Monday, January 2, 2012
Online movie awards celebrate what America rented in 2011.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
In the excitement of the new year, Redbox celebrates what America brought home from the kiosk, watched and loved in 2011. The winners made America laugh, cry, cheer and scream as Redbox rented its 1.5 billionth movie this year. Movie favorites across many genres were brought home in 2011, but only a handful topped the list as Redbox’s most rented this year. Leaving their marks on American homes, the following are Redbox’s top-rented movies of 2011: In a category all his own, actor Kevin James reigns supreme as the winner of the first Redbox Lifetime Achievement Award. Having delighted Redbox renters for years in movies like Grown Ups, Zookeeperand The Dilemma, James is a tried-and-true fan favorite. His hit comedy, Paul Blart: Mall Cop…
Saturday, December 17, 2011
For week of Dec. 10-17.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Mitch and Dave were best friends who grew apart. Stable husband and father of three, Dave has little in common with irresponsible, single Mitch. Both envy each other's lives until they wake up in each other's bodies. Despite the freedom from their normal routines and habits, the guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. With time not on their side, Mitch and Dave struggle to avoid completely destroying each other's lives before they can find a way to get their old ones back. Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for pervasive strong crude sexual content and language, some graphic nudity and drug use. The top 10 are: 1. Friends With Benefits 2. The Change-up (see the …
Saturday, December 10, 2011
For week of Dec. 3-10.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover that spicing up their friendship with sex leads to more complications than they bargained for. Stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content and language. The top 10 are: 1. Friends With Benefits (see the attached video preview) 2. The Smurfs 3. 30 Minutes or Less 4. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 5. Super 8 6. The Change-up 7. The Help 8. Our Idiot Brother 9. Water For Elephants 10. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Saturday, December 3, 2011
For week of Nov. 27 to Dec. 3
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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Nick is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wannabe criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnap Nick and force him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists the help of his ex-best friend, Chet. As the clock ticks, the two must deal with the police, hired assassins, flamethrowers, and their own tumultuous relationship. Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, nudity and some violence. The top 10 are: 1. Super 8 2. 30 Minutes or Less (see the attached video preview) 3. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 4. Conan the Barbarian (2011) 5. Horrible Bosses 6. Friends With Benefits 7. Our Idiot Brother 8. The…
Saturday, November 26, 2011
For week of Nov. 19-26.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use. The top 10 are: 1. Super 8 (see the attached video preview) 2. Horrible Bosses 3. Conan the Barbarian (2011) 4. Bad Teacher 5. Green Lantern 6. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 7. Bridesmaids 8. Fast Five 9. Captain …
Saturday, November 19, 2011
For week of Nov. 12-19.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. Rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material. The top 10 are: 1. Horrible Bosses (see the attached video preview) 2. Green Lantern 3. Bad Teachers 4. Fast Five 5. Captain America: The First Avenger 6. Bridesmaids 7. Zookeeper 8. Trespass 9. Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer 10. Cars 2
Sunday, October 16, 2011
For week of Oct. 9-16.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Kevin James is a funny guy, and if you like physical comedy, he's fun to watch. Here is a synopsis of 'Zookleeper': The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some rude and suggestive humor, and language. Others in the top 10 are: 1. Zookeeper (see the attached video preview) 2. X-Men: First Class 3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon 4. Hanna 5. Scream 4 6. …
Saturday, October 1, 2011
For week of Sept. 24 to Oct. 1.
Filmed in Chicago a summer ago, Transformers may wind up doing better in rental than it did in the movie theaters. Here is a synopsis: The war on Cybertron between the Autobots and Decepticons appears lost. The leader of the Autobots, Sentinel Prime, attempts to launch the Ark from their planet, with technology that could have saved his kind. It gets attacked and crashes on Earth's moon in 1961, when President John F. Kennedy makes his famous promise to the nation to put a man on the moon. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem, destruction and for language, some sexuality and innuendo Others in the top 10 are: 1. Thor 2. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (see…
Saturday, September 24, 2011
For week of Sept. 17-24.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
For the week of Sept. 17-24, 'Thor' remained the top Redbox rental in the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff area. 'Something Borrowed' moved up to No. 2. Here is a synopsis: Rachel is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single as her engaged best friend Darcy is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex, who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sexual content including dialogue and some drug material. Others in the top 10 are: 1. Thor 2. Something Borrowed (see attached video) 3. …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Redbox Rankings from Sept. 9-16.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
"Thor" wasn't even ranked in the Redbox Top 10 last week, but now it's No. 1. We certainly enjoy our heroes. Here's a synopsis of "Thor": Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent to Earth as punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor must learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America. The top 10 are: 1. Thor (View the attached trailer) 2. Everything Must Go 3. Paul 4. Something Borrowed 5. Your Highness 6. Rio 7. Tyler Perry's: Madea's Big Happy Family 8. Limitless 9. Priest 10. Assassination Games
