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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 21, 2008

WALL-E ***½

Pixar continues to broaden the aesthetic horizons of tots everywhere with this nostalgic kids' movie about a robot compacting trash on a deserted Earth. Other than the odd cockroach and a copy of "Hello, Dolly!," Wall-E has been alone for hundreds of years, sorting through the rubble of a consumer culture apocalypse, until the arrival of a lady robot.

G, 97 minutes

TROPIC THUNDER **½

This summer hit is so gleefully un-P.C. that its catchphrase can't even be repeated in print. Ben Stiller wrote and directed this parody of Hollywood excess, in which he co-stars as a fading action star who joins a drug-addled comic (Jack Black) and Russell Crowe-esque Method actor (Robert Downey Jr.) for a big-budget war movie that quickly spirals out of control.

R, 107 minutes

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 (not reviewed)

The popular young adult series by Ann Brashares spawns a sequel, likely inspired by the fact that all four leads (Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Blake Lively) have now starred in popular TV shows. They grapple with slightly more grown-up issues this time, from career choices to pregnancy scares.

PG-13, 117 minutes

OTHER NEW DVD RELEASES

•Star Trek The Original Series, Season 3

Remastered: William Shatner,

Leonard Nimoy, Not rated

•Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter

S. Thompson: Johnny Depp,

Jack Nicholson, R, 120 minutes

•The Beyonce Experience: Live, Beyonce

Knowles, Not rated

•The Third Man: Orson Welles, Joseph

Cotton, PG, 104 minutes

Synopses by Amanda Henry; ratings from The Associated Press

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