Ebert & Roeper - 12 23 07 - guest host Michael Phillips torrent

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Ebert & Roeper - December 23rd, 2007 - with guest host Michael Phillips, film critic for the Chicago Tribune

---- New movies this week:
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
P.S. I Love You
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - (first reviewed 12.09.07)
Charlie Wilson\\\'s War
The Great Debaters

--- Next Week
Best of the Year

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SPOILERS - The following list gives the thumbs up or thumbs down vote which the movies received. (Phillips - Roeper)
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets - down - down
-- Nicolas Cage - Jon Voight - Helen Mirren - Ed Harris - Diane Kruger - Harvey Keitel

P.S. I Love You - down - up
-- Hilary Swank - Gerard Butler - Harry Connick Jr. - Lisa Kudrow - Gina Gershon - Kathy Bates

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story - down - (big thumbs) up - (first reviewed 12.09.07)
-- John C. Reilly - Kristen Wiig - Jenna Fischer

Charlie Wilson\\\'s War - (can\\\'t quite) down - (loved) up
-- Tom Hanks - Julia Roberts - Philip Seymour Hoffman - Amy Adams

The Great Debaters - (very satisfying) up - (big thumbs) up
-- directed by Denzel Washington - ( Antwone Fisher )
-- Denzel Washington - Nate Parker - Forrest Whitaker - John Heard

---Thumbs Up Video
--Phillips:
The Jason Bourne Collection
Charmed - The Complete First Season
--Roeper:
James Bond Ultimate Collector\\\'s Set
Harry Potter Years 1-5 Limited Edition Gift Set
Rocky - The Complete Saga Collection
The Hills - The Complete First Season - (cautionary recommendation - if the writers strike continues we\\\'ll be stuck with crap like this)

---NEW ON VIDEO
Eastern Promises - (\\\"I liked this movie a lot...\\\") up - (\\\"very very strong film...\\\") up
The Kingdom - down - (mild thumbs) up
The Heartbreak Kid - (way) down - (way) down

---Now In Theaters
I Am Legend - (big thumbs) up - (big thumbs) up - ( \\\"strong\\\" )
Alvin and the Chipmunks - down - down
Sweeney Todd - up - up - ( \\\"one of the must see movies of the holiday season\\\" )

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