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Angie, Kevin, Patricia and Tommy ponder: How is '2012' different from all of Roland Emmerich's other disaster movies (or is it)? Does Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' prove that 2009 is the year of kids' movies meant for adults? Or is 2009 instead the year of Woody Harrelson?

Plus, speed round! with this weekend's other releases.

How much money will the much-anticipated 'Michael Jackson's This Is It' make? Angie, Kevin, Patricia and Tommy venture some predictions. Plus: What the heck is a 'Boondock Saint'? And in honor of 'Flight of the Conchords' star Jemaine Clement's turn in 'Gentlemen Broncos,' we give a tip of the hat to New Zealand and New Zealand movies (all, uh, five of them?).

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Angie and Patricia analyze the performance of 'Where the Wild Things' at last weekend's box office -- did parents take their kids to see it, even though reviews had suggested it was inappropriate for children? And if so, do people even read reviews anymore? Also: Angie reveals the origin of 'Astro Boy' as well as its plot, which may or may not be strikingly similar to that of Spielberg's 'A.I.'

Angie, Patricia and their very special guest -- Dave McCoy, senior producer at MSN Movies -- engage in a rousing discussion of whether or not 'Where the Wild Things Are' is appropriate for kids, what makes the Coen brothers' 'A Serious Man' one of Dave's favorite movies of the year, and what the heck happened with Gerard Butler's career?

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It's a slow weekend for movies, but that doesn't mean Angie, Kevin, Patricia and Tommy don't have anything to talk about, as they dissect the layered nuances of 'Couples Retreat' and discuss the Oscar buzz surrounding Carey Mulligan's performance in 'An Eduction' -- as well as the other early shoo-ins to nab Oscar nods.


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Angie, Kevin and Patricia discuss last week's box office results, in which the animated 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' toppled Megan Fox horror flick 'Jennifer's Body.' Has the Megan Fox backlash begun, or was this just a case of misdirected marketing? And speaking of 'Jennifer's Body' writer Diablo Cody, what will her movie adaptation of 'Sweet Valley High' be like?

All that, plus we look forward to this weekend's movies, including the 'Fame' remake (does it even remotely resemble the original?), the Bruce Willis movie 'Surrogates' (how is it NOT like 'The Matrix'?) and the horror movie 'Paranormal Activity' (is it truly the new 'The Blair Witch Project'?). Oh ... and there's singing. Bad singing.

RIP, Patrick Swayze -- Angie and Patricia (and engineer Josh) wonder, is this really the summer of death, or just the age of more celebrities? Plus: Will 'Twilight' stars have careers when the franchise is over? And new in theaters: 'Jennifer's Body,' 'The Informant!' and 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.'

Angie, Kevin (live from Buffalo!) and Patricia wistfully discuss the Toronto Film Festival and imagine that they're there, seeing top-billed movies like 'The Men Who Stare at Goats,' Terry Gilliam's 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' Michael Moore's 'Capitalism' and the Megan Fox-fest 'Jennifer's Body' and

Also, who wins in Angie and Patricia's Megan Fox-Kate Beckinsale hot-off?

Angie, Kevin and Tommy dish on just why 'Final Destination' made a killing at the box office last weekend, why 'Extract' should be Mike Judge's biggest movie opening ever and what it means when a movie with a big star comes out with no hype (ahem, 'Gamer' and 'All About Steve').

Plus, we talk about new sequels announced this week -- why a new 'Rambo'? And, of course, we figure out a way to work Megan Fox into the conversation. We know, we know: so what's new?

Angie, Kevin, Patricia and Tommy discuss Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious' success, pick their favorite movies of the summer and ponder what it means that Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated 'Shutter Island' has been delayed until February.

Plus, our reactions to the 'Avatar' trailer (just how revolutionary is it?) and the movies opening on this weekend, including not one, but two crowd-pleasing gorefests.