New to rent (From The Northern Echo)

New to rent

10:54am Thursday 26th November 2009

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Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

(12, 143 mins, Paramount, DVD £19.99/two-disc DVD £24.99/The Complete Collection DVD Box Set £29.99/Blu-ray £29.99/The Complete Collection Blu-ray Box Set £49.99)

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Ramon Rodriguez, Isabel Lucas and the voices of Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving

TWO years have passed since high-school student Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) and his Autobot friends defeated power-hungry Megatron (voiced by Weaving). Humankind has forged an alliance with Autobot leader Optimus Prime (Cullen) and his kin to create the top-secret military division known as NEST, which is charged with hunting down the remaining Decepticons.

Sam prepares for his first year at college by bidding farewell to his parents (Dunn, White), beautiful girlfriend Mikaela (Fox) and robot protector Bumblebee, but soon realises that Autobot leader Optimus Prime has been keeping secrets from him.

G-Force (PG, 84 mins, Walt Disney DVD £17.99/Blu-ray & DVD combi-pack £23.99)

Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner, Will Arnett, Bill Nighy and the voices of Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penelope Cruz, Nicolas Cage, Jon Favreau, Steve Buscemi

IN the battle against terrorism, the US government has placed its trust in Ben (Galifianakis) and his assistant Marcie (Garner), who oversee a team of specially trained guinea pigs known as G-Force.

Furry squad leader Darwin (voiced by Rockwell) proudly spearheads each dangerous mission, flanked by sassy weapons expert Blaster (Morgan) and seductive martial arts expert Juarez (Cruz).

Technical support comes courtesy of surveillance fly Mooch and computer expert mole Speckles (Cage). The animals are accidently consigned to a pet store as G-Force develops into a fast-paced, lighthearted romp for the entire family.

The Proposal

(12, 103 mins, Walt Disney DVD £17.99/Blu-ray & DVD combi-pack £23.99)

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Denis O’Hare

NEW York book editor Margaret Tate (Bullock) is feared by one and all, including her long-suffering assistant Andrew (Reynolds). Threatened with deportation to Canada, she forces Andrew to pose as her fiance and walk her down the aisle. As part of the ruse, she accompanies her assistant home to Sitka, Alaska, for a family get together and begins to thaw as the two develop a genuine attraction.

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