Starring: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren
Mortimer "Mo" Folchart (Brendan Fraser) shares a very unique passion for books with his 12-year-old daughter, Meggie (Eliza Bennett) - they're both able to bring characters from books to life when they read aloud. But there's a Monkey's Paw element to the magic: when a character is brought to life from a book, a real person disappears into its pages.
On a trip to the book store one day, Mo hears voices he hasn't heard for years; they're coming from Inkheart, a book filled with illustrations of medieval castles and bizarre creatures that also happened to be the very same book Meggie's mother, Resa (Sienna Guillory), vanished into when Meggie was three.
Meggie gets kidnapped by a bad guy named Capricorn, determined to use her powers for his evil schemes. Mo sets out to rescue his daughter with friends and family - some from the real world, some from the pages of books - and set things right.
CraveOnline's Call: Sounds a lot like Hook. But you know what was good about that movie? Brendan Fraser wasn't in it.
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
Starring: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
The origins of a centuries-old blood feud between a breed of vampires known as Death Dealers, and the vicious Lycans (werewolves) are told in this prequel, a tale of a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) who rises as a powerful leader. Lucian ignites a revolution amongst the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the treacherous vampire king who has oppressed them for hundreds of years. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, the beautiful vampire Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his quest to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.
CraveOnline's Call: Vampires vs. Werewolves? Hell yes. I never gave a damn about the Underworld films before, but this one looks badass.
Taken
Release Date: January 23
Director: Pierre Morel
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace
You've most likely seen the chilling trailer, featuring Liam Neeson talking jaggedly into a phone:
Neeson is former government operative Bryan Mills, whose innocent daughter is kidnapped when she and a friend embark on a trip alone in Paris. Mills begins a desperate hunt and race against the clock to find his daughter and rain hell on everyone involved, something he's been heavily trained to do. As he brutally makes his way up the totem pole of power, he comes face to face with the awful world of human trafficking - and fears he may be too late to save his daughter.
CraveOnline's Call: Caught an early screening of this one - the cheap cinematography and wooden dialogue are the only things preventing this movie from kicking serious ass. Neeson as a lethal weapon is totally believable - and downright scary at times. Check it out.
