our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking: How did he know to put the ""pursuit"" part in there?

That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue.

And maybe we can actually never have it ...no matter what.

How did he know that?

Rescue Dawn

Year: 2007
Rated: PG-13

This is a brilliant movie about survival as a POW based on a true story. U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. He led a death-defying escape even after physical and psychological torture. It is sobering to see what it is to be a war hero.

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Anyway, nice having met you.

What do you mean, met?

Well, my friends, you can rot in here if you like, but I'm gonna scram this very night. This hut, it ain't no prison.

Scram. I like that. I like that. Listen, listen, my friend, you cannot escape. If you try to escape, you'll screw up our release.

But without water, you won't survive more than two days out there. And without water, your tracks will be visible for even more. The jungle is the prison. Don't you get it?

Hey, when does the rainy season start?

Five months, maybe six.

I can't wait that long.

Hey, listen, let's say you do survive the jungle and lack of water, whatever you find, snakes and animals are out there, you won't make it out of camp. There's six guards posted during the day.

Yeah.

That is during the day. I'm going at night.

Why, what happens at night?

Saving Private Ryan

Year: 1999
Rated: R

This movie is not for everyone due to the intense war scenes and languages that can be disturbing, however, there are moments that are truely inspiring.

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Sir...

I have an opinion on this matter.

Well, by all means, share it with the squad.

Well, from my way of thinking, sir,
this entire mission is a serious misallocation of valuable military resources.
Yeah. Go on.
Well, it seems to me, sir, that God made me a fine instrument of warfare.
Reiben, pay attention. This is the way to gripe!
Continue, Jackson.
What I mean, sir, if you put me and this rifle within one mile of Adolf Hitler with a clear line of sight, sir...
Pack your bags, fellas. War's over. Amen.

Oh, that's brilliant, bumpkin.
So, Captain, what about you?
You don't gripe at all?
I don't gripe to you, Reiben. I'm a captain.
There's a chain of command. Gripes go up, not down.
You gripe to me, I gripe to my superiors and so on.
I don't gripe to you or in front of you.

I'm sorry, sir, but, uh... Let's say you weren't a captain.
What would you say then?

Well, in that case, I'd say this is an excellent mission, sir, with an extremely valuable objective, sir, worthy of my best efforts, sir.
Moreover... I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother of Private James Ryan and will lay down my life and the lives of my men, especially you, Reiben, to ease her suffering.

- He's good.
- I love him.