Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012)

Ice Age: Continental Drift, also known internationally as Ice Age 4: Continental Drift or simply as Ice Age 4, is a 2012 American 3-D computer-animated adventure/comedy film directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier. It was written by Jason Fuchs and Michael Berg, and features the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah.

It is the fourth and final installment of the Ice Age series, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first sequel in the series not directed by Carlos Saldanha,[4] and the second Ice Age installment that utilises Digital 3D. It was released in the US on July 13, 2012, three to six years after its predecessors The Meltdown and Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and ten years after the release of the original Ice Age. This was the first Ice Age film to be shot in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film became a box office hit, with a worldwide gross of $872 million.

Plot

Manny becomes over-protective about his teenage daughter, Peaches, going to the falls to see a teenage mammoth named Ethan. Meanwhile, Sid reunites with his family (who abandoned him during the first film), but is abandoned again, with his obnoxious Granny. Manny catches Peaches with Louis heading to the falls; he finds her with Ethan and Manny embarrasses Peaches in front of her friends. Soon after, the separation of the continents separates Manny from his family. Manny gets stuck on a floating iceberg with Sid and Diego and a large moving landmass drives Ellie, Peaches, and a herd of other animals towards a land bridge, where Manny had told them to go.

After the herd herd survived a rough storm, they find Granny in a tree on the same iceberg. Later the herd encounters an ice ship, and discover that there are a group of animal pirates, led by a Gigantopithecus named Captain Gutt along with his first mate, a female smilodon named Shira. Gutt and the pirate gang attempt to get the herd to join their crew, but they refuse, prompting Gutt to hold them as hostages. Gutt then attempts to make them "walk the plank" with narwhals swimming underneath the edge, but they manage to escape, breaking the pirate ship in the process. Gutt and the pirates survive the incident and is seen floating on their half of the broken ship. Some of the pirates are concerned over Shira's whereabouts, but Gutt leaves her for dead. Meanwhile, Shira, lost at sea, gets rescued by the herd on there half of the broken ship.

The herd reaches an island and they find a way home, and the pirates, leading to forcing some hyraxes to steal Gutt's ship. The next morning, the herd and the hyraxes' plot to steal the ship and free the captive hyraxes is prepared. Shira later escapes and rejoins the pirates, but finds herself being berated and called a failure by Gutt for not trying to kill the herd, as he relieves her of her position while giving it to Squint as punishment. Diego is captured by Shira, but tells her to join the herd, and so Shira helps the herd to escape and the hyraxes left freely. Gutt who is furious at what had happened, quickly creates a new ship by breaking off a chunk of ice from a nearby ice wall and calls out for his narwhals to propel it. The pirate gang sets out after the herd, as Gutt is now determined to get revenge on Manny.

As the herd head for home, they encounter sharp-toothed sirens who seduce anyone by taking the shape of loved ones. Fortunately, Manny immediately realizes this and manages to steer the ship away from the sirens, before Sid, Diego, and Granny can get any closer to them.

Ellie, Peaches, Louis, Crash, Eddie, and the herd of other animals reach the land bridge, but find it to be destroyed. Manny, and the gang finally reach home also found it destroyed. Much to their horror, Gutt and his pirates have captured Ellie & Peaches. Manny attempts to turn himself in to Gutt in exchange for the release of his family, but Gutt prepares to kill Ellie and Peaches, as he still wants revenge on Manny, but Peaches defeats Gutt by using her half-opossum skills and saves Ellie. Gutt recovers and engages Manny in a fight when a landmass bursts out of the ocean, causing a chunk of the ship where Manny and Gutt were on to break and slide down the landmass. Manny manages to defeat him by moving to the edge of the iceberg, causing Gutt to soar upward, and finally, Manny smacks Gutt far away with a log. The iceberg slips off the landmass, causing Manny to fall off the iceberg. As he is about to land into the ocean, Manny gets rescued by Granny's "imaginary" pet Precious, with Sid and Granny "commandeering" Precious. Meanwhile, Gutt recovers, but finds a siren disguised as a female Gigantopithecus. Gutt goes up to it and gets eaten by the siren.

Manny reunites with his family and reconciles with Peaches. Shira becomes Diego's girlfriend and joins the herd and Louis is finally allowed to still be with Peaches whenever she hangs out with Ethan's gang. With the continent being destroyed by the landmass, the herd and the other animals then find another continent which they accept as their new home.

Scrat subplot

When Scrat attempts to bury his acorn at the tip of a mountain, he causes it to break in two. Scrat then falls down into the Earth's inner core and chases his acorn around it, causing the land on the earth's crust to break and separate into seven continents and he gets shot out of the earth's inner core. He lands on a small piece of ice that breaks in two, separating Scrat from his acorn.

Scrat, lost at the sea, comes across an island and finds a skeleton of a sabre-toothed squirrel. The skeleton points towards an acorn at the bottom of the ocean. Scrat finds a heavy rock and goes down to the bottom of the ocean and discovers the acorn was a map that leads to a mysterious acorn-filled island. Scrat decides to follow the map and find the island.

Later, after the herd escaped the sirens, Scrat meets a siren, which uses the shape of Scratte, an old flame of his from the third film, but Scrat turns away and ignores it. Then, the siren takes the shape of an acorn, causing Scrat to hug it and attempt to bury it (which aggravates the siren). Scrat is then attacked by the other sirens, but is able to get away alive.

Scrat completes his journey and reaching the island on the map, Scratlantis; a floating city filled with other sabre-toothed squirrels and acorns. Scrat, excited and gleeful, grabs many acorns on the island in a frenzy and eventually tries to grab a giant one used as a plug blocking a hole, which causes the city to flood and sink, leaving Scrat stranded in the middle of a dry desert in North America.

Cast

Main article: List of Ice Age characters

Ray Romano as Manny

John Leguizamo as Sid

Denis Leary as Diego

Queen Latifah as Ellie

Seann William Scott and Josh Peck as Crash and Eddie

Chris Wedge as Scrat

Keke Palmer as Peaches, Manny and Ellie's teenage daughter

Jennifer Lopez as Shira, a saber-toothed cat (Smilodon), Diego's love interest and part of Gutt's crew.

Peter Dinklage as Captain Gutt,[5] a prehistoric ape (Gigantopithecus)

Wanda Sykes as Granny, Sid's 80-year-old grandmother

Josh Gad as Louis, a molehog and Peaches' best friend, who has a crush on her

Drake as Ethan, a woolly mammoth Peaches has a crush on

Aziz Ansari as Squint, a prehistoric rabbit (Palaeolagus) and part of Gutt's crew

Nicki Minaj as Steffie, a woolly mammoth

Ester Dean as Sloth siren/Captain Gutt's siren

Rebel Wilson as Raz, an Australian prehistoric kangaroo (Procoptodon) that is part of Gutt's crew

Joy Behar as Eunice, Sid's mother[6][13]

Nick Frost as Flynn, a 4000 pound English elephant seal that is part of Gutt's crew

Heather Morris as Katie, a woolly mammoth

Ally Romano as Meghan, a woolly mammoth

Alan Tudyk as Milton, Sid's father / Fabio sloth

Kunal Nayyar as Gupta, a Bengali Badger (Chamitataxus) and part of Gutt's crew and used as the ship's imperial flag

Alain Chabat as Silas, a Blue-footed Booby from the south of France that is part of Gutt's crew

Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo as Fungus, Sid's uncle

Ben Gleib as Marshall, Sid's brother

Directed by

Steve Martino

Mike Thurmeier

Produced by

John C. Donkin

Lori Forte

Written by

Michael Berg

Jason Fuchs

Starring

Ray Romano

John Leguizamo

Denis Leary

Nicki Minaj

Drake

Keke Palmer

Jennifer Lopez

Queen Latifah

Music by

John Powell

Cinematography

Renato Falcão

Editing by

James Palumbo

David Ian Salter

Studio

Blue Sky Studios

20th Century Fox Animation

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

Release date(s)

June 27, 2012 (Europe)

July 13, 2012 (North America)

Running time

94 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Verhaal

Het verhaal speelt zich een paar jaar later af dan de vorige film. Peaches - de dochter van Manny en Ellie - is al een puber, en gaat om met andere jongensmammoeten. Manny wil dat echter niet. Sid wordt verrast door zijn familie, uiteraard laten zij hem weer achter, behalve zijn knorrige oma: Granny. Nadat een compleet continent op drift is geslagen, raken onze helden gescheiden van de kudde.

Ellie moet de kudde leiden. Ondertussen gebruikt het trio Manny, Diego en Sid (en Granny) een blok ijs als schip. Echter na een storm zien ze een (ijs)schip. Kapitein Gutt neemt hen gevangen. Diego ontmoet Shira, een vrouwelijke sabeltijger. Manfred, Sid, Diego en Granny komen weer vrij. Diego nodigt Shira uit om mee te gaan, uiteraard wil ze dat wel. Manny, Sid, Granny, Shira en Diego komen uiteindelijk weer terug bij Ellie, Peaches en Louis, Peaches' vriend.

Kapitein Gutt wil wraak en bindt Ellie vast. Manny vecht met Gutt op een blok ijs. Uiteindelijk gooit Manfred Gutt met zijn slurf naar een blok ijs, en drijft weg, waarna hij wordt gevangen door sirenes. Terwijl Manny nog op het ijsblok staat zwemt een walvis met Sid en Granny er in voorbij. De kudde gaat naar een eiland, waar een groep klipdassen leeft. Ze hebben Manny, Diego, Sid en Granny meegeholpen met hun plan, want hun thuis is verwoest door de scheur.

Ook dit verhaal heeft een subplot waar Scrat in speelt. Als Scrat een schatkaart vindt gaat hij op reis naar de grootste nootjesschat in de geschiedenis. Hij wordt ook gevangen op Gutts schip maar ontsnapt, als hij Scratlantis vindt, de plaats waar de schat is, ziet hij heel wat Scrats en Scrattés. Hij ziet een reuzennoot en pakt die vast, maar dan komt er een overstroming, die hij wel overleeft, maar hij komt in de woestijn terecht.

De Gelaarsde Kat (2011) NL

De gelaarsde kat (originele titel Puss in Boots) is een Amerikaanse computeranimatiefilm uit 2011, geproduceerd door DreamWorks Animation. De film is een spin-off van de filmreeks Shrek en draait om het gelijknamige personage uit die filmreeks.

De film is geregisseerd door Chris Miller. De stem van de kat wordt wederom gedaan door Antonio Banderas. Andere stemmen worden vertolkt door Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton en Amy Sedaris.

Verhaal

De film speelt zich af voor de gebeurtenissen uit Shrek 2. Bij aanvang van de film ontsnapt de kat aan een premiejager en vlucht naar een nabijgelegen stad. Daar hoort hij van twee moordlustige boeven genaamd Jack en Jill, die blijkbaar in het bezit zijn van magische bonen waar de kat al zijn halve leven naar zoekt. De bonen kunnen toegang geven tot het kasteel van een reus, waar zich een gans zou bevinden die gouden eieren legt. Wanneer de kat probeert de bonen van de twee te stelen, wordt hij tegengehouden door een andere, gemaskerde kat. De gelaarsde kat achtervolgt de andere kat, en na een kort gevecht ontdekt hij dat ze een vrouw is. Haar naam is Kitty Softpaws, een van de beste dieven ter wereld. Ze werkt samen met de oude jeugdvriend van de gelaarsde kat, Humpty Dumpty (een levend ei).

Kitty vraagt de kat om zich bij hen aan te sluiten, maar de kat wil niets meer te maken hebben met Humpty daar deze hem in het verleden verraden heeft waardoor hij uit zijn thuisstad werd verbannen. Humpty vraagt om een tweede kans en de kat stemt toe. Het drietal steelt de bonen en ondertussen krijgen de kat en Kitty een relatie. Het drietal plant de bonen en beklimt de bonenstaak die eruit groeit naar het kasteel. Volgens Humpty is de reus die ooit in het kasteel woonde allang dood, maar wordt de gans bewaakt door iets anders. De drie vinden de gans en nemen haar mee, maar worden op de terugweg verrast door Jack en Jill die de kat bewusteloos slaan en de gans, Kitty en Humpty meenemen. Nadat de kat ontwaakt, volgt hij het duo naar zijn oude thuisstad. Daar blijkt dat de hele diefstal van de gans slechts een truc van Humpty was om de kat terug te lokken naar de stad. Jack, Jill en Kitty zaten allemaal in het complot. De kat wordt gevangen daar hij een voortvluchtige is, en Humpty wint het vertrouwen van de dorpelingen door de gouden eieren rond te delen.

In de gevangenis ontmoet de kat de originele eigenaar van de toverbonen, die hem vertelt dat het monster dat de gans zou bewaken de moeder van de gans is. Ze zal zeker naar de stad komen om haar kind terug te halen. Zodra het monster arriveert, helpt Kitty de kat om te ontsnappen. Samen met Humpty proberen ze het monster te stoppen. De kat en Humpty lokken het monster de stad uit, waarbij ze tevens hun ruzie bijleggen. Humpty breekt tijdens het gevecht open en blijkt zelf een gouden ei te zijn. Uiteindelijk neemt het monster de gans en de gebroken Humpty mee terug naar het kasteel. De kat moet weer vluchten omdat hij nog steeds gezocht wordt, maar Kitty weet zeker dat ze elkaar weer zullen zien; ze heeft zijn laarzen nog. En uiteindelijk komt Humpty weer tot leven, en gaat een plan verzinnen om weer terug te komen in de normale wereld.

Rolverdeling

Antonio Banderas - De gelaarsde kat

Salma Hayek - Kitty Softpaws

Zach Galifianakis - Humpty Alexander Dumpty

Billy Bob Thornton & Amy Sedaris - Jack and Jill

Walt Dohrn – De verteller

Zeus Mendoza - Rancher

Constance Marie - Imelda

Guillermo del Toro - Moustache Man, Comandate

Bob Joles - Guiseppe

Alternatieve titel

Puss In Boots

Regie

Chris Miller

Productie

Latifa Ouaou

Joe M. Aguilar

Scenario

Tom Wheeler

David H. Steinberg

Brian Lynch

Hoofdrollen

Antonio Banderas

Salma Hayek

Zach Galifianakis

Billy Bob Thornton

Amy Sedaris

Zeus Mendoza

Constance Marie

Muziek

Henry Pryce Jackman

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Montage Eric Dapkewicz

Distributie

Paramount Pictures

Première

28 oktober 2011

Genre

Animatie

Speelduur

90 minuten

Taal

Engels

Land

Verenigde Staten

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Plot

Set on Christmas Eve, the film opens with hundreds of elves helming the command centre of Santa's mile-wide,[6] ultra–high-tech sleigh, the S-1. Santa and the elves deliver presents to every child in the world using advanced equipment and military precision. These complex operations are micromanaged by Santa's oldest son Steve and his obsequious elfin assistant Peter (amongst thousands of more elves) at mission control underneath the North Pole, while Steve's clumsy and panophobic younger brother Arthur answers the letters to Santa. During a delivery operation, when a child wakes up and almost sees Santa, an elf back in the S-1 inadvertently presses a button, causing a present to fall off a conveyor and go unnoticed.

Having completed his 70th mission, Santa is portrayed as far past his prime and whose role in field operations now is largely symbolic. Nonetheless, he is held in high esteem, and delivers a congratulatory speech to the enraptured elves. Much to Steve's frustration, who has long anticipated succeeding his father, Santa announces he looks forward to his 71st. During their family Christmas dinner, Arthur's suggestion for the family to play a board game degenerates into a petty quarrel between Santa and Steve, while Grand-Santa, bored by retirement, resentfully criticises their over-modernisation. Distraught, the various family members leave the dinner table. When Arthur humbly compliments Steve that he believes he will be a great Santa Claus, Steve rudely dismisses Arthur's overture; later, their father shares with Mrs. Claus his grave doubts about his self-identity should he retire.

Meanwhile, an elf named Bryony finds the missed present—a wrapped bicycle that has yet to be delivered—and alerts Steve and his elf-assistant to the problem. Arthur is alarmed when he recognises the present as a gift for Gwen, a little girl to whom he had personally replied. Arthur alerts his father, who is at a loss as to how to handle the situation; Steve argues that one missed present out of billions is an acceptable error whose correction can wait a few days. Grand-Santa, on the other hand, proposes delivering the gift using Evie, his old wooden sleigh, and the descendants of the original eight reindeer, forcefully whisking away a reluctant Arthur and a stowaway Bryony. They get lost, lose reindeer, and land in danger several times, ultimately being mistaken for aliens and causing an international military incident. Through all this, Arthur eventually learns to his compounding disappointment that Grand-Santa's true motive is to fulfil his ego, that Steve refuses to help them out of petty resentment, and that his own father has gone to bed, apparently content.

Finally, stranded in Cuba after losing the sleigh, Arthur renews his sense of purpose—that it all comes down to preventing a child's disappointment—and with Grand-Santa's help manages to recover the sleigh. Meanwhile, the elves grow increasingly alarmed at rumours of this neglected delivery and the Clauses' unthinkable indifference, sending them into a panic. In response, Santa, Mrs. Claus, and Steve take the high-tech sleigh to deliver a superior present—to the wrong child. Santa's navigation error and Steve's mishandling of the mistaken identity throw into sharp relief their intentions against those of Arthur.

After much difficulty, and ultimately with Mrs. Claus' and Bryony's help, all the male Clauses arrive at Gwen's house before she awakens, only to have all but Arthur quarrel about who gets to actually place the gift. Noticing that only Arthur truly cares about the girl's feelings, the elder Clauses collectively realise that he is the sole worthy successor. As a result, Santa gives Arthur the honour and Steve forfeits his birthright to his brother. In a fitting conclusion, Gwen glimpses a snow-bearded Arthur in a wind-buffeted sweater just before vanishing into the night.

With the crisis resolved, Santa goes into a happy retirement with Mrs. Claus; he also becomes grand-Santa's much-desired new companion. Meanwhile, Steve finds true contentment as Chief Operating Officer while Bryony is promoted to Vice-President of Packing. In a nod to traditionalism once neglected, the high-tech S-1 is re-christened EVIE and refitted to be pulled by a 5000-reindeer team—led by the original eight reindeer, all of whom managed to return safely via innate homing abilities. Finally, Arthur happily guides the entire enterprise in the proper spirit as the new Santa.

Cast

James McAvoy as Arthur, good-natured but clumsy younger son of Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Hugh Laurie as Steve, Santa and Mrs. Claus' elder son and Arthur's cool and incredibly capable, but cynical, older brother.

Bill Nighy as Grand-Santa, Santa's 136 year old cranky father who dislikes the modern world, and grandfather of Steve and Arthur.

Jim Broadbent as Malcom "Santa" Claus, the affable but incompetent guy in charge at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus' husband and Steve's and Arthur's father.

Imelda Staunton as Margaret Claus, Santa's dedicated wife and Steve's and Arthur's mother.

Ashley Jensen as Bryony, elf from the Giftwrap Battalion.

Marc Wootton as Peter, Steve's assistant elf.

Laura Linney as North Pole Computer

Eva Longoria as Chief De Silva

Ramona Marquez as Gwen, the girl whose present Arthur must deliver.

Michael Palin as Ernie Clicker

Sanjeev Bhaskar as Lead Elf

Robbie Coltrane as Lead Elf

Joan Cusack as Lead Elf

Rhys Darby as Lead Elf

Jane Horrocks as Lead Elf

Iain McKee as Lead Elf

Andy Serkis as Lead Elf

Dominic West as Lead Elf

Directed by

Sarah Smith

Produced by

Steve Pegram

Written by

Peter Baynham

Sarah Smith

Starring

James McAvoy

Hugh Laurie

Bill Nighy

Jim Broadbent

Imelda Staunton

Ashley Jensen

Marc Wootton

Laura Linney

Eva Longoria

Ramona Marquez

Michael Palin

Music by

Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography

Jericca Cleland

Editing by

John Carnochan

James Cooper

Studio

Aardman Animations

Sony Pictures Animation

Distributed by

Columbia Pictures

Release date(s)

November 11, 2011 (United Kingdom)

November 23, 2011 (United States)

Running time

97 minutes

Country

United Kingdom

United States

Language

English

Verhaal

Arthur houdt van alles wat met kerst te maken heeft, sterker nog: hij is de enige in zijn familie die nog steeds is gefascineerd door de ware magie van dit feest. En dat wil wat zeggen, want hij is de zoon van de kerstman! Zijn broer Steve heeft het kerstgebeuren de efficiëntie van een militaristische operatie meegegeven, terwijl de kerstman zelf alleen maar dénkt dat hij de boel runt...

Adventures Of A Teenage Dragonslayer (2010)

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer is a 2010 live action fantasy film directed by Andrew Lauer.

Plot

Branded as a "nerd" and harassed by the school bully, twelve-year-old Arthur is rescued by a magical troll who knows that the boy unwittingly holds the secret to defeat an evil dragon. Arthur's loving mom, struggling to keep her devious ex-husband from gaining custody of Arthur, dismisses her son’s "fantasies" until she realizes the all too real immediate danger and joins forces with Arthur, the troll, and a dashing but washed up video-game master. Together, they hope to conquer the dragon and the wicked vice-principal who threaten civilization.

Cast

Hunter Allan as Arthur

Lea Thompson as Laura

Wendie Malick as Vice Principal Metz

Amy Pietz as Officer Annie

Eric Lutes as Shane

Andrew Lauer as Dad

Directed by

Andrew Lauer

Produced by

Ryil Adamson

Gavin Gillette

Written by

Jamie Nash

Starring

Hunter Allan

Lea Thompson

Wendie Malick

Amy Pietz

Eric Lutes

Andrew Lauer

Music by

Mark Oates

Cinematography

Luis M. Robinson

Editing by

Coby Dax

Brent Peterson

Release date(s)

16 April 2010 (BFNN)

Running time

93 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Verhaal

De 12 jarige Arthur heeft het niet makkelijk op school. Hij heeft weinig vrienden en wordt bovendien gepest door de stoerste jongen van de school. Wanneer hij op een dag gered wordt door een magische trol, ontdekt hij dat de wereld in gevaar is en dat hij alleen een gevaarlijke draak kan verslaan.

Monster High: Ghoul's Rule! (2012)

Monster High: Ghouls Rule is the fourth film in the Monster High film series. It is chronologically the fifth film taking place after Friday Night Frights which is unaired. The Wal-Mart exclusive DVD features the first 15 webisodes from Volume 1. The film was released on DVD October 9, 2012 and aired on Nickleodeon on October 26, 2012.

Plot

As Halloween approaches, the students at Monster High are framed for a prank on the normies after they attacked the school (as every Halloween, the normies set out to hunt and torment monsters). But when the students learn one of their own is behind the pranks and is going to suffer for it, it is up to Frankie, with the help of some new friends, to stop it.

Cast

Kate Higgins as Frankie Stein

Debi Derryberry as Draculaura

Erin Fitzgerald as Abbey Bominable

Erin Fitzgerald as Clair

Laura Bailey as Lagoona Blue

Ogie Banks as Clawd Wolf

Erin Fitzgerald as Spectra Vondergeist

Verhaal

Een oud conflict tussen de "Normies" en de monsters wordt opgerakeld en het ziet er naar uit dat het spannend gaat worden. Jarenlang worden scholieren op Monster High gewaarschuwd dat Halloween een nacht is waarop ze binnen moeten blijven en ten allen tijde conflicten moeten vermijden. Frankie en haar vrienden ontdekken echter dat meiden en "Normies" het vroeger superleuk vonden om deze feestdag samen te vieren. De meiden besluiten de tijd terug te draaien en gebruiken de nacht om hun individualiteit te vieren en om te laten zien dat het goed is om in jezelf te geloven: Wees jezelf. Wees uniek. Wees een Monster.

Zambezia (2012)

Zambezia (Adventures in Zambezia) is a South African computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film directed by Wayne Thornley and written by Raffaella Delle Donne, Anthony Silverston and Andrew Cook and the first film produced by Triggerfish Animation Studios. It tells the story of a young falcon who leaves the desolate desert where he lives with his father to discover action and adventure in the big city of Zambezia.

The film has received positive reviews and won the Best South African Feature Film at The Durban International Film Festival in 2012.

Plot

A young falcon leaves the desolate desert where he lives with his father to discover action and adventure in the big city of Zambezia.

Cast

Jeremy Suarez as Kai the Peregrine Falcon

Abigail Breslin as Zoe the Black-shouldered Kite

Jeff Goldblum as Ajax the Lammergeier

Leonard Nimoy as Chief Sekhuru the African Fish Eagle

Samuel L. Jackson as Tendai the Peregrine Falcon

Jennifer Lewis as Gogo the Saddle-billed Stork

Jim Cummings as Budzo the Monitor lizard/Marabous

Jamal Mixon as Ezee the Nightjar

Richard E. Grant as Cecil the Marabou Stork

David Shaughnessy as Morton the Marabou Stork

Noureen DeWulf as Pavi the African Sacred Ibis

Tania Gunadi as Tini the Weaver bird

Deep Roy as Mushana the Green pigeon

Phil LaMarr as Announcer Bird the African Grey Parrot

Corey Burton as Neville the Lovebird

Tress MacNeille as Neville's wife the Lovebird

Tom Kenny as Marabous

Sam Riegel as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Lee Duru as Nurse Bird

Zolani Mahola as Weaver

Nik Rabinowitz as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Keeno Lee Hector as Hurricanes Birds of prey

Wayne Thornley as Marabous

Kelly Stables as Gossip Bird 1

Kristen Rutherford as Gossip Bird 2

Jon Olson as Marabous

Brent Palmer as Marabou

Directed by

Wayne Thornley

Screenplay by

Raffaella Delle Donne

Anthony Silverston

Wayne Thornley

Andrew Cook

Starring

Jeremy Suarez

Abigail Breslin

Jeff Goldblum

Leonard Nimoy

Samuel Jackson

Music by

Bruce Retief

Studio

Triggerfish Animation Studios

Running time

83 minutes

Country

South Africa

Language

English

Verhaal

Zambezia is een kleurrijke Zuid-Afrikaanse productie van de animatie studio Triggerfish. Het verhaal gaat over de jonge valk Kai en zijn kleurrijke Afrikaanse dierenvrienden. Kai verlaat voor de eerste keer het nest om de spannende tocht naar de vredige vogelstad Zambezia te maken. Al snel wordt het duidelijk dat deze dappere valk er alles aan zal moeten doen om de stad te redden van de ondergang.

The Muppets (2011) NL

The Muppets is a 2011 American musical comedy film, the first Muppets theatrical release in twelve years.[7] The film is directed by James Bobin, written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, produced by Jason Segel, Martin Baker, David Furnish, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and John Scotti, and stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones.

In the film, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary, and Gary's girlfriend Mary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets. They must raise $10 million to save the Muppet Theater from Tex Richman, a businessman who plans to demolish the studio to drill for oil.

The film was first announced in March 2008, with production commencing in September 2010. The film premiered at the 2011 Savannah Film Festival, and was released by Walt Disney Pictures in North America on November 23, 2011. The film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet", written by Bret McKenzie; the first Academy Award presented to a Muppet film. The Muppets is also the highest-grossing film of the franchise to date (not accounting for inflation. If you do, the highest-grossing Muppet film is The Muppet Movie)

Plot

Walter lives with his human brother Gary in Smalltown. They became Muppet fans when they watched The Muppet Show in their youth. Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Mary to celebrate their tenth anniversary, inviting Walter along so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary feels that Gary's devotion to Walter is detracting from their relationship.

In Los Angeles, the three visit the abandoned Muppet studio. During the tour, Walter sneaks into Kermit the Frog's office and discovers Statler and Waldorf selling the theater to Tex Richman, an oil magnate, and his henchmen Bobo the Bear and Uncle Deadly. Waldorf explains that if the Muppets can raise $10 million they can repurchase the theater. After Statler and Waldorf leave the office, Walter overhears Richman revealing his plans to destroy the Muppet Theater and drill for oil underneath, and later warns Gary and Mary about Richman's intentions.

When Kermit the Frog is informed the situation at his mansion, he realizes he must organize a show to raise the money, which the Muppets have not done in years. After Walter convinces him to try, Kermit and the three set off to reunite the group with the car being driven by '80s Robot. Fozzie Bear is performing in Reno, Nevada with the Moopets, a group of uncouth Muppet impersonators which includes a man dressed as Animal. Kermit persuades him to leave Reno. Meanwhile, Gonzo has become a plumbing magnate. Despite his initial objection, Gonzo decides to destroy his business and join them. Animal is in a celebrity anger-management clinic. He rejoins them, but his sponsor Jack Black warns him to avoid drums. The other primary Muppets are located and rejoin through a montage. In Paris, the group later finds Miss Piggy working as Vogue Paris's editor for "plus-sized" fashion. Unable to convince Miss Piggy to return, the group replaces her with Moopet counterpart Miss Poogy.

The Muppets pitch their telethon idea to FOX, NBC, and Univision, but are rejected. Due to the sudden cancellation of a popular show resulting from a lawsuit, CDE network executive Veronica gives the Muppets a two-hour opening in the network's schedule on the condition that they find a celebrity guest. The Muppets repair the theater, but their rehearsal fails and Kermit is unable to find a celebrity guest. Miss Piggy returns and forces Miss Poogy out. Refusing to work with Kermit, Miss Piggy selects Pepe the King Prawn as her partner for a dance routine. Kermit later persuades Walter to perform and find his talent, while Mary goes sight-seeing alone.

When Kermit entreats Richman to return their studio, the oil magnate reveals that the Muppets will also lose their trademark name and rights which he plans to give to the Moopets. Miss Piggy has the Muppets kidnap Jack Black as a celebrity guest. Meanwhile, after Gary forgets his anniversary with Mary, she leaves for Smalltown. When Gary attempts to explain to Walter about Mary's problem, he realizes what he has done. Gary chooses to improve his relationship with Mary, while Walter discovers he was meant to be a Muppet. Gary reconciles with Mary and they return to Los Angeles, while the telethon builds up to success with celebrity support and Black as host. With help from Bobo the Bear, Uncle Deadly, and the Moopets, Richman cuts the theater's power supply, but Gary and Mary repair the wiring. Richman then attempts to destroy the transmitter antenna, but Uncle Deadly has a change of heart and stops Richman. Miss Piggy reconciles with Kermit and the Muppets perform "Rainbow Connection".

With the telethon running short, Walter finds his talent and performs a whistling act, and the crowd praises him. Richman, refusing to lose, disables the telephone lines and evicts them from the theater, out of time and short of their monetary goal. Kermit says that the Muppets tried their best, and will begin again as a family, before leaving with Walter, Gary, and Mary. The group then witnesses a vast gathering of fans outside the theater. With Gary's encouragement, Walter greets the crowd with the Muppets as Gary proposes to Mary and Richman gives the theater and rights back to the Muppets after suffering a head injury from Gonzo's bowling ball act.

Cast

Jason Segel as Gary, Walter's human brother and a fan of the Muppets.

Amy Adams as Mary, an elementary school teacher and Gary's longtime girlfriend. She is a very capable mechanic.

Chris Cooper as Tex Richman, an oil magnate who desires to destroy the Muppet Theater. He has issues with the Muppets when he was unable to laugh comically at his 10th birthday.

Rashida Jones as Veronica, a network executive at the CDE network.

Jack Black as himself, Animal's court-appointed sponsor and unwilling guest star of The Muppet Telethon.

Directed by

James Bobin

Produced by

David Hoberman

Todd Lieberman

Executive producers

Jason Segel

Nicholas Stoller

Martin G. Baker

Written by

Jason Segel

Nicholas Stoller

Based on

The Muppets by Disney

Starring

Jason Segel

Amy Adams

Chris Cooper

Rashida Jones

Music by

Christophe Beck

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Editing by

James M. Thomas

Studio

Mandeville Films

The Muppets Studio

Distributed by

Walt Disney Pictures

Release date(s)

November 4, 2011 (Savannah Film Festival)

November 23, 2011 (United States)

Running time

103 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Familie / Komedie

103 minuten

geregisseerd door James Bobin

met Jason Segel, Amy Adams en Chris Cooper

Walter is een lieve, lichtjes naïeve twintiger die de kamergenoot en beste vriend is van Gary (Jason Segel). Ze zijn allebei fan van The Muppets, al is dat voor Walter een beetje vreemd omdat hij zelf een pop is. Toch is het zijn grootste droom om ooit eens een keertje zijn bekende soortgenoten te ontmoeten. Wanneer de twee vrienden ontdekken dat het Muppet Theater in gevaar is, trekken ze eropuit om Kermit, Miss Piggy en alle anderen weer bij elkaar te brengen om een geweldige show op poten te zetten.

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D (2011) NL

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (often referred to as Spy Kids 4D, also known as Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World and Spy Kids 4D: All the Time in the World) is a 2011 American 4D family-oriented adventure film directed by Robert Rodriguez and the fourth installment in the Spy Kids series. It was released on August 19, 2011. Filming began on October 27, 2010. It is the first of the series that uses "Aromascope" that allows people to smell odors and aromas from the film via scratch & sniff cards (reminiscent of the infamous 1960s Smell-O-Vision) last used theatrically in the 2003 animated film Rugrats Go Wild. This is the first film without the participation of Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino.

Plot

Marissa (Jessica Alba), is trying to fight a villain named Tick-Tock (Jeremy Piven), when she goes into labor with a baby girl named Maria and manages to defeat him and send him to jail. She decides to retire because she doesn't want her stepchildren and her newborn in danger and doesn't want anyone to know that she was a spy. The film then revolves around the twins named Rebecca and Cecil Wilson (Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook) who always bet and compete against each other. Rebecca has no respect for her stepmother as she thinks that she won't be able to replace her deceased mother. Their father is actually a spy-hunting reporter Wilbur Wilson (Joel McHale), who has little time to spend with them and has to go to work and has not even caught one spy.

When Earth is threatened by an organization led by a hyperion mastermind mysteriously known as "the Timekeeper" (Jeremy Piven), Marissa is contacted and called back into action by the OSS and has to take the baby with her, leaving a red-sapphire necklace (the key to the Timekeeper's plan) with Rebecca. When the Timekeeper's thugs try to break into their house, Rebecca and Cecil escape and go into the Panic Room. A video is shown of Marissa, telling the children why the Panic Room was installed and that she is a spy. They don't believe it until their dog Argonaut talks, as he is a robot dog, and they escape in rockets and go to the OSS but then are chased by the Timekeeper's minions until they avoid them by throwing bags of vomit at them. Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega) helps them by letting them have gadgets as souvenirs and wait in a room but they escape and create havoc around the OSS.

They later go to a clock shop as they uncover a code to where the Timekeeper is hiding and become frozen by Tick Tock but Marissa and Carmen help them by activating their gadgets and they all escape. Wilbur witnesses the fight and becomes upset, and is fired for destroying the evidence that Marissa is a spy and he is upset that she didn't tell him the truth about her past.

The OSS brings back Carmen's brother, Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) since he is their best agent ever and they have Rebecca and Cecil stay back at the OSS so they don't cause any trouble. But when the director of the OSS, Danger D'amo shows up and Rebecca notices his watch is like the Timekeeper and Cecil scrambles the letters of his name saying Armageddon, they are locked in. They escape by setting Argonaut to attack mode and smashing the door. The OSS agents are all frozen except Juni because he doesn't have his badge on as Carmen threw it away. Juni uses his watch to connect to Rebecca and Cecil to get the necklace back, and he unfreezes all the agents.

However, with the end of the world pending and the necklace stolen by the Timekeeper, both Rebecca and Cecil find that they have no choice but take part in the battle. As they get some gadgets and help Marissa, Rebecca has to put her anger against Marissa aside to rescue the lives that are at stake and are able to get through Tick-Tock's minions. They stop the Timekeeper who reveals he is doing this to see his father back in time, as while working on something else, Danger got frozen as a boy and kept going back in time to see him and (after aging as a side-effect) accept time the way it is. Following that epiphany, he disables the Armageddon device and leaves the premises an older and wiser man. Rebecca tells Marissa that she and Cecil are her kids and "the best spies ever". Wilbur handcuffs Tick-Tock, knocks out his minions, and Argonaut comes with Maria who takes her first steps. When Tick-Tock tries to charge and escape Maria flips him over her head. And Marissa saying "Baby's first bad guy".[1] Carmen and Juni announce that they've decided to be co-leaders of the "Spy Kids" program. In the end we see Rebecca and Cecil choose new recruits and both say to the selected recruits "You have been activated."

Cast

Jessica Alba as Marissa Wilson (née Cortez), Wilbur's wife, Maria's mom, Rebecca and Cecil's stepmom, Carmen and Juni's paternal aunt and Gregorio and Machete's sister who is also a spy like her brothers.

Joel McHale as Wilbur Wilson, Marissa's husband, Maria, Rebecca and Cecil's dad, Carmen and Juni's uncle and Gregorio and Machete's brother-in-law.

Alexa Vega as Carmen Cortez

Daryl Sabara as Juni Cortez

Mason Cook as Cecil Wilson

Rowan Blanchard as Rebecca Wilson

Belle Solorzano and Genny Solorzano as Maria Wilson/Spy Baby

Jeremy Piven as Danger D'Amo/Time Keeper, Danger's Father and Tick Tock

Ricky Gervais as Argonaut (voice)

Danny Trejo as Isador "Machete" Cortez

Antonio Banderas as Gregorio Cortez

Verenigde Staten

Actie / Avontuur

89 minuten

geregisseerd door Robert Rodriguez

met Jessica Alba, Rowan Blanchard en Jeremy Piven

De tweeling Rebecca en Cecil kan niet overweg met hun stiefmoeder Marissa Cortez Wilson die met hun vader Wilbur, een verslaggever die op zoek gaat naar spionnen, is getrouwd. Wat ze echter niet weten is dat Marissa een ex-spionne is voor de OSS (Organisatie van Super Spionnen), een organisatie die is uitgegroeid tot 's werelds beste spionnen-agentschap in het voormalig hoofdkantoor van de ter ziele gegane Spy Kids divisie. Als de wereld bedreigd wordt door de Timekeeper wordt ze weer opgeroepen door de OSS om in actie te komen. Met het einde van de wereld in zicht besluit de tweeling hun meningsverschillen opzij te zetten en de handen in elkaar te slaan met Marissa om de wereld te redden.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) NL

Directed by

Tom Ellery

Bradley Raymond

Produced by

Leslie Hough

Written by

Allen Estrin

Cindy Marcus

Flip Kobler

Starring

Irene Bedard

Billy Zane

Jim Cummings

Donal Gibson

David Ogden Stiers

Linda Hunt

Jean Stapleton

Russell Means

Finola Hughes

Brad Garrett

Music by Lennie Niehaus

Blaise Tosti

Stacy Widelitz

Larry Grossman

Marty Panzer (lyrics)

Distributed by

Walt Disney Home Video

Release date(s)

August 4, 1998

Running time

72 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown. While the original film dealt with her romance with John Smith, this film deals with her romance with the Englishman she married in real life, John Rolfe.

All the returning characters from the first film retain their original voice actors with the exception of Captain John Smith who is voiced by Donal Gibson, the younger brother of Mel Gibson who voiced him in the first film.

Plot

John Smith is ambushed by a group of soldiers with a warrant for his arrest and presumed dead in the ensuing confrontation; Governor Ratcliffe has lied to King James (being a personal friend of the King) and framed Smith as the traitor from the first film in a plot to declare war against the Powhatan Nation while avoiding punishment for his own crimes. In order to prevent this, the King sends a young diplomat, John Rolfe, to bring Chief Powhatan to England for negotiations. In the New World, Pocahontas mourns John Smith's death but is eventually able to move on. John Rolfe soon arrives, greeted by English civilians (who by now have settled in Jamestown) and a curious Pocahontas. After an incident with a biased sailor, Pocahontas meets Rolfe, but is disgusted by his need to take charge; Rolfe in turn does not like Pocahontas's independent spirit.

Rolfe later overhears two women talking about Pocahontas preventing a war, and assumes that "Pocahontas" is the name of the Chief of the Powhatans. That night, at a dance, Rolfe intrudes with a gift of a horse for "The Mighty Pocahontas." When Pocahontas steps forward, Rolfe finds himself in an awkward situation: the stubborn Chief will not go to England, but unless an envoy is sent, war will break out. Pocahontas volunteers, despite doubt and concern from others. Later that night, Grandmother Willow tells her to "listen to the spirit within." The next day, Pocahontas sets off for England with Meeko, Flit, and Percy stowing away on the ship, and a bodyguard (known as Uttamatomakkin) sent by the Chief. While on the ship, Pocahontas is nearly arrested by the captain as a stowaway, but Rolfe saves her, and they come to a truce.

Upon arriving in England, Pocahontas marvels at this "new world." But Ratcliffe is only too happy to learn that she is there, a "lowly woman" instead of a chief, and hands Rolfe a proclamation signed by King James that says an Armada will sail if he is not pleased with the Powhatan ambassador. Rolfe and Pocahontas set out for his estate outside of London, where Mrs. Jenkins happily greets them and puts on tea, her trademark solution to a problem. Rolfe meets with the King, who, per Ratcliffe's suggestion, invites Pocahontas and Rolfe to The Hunt Ball. If Pocahontas can impress the King by appearing "civilized", the armada will not set sail, much to Rolfe's disgust.

Rolfe is doubtful of the plan, but Pocahontas is determined to impress King James. Pocahontas dons a hoop skirt, high heels and a yellow ball dress, and is powdered to look white. Rolfe gives her lessons in dance and local etiquette, as well as a necklace, which she puts on in place of her mother's. She delights the King with flattery, and pleases the Queen. But during a bear-baiting (arranged by Ratcliffe), Pocahontas cannot stand by and watch the torture, and accuses the King and the laughing aristocrats of behaving like savages. James accuses Pocahontas of the same thing for defending the bear, and angrily orders Pocahontas and Uttamatomakkin's arrest, per Ratcliffe's suggestion, and plans to have them beheaded. Rolfe, his hopes of peace having failed, meets a hooded stranger who aids him in breaking Pocahontas and Uttamatomakkin out of jail. At a cabin in the woods the hooded man is revealed to be John Smith, who still has feelings for Pocahontas, and wants her to stay hidden, instead of trying to stop the armada. Rolfe wants Pocahontas to listen to her heart. Smith realizes Rolfe is in love with her.

Pocahontas remembers her now-married friend Nakoma's words. Willing to risk her life for her people, she washes the powder from her face, goes before the king and convinces the Queen of the truth. And when John Smith appears, the King finally realizes that Ratcliffe lied about Smith's death and there being gold in Virginia. Pocahontas, Uttamatomakkin, Smith, and Rolfe then set out to stop the Armada. After they knock most of the sailors overboard and cause the ships to crash together, Smith bests Ratcliffe in a swordfight. Ratcliffe pulls out a pistol, but Rolfe and Pocahontas stop him. Ratcliffe is met on shore by King James, who finally arrests him.

Pocahontas tells Rolfe that she plans to leave for home (Uttamatomakkin ends up staying), and the two hint at admitting they love each other. Smith interrupts, telling Pocahontas he wants to travel the world with her by his side on his newly-awarded ship. Rolfe leaves, dismayed. Pocahontas gently tells Smith that their time together is over and they must part ways. Smith wishes her well, kisses her hand one last time, and leaves. Sadly, Rolfe has vanished. As her ship leaves port, Rolfe reveals he is on board, and Pocahontas runs to his arms. Pocahontas reminds him about his duty to the King, but Rolfe says that he has a duty to honor what is in his heart. They kiss as the ship sails into the sunset.

Verhaal

De film speelt enkele jaren na de vorige film (circa 1610-1614). In Engeland is John Smith bezig met een brief aan Pocahontas wanneer hij wordt gestoord door voormalig gouverneur Ratcliffe en een aantal soldaten. Ratcliffe is erin geslaagd de Britse koning James ervan te overtuigen dat hij slachtoffer is geworden van verraad in de kolonie, en dat Smith de ware schurk is. John Smith kan aan Ratcliffe ontkomen, maar valt in het water en wordt nadien doodgewaand.

Ondertussen, in Noord-Amerika, hebben meer Britten zich in Jamestown gevestigd. Er heerst nog altijd een gespannen situatie tussen hen en de indianen, maar Pocahontas heeft tot dusver kunnen voorkomen dat de situatie escaleert. Op een dag arriveert de Brit John Rolfe. Hij heeft de opdracht om opperhoofd Powhatan naar Engeland te halen voor onderhandelingen met koning James. Dit omdat er een oorlog dreigt nu Ratcliffe de koning met zijn leugens probeert te overtuigen dat de indianen de groei van de kolonie in de weg staan. Wanneer hij hoort dat Pocahontas de persoon is die de indianen en de kolonisten uit elkaar houdt, besluit hij haar mee te nemen. Meeko, Flit en Percy gaan met haar mee, evenals een indiaan genaamd Uttamatomakkin.

Eenmaal in Engeland staat Pocahontas versteld van deze “nieuwe wereld”. Ratcliffe, die de onderhandelingen graag ziet mislukken zodat hij een oorlogsvloot naar de kolonie kan sturen, haalt de koning over om Pocahontas uit te nodigen voor het Hunt-bal. Samen met Rolfe’s huishoudster Mrs. Jenkins bereidt ze zich voor op het feest. Aanvankelijk lijkt alles goed te gaan en de koning is zeer onder de indruk van haar. Dan zet Ratcliffe echter zijn plan in werking; hij laat ter “vermaak” van de aanwezigen een beer martelen. Pocahontas snapt dit soort gedrag niet en neemt het op voor de beer, wat juist voor de Britten weer vreemd overkomt. De koning is beledigd en laat Pocahontas en Uttamatomakkin opsluiten in de Tower of London.

Die avond wordt Rolfe opgehaald bij zijn huis door een man wiens gezicht verborgen gaat onder een mantel met capuchon. De twee bevrijden Pocahontas en Uttamatomakkin. Naderhand blijkt de man niemand minder te zijn dan John Smith. Na wat onenigheid tussen Smith en Rolfe over wat ze nu het beste kunnen doen, besluiten zij en Pocahontas naar de koning te gaan. Wanneer de koning ziet dat John nog leeft, beseft hij dat Ratcliffe gelogen heeft en de oorlogsvloot enkel wil sturen daar hij nog steeds denkt dat er goud te vinden is in de kolonie.

Pocahontas, Uttamatomakkin, Smith, en Rolfe haasten zich naar de haven en slagen erin de vloot tegen te houden. Smith verslaat Ratcliffe in een zwaardgevecht, waarna hij door de koning wordt gearresteerd. Naderhand moet Pocahontas kiezen tussen twee liefdes. Haar hart ligt inmiddels bij Rolfe, dus nemen zij en John Smith afscheid. Pocahontas en Rolfe nemen een schip terug naar de kolonie, terwijl Uttamatomakkin in Engeland blijft bij Mrs. Jenkins.