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Vue Aberdeen

10 Shiprow, Aberdeen, AB11 5BW
Box office: 0871 224 0240 www.myvue.com

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2

  • 2012
  • US
  • 72 min
  • U
  • Directed by: William Lau
  • Cast: Voices of Kelly Sheridan, Kathleen Barr, Nicole Oliver

Barbie returns as surfing champion Merliah, but trouble brews when evil mermaid Eris tries to usurp the Oceana throne.

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Thu 16 Feb

Big Miracle

Big Miracle
  • 2012
  • US
  • 107 min
  • PG
  • Directed by: Ken Kwapis
  • Cast: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell

Romantic drama 'inspired by the incredible true story' of a new reporter (John Krasinski) and his efforts to save a family of whales in Alaska.

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Chronicle

Chronicle
  • 2012
  • US
  • 83 min
  • 12A
  • Directed by: Josh Trank
  • Cast: Michael B Jordan, Michael Kelly, Alex Russell

Three high school friends develop superhuman powers after a discovery in a mysterious craters. However, their lives spiral out of control when one of them decides to test his dark side.

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The Descendants

The Descendants
  • 4 stars)
  • 2011
  • US
  • 115 min
  • 15
  • Directed by: Alexander Payne
  • Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges

When his wife is seriously injured during a boating trip with her lover, a Hawaiian land baron takes his daughters on a trip to confront her beau.

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Tue 14 Feb
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The Grey

The Grey
  • 2012
  • US
  • 15
  • Directed by: Joe Carnahan
  • Cast: Liam Neeson

An oil drilling team is stranded in Alaska following a plane crash. Then a pack of hungry wolves decide to attack.

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Tue 14 Feb
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Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill
  • 1 star)
  • 2011
  • US
  • 91 min
  • 12
  • Directed by: Dennis Dugan
  • Written by: Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, Ben Zook
  • Cast: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino

Advertising executive Jack (Sandler) gets Pacino (as himself) for a new cappuccino commercial, but all goes wrong when Jack's homely sister Jill (also Sandler) catches the great actor's eye and he inexplicably falls in love with her. Even dedicated Sandler fans will choke on their popcorn at this witless atrocity.

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
  • 2012
  • US
  • 94 min
  • PG
  • Directed by: Brad Peyton
  • Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine

Action, adventure and angry lizards in this sort-of sequel to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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Tue 14 Feb
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Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge
  • 3 stars)
  • 2012
  • US
  • 102 min
  • 12A
  • Directed by: Asger Leth
  • Written by: Pablo F Fenjves
  • Cast: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks

A disgraced former cop (Worthington) threatens to jump from a Manhattan rooftop, but it becomes clear to a police psychologist (Banks) that it's a distraction from a heist across the street. Leth nicely balances action, drama and humour, and a strong cast (notably Bell) lend more quality to the film than it probably deserves.

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A Monster in Paris

A Monster in Paris
  • 2011
  • France
  • 90 min
  • U
  • Directed by: Bibo Bergeron
  • Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Matthieu Chedid

In 1910 Paris, a shy film projectionist and an inventor join forces with an eclectic band of misfits to embark on the hunt for a monster that is terrifying the locals.

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The Muppets

The Muppets
  • 3 stars)
  • 2011
  • US
  • 103 min
  • U
  • Directed by: James Bobin
  • Written by: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
  • Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones

When Muppet fans Gary (Segel), his girlfriend Mary (Adams) and brother Walter (a puppet) learn that oil millionaire Tex Richman (Cooper) plans to demolish the Muppet theatre, it's time to reunite the original cast. If the plot could be fresher, the well-chosen guest stars, self-referential humour and old-school bonhomie should raise a smile.

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Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots
  • 4 stars)
  • 2011
  • US
  • 90 min
  • U
  • Directed by: Chris Miller
  • Written by: Tom Wheeler, David H Steinberg, Brian Lynch
  • Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Zeus Mendoza, Constance Marie, Guillermo del Toro, Bob Joles

Puss (Banderas) and Humpty Dumpty (Galifianakis) attempt to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill, with Hayek as feline accomplice Kitty Softpaws. Given the slackening quality of the Shrek franchise, the surprise is that this imaginative romp was one of the 2011's best animated family films.

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The Sitter

The Sitter
  • 2011
  • US
  • 81 min
  • 15
  • Directed by: David Gordon Green
  • Written by: Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
  • Cast: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Max Records

A suspended college student is coaxed into babysitting next door's children and is totally unprepared for what's to come.

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Wed 15 Feb

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
  • 3 stars)
  • 1999
  • US
  • 139 min
  • U
  • Directed by: George Lucas
  • Cast: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman

On the surface, the plot structure of this limp prequel isn't a million light years away from the original Star Wars. At times you'd think there was more animation than live action on screen – and maybe it's this toning down of the human element that left the film lacking soul.

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This Means War

This Means War
  • 2012
  • US
  • 12A
  • Directed by: McG
  • Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

Action comedy as two CIA agents (Pine and Hardy) realise they are dating the same woman (Witherspoon).

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Tue 14 Feb

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