Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Incredibles, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series Collection and Dallas: The Complete Movie Collection
Stinker of the week: Country Strong
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On April 2, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about Iron Man 2 and listed his top five films of the 2000’s.
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Fat Guy Kevin Carr lays down his picks for the best films of the decade: 2000-2009.
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10. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Mel Gibson had a vision to make a cinematic passion play in dead languages, and he did so without Hollywood’s backing or support. It was a very polarizing film, but it was a powerful movie that shook things up in Hollywood.
9. United 93 (2006)
Only a few years after the events of September 11, Paul Greengrass directed the first theatrical movie about the terror attacks. With its gritty docudrama style, “United 93” presented an ultra-realistic look at some of the greatest American heroes in modern time.
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1. The Passion of the Christ
Here is a film that no studio would touch, but suddenly became one of the biggest hits of the year. Unjustly criticized as being anti-Semitic, “The Passion of the Christ” was able to cross language, cultural and religious barriers to touch the heart of humanity.
2. Team America: World Police
Although considered a disappointment by the studio, the “South Park” guys turned out one of the funniest and gutsiest films of the year. Amid all the profanity and Hollywood-bashing, it skewered any sacred cow it could get its hands on and managed to trip up the MPAA with a simple puppet sex scene.
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THE INCREDIBLESNovember 5, 2004
STARRING
Craig T. Nelson as BOB PARR/MR. INCREDIBLE
Holly Hunter as HELEN PARR/ELASTIGIRL
Samuel L. Jackson as LUCIUS BEST/FROZONE
Jason Lee as SYNDROME
Elizabeth Peña as MIRAGE
Wallace Shawn as GILBERT HUPH
Studio: Disney/Pixar
Directed by: Brad Bird
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