This week's movie recap


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The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters:

The Bourne Ultimatum — All he wanted was to disappear; instead, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is now hunted by the people who made him who he is — a legendary assassin. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was. He must travel to New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne — all the while trying to outmaneuver the cops, federal officers and Interpol agents. (PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.

Daddy Day Camp —  Dads Charlie Hinton (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Phil Ryerson (Paul Rae) take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors, a dilapidated facility and a motley group of campers, it doesn’t take long before things get out of control. Up against threats of foreclosure and declining enrollment, Charlie is forced to call on his estranged father, Col. Buck Hinton (Richard Gant), to help bring the camp together. (PG for mild bodily humor and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.

Hairspray — Tracy Turnblad (Nicole Blonsky), a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion — dancing. Her dream is to appear on “The Corny Collins Show,” Baltimore’s hippest dance party on TV. But Tracy’s plus-sized figure has always set her apart from the cool crowd, which she is reminded of by her loving but overly protective plus-sized mother, Edna (John Travolta). After winning a spot on the show, Tracy becomes an instant on-air sensation much to the chagrin of her rival and the show’s previous star. At school, however, the budding relationship between her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes) and Seaweed (Elijah Kelley) opens Tracy’s eyes to a bigger issue — racial inequality. Throwing caution to the wind, she leads a march with Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah) to fight for integration and winds up with an arrest warrant instead.(PG for language, some suggestive content and momentarily teen smoking.) Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It’s been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero’s non-Muggle friends (Emma Watson, Rupert Grint) from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief — or will it? (PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.) Pony Village Cinemas.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry — Chuck Levine (Adam Sandler) and Larry Valentine (Kevin James) are the pride of their fire station: two guy’s guys always side-by-side and willing to do anything for each other. Grateful Chuck owes Larry for saving his life in a fire, and Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his own two kids as his life insurance beneficiaries. But when an overzealous, spot-checking bureaucrat (Jessica Biel) becomes suspicious, the new couple’s arrangement becomes a citywide issue and goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a hilarious charade of domestic bliss under one roof. (PG-13 for crude sexual content throughout, nudity, language and drug references.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Savoy Theatre.

The Invasion — The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. Soon Washington psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman) and her friend, Dr. Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig), learn the shocking truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic: it attacks its victims while they sleep, leaving them physically unchanged but strangely unfeeling and inhuman. As the infection spreads, more and more people are altered and it becomes impossible to know who can be trusted. Now Carol's only hope is to stay awake long enough to find her young son (Jackson Bond), who may hold the key to stopping the devastating invasion. (PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror.) Pony Village Cinemas.

The Last Legion — In 476 AD, the Roman Empire, a mighty force for almost 500 years, is being threatened. On the eve of 12-year-old Romulus Augustus’ (Thomas Sangster) crowning ceremony to become the new emperor, Barbarian general Odoacer (Peter Mullan) arrives in Rome to try to make a deal with Orestes (Iain Glen). On Coronation day, as all of Rome gathers to watch the proceedings, Ambrosinus (Ben Kingsley), the shaman who is a mentor and tutor to Romulus, predicts danger. Orestes is worried about his son’s safety and appoints Aurelius (Colin Firth) of the fourth legion to be his personal guard. That night, Odoacer and his army return to Rome. With a deafening roar, the Barbarian army storms the city. With Orestes slaughtered, Romulus is captured along with Ambrosinus and taken to the island fortress of Capri. But Aurelius learns that the Byzantine Empire will give Romulus sanctuary, embarking on a journey to the coast accompanied by a small group of his men and a mysterious, black-clad Byzantine warrior (Aishwarya Rai). But, when Romulus is rescued and the group arrives on shore, they learn that the Byzantines have joined forces with Odoacer’s army of Goths. Faced with such betrayal, they must find the one legion still loyal to Rome — the ninth legion in Britannia. (PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence.) Pony Village Cinemas.

No Reservations — A top-notch female chef’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) life is turned upside-down when she must care of her niece (Abigail Breslin) after her sister is killed. She now has to adapt to a different lifestyle and uses food as a means to express her roller-coaster life. (PG for some sensuality and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.

Rescue Dawn — Based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), who dreamed of being a test pilot and thus made his way to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to fly. On his first mission in Vietnam, he is shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas. (PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and torture.) Pony Village Cinemas.

Rush Hour 3 — A secret about the inner workings of the Triads — the most powerful and notorious crime syndicate in the world — leads to the assassination of an ambassador (Tzi Ma). The Triads will go to any lengths to make sure their secrets stay buried, and there’s only one hope for stopping them. LAPD Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) and Chinese Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) are back where they don’t belong. The unlikely duo is headed to Paris to stop a global criminal conspiracy and save the life of an old friend. (PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.

The Simpsons Movie — Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta) must save the world from a catastrophe he himself created. (PG-13 for irreverent humor throughout.) Pony Village Cinemas.

Superbad — Two co-dependent high school guys (Michael Cera, Jonah Hill) want to hook up with girls before they graduate and go off to different colleges, but, after a calamitous night just trying to buy alcohol for a school party, overcoming their separation anxiety becomes a greater challenge than getting the girls. (R for pervasive crude and sexual content, strong language, drinking, some drug use and a fantasy/comic violent image.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas.

Transformers — The Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic war between two races of robots, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, which are able to change into a variety of objects, including cars, trucks, planes and other technological creations. Starring Shia LeBeouf and Josh Duhamel. (PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, brief sexual humor and language.) Pony Village Cinemas.

Underdog — A bumbling watchdog (voice of Jason Lee) gets exposed to a substance that gives him the powers of a superhero. He is adopted by a 12-year-old boy (Alex Neuberger) and uses his superpower to protect his love and the citizens of Capitol City from the evil Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage). (PG for crude humor, mild language and action.) Florence Cinemas, Pony Village Cinemas, Redwood Theater.

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